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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2008-09-12 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 15117 · 58°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph · 2:27
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 7–0. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 4th. Matt Harrison earned the win. Hank Blalock went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
W: Matt Harrison L: Greg Smith SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Mike DiMuro · 1B: Tim McClelland · 2B: Angel Campos · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joaquin Arias | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Josh Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marlon Byrd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nelson Cruz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Hank Blalock | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Gerald Laird | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Davis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Taylor Teagarden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Milton Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 German Duran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rajai Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Aaron Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Emil Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Cust | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Crosby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jack Hannahan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeff Baisley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Pennington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Harrison | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Smith | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
 Jeff Gray | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Alan Embree | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gio Gonzalez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Joaquin Arias: 8/F8RXD
- Michael Young: 63/G6
- Josh Hamilton: 7/F7D
Bot 1
- Rajai Davis: K
- Aaron Cunningham: 63/G6+
- Emil Brown: 8/F8LS
Top 2
- Marlon Byrd: 9/F9M
- Nelson Cruz: 63/G6
- Hank Blalock: HR/L8RXD+
- Gerald Laird: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Jack Cust: D7/L7D+
- Kurt Suzuki: 3/G3.2-3
- Bobby Crosby: 2/P2RF
- Jack Hannahan: W
- Jeff Baisley: 9/L89D+
Top 3
- Chris Davis: 8/F8RXD+
- Taylor Teagarden: HR/F78D+
- Joaquin Arias: 8/F8LD
- Michael Young: 53/G5
Bot 3
- Cliff Pennington: 9/F9LM
- Rajai Davis: 43/G4+
- Aaron Cunningham: D7/L78XD+
- Emil Brown: K
Top 4
- Josh Hamilton: D8/L8RXD+
- Marlon Byrd: S7/G56+.2-3
- Nelson Cruz: W.1-2
- Hank Blalock: 9/SF/L9D+.3-H;2-3
- Gerald Laird: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H;1-2
- Chris Davis: D9/L9LM+.2-H
- Taylor Teagarden: K
Bot 4
- Jack Cust: W
- Kurt Suzuki: S7/L6D+.1-2
- Bobby Crosby: 54(1)3/GDP/G5+.2-3
- Jack Hannahan: K
Top 5
- Joaquin Arias: 9/F9LM
- Michael Young: W
- Josh Hamilton: 8/L8RM
- Marlon Byrd: 6!4(1)/FO/G6
Bot 5
- Jeff Baisley: 1/L15+
- Cliff Pennington: S7/L7S+
- Rajai Davis: K
- Aaron Cunningham: 7/L7M
Top 6
- Nelson Cruz: K
- Hank Blalock: 5!/L5
- Gerald Laird: D9/L89XD+
- Chris Davis: T8/L89S+.2-H
- Taylor Teagarden: 6!3/G6+
Bot 6
- Emil Brown: 43/G4
- Jack Cust: 43/G4+
- Kurt Suzuki: 9/P9S
Top 7
- Joaquin Arias: S9/F9LM
- Michael Young: S9/L34D.1-2
- Josh Hamilton: 8!/L8LD
- Marlon Byrd: S9/G34.2-3;1-2
- Nelson Cruz: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Hank Blalock: 6(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 7
- Bobby Crosby: W
- Jack Hannahan: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Jeff Baisley: 8/F8LM
Top 8
- Gerald Laird: 3/P3F
- Chris Davis: K
- Milton Bradley: 63/G6M
Bot 8
- Cliff Pennington: 8!/F8LM
- Rajai Davis: 63/G6
- Aaron Cunningham: 63/G6
Top 9
- German Duran: 9/F9D
- Michael Young: 43/G34
- Josh Hamilton: K
Bot 9
- Emil Brown: 3/P3F
- Jack Cust: K
- Kurt Suzuki: S7/P8LS-
- Bobby Crosby: W.1-2
- Jack Hannahan: 6!/L6D-