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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2009-08-04 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 10781 · 67°F, sunny · Wind 16 mph to RF · 2:34
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 6–0. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 8th. Gio Gonzalez earned the win. Kurt Suzuki went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| OAK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
W: Gio Gonzalez L: Derek Holland SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: Bob Davidson · 2B: Jeff Nelson · 3B: Mark Carlson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joaquin Arias | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marlon Byrd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Andruw Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Blalock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Josh Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 David Murphy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Elvis Andrus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rajai Davis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Hairston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jack Cust | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tommy Everidge | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Crosby | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Pennington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Derek Holland | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Jason Jennings | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Eddie Guardado | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug Mathis | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gio Gonzalez | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
 Brad Ziegler | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Wuertz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Craig Breslow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Joaquin Arias: K
- Michael Young: W
- Marlon Byrd: K
- Andruw Jones: 8/F8LD
Bot 1
- Rajai Davis: K
- Kurt Suzuki: HR/F78XD+
- Scott Hairston: 53/G56
- Nomar Garciaparra: 6/F6D-
Top 2
- Hank Blalock: K
- Josh Hamilton: 7/F78XD+
- David Murphy: 3/G3
Bot 2
- Jack Cust: K
- Tommy Everidge: D9/F89XD+
- Bobby Crosby: 7/F78M
- Mark Ellis: S9/G3.2-H
- Cliff Pennington: SB2
- Cliff Pennington: 53/G5
Top 3
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 4/F3-
- Elvis Andrus: 6/L6
- Joaquin Arias: K
Bot 3
- Rajai Davis: 7/F7M
- Kurt Suzuki: 53/G5
- Scott Hairston: 4/F34-
Top 4
- Michael Young: 53/G56
- Marlon Byrd: K
- Andruw Jones: 9!/F89D+
Bot 4
- Nomar Garciaparra: K
- Jack Cust: W
- Tommy Everidge: W.1-2
- Bobby Crosby: W.2-3;1-2
- Mark Ellis: S4/G6M.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Cliff Pennington: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 5
- Hank Blalock: K
- Josh Hamilton: K
- David Murphy: S9/L89S
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia: S8/G4M.1-2
- Elvis Andrus: 63/G6S-
Bot 5
- Rajai Davis: W
- Kurt Suzuki: PO1(E1).1-3
- Kurt Suzuki: K
- Scott Hairston: 8/SF/F8LD+.3-H(UR)
- Nomar Garciaparra: K
Top 6
- Joaquin Arias: 43/G34
- Michael Young: 63/G6
- Marlon Byrd: S7/G56
- Andruw Jones: 9/F9M
Bot 6
- Jack Cust: S7/F78S-
- Tommy Everidge: K+SB2
- Bobby Crosby: 63/G6
- Mark Ellis: K
Top 7
- Hank Blalock: E3/G34
- Josh Hamilton: W.1-2
- David Murphy: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia: W
- Elvis Andrus: K
Bot 7
- Cliff Pennington: 6/L6-
- Rajai Davis: W
- Kurt Suzuki: SB2
- Kurt Suzuki: SB3
- Kurt Suzuki: 4/L4S
- Scott Hairston: 7/F7M
Top 8
- Joaquin Arias: 53/G56
- Michael Young: D9/L9M+
- Marlon Byrd: S9/L89S.2-2
- Andruw Jones: K
- Hank Blalock: K
Bot 8
- Nomar Garciaparra: S8/L8RS
- Ryan Sweeney: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Tommy Everidge: D9/L9LS+
- Bobby Crosby: S6/G56.2-3
- Mark Ellis: S4/G34.3-H;1-2
- Cliff Pennington: S8/L8LS+.2-H;1-3
- Rajai Davis: 13/G13
Top 9
- Josh Hamilton: 3/G34
- David Murphy: 3/G34
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K