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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers

2009-04-30 · Day game · Rangers Ballpark in Arlington · Att: 13802 · 75°F · Wind 9 mph from RF · 3:12

Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 4–2. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 7th. Dallas Braden earned the win and Michael Wuertz picked up the save. Hank Blalock went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	4	11
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	9

W: Dallas Braden L: Vicente Padilla SV: Michael Wuertz

Umpires — HP: Angel Campos · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Laz Diaz · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ryan Sweeney	5	0	2	0	0	0
Orlando Cabrera	5	1	2	0	0	0
Jack Cust	2	0	0	1	3	0
Matt Holliday	5	1	1	1	0	0
Kurt Suzuki	3	1	2	1	0	0
Travis Buck	4	0	1	0	0	2
Landon Powell	2	0	0	1	0	0
Bobby Crosby	4	0	2	0	0	1
Eric Patterson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jason Giambi	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ian Kinsler	4	0	1	0	1	0
Marlon Byrd	5	0	2	0	0	0
Michael Young	5	0	2	0	0	1
Andruw Jones	3	1	1	1	2	1
Hank Blalock	5	1	1	1	0	2
Nelson Cruz	4	0	1	0	0	2
Chris Davis	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	1	0	0	0	0	1
Elvis Andrus	3	0	0	0	0	1
Taylor Teagarden	2	0	0	0	1	2
David Murphy	0	0	0	0	1	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dallas Braden	5.0	5	4	6
Andrew Bailey	2.0	0	1	2
Russ Springer	1.0	2	1	2
Michael Wuertz	1.0	2	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vicente Padilla	6.0	8	2	4
Eddie Guardado	0.0	0	1	0
Jason Jennings	3.0	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ryan Sweeney: S9/L34
Orlando Cabrera: 53/G15-.1-2
Jack Cust: W
Matt Holliday: 9/F9M
Kurt Suzuki: HP.2-3;1-2
Travis Buck: K

Bot 1

Ian Kinsler: 53/G56
Marlon Byrd: 13/G15-
Michael Young: S7/L56+
Andruw Jones: 9/F9S

Top 2

Landon Powell: 7/F78S
Bobby Crosby: S8/G6+
Eric Patterson: K
Ryan Sweeney: 8/F8RD

Bot 2

Hank Blalock: K
Nelson Cruz: 7/F7D+
Chris Davis: W
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K

Top 3

Orlando Cabrera: D9/L9LS+
Jack Cust: 9/F9D+.2-3
Matt Holliday: FC4/G4S.3XH(42)
Kurt Suzuki: S8/L8LS.1-3
Travis Buck: K

Bot 3

Elvis Andrus: 43/G4S-
Ian Kinsler: 7/F7M
Marlon Byrd: S9/L4D
Michael Young: K

Top 4

Landon Powell: 9/F9M
Bobby Crosby: 7/L7M
Eric Patterson: 6/F6MD-

Bot 4

Andruw Jones: W
Hank Blalock: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Nelson Cruz: S7/G6+.1-2
Chris Davis: K
Taylor Teagarden: W.2-3;1-2
Elvis Andrus: K

Top 5

Ryan Sweeney: 3/G3
Orlando Cabrera: 8/F8RM
Jack Cust: W
Matt Holliday: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 5

Ian Kinsler: S7/G
Marlon Byrd: D7/G5+.1-3
Michael Young: 4/F3D-
Andruw Jones: IW
Hank Blalock: 4/IF/P4-
Nelson Cruz: K

Top 6

Kurt Suzuki: D8/F7D+
Travis Buck: 43/G4M.2-3
Landon Powell: 8/SF/F8LS.3-H
Bobby Crosby: K

Bot 6

Chris Davis: 31/G34S
Taylor Teagarden: K
Elvis Andrus: 5/F15-

Top 7

Eric Patterson: S9/L34D
Ryan Sweeney: S3/G34S.1-2
Orlando Cabrera: S9/L34D.2-3;1-2
Jack Cust: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Matt Holliday: 52(3)/FO/G56S.2-3;1-2
Kurt Suzuki: 8/SF/F8LM.3-H
Travis Buck: S9/L4D.2-3;1-2
Jason Giambi: 6/F8LS

Bot 7

Ian Kinsler: W
Marlon Byrd: 16(1)/FO/G15
Michael Young: 64(1)/FO/G6S
Andruw Jones: K

Top 8

Bobby Crosby: S5/G56S-
Eric Patterson: 7/F7M
Ryan Sweeney: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 8

Hank Blalock: HR/F9D+
Nelson Cruz: K
Chris Davis: S8/L4MD-
Taylor Teagarden: K
David Murphy: W.1-2
Ian Kinsler: 8!/F8LXD+

Top 9

Orlando Cabrera: 43/G4
Jack Cust: 7/F7LD
Matt Holliday: HR/F8RXD+
Kurt Suzuki: 63/G6

Bot 9

Marlon Byrd: 6/L6D
Michael Young: D7/F7D+.BX3(75)
Andruw Jones: HR/F7LD+
Hank Blalock: K

Notes & reviews

Saltalamacchia left the game due to an injured head
Pitcher Guardado ejected by HP umpire Campos for arguing balls and strikes after he was removed from game

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