GAME OVER

GOMES STRIKES OUT SWINGING! -------RANGERS WIN 9-7!-------

2 OUT- Gomes up at bat
0-1 strikeout swinging
1-1 ball inside 
1-2 breaking ball 
2-2 fastball high
STRIKE 

1 OUT Drew at bat- Grounder to Kinsler
0-1 slider strike
grounder to second 

Seth Smith to pinch-hit--- Smith looks at the slider. 
1-1 the count
1-2 Smith can't catch up to high ball
2-2 breaking ball oooh just misses
3-2 ball in the dirt ---- Drew on deck---
FOUL BALL 
STRIKE! 

Joe Nathan in to close the ninth

----------------------END OF THE 8th----------------------

2 OUTS- Hamilton at bat--- Andrus JUST OUT AT SECOND
Quickly down 0-2 

2 OUTS-- Andrus at bat---- Ball goes under Donaldson's legs

1 OUT--- Kinsler at bat- Groundout to short
Drew with a 360 turn and throw to first to get Kinsler 

Neshek in to pitch, submariner in to pitch

INNING OVER... SCORE 9-7 Rangers up and hitting in their bottom half

Kottaras, who hit game winning homer on Tuesday is in to pinch hit
Kottaras quickly down 0-2 

Kottaras strikesout!

Mike Adams is out of the game.... 2 Outs in the eight... Uehara in topitch

SCORE 9-7 after Josh Reddick hits second homer of the game

Reddick at bat LINER DOWN THE RIGHT FIELD LINE! HOME RUN!

Donaldson at bat strikeout swinging

SCORE 9-6 after Moss homers to right field on a slider

Moss at bat.... Uh oh... Moss homers drills it to right

Carter at bat Strikeout looking

SCORE 9-5 after Yoenis Cespedes hits a homer to right field

Adams in to pitch the seventh?. Yes and Yoenis Cespedes greets him with a homer

-------------------------------------END OF THE SEVENTH------------------------

Soto at bat Strikeout looking

Napoli at bat--- Strikeout... did not check his swing

Young at bat sinking liner caught by Gomes in left

Chavez in to pitch for the A's

----MIDDLE OF THE 7th

A's do not score

2 OUTS Drew at bat--- Single

Rosales with blooper, Hamilton with the shoe string catch

Norris with a hard liner to third

------------------------END OF THE SIXTH INNING RANGERS LEAD 9-4----------------------------

2 OUT Cruz at bat--- Popout to 2nd

2 OUT Beltre gets a base hit up the middle

Hamilton at bat makes out

ANDRUS at bat flyout to center

BOTTOM OF THE 6th Pedro Figueroa in to pitch for the A's

MIDDLE OF THE 6th SCORE STILL 9-4 RANGERS

Reddick at bat--- Reddick with popout

Donaldson at bat-- groundout

Quick out for Harrison

------------------------------END OF THE 5th SCORE 9-4 RANGERS Lead-------------

KINSLER GROUNDS OUT TO 3rd INNING OVER

2 OUTS Kinsler at bat runner on second

2 OUTS Gentry at bat--- DOUBLE! Ball deflected off of glove of A's shortstop

1 OUT- Soto flies to center

Napoli leads off--- Flyout

----------------------------------------------Bottom of the 5th

Young flies out to center

2 Outs Young at bat Runner on first

9-4 Texas Leads. Andus scores on sac fly by Cruz

RUNNERS ON 1st & 3rd--- 1 OUT 
Cruz at bat -- Sac Fly

Beltre at bat 1 OUT-- Infield single 

8-4 Rangers---- Hamilton at bat STRIKE OUT

Andrus steals second

RANGERS AT BAT.... GET A RUN ON A SINGLE BY Andrus

HARRISON GETS OUT OF THE INNING

1 OUT Rosales at bat 

NORRIS WITH A 2-RUN HOMER MAKING THE SCORE 7-4 Rangers

1 OUT Runner on First
Reddick at bat 3-1 the count... Reddick strikesout

1 OUT-- Donaldson single to center

Moss at bat---- Liner to center field caught by Gentry

--------------START OF THE FOURTH INNING------------------------

-----------------------END OF THE THIRD INNING Score 7-2 Rangers lead-----------------------

2 OUT Gentry at bat STRIKES OUT LOOKING!

Runner on 1st 1 OUT
Soto at-bat ---- ground out off the glove of Mller. Out at first

7-2 RANGERS on Napoli single to right field

NAPOLI base hit drives in Cruz

0 OUTS Runner on 2nd Base
Young at bat -- Liner right back to Miller of his glove... Young out at first

Nelson Cruz with a double to center.... Reddick trapped ball....

New pitcher on the mound... Miller to relieve for Blackley

MIDDLE OF THE 3rd 6-2 SCORE-------------------------------

Carter at bat popout behind the plate

Cespedes at bat-- Line drive to Beltre-- 2 OUTS

6-2 Gomes drives in Rosales with double to the left field gap

1 OUT--- Gomes at bat RBI DOUBLE

Drew at bat-- POPOUT to third base territory

Rosales opposite field base hit

-------------------TOP OF THE 3RD--------------------------------

--------------------END OF THE 2ND INNING SCORE 6-1---------------

Beltre at bat- STRIKE OUT 

SCORE 6-1 Hamilton scores Andrus

2 OUTS runner on second- Hamilton RBI Double

Andrus hustles in for the double. Poked ball to right field

Kinsler with grounder to third 2 OUTS

Gentry Flyout to left

---MID OF THE SECOND SCORE 5-1 after Reddick's 30th HR of 2012

5-1 Score Rangers Lead
Norris with flyout to left------ 3 OUTS 

Reddick at bat--- Home Run, bomb to the upper deck.. Knew it was gone. Stopped to stare.... 
fighting with two strikes in at-bat 

REDDICK WITH A DRIVE!

Donaldson with Pop 2 OUTS

Ross at Bat---- makes out 1 OUT

-----------TOP OF THE 2nd Inning---------------------------------------------

-----------END OF THE 1ST INNING

Score 5-0 Napoli with a home run to right

Soto at bat---- POP UP
1-0 
2-0
FOUL BALL Soto put a charge into that one
2-1 
Soto makes weak contact 

2 OUTS runner on 2nd

Napoli at bat------------- HOME RUN FOR NAPOLI
1-0 Breaking ball... Cross up Norris expecting fastball 
FLY BALL OPPOSITE FIELD 

SCORE 3-0 Young on single to left field. Cruz and Beltre scored

RUNNERS ON 2nd & 3rd 2 OUTS

Young at bat---- 2-run SINGLE for Young
1-0 Wild pitch... Beltre and Cruz advance 
2-0 Ball outside 
2-1 Strike outside 
BASE HIT! 

2 OUTS Score 1-0 RANGERS LEAD
CRUZ at bat---- INFIELD SINGLE FOR CRUZ
1-0 ball outside
2-0 Ball outside and away 
Broken bat grounder 

2 OUTS--- Beltre At Bat--- BASE HIT
0-1 fastball outside
1-1 ball outside 
2-1 inside 
Grounder up the middle.... 

1 OUT Hamilton--- AL Home run leader------- GROUND OUT TO SECOND
1-1 Swings at strike, takes curve ball for a ball
2-1 breaking ball in the dirt
3-1 ball again in the dirt
Hamilton hacks at breaking ball... grounder to 2nd 

Andrus----- Reddick makes a play at the wall! 
0-1 Takes a strike 
ANDRUS WITH A DRIVE! 

SCORE 1-0 RANGERS

Kinsler----- HOME RUN TO LEFT FIELD FOR KINSLER 19th of the season
1-0 low and inside
KINSLER WITH A DRIVE! 

SCORE 0-0 MID of the 1ST INNING--- Harrison escaped trouble. Texas Rangers up at bat

RUNNERS ON 1st & 3rd 1 OUT---- 4-6-3 DOUBLE PLAY... Harrison gets out of trouble
Carter
0-1 Strike outside  
1-1 close pitch high and outside
1-2 Breaking ball nibbles outside corner!  
Foul ball 
Grounder to second 

RUNNERS ON 1st & 2nd for CESPEDES--- Fielder's Choice... Kinsler wide with throw

1-0 Cespedes holds up 
Grounder to short 

0 Outs Jonny Gomes at bat--- Gomes with single past third baseman Beltre
0-1 Strike
1-1 Ball up high 
1-2 Gomes with a hack 
2-2 change up outside 
FOUL BALL 
3-2 ball low and away 
BALL IN PLAY- BASE HIT 

Leadoff walk for Stephen Drew

3-1

2-1 Ball three inside

0-1 two consecutive balls

Harrison with a first pitch strike... PLAY BALL!

2:07- DREW IS IN THE BATTERS CIRCLE TAKING SOME HACKS

MATT HARRISON IS WARMING UP.... 

RANGERS
2B Kinsler
SS Andrus
LF Hamilton
3B Beltre
RF Cruz
1B Young
DH Napoli
C Soto
CF Gentry

P Harrison

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Athletics
SS S. Drew
LF J. Gomez
DH Cespedes
1B Carter
RF Moss
3B Donaldson
CF Reddick
C Norris 
2B Rosales

P- Blackley 

----- We are about 10 minutes from the start of this game-----

Starting lineups coming soon  

The Oakland Athletics face the Texas Rangers in the third game of their four-game series. 

Last night, the Athletics defeated the Rangers 9-3  as Stephen Drew lead the way with a 4-5 game. Today the game starts at 2:05 p.m. ET/11:05 a.m. PT.

The Athletics are just three games back after winning the last two games of the series. They dropped the first game to the Rangers, but came back to take Game 2 in extra innings and won last night.

The Rangers will have to win today in order to avoid their three-game lead dropping to just two. In fact, the Rangers have to win today in order to give themselves more breathing room.

The A's and Rangers hook up for another three-game series in their final series of the season. 

Nobody expected the A's to still be in contention. Their young pitching has done it for them and despite their hitting having the most strikeouts in American League history, they are proving to be great situational hitters. Last night they did not need a home run to drive in their nine runs. 

The A's pitching has to be careful as the Rangers possess one of the most dangerous lineups in baseball.

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