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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