May 2, 2008 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
@LAA 3 BOS 7
TBR 3 MIN 11
DET 1 NYY 5
SEA 1 TEX 4
@OAK 3 TOR 2
CHW 0 NYM 7
@ARI 2 ATL 2
CIN 0 LAD 11
@COL 6 FLA 6
SDP 4 HOU 7
MIL 4 PHI 6
SFG 5
(10) STL 5
CHC 3
(11) PIT 11
@WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 15,408

Friday, May 2, 2008, 10:05pm
Time of Game: 2:41

Rangers

12-18

Won 3

4th, 5½ GB

Ron Washington

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  0    4  7  1
Athletics       0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  4

W: V Padilla (4-2), L: J Blanton (2-5), S: C Wilson (7)

Athletics

18-13

Lost 1

1st

Bob Geren

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Kinsler 2B                  4   1   0   1    0   0  .288  .734   15    6   2   
M Young SS                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .299  .817    9    1   1   SF
J Hamilton CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .917   10    3   1   
M Bradley DH                  4   1   3   0    0   1  .333  .947   16    0   0   2B
D Murphy RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .794   15    2   0   
B Boggs LF                    3   0   1   1    0   2  .500 1.250   15    1   0   SF
B Broussard 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .493    7    5   0   GDP
G Laird C                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .267  .730   22    8   0   2B
R Vazquez 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .789   15    1   4   

V Padilla P                                                              0   0
  J Wright P                                                             0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  J Benoit P                                                             0   0
  C Wilson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4   7   3    1   4              124   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Bradley (8, off J Blanton); G Laird (3, off J Blanton).

SF: M Young (2, off J Blanton); B Boggs (1, off J Blanton).

TB: M Bradley 4; G Laird 2; B Boggs; D Murphy; R Vazquez.

GIDP: B Broussard (2).

RBI: B Boggs (2); M Young (12); I Kinsler (14).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. I Kinsler-M Young-B Broussard; J Hamilton-I Kinsler-B Broussard.

E: I Kinsler (6).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Barton 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .268  .746   22    8   1   
J Hannahan 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .217  .712   11    2   1   
  M Ellis PH-2B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .702    8    0   1   
J Cust LF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .224  .798   19    2   0   HR,GDP
F Thomas DH                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .200  .689   19    0   0   
E Brown RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .291  .743   15    4   0   
R Bowen C                     3   1   0   0    0   1  .200  .450   11    2   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .810    4    0   0   
  K Suzuki C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .689         2   0   
B Crosby SS                   3   0   2   2    1   0  .267  .738   14    1   4   2·2B
R Sweeney CF                  1   0   0   0    3   1  .264  .644   25    4   0   
D Murphy 2B-3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .730   14    1   2   

J Blanton P                                                              1   1
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3    5   8              162   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Crosby 2 (10, 2 off V Padilla).

HR: J Cust (3, off V Padilla; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: J Cust 4; B Crosby 4; F Thomas; D Barton; J Hannahan; E Brown.

GIDP: J Cust (1).

RBI: B Crosby 2 (19); J Cust (9).

2-out RBI: B Crosby 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Murphy-B Crosby-D Barton.

E: E Brown (3); D Barton (5); J Blanton (); R Bowen (1).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Padilla, W (4-2)             5.2   5   3   1    4   6   1   3.50   26  108-58   29· 6·23    5· 8· 3· 0     53    -     1.30  -0.16
J Wright, H (5)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.32    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    4.86   0.13
E Guardado, H (1)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3   10-7     4· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.48   0.11
J Benoit, H (3)                1     1   0   0    1   2   0   7.15    5   24-12    9· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.99   0.14
C Wilson, S (7)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.77    3   15-7     4· 1· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.19
Totals                         9     7   3   1    5   8   1          38  160-85   47· 8·30    7·14· 4· 0          3-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Blanton, L (2-5)             7     7   4   2    1   1   0   3.88   29  101-60   45· 1·14   12·11· 4· 0     51    -     1.07  -0.18
A Embree                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.46    3    9-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
H Street                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.05    3   12-8     3· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9     7   4   2    1   4   0          35  122-74   51· 5·18   13·13· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: V Padilla (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Adrian Johnson.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 15,408.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. I Kinsler            2B    1. D Barton             1B 
2. M Young              SS    2. J Hannahan           3B 
3. J Hamilton           CF    3. J Cust               LF 
4. M Bradley            DH    4. F Thomas             DH 
5. D Murphy             RF    5. E Brown              RF 
6. B Boggs              LF    6. R Bowen              C  
7. B Broussard          1B    7. B Crosby             SS 
8. G Laird              C     8. R Sweeney            CF 
9. R Vazquez            3B    9. D Murphy             2B 

   V Padilla            P        J Blanton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  2-1  1-3  3  -26%  32% B Crosby        V Padilla       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Brown Scores/unER; Bowen Scores/unER
   b 6   2  4-3  123  3   13%  70% D Murphy        J Wright        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   b 8   2  4-3  12-  6   12%  84% R Sweeney       J Benoit        Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   1  2-0  ---  6  -12%  61% J Cust          V Padilla       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 7   1  4-3  1--  5   11%  76% J Cust          E Guardado      Fly Ball Double Play: CF (Deep CF); Barton out at 1B/CF-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   59%  I Kinsler       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Kinsler to 3B
   RO     --3  3   58%  M Young         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Kinsler Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   57%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---      57%  M Bradley       E2 on Foul Ball
          ---  6   59%  " "             Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   56%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Padilla facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   58%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   56%  J Hannahan      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   OO     1--  3   61%  J Cust          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Blanton facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   64%  B Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   57%  B Broussard     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  8   57%  G Laird         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Padilla facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   59%  F Thomas        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   61%  E Brown         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   62%  R Bowen         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   60%  R Vazquez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   58%  I Kinsler       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   57%  M Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Vicente Padilla facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   60%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  7   57%  R Sweeney       Walk
   O      1--  3   60%  D Murphy        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   63%  D Barton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Blanton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   61%  J Hamilton      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   63%  M Bradley       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   70%  D Murphy        Single to RF (Line Drive); Bradley to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   73%  B Boggs         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bradley Scores; Murphy to 2B
   O      -2-  3   70%  B Broussard     Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Vicente Padilla facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   73%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  6   61%  J Cust          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   58%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  3   62%  E Brown         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  2   58%  R Bowen         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Brown to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   32%  B Crosby        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Brown Scores/unER; Bowen Scores/unER
          -2-      32%  R Sweeney       Wild Pitch; Crosby to 3B
          --3  5   31%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  3   35%  D Murphy        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Joe Blanton facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   44%  G Laird         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  3   54%  R Vazquez       Single to P (Bunt to Front of Home); Laird to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   53%  I Kinsler       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Laird Scores; Vazquez to 2B
   RO     -2-  2   61%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Vazquez Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      ---  3   60%  J Hamilton      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Vicente Padilla facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   63%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   65%  J Hannahan      Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  5   67%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   74%  M Bradley       Single to P (Bunt to Weak 3B); Bradley to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
          -2-  4   76%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      12-  4   71%  B Boggs         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   66%  B Broussard     Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   62%  G Laird         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Murphy to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Vicente Padilla facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   55%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   61%  E Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   66%  R Bowen         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4   60%  B Crosby        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Thomas to 3B
          -23  5   57%  R Sweeney       Walk
                  Jamey Wright replaces Vicente Padilla pitching
   O      123  3   70%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  9   68%  R Vazquez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   66%  I Kinsler       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   65%  M Young         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Eddie Guardado facing 1-2-3
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Jamey Wright pitching
          ---  2   57%  D Barton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Mark Ellis pinch hits for Jack Hannahan batting 2nd
   O      1--  3   64%  M Ellis         Popfly: 2B
   OO     1--  5   76%  J Cust          Fly Ball Double Play: CF (Deep CF); Barton out at 1B/CF-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Alan Embree facing 3-4-5
                  Alan Embree replaces Joe Blanton pitching; Mark Ellis moves to 2B; Donnie Murphy moves to 3B
   O      ---  2   73%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   72%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   71%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Joaquin Benoit facing 4-5-6
                  Joaquin Benoit replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      ---  6   77%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   70%  E Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Mike Sweeney pinch hits for Rob Bowen batting 6th
   O      1--  4   78%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  5   72%  B Crosby        Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  6   84%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Huston Street facing 6-7-8
                  Huston Street replaces Alan Embree pitching; Kurt Suzuki replaces Mike Sweeney playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  4   83%  B Boggs         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   82%  B Broussard     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   81%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, C.J. Wilson facing 9-1-2
                  C.J. Wilson replaces Joaquin Benoit pitching
   O      ---  5   89%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   96%  D Barton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation