MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
05/04/2039
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 999 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (11-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 1
Oakland Athletics (13-15) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 0
Rangers Drop Athletics, 5-3, with Late Score
The Oakland Athletics got a superb performance from pitcher Jon Brown, but the Texas Rangers still won the game, 5-3. Brown threw 6.0 innings of shutout ball. Rodrigo Acevedo earned the save, his 7th, for the Rangers. With the loss, Oakland drops to 13-15.

Texas used the clutch hitting of Franklin Lira to capture the win. The first baseman drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Rangers ahead, 5-3. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Lira said.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kelly RF, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 0 6
M. Ohler LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 2 12
O. Arroyo CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .280 0 7
J. Plascencia DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .116 1 6
J. Diaz C 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .211 2 6
   b-A. Laughlin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 1 7
   c-E. Pacheco RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 4 10
A. Fuentes 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .232 0 4
R. Phillips SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .242 0 10
A. Gagnon 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .275 3 13
D. Williams 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .118 1 2
   a-F. Lira PH, 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .277 5 14
   d-G. Sato C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .458 1 3
Totals 35 5 10 5 1 7 15      
a - F. Lira pinch hit for D. Williams in the 8th
b - A. Laughlin pinch hit for J. Diaz in the 9th
c - E. Pacheco substituted for A. Laughlin in the 9th
d - G. Sato substituted for F. Lira in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Williams (1, 5th Inning off J. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Gagnon (4, 9th Inning off J. Natividad, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Fuentes (5, 9th Inning off J. Natividad, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Lira (5, 9th Inning off J. Natividad, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Arroyo , J. Diaz , A. Fuentes 3 , R. Phillips 2 , A. Gagnon 3 , D. Williams 2 , F. Lira 4
2-out RBI: R. Phillips , A. Gagnon , F. Lira
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kelly , A. Gagnon
GIDP: M. Ohler
Hit by Pitch: J. Kelly
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Fuentes (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Fuentes (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Gagnon-Fuentes-Williams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Mejia LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .231 6 23
M. Alderson RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .234 8 19
R. Bowman CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .219 0 1
J. Corbett DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .259 6 7
J. Paulino 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 2 9
J. Harman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .115 3 7
J. Boyea 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .167 0 0
H. Gomez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 0 7
   a-J. Frasco PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Amaya C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
   b-B. Alicea PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 5 13
Totals 36 3 8 1 1 13 19      
a - J. Frasco pinch hit for H. Gomez in the 9th
b - B. Alicea pinch hit for J. Amaya in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Mejia , M. Alderson , J. Paulino , J. Boyea 2 , J. Frasco , J. Amaya 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Alderson 2 , J. Boyea
GIDP: M. Alderson
Hit by Pitch: R. Bowman
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Boyea, Gomez-Paulino-Harman)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cervantes 3.1 3 2 2 1 5 0 80 5.79   
R. Lutz 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 41 4.86   
M. Weatherford W (2-1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 32 3.80   
R. Acevedo SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cervantes 48
Batters Faced: J. Cervantes 15, R. Lutz 11, M. Weatherford 7, R. Acevedo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cervantes 2-3, R. Lutz 1-6, M. Weatherford 1-0, R. Acevedo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cervantes 80-47, R. Lutz 41-25, M. Weatherford 32-20, R. Acevedo 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Weatherford 1-1
WP: J. Cervantes 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Cervantes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brown 6.0 5 0 0 0 4 0 85 3.09   
S. Rickert H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 3.75   
D. Klaassen H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.97   
J. Natividad L (0-3), BS (1) 0.2 5 5 5 0 1 1 26 6.35   
J. Vargas 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brown 66
Batters Faced: J. Brown 22, S. Rickert 4, D. Klaassen 3, J. Natividad 7, J. Vargas 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brown 5-8, S. Rickert 1-0, D. Klaassen 2-0, J. Natividad 0-1, J. Vargas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brown 85-53, S. Rickert 23-13, D. Klaassen 9-4, J. Natividad 26-15, J. Vargas 3-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Klaassen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Brown
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 16750
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