MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/15/2009
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 8109 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
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Oakland Athletics (79-65) 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 4 11 14 1
Texas Rangers (64-80) 0 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 10 12 1
Gonzalez Excels, But Athletics Win
The Oakland Athletics weathered an outstanding game by Texas first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to topple the Rangers, 11-10. Gonzalez was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 6 runs and scored once. Grant Balfour closed the door for Oakland, picking up his 28th save of the year. At 79-65, Oakland is in first place in the AL West Division.

Oakland used a clutch hit from Amado German to get the win. The center fielder drilled a grand slam home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Athletics ahead, 11-10. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

Texas manager Chris Smith said he was disappointed with the loss. "Whenever you score in double digits, you expect to win the game."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .259 2 35
V. Guerrero LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .305 13 47
W. Matos 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .321 31 91
T. Hafner DH 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 .279 35 89
J. Kubel RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .332 18 78
J. Bianchi 3B 4 2 4 0 1 0 0 .267 15 63
A. German CF 4 2 1 5 1 1 4 .254 26 88
J. Kendall C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .269 5 37
B. Crosby SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 9 55
   a-A. Pagan PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 3 13
   b-E. Aybar SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 0 9
Totals 40 11 14 10 4 7 17      
a - A. Pagan pinch hit for B. Crosby in the 5th
b - E. Aybar substituted for A. Pagan in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pagan (10, 5th Inning off R. Gonzalez, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Matos 2 (3, 1st Inning off T. Engles, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Halladay, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero (13, 1st Inning off T. Engles, 0 on, 1 out) , A. German (26, 9th Inning off R. Halladay, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Castillo , V. Guerrero 5 , W. Matos 6 , J. Kubel 2 , J. Bianchi 4 , A. German 4 , J. Kendall , A. Pagan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero , W. Matos 2 , A. German
GIDP: A. German
Sac Fly: J. Kendall
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Castillo (17) , A. German (12)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Matos (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .286 10 53
K. Vazquez 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .254 15 60
A. Gonzalez 1B 5 1 3 6 0 1 1 .316 34 112
E. Longoria 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .254 22 62
J. Guillen RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .265 14 53
A. Raglani DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .265 20 62
D. Wigginton LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .257 20 64
J. Lex C 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .229 11 43
A. Escobar SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .267 0 44
Totals 39 10 12 10 3 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Escobar 2 (30, 2nd Inning off B. Pulsipher, 3 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Guillen (17, 3rd Inning off B. Pulsipher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Raglani (7, 7th Inning off E. Abreu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Guillen (14, 2nd Inning off B. Pulsipher, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Gonzalez (34, 7th Inning off J. Smith, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. McCutchen , K. Vazquez , A. Gonzalez 6 , J. Guillen 6 , A. Raglani 3 , D. Wigginton , J. Lex , A. Escobar 4
2-out RBI: , A. Gonzalez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Longoria 2 , D. Wigginton , J. Lex
Sac Fly: K. Vazquez
Hit by Pitch: K. Vazquez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Gonzalez (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Vazquez-Gonzalez)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Pulsipher 3.0 6 5 5 1 2 1 55 5.83   
D. Oliver 3.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 33 3.73   
J. Smith BS (3) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 11 4.53   
E. Abreu 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.48   
J. Isringhausen W (3-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 18 3.78   
G. Balfour SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Pulsipher 26
Batters Faced: B. Pulsipher 17, D. Oliver 10, J. Smith 3, E. Abreu 4, J. Isringhausen 6, G. Balfour 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Pulsipher 3-4, D. Oliver 2-5, J. Smith 0-0, E. Abreu 0-2, J. Isringhausen 1-2, G. Balfour 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Pulsipher 55-33, D. Oliver 33-20, J. Smith 11-3, E. Abreu 12-8, J. Isringhausen 18-11, G. Balfour 12-8
Hit Batsmen: B. Pulsipher
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Engles 4.1 10 7 6 2 2 1 95 7.33   
R. Gonzalez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 6.41   
J. Monti 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 5.10   
S. Marshall H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.88   
R. Halladay L (4-4), BS (8) 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 16 4.53   
A. Eaton 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Engles 17
Batters Faced: T. Engles 26, R. Gonzalez 5, J. Monti 4, S. Marshall 3, R. Halladay 5, A. Eaton 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Engles 8-3, R. Gonzalez 0-3, J. Monti 2-0, S. Marshall 1-0, R. Halladay 0-1, A. Eaton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Engles 95-54, R. Gonzalez 28-17, J. Monti 21-12, S. Marshall 17-11, R. Halladay 16-7, A. Eaton 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gonzalez 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adrian Gonzalez
Ballpark: Ameriquest Field in Arlington
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 25227
Special Notes: Watson Matos ties the OAK regular season game record for triples with 2.
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