MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/09/2039
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2691 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (84-57) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Oakland Athletics (66-74) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 X 3 6 0
Athletics Drop Rangers, 3-2
Jim Brown pitched well enough to win, but it was not to be. The Texas Rangers, despite Brown's fine outing, dropped a 3-2 decision to the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum. Mike McClain, now 9-6, was credited with the win. He allowed no runs on 2 hits, while striking out 0 and walking 0. Texas has now lost 4 in a row.

The Athletics got a big boost from left fielder Jonathan Gibbs who had a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning off Rangers hurler Andy Burns. It was his 55th RBI of the season and put Oakland on top, 3-2.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Texas skipper Hemerson Serven, "and it cost us."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Soto 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .297 10 72
D. Cooper DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .280 12 61
J. Fleming 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .275 8 29
R. Maradiaga 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .235 31 86
J. Keal C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .287 14 67
R. Shiffler LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 13 57
F. Moraine RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .271 0 23
O. Peraza SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .252 6 55
A. Batista CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .244 5 48
Totals 32 2 9 2 3 4 18      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Peraza (28, 2nd Inning off K. Pickens, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Soto , D. Cooper 2 , J. Fleming 2 , R. Maradiaga , F. Moraine , O. Peraza 3
2-out RBI: F. Moraine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Keal 2 , A. Batista 2
GIDP: J. Fleming , R. Maradiaga
Hit by Pitch: R. Soto
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Soto (42)
CS: R. Soto (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Keal (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Rosales RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .287 11 28
J. Gibbs LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 3 .237 15 55
E. Boatright DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .252 19 61
K. Ruiz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .251 20 79
N. Gordon 3B 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 .231 25 71
B. Heironimus C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .197 6 22
J. Papendick CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .207 2 28
T. Browning 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .242 0 1
A. Volpe SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 1 13
   a-Z. Minix PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 0 11
   b-E. Barragan SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 2 19
Totals 29 3 6 3 2 10 15      
a - Z. Minix pinch hit for A. Volpe in the 7th
b - E. Barragan substituted for Z. Minix in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Gordon (25, 6th Inning off J. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rosales , J. Gibbs , K. Ruiz , N. Gordon 4 , J. Papendick , T. Browning
2-out RBI: N. Gordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Boatright , N. Gordon , J. Papendick
Sac Fly: J. Gibbs
Hit by Pitch: N. Gordon
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Gordon (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Volpe-Browning-Ruiz, Gordon-Browning-Ruiz, Papendick-Heironimus)
OF assists: 1 (Papendick(Cooper at home))
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brown L (14-7) 6.1 6 3 3 2 8 1 100 3.94   
A. Burns 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brown 55
Batters Faced: J. Brown 28, A. Burns 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brown 7-4, A. Burns 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brown 100-62, A. Burns 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Burns 3-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Brown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Pickens 5.0 7 2 2 2 2 0 78 3.99   
T. Berenguer 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.20   
M. McClain W (9-6) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 4.12   
C. Styons SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 5.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Pickens 45
Batters Faced: K. Pickens 22, T. Berenguer 4, M. McClain 6, C. Styons 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Pickens 6-4, T. Berenguer 1-2, M. McClain 3-1, C. Styons 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Pickens 78-46, T. Berenguer 13-9, M. McClain 24-15, C. Styons 18-9
WP: K. Pickens
Hit Batsmen: K. Pickens
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Brown
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM PT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 25647
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