Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - September 26, 2012

Scores for Sep 26, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 4

Oakland leads 2-1 (as of 9/26)

(88-67, 44-36 away)

(91-64, 48-29 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

8:00 PM ET, September 26, 2012

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

W: J. Parker (12-8)

L: M. Perez (1-3)

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Drew SS	5	1	4	2	0	0	20	.270	.329	.405
J Gomes LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	9	.255	.375	.483
a-S Smith PH-LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	10	.242	.337	.427
D Barton 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.338	.292
Y Cespedes CF	5	1	1	1	0	2	17	.288	.349	.494
C Carter DH	5	1	1	1	0	2	15	.244	.354	.526
B Moss 1B-LF	5	3	3	0	0	2	21	.281	.353	.579
J Donaldson 3B	4	2	2	1	1	2	24	.243	.293	.405
J Reddick RF	4	1	2	0	1	1	18	.243	.307	.457
D Norris C	4	0	2	3	0	1	13	.193	.271	.323
C Pennington 2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	24	.217	.277	.316
Totals	41	9	16	8	3	11	171
a-struck out swinging for J Gomes in the 5th
BATTING 2B: S Drew (5, M Perez); B Moss 2 (15, J Grimm, T Scheppers) 3B: Y Cespedes (4, M Perez); D Norris (1, M Perez) RBI: Y Cespedes (78), C Carter (39), J Donaldson (29), D Norris 3 (29), S Drew 2 (14) SF: D Norris 2-out RBI: D Norris 2 Athletics RISP: 8-22 (Y Cespedes 1-4, D Norris 2-3, B Moss 0-1, C Pennington 0-2, C Carter 1-3, J Donaldson 2-3, J Reddick 1-3, J Gomes 0-2, S Drew 1-1) Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING CS: C Pennington (6, 2nd base by J Grimm/M Napoli)
FIELDING E: B Moss (8, catch) DP: 1 (J Donaldson-C Pennington-B Moss).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Parker (W, 12-8)	6.0	5	3	3	3	8	0	109-70	3.44
J Blevins	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	28-16	2.59
E Scribner	1.1	0	0	0	2	3	0	34-21	2.90
Totals	9.0	5	3	3	6	12	0	171-107
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Parker 14/26; J Blevins 4/6; E Scribner 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Parker 15-17-22-16; J Blevins 3-5-4-4; E Scribner 9-2-9-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Parker 6-5; J Blevins 2-2; E Scribner 1-0 Game Scores: J Parker 55

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	2	1	0	0	3	0	34	.262	.332	.430
E Andrus SS	4	0	1	2	0	2	18	.288	.346	.382
J Hamilton CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.286	.359	.588
A Beltre 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	18	.315	.352	.557
N Cruz RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	18	.256	.318	.447
M Young DH	4	1	2	0	0	1	12	.277	.311	.368
D Murphy LF	4	1	1	0	0	2	19	.308	.383	.483
M Napoli C	3	0	0	0	1	1	22	.224	.344	.442
M Moreland 1B	3	0	0	1	1	2	15	.275	.323	.475
Totals	31	3	5	3	6	12	171
BATTING 2B: E Andrus (30, J Parker); M Young (26, J Parker) RBI: E Andrus 2 (60), M Moreland (50) SF: E Andrus GIDP: I Kinsler Rangers RISP: 0-7 (D Murphy 0-1, J Hamilton 0-2, A Beltre 0-1, N Cruz 0-1, M Moreland 0-1, E Andrus 0-1) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: J Hamilton (6, bobble)

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Perez (L, 1-3)	0.2	6	5	5	0	1	0	24-18	5.03
R Oswalt	1.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	24-18	5.93
W Font	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	13-5	18.00
T Scheppers	1.2	4	1	1	1	1	0	35-24	4.50
Y Tateyama	2.1	0	0	0	0	4	0	32-21	9.00
J Grimm	3.0	4	1	1	0	2	0	43-27	9.00
Totals	9.0	16	9	9	3	11	0	171-113
PITCHING W Font pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Perez 5/8; R Oswalt 4/6; W Font 0/2; T Scheppers 6/10; Y Tateyama 5/7; J Grimm 8/12 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Perez 3-4-4-7; R Oswalt 4-7-4-3; W Font 1-0-4-0; T Scheppers 7-3-7-7; Y Tateyama 7-6-5-3; J Grimm 4-4-9-10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Perez 0-1; R Oswalt 1-0; W Font 0-0; T Scheppers 1-3; Y Tateyama 0-3; J Grimm 3-3 Game Scores: M Perez 21

			OAK	TEX
	1st	Y Cespedes tripled to center, S Drew scored.	1	0
	1st	C Carter singled to left, Y Cespedes scored.	2	0
	1st	J Donaldson singled to center, C Carter scored, B Moss to second, B Moss scored, J Donaldson to third on error by center fielder J Hamilton.	4	0
	1st	D Norris tripled to center, J Donaldson scored.	5	0
	1st	E Andrus doubled to deep left, I Kinsler scored.	5	1
	2nd	M Moreland grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Young scored, M Napoli out at second, D Murphy to third.	5	2
	2nd	E Andrus hit sacrifice fly to right, D Murphy scored, M Moreland to third.	5	3
	3rd	S Drew singled to center, J Donaldson and J Reddick scored, C Pennington to third.	7	3
	4th	D Norris singled to center, B Moss scored, J Donaldson to third.	8	3
	9th	D Norris hit sacrifice fly to left, B Moss scored.	9	3
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Stadium	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX
Attendance	46,689 (96.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:35
Weather	89 degrees, clear
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Ron Kulpa, Third Base - Wally Bell

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