MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/25/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2279 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (61-91) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
Oakland Athletics (88-64) 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 X 9 12 0
Grove, Athletics Snuff Out Rangers, 9-1
Getting an impressive start from Lefty Grove, Oakland beat Texas by the score of 9-1. The Athletics are now 88-64, while the Rangers fall to 61-91.

Grove allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 8 innings for Oakland. With the win, the southpaw is 15-8 with an ERA of 2.33.

"Lefty was a tough nut to crack," said Texas manager .
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 9 37
N. Cruz RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .175 0 4
M. Young 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .256 12 56
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .241 8 35
F. Howard 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .282 9 19
J. Hamilton LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .230 27 69
B. Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 9 44
W. Held SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .133 1 1
R. Sierra CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 5 18
Totals 33 1 6 1 1 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Cruz (4, 4th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Franco (33, 6th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Howard (4, 9th Inning off V. Blue, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Franco 2 , N. Cruz 2 , M. Young 2 , F. Howard 2 , B. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Howard 2 , B. Bell
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .245 11 44
N. Lajoie 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .295 3 65
A. Simmons RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .319 17 89
J. Canseco DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .259 48 115
M. Cochrane C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .242 4 41
J. Foxx 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 24 75
E. Chavez 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .234 21 63
E. Joost SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .234 13 41
D. Murphy CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 .215 15 43
Totals 36 9 12 9 4 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Henderson (26, 2nd Inning off N. Ryan, 2 on, 2 outs) , A. Simmons 2 (39, 5th Inning off N. Ryan, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Ross, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Cochrane (22, 5th Inning off J. Kern, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Simmons (17, 1st Inning off N. Ryan, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Canseco (48, 7th Inning off R. Ross, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 2 , N. Lajoie 2 , A. Simmons 8 , J. Canseco 5 , M. Cochrane 3 , E. Chavez , D. Murphy
2-out RBI: R. Henderson , A. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie , J. Canseco , D. Murphy
Team LOB: 7
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Ryan L (5-13) 4.0 7 7 7 3 3 1 81 4.67   
J. Kern 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 36 0.00   
R. Ross 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 1 31 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Ryan 20
Batters Faced: N. Ryan 22, J. Kern 8, R. Ross 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Ryan 5-4, J. Kern 3-2, R. Ross 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Ryan 81-46, J. Kern 36-21, R. Ross 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kern 2-2
WP: N. Ryan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove W (15-8) 8.0 5 1 1 1 11 0 125 2.33   
V. Blue 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 78
Batters Faced: L. Grove 30, V. Blue 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 8-5, V. Blue 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 125-81, V. Blue 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Blue 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lefty Grove
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM PT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 34587
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