MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
10/03/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2390 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (93-67) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 8 0
Texas Rangers (65-95) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 10 2
Athletics Over Rangers, 4-3
Oakland left-hander Rube Waddell pitched his team to victory over the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The final score was 4-3. Waddell got the win, improving to 13-12. He gave up 6 hits and walked 2 over 7.2 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Dennis Eckersley closed it out for his 49th save.

Oakland used a big swing from Eddie Joost to get the win. The shortstop walloped a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Athletics up, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it changed the outcome.

In postgame remarks, Joost hailed his team's "single-minded focus."

The Athletics go to 93-67, putting them first in the American League Western Division.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 11 45
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299 4 72
A. Simmons RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .321 17 93
J. Canseco DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .260 48 120
M. Cochrane C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .241 5 44
J. Foxx 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .253 26 80
E. Chavez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .231 23 66
E. Joost SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .228 14 43
D. Murphy CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .227 16 46
Totals 36 4 8 4 1 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cochrane (23, 6th Inning off C. Hough, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Simmons (42, 8th Inning off F. Cordero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Joost (14, 5th Inning off C. Hough, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Foxx (26, 8th Inning off F. Cordero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lajoie , A. Simmons 2 , M. Cochrane 3 , J. Foxx 4 , E. Joost 4 , D. Murphy 2
2-out RBI: J. Foxx
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lajoie , A. Simmons , E. Chavez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Chavez (17)
CS: J. Foxx (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Joost-Lajoie-Foxx, Joost-Lajoie-Foxx)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .275 9 37
J. Hamilton LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .233 29 73
M. Young 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .250 12 59
C. Seager SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 27 83
M. Teixeira 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .210 4 15
B. Bell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .240 10 45
   a-R. Palmeiro PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 20 68
R. Sierra RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .263 5 20
J. Sundberg C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281 1 10
   b-M. Hargrove PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257 2 6
M. Bradley CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244 27 82
Totals 34 3 10 3 2 10 14      
a - R. Palmeiro pinch hit for B. Bell in the 9th
b - M. Hargrove pinch hit for J. Sundberg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Young (31, 8th Inning off V. Blue, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Hargrove (1, 9th Inning off D. Eckersley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hamilton , M. Young 3 , C. Seager , M. Teixeira , B. Bell , R. Palmeiro , J. Sundberg 2 , M. Hargrove 3
2-out RBI: M. Young , M. Hargrove
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Seager , R. Sierra , M. Bradley
GIDP: M. Young , R. Sierra
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Bell (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hough (1) , M. Young (6)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Waddell W (13-12) 7.2 6 2 2 2 9 0 116 4.06   
V. Blue H (10) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.72   
D. Eckersley SV (49) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 12 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Waddell 66
Batters Faced: R. Waddell 29, V. Blue 2, D. Eckersley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 7-5, V. Blue 0-1, D. Eckersley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 116-76, V. Blue 6-2, D. Eckersley 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Blue 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hough L (7-16) 7.0 6 2 2 1 8 1 112 5.64   
F. Cordero 2.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 27 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hough 64
Batters Faced: C. Hough 29, F. Cordero 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hough 5-7, F. Cordero 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hough 112-77, F. Cordero 27-20
WP: C. Hough
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rube Waddell
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 26129
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