MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
10/05/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2430 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (95-67) 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 7 11 2
Texas Rangers (65-97) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 1
Rangers Lose 7-2 Decision to Oakland
Eric Chavez was a vital contributor to the 7-2 Oakland victory over Texas. The Athletics third baseman slugged 2 home runs. Chief Bender, the winning pitcher, improved to 17-9. He pitched 6.2 innings, giving up 5 hits and 1 run, while striking out 5 and walking 0. The first-place Athletics are now 95-67, the Rangers 65-97.

Oakland right fielder Al Simmons landed a blow when he belted a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth. It was his 18th home run of the season. With it, the Athletics took a 3-0 lead.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Chavez.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245 11 45
N. Lajoie 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .296 4 72
A. Simmons RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .322 18 97
J. Canseco DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .260 49 122
E. Chavez 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .232 25 68
M. McGwire 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .281 7 19
E. Joost SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .229 14 44
D. Murphy CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .230 17 47
F. Hayes C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .314 9 18
Totals 38 7 11 7 1 11 15      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Joost (12, 8th Inning off P. Richert, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Simmons (16, 6th Inning off N. Ryan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Chavez 2 (25, 2nd Inning off N. Ryan, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Kern, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Simmons (18, 4th Inning off N. Ryan, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Murphy (17, 5th Inning off N. Ryan, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Canseco (49, 6th Inning off N. Ryan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie , A. Simmons 7 , J. Canseco 5 , E. Chavez 8 , M. McGwire , E. Joost 2 , D. Murphy 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Canseco , F. Hayes 2
GIDP: E. Joost
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lajoie (15) , A. Simmons (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .276 9 37
M. Young 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 12 59
C. Seager SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .286 27 84
J. Hamilton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 29 73
M. Bradley CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .244 27 82
R. Palmeiro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 20 68
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .254 9 38
B. Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .238 10 45
R. Sierra RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .263 6 21
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Franco (36, 3rd Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Bell (23, 5th Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Rodriguez (23, 9th Inning off C. Hunter, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Franco 3 , M. Young , C. Seager , M. Bradley , I. Rodriguez 3 , B. Bell 2
2-out RBI: I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Franco , M. Young , M. Bradley , R. Sierra 2
Sac Fly: C. Seager
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Young (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Ryan-Young-Palmeiro)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bender W (17-9) 6.2 5 1 1 0 5 0 97 3.01   
B. Taylor 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 29 6.14   
C. Hunter 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bender 65
Batters Faced: C. Bender 25, B. Taylor 7, C. Hunter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 10-5, B. Taylor 1-2, C. Hunter 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 97-59, B. Taylor 29-16, C. Hunter 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Taylor 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Ryan L (5-14) 5.0 7 6 6 1 7 4 83 4.66   
J. Kern 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 31 1.42   
P. Richert 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 6.15   
J. Russell 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Ryan 35
Batters Faced: N. Ryan 22, J. Kern 10, P. Richert 4, J. Russell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Ryan 4-3, J. Kern 3-1, P. Richert 0-1, J. Russell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Ryan 83-55, J. Kern 31-21, P. Richert 16-12, J. Russell 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Chavez
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 32811
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