MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/23/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1257 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (46-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 0
Oakland Athletics (61-53) 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 X 7 12 0
Athletics Down Rangers, 7-3
Oakland Athletics starter Lefty Grove pitched a strong game against the Texas Rangers at O.co Coliseum, leading the Athletics to victory, 7-3. Grove picked up the win for Oakland, going 8.1 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 13-3. After today's action, Oakland sits at 61-53, while Texas falls to 46-71.

The Rangers had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Athletics going into the bottom of the fourth inning. That changed quickly when the 14-year veteran Mule Suttles came to the plate. Suttles hit a 2-run home run on a 1-1 fastball from Texas hurler Fergie Jenkins. It was Suttles's 23rd home run of the year.

"I always go out there hoping to contribute," said Grove.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hamilton CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .249 11 42
N. Joseph DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .263 13 38
C. Seager SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 10 57
   c-R. Dandridge PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .183 1 12
B. Rogan LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .278 17 62
   a-R. Greer PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214 0 1
M. Young 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 4 29
   b-J. Franco PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 2 4
   d-R. Palmeiro PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .211 9 33
N. Cruz RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 4 16
B. Bell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 10 37
M. Napoli 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .147 0 0
J. Sundberg C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 0 1
Totals 30 3 5 3 2 7 13      
a - R. Greer pinch hit for B. Rogan in the 7th
b - J. Franco pinch hit for M. Young in the 7th
c - R. Dandridge pinch hit for C. Seager in the 9th
d - R. Palmeiro pinch hit for J. Franco in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Palmeiro (9, 9th Inning off A. Bailey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Joseph , C. Seager , R. Palmeiro 4 , N. Cruz , M. Napoli
2-out RBI: R. Palmeiro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Joseph
GIDP: J. Franco
Sac Bunt: J. Sundberg
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bell-Young-Napoli, Franco-Seager-Napoli)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .207 7 23
M. Tejada SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .243 11 45
N. Lajoie 2B 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .304 5 62
   a-H. Baker PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 2
M. Suttles DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .217 23 64
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 12 39
   b-P. Higgins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Dykes 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 1
A. Simmons RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284 10 51
   d-B. Johnson PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338 3 10
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 6 20
D. Murphy CF 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .224 10 30
T. Steinbach C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .239 3 20
Totals 33 7 12 7 1 2 8      
a - H. Baker pinch hit for N. Lajoie in the 7th
b - P. Higgins pinch hit for E. Chavez in the 7th
c - J. Dykes substituted for P. Higgins in the 8th
d - B. Johnson pinch hit for A. Simmons in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lajoie (33, 4th Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Giambi (8, 4th Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Steinbach (10, 4th Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Henderson (12, 4th Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Suttles (23, 4th Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Murphy (10, 6th Inning off C. Hough, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 3 , M. Tejada , N. Lajoie 3 , M. Suttles 4 , A. Simmons , B. Johnson , J. Giambi 2 , D. Murphy 5 , T. Steinbach 2
2-out RBI: R. Henderson , M. Tejada , T. Steinbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Suttles
GIDP: M. Tejada , J. Giambi
Sac Fly: D. Murphy
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tejada-Lajoie-Giambi)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Jenkins L (5-11) 3.2 9 6 6 0 1 1 66 6.82   
C. Hough 4.1 3 1 1 1 1 1 71 5.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Jenkins 18
Batters Faced: F. Jenkins 19, C. Hough 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Jenkins 5-4, C. Hough 6-5
Pitches - Strikes: F. Jenkins 66-46, C. Hough 71-45
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hough 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove W (13-3) 8.1 4 2 2 2 6 0 103 2.18   
A. Bailey 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 16 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 71
Batters Faced: L. Grove 30, A. Bailey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 10-8, A. Bailey 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 103-65, A. Bailey 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bailey 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lefty Grove
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 30424
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