MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/30/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 337 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Texas Rangers (15-16) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 10 0
Oakland Athletics (17-11) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12 1
4-3 Oakland Win Thrills Crowd
The Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers, 4-3, in 10 innings. Oakland second baseman Nap Lajoie, in particular, had a fine performance. He was 4 for 5 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Oakland reliever Dennis Eckersley picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Jeff Russell absorbed the loss. The win moves Oakland to a record of 17-11.

The defining moment came in the bottom of the tenth for Oakland. That's when Mule Suttles hit a run-scoring double off 27-year old right-handed pitcher Jeff Russell to win the game. The home crowd went wild.

"We didn't go down without a fight," said Texas manager .
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hamilton CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 4 12
B. Rogan LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .277 3 13
N. Joseph DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .287 4 11
C. Seager SS 3 0 2 3 0 1 1 .277 2 19
M. Young 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .211 0 6
   a-R. Palmeiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .163 3 8
   b-J. Franco 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 1
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 1 2
   c-M. Bradley PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 1 6
B. O'Neil 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .364 1 4
J. Gonzalez RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 1 3
   d-R. Dandridge PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 0 4
   e-M. Napoli C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 2 13
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 9 12      
a - R. Palmeiro pinch hit for M. Young in the 8th
b - J. Franco substituted for R. Palmeiro in the 8th
c - M. Bradley pinch hit for I. Rodriguez in the 9th
d - R. Dandridge pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 9th
e - M. Napoli substituted for R. Dandridge in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Hamilton , B. Rogan 3 , N. Joseph , C. Seager 2 , B. O'Neil , J. Gonzalez , B. Bell
2-out RBI: , C. Seager 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Young , R. Palmeiro , I. Rodriguez
GIDP: B. Rogan , B. Bell
Sac Fly: C. Seager
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hamilton (5) , B. Rogan (3) , N. Joseph (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Young-Seager-O'Neil)
OF assists: 1 (Gonzalez(Suttles at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .224 0 2
M. Tejada SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .241 3 15
   b-H. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 0
   c-J. Dykes SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
N. Lajoie 2B 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .324 3 23
M. Suttles DH 5 0 2 1 0 3 4 .204 7 14
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .287 3 14
A. Simmons RF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .324 0 11
J. Giambi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .343 2 3
D. Murphy CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 2 8
T. Steinbach C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .260 0 3
   a-M. Cochrane PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 1
Totals 37 4 12 4 3 9 17      
a - M. Cochrane pinch hit for T. Steinbach in the 9th
b - H. Baker pinch hit for M. Tejada in the 9th
c - J. Dykes substituted for H. Baker in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Suttles (2, 10th Inning off J. Russell, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Lajoie (8, 10th Inning off J. Russell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: N. Lajoie (2, 1st Inning off D. Bosman, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie 7 , M. Suttles 3 , A. Simmons 3 , T. Steinbach 2
2-out RBI: A. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Giambi 2
GIDP: E. Chavez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Murphy (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Tejada-Lajoie-Giambi, Chavez-Lajoie-Giambi)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Bosman 6.0 9 3 3 3 5 0 94 4.31   
A. Otsuka 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 3.18   
J. Russell L (0-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 19 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Bosman 44
Batters Faced: D. Bosman 29, A. Otsuka 6, J. Russell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Bosman 5-7, A. Otsuka 2-0, J. Russell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Bosman 94-58, A. Otsuka 24-16, J. Russell 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Otsuka 1-0
WP: D. Bosman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Plank 6.2 7 2 1 1 7 0 101 2.59   
T. Hudson BS (3) 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 34 3.75   
D. Eckersley W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plank 60
Batters Faced: E. Plank 26, T. Hudson 9, D. Eckersley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 7-4, T. Hudson 4-2, D. Eckersley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 101-63, T. Hudson 34-24, D. Eckersley 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nap Lajoie
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 22667
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