Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
July 26, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 2008 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 9, Oakland Athletics 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 4 1 2 0
Young ss 5 0 1 1
Hamilton cf 5 1 1 3
Bradley dh 2 0 0 0
  Catalanotto ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Blalock 3b 3 1 0 0
Byrd rf 4 1 2 1
Murphy lf 4 1 0 0
Davis 1b 4 2 2 2
Saltalamacchia c 3 2 2 2
Harrison p 0 0 0 0
  Rupe p 0 0 0 0
  Madrigal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 10 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez rf 4 1 2 0
Suzuki c 3 1 1 0
Brown dh 5 1 1 1
Crosby ss 4 0 1 1
Bankston 1b 2 0 0 1
Murton lf 4 0 0 0
Hannahan 3b 4 0 2 0
Davis cf 3 0 0 0
Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  DiNardo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Texas 030 030 2109101
Oakland 002 010 001480
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Harrison  W(2-1) 5.0 5 3 1 3 1
  Rupe   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Madrigal   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
0
0
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Duchscherer  L(10-7) 6.0 9 8 8 2 6
  DiNardo   3.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
1
2

  E–Young (7).  DP–Texas 2. Blalock-Kinsler-Davis, Kinsler-Young-Davis, Oakland 1. DiNardo-Crosby-Ellis-Bankston.  2B–Texas Davis (6,off Duchscherer); Saltalamacchia (9,off Duchscherer), Oakland Hannahan (21,off Rupe).  HR–Texas Hamilton (24,5th inning off Duchscherer 2 on 2 out); Davis (10,7th inning off Duchscherer 0 on 0 out); Byrd (5,8th inning off DiNardo 0 on 0 out), Oakland E. Brown (9,5th inning off Harrison 0 on 0 out); Ellis (10,9th inning off Madrigal 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–3.  SF–Bankston (1,off Harrison).  HBP–Ellis (5,by Harrison); Suzuki (6,by Rupe).  Team–9.  SB–Davis (13,2nd base off Harrison/Saltalamacchia).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Angel Campos, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–2:35.  A–20,653.
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