Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
April 30, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Texas Rangers 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Sweeney cf 5 0 2 0
Cabrera ss 5 1 2 0
Cust dh 2 0 0 1
Holliday lf 5 1 1 1
Suzuki c 3 1 2 1
Buck rf 4 0 1 0
Powell 1b 2 0 0 1
  Giambi ph 1 0 0 0
  Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0
Crosby 3b,1b 4 0 2 0
Patterson 2b 4 1 1 0
Braden p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 4 0 1 0
Byrd cf 5 0 2 0
Young 3b 5 0 2 0
Jones lf 3 1 1 1
Blalock dh 5 1 1 1
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 3 0 1 0
Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0
  Teagarden c 2 0 0 0
Andrus ss 3 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 0 0 0 0
  Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0
Padilla p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Jennings p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Oakland 000 001 2014110
Texas 000 000 011290
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Braden  W(3-2) 5.0 5 0 0 4 6
  Bailey   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Springer   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Wuertz  SV(1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
6
11
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Padilla  L(1-2) 6.0 8 3 3 2 4
  Guardado   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Jennings   3.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1. Kinsler-Andrus-Davis, Texas 1. Kinsler-Andrus-Davis.  2B–Oakland Cabrera (3,off Padilla); Suzuki (5,off Padilla), Texas Byrd (7,off Braden); Young (8,off Wuertz).  HR–Oakland Holliday (1,9th inning off Jennings 0 on 2 out), Texas Blalock (6,8th inning off Springer 0 on 0 out); Jones (3,9th inning off Wuertz 0 on 2 out).  SF–Powell (1,off Padilla); Suzuki (1,off Jennings).  HBP–Suzuki (1,by Padilla).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Jones (2,by Braden).  Team–12.  U-HP–Angel Campos, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Laz Diaz, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–3:12.  A–13,802.
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