Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
May 17, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 2012 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 5, Texas Rangers 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Weeks 2b 3 0 0 0
Pennington ss 5 1 2 0
Reddick rf 5 2 2 1
Gomes lf 5 2 3 1
Suzuki c 5 0 2 2
Donaldson 3b 4 0 0 0
  Barton ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Ka'aihue dh 5 0 1 1
Rosales 1b 1 0 1 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Sogard 3b 0 0 0 0
Cowgill cf 4 0 0 0
McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Balfour p 0 0 0 0
  Norberto p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Fuentes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 6 0 2 0
Andrus ss 4 0 0 1
Young dh 6 0 0 0
Beltre 3b 4 0 2 0
Murphy lf 4 0 1 0
Cruz rf 5 0 0 0
Napoli c 4 1 1 0
Moreland 1b 2 2 2 3
  Snyder ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Gentry cf 3 1 2 0
  Hamilton ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Harrison p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Ogando p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 10 4
Oakland 300 000 100 15122
Texas 000 202 000 04100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
McCarthy   5.1 8 4 4 3 4
  Balfour   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Norberto   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Cook  W(1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Fuentes  SV(3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
1
0
0
0
1
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Harrison   5.1 8 3 3 3 3
  Lowe   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Ogando   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Nathan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Adams  L(0-2) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Ross   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Pennington (3), Donaldson (4).  DP–Texas 2. Andrus-Moreland, Ross-Snyder.  PB–Suzuki 2 (4).  2B–Oakland Gomes (3,off Harrison); Suzuki (8,off Harrison); Pennington (8,off Harrison), Texas Gentry (2,off McCarthy).  HR–Oakland Reddick (10,7th inning off Ogando 0 on 1 out), Texas Moreland 2 (6,4th inning off McCarthy 1 on 1 out,6th inning off McCarthy 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Andrus (5,off McCarthy).  IBB–Murphy (1,by Cook); Napoli (3,by Cook).  Team–14.  CS–Weeks (3,2nd base by Harrison/Napoli).  SB–Andrus (7,2nd base off McCarthy/Suzuki); Murphy (2,2nd base off Balfour/Suzuki).  U-HP–Laz Diaz, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:30.  A–47,182.
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