Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
September 27, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 2012 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. 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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Oakland Athletics 7, Texas Rangers 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Drew ss 4 0 1 0
Gomes lf 5 0 3 1
Cespedes dh 4 1 1 1
Carter 1b 4 0 0 0
Moss rf 4 1 1 1
Donaldson 3b 4 1 1 0
Reddick cf 4 2 2 2
Norris c 3 1 1 2
  Kottaras ph,c 1 0 0 0
Rosales 2b 3 1 1 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Blackley p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Accardo p 0 0 0 0
  Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez p 0 0 0 0
  Neshek p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 5 2 2 1
Andrus ss 5 2 2 1
Hamilton lf 5 0 1 1
Beltre 3b 4 1 3 0
Cruz rf 3 2 2 1
Young 1b 4 1 1 2
  Moreland 1b 0 0 0 0
Napoli dh 4 1 2 3
Soto c 4 0 0 0
Gentry cf 4 0 1 0
Harrison p 0 0 0 0
  Ogando p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Uehara p 0 0 0 0
  Nathan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 9
Oakland 011 200 0307112
Texas 511 200 00x9140
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blackley  L(5-4) 1.0 5 5 5 0 0
  Miller   2.0 4 2 2 0 2
  Accardo   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Figueroa   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Chavez   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Neshek   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Harrison  W(18-10) 6.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Ogando   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Adams   0.2 3 3 3 0 2
  Uehara   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Nathan  SV(36) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2

  E–Gomes (2), Donaldson (12).  DP–Texas 1. Kinsler-Andrus-Young.  2B–Oakland Gomes (10,off Harrison), Texas Andrus (31,off Miller); Hamilton (28,off Miller); Cruz (42,off Miller); Kinsler (42,off Accardo); Gentry (12,off Accardo).  HR–Oakland Reddick 2 (31,2nd inning off Harrison 0 on 2 out,8th inning off Adams 0 on 2 out); Norris (6,4th inning off Harrison 1 on 2 out); Cespedes (22,8th inning off Adams 0 on 0 out); Moss (20,8th inning off Adams 0 on 1 out), Texas Kinsler (19,1st inning off Blackley 0 on 0 out); Napoli (21,1st inning off Blackley 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Cruz (3,off Accardo).  Team–6.  SB–Andrus (21,2nd base off Accardo/Norris).  U-HP–Paul Emmel, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–2:56.  A–43,796.
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