Athletics @ Rangers - Fri, Sep 08

Game Status: Final - Score: 6-3 Athletics

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• Current conditions at Globe Life Field: 74°F - Roof Closed - Wind 0 mph, None
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	Athletics Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Gelof - 2B	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	.274	.335	.526
2	Rooker - RF	4	1	1	0	1	1	2	.243	.328	.463
	Butler, L - CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.268	.449
3	Noda - 1B	5	0	1	2	0	2	2	.234	.373	.425
4	Díaz, A - LF	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	.230	.286	.343
	a-Brown, S - LF	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.213	.280	.405
5	Diaz, J - DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.239	.294	.403
	b-Kemp - DH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.215	.310	.311
6	Smith, K - 3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	3	.206	.229	.373
7	Langeliers - C	4	1	1	2	0	1	0	.203	.267	.387
8	Allen, N - SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.211	.254	.275
9	Ruiz, E - RF	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.252	.306	.343
	Totals	35	6	10	6	5	10	11

Athletics
a-Walked for Díaz, A in the 7th. b-Walked for Diaz, J in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Gelof (16, Montgomery); Díaz, A (18, Montgomery); Smith, K (2, Montgomery); Noda (20, Leclerc). HR: Ruiz, E (4, 5th inning off Montgomery, 0 on, 0 out); Langeliers (17, 6th inning off Montgomery, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Díaz, A 3; Gelof 3; Langeliers 4; Noda 2; Rooker; Ruiz, E 5; Smith, K 2. RBI: Langeliers 2 (51); Noda 2 (48); Ruiz, E 2 (42). 2-out RBI: Ruiz, E; Langeliers 2; Noda. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Smith, K 2; Diaz, J 2. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: E: Díaz, A (5, fielding). DP: 2 (Gelof-Allen, N-Noda; Smith, K-Gelof-Noda).

	Rangers Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Semien - 2B	5	2	2	0	0	0	2	.278	.350	.464
2	Seager - SS	4	1	1	2	0	2	2	.338	.401	.651
3	Lowe, N - 1B	3	0	1	1	2	0	1	.276	.371	.435
4	Garver - DH	4	0	1	0	1	1	2	.282	.375	.537
5	Heim - C	4	0	0	0	1	1	5	.264	.320	.444
6	Taveras - CF	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	.266	.307	.424
7	Duran, E - LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	4	.276	.325	.447
8	Smith, J - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.188	.302	.315
9	Carter - RF	3	0	1	0	1	2	1	.333	.500	.333
	Totals	34	3	9	3	6	10	21

Rangers
BATTING: 2B: Semien (34, Lucas). HR: Seager (29, 1st inning off Blackburn, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Carter; Duran, E; Garver; Lowe, N; Seager 4; Semien 3; Taveras 2. RBI: Lowe, N (71); Seager 2 (86). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Heim 2; Duran, E 2; Smith, J 2. GIDP: Lowe, N; Semien. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 11.
FIELDING: Outfield assists: Carter (Ruiz, E at 2nd base).

Athletics Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Blackburn	3.0	6	2	2	3	5	1	87-43	3.88
Lucas	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	30-14	9.00
Sweet (W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	26-17	4.50
Erceg (H, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-7	5.44
Jiménez, D (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-7	4.02
May (S, 19)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-8	3.79
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	6	10	1

Rangers Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Montgomery (L, 8-11)	5.2	8	5	5	1	6	2	88-59	3.62
Leclerc	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	29-15	3.09
Kennedy, I	1.2	0	0	0	2	2	0	29-16	6.23
Burke	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	9-6	4.26
Totals	9.0	10	6	6	5	10	2

Game Info
WP: Montgomery.
HBP: Seager (by Sweet).
Pitches-strikes: Blackburn 87-43; Lucas 30-14; Sweet 26-17; Erceg 10-7; Jiménez, D 14-7; May 16-8; Montgomery 88-59; Leclerc 29-15; Kennedy, I 29-16; Burke 9-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Blackburn 0-3; Lucas 0-1; Sweet 2-1; Erceg 0-1; Jiménez, D 1-1; May 0-0; Montgomery 6-1; Leclerc 0-1; Kennedy, I 1-1; Burke 0-0.
Batters faced: Blackburn 18; Lucas 7; Sweet 6; Erceg 3; Jiménez, D 3; May 4; Montgomery 25; Leclerc 6; Kennedy, I 7; Burke 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Kennedy, I 2-0; Burke 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ryan Wills. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Lance Barrett.
Weather: 74 degrees, Roof Closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
First pitch: 7:08 PM.
T: 3:04.
Att: 28,203.
Venue: Globe Life Field.
September 8, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	Ryan Noda grounds out, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to pitcher Jordan Montgomery. Zack Gelof scores.	1-0 OAK
Bottom 1	Corey Seager homers (29) on a fly ball to right center field. Marcus Semien scores.	2-1 TEX
Top 2	Esteury Ruiz singles on a line drive to right fielder Evan Carter. Nick Allen scores. Esteury Ruiz out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Evan Carter to catcher Jonah Heim to shortstop Corey Seager.	2-2
Bottom 4	Nathaniel Lowe singles on a line drive to right fielder Brent Rooker. Marcus Semien scores.	3-2 TEX
Top 5	Esteury Ruiz homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.	3-3
Top 6	Shea Langeliers homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. Kevin Smith scores.	5-3 OAK
Top 7	Ryan Noda doubles (20) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Leody Taveras. Brent Rooker scores.	6-3 OAK

Team	Highlight
TEX	Corey Seager’s two-run homer (29) (00:00:28)
OAK	Esteury Ruiz’s RBI single (00:00:31)
TEX	Evan Carter’s first MLB hit (00:00:13)
TEX	Evan Carter’s first stolen base (00:00:28)
TEX	Nathaniel Lowe’s RBI single (00:00:29)
OAK	Esteury Ruiz’s solo homer (4) (00:00:29)
OAK	Langeliers’ two-run homer (17) (00:00:29)
OAK	Ryan Noda’s RBI double (00:00:23)
OAK	Paul Blackburn strikes out five (00:00:57)
TEX	Jordan Montgomery strikes out six (00:01:31)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Athletics	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0		6	10	1	7
Rangers	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		3	9	0	11

Decisions

• Winner: Devin Sweet (1-0, 4.50)
• Loser: Jordan Montgomery (8-11, 3.62)
• Save: Trevor May (19, 3.79)

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Last Updated: 09/08/2023 09:46:13 PM PDT