MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/29/2108
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2943 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (74-84) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 9 0
Oakland Athletics (86-73) 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 X 7 9 1
Athletics Run Win Streak to 6
Greg Molz led Oakland to a win over Texas. The final score was 7-3. The second baseman had a huge performance. He whacked 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. J.J. McCard got the win, improving to 10-6. He held the Rangers to 1 run on 6 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 0. The 4th-place Rangers have lost 5 straight games.

With Oakland leading 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Molz hit a fastball from Kelan Purcell for a 2-run home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Athletics ahead, 5-1.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Molz.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Montanye RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .262 5 48
S. Pabian 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .320 22 88
J. Kerby 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 26 87
B. Thompson LF 4 0 0 1 0 3 3 .289 16 69
J. Roberts 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277 10 39
D. Rivera DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .234 19 53
A. Gonzalez SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .273 1 49
J. Herrera C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .148 10 27
F. Fernandez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276 8 24
Totals 36 3 9 3 0 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Gonzalez (29, 2nd Inning off J. McCard, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Montanye (19, 3rd Inning off J. McCard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Rivera (19, 9th Inning off M. O'Donovan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Montanye 4 , S. Pabian , J. Kerby , D. Rivera 4 , A. Gonzalez 4
2-out RBI: N. Montanye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Roberts , F. Fernandez 2
GIDP: S. Pabian
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gonzalez 3 (36)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Juhasz LF 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .281 21 66
C. Gordon 2B 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .295 7 60
   a-J. Sullivan SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 14 74
J. Nightingale 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .298 5 52
B. Zobel CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .277 26 100
S. Simon RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .255 20 72
N. Thompson DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .290 23 65
B. Wilkes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .258 11 61
M. Hovell C 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .230 3 14
G. Molz SS, 2B 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .241 8 36
Totals 31 7 9 7 6 6 17      
a - J. Sullivan substituted for C. Gordon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Nightingale (37, 3rd Inning off K. Purcell, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Molz (9, 8th Inning off S. Ayala, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Molz (8, 4th Inning off K. Purcell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Juhasz 2 , J. Nightingale 3 , B. Zobel , S. Simon , M. Hovell , G. Molz 6
2-out RBI: G. Molz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sullivan , J. Nightingale , B. Wilkes
Sac Fly: N. Thompson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Simon (25)
CS: M. Juhasz (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wilkes (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Molz-Gordon-Nightingale)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Purcell L (6-5) 3.1 5 5 5 3 2 1 62 4.76   
J. Jafar 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.74   
W. Perez 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 7.04   
S. Ayala 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 27 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Purcell 27
Batters Faced: K. Purcell 18, J. Jafar 5, W. Perez 8, S. Ayala 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Purcell 3-5, J. Jafar 0-1, W. Perez 4-2, S. Ayala 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Purcell 62-37, J. Jafar 25-13, W. Perez 27-20, S. Ayala 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Perez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McCard W (10-6) 6.0 6 1 1 0 5 0 89 3.54   
M. O'Donovan 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 46 5.10   
M. Ortiz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCard 61
Batters Faced: J. McCard 24, M. O'Donovan 11, M. Ortiz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCard 5-7, M. O'Donovan 3-3, M. Ortiz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCard 89-59, M. O'Donovan 46-31, M. Ortiz 5-3
WP: J. McCard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Molz
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (46 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 10:35 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 34733
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