| Final - 7.18.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Josh Hamilton, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .322 |
| Michael Young, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .266 |
| Mike Napoli, 2,3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .223 |
| Brandon Snyder, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| David Murphy, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 |
| Luis Martinez, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Craig Gentry, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .335 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Batting
Doubles - Cruz, Gentry
Grounded into DP - Young
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Beltre
Doubles - Cruz, Gentry
Grounded into DP - Young
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Beltre
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Lewis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.43 | 0 | 75-44 |
| Robbie Ross (, 6-0) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 0 | 13-9 |
| Alexi Ogando | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.23 | 0 | 19-8 |
| Michael Kirkman (L, 0-1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 0 | 17-10 |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Crisp, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| Jemile Weeks, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Josh Reddick, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Yoenis Cespedes, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Seth Smith, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| Jonny Gomes, ph,dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Brandon Moss, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Derek Norris, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 |
| Brandon Inge, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .201 |
| Cliff Pennington, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 |
| Chris Carter, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| Brandon Hicks, pr,6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .171 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Batting
Home runs - Inge, Hicks
Doubles - Reddick, Inge
Hit by pitch - Cespedes
Sacrifices - Weeks
Stolen Bases - 2 Crisp
Team LOB - 8
Home runs - Inge, Hicks
Doubles - Reddick, Inge
Hit by pitch - Cespedes
Sacrifices - Weeks
Stolen Bases - 2 Crisp
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Blackley | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.86 | 0 | 89-60 |
| Grant Balfour | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.07 | 0 | 18-12 |
| Evan Scribner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10-6 |
| Sean Doolittle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 | 10-7 |
| Ryan Cook (W, 3-2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.34 | 0 | 20-13 |
Pitching
IBB - Murphy by Cook
IBB - Murphy by Cook
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: R.Ross pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. M.Kirkman pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser, First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth
Duration: 2:57
Pitching notes: R.Ross pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. M.Kirkman pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser, First Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth
Duration: 2:57
