MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/07/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2433 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (85-56) 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 9 18 0
Oakland Athletics (54-88) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Rangers Roll Over Athletics, 9-1
Texas used a superb performance from starting pitcher Kendall Graveman to down the Oakland Athletics, 9-1. Texas goes to 85-56. The win puts them 5 games up in their division.

Jake Smolinski helped out the Texas cause in the top of the fourth inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the center fielder was 3-5 with 3 doubles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"Nice to put this one in the win column," said Smolinski.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hernandez DH 5 0 1 1 1 1 0 .290 6 58
A. Simmons SS 6 2 3 0 0 1 1 .303 12 76
B. Harper RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .296 32 90
E. Thames 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .292 40 116
   a-A. Cabrera PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .239 10 40
J. Pederson LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .244 34 82
J. Candelario 3B, 1B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .252 27 76
   b-M. Zagunis PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   c-D. Valencia 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162 1 8
J. Smolinski CF 5 1 3 3 0 0 4 .299 6 31
B. Valera 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .292 2 26
M. Wieters C 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .255 8 25
Totals 42 9 18 9 4 6 19      
a - A. Cabrera pinch hit for E. Thames in the 6th
b - M. Zagunis pinch hit for J. Candelario in the 8th
c - D. Valencia substituted for M. Zagunis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pederson 2 (14, 4th Inning off M. Leake, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off M. Leake, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Smolinski 3 (14, 2nd Inning off M. Leake, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off M. Leake, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off M. Leake, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Candelario , B. Valera 2 , J. Pederson 5 , A. Simmons 3 , B. Harper 3 , C. Hernandez , J. Smolinski 6 , M. Wieters , M. Zagunis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pederson , M. Wieters 2 , A. Cabrera
GIDP: J. Smolinski , M. Wieters
Sac Fly: B. Harper
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .316 5 32
D. Gregorius SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297 19 65
R. Hoskins LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 31 97
   a-G. Heredia PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 6 32
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 27 75
A. Pujols DH 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .276 5 15
H. Powell CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .273 11 48
J. McCann C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265 10 43
Y. Diaz RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .260 1 11
M. Gonzalez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .234 2 20
Totals 29 1 2 1 4 6 14      
a - G. Heredia pinch hit for R. Hoskins in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Gregorius (19, 6th Inning off K. Graveman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hoskins , D. Gregorius 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCann , D. LeMahieu
Hit by Pitch: M. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gregorius-LeMahieu-Goldschmidt, Gonzalez-LeMahieu-Goldschmidt)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Graveman W (10-6) 7.0 2 1 1 4 5 1 93 51 4.26   
Y. Chirinos 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 17 5.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Graveman 70
Batters Faced: K. Graveman 28, Y. Chirinos 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Graveman 4-12, Y. Chirinos 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Graveman 93-51, Y. Chirinos 24-17
Hit Batsmen: K. Graveman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Leake L (5-15) 5.1 11 7 7 2 5 0 100 65 6.87   
J. Jacome 2.2 7 2 2 1 0 0 39 27 6.86   
S. Doolittle 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Leake 21
Batters Faced: M. Leake 28, J. Jacome 15, S. Doolittle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Leake 8-2, J. Jacome 4-3, S. Doolittle 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Leake 100-65, J. Jacome 39-27, S. Doolittle 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jacome 2-1
WP: M. Leake
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kendall Graveman
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 11274
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