MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/08/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2448 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (86-56) 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 11 16 0
Oakland Athletics (54-89) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Rangers Get Win, Extend Streak to 4
The Texas Rangers put together a convincing win at Oakland Coliseum, defeating the Oakland Athletics, 11-3. Joc Pederson was one of the hitting stars. He went 2 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for Texas. Matt Shoemaker was the winning pitcher. Over 6 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, with no walks and 6 strikeouts. Texas improves to 86-56 with the win. They lead their division by 5½ games.

Bryce Harper swatted a 2-run home run for Texas in the top of the first. The right fielder went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and batted in 2.

"We've got a great group of guys," Harper said, "and we're having fun right now."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hernandez DH 3 1 1 1 3 0 1 .290 6 59
A. Simmons SS 6 1 2 0 0 0 6 .304 12 76
B. Harper RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 .298 33 92
E. Thames 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .292 40 118
J. Pederson LF 5 2 2 3 0 2 4 .246 36 85
J. Candelario 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .252 27 76
J. Smolinski CF 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .307 6 32
B. Valera 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .290 2 26
M. Wieters C 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .262 8 27
Totals 42 11 16 11 5 9 23      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (32, 8th Inning off C. Bradford, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Harper (16, 5th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Hernandez (23, 9th Inning off C. Bradford, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Smolinski (15, 9th Inning off C. Bradford, 0 on, 1 out) M. Wieters 2 (8, 6th Inning off B. Bivens, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off C. Bradford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Smolinski (1, 2nd Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pederson 2 (36, 3rd Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Bradford, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Harper (33, 1st Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Candelario , B. Valera , J. Pederson 8 , A. Simmons 3 , B. Harper 6 , C. Hernandez 2 , E. Thames , J. Smolinski 6 , M. Wieters 5
2-out RBI: C. Hernandez , E. Thames , M. Wieters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pederson , A. Simmons , E. Thames , J. Smolinski
GIDP: B. Valera , C. Hernandez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Candelario-Valera-Thames)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .316 5 32
D. Gregorius SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .298 20 67
R. Hoskins LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 31 97
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .277 28 76
A. Pujols DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 5 15
H. Powell CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 11 48
J. McCann C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266 10 43
Y. Diaz RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .254 1 11
M. Gonzalez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .236 2 20
Totals 33 3 7 3 0 10 7      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Gregorius (28, 3rd Inning off M. Shoemaker, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Gregorius (20, 1st Inning off M. Shoemaker, 1 on, 0 outs) P. Goldschmidt (28, 1st Inning off M. Shoemaker, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McCann , D. Gregorius 6 , P. Goldschmidt 5 , D. LeMahieu , M. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gregorius , P. Goldschmidt
GIDP: A. Pujols
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Gonzalez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Montgomery (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Gregorius-LeMahieu-Goldschmidt, LeMahieu-Gregorius-Goldschmidt)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Shoemaker W (6-6) 6.0 6 3 3 0 6 2 94 65 5.65   
Y. Chirinos 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 22 5.46   
M. Bowman 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shoemaker 54
Batters Faced: M. Shoemaker 23, Y. Chirinos 8, M. Bowman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shoemaker 6-5, Y. Chirinos 0-4, M. Bowman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shoemaker 94-65, Y. Chirinos 31-22, M. Bowman 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Montgomery L (1-6) 5.0 7 6 5 3 5 2 88 53 5.86   
B. Bivens 2.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 34 23 3.92   
C. Bradford 2.0 5 3 3 1 2 1 29 23 5.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 33
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 26, B. Bivens 10, C. Bradford 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 5-5, B. Bivens 3-0, C. Bradford 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 88-53, B. Bivens 34-23, C. Bradford 29-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bivens 1-0 , C. Bradford 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joc Pederson
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 10729
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