A's late rally falls short
Rangers 12, Athletics 9
Lenny DiNardo gave up seven runs, three earned, on four hits in 1 2/3 innings. (David Pellerin/AP)
By Ken Daley / Special to MLB.com
On a hot day in Texas, rain cooled off the field, but Lenny DiNardo couldn't warm himself back up. The lefty returned after a 73-minute rain delay and gave up seven runs in the second inning, though an error by shortstop Donnie Murphy didn't help. The A's rallied in the seventh to make it close, but the hill proved too high to climb.
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Texas 12, Oakland 9
Today's Boxes 9/9/07
SEA 14, DET 7
WSH 7, ATL 4
NYM 4, HOU 1
MIL 10, CIN 5
BOS 3, BAL 2
PIT 10, CHC 5
PHI 8, FLA 5
TB 3, TOR 2
MIN 5, CWS 2
NYY 6, KC 3
COL 4, SD 2
SF 4, LAD 2
ARI 6, STL 5
CLE 6, LAA 2
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Standings thru 9/9/07 | Gameday | Athletics Stats | Rangers Stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Thompson , CF5 1 1 1 1 1 5 .192
Hannahan , 3B4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .266
Swisher , RF4 3 2 3 1 1 1 .263
Cust , DH4 0 0 0 2 4 4 .259
Ellis , 2B5 1 3 3 0 0 4 .268
Johnson , 1B4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .227
Murphy , SS4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .227
Bowen , C3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .247
DaVanon , LF4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .200
Totals 37 9 9 9 10 11 23
BATTING 2B : Ellis (28, Littleton).HR : Swisher 2 (19, 6th inning off White, 0 on, 1 out; 9th inning off Benoit, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Thompson; Hannahan; Swisher 8; Ellis 4; Bowen; DaVanon.RBI : DaVanon (5), Swisher 3 (67), Thompson (3), Hannahan (15), Ellis 3 (63).2-out RBI : DaVanon; Ellis 3; Swisher.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Thompson 3; Murphy 2; Ellis 2; Johnson.SF : Swisher.Team LOB : 13.FIELDING E : Murphy (4, throw).DP : (Murphy-Ellis-Johnson).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B2 3 0 0 2 1 2 .274
Hairston , 3B4 1 1 3 1 0 1 .194
Young , SS4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .309
Sosa , DH5 2 3 4 0 0 3 .253
Byrd , CF5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .310
Botts , LF3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .231
1-Murphy , PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .365
Cruz , RF5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .220
Laird , C3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .220
Saltalamacchia , 1B3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .264
Wilkerson , 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239
Totals 36 12 13 10 5 5 18
BATTING 2B : Laird (16, Lewis).3B : Cruz (1, Lewis).HR : Sosa (19, 2nd inning off Lewis, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Hairston; Young 2; Sosa 6; Byrd; Botts 2; Cruz 5; Laird 2.RBI : Botts (11), Cruz (26), Hairston 3 (16), Sosa 4 (83), Young (74).2-out RBI : Hairston 3; Sosa 4; Young.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kinsler 2; Laird; Byrd; Sosa.S : Laird.GIDP : Sosa.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Saltalamacchia (9, throw), Young (15, fielding), Laird (11, missed catch).
IBB : Kinsler (by Embree).HBP : Kinsler (by Lewis), Hannahan (by Feldman).Pitches-strikes : DiNardo 53-29, Lewis 70-40, Casilla 20-12, Embree 32-18, Lugo 2-1, Street 8-8, Millwood 30-18, Francisco 56-27, Feldman 35-16, White 38-26, Rheinecker 32-18, Littleton 22-13, Benoit 17-10.Ground outs-fly outs : DiNardo 3-1, Lewis 4-4, Casilla 1-0, Embree 0-2, Lugo 1-0, Street 2-1, Millwood 0-1, Francisco 0-2, Feldman 1-3, White 1-2, Rheinecker 1-0, Littleton 2-1, Benoit 0-2.Batters faced : DiNardo 12, Lewis 17, Casilla 3, Embree 7, Lugo 1, Street 3, Millwood 5, Francisco 10, Feldman 9, White 9, Rheinecker 7, Littleton 5, Benoit 4.Inherited runners-scored : Lewis 2-2, Casilla 1-1, Lugo 2-0, Francisco 1-3, Feldman 3-0, White 1-0, Littleton 3-3.Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Mark Carlson. 3B: Angel Hernandez.Weather : 92 degrees, overcast.Wind : 5 mph, Out to CF.T : 4:08 (1:29 delay).Att : 25,054.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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