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	Rangers lose fifth straight

Athletics 7, Rangers 3

A.J. Murray went 2 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and striking out two. (Ben Margot/AP)

Murphy's RBI single

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

The Rangers dropped their third consecutive game to the Athletics, only coming up with two runs off A's starter Joe Blanton. Center fielder David Murphy went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the fifth, but the Rangers only had three other hits off Blanton on the afternoon.

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Series at a glance:

Thu. 09/13: OAK 6, TEX 5
Fri. 09/14: OAK 11, TEX 9
Sat. 09/15: OAK 7, TEX 3
Sun. 09/16: TEX 11, OAK 9

Texas (69-79)
Lost 5

Oakland 7, Texas 3

Oakland (74-76)
Won 3

September 15, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	6	1
Oakland	1	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	X	7	10	0

Standings thru 9/15/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Athletics Stats

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Catalanotto, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.272
b-Quiroz, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
1-Metcalf, PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236
Kinsler, 2B	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	.269
Young, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.310
Byrd, RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.306
Botts, LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.236
Blalock, DH	4	1	1	0	0	3	1	.298
Murphy, CF	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.394
Saltalamacchia, C	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	.263
Vazquez, 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.238
a-Sosa, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.254
Wilkerson, 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
Totals	31	3	6	2	2	8	10
a-Struck out for Vazquez in the 8th. b-Walked for Catalanotto in the 8th. 1-Ran for Quiroz in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Murphy (9, Blanton). TB: Byrd; Botts; Blalock; Murphy 3; Saltalamacchia. RBI: Murphy (11), Kinsler (57). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young; Murphy. SF: Kinsler. GIDP: Saltalamacchia. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING E: Vazquez (6, throw).

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Stewart, LF	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.291
Barton, 1B	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	.346
Swisher, CF-RF	4	2	2	1	0	0	3	.266
Cust, RF	4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.262
1-DaVanon, PR-CF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.195
Ellis, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	1	3	.274
Johnson, DH	4	2	3	4	0	1	2	.237
Scutaro, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261
Hannahan, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.263
Suzuki, C	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	.249
Totals	35	7	10	7	3	6	15
1-Ran for Cust in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Swisher (34, Murray), Ellis (31, Mendoza). HR: Swisher (22, 3rd inning off McCarthy, 0 on, 2 out), Johnson 2 (17, 4th inning off Murray, 0 on, 1 out; 6th inning off Murray, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Stewart; Swisher 6; Cust 2; Ellis 2; Johnson 9; Hannahan. RBI: Cust (77), Swisher (73), Johnson 4 (59), Ellis (66). 2-out RBI: Swisher; Ellis; Johnson 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Johnson; Stewart; Ellis; Hannahan. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING DP: (Ellis-Scutaro-Barton).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
McCarthy (L, 5-10)	3.0	3	2	2	1	3	1	5.07
Murray	2.2	4	2	2	1	2	2	5.63
Littleton	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.56
White	0.1	1	2	2	0	1	0	6.23
Mendoza	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2.08
Galarraga, A	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Blanton (W, 14-9)	7.0	5	3	3	1	6	0	3.78
Braden	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.71
Embree (S, 17)	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.97

Blanton pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

HBP: Swisher (by White).
Pitches-strikes: McCarthy 52-35, Murray 60-35, Littleton 9-6, White 5-4, Mendoza 7-5, Galarraga, A 12-7, Blanton 99-67, Braden 11-5, Embree 28-20.
Ground outs-fly outs: McCarthy 0-6, Murray 2-4, Littleton 2-0, White 0-0, Mendoza 1-0, Galarraga, A 0-3, Blanton 8-7, Braden 0-0, Embree 2-2.
Batters faced: McCarthy 13, Murray 13, Littleton 2, White 3, Mendoza 4, Galarraga, A 4, Blanton 26, Braden 2, Embree 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Mendoza 2-2, Braden 2-0, Embree 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Alfonso Marquez. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Rick Reed. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:40.
Att: 24,517.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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