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	Homers back Blanton

Athletics 7, Rangers 3

Dan Johnson hit his 16th and 17th home runs of the season on Saturday. (Ben Margot/AP)

Johnson belts two homers

Swisher's homer

By Matt Smith / MLB.com

Three solo home runs, two by Dan Johnson and one by Nick Swisher, led the A's past the Rangers on Saturday afternoon. Joe Blanton pitched well to pick up his 14th win of the season, allowing two runs in seven-plus innings while striking out six in his 20th quality start of the year.

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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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