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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 09/26/2044 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS |  
					| GAME ID: 2904 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2044 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Texas Rangers (108-48) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 |  
								| Oakland Athletics (60-95) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Rangers Deal Athletics 9-1 Loss |  
					| The Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics, 9-1, at O.co Coliseum. Starting pitcher Matt Sigurdson was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game.  Sigurdson, now 8-6, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 4 hits, while striking out 4, walking 4, and allowing no runs. Texas has 5 straight wins, Oakland 4 straight losses. 
 Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for John Giesbrecht? The Texas second baseman had a 2-run  single in the top of the first inning to put the Rangers on top, 2-0. For the game, Giesbrecht had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.
 
 "I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Giesbrecht. "And not try to do too much."
 
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					| TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
J. Tsuda
 (23, 4th Inning off J. Spampinato, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
J. Giesbrecht
 (39, 4th Inning off J. Spampinato, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
E. Madrid
 (25, 9th Inning off D. Silva, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Tsuda
 2
, 
J. Giesbrecht
 3
, 
J. de Vries
 2
, 
E. Madrid
 4
, 
O. Suarez
 2
 2-out RBI: 
J. Giesbrecht
, 
E. Madrid
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
D. Vo
, 
J. Tsuda
, 
C. Schumacher
, 
E. Madrid
, 
C. Flowers
 GIDP: 
O. Suarez
, 
C. Flowers
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
J. Tsuda
 (26)
, 
C. Schumacher
 (23)
, 
J. de Vries
 (28)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
E. Madrid
 (8)
 Double Plays: 
2 (de Vries, Giesbrecht-Flowers-de Vries)
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					| TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| M. Sigurdson W (8-6) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 4.71 |  
	| J. Bialon | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 2.85 |  |  | 
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
M. Torres
 7
 Batters Faced: 
M. Torres
 8, 
J. Fraraccio
 8, 
J. Spampinato
 12, 
D. Nsoah
 6, 
E. Stevenson
 8, 
D. Silva
 2
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
M. Torres
 0-0, 
J. Fraraccio
 4-3, 
J. Spampinato
 3-3, 
D. Nsoah
 2-2, 
E. Stevenson
 2-1, 
D. Silva
 0-1
 Pitches - Strikes: 
M. Torres
 37-11, 
J. Fraraccio
 38-23, 
J. Spampinato
 52-31, 
D. Nsoah
 35-19, 
E. Stevenson
 35-17, 
D. Silva
 10-8
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
J. Fraraccio
 3-1
, 
J. Spampinato
 1-0
, 
D. Nsoah
 1-0
, 
D. Silva
 1-1
 WP: 
E. Stevenson
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Matt Sigurdson Ballpark: 
O.co Coliseum
 Weather: 
Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
 Start Time: 
1:10 PM PT
 Time: 
4:07
 Attendance: 
32864
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