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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS 09/26/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS |  
					| GAME ID: 2904 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Oakland Athletics (80-76) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |  
								| Texas Rangers (81-74) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 9 | 9 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Rangers 2B Giesbrecht 3-4 in Win |  
					| The Texas Rangers downed the Oakland Athletics, 9-4. The hitting star was second baseman John Giesbrecht. Giesbrecht was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for the Rangers. At 81-74, the Rangers find themselves in second place in the American League West Division. 
 With two out in the bottom of the first, Blake Ballard put Texas in front, 2-0, with a 2-run  single. The Rangers went on to win the ballgame.
 
 "We'll sip on a cold one and savor this win," said Giesbrecht.
 
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					| OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Home Runs: 
S. Kasahara
 2 (39, 4th Inning off G. Nelson, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off M. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) 
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J. May
 (15, 7th Inning off G. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
S. Kasahara
 8
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J. May
 4
 Hit by Pitch: 
R. Langlois
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E. Chavez
 Team LOB: 
2
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
R. Langlois
 (4)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
M. Kawachi
 (5)
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								| BATTING Home Runs: 
J. Giesbrecht
 (25, 2nd Inning off M. Pedigo, 0 on, 2 outs) 
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M. Peckermark
 (19, 3rd Inning off E. Everett, 0 on, 2 outs) 
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V. Ealy
 (14, 7th Inning off G. Rubio, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Giesbrecht
 6
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V. Ealy
 5
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B. Ballard
, 
M. Peckermark
 4
, 
Z. Chi
, 
C. Torlak
 2-out RBI: 
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J. Giesbrecht
 2
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V. Ealy
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B. Ballard
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M. Peckermark
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Z. Chi
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
C. Torlak
 Sac Bunt: 
S. Geisler
 Team LOB: 
2
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
G. Nelson
 (3)
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					| OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| G. Nelson W (8-9) | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 100 | 3.83 |  
	| M. Lopez | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5.54 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
John Giesbrecht Ballpark: 
Globe Life Park in Arlington
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
 Start Time: 
1:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:04
 Attendance: 
46458
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