May 11, 2008 - 11:14 AM
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ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics hope to get a boost Sunday from the return of Rich Harden as they look to snap the Texas Rangers' five-game winning streak.
Harden (1-0, 0.82 ERA) who has not pitched since April 2, had been sidelined with a strain below his throwing shoulder. Prior to the injury, he turned in two solid outings against the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox, allowing one run in a combined 11 innings.
The Rangers have had a run of outstanding pitching, outscoring their opponents 27-5 during the winning streak. Texas' shutout string ended at 33 innings in Saturday's 6-4 victory over Oakland.
The Rangers look for the series sweep behind Sidney Ponson (2-0, 1.33), who tossed seven stellar frames in his last outing. He yielded one run and scattered seven hits in Tuesday's 10-1 triumph over the Seattle Mariners.
The Athletics were on a four-game winning streak before dropping the first two contests of this series.
From the Bleachers
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OAKLAND: 12
TEXAS: 6
Final
May 11 6:33 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY DARIC BARTON (2) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF EDDIE GUARDADO SCORED JACK HANNAHAN.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 12, TEXAS 6
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: R DAVIS (.304, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
May 11 6:28 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA ALLOWED DONNIE MURPHY TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HANNAHAN ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 10
TEXAS 6 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: R SWEENEY (.262, 0-FOR-2, BB, SF, RBI)
May 11 6:22 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY EMIL BROWN SCORED RAJAI DAVIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BROWN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 9
TEXAS 6 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.253, 1-FOR-4)
May 11 6:03 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN SWEENEY SCORED MARK ELLIS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J HANNAHAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 8
TEXAS 6 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.259, 0-FOR-3, BB)
May 11 5:36 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
BOBBY CROSBY STOLE HOME.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ELLIS ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 7
TEXAS 6 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.235, 1-FOR-2, BB)
May 11 5:32 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED IAN KINSLER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
TEXAS 6 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAMILTON (.307, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
May 11 5:20 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY FRANK THOMAS SCORED RYAN SWEENEY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J CUST ON FIRST, M SWEENEY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
TEXAS 5 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E BROWN (.280, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
May 11 5:05 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO JACK CUST SCORED JACK HANNAHAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON FIRST, M SWEENEY ON SECOND, R
SWEENEY ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
TEXAS 5 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: F THOMAS (.217, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
May 11 5:00 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JOSH HAMILTON SCORED IAN KINSLER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HAMILTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
TEXAS 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BRADLEY (.316, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
May 11 4:25 PM -
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OAKLAND 4 0 0 0 4 6 0
TEXAS 1 1 2 4 6 1 (BOT 4)
CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - RICH HARDEN
TEX - SIDNEY PONSON
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQ
May 11 4:17 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA SCORED DAVID MURPHY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 2 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
TEXAS 3 END BOTTOM, 3RD
May 11 4:06 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY IAN KINSLER SCORED JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, I KINSLER ON SECOND, R VAZQUEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.294, 0-FOR-1)
May 11 3:44 PM -
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AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MILTON BRADLEY SCORED JOSH HAMILTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M BRADLEY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D MURPHY (.259, 4 HR, 22 RBI)
May 11 3:25 PM -
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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OAKLAND 4 4 4 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - RICH HARDEN
TEX - SIDNEY PONSON
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINS
May 11 3:18 PM
