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Rangers return to scene of Millwood's injury, face Athletics

May 30, 2008 - 1:52 PM OAKLAND (29-25) at TEXAS (27-28) 8:05 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Kevin Millwood hopes his next start against the Oakland Athletics is far different than his last injury-shortened outing.

Millwood and the Texas Rangers open a 10-game homestand when they take on the Oakland Athletics on Friday.

Texas finished it's own 10-game road trip 5-5 but looks to go eight games over .500 in May following a losing month of April. However, it hasn't been a good month for Millwood (2-3, 4.88 ERA), who was battered for seven runs and nine hits in a 7-3 loss to Seattle on May 3.

Even worse, on May 10 against Oakland, the unofficial Rangers' ace left after 12 pitches and two-thirds of an inning with a strained right groin. Even though Texas won, 6-4, Millwood was later placed on the 15-day disabled list. Over his last four starts before the DL stint, the big righthander was 1-1 with a 9.56 ERA.

The Athletics, losers of two straight following a five-game winning streak, counter with Justin Duchscherer (4-3, 2.16 ERA). The 30-year-old veteran is coming off his best outing of 2008, giving up just one hit in eight innings while fanning four in a 3-0 blanking of the Boston Red Sox last Saturday.

Duchscherer is 3-1 with a 3.94 ERA in 23 career appearances - one start - against Texas.

The Rangers are 4-2 against the A's this season.






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    Athletics 1, Rangers 3  FinalMay 31 3:06 AM


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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
    TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 x 3 9 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: OAK - JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER, KEITH FOULKE (7TH), KIKO CALERO (8TH) AND
    KURT SUZUKI
    TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD, EDDIE GUARDADO (7TH), JOAQUIN
    BENOIT (8TH), C.J. WILSON (9TH)

    May 30 10:43 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY BRANDON BOGGS SCORED JOSH HAMILTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BOGGS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
    TEXAS 3 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: C SHELTON (.210, 0-FOR-3)

    Athletics 1, Rangers 3  Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 30 10:30 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY BRANDON BOGGS SCORED JOSH HAMILTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D MURPHY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
    TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: C SHELTON (.213, 0-FOR-2)

    Athletics 1, Rangers 2  Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 30 9:53 PM
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    Athletics 1, Rangers 2  Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 30 9:53 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CARLOS GONZALEZ SCORED MARK ELLIS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GONZALEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
    TEXAS 1 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.249, 0-FOR-1)

    Athletics 1, Rangers 1  Top 5, 0 OutsMay 30 9:19 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY BRANDON BOGGS SCORED MICHAEL YOUNG.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BOGGS ON SECOND, G LAIRD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
    TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: C SHELTON (.217, 0-FOR-1)

    Athletics 0, Rangers 1  Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 30 9:09 PM

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