MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/01/2046
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2165 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1ST , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (65-40) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Oakland Athletics (49-58) 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 X 8 10 0
Athletics Roll to 8-2 Win Over Rangers
Sakae Kasahara was instrumental in his team's 8-2 triumph over the Texas Rangers. The designated hitter was 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Oakland Athletics. Earning the save was Andrew Douglas. He's now cashed in 2 of 2 save opportunities. Oakland is now 49-58, Texas 65-40.

With Oakland leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Kasahara hit a 2-run single off Texas hurler Pimbly Nimblebottom. It was the 79th hit of the season for Kasahara and put his team ahead, 3-0.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Kasahara said. "We did a good job of that today."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Geisler DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 19 58
J. Tsuda SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253 21 59
B. Ayala 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
   a-B. Kaiser 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 8 50
M. Lester LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 19 45
C. Schumacher CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .251 10 35
A. de Vries 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .224 7 14
A. Bowman RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .293 6 37
C. Flowers 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230 3 23
J. Jauregui C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 7 27
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 7 7      
a - B. Kaiser substituted for B. Ayala in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Bowman (25, 4th Inning off C. Alaniz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Schumacher (10, 4th Inning off C. Alaniz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Schumacher 4 , A. de Vries , A. Bowman 3 , J. Jauregui
2-out RBI: C. Schumacher , A. Bowman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tsuda , M. Lester , C. Flowers
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Geisler (32) , J. Tsuda (21)
CS: B. Ayala (1) , A. Bowman (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Flowers-de Vries-Ayala)
OF assists: 1 (Bowman(May at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Shrewsbury 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .286 19 49
Q. Bradford 3B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .283 8 20
M. Kawachi CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .280 10 45
S. Kasahara DH 4 2 2 3 0 1 4 .268 26 77
J. May 1B 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .244 18 44
S. Kubo LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .224 8 23
M. Blair C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .215 8 37
R. Langlois SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 3 29
P. Jansen RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 12 40
Totals 32 8 10 8 4 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kawachi (20, 3rd Inning off P. Nimblebottom, 2 on, 0 outs) , Q. Bradford (15, 7th Inning off K. Curve, 1 on, 1 out) , J. May (14, 7th Inning off K. Curve, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Kubo (8, 3rd Inning off P. Nimblebottom, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Kasahara (26, 5th Inning off P. Nimblebottom, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Shrewsbury , Q. Bradford 4 , M. Kawachi 2 , S. Kasahara 5 , J. May 2 , S. Kubo 4 , M. Blair
2-out RBI: S. Kasahara , J. May , S. Kubo , M. Blair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kasahara , P. Jansen
GIDP: J. May
Hit by Pitch: J. May
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Shrewsbury (9) , Q. Bradford (7)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Nimblebottom L (9-6) 4.2 7 5 5 1 6 2 92 3.55   
H. Aguado 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.58   
K. Curve 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 0 26 1.98   
L. Legros 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Nimblebottom 35
Batters Faced: P. Nimblebottom 22, H. Aguado 4, K. Curve 6, L. Legros 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Nimblebottom 3-4, H. Aguado 1-2, K. Curve 2-0, L. Legros 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Nimblebottom 92-53, H. Aguado 14-10, K. Curve 26-13, L. Legros 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Legros 2-1
Hit Batsmen: P. Nimblebottom
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Alaniz W (7-2) 5.2 5 2 2 2 4 1 103 3.41   
A. Douglas SV (2) 3.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 35 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Alaniz 53
Batters Faced: C. Alaniz 23, A. Douglas 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Alaniz 7-5, A. Douglas 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Alaniz 103-63, A. Douglas 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Douglas 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sakae Kasahara
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:07 PM PT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 32357
Special Notes: 1B Bobby Ayala was injured while stealing a base.
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