MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/11/2017
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1072 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (64-90) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Texas Rangers (115-39) 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 X 11 12 0
Rangers Spank Athletics, 11-1
A good performance from catcher Yadier Molina helped the Texas Rangers defeat the Oakland Athletics, 11-1. Molina went 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Rangers. Nick Pivetta came out of the bullpen to earn the win. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 4.2 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. The Rangers have an impressive 115-39 record.

Early in the game, Molina had a 3-run home run for Texas. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Rangers on top, 4-1.

Oakland manager called the blowout loss "a real bummer."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jennings CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 18 55
   a-A. Toles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 3 15
T. Hernández RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 9 45
F. Freeman DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278 38 100
M. Sanó 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .227 28 74
L. Morrison 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 34 95
A. Diaz SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245 13 51
Y. Tomas LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .209 4 7
R. Torreyes 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
T. Brown C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 6 12
Totals 30 1 3 1 0 8 2      
a - A. Toles pinch hit for D. Jennings in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Diaz (13, 2nd Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Freeman , A. Diaz 4 , R. Torreyes
Team LOB: 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Odor 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .338 24 70
M. Trout CF 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 .291 35 101
T. Mancini 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .328 24 98
   a-J. Turner PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 5 21
M. Semien SS 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .297 37 112
E. Longoria DH 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .295 28 123
D. Gregorius 2B 5 2 1 1 0 1 2 .285 27 118
J. Hamilton LF 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 .333 30 108
A. Gordon RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .292 8 32
Y. Molina C 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .290 12 66
Totals 34 11 12 11 7 10 17      
a - J. Turner pinch ran for T. Mancini in the 6th

BATTING
Triples: M. Semien (5, 5th Inning off M. Cabrera, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Trout (5, 6th Inning off E. O'Flaherty, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Mancini (24, 1st Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Molina (12, 2nd Inning off B. Snell, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Hamilton (30, 5th Inning off M. Cabrera, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Longoria (28, 8th Inning off J. Vargas, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Trout 5 , T. Mancini 4 , M. Semien 3 , E. Longoria 5 , D. Gregorius , J. Hamilton 4 , Y. Molina 6
2-out RBI: T. Mancini , E. Longoria , Y. Molina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Mancini , E. Longoria
Hit by Pitch: T. Mancini
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Trout (10)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Snell L (10-10) 3.1 3 4 4 4 3 2 67 3.36   
M. Cabrera 1.0 5 3 3 1 1 1 32 3.78   
E. O'Flaherty 2.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 41 3.87   
J. Vargas 1.0 2 3 3 1 3 1 26 22.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Snell 35
Batters Faced: B. Snell 16, M. Cabrera 9, E. O'Flaherty 11, J. Vargas 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Snell 2-4, M. Cabrera 0-2, E. O'Flaherty 2-2, J. Vargas 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Snell 67-36, M. Cabrera 32-15, E. O'Flaherty 41-26, J. Vargas 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vargas 1-1
Hit Batsmen: E. O'Flaherty
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hamels 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.57   
N. Pivetta W (1-0) 4.2 2 1 1 0 4 1 52 1.93   
M. Tanaka 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 38 3.84   
J. Motte 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hamels 43
Batters Faced: C. Hamels 1, N. Pivetta 16, M. Tanaka 10, J. Motte 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hamels 0-1, N. Pivetta 7-3, M. Tanaka 1-4, J. Motte 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hamels 5-4, N. Pivetta 52-33, M. Tanaka 38-26, J. Motte 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yadier Molina
Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington 1994-2011
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 48983
Special Notes: SP Cole Hamels was injured while pitching. 1B Trey Mancini was injured being hit by a pitch.
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