Oakland 6, Texas 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Friday, September 26, 2014
Where: Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
83°
Umpires:
Home -
Paul Emmel, 1B -
James Hoye, 2B -
Mark Carlson, 3B -
Bill Welke
Attendance:
31586
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Athletics 6, Rangers 2: Josh Reddick homered and had three RBIs as visiting Oakland defeated Texas to move closer to clinching a playoff spot.
Adam Dunn drove in two runs and Jed Lowrie had two hits and an RBI for the Athletics, who ended the Rangers’ five-game winning streak. Oakland’s victory reduced its magic number to one to clinch an American League wild-card spot.
Scott Kazmir (15-9) allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits in seven innings to break a four-game losing streak. Texas starter Nick Tepesch (5-11) gave up six runs (five earned) and six hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Lowrie delivered a run-scoring double in the fifth to give Oakland a 4-1 lead and Reddick followed with a two-run single to right-center field. The Rangers pulled within 6-2 on Leonys Martin’s infield out in the bottom of the frame but could get no closer while losing for only the second time in 14 games.
Ryan Rua’s first-inning double gave Texas the early lead and Dunn’s two-run double to right in the third put Oakland on top. Reddick led off the fourth with his blast to right to make it 3-1.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kazmir won for the first time since defeating Minnesota on Aug. 19. … Texas 2B Rougned Odor is 0-for-7 in the series. … Reddick’s homer was his first blast since Sept. 8.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Oakland
|
8 |
1 |
13 |
.235 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Texas
|
5 |
0 |
8 |
.152 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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