Thursday, September 18th, 2014 2:35PM CST
On Thursday, the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the struggling Oakland Athletics with a 7-2 victory. This defeat, with Sonny Gray on the mound for Oakland, extended the A's slide and resulted in them dropping out of the leading position in the American League wild-card standings.
Date: Thursday, September 18th, 2014
Time: 2:35PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 17,574
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEX |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: J Donaldson (31, N Martinez); S Fuld (16, N Cotts)
Triples: S Fuld (4, N Martinez)
Runs Batted In: S Fuld 2 (36)
2-out Runs Batted In: S Fuld 2
Ground Into Double Play: B Anderson
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (D Norris 0-1, A Callaspo 0-1, J Donaldson 0-2, A Dunn 0-2, J Gomes 0-1, S Fuld 1-1, N Punto 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Donaldson 1; J Gomes 2; A Dunn 1; N Punto 1

Wild Pitches: S Gray
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: S Gray 19-25; D Otero 1-4; F Abad 1-1; R Cook 1-1; J Hammel 6-10
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: S Gray 15-11-16-19; D Otero 2-3-3-3; F Abad 2-0-1-1; R Cook 0-2-1-0; J Hammel 9-5-3-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Gray 8-3; D Otero 0-0; F Abad 0-0; R Cook 0-0; J Hammel 4-1
Game Scores: S Gray 35

Double Plays: 2 (J Lowrie-N Punto-A Callaspo, J Donaldson-N Punto-A Callaspo)
Passed Balls: D Norris

Doubles: L Martin (13, D Otero)
Runs Batted In: J Smolinski (8), T Telis 2 (7), R Rua (8), L Martin (39), E Andrus (38)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Smolinski, T Telis, R Rua
Ground Into Double Play: E Andrus; A Beltre
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-7 (T Telis 1-2, A Rosales 0-1, J Smolinski 1-1, R Rua 1-1, E Andrus 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Rosales 1; E Andrus 2

Wild Pitches: S Tolleson
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: N Martinez 12-22; M Kirkman 0-1; S Tolleson 2-3; N Cotts 2-3; S Patton 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: N Martinez 12-8-7-16; M Kirkman 2-0-1-0; S Tolleson 3-2-3-2; N Cotts 2-1-2-2; S Patton 3-3-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Martinez 1-13; M Kirkman 0-0; S Tolleson 0-1; N Cotts 0-1; S Patton 2-1
Game Scores: N Martinez 54

Double Plays: 2 (A Rosales, A Rosales-E Andrus-S Patton)

Caught Stealing: E Andrus (14, 2nd base by F Abad/D Norris)
Stolen Bases: L Sardinas (2, 2nd base off S Gray/D Norris)
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