SB Nation Bay Area - Athletics vs. Rangers: Hideki Matsui Hits Walk-Off To Secure A's Series Victoryhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48817/bayrea-fave.png2011-05-02T21:29:09-07:00http://bayarea.sbnation.com/rss/stream/19073412011-05-02T21:29:09-07:002011-05-02T21:29:09-07:00Athletics vs. Rangers, Series Recap: A's Climb Over .500, One Game Back Of First
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Oakland Athletics</a> wrapped up their four game series with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lonestarball.com/">Texas Rangers</a> and might finally have a little bit of momentum on their side. The A’s took three of the four games to improve to 15-14 and climb to within a game of the Rangers and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a>, who are both tied for first in the AL West. The A’s rode a combination of strong starting and bullpen pitching and timely hitting to victory.</p>
<p><strong>A’s Pitcher of the Series</strong>: <span>Brian Fuentes</span> – While Fuentes only notched one save in the series, his solid pitching thus far is worth a mention. He has blown two saves and given up six runs in 14 appearances, but given what could have happened when <span>Andrew Bailey</span> went down with his forearm injury, I’d say Fuentes has done a good enough job so far. The A’s brought Fuentes in as a set-up man, but given Bailey’s injury last year it was also a bit of an insurance policy. Through a little over one month of the season, the A’s have collected on that policy and bought themselves time for Bailey to take his time returning from the DL.</p>
<p><strong>A’s Hitter of the Series</strong>: <span>Kurt Suzuki</span> – The proud new papa had a very solid series against the Rangers with some timely home runs. He finished the series 6-for-16 with five RBIs (at least one in each game) and three runs scored. As is the case with Suzuki, the offense wasn’t spectacular, but he got the team hits when needed. He’s not a guy who will be putting up monster offensive numbers during his career, but he’s rebounding quite nicely after a subpar 2010. Through one month of the season he is seventh among all catchers in <span class="caps">OPS</span> while continuing to call an excellent game behind the plate and providing stellar defense.</p>
<p><strong>Upcoming Schedule</strong>: The A’s welcome the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/">Cleveland Indians</a> to town at a time when the Indians have compiled the best record in baseball (19-8). The Indians are tied with the Rangers for the American League lead in runs scored while also giving up the fewest runs in the AL. The A’s will look to build on the momentum gained in their series victory over the Rangers.</p>
<p><strong><u>Series Results</u></strong><br>
Friday: A’s 3 – Rangers 1<br>
WP: <span>Trevor Cahill</span> (4-0)<br>
LP: <span>C.J. Wilson</span> (3-1)<br>
Sv: Brian Fuentes (7)</p>
<p>Saturday: Rangers 11 – A’s 2<br>
WP: <span>Colby Lewis</span> (2-3)<br>
LP: Brett Anderson</p>
<p>Sunday: A’s 7 – Rangers 2<br>
WP: GIo Gonzalez (3-2)<br>
LP: <span>Matt Harrison</span> (3-3)</p>
<p>Monday: A’s 5 – Rangers 4<br>
WP: <span>Grant Balfour</span> (2-1)<br>
LP: <span>Darren Oliver</span> (1-3)</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-athletics/2011/5/2/2150677/athletics-vs-rangers-series-recap-as-climb-over-500-one-game-back-ofDavid Fucillo2011-05-02T16:01:28-07:002011-05-02T16:01:28-07:00Athletics vs. Rangers, MLB Scores: Hideki Matsui Walk-Off Home Run Gets A's Over .500
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Oakland Athletics</a> continued their winning start to May as they defeated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lonestarball.com/">Texas Rangers</a> 5-4 on Monday courtesy of a walk-off homerun in the tenth by designated hitter <span>Hideki Matsui</span>. <span>Grant Balfour</span> escaped a bases-loaded jam in the top of the tenth and Matsui ended the game with his swing on the first pitch of the bottom of the tenth.</p>
<p>A’s starter <span>Brandon McCarthy</span> struggled with at times but made it through six innings. He gave up four runs but all were unearned due to errors. Of course, they were due to two errors by Brandon McCarthy so it is a little difficult to qualify them as truly “unearned.” Nonetheless, McCarthy kept the A’s in the game long enough to get a close battle turned over to the A’s solid bullpen.</p>
<p>The A’s offense took an early lead in the second inning on a <span>Cliff Pennington</span> bunt single. Texas bounced back with two runs in the top of the third on a MIchael Young double to deep left center. After <span>Kurt Suzuki</span> evened it up, Texas added two more runs in the fifth inning. Fortunately for McCarthy and the A’s, the normally inconsistent offense was able to scratch through a pair of runs to tie it up heading into the ninth inning.</p>
<p><span>Craig Breslow</span>, <span>Brad Ziegler</span>, <span>Michael Wuertz</span> and <span>Brian Fuentes</span> all did their jobs in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings, before Grant Balfour ran into trouble in the tenth. Balfour struck out <span>Michael Young</span>, but then walked three of the next four hitters around a Nelson Cruz fly out. Fortunately for the A’s, Balfour struck out <span>Yorvit Torrealba</span> swinging to end the threat.</p>
<p>In the bottom of the tenth, Hideki Matsui ended things as he hit an absolute no-doubter to right field. Rangers relief pitcher <span>Darren Oliver</span> fired in his first pitch out 88 miles per hour and it was right in Matsui’s wheelhouse.</p>
<p>The A’s victory gets them back over .500 for the first time since April 19 when they beat the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.overthemonster.com/">Boston Red Sox</a> to improve to 9-8. They are now 15-14, sitting one game back of the Texas Rangers and one and a half back of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Los Angeles Angels</a>. They open up a three game series with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/">Cleveland Indians</a> on Tuesday before heading on the road for six games.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-athletics/2011/5/2/2150180/athletics-vs-rangers-mlb-scores-hideki-matsui-godzilla-walk-off-home-run-getsDavid Fucillo2011-05-02T12:55:17-07:002011-05-02T12:55:17-07:00VIDEO: Warrior Dorell Wright Throws First Pitch at A's Game, Hilarity Ensues
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<p>Golden State Warriors Forward Dorell Wright threw out the honorary first pitch at the Oakland A's game against the <a href="https://www.lonestarball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Texas Rangers</a> on Friday, but didn't exactly excite the scouts with his delivery. The NBA's leader in 3 point shots made this season's form wasn't all that bad, but when it came to execute his pitch, he was just a smidge off the plate; and the batter's box as well. <br></p>
<p>Here's the official tweet from the Warriors about how well Wright fared:</p>
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<p><a href="http://twitvid.com/videos/DWRIGHTWAY1">@DWRIGHTWAY1</a> threw the first pitch at Friday's <a href="http://twitvid.com/videos/OaklandAs">@OaklandAs</a> game. Good form, but it was juuust a bit outside. </p>
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<p>A bit of underplay with that assessment...</p>
<p>Here's the link to the video itself:</p>
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<p><span style="line-height: 9px;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.twitvid.com/CDJPS">http://www.twitvid.com/CDJPS</a></span></p>
<p>You could tell by the look on his face that it wasn't his best effort once the ball was released, and he doesn't take much time to get settled on the mound. He literally bounces the ball in the front of the left batter's box, and had little to no velocity on it either. Good think you have jump shot Dorell, because I don't think anyone will be signing you to a minor league contract anytime soon. </p>
<p>I wil admit though, he was looking fresh in the Green & Yellow. He at least had that going for him. </p>
<p>Work on that leg kick, your intimidation face, and you release point Mr. Wright, and maybe the A's will have you back to throw another one of these days. </p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-athletics/2011/5/2/2149790/video-warrior-dorell-wright-throws-first-pitch-at-as-game-hilarity-ensuesErnie Pomin2011-05-02T10:47:25-07:002011-05-02T10:47:25-07:00Athletics vs. Rangers, Starting Lineup Preview: Brandon McCarthy, A's Look For Series Win
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Oakland Athletics</a> look to wrap up their four game series with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lonestarball.com/">Texas Rangers</a> buy securing a 3-1 series victory. The A’s have bounced around the .500 mark all season but the AL West remains a tight division race. The Rangers and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a> are currently tied for first, while the A’s sit a mere two games back.</p>
<p>The A’s send out <span>Brandon McCarthy</span> who was roughed up for the first time this season in his last start. He gave up seven earned runs in 5 1/3 innings, which was his shortest outing of the season. He’ll look to bounce back against an always solid Rangers offense.</p>
<p><strong><u>Oakland Athletics</u></strong><br>
1. <span>Mark Ellis</span>® 2B<br>
2. <span>Daric Barton</span> (L) 1B<br>
3. <span>Conor Jackson</span>® RF<br>
4. <span>Josh Willingham</span>® LF<br>
5. <span>Hideki Matsui</span> (L) DH<br>
6. <span>Kurt Suzuki</span>® C<br>
7. <span>David DeJesus</span> (L) CF<br>
8. <span>Andy LaRoche</span>® 3B<br>
9. <span>Cliff Pennington</span> (S) SS</p>
<p><strong><u>Texas Rangers</u></strong><br>
1. <span>Elvis Andrus</span>® SS<br>
2. <span>Mitch Moreland</span> (L) 1B<br>
3. <span>Michael Young</span>® 2B<br>
4. <span>Adrian Beltre</span>® DH<br>
5. Nelson Cruz® RF<br>
6. <span>David Murphy</span> (L) LF<br>
7. <span>Chris Davis</span> (L) 3B<br>
8. <span>Taylor Teagarden</span>® C<br>
9. <span>Julio Borbon</span> (L) CF</p>
<p>(<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/73594/preview?article_id=151642" target="new">Sports Network</a>) – The AL West-leading Texas Rangers shoot for a split of a four-game series with the Oakland Athletics Monday afternoon at the Coliseum. The Rangers have lost three of four and five of their last seven games, and are coming off Sunday’s 7-2 loss to the A’s in the third test of this set. <span>Matt Harrison</span> had a rough outing on the mound and lasted only 1 2/3 innings, allowing four runs and six hits with a strikeout and two walks.</p>
<p>“I just need to go back and keep it simple,” Harrison said. “Don’t think about too much or dwell on what’s happened the past two starts. I need to go back to where I was in Spring Training and trust my stuff. I’m not trusting my stuff.”</p>
<p><span>Ian Kinsler</span> and Michael Young each had an <span class="caps">RBI</span>, while Elvis Andrus and David Murphy finished with two hits apiece for Texas, which committed three errors in the game and failed to build off Saturday’s 11-2 triumph. Andrus is riding a seven-game hitting streak.</p>
<p>Looking to pitch Texas to a series tie Monday will be <span>Derek Holland</span> and the left-hander’s 3-1 with a 5.12 earned run average in five starts. He did not record a decision the previous time out last Wednesday in a 7-6 win versus Toronto, as he gave up five runs and 11 hits in five innings. Holland has allowed five runs in each of his last three starts and owns a 1-1 record with a 2.63 <span class="caps">ERA</span> in six career meetings (3 starts) with Oakland.</p>
<p>The Athletics have won five of their last eight games and received a decent outing from <span>Gio Gonzalez</span> in Sunday’s win. Gonzalez held the Rangers to a pair of runs and five hits over 6 2/3 innings with seven K’s and two walks.</p>
<p>“He was pretty much in command and had a great breaking ball,” A’s manager Bob Geren said of Gonzalez.</p>
<p>Conor Jackson and Kurt Suzuki both had two hits and two <span class="caps">RBI</span> for Oakland, which got two hits, an <span class="caps">RBI</span> and a run scored from Coco Crisp. Hideki Matsui also plated a run in a winning effort.</p>
<p>Taking the ball for the A’s this afternoon will be Brandon McCarthy. McCarthy is coming off back-to-back losses and recently toed the rubber in last Tuesday’s 8-3 loss in Anaheim. He was reached for seven runs and 14 hits in 5 1/3 frames to fall to 1-2 on the season with a 3.57 <span class="caps">ERA</span>.</p>
<p>McCarthy, who will be making his sixth start of 2011, is 1-2 with a 3.94 <span class="caps">ERA</span> in four career games, two of which have been starts, against Texas.</p>
<p>Texas held a 10-9 edge in the 2010 season series with Oakland while the A’s won 11 of 19 matchups a year prior.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-athletics/2011/5/2/2149560/athletics-vs-rangers-as-schedule-starting-lineup-preview-brandon-mccarthy-as-lookDavid Fucillo2011-05-01T17:09:44-07:002011-05-01T17:09:44-07:00Athletics vs. Rangers, MLB Scores: Gio Gonzalez Solid As A's Offense Carries The Day
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Oakland Athletics</a> continued to ping pong around the .500 mark as they defeated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lonestarball.com/">Texas Rangers</a> 7-2 Sunday afternoon and improved to 14-14. The A’s have been over the .500 mark one time this season, but otherwise have bounced between .500 and two games below .500. Much of this has come from wildly inconsistent offense, which was not an issue today as the A’s gave <span>Gio Gonzalez</span> plenty of support.</p>
<p>Oakland jumped on top of the Rangers early thanks to some timely hitting. <span>Conor Jackson</span> hit an <span class="caps">RBI</span> double in the first to knock in two runs, followed by a <span>Kurt Suzuki</span> <span class="caps">RBI</span> single. <span>Coco Crisp</span> added a run with a two-out <span class="caps">RBI</span>-single in the second to give the A’s a 4-0 lead. The A’s added two more in the third with a Matsui double and <span>Cliff Pennington</span> single. They capped their scoring with a Suzuki <span class="caps">RBI</span> single in the seventh.</p>
<p>Gio Gonzalez was efficient behind those runs as he went into the seventh inning. After giving up a run in the sixth, Gonzalez left with men on first and second and two outs in the seventh. <span>Ian Kinsler</span> hit an <span class="caps">RBI</span> double that should have plated two, but <span>Mitch Moreland</span> was held up at third base. The Rangers opened the ninth with a pair of singles off <span>Craig Breslow</span>, but <span>Brian Fuentes</span> retired the side to escape the jam.</p>
<p>The two teams wrap up their four game series with a rare Monday get-away day game. <span>Brandon McCarthy</span> faces <span>Derek Holland</span> at 12:35pm pacific. The game will be broadcast on <span class="caps">CSN</span> California.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-athletics/2011/5/1/2148209/athletics-vs-rangers-as-scores-mlb-scores-gio-gonzalez-solid-as-as-offenseDavid Fucillo2011-05-01T12:12:13-07:002011-05-01T12:12:13-07:00Athletics vs. Rangers, Starting Lineup Preview: Gio Gonzalez Looks To Get Back On Track
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Oakland Athletics</a> host the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lonestarball.com/">Texas Rangers</a> in game three of a four game set at the Oakland Coliseum this afternoon. The A’s send out <span>Gio Gonzalez</span> who is looking to snap a two-game losing streak. The A’s have lost his last three starts, although the first of those three was due to a lack of run support as he shut out the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Tigers</a> for six innings before leaving with a high pitch count.</p>
<p>The A’s get <span>Coco Crisp</span> back into the lineup after he missed three games with a strained quad. In Crisp’s return, <span>David DeJesus</span> gets the day off while <span>Conor Jackson</span> gets another start in right field. Additionally, <span>Andy LaRoche</span> gets another start at third base after a 2-for-4 performance yesterday.</p>
<p><strong><u>Oakland Athletics</u></strong><br>
1. Coco Crisp (S) CF<br>
2. <span>Daric Barton</span> (L) 1B<br>
3. Conor Jackson® RF<br>
4. <span>Josh Willingham</span>® LF<br>
5. <span>Kurt Suzuki</span>® C<br>
6. <span>Hideki Matsui</span> (L) DH<br>
7. <span>Mark Ellis</span>® 2B<br>
8. Andy LaRoche® 3B<br>
9. <span>Cliff Pennington</span> (S) SS</p>
<p><strong><u>Texas Rangers</u></strong><br>
1. <span>Ian Kinsler</span>® 2B<br>
2. <span>Elvis Andrus</span>® SS<br>
3. <span>Michael Young</span>® DH<br>
4. <span>Adrian Beltre</span>® 3B<br>
5. Nelson Cruz® LF<br>
6. <span>Mike Napoli</span>® 1B<br>
7. <span>David Murphy</span> (L) CF<br>
8. <span>Yorvit Torrealba</span>® C<br>
9. <span>Mitch Moreland</span> (L) RF</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-athletics/2011/5/1/2147727/athletics-vs-rangers-as-schedule-starting-lineup-preview-gio-gonzalez-looks-toDavid Fucillo2011-04-30T17:23:23-07:002011-04-30T17:23:23-07:00Athletics vs. Rangers: Brett Anderson Suffers Through Worst Performance Of Season In 11-2 Defeat
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<p>Oakland, CA (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/73592/recap?article_id=151488" target="new">Sports Network</a>) – Home runs by Nelson Cruz, <span>Michael Young</span>, and <span>Mike Napoli</span> helped lead the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lonestarball.com/">Rangers</a> to an 11-2 rout of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Athletics</a> to split the first two of a four-game series. <span>Colby Lewis</span> (2-3) allowed two runs and scattered six hits and one walk through eight innings as Texas snapped a two-game slide.</p>
<p>Brett Anderson (2-2) was beat up for seven runs on nine hits in five innings of work. He walked four and struck out three for Oakland, which has lost three of five. <span>Kurt Suzuki</span> hit a solo home run in the second and <span>Josh Willingham</span> led off the fourth with a homer to account for two runs.</p>
<p><span>Adrian Beltre</span> doubled to score <span>Elvis Andrus</span> in the first after Andrus walked, moved to second on a Young groundout, and stole third. Young’s two-run shot to left field in the third made the score 3-1. Young and Beltre led off the fifth with singles and then Cruz hammered a low and inside fastball over the left field wall that curved around the foul pole. Napoli followed with a bomb to center field to make the score 7-2 in favor of Texas.</p>
<p><span>Ian Kinsler</span> hit a double in the eighth to plate <span>David Murphy</span> and give the Rangers their eighth run. <span>Yorvit Torrealba</span>’s two-run double with the bases loaded and <span>Julio Borbon</span>’s <span class="caps">RBI</span> single in the ninth completed the rout.</p>
<p>The Rangers are now 7-10 in their last 17 games after opening the season 9-1…Texas has 25 hits over the last two games against Oakland…Lewis threw 71 of his 109 pitches for strikes.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-athletics/2011/4/30/2146379/athletics-vs-rangers-brett-anderson-suffers-through-worst-performanceDavid Fucillo2011-04-30T11:00:54-07:002011-04-30T11:00:54-07:00Athletics vs. Rangers, Starting Lineup Preview: Brett Anderson Looks To Get Oakland Second Straight Win
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Oakland Athletics</a> look to grab a second straight win against the division leading <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lonestarball.com/">Texas Rangers</a>. A win will get them to within a single game of the Rangers. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Angels</a> are also playing right now, which means we could get closer to quite the log jam in the AL West. The Angels and Rangers are currently tied for first, the A’s are two back, and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lookoutlanding.com/">Mariners</a> are three and a half back.</p>
<p>The A’s will be without <span>Coco Crisp</span> for the third straight game, and the A’s are going with <span>David DeJesus</span> at the top of the lineup. The one noticable change is <span>Andy LaRoche</span> at third base. LaRoche started strong but faded after a couple weeks. He’s been on the bench for nine days and hasn’t take a swing in ten.</p>
<p>The A’s will send out Brett Anderson to face Colby Lewis. Anderson is only 2-1 but he’s been Oakland’s best pitcher through the first month of the season. On the other side of things, Lewis is struggling through the first month of the season, sitting at 1-3 with a 6.95 <span class="caps">ERA</span>.</p>
<p><strong><u>Oakland Athletics</u></strong><br>
1. David DeJesus (L) CF<br>
2. <span>Daric Barton</span> (L) 1B<br>
3. <span>Conor Jackson</span>® RF<br>
4. <span>Josh Willingham</span>® LF<br>
5. <span>Hideki Matsui</span> (L) DH<br>
6. <span>Kurt Suzuki</span>® C<br>
7. <span>Mark Ellis</span>® 2B<br>
8. Andy LaRoche® 3B<br>
9. <span>Cliff Pennington</span> (S) SS</p>
<p><strong><u>Texas Rangers</u></strong><br>
1. <span>Ian Kinsler</span>® 2B<br>
2. <span>Elvis Andrus</span>® SS<br>
3. <span>Michael Young</span>® 1B<br>
4. <span>Adrian Beltre</span>® 3B<br>
5. Nelson Cruz® LF<br>
6. <span>Mike Napoli</span>® DH<br>
7. <span>David Murphy</span> (L) CF<br>
8. <span>Yorvit Torrealba</span>® C<br>
9. <span>Mitch Moreland</span> (L) RF</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/oakland-athletics/2011/4/30/2145438/athletics-vs-rangers-as-schedule-starting-lineup-preview-brett-anderson-colby-lewisDavid Fucillo