MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
04/11/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 766 - THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (8-5) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 9 0
Texas Rangers (5-8) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
On Road, Oakland Beats Texas, 7-1
Oakland Athletics starter Lucas Giolito pitched his team past the Texas Rangers, 7-1. The Rangers fall to 5-8 and continue their unimpressive start to the 2024 season.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Travis d'Arnaud? The Oakland catcher had a bases-clearing double in the top of the third inning to put the Athletics on top, 4-0. For the game, d'Arnaud had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Lucas was doing a good job pouring in strikes," said Oakland manager Jim Reese.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Taylor RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .233 1 5
C. Correa SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .145 1 8
A. Kirilloff LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .314 2 7
E. Jimenez DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .269 1 3
J. Choi 1B 4 2 1 0 0 2 1 .282 0 4
T. d'Arnaud C 4 1 2 3 1 2 0 .372 1 8
B. Turang 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .152 1 5
A. Rosario 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .380 2 12
K. Kiermaier CF 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .412 1 9
Totals 36 7 9 7 5 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Kirilloff (2, 1st Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. d'Arnaud (6, 3rd Inning off D. Dunning, 3 on, 2 outs) , J. Choi (7, 8th Inning off O. Ortega, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Turang (1, 8th Inning off O. Ortega, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kirilloff 4 , J. Choi 2 , T. d'Arnaud 3 , B. Turang 4 , A. Rosario 2
2-out RBI: T. d'Arnaud
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Taylor , A. Kirilloff , E. Jimenez , J. Choi , B. Turang
Hit by Pitch: J. Choi
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kirilloff (2) , A. Rosario (2) , K. Kiermaier (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Turang-Correa-Choi, Turang-Correa-Choi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Margot CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .280 0 3
A. Verdugo LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .348 0 2
P. Alonso 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .304 6 14
J. Suwinski RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .219 4 4
K. Wong 2B 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .214 0 2
   a-J. Berti PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .050 0 0
K. Hiura DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .234 2 7
Z. McKinstry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .176 1 3
   b-D. Swanson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 1 3
D. Baldwin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .238 0 1
E. Clement SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 1 4
Totals 31 1 6 1 5 7 18      
a - J. Berti pinch hit for K. Wong in the 8th
b - D. Swanson pinch hit for Z. McKinstry in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Verdugo 2 , K. Wong 2 , K. Hiura , D. Baldwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Alonso , D. Baldwin
GIDP: P. Alonso , J. Berti
Team LOB: 8
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Giolito W (2-1) 5.1 4 1 1 4 6 0 100 5.40   
R. Brasier H (3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 3.00   
M. Perez 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 58
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 23, R. Brasier 8, M. Perez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 6-3, R. Brasier 2-4, M. Perez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 100-54, R. Brasier 29-18, M. Perez 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Brasier 3-1 , M. Perez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gray L (2-1) 2.1 2 3 3 3 4 0 52 3.31   
D. Dunning 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 40 8.22   
C. Stratton 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 1.42   
O. Ortega 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 21 6.23   
A. Bender 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gray 38
Batters Faced: J. Gray 12, D. Dunning 10, C. Stratton 6, O. Ortega 6, A. Bender 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gray 1-2, D. Dunning 3-2, C. Stratton 2-0, O. Ortega 2-0, A. Bender 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gray 52-29, D. Dunning 40-24, C. Stratton 25-17, O. Ortega 21-11, A. Bender 28-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Dunning 2-2 , C. Stratton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Dunning
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lucas Giolito
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 24676
Special Notes: SP Jon Gray was injured while pitching.
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