Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics, September 8, 2023
September 8, 2023, 8:05 PM ET | Globe Life Field
Starting Pitchers
Oakland Athletics
Recorded starter
Texas Rangers
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Oakland AthleticsTexas Rangers
.668
OPS.789
171
HR233
585
Runs881
5.48
ERA4.28
1.52
WHIP1.27
1300
Strikeouts by pitchers1351
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Oakland Athletics, MLBDB pick
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Oakland Athletics with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Gelof2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brent RookerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrence ButlerCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Noda1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aledmys DíazLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seth BrownPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan DiazDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony KempPH/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shea LangeliersC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick AllenSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Esteury RuizCF/RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
Marcus Semien and Leody Taveras led Texas Rangers with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey SeagerSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nathaniel Lowe1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch GarverDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonah HeimC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Leody TaverasCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ezequiel DuranLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Smith3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Evan CarterRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
Paul Blackburn went 3.0 innings for Oakland Athletics (5 SO, 2 ER); Jordan Montgomery went 5.2 innings for Texas Rangers (6 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Paul Blackburn | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Easton Lucas | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Devin Sweet | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dany Jiménez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor May | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Jordan Montgomery | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| José Leclerc | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Kennedy | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brock Burke | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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