Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oakland 9, Texas 4
When: 3:35 PM ET, Thursday, May 7, 2009
Where: McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Larry Vanover, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Charlie Reliford
Attendance: 13702
Where: McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Larry Vanover, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Charlie Reliford
Attendance: 13702
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Oakland Athletics have a 5-8 record at home this season. The Texas Rangers have a 7-7 record on the road.
- Oakland has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Athletics have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Texas has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rangers have won 7 of their last 10 games.
- Trevor Cahill pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.82. Brandon McCarthy took the loss for Texas.
- Matt Holliday, Jack Cust hit homeruns for Oakland. Chris Davis had the only homerun for Texas.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Texas | Oakland | |
| Brandon McCarthy | Player | Trevor Cahill |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 4.0 | IP | 7.0 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 7 | Hits | 5 |
| 15.75 | ERA | 1.29 |
Hitting
| Texas | Oakland | |
| Marlon Byrd | Player | Bobby Crosby |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | RBI | 1 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 4 | TB | 5 |
| .667 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary