Rangers dump A's; avoid sweep
Rangers dump A's; avoid sweep
Michael Young homered and drove in a pair of runs to help the Texas Rangers defeat the Oakland A's 6-4 Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep at Oakland Coliseum.
Texas won this game as -120 favorites, and the 10 runs made it OVER the day's posted over/under (9).
Hank Blalock also went deep for the Rangers, while Tommy Hunter went seven innings for the victory. C.J. Wilson closed out the game for his 14th save.
Nomar Garciaparra drove in one run and scored another in a losing effort for the A's. Trevor Cahill allowed eight hits and five runs over six innings to suffer the loss.
Upcoming
Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Toronto
NY Yankees
NY Yankees
+112
-122
-122
46.3%
53.7%
53.7%
TOR 2
NYY 7
NYY 7
65.8%
34.2%
34.2%
Seattle
Cleveland
Cleveland
+142
-152
-152
33.4%
66.6%
66.6%
SEA 4
CLE 4
CLE 4
65.1%
34.9%
34.9%
NY Mets
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
+115
-125
-125
36.3%
63.7%
63.7%
NYM 0
CHC 8
CHC 8
65.0%
35.0%
35.0%
Chi White Sox
LA Angels
LA Angels
+120
-130
-130
57.5%
42.5%
42.5%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
64.3%
35.7%
35.7%
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Baltimore
-111
+101
+101
43.0%
57.0%
57.0%
9o
9u
9u
69.6%
30.4%
30.4%
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
-112
+102
+102
51.1%
48.9%
48.9%
8o
8u
8u
57.5%
42.5%
42.5%
Houston
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+230
-250
-250
30.7%
69.3%
69.3%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
61.3%
38.7%
38.7%
Boston
Minnesota
Minnesota
-126
+116
+116
48.5%
51.5%
51.5%
9o
9u
9u
56.9%
43.1%
43.1%
Arizona
Miami
Miami
-153
+143
+143
70.2%
29.8%
29.8%
8o
8u
8u
59.9%
40.1%
40.1%
LA Dodgers
Atlanta
Atlanta
+150
-160
-160
38.1%
61.9%
61.9%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
62.7%
37.3%
37.3%
Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Louis
+140
-150
-150
29.7%
70.3%
70.3%
8o
8u
8u
57.4%
42.6%
42.6%
Detroit
Texas
Texas
-124
+114
+114
58.8%
41.2%
41.2%
9.5o
9.5u
9.5u
64.7%
35.3%
35.3%
San Francisco
Colorado
Colorado
-116
+106
+106
56.7%
43.3%
43.3%
10.5o
10.5u
10.5u
68.8%
31.2%
31.2%
Washington
San Diego
San Diego
-128
+118
+118
66.7%
33.3%
33.3%
7o
7u
7u
59.6%
40.4%
40.4%
Kansas City
Oakland
Oakland
+124
-134
-134
57.6%
42.4%
42.4%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
43.0%
57.0%
57.0%
