Angels 4, Athletics 1 (67-82)

Righty Rich Harden, meanwhile, kept the Angels off the board through the first five innings -- with help from a handful of tremendous defensive plays in the infield -- before allowing the Halos to post a three-spot in the sixth and gain a permanent lead.


W: Weaver (17-7, 2.40) ; L: Harden (4-3, 4.76) ; SV: Walden (31)
HR: LAA: Trumbo (27) .  OAK: Willingham (26) .

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Angels 6, Athletics 3 (67-81)

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: Josh Willingham(notes) #16 of the Oakland Athletics hits an RBI double driving inCliff Pennington(notes) #2 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the fifth inning during an MLB baseball game at O.co Coliseum on September 13, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)


J. Willingham dh .254

WP: H. Takahashi (4-3) S: J. Walden (30) 

LP: F. De Los Santos (2-2)

HR: LAA - H. Kendrick 2 (18)

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Angels 3, Athletics 6 (67-80)

Gio Gonzalez surrendered just two runs over 6 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits with one walk and six strikeouts.


W: Gonzalez, G (13-12, 3.41) ; L: Pineiro (6-7, 5.33)
HR: LAA: Wells, V (21) ,  Aybar (8) .  OAK: Willingham (25) .

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Athletics 1, Rangers 8 (66-80)

Josh Willingham gets a hit during the first inning against the Rangers.

W: Wilson, C (16-6, 3.01) ; L: Outman (3-5, 3.59)

HR: OAK: Sogard (2) .  TEX: Beltre, A 2 (23) .

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Athletics 8, Rangers 7 (66-79)

Scott Sizemore watches his pinch-hit grand slam off of Yoshinori Tateyama in the sixth inning.


W: Cahill (11-13, 4.32) ; L: Ogando (12-8, 3.71) ; SV: Bailey, A (20)
HR: OAK: Sizemore, S (10) .  TEX: Beltre, A (21) .

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Athletics 4, Rangers 13 (65-79)

ARLINGTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 9: Hideki Matsui(notes) #55 of the Oakland Athletics at bat against the Texas Rangersduring the game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on September 9, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rick Yeatts/Getty Images)


H. Matsui lf .264

WP: C. Lewis (12-10) 

LP: B. McCarthy (8-8)

HR: OAK - H. Matsui (12), J. Willingham (24), TEX - M. Napoli (25)

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Royals 0, Athletics 7 (65-78)

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 07: Guillermo Moscoso(notes) #52 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Kansas City Royals at O.co Coliseum on September 7, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)



WP: G. Moscoso (8-8)    3.34
LP: B. Chen (10-7)

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