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2B – Daily News – Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Barton leads Oakland past Rangers 7-6 in 13 innings Dallas Braden ready to put perfect game behind him ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A few hours after throwing his perfect game, Dallas Braden was back to being the kid from Stockton, Calif., hanging out with his dog and fish. ‘‘I went home and chipped around on my putting green, watched my dog chase the balls around because none of them went in the hole,’’ Braden said Tuesday before the Oakland Athletics played their first game since the left-hander’s gem. ‘‘Fed the fish and went over to a family’s house and had a Mother’s Day barbe- cue.’’ MCT photo Elvis Andrus dives back to first base in front of Oakland’s Daric Barton. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Daric Barton hit a two-out RBI single in the 13th inning after homering in the 11th, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series between the AL West’s top teams. Catcher Landon Powell drew a walk against Dustin Nippert (1-3) to start the Oakland 13th, then swiped second for his first career steal. He scored when Barton’s hard grounder short- hopped off second baseman Ian Kinsler’s glove and into right field. Barton had been 0 for 5 before his two-out solo homer. But the Rangers tied it in the bottom half of the 11th when David Murphy hit a leadoff sin- gle and scored on Julio Borbon’s base hit. Tyson Ross (1-0) pitched the final three innings for Oakland. MLB West Division A’s Texas American League WL Pct GB 18 15 .545 — 18 15 .545 — Los Angeles 15 19 .441 3.5 Seattle 13 19 .406 4.5 East Division WL Pct GB Tampa Bay 22 10 .688 — New York 21 10 .677 .5 Toronto 19 16 .543 4.5 Boston 18 16 .529 5 Baltimore 9 24 .273 13.5 Central Division Minnesota 21 12 .636 — Detroit WL Pct GB 18 14 .563 2.5 Chicago 14 19 .424 7 Cleveland 12 18 .400 7.5 Kansas City 11 22 .333 10 ——— Tuesday’s results Oakland 7,Texas 6, 13 innings Boston 6, Toronto 1 Chicago 5, Minnesota 2 Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2 Seattle 5, Baltimore 1 Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, late New York at Detroit, ppd., rain Today’s games Oakland (G.Gonzalez 3-2) at Texas (Holland 0-0), 5:05 p.m.,CSNCA New York (P.Hughes 4-0) at Detroit (Bonderman 1-1), 10:05 a.m., 1st game Chicago (Danks 3-1) at Minnesota (Pavano 3-3), 10:10 a.m. Toronto (Marcum 1-1) at Boston (Wakefield 0-1), 10:35 a.m. New York (Vazquez 1-3) at Detroit (Porcello 2-3), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game, ESPN Seattle (Rowland-Smith 0-2) at Baltimore (Bergesen 2-2), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Price 4-1) at Los Angeles (Jer.Weaver 4-1), 4:05 p.m. Cleveland (Carmona 3-1) at Kansas City (Davies 2-1), 5:10 p.m. Monday’s late result Los Angeles 5, Tampa Bay 4, 11 innings Braden grew up in Stock- ton, the son of a single, working mother who died of skin cancer when he was a high school senior. But he did get to share the 19th per- fect game in major league history with his beloved grandmother, who was in the stands Sunday, and his team- mates, who knew how spe- cial it was for him. Instead of jubilant screaming and jumping around, there was heartfelt emotion in the club- house after Braden threw the A’s first perfect game since Hall of Famer Jim ‘‘Catfish’’ Hunter accomplished the feat on May 8, 1968, against the Minnesota Twins. ‘‘When it was over, his teammates, his coaching staff, everybody huddled around him, grandma on the field, you could feel the magnitude of what he really did,’’ manager Bob Geren said. ‘‘Baseball’s been my safe haven and the clubhouse is the physical sanctuary,’’ Braden said. ‘‘If I’m going to be a good teammate, they should know what kind of person I am, so they know my background. ... They all know what that day means for me. It means a lot to me that they understood what it meant.’’ Braden described the past two days as hectic and a ‘‘rat race’’ being pulled in so many different directions. But he said it was fun and a great experience. He did a Top 10 list for David Letter- man’s show Tuesday and is set to be on the cover of this week’s Sports Illustrated. ‘‘That’s a magazine you grow up reading. Well, I did- n’t really read Sports Illus- trated, I thumbed through the pictures,’’ he said. ‘‘But that’s pretty cool, my mug is going to be on that maga- zine.’’ But Braden said he’s now trying to focus on his next start, Friday night at the Los Angeles Angels. ‘‘You have to move on, have a quick memory, good, bad or indifferent, no matter what,’’ he said. ‘‘Got to go pitch against the Angels in four days. That’s what I’m thinking about.’’ By the time Braden looked at his phone in the clubhouse after Sunday’s game, he already had 265 text messages and 123 voice mails. During Monday’s flight to Texas for the three- game series, Braden got 146 more text messages. There was no communication from Yankees star Alex Rodriguez. Before his per- fect game, Braden was best known outside of Oakland for his public spat with the slugger. Now he’s part of baseball history. ‘‘I guess A-Rod said it best, it’s good to be noticed and recognized for things you do on the field. Obvi- ously, that’s always a posi- tive,’’ Braden said. ‘‘That’s why I live in Stockton, because I go home and I can be me there.’’ One person Braden did talk to was White Sox pitch- er Mark Buehrle, who tossed the majors’ previous perfect game last season, also against the Tampa Bay Rays. ‘‘It’s pretty gracious of him to take the time and make the phone call,’’ Braden said. ‘‘He congratu- lated me, said welcome to the club and to just keep plugging away for the rest of the year.’’ With a fastball he describes as ‘‘88 (mph) on a good day,’’ the 26-year-old Braden pitches to contact. He struck out six against the Rays, and let his defense do the rest. ‘‘They did everything they could, putting the ball in play,’’ teammate Coco Crisp said. ‘‘But it was one of those perfect days, perfect moment situations that worked out for Dallas. It couldn’t have happened to a better guy. Everybody roots for him. He’s one of those guys, as soon as you meet him, you like him.’’ Braden always believed he could be a major leaguer. ‘‘It was either that or ask- ing you if you want it super- sized,’’ Braden said. ‘‘You’d always like to think you can achieve every goal you set for yourself. A lot of curve- balls come in life. It’s a mat- ter of whether or not you can foul them off and keep going.’’ Scoreboard West Division National League WL Pct GB Padres 19 12 .613 — GIANTS 18 12 .600 .5 Colorado 15 17 .469 4.5 Dodgers 15 17 .469 4.5 Arizona 14 19 .424 6 East Division WL Pct GB Philadelphia 20 12 .625 — New York 18 15 .545 2.5 Washington 18 15 .545 2.5 Florida 16 17 .485 4.5 Atlanta 15 18 .455 5.5 Central Division WL Pct GB St. Louis 20 13 .606 — Cincinnati 18 15 .545 2 Milwaukee 15 18 .455 5 Pittsburgh 14 19 .424 6 Chicago 14 20 .412 6.5 Houston 11 21 .344 8.5 ——— Tuesday’s results San Diego at San Francisco, late Atlanta 11, Milwaukee 3 Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 0 Florida 3, Chicago 2 Houston 6, St. Louis 3 New York 8, Washington 6 Los Angeles at Arizona, late Philadelphia at Colorado, ppd., rain Today’s games San Diego (Richard 1-2) at San Francisco (Cain 2-1),7:15 p.m.,CSNBA Cincinnati (H.Bailey 0-2) at Pittsburgh (Duke 2-3), 9:35 a.m. Atlanta (D.Lowe 4-3) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 4-2), 10:10 a.m. Washington (Stammen 1-1) at New York (Pelfrey 4-1), 10:10 a.m. Florida (Volstad 3-2) at Chicago (Silva 3-0), 11:20 a.m., WGN Philadelphia (Halladay 6-1) at Colorado (Cook 1-3), 12:10 p.m., 1st game Houston (W.Rodriguez 1-4) at St. Louis (Lohse 0-2), 5:15 p.m. Philadelphia (Moyer 4-2) at Colorado (Hammel 0-2), 5:40 p.m., 2nd game L.os Angeles (Kuroda 3-1) at Arizona (E.Jackson 1-4), 6:40 p.m. Monday’s late results Los Angeles 7, Arizona 3 Philadelphia 9, Colorado 5 NBA Conference Semifinals Best-of-7 Monday’s late result L.A. Lakers 111, Utah 96 L.A. Lakers wins series 4-0 Tuesday’s result Boston 120, Cleveland 88 Boston leads series 3-2 Other series Orlando defeated Atlanta 4-0 Phoenix defeated San Antonio 4-0 NHL Conference Semifinals Best-of-7 Tuesday’s result Chicago 5, Vancouver 1 Chicago wins series 4-2 Today’s games Montreal at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m., VERSUS Series tied 3-3 Boston at Philadelphia, 5 p.m., VERSUS Boston leads series 3-2 Other series San Jose defeated Detroit 4-1 DEALS Attention Licensed Contractors! The Tehama County Advertising/Enhanced Listing Deadlines Friday, May 14 CONTRACTORS’ GUIDE Distribution in full run of The Daily News Saturday, May 22 Additional single copy distribution through Spring 2011 in county offices, advertisers’ businesses and other locations. Published online on The Daily News’ website as an interactive “page-turn” edition – for a full year. Don’t be left out! 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