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BOS
@BAL		3
0
MIN
@CHW		4
14
NYY
@DET		3
2
CLE
@KCR		2
3
TEX
@OAK		3
6
ANA
@SEA		4
6
TOR
@TBD		3
4
FLA
@ATL		6
4
PHI
@CIN		5
3		 
(10)
PHI
@CIN		5
4		 
(11)
ARI
@COL		8
15
SFG
@MIL		3
1
MON
@NYM		3
6		 
(11)
CHC
@PIT		4
2
LAD
@SDP		5
3
HOU
@STL		6
3
Saturday, September 21, 2002
, Network Associates Coliseum
Attendance: 24,862, Time of Game: 3:20
Rangers
3
70-85
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 28 GB
 at Athletics
6
98-57
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
W: Jeff Tam (1-1)
S: Billy Koch (42)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  5  1
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  2   0  3  X    6  9  2

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Young 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .262 .700 18 12 -0.084 1.01 0.026 -0.111 -1.0 3 0
Mike Lamb 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 .285 .765 20 11 -0.073 0.96 0.024 -0.097 -0.6 3 0
Alex Rodriguez SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 .304 1.025 15 8 0.084 1.06 0.116 -0.032 0.5 2 2
Rafael Palmeiro DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 .276 .978 18 9 0.118 1.62 0.184 -0.066 0.9 2B
Todd Greene C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .829 12 11 -0.177 1.82 0.000 -0.177 -1.7 7 0
Todd Hollandsworth LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .815 17 10 -0.165 1.49 0.000 -0.165 -1.3 1 0
Kevin Mench RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .782 12 8 -0.105 1.02 0.000 -0.105 -0.8 2 0
Hank Blalock 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .206 .606 14 6 -0.017 0.93 0.046 -0.063 -0.0 1 0
Ruben Rivera CF 1 1 1 2 1 0 .211 .620 17 9 0.287 1.03 0.287 0.000 2.2 5 0 HR,HBP
   Herbert Perry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .806 4 2 -0.026 1.00 0.000 -0.026 -0.1
   Donnie Sadler CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 .418 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Colby Lewis P
   Rich Rodriguez P
   Rudy Seanez P
   C.J. Nitkowski P 1
   Jay Powell P
   Juan Alvarez P
   Danny Kolb P
Team Totals 33 3 5 3 5 7 .152 .555 147 86 -0.158 1.20 0.683 -0.842 -1.8 24 3
2B: R Palmeiro (34, off C Lidle).
HR: R Rivera (4, off C Lidle; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
HBP: R Rivera (5, by C Lidle).
TB: R Rivera 4; A Rodriguez 2; R Palmeiro 2; M Young.
RBI: R Rivera 2 (13); R Palmeiro (102).
2-out RBI: R Palmeiro.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: T Greene (3).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Ellis 3B 3 2 1 1 2 1 .269 .745 23 12 0.128 2.22 0.216 -0.089 0.8 4 3 2B
Scott Hatteberg 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .276 .793 10 6 0.094 1.04 0.126 -0.032 1.2 5 0 2B
   Adam Piatt PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .242 .725 1 1 0.011 4.18 0.011 0.000 -0.1
   John Mabry 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .837 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
   Frank Menechino PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .661 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Greg Myers PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .234 .749 2 2 0.212 3.56 0.212 0.000 1.0
   Jose Flores PR-2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.028 0.54 0.028 0.000 0.8 0 0 SB
Miguel Tejada SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 .304 .844 22 13 -0.087 1.28 0.100 -0.187 -0.3 2 2
Eric Chavez DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .860 15 9 -0.178 1.25 0.002 -0.179 -1.4
Jermaine Dye RF 3 0 1 1 2 0 .247 .776 15 4 0.164 1.18 0.202 -0.038 1.1 1 0 SB
David Justice LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .271 .800 22 13 -0.083 1.32 0.059 -0.142 -1.5 0 0
   Eric Byrnes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .726 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Randy Velarde 2B-1B 3 1 0 0 1 3 .228 .665 18 10 -0.021 1.61 0.091 -0.112 -0.3 3 0
Terrence Long CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .243 .701 13 8 -0.012 1.58 0.089 -0.101 -0.1 3 0
Ramon Hernandez C 1 0 0 0 2 0 .232 .640 14 5 0.085 1.97 0.115 -0.030 0.6 7 0 SH
Cory Lidle P 1
   Jim Mecir P
   Jeff Tam P
   Billy Koch P
Team Totals 32 6 9 5 9 6 .281 .783 155 83 0.341 1.54 1.251 -0.910 1.7 27 6
2B: S Hatteberg (21, off C Lewis); M Ellis (16, off C Lewis).
SH: R Hernandez (3, off C Nitkowski).
TB: S Hatteberg 3; M Ellis 2; T Long 2; M Tejada 2; J Dye; G Myers.
RBI: J Dye (77); A Piatt (18); M Tejada (123); M Ellis (35); G Myers (20).
2-out RBI: J Dye.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 17.
Fielding
E: R Velarde (4); M Ellis (11).
Baserunning
SB: J Flores (1, 3rd base off J Alvarez/T Greene); J Dye (2, 2nd base off R Seanez/T Greene).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Colby Lewis 5.1 6 3 3 6 5 0 6.00 28 102 53 29 7 17 2 15 6 0 43 -0.141 1.48 -0.4
Rich Rodriguez, BS (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 -0.011 4.18 0.1
Rudy Seanez 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.10 5 21 12 7 2 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 0.166 1.95 1.1
C.J. Nitkowski, L (0-1) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 2.84 3 10 5 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.062 2.32 -0.4
Jay Powell 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.61 2 6 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 -0.274 2.34 -2.0
Juan Alvarez 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.99 1 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 -0.029 0.37 -1.0
Danny Kolb 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.94 2 9 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0.012 0.24 0.9
Team Totals 8 9 6 6 9 6 0 6.75 42 155 83 47 11 25 6 21 9 0 43 11 4 -0.339 1.20 -1.7
J Powell faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
J Alvarez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Cory Lidle 6.1 5 3 3 4 4 1 3.96 30 105 62 39 9 14 10 10 4 1 51 -0.078 1.09 0.2
Jim Mecir 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.15 3 16 9 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.092 2.80 0.6
Jeff Tam, W (1-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.66 3 11 6 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.110 1.43 0.5
Billy Koch, S (42) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.84 3 15 9 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.036 0.46 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 5 7 1 3.00 39 147 86 52 13 21 11 14 4 1 51 1 0 0.160 1.54 1.8
Balks: C Lewis (1); C Lidle (1).
WP: D Kolb (6).
HBP: C Lidle (6; R Rivera).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 24,862.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR TEX R. Rivera C. Lidle -24% 39% Home Run; Blalock Scores
b8 3-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R OAK G. Myers J. Powell 21% 88% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Long Scores; Ellis to 2B
b6 1-3 1 123 4,(3-0)  R OAK M. Ellis C. Lewis 14% 56% Walk; Justice Scores; Velarde to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
t5 2-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R TEX R. Palmeiro C. Lidle -13% 25% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Lamb Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R OAK J. Dye C. Lewis 10% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ellis Scores; Hatteberg to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Cory Lidle facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. Young C. Lidle 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX M. Lamb C. Lidle -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX A. Rodriguez C. Lidle 3% 53% Lineout: SS
t1 0-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O TEX R. Palmeiro C. Lidle 2% 55% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Colby Lewis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK M. Ellis C. Lewis 6% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  OAK S. Hatteberg C. Lewis 6% 67% Single (Ground Ball); Ellis to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 3,(2-0)  O OAK M. Tejada C. Lewis -6% 61% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O OAK E. Chavez C. Lewis -6% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R OAK J. Dye C. Lewis 10% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ellis Scores; Hatteberg to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O OAK D. Justice C. Lewis -4% 60% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Cory Lidle facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX T. Greene C. Lidle 2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX T. Hollandsworth C. Lidle 2% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX K. Mench C. Lidle 1% 65% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Colby Lewis facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK R. Velarde C. Lewis -2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK T. Long C. Lewis -1% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK R. Hernandez C. Lewis -1% 61% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Cory Lidle facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX H. Blalock C. Lidle 3% 64% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 0-1 1 --- 9,(3-2)  TEX R. Rivera C. Lidle -3% 61% Walk
t3 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Young C. Lidle 3% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TEX M. Lamb C. Lidle 3% 67% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Colby Lewis facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O OAK M. Ellis C. Lewis -2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK S. Hatteberg C. Lewis 4% 68% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b3 1-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  OAK M. Tejada C. Lewis 3% 71% Balk; Hatteberg to 3B
b3 1-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. Tejada C. Lewis -6% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O OAK E. Chavez C. Lewis -4% 62% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Cory Lidle facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX A. Rodriguez C. Lidle -5% 57% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t4 0-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Palmeiro C. Lidle 4% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-1 1 1-- TEX T. Greene C. Lidle -2% 60% Balk; Rodriguez to 2B
t4 0-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Greene C. Lidle 4% 64% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 0-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Hollandsworth C. Lidle 4% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Colby Lewis facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK J. Dye C. Lewis 3% 72% Walk
b4 1-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK D. Justice C. Lewis -3% 69% Lineout: CF
b4 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK R. Velarde C. Lewis -3% 66% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK T. Long C. Lewis 3% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Dye to 3B
b4 1-0 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  OAK R. Hernandez C. Lewis 2% 70% Walk; Long to 2B
b4 1-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Ellis C. Lewis -7% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Cory Lidle facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX K. Mench C. Lidle 3% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX H. Blalock C. Lidle -4% 63% Walk
t5 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR TEX R. Rivera C. Lidle -24% 39% Home Run; Blalock Scores
t5 2-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX M. Young C. Lidle -3% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t5 2-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX M. Lamb C. Lidle 2% 38% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lamb to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
t5 2-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  TEX A. Rodriguez C. Lidle -1% 37% Walk
t5 2-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R TEX R. Palmeiro C. Lidle -13% 25% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Lamb Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
t5 3-1 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O TEX T. Greene C. Lidle 5% 29% Foul Flyball: 3B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Rangers' Colby Lewis facing 2-3-4
b5 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK S. Hatteberg C. Lewis -3% 26% Flyball: CF
b5 1-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK M. Tejada C. Lewis 4% 30% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 1-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Chavez C. Lewis -4% 26% Flyball: CF
b5 1-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Dye C. Lewis -3% 23% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Cory Lidle facing 6-7-8
t6 3-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX T. Hollandsworth C. Lidle 2% 24% Lineout: CF
t6 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX K. Mench C. Lidle 1% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 3-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX H. Blalock C. Lidle -1% 25% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
t6 3-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  TEX R. Rivera C. Lidle -2% 23% Hit By Pitch; Blalock to 2B
t6 3-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O TEX M. Young C. Lidle 3% 27% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Rangers' Colby Lewis facing 6-7-8
b6 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK D. Justice C. Lewis 6% 32% Walk
b6 1-3 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  OAK R. Velarde C. Lewis 9% 42% Walk; Justice to 2B
b6 1-3 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O OAK T. Long C. Lewis -9% 33% Popfly: SS
b6 1-3 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OAK R. Hernandez C. Lewis 10% 42% Walk; Justice to 3B; Velarde to 2B
b6 1-3 1 123 4,(3-0)  R OAK M. Ellis C. Lewis 14% 56% Walk; Justice Scores; Velarde to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
Rich Rodriguez replaces Colby Lewis pitching
Adam Piatt pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg (1B) batting 2nd
b6 2-3 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO OAK A. Piatt R. Rodriguez 1% 58% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Velarde Scores; Hernandez to 3B
Rudy Seanez replaces Rich Rodriguez pitching
b6 3-3 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O OAK M. Tejada R. Seanez -8% 50% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 3.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Cory Lidle facing 2-3-4
John Mabry replaces Adam Piatt (PH) playing 1B batting 2nd
t7 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX M. Lamb C. Lidle 4% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t7 3-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX A. Rodriguez C. Lidle -4% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Jim Mecir replaces Cory Lidle pitching
t7 3-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  TEX R. Palmeiro J. Mecir -6% 44% Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
t7 3-3 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O TEX T. Greene J. Mecir 6% 50% Flyball: CF; Rodriguez to 3B
t7 3-3 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  O TEX T. Hollandsworth J. Mecir 9% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Rangers' Rudy Seanez facing 4-5-6
b7 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK E. Chavez R. Seanez -4% 55% Popfly: 2B
b7 3-3 1 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK J. Dye R. Seanez 4% 59% Walk
b7 3-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK D. Justice R. Seanez 3% 62% Dye Steals 2B
b7 3-3 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O OAK D. Justice R. Seanez -6% 56% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 3-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O OAK R. Velarde R. Seanez -6% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 3.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Jeff Tam facing 7-8-9
Jeff Tam replaces Jim Mecir pitching
t8 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX K. Mench J. Tam 5% 55% Popfly: 2B
t8 3-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX H. Blalock J. Tam 4% 58% Foul Flyball: 3B
Herbert Perry pinch hits for Ruben Rivera (CF) batting 9th
t8 3-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX H. Perry J. Tam 3% 61% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Rangers' C.J. Nitkowski facing 8-9-1
C.J. Nitkowski replaces Rudy Seanez pitching
Donnie Sadler replaces Herbert Perry (PH) playing CF batting 9th
b8 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK T. Long C. Nitkowski 6% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b8 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Hernandez C. Nitkowski -2% 65% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Long to 2B
b8 3-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  OAK M. Ellis C. Nitkowski 2% 67% Walk
Jay Powell replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
Greg Myers pinch hits for Frank Menechino batting 2nd
Frank Menechino pinch hits for John Mabry (1B) batting 2nd
b8 3-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R OAK G. Myers J. Powell 21% 88% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Long Scores; Ellis to 2B
Jose Flores pinch runs for Greg Myers (PH) batting 2nd
b8 4-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  R OAK M. Tejada J. Powell 6% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Ellis Scores; Flores to 2B
Juan Alvarez replaces Jay Powell pitching
b8 5-3 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OAK E. Chavez J. Alvarez 1% 96% Flores Steals 3B
b8 5-3 1 1-3 5,(3-2)  R OAK E. Chavez J. Alvarez 2% 97% Tejada Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Flores Scores; Tejada to 2B
b8 6-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  OAK E. Chavez J. Alvarez 0% 98% Walk
Danny Kolb replaces Juan Alvarez pitching
b8 6-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Dye D. Kolb -1% 97% Lineout: 2B
b8 6-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  OAK D. Justice D. Kolb 0% 97% Wild Pitch; Tejada to 3B; Chavez to 2B
b8 6-3 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O OAK D. Justice D. Kolb -1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 6.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Billy Koch facing 1-2-3
Billy Koch replaces Jeff Tam pitching
Randy Velarde moves from 2B to 1B
Jose Flores moves from PR to 2B
Eric Byrnes replaces David Justice playing LF batting 6th
t9 3-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX M. Young B. Koch 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. Lamb B. Koch 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX A. Rodriguez B. Koch 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 6.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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