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NYY  7
@BOS  4

CHW  7
@CLE  5

DET  5
KCR  3

MIN  5
LAA  4

TEX 10
@OAK  8

SEA  3
BAL  2

TBD  6
@TOR  5

PIT  3
@CHC  0

CIN  7
COL  6

LAD  5
SFG  4

WSN  5
@MIL  3

ATL  3
@NYM  0

PHI 10
FLA  5

SDP  4
ARI  1

STL  4
HOU  2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 22,826

Saturday, July 16, 2005, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 2:54
Rangers
10
47-42
Won 1
2nd, 6 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  1   1  0  4   3  0  0   10 12  2
Athletics       0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  5    8 12  0
W: K Rogers (11-4), L: J Blanton (5-8), S: F Cordero (21)
Athletics
8
46-44
Lost 1
3rd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dellucci DH                 4   0   1   1    1   1  .264  .928   20    0   0   
M Young SS                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .331  .906   17    3   7   HR
M Teixeira 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .905   22   12   0   
H Blalock 3B                  5   4   4   1    0   0  .287  .834   17    0   3   HR,2·2B,GDP
A Soriano 2B                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .272  .826   18    1   3   
K Mench LF                    5   1   1   3    0   1  .286  .905   17    6   0   HR
G Matthews CF                 3   1   1   1    2   1  .249  .700   27    1   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   1   1   2    0   3  .209  .682   16    2   0   2B
S Alomar C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .301  .670   13    2   0   

K Rogers P                                                               0   3
  K Loe P                                                                0   0
  B Shouse P                                                             0   0
  F Cordero P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38  10  12  10    5   7              167   27  16
BATTING
2B: H Blalock 2 (22, 2 off J Blanton); R Hidalgo (9, off K Calero).
HR: H Blalock (17, off J Blanton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); K Mench (18, off J Duchscherer; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF); M Young (15, off J Blanton; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: H Blalock 9; M Young 5; K Mench 4; R Hidalgo 2; G Matthews; A Soriano; S Alomar; D Dellucci.
GIDP: H Blalock (6).
RBI: K Mench 3 (49); R Hidalgo 2 (37); M Young (49); S Alomar (13); G Matthews (22); D Dellucci (35); H Blalock (58).
2-out RBI: G Matthews; M Young; D Dellucci.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 6 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 3. K Rogers-M Young-M Teixeira 2; A Soriano-M Young-M Teixeira.
E: H Blalock (3); G Matthews (3).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .287  .700   22    7   0   2B
M Kotsay CF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .732   16    5   0   
B Crosby SS                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .873   24    1   2   GDP
E Chavez 3B                   3   0   2   0    0   1  .278  .798    7    0   1   
  A Melhuse PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .163  .404    2    0   0   2B
B Kielty RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .795   15    2   0   GDP
J Payton LF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .270  .784   13    1   0   HR,GDP
N Swisher 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .245  .765   20   10   0   
K Ginter DH                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .174  .543   15    0   0   2B
M Ellis 2B                    3   2   1   1    1   0  .279  .699   23    1   4   

J Blanton P                                                              0   0
  K Calero P                                                             0   0
  J Kennedy P                                                            0   0
  J Duchscherer P                                                        0   0
  K Yabu P                                                               0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   8  12   6    2   2              157   27   7
BATTING
2B: K Ginter (5, off B Shouse); J Kendall (16, off K Rogers); A Melhuse (3, off K Loe).
HR: J Payton (7, off K Rogers; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Payton 5; J Kendall 3; A Melhuse 2; E Chavez 2; K Ginter 2; M Ellis; B Kielty; M Kotsay; N Swisher.
GIDP: B Crosby (5); J Payton (5); B Kielty (11).
RBI: K Ginter 2 (25); J Kendall (26); M Ellis (15); M Kotsay (50); J Payton (24).
2-out RBI: M Kotsay; J Payton.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. E Chavez-M Ellis-N Swisher.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rogers, W (11-4)             7     6   3   2    1   1   1   2.54   26  107-69   44· 2·23   13· 5· 6· 0     55    -     0.74   0.17
K Loe                          1.1   2   2   2    1   1   0   4.55    7   24-17   10· 2· 5    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
B Shouse                       0     3   3   3    0   0   0   4.80    3   12-7     3· 0· 4    0· 0· 3· 0          1-1    0.31  -0.05
F Cordero, S (21)              0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.89    3   13-9     5· 0· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    1.04   0.05
Totals                         9    12   8   7    2   2   1          39  156-102  62· 4·36   17· 6·12· 0          2-2 
Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Blanton, L (5-8)             5.1   6   5   5    2   5   2   4.64   24   94-61   34· 8·19    6· 8· 3· 0     39    -     0.67  -0.14
K Calero                       0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0   4.85    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    1.23  -0.12
J Kennedy                      0.2   2   2   2    1   0   0   7.19    5   25-14   10· 0· 4    1· 1· 2· 0          1-1    0.23  -0.03
J Duchscherer                  0.2   1   1   1    0   2   1   1.65    3   15-10    4· 4· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.18  -0.04
K Yabu                         1     2   0   0    1   0   0   4.19    5   13-8     5· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
H Street                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.64    3    9-6     5· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12  10  10    5   7   3          43  167-106  63·13·30   11·13· 7· 0          5-5 
B Shouse faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Jerry Crawford.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 22,826.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 71° F, Wind 7mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Dellucci           DH    1. J Kendall            C  
2. M Young              SS    2. M Kotsay             CF 
3. M Teixeira           1B    3. B Crosby             SS 
4. H Blalock            3B    4. E Chavez             3B 
5. A Soriano            2B    5. B Kielty             RF 
6. K Mench              LF    6. J Payton             LF 
7. G Matthews           CF    7. N Swisher            1B 
8. R Hidalgo            RF    8. K Ginter             DH 
9. S Alomar             C     9. M Ellis              2B 

   K Rogers             P        J Blanton            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  ---  1   10%  68% M Young         J Blanton       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  5   10%  60% H Blalock       J Blanton       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 6   1  1-3  123  2   10%  94% R Hidalgo       K Calero        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Blalock Scores; Soriano Scores; Matthews to 3B
   b 5   0  3-0  1--  1    9%  85% B Kielty        K Rogers        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 5   2  3-0  ---  2   -9%  76% J Payton        K Rogers        Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  M Young         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   45%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  M Kotsay        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   50%  B Crosby        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   60%  H Blalock       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   58%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   56%  K Mench         Lineout: RF
          ---  5   58%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   51%  E Chavez        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   55%  B Kielty        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   OO     1--  5   61%  J Payton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   59%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   57%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   68%  M Young         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  8   67%  M Teixeira      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   69%  N Swisher       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   71%  K Ginter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  9   73%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   77%  H Blalock       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   74%  A Soriano       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      -2-  1   71%  K Mench         Flyball: RF
   R      -2-  5   79%  G Matthews      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Blalock Scores
   O      1--  7   78%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   74%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   78%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  3   83%  B Crosby        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   82%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   81%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   82%  M Young         Walk
   O      1--  3   80%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   76%  E Chavez        Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  1   85%  B Kielty        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   R      ---  2   76%  J Payton        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   77%  N Swisher       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   82%  H Blalock       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  2   87%  A Soriano       Single to CF (Line Drive); Blalock to 3B
   O      1-3  5   83%  K Mench         Strikeout Swinging
                  Kiko Calero replaces Joe Blanton pitching
          1-3  6   84%  G Matthews      Walk; Soriano to 2B
   RR     123  2   94%  R Hidalgo       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Blalock Scores; Soriano Scores; Matthews to 3B
   RO     -23  3   95%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B; Matthews Scores; Hidalgo to 3B
                  Joe Kennedy replaces Kiko Calero pitching
   R      --3  4   97%  D Dellucci      Single to RF (Line Drive); Hidalgo Scores
   O      1--  4   97%  M Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-7, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   97%  K Ginter        Lineout: RF
          ---  7   96%  M Ellis         Walk
   R      1--  2   93%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ellis Scores
   O      -2-  2   95%  M Kotsay        Lineout: RF
   R      -2-  7   92%  B Crosby        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kendall Scores/No RBI/unER; Crosby to 1B
   O      1--  4   94%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Joe Kennedy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   93%  M Teixeira      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   94%  H Blalock       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   95%  A Soriano       Walk; Blalock to 2B
                  Justin Duchscherer replaces Joe Kennedy pitching
   RRR    12-  6   99%  K Mench         Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Blalock Scores; Soriano Scores
   O      ---  6   99%  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-10, Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   99%  B Kielty        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   99%  J Payton        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   99%  N Swisher       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3  100%  K Ginter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Keiichi Yabu facing 9-1-2
                  Keiichi Yabu replaces Justin Duchscherer pitching
          ---  3  100%  S Alomar        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5  100%  D Dellucci      Walk; Alomar to 2B
          12-  2  100%  M Young         Single to RF (Line Drive); Alomar to 3B; Dellucci to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  M Teixeira      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   OO     123  1   99%  H Blalock       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 10, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-10, Kameron Loe facing 9-1-2
                  Kameron Loe replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  M Ellis         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   99%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  4  100%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Huston Street facing 5-6-7
                  Huston Street replaces Keiichi Yabu pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  K Mench         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-10, Kameron Loe facing 4-5-6
                  Adam Melhuse pinch hits for Eric Chavez batting 4th
          ---  2  100%  A Melhuse       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  2   99%  B Kielty        Single to CF (Line Drive); Melhuse Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI
   O      1--  4  100%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
                  Brian Shouse replaces Kameron Loe pitching
          1--  6   99%  N Swisher       Single to CF (Line Drive); Kielty to 2B
   RR     12-  4   98%  K Ginter        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Kielty Scores; Swisher Scores
   R      -2-  2   95%  M Ellis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Ginter Scores
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Brian Shouse pitching
   O      1--  2   98%  J Kendall       Lineout: LF
          1--      98%  M Kotsay        Defensive Indifference; Ellis to 2B
   R      -2-  6   95%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ellis Scores
   O      1--  5  100%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-1B
        5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, Athletics 8.

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