September 15, 2007 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
NYY 1 LAA 2
@CHW 1 CLE 6
KCR 0 DET 4
@MIN 3 OAK 7
TEX 3 TBD 6
@SEA 2 TOR 8
BAL 3 FLA 10
@COL 2 HOU 9
PIT 7 LAD 6
ARI 2 MIL 5
CIN 3 PHI 5
@NYM 3 SDP 6
SFG 0 CHC 3
@STL 2 STL 4
CHC 3 WSN 7
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 24,517

Saturday, September 15, 2007, 1:08PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Rangers

69-79

Lost 5

4th, 18 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    3  6  1
Athletics       1  0  1   1  0  1   3  0  X    7 10  0

W: J Blanton (14-9), L: B McCarthy (5-10), S: A Embree (17)

Athletics

74-76

Won 3

3rd, 14 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Catalanotto 1B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .813   12    5   0   
  G Quiroz PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0 1.000 3.000    6    0   0   
  T Metcalf PR-3B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .674         0   0   
I Kinsler 2B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .269  .812   13    1   2   SF
M Young SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .771   22    1   1   
M Byrd RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .811    9    3   0   
J Botts LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .236  .684   17    2   0   
H Blalock DH                  4   1   1   0    0   3  .298  .896   23    0   0   
D Murphy CF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .394 1.096   14    6   0   2B
J Saltalamacchi C             2   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .732   11    6   0   GDP
R Vazquez 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .700    7    0   2   
  S Sosa PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .781    5    0   0   
  B Wilkerson 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .795         0   0   

B McCarthy P                                                             0   0
  A Murray P                                                             0   0
  W Littleton P                                                          0   0
  B White P                                                              0   0
  L Mendoza P                                                            0   0
  A Galarraga P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   3   6   2    2   8              139   24   5

BATTING

2B: D Murphy (9, off J Blanton).

SF: I Kinsler (4, off A Embree).

TB: D Murphy 3; J Botts; M Byrd; H Blalock; J Saltalamacchia.

GIDP: J Saltalamacchia (7).

RBI: D Murphy (11); I Kinsler (57).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: R Vazquez (6).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .291  .751   20    2   0   
D Barton 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .346 1.010   17   10   0   
N Swisher CF-RF               4   2   2   1    0   0  .266  .857   16    2   0   HR,2B,HBP
J Cust RF                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .262  .918   16    2   0   
  J Davanon PR-CF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .195  .557         2   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .274  .771   20    0   2   2B
D Johnson DH                  4   2   3   4    0   1  .237  .768   11    0   0   2·HR
M Scutaro SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .701    8    1   5   
J Hannahan 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .797   17    0   2   
K Suzuki C                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .249  .757   20    8   0   

J Blanton P                                                              0   0
  D Braden P                                                             0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   7  10   7    3   6              145   27  10

BATTING

2B: N Swisher (34, off A Murray); M Ellis (31, off L Mendoza).

HR: N Swisher (22, off B McCarthy; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); D Johnson 2 (17, 2 off A Murray; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: N Swisher (9, by B White).

TB: D Johnson 9; N Swisher 6; M Ellis 2; J Cust 2; J Hannahan; S Stewart.

RBI: D Johnson 4 (59); M Ellis (66); N Swisher (73); J Cust (77).

2-out RBI: D Johnson 2; M Ellis; N Swisher.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ellis-M Scutaro-D Barton.

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
B McCarthy, L (5-10)           3     3   2   2    1   3   1   5.07   13   52-35   19· 1·15    1· 6· 2· 0     47    -     0.97  -0.07
A Murray                       2.2   4   2   2    1   2   2   5.63   13   60-35   19· 3·13    3· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.08
W Littleton                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.56    2    9-6     5· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.37   0.02
B White                        0.1   1   2   2    0   1   0   6.23    3    5-4     1· 0· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.35  -0.01
L Mendoza                      0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   2.08    4    7-5     4· 0· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.39  -0.10
A Galarraga                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   12-7     4· 0· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   7    3   6   3          39  145-92   52· 4·36    9·14· 6· 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, W (14-9)            7     5   3   3    1   6   0   3.78   26   99-67   37· 8·22    8· 6· 5· 0     60    -     0.96   0.19
D Braden                       0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   6.71    2   11-5     2· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.93   0.00
A Embree, S (17)               1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.97    6   28-20   16· 1· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          3-1    0.71   0.06
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2   8   0          34  138-92   55·12·25   11· 8· 5· 0          5-1

J Blanton faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B White (1; N Swisher).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Tim Timmons.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 24,517.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. F Catalanotto        1B    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. I Kinsler            2B    2. D Barton             1B 
3. M Young              SS    3. N Swisher            CF 
4. M Byrd               RF    4. J Cust               RF 
5. J Botts              LF    5. M Ellis              2B 
6. H Blalock            DH    6. D Johnson            DH 
7. D Murphy             CF    7. M Scutaro            SS 
8. J Saltalamacchia     C     8. J Hannahan           3B 
9. R Vazquez            3B    9. K Suzuki             C  

   B McCarthy           P        J Blanton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  3-0  12-  5  -14%  59% D Murphy        J Blanton       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Botts Scores; Blalock to 3B
   t 5   0  3-1  1-3  3   11%  69% J Saltalamacchi J Blanton       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Blalock Scores/No RBI
   b 3   2  0-1  ---  3   10%  74% N Swisher       B McCarthy      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 6   0  2-3  ---  5   10%  85% D Johnson       A Murray        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   b 4   1  0-2  ---  2    8%  85% D Johnson       A Murray        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)

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      ---  3   52%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   54%  I Kinsler       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   55%  M Young         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon McCarthy facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  5   64%  D Barton        Walk; Stewart to 2B
   O      12-  6   61%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Stewart to 3B
   R      1-3  2   68%  J Cust          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Stewart Scores; Barton to 2B
   O      12-  4   64%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   60%  D Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   63%  M Byrd          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   65%  J Botts         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   66%  H Blalock       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon McCarthy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   64%  M Scutaro       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  4   62%  J Hannahan      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   61%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  6   61%  J Saltalamacchi Walk
   O      1--  6   64%  R Vazquez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   67%  F Catalanotto   Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon McCarthy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   65%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   63%  D Barton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  3   74%  N Swisher       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   73%  J Cust          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Blanton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   76%  I Kinsler       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   78%  M Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   79%  M Byrd          Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, A.J. Murray facing 5-6-7
                  A.J. Murray replaces Brandon McCarthy pitching
   O      ---  5   77%  M Ellis         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  2   85%  D Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   84%  M Scutaro       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   85%  J Hannahan      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  4   86%  K Suzuki        Walk; Hannahan to 2B
   O      12-  6   84%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   80%  J Botts         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5   73%  H Blalock       Single to CF (Line Drive); Botts to 2B
   R      12-  5   59%  D Murphy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Botts Scores; Blalock to 3B
   ROO    1-3  3   69%  J Saltalamacchi Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Blalock Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  1   71%  R Vazquez       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, A.J. Murray facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   69%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   73%  N Swisher       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  8   69%  J Cust          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  8   66%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   70%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   72%  I Kinsler       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   74%  M Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, A.J. Murray facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  5   85%  D Johnson       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   83%  M Scutaro       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   82%  J Hannahan      Flyball: CF
                  Wes Littleton replaces A.J. Murray pitching
   O      ---  7   82%  K Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   85%  M Byrd          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   87%  J Botts         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Wes Littleton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   88%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  Bill White replaces Wes Littleton pitching
   O      ---  3   87%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   87%  N Swisher       Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   88%  J Cust          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Swisher to 2B
                  Luis Mendoza replaces Bill White pitching; Jeff Davanon pinch runs for Jack Cust batting 4th
   R      12-  3   94%  M Ellis         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Swisher Scores; Davanon to 3B
   RR     -23  1   98%  D Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Davanon Scores; Ellis Scores
          1--  1   99%  M Scutaro       Reached on E5 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3  2   98%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 7.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-7, Joe Blanton facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Davanon moves to CF; Nick Swisher moves to RF
          ---  4   97%  D Murphy        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  2   93%  J Saltalamacchi Single to RF (Line Drive); Murphy to 3B
                  Dallas Braden replaces Joe Blanton pitching; Sammy Sosa pinch hits for Ramon Vazquez batting 9th
   O      1-3  5   96%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  Guillermo Quiroz pinch hits for Frank Catalanotto batting 1st
          1-3  6   94%  G Quiroz        Walk; Saltalamacchi to 2B
                  Alan Embree replaces Dallas Braden pitching; Travis Metcalf pinch runs for Guillermo Quiroz batting 1st
   RO     123  3   97%  I Kinsler       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Murphy Scores
   O      12-  5   99%  M Young         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-3, Armando Galarraga facing 9-1-2
                  Armando Galarraga replaces Luis Mendoza pitching; Brad Wilkerson replaces Sammy Sosa playing 1B batting 9th; Travis Metcalf moves to 3B
          ---  5   99%  K Suzuki        Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   99%  D Barton        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   99%  N Swisher       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-7, Alan Embree facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   97%  M Byrd          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      96%  J Botts         Defensive Indifference; Byrd to 2B
   O      -2-  9   98%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Byrd to 3B
   O      --3  7  100%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1  100%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation