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Sunday, September 20, 1998, 2:06
, The Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 37,606, Time of Game: 3:11
Athletics
6
71-84
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Rangers
3
83-72
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Kenny Rogers (15-8)
L: Esteban Loaiza (9-10)
S: Billy Taylor (32)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  1   1  2  1   0  0  0    6  8  0
Rangers         0  2  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  4

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bip Roberts 2B-LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .266 .675 27 19 -0.049 1.02 0.040 -0.090 -0.9 4 2
Jason McDonald LF-RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .245 .674 11 7 0.179 1.15 0.199 -0.020 1.5 0 0 SB
Jason Giambi 1B 2 2 1 1 2 1 .298 .878 19 8 0.112 1.00 0.138 -0.025 1.0 8 0 HR
   Ed Sprague 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .685 2 1 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.1 1 0
Matt Stairs DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .301 .892 23 16 0.019 1.27 0.134 -0.115 -0.2 CS
Ben Grieve RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .287 .841 12 5 0.089 0.94 0.120 -0.031 0.7 1 0 HR,IW
   Rafael Bournigal 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .559 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ryan Christenson CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 .262 .701 11 10 -0.039 1.05 0.009 -0.048 -0.7 4 0 SF
Miguel Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .683 20 13 -0.058 0.55 0.000 -0.058 -0.9 1 5
Eric Chavez 3B 2 2 2 0 2 0 .222 .572 20 9 0.067 0.55 0.083 -0.016 0.6 2 1 CS
A.J. Hinch C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .232 .637 18 12 -0.043 0.92 0.027 -0.070 -0.4 6 0
Kenny Rogers P 0 1
   T.J. Mathews P 0 0
   Mike Mohler P 0 0
   Billy Taylor P 0 1
Team Totals 33 6 8 5 5 9 .242 .758 163 100 0.274 0.93 0.750 -0.476 0.7 27 10
HR: B Grieve (17, off E Loaiza; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); J Giambi (26, off E Loaiza; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).
SF: R Christenson (4, off E Loaiza).
IBB: B Grieve (3, by E Loaiza).
TB: J Giambi 4; B Grieve 4; E Chavez 2; A Hinch; M Stairs; B Roberts; J McDonald.
RBI: B Grieve (83); J Giambi (106); M Stairs (104); J McDonald (16); R Christenson (39).
2-out RBI: J Giambi; J McDonald.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Tejada-B Roberts-J Giambi.
Baserunning
SB: J McDonald (10, 2nd base off E Loaiza/I Rodriguez).
CS: M Stairs (3, Home by E Loaiza/I Rodriguez); E Chavez (1, 2nd base by T Crabtree/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark McLemore 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .256 .707 19 11 -0.107 1.20 0.038 -0.145 -1.0 2 3
Roberto Kelly CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .316 .882 6 5 0.048 1.15 0.082 -0.034 0.6 1 0
   Tom Goodwin PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .705 9 5 -0.027 0.52 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 1 0
Rusty Greer LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 .829 17 11 -0.122 1.11 0.000 -0.122 -1.3 4 0
Juan Gonzalez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .986 15 9 -0.169 1.16 0.000 -0.169 -1.7 2 0 GDP
Will Clark DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .900 17 11 0.058 1.02 0.110 -0.052 0.6 2B
Ivan Rodriguez C 3 1 2 2 0 0 .326 .884 15 8 0.203 1.11 0.225 -0.023 1.9 10 2 HR,HBP
Mike Simms 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .303 1.016 8 4 0.007 0.69 0.029 -0.021 -0.0 2 1 2B
   Lee Stevens PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .804 1 1 -0.073 2.69 0.000 -0.073 -0.6 2 0
   Bill Haselman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .309 .876 1 1 0.029 0.85 0.029 0.000 0.2
   Scott Sheldon PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Todd Zeile 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .266 .767 19 11 -0.119 1.67 0.014 -0.132 -1.1 0 0
Royce Clayton SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .247 .670 10 7 0.076 1.50 0.140 -0.065 0.6 3 2 2B
   Luis Alicea PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .796 5 3 -0.029 1.08 0.000 -0.029 -0.3
Esteban Loaiza P 0 0
   Eric Gunderson P 0 1
   Tim Crabtree P 0 0
   Greg Cadaret P 0 0
Team Totals 36 3 10 3 1 6 .278 .760 142 87 -0.225 1.19 0.667 -0.892 -2.3 27 9
2B: R Clayton (28, off K Rogers); W Clark (39, off K Rogers); M Simms (10, off K Rogers).
HR: I Rodriguez (20, off K Rogers; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
HBP: I Rodriguez (3, by T Mathews).
TB: I Rodriguez 5; W Clark 3; M Simms 2; R Kelly 2; R Clayton 2; B Haselman; M McLemore.
GIDP: J Gonzalez (19).
RBI: I Rodriguez 2 (87); R Clayton (50).
2-out RBI: R Clayton.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
E: J Gonzalez (4); R Clayton 2 (20); M Simms (2).

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
Kenny Rogers, W (15-8) 5 8 3 3 1 5 1 3.21 23 91 56 34 7 15 6 11 7 0 43 -0.067 1.15 -0.5
T.J. Mathews, H (19) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.73 10 29 18 13 0 5 2 7 2 0 1 0 0.214 1.39 1.9
Mike Mohler 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.28 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.029 0.85 -0.2
Billy Taylor, S (32) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.69 4 21 12 4 2 6 1 2 0 0 2 0 0.107 0.99 1.1
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 1 6 1 3.00 38 142 87 52 9 26 10 20 9 0 43 4 0 0.225 0.93 2.3
K Rogers faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
M Mohler faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

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
Esteban Loaiza, L (9-10) 5.1 6 6 3 5 7 2 4.93 27 112 67 43 9 15 5 10 4 0 40 -0.307 1.12 -2.5
Eric Gunderson 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.48 5 22 14 5 7 2 2 2 1 0 2 1 -0.005 0.94 0.5
Tim Crabtree 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.67 4 23 15 11 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.027 0.29 0.7
Greg Cadaret 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07 3 9 5 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.011 0.15 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 6 3 5 9 2 3.00 39 166 101 63 20 18 7 18 7 0 40 2 1 -0.274 1.19 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Mathews (4; I Rodriguez).
IBB: E Loaiza (4; B Grieve).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dale Scott.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 37,606.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 89° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Texas Rangers
1 Bip Roberts 2B 1 Mark McLemore 2B
2 Jason McDonald LF 2 Roberto Kelly CF
3 Jason Giambi 1B 3 Rusty Greer LF
4 Matt Stairs DH 4 Juan Gonzalez RF
5 Ben Grieve RF 5 Will Clark DH
6 Ryan Christenson CF 6 Ivan Rodriguez C
7 Miguel Tejada SS 7 Mike Simms 1B
8 Eric Chavez 3B 8 Todd Zeile 3B
9 A.J. Hinch C 9 Royce Clayton SS
Kenny Rogers P Esteban Loaiza P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R TEX R. Clayton K. Rogers -14% 43% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Simms Scores; Zeile to 3B
t5 3-3 1 1-3 9,(2-2)  R OAK M. Stairs E. Loaiza 13% 72% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); McDonald Scores/unER; Giambi to 3B; Stairs to 2B/Adv on E9
b2 0-1 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  RR TEX I. Rodriguez K. Rogers -13% 35% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Clark Scores
t4 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R OAK B. Grieve E. Loaiza 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b3 2-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO TEX J. Gonzalez K. Rogers 10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O OAK B. Roberts E. Loaiza -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK J. McDonald E. Loaiza -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R OAK J. Giambi E. Loaiza 9% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t1 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK M. Stairs E. Loaiza -1% 54% Flyball: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. McLemore K. Rogers 2% 57% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX R. Kelly K. Rogers -3% 54% Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX R. Greer K. Rogers 3% 57% Flyball: CF
b1 0-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez K. Rogers 2% 59% Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK B. Grieve E. Loaiza -2% 57% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK R. Christenson E. Loaiza -2% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK M. Tejada E. Loaiza -1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX W. Clark K. Rogers -6% 48% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b2 0-1 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  RR TEX I. Rodriguez K. Rogers -13% 35% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Clark Scores
b2 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX M. Simms K. Rogers 2% 37% Flyball: RF
b2 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX T. Zeile K. Rogers 2% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Clayton K. Rogers 1% 40% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
t3 1-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK E. Chavez E. Loaiza 4% 44% Walk
t3 1-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK A. Hinch E. Loaiza -4% 40% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-2 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  OAK B. Roberts E. Loaiza 4% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Chavez to 2B
t3 1-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  RO OAK J. McDonald E. Loaiza 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Chavez Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)/No RBI/unER
t3 2-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK J. Giambi E. Loaiza 2% 49% Walk; McDonald to 2B
t3 2-2 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O OAK M. Stairs E. Loaiza -5% 44% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Athletics' Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX M. McLemore K. Rogers -4% 40% Single to 3B (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
b3 2-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  TEX R. Kelly K. Rogers -6% 35% Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); McLemore to 2B
b3 2-2 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Greer K. Rogers 6% 40% Strikeout Looking
b3 2-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO TEX J. Gonzalez K. Rogers 10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 5-6-7
t4 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R OAK B. Grieve E. Loaiza 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t4 3-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK R. Christenson E. Loaiza -2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. Tejada E. Loaiza -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK E. Chavez E. Loaiza 1% 58% Walk
t4 3-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK A. Hinch E. Loaiza -3% 56% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
b4 2-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O TEX W. Clark K. Rogers 3% 59% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b4 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez K. Rogers 2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 2-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX M. Simms K. Rogers -3% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b4 2-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  TEX T. Zeile K. Rogers -1% 57% Walk
b4 2-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R TEX R. Clayton K. Rogers -14% 43% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Simms Scores; Zeile to 3B
b4 3-3 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O TEX M. McLemore K. Rogers 7% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 3.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
t5 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Roberts E. Loaiza -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK J. McDonald E. Loaiza 3% 50% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
t5 3-3 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  OAK J. Giambi E. Loaiza 6% 56% McDonald Steals 2B; McDonald to 3B/Adv on E6
t5 3-3 1 --3 7,(3-2)  OAK J. Giambi E. Loaiza 2% 58% Walk
t5 3-3 1 1-3 9,(2-2)  R OAK M. Stairs E. Loaiza 13% 72% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); McDonald Scores/unER; Giambi to 3B; Stairs to 2B/Adv on E9
t5 4-3 1 -23 4,(3-0)  OAK B. Grieve E. Loaiza 1% 72% Intentional Walk
t5 4-3 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO OAK R. Christenson E. Loaiza 1% 73% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Giambi Scores/unER; Stairs to 3B
t5 5-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Tejada E. Loaiza -4% 69% Stairs Caught Stealing Hm (C-SS-1B-C)
2 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Athletics' Kenny Rogers facing 2-3-4
b5 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX R. Kelly K. Rogers 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 3-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX R. Greer K. Rogers 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez K. Rogers 2% 76% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 3.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 7-8-9
t6 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Tejada E. Loaiza -2% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 5-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK E. Chavez E. Loaiza 2% 76% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t6 5-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OAK A. Hinch E. Loaiza 3% 79% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Chavez to 2B
Eric Gunderson replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching
t6 5-3 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O OAK B. Roberts E. Gunderson -3% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Chavez to 3B
t6 5-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R OAK J. McDonald E. Gunderson 8% 84% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Chavez Scores; Roberts to 2B
t6 6-3 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O OAK J. Giambi E. Gunderson -3% 81% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
b6 3-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX W. Clark K. Rogers -5% 77% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
T.J. Mathews replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
b6 3-6 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  TEX I. Rodriguez T. Mathews -8% 69% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Clark to 2B
Lee Stevens pinch hits for Mike Simms (1B) batting 7th
b6 3-6 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O TEX L. Stevens T. Mathews 7% 76% Popfly: SS
b6 3-6 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O TEX T. Zeile T. Mathews 6% 82% Lineout: CF
b6 3-6 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O TEX R. Clayton T. Mathews 5% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 3.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rangers' Eric Gunderson facing 4-5-6
Lee Stevens moves from PH to 1B
t7 6-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK M. Stairs E. Gunderson -1% 87% Flyball: LF
t7 6-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK B. Grieve E. Gunderson -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B
Tim Crabtree replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
t7 6-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Christenson T. Crabtree -1% 85% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' T.J. Mathews facing 1-2-3
Rafael Bournigal replaces Ben Grieve (RF) playing 2B batting 5th
Bip Roberts moves from 2B to LF
Jason McDonald moves from LF to RF
b7 3-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX M. McLemore T. Mathews 3% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Roberto Kelly (CF) batting 2nd
b7 3-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX T. Goodwin T. Mathews 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 3-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Greer T. Mathews 1% 92% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rangers' Tim Crabtree facing 7-8-9
Tom Goodwin moves from PH to CF
t8 6-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O OAK M. Tejada T. Crabtree -1% 91% Flyball: 2B
t8 6-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK E. Chavez T. Crabtree 1% 92% Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t8 6-3 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O OAK A. Hinch T. Crabtree -2% 90% Chavez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t8 6-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK A. Hinch T. Crabtree -0% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' T.J. Mathews facing 4-5-6
Ed Sprague replaces Jason Giambi playing 1B batting 3rd
b8 3-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez T. Mathews 3% 93% Flyball: CF
b8 3-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX W. Clark T. Mathews 2% 95% Flyball: LF
b8 3-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX I. Rodriguez T. Mathews -2% 93% Hit By Pitch
Mike Mohler replaces T.J. Mathews pitching
Bill Haselman pinch hits for Lee Stevens (1B) batting 7th
b8 3-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX B. Haselman M. Mohler -3% 90% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Rodriguez to 2B
Billy Taylor replaces Mike Mohler pitching
Scott Sheldon pinch runs for Bill Haselman (PH) batting 7th
b8 3-6 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O TEX T. Zeile B. Taylor 6% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rangers' Greg Cadaret facing 1-2-3
Greg Cadaret replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
Scott Sheldon moves from PR to 1B
t9 6-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Roberts G. Cadaret -0% 95% Lineout: CF
t9 6-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. McDonald G. Cadaret -0% 95% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t9 6-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK E. Sprague G. Cadaret -0% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' Billy Taylor facing 9-1-2
Luis Alicea pinch hits for Royce Clayton (SS) batting 9th
b9 3-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX L. Alicea B. Taylor 3% 98% Foul Popfly: 3B
b9 3-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX M. McLemore B. Taylor 2% 99% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b9 3-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin B. Taylor 1% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 3.

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