April 20, 2001 Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 4
@CHW 1 CLE 5
DET 4 TOR 12
@KCR 4 NYY 6
BOS 1 SEA 4
ANA 1 BAL 6
@TBD 3 TEX 9
OAK 6 ARI 3
COL 2 CIN 9
NYM 5 FLA 5
MON 1 HOU 10
STL 1 LAD 3
SDP 1 PHI 8
ATL 3 CHC 8
@PIT 2 SFG 3
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 39,041

Friday, April 20, 2001, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:59

Athletics

5-12

Lost 1

4th, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  2    6  9  0
Rangers         1  2  0   0  5  0   0  1  X    9 12  2

W: D Oliver (4-0), L: G Heredia (0-4)

Rangers

9-9

Won 1

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .550   14    2   0   
F Menechino 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .971   16    0   1   HBP,GDP
J Giambi 1B                   5   2   3   2    0   1  .407 1.256   14    5   3   HR,2B
O Saenz DH                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .218  .617   17    0   0   
  M Valdez PH                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .607   10    0   0   
A Piatt RF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .257  .643   14    1   0   
T Long CF                     4   1   3   3    0   1  .367  .982   17    3   0   HR,2B
M Tejada SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .227  .716   15    1   1   
E Chavez 3B                   3   1   0   0    0   1  .250  .726   14    1   1   HBP
R Hernandez C                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .279  .674   15    9   0   

G Heredia P                                                              2   0
  M Guthrie P                                                            0   0
  L Vizcaino P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   6   9   5    2  10              146   24   6

BATTING

2B: T Long (4, off D Oliver); J Giambi (7, off D Oliver).

HR: T Long (2, off D Oliver; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Giambi (4, off D Oliver; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: F Menechino (1, by D Oliver); E Chavez (1, by M Petkovsek).

TB: J Giambi 7; T Long 7; R Hernandez; J Damon; A Piatt.

GIDP: F Menechino (2).

RBI: T Long 3 (5); J Giambi 2 (11).

2-out RBI: J Giambi 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Greer LF                    5   1   1   4    0   1  .319  .931   24    1   0   HR
F Catalanotto 2B              5   1   2   1    0   1  .294  .897   14    1   3   HR
A Rodriguez SS                4   1   1   1    1   2  .328 1.106   25    0   2   HR
R Palmeiro 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .904   15    5   1   
I Rodriguez C                 5   2   2   1    0   0  .282  .794   16   10   0   HR,3B
A Galarraga DH                2   1   1   0    1   1  .297  .931   15    0   0   HBP
K Caminiti 3B                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .222  .706   13    1   0   
  S Sheldon 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .600         0   0   
C Curtis CF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .364 1.008   12    4   0   2B,SB
R Mateo RF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .258  .659   19    4   0   

D Oliver P                                                               1   0
  M Petkovsek P                                                          0   0
  M Venafro P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   9  12   9    4   9              153   27   6

BATTING

2B: C Curtis (3, off G Heredia).

3B: I Rodriguez (1, off G Heredia).

HR: A Rodriguez (6, off G Heredia; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); I Rodriguez (3, off G Heredia; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); F Catalanotto (1, off L Vizcaino; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); R Greer (3, off M Guthrie; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

HBP: A Galarraga (4, by G Heredia).

TB: I Rodriguez 7; F Catalanotto 5; A Rodriguez 4; R Greer 4; C Curtis 3; R Palmeiro; A Galarraga; R Mateo; K Caminiti.

RBI: R Greer 4 (12); K Caminiti (8); A Rodriguez (19); C Curtis (8); I Rodriguez (6); F Catalanotto (3).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Rodriguez-F Catalanotto-R Palmeiro.

E: F Catalanotto (2); R Greer (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Curtis (4, 3rd base off M Guthrie/R Hernandez).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Heredia, L (0-4)             4.1   9   6   6    3   5   2   8.85   26   97-54   29· 5·20    6· 3· 6· 2     23    -     0.99  -0.28
M Guthrie                      2.2   2   2   2    1   2   1   3.86   11   38-24   14· 3· 7    2· 4· 1· 1          1-1    0.25  -0.06
L Vizcaino                     1     1   1   1    0   2   1   6.35    4   15-10    5· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         8    12   9   9    4   9   4          41  150-88   48·11·29    9· 7· 7· 4          1-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Oliver, W (4-0)              6.2   6   4   4    2   7   2   5.24   30  101-66   36· 9·21    6· 8· 4· 2     51    -     0.95   0.08
M Petkovsek, H (2)             1.1   1   2   2    0   2   0   9.90    6   27-15    6· 5· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.44   0.03
M Venafro                      1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    4   18-13    6· 1· 6    1· 0· 2· 0          2-2    0.76   0.03
Totals                         9     9   6   6    2  10   2          40  146-94   48·15·31    7·10· 7· 2          4-2

M Petkovsek faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: G Heredia (2; A Galarraga); M Petkovsek (1; E Chavez); D Oliver (1; F Menechino).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 39,041.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 20mph in from Rightfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. J Damon              LF    1. R Greer              LF 
2. F Menechino          2B    2. F Catalanotto        2B 
3. J Giambi             1B    3. A Rodriguez          SS 
4. O Saenz              DH    4. R Palmeiro           1B 
5. A Piatt              RF    5. I Rodriguez          C  
6. T Long               CF    6. A Galarraga          DH 
7. M Tejada             SS    7. K Caminiti           3B 
8. E Chavez             3B    8. C Curtis             CF 
9. R Hernandez          C     9. R Mateo              RF 

   G Heredia            P        D Oliver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  3-1  12-  3  -16%  51% T Long          D Oliver        Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Giambi Scores; Saenz to 3B
   b 5   0  2-3  ---  3   10%  80% I Rodriguez     G Heredia       Home Run
   b 1   2  1-0  ---  4   10%  51% A Rodriguez     G Heredia       Home Run
   t 4   1  3-2  -23  3    9%  61% M Tejada        D Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  1   -9%  45% J Giambi        D Oliver        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Damon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   54%  F Menechino     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  1   45%  J Giambi        Home Run
   O      ---  5   46%  O Saenz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Gil Heredia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   43%  R Greer         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   41%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   R      ---  4   51%  A Rodriguez     Home Run
   O      ---  4   50%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Darren Oliver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  A Piatt         Flyball: RF
          ---  1   50%  T Long          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   53%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   55%  E Chavez        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Gil Heredia facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   64%  I Rodriguez     Triple to LF (Line Drive)
          --3  6   68%  A Galarraga     Walk
   R      1-3  3   73%  K Caminiti      Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores; Galarraga to 2B
          12-  1   78%  C Curtis        Single to RF (Line Drive); Galarraga to 3B; Caminiti to 2B
   O      123  6   73%  R Mateo         Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  4   74%  R Greer         Groundout: 1B-P; Galarraga Scores; Caminiti to 3B; Curtis to 2B
   O      -23  2   70%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   73%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   74%  J Damon         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  1   76%  F Menechino     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gil Heredia facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   74%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   76%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   73%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
          1--  4   75%  A Galarraga     Hit By Pitch; Palmeiro to 2B
          12-  4   77%  K Caminiti      Walk; Palmeiro to 3B; Galarraga to 2B
   O      123  5   72%  C Curtis        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Darren Oliver facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   65%  J Giambi        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  7   61%  O Saenz         Walk
   O      12-  4   67%  A Piatt         Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   51%  T Long          Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Giambi Scores; Saenz to 3B
   O      -23  3   61%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   68%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Gil Heredia facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   66%  R Mateo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   64%  R Greer         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   65%  F Catalanotto   Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  8   67%  A Rodriguez     Walk; Catalanotto to 2B
   O      12-  3   63%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   66%  R Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   69%  J Damon         Popfly: 1B
          ---  5   67%  F Menechino     Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Gil Heredia facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   80%  I Rodriguez     Home Run
          ---  2   83%  A Galarraga     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   80%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  2   88%  C Curtis        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Caminiti Scores
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Gil Heredia pitching
          -2-      90%  R Mateo         Curtis Steals 3B
          --3  4   90%  " "             Walk
   RRR    1-3  1   97%  R Greer         Home Run (CF-RF); Curtis Scores; Mateo Scores
   O      ---  4   97%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 8.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   98%  O Saenz         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   97%  A Piatt         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   RR     1--  9   93%  T Long          Home Run; Piatt Scores
   O      ---  1   94%  M Tejada        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   94%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mark Guthrie facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   94%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   94%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   93%  A Galarraga     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-8, Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   95%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF
          ---  4   93%  J Damon         Reached on E4 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   90%  F Menechino     Hit By Pitch; Damon to 2B
   O      12-  2   94%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Damon to 3B
                  Mark Petkovsek replaces Darren Oliver pitching; Mario Valdez pinch hits for Olmedo Saenz batting 4th
   O      1-3  4   97%  M Valdez        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mark Guthrie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   96%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  C Curtis        Flyball: RF
          ---  3   96%  R Mateo         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   96%  R Greer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-8, Mark Petkovsek facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Sheldon replaces Ken Caminiti playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---  6   97%  A Piatt         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  T Long          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   99%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Luis Vizcaino facing 2-3-4
                  Luis Vizcaino replaces Mark Guthrie pitching
   R      ---  2   99%  F Catalanotto   Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   99%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   99%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 9.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-9, Mark Petkovsek facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   98%  E Chavez        Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   97%  R Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive); Chavez to 2B
                  Mike Venafro replaces Mark Petkovsek pitching
   R      12-  4   92%  J Damon         Single to LF (Line Drive); Chavez Scores/Adv on E7; Hernandez to 2B
   OO     12-  5   99%  F Menechino     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Hernandez to 3B
   R      --3  3   99%  J Giambi        Single to LF (Line Drive); Hernandez Scores
   O      1--  6  100%  M Valdez        Strikeout Looking
        2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation