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SEA
@ANA		6
7
NYY
@BAL		6
1
TBD
@BOS		8
11
KCR
@CLE		3
7
CHW
@MIN		1
3
OAK
@TEX		8
7
DET
@TOR		0
1
COL
@ARI		8
11
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@CHC		3
7
PHI
@FLA		3
4		 
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@LAD		2
0
CIN
@MON		2
7
ATL
@NYM		1
6
HOU
@SFG		0
7
MIL
@STL		0
4
Sunday, September 29, 2002
, The Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 34,529, Time of Game: 3:10
Athletics
8
103-59
⇐ Won 4
1st
 at Rangers
7
72-90
⇐ Lost 4
4th, 31 GB
W: Barry Zito (23-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  2   5  0  0   0  0  0    8  9  0
Rangers         1  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  3    7 10  1

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ray Durham DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 .289 .825 14 7 -0.010 0.88 0.060 -0.070 0.1 SB
   Olmedo Saenz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .822 4 2 0.003 0.07 0.003 0.000 0.4
Scott Hatteberg 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .280 .807 21 11 -0.010 0.89 0.038 -0.048 -0.2 2 1
   John Mabry 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .821 4 3 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.4 7 0
Miguel Tejada SS 1 2 1 1 2 0 .308 .861 11 3 0.143 1.19 0.143 0.000 1.8 1 2
   Frank Menechino SS-3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .205 .637 11 5 0.001 0.07 0.003 -0.002 0.1 0 1
Eric Chavez 3B 2 2 2 2 2 0 .275 .860 12 4 0.255 1.13 0.255 0.000 3.2 0 2 2B
   Randy Velarde 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .656 4 3 -0.009 0.33 0.000 -0.009 -1.0 0 0 GDP
Jermaine Dye RF 4 1 1 4 0 1 .252 .792 13 8 0.021 1.03 0.106 -0.085 1.3 1 0 HR
   Jason Grabowski LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1.295 2 2 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.3 1 0
David Justice LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .266 .785 13 9 0.011 0.94 0.053 -0.041 -0.1 1 0
   Adam Piatt LF-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .704 7 6 -0.004 0.07 0.000 -0.004 -0.4 1 0
Mark Ellis 2B-SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .272 .753 12 6 0.010 0.65 0.036 -0.026 -0.1 1 2
   Jose Flores PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 4 3 -0.002 0.04 0.000 -0.002 -0.4 1 1
Terrence Long CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .689 7 5 0.032 0.75 0.055 -0.023 0.1 2 0 HBP
   Eric Byrnes CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .717 3 2 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Ramon Hernandez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .648 12 8 -0.076 0.88 0.000 -0.076 -1.1 4 0
   Greg Myers PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .723 6 3 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 5 0
Barry Zito P 2
   Jeff Tam P
   Micah Bowie P
   Billy Koch P
Team Totals 35 8 9 8 7 8 .257 .767 160 90 0.358 0.70 0.752 -0.393 2.8 27 11
2B: E Chavez (31, off J Benoit).
HR: J Dye (24, off J Benoit; 4th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: T Long (2, by J Benoit).
TB: J Dye 4; E Chavez 3; D Justice; O Saenz; F Menechino; M Tejada; S Hatteberg; R Durham.
GIDP: R Velarde (4).
RBI: J Dye 4 (86); E Chavez 2 (109); D Justice (49); M Tejada (131).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: R Durham (26, 2nd base off J Benoit/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Young 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .262 .690 16 12 0.055 0.91 0.112 -0.057 0.8 1 2
Herbert Perry 1B 4 0 1 0 1 3 .276 .813 24 16 -0.099 1.08 0.021 -0.120 -0.9 6 2
Alex Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 2 1 0 .300 1.015 20 10 0.058 0.87 0.114 -0.056 1.3 1 1 2B
Rafael Palmeiro DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 .273 .962 16 7 0.090 1.46 0.116 -0.026 0.2 IW
   Donnie Sadler PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 .436 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 1 2 2 0 1 .314 .895 8 6 0.003 0.32 0.031 -0.029 1.6 9 0 HR,2B
   Todd Greene PR-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .862 4 3 -0.184 6.85 0.000 -0.184 -0.5 0 0
Kevin Mench RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .775 21 15 -0.051 0.47 0.000 -0.051 -1.0 2 0
Hank Blalock 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .632 18 12 -0.044 0.41 0.000 -0.044 -0.9 0 3
Jason Hart LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .267 .820 14 8 -0.012 0.23 0.004 -0.017 -0.1 3 0 2B
   Mike Lamb PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283 .765 8 5 0.014 0.25 0.014 0.000 0.3
Ruben Rivera CF 2 0 1 1 1 0 .209 .612 9 4 0.005 0.69 0.056 -0.051 0.7 3 0 CS
   Travis Hafner PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 .716 5 1 0.026 0.59 0.026 0.000 0.4
Joaquin Benoit P
   Dennys Reyes P 1
   Jay Powell P
   C.J. Nitkowski P
   Francisco Cordero P 1
Team Totals 36 7 10 7 5 8 .278 .810 163 99 -0.139 0.89 0.494 -0.635 1.8 27 8
2B: A Rodriguez (27, off B Koch); I Rodriguez (32, off M Bowie); J Hart (3, off J Tam).
HR: I Rodriguez (19, off J Tam; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: R Palmeiro (16, by B Koch).
TB: I Rodriguez 6; A Rodriguez 2; J Hart 2; M Young 2; R Rivera; R Palmeiro; H Perry; M Lamb.
RBI: A Rodriguez 2 (142); I Rodriguez 2 (60); R Rivera (14); M Young (62); R Palmeiro (105).
2-out RBI: A Rodriguez 2; R Rivera; R Palmeiro; I Rodriguez.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Blalock-M Young-H Perry.
E: I Rodriguez (7).
Baserunning
CS: R Rivera (2, 2nd base by B Zito POCS).

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
Barry Zito, W (23-5) 6 3 1 1 2 4 0 2.75 22 87 52 25 12 15 8 8 4 0 64 0.115 0.66 2.5
Jeff Tam 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 5.13 6 23 15 10 4 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 -0.008 0.20 -1.4
Micah Bowie 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.50 5 17 11 8 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.009 0.36 -0.4
Billy Koch 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 3.27 8 36 21 12 5 4 0 5 3 0 0 0 0.023 2.43 -2.4
Team Totals 9 10 7 7 5 8 1 7.00 41 163 99 55 23 21 9 18 10 1 64 0 0 0.139 0.70 -1.8

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
Joaquin Benoit, L (4-5) 3.1 6 8 8 6 3 1 5.31 23 84 41 22 6 13 3 9 4 1 13 -0.388 1.22 -6.0
Dennys Reyes 2.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 5.33 10 41 26 14 4 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.07 1.5
Jay Powell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.44 3 12 7 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.03 0.6
C.J. Nitkowski 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.63 4 18 11 4 2 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.006 0.15 0.6
Francisco Cordero 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.79 3 5 5 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.005 0.07 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 8 8 7 8 1 8.00 43 160 90 45 13 32 10 16 8 1 13 0 0 -0.360 0.89 -2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Benoit (5; T Long).
IBB: B Koch (6; R Palmeiro).
Pickoffs: B Zito (4; R Rivera, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Gary Darling.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 34,529.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Wind 8mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 7-8 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Greene B. Koch 18% 100% Popfly: SS
t3 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R OAK E. Chavez J. Benoit 15% 69% Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Tejada Scores; Chavez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 4-1 1 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR OAK J. Dye J. Benoit 11% 96% Home Run; Hatteberg Scores; Tejada Scores; Chavez Scores
b9 5-8 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  RR TEX A. Rodriguez B. Koch -10% 85% Double to CF (Line Drive); Hafner Scores; Young Scores
t1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R OAK E. Chavez J. Benoit 9% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hatteberg Scores; Tejada to 2B

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' Joaquin Benoit facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK R. Durham J. Benoit -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK S. Hatteberg J. Benoit 2% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  OAK M. Tejada J. Benoit 3% 54% Walk; Hatteberg to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R OAK E. Chavez J. Benoit 9% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hatteberg Scores; Tejada to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Dye J. Benoit -4% 58% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
t1 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK D. Justice J. Benoit -4% 54% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Barry Zito facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX M. Young B. Zito -4% 51% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TEX H. Perry B. Zito 3% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TEX A. Rodriguez B. Zito 2% 56% Groundout: SS-1B; Young to 2B
b1 0-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R TEX R. Palmeiro B. Zito -9% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Young Scores
b1 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez B. Zito 2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Joaquin Benoit facing 7-8-9
t2 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Ellis J. Benoit 4% 54% Walk
t2 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK T. Long J. Benoit 5% 59% Hit By Pitch; Ellis to 2B
t2 1-1 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK R. Hernandez J. Benoit -5% 54% Popfly: SS
t2 1-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Durham J. Benoit -5% 49% Flyball: LF
t2 1-1 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O OAK S. Hatteberg J. Benoit -4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Barry Zito facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX K. Mench B. Zito 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX H. Blalock B. Zito 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX J. Hart B. Zito 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Joaquin Benoit facing 3-4-5
t3 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK M. Tejada J. Benoit 4% 54% Walk
t3 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R OAK E. Chavez J. Benoit 15% 69% Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Tejada Scores; Chavez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t3 2-1 0 --3 3,(2-0)  O OAK J. Dye J. Benoit -4% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-1 1 --3 2,(0-1)  R OAK D. Justice J. Benoit 5% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive); Chavez Scores
t3 3-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Ellis J. Benoit -2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t3 3-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK T. Long J. Benoit -2% 66% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Barry Zito facing 9-1-2
b3 1-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX R. Rivera B. Zito -4% 61% Walk
b3 1-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX M. Young B. Zito 4% 65% Flyball: RF
b3 1-3 1 1-- O TEX H. Perry B. Zito 5% 70% Rivera Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b3 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX H. Perry B. Zito -1% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 1-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O TEX A. Rodriguez B. Zito 3% 72% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' Joaquin Benoit facing 9-1-2
t4 3-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK R. Hernandez J. Benoit -2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK R. Durham J. Benoit 2% 72% Walk
t4 3-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK S. Hatteberg J. Benoit 4% 75% Durham Steals 2B; Durham to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t4 3-1 1 --3 7,(3-2)  OAK S. Hatteberg J. Benoit 1% 77% Walk
t4 3-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R OAK M. Tejada J. Benoit 7% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Durham Scores; Hatteberg to 3B
t4 4-1 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  OAK E. Chavez J. Benoit 2% 85% Walk; Tejada to 2B
t4 4-1 1 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR OAK J. Dye J. Benoit 11% 96% Home Run; Hatteberg Scores; Tejada Scores; Chavez Scores
Dennys Reyes replaces Joaquin Benoit pitching
t4 8-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O OAK D. Justice D. Reyes -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 8-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Ellis D. Reyes -0% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
5 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Athletics' Barry Zito facing 4-5-6
Frank Menechino replaces Miguel Tejada playing SS batting 3rd
b4 1-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX R. Palmeiro B. Zito 1% 96% Flyball: CF
b4 1-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez B. Zito 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-8 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX K. Mench B. Zito 0% 97% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-1, Rangers' Dennys Reyes facing 8-9-1
t5 8-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK T. Long D. Reyes -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t5 8-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK R. Hernandez D. Reyes -0% 97% Flyball: RF
t5 8-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK R. Durham D. Reyes 0% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t5 8-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Hatteberg D. Reyes -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Athletics' Barry Zito facing 7-8-9
John Mabry replaces Scott Hatteberg playing 1B batting 2nd
Adam Piatt replaces David Justice playing LF batting 6th
Eric Byrnes replaces Terrence Long playing CF batting 8th
b5 1-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX H. Blalock B. Zito 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX J. Hart B. Zito 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX R. Rivera B. Zito 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-1, Rangers' Dennys Reyes facing 3-4-5
t6 8-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK F. Menechino D. Reyes -0% 98% Flyball: CF
t6 8-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK E. Chavez D. Reyes 0% 98% Walk
t6 8-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Dye D. Reyes -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t6 8-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK A. Piatt D. Reyes -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Athletics' Barry Zito facing 1-2-3
Randy Velarde replaces Eric Chavez (3B) playing 2B batting 4th
Frank Menechino moves from SS to 3B
Mark Ellis moves from 2B to SS
Jason Grabowski replaces Jermaine Dye (RF) playing LF batting 5th
Adam Piatt moves from LF to RF
b6 1-8 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX M. Young B. Zito 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX H. Perry B. Zito -1% 98% Walk
b6 1-8 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX A. Rodriguez B. Zito 1% 98% Popfly: 1B
b6 1-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX R. Palmeiro B. Zito 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-1, Rangers' Jay Powell facing 7-8-9
Jay Powell replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
Jose Flores pinch hits for Mark Ellis (SS) batting 7th
t7 8-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Flores J. Powell -0% 99% Lineout: LF
t7 8-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Byrnes J. Powell -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
Greg Myers pinch hits for Ramon Hernandez (C) batting 9th
t7 8-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK G. Myers J. Powell -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Athletics' Jeff Tam facing 5-6-7
Jeff Tam replaces Barry Zito pitching
Greg Myers moves from PH to C
Jose Flores moves from PH to SS
b7 1-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX I. Rodriguez J. Tam -1% 97% Home Run
b7 2-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX K. Mench J. Tam 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-8 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX H. Blalock J. Tam 0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 2-8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX J. Hart J. Tam -0% 98% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b7 2-8 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R TEX R. Rivera J. Tam -1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive); Hart Scores
b7 3-8 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX M. Young J. Tam 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-3, Rangers' C.J. Nitkowski facing 1-2-3
C.J. Nitkowski replaces Jay Powell pitching
Olmedo Saenz pinch hits for Ray Durham (DH) batting 1st
t8 8-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK O. Saenz C. Nitkowski 0% 98% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t8 8-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Mabry C. Nitkowski -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OAK F. Menechino C. Nitkowski 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Saenz to 2B
t8 8-3 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO OAK R. Velarde C. Nitkowski -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-8, Athletics' Micah Bowie facing 2-3-4
Micah Bowie replaces Jeff Tam pitching
b8 3-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX H. Perry M. Bowie 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-8 1 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX A. Rodriguez M. Bowie -1% 97% Walk
b8 3-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX R. Palmeiro M. Bowie 1% 99% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
b8 3-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R TEX I. Rodriguez M. Bowie -2% 97% Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores
Todd Greene pinch runs for Ivan Rodriguez (C) batting 5th
b8 4-8 2 -2- 8,(2-2)  O TEX K. Mench M. Bowie 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 4.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-4, Rangers' Francisco Cordero facing 5-6-7
Francisco Cordero replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
Todd Greene moves from PR to C
t9 8-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK J. Grabowski F. Cordero -0% 98% Lineout: LF
t9 8-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK A. Piatt F. Cordero -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 8-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Flores F. Cordero -0% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-8, Athletics' Billy Koch facing 7-8-9
Billy Koch replaces Micah Bowie pitching
b9 4-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX H. Blalock B. Koch 1% 99% Flyball: LF
Mike Lamb pinch hits for Jason Hart (LF) batting 8th
b9 4-8 1 --- 8,(3-2)  TEX M. Lamb B. Koch -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Travis Hafner pinch hits for Ruben Rivera (CF) batting 9th
b9 4-8 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  TEX T. Hafner B. Koch -3% 95% Walk; Lamb to 2B
b9 4-8 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R TEX M. Young B. Koch -8% 87% Single to RF (Line Drive); Lamb Scores; Hafner to 3B
b9 5-8 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  O TEX H. Perry B. Koch 7% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-8 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  RR TEX A. Rodriguez B. Koch -10% 85% Double to CF (Line Drive); Hafner Scores; Young Scores
b9 7-8 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  TEX R. Palmeiro B. Koch -3% 82% Intentional Walk
Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Rafael Palmeiro (DH) batting 4th
b9 7-8 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Greene B. Koch 18% 100% Popfly: SS
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 7.

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