July 30, 2004 Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
SEA 5 DET 5
CHW 4 CLE 7
@KCR 6
(11) BOS 8
@MIN 2 NYY 2
BAL 1 TOR 3
@TBD 0 TEX 7
OAK 5 ATL 3
NYM 1 CHC 10
PHI 7 CIN 3
HOU 2
(13) COL 4
ARI 1 MON 9
@FLA 0 MIL 5
PIT 0 LAD 12
@SDP 3 STL 7
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 44,116

Friday, July 30, 2004, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Athletics

57-45

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: F Francisco (2-1), L: C Bradford (5-5), S: F Cordero (31)

Rangers

57-44

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kotsay CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .320  .835   18    3   0   
E Byrnes LF                   4   3   3   2    0   0  .283  .858    8    2   0   2·HR,2B,HBP
E Chavez 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .918   16    0   1   
S Hatteberg 1B                5   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .828   21    8   0   2B
D Miller C                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .290  .793   18    7   0   2B
E Durazo DH                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .313  .906   13    0   0   HR
B Crosby SS                   1   0   1   0    3   0  .271  .814   19    1   5   2B
B Kielty RF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .204  .666   19    2   0   
M Scutaro 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .685   18    1   1   

R Harden P                                                               0   1
  J Lehr P                                                               0   0
  C Bradford P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   5   9   5    5   5              150   24   8

BATTING

2B: E Byrnes (24, off F Cordero); B Crosby (23, off J Benoit); S Hatteberg (19, off S Narron); D Miller (18, off F Cordero).

HR: E Byrnes 2 (16, 2 off S Narron; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); E Durazo (15, off S Narron; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

HBP: E Byrnes (9, by J Benoit).

TB: E Byrnes 10; E Durazo 5; S Hatteberg 3; B Crosby 2; D Miller 2.

RBI: E Durazo 2 (51); E Byrnes 2 (48); D Miller (42).

2-out RBI: E Durazo 2; D Miller.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

E: M Scutaro (5).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Young SS                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .328  .869   19    1   1   
H Blalock 3B                  4   0   1   1    1   2  .284  .892   25    1   0   IW
A Soriano 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .786   24    2   3   
M Teixeira 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .275  .945   17    7   0   HR
G Matthews RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .287  .863   11    3   0   
E Young DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .324  .816   12    0   0   
D Dellucci LF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .252  .778   15    3   0   IW
G Laird C                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .649   19    4   1   
  K Mench PH                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .264  .818    1    0   0   HBP
  R Barajas C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .781         1   0   
L Nix CF                      4   2   1   2    0   1  .271  .832   14    3   0   

S Narron P                                                               0   2
  J Benoit P                                                             0   0
  F Francisco P                                                          1   0
  F Cordero P                                                            1   0
Totals                       34   7   9   6    4   7              157   27   7

BATTING

HR: M Teixeira (25, off J Lehr; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: H Blalock (5, by C Bradford); D Dellucci (2, by C Bradford).

HBP: K Mench (6, by C Bradford).

TB: M Teixeira 5; G Matthews 2; M Young 2; E Young; H Blalock; L Nix.

RBI: L Nix 2 (31); M Young 2 (61); M Teixeira (63); H Blalock (74).

2-out RBI: M Young 2; L Nix 2; H Blalock.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

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
R Harden                       6     5   2   2    2   5   0   3.92   26   96-61   37·11·13   10· 5· 4· 0     57    -     1.21   0.20
J Lehr, H (4)                  1.1   2   2   2    0   2   1   5.30    6   34-21   14· 2· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.39  -0.05
C Bradford, BS (3), L (5-5)    0.2   2   3   3    2   0   0   4.89    7   24-12    7· 2· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          1-1    2.99  -0.61
Totals                         8     9   7   7    4   7   1          39  154-94   58·15·21   14· 6· 7· 0          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
S Narron                       2.2   5   4   4    4   1   3  13.50   17   61-35   25· 2· 8    2· 6· 4· 0     29    -     0.79  -0.22
J Benoit                       4.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   6.30   16   56-34   16· 4·14    2· 9· 2· 0          2-0    0.49   0.17
F Francisco, W (2-1)           1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.94    4   15-9     7· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.72   0.04
F Cordero, S (31)              1     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.03    5   16-12    7· 3· 2    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    1.05   0.04
Totals                         9     9   5   5    5   5   3          42  148-90   55·10·25    7·15· 9· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Harden (3); S Narron (1).

IBB: C Bradford 2 (6; D Dellucci, H Blalock).

HBP: C Bradford (3; K Mench); J Benoit (6; E Byrnes).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 44,116.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 3mph out to Rightfield.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. M Kotsay             CF    1. M Young              SS 
2. E Byrnes             LF    2. H Blalock            3B 
3. E Chavez             3B    3. A Soriano            2B 
4. S Hatteberg          1B    4. M Teixeira           1B 
5. D Miller             C     5. G Matthews           RF 
6. E Durazo             DH    6. E Young              DH 
7. B Crosby             SS    7. D Dellucci           LF 
8. B Kielty             RF    8. G Laird              C  
9. M Scutaro            2B    9. L Nix                CF 

   R Harden             P        S Narron             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-3  123  5   47%  86% L Nix           C Bradford      Single to RF (Line Drive); Matthews Scores; Dellucci Scores; Mench to 3B; Nix to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 3   2  0-2  1--  1  -15%  18% E Durazo        S Narron        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Hatteberg Scores
   b 8   1  4-2  ---  5   13%  27% M Teixeira      J Lehr          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 8   2  4-5  -23  1   11%  96% M Young         C Bradford      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Mench Scores; Nix Scores; Young to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 6   2  4-2  -23  6  -10%  21% G Laird         R Harden        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam Narron facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  M Kotsay        Lineout: 2B
   R      ---  1   43%  E Byrnes        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   45%  E Chavez        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   43%  S Hatteberg     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   46%  D Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   50%  M Young         Walk
   O      1--  3   46%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   50%  A Soriano       Fielder's Choice SS; Young to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Soriano to 1B
   O      12-  5   45%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   41%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sam Narron facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   43%  E Durazo        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   41%  B Crosby        Walk
          1--      39%  B Kielty        Wild Pitch; Crosby to 2B
   O      -2-  4   43%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
          -2-  9   42%  M Scutaro       Walk
   O      12-  1   46%  M Kotsay        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Harden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   43%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   41%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   40%  G Laird         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Sam Narron facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  1   31%  E Byrnes        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   33%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  3   31%  S Hatteberg     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   33%  D Miller        Lineout: 2B
   RR     1--  1   18%  E Durazo        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Hatteberg Scores
          ---  5   18%  B Crosby        Walk
          1--  7   17%  B Kielty        Walk; Crosby to 2B
                  Joaquin Benoit replaces Sam Narron pitching
   O      12-  5   19%  M Scutaro       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Harden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   17%  L Nix           Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   15%  M Young         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   14%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joaquin Benoit facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   16%  M Kotsay        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   14%  E Byrnes        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   16%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   17%  S Hatteberg     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Harden facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   15%  A Soriano       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   17%  M Teixeira      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   14%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   12%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joaquin Benoit facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   13%  D Miller        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   12%  E Durazo        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5    9%  B Crosby        Double to LF (Line Drive); Durazo to 3B
   O      -23  3   12%  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   15%  M Scutaro       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Harden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   12%  D Dellucci      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  7   15%  G Laird         Walk
   O      1--  2   12%  L Nix           Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   14%  M Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nix to 3B
   R      1-3  5   22%  H Blalock       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Nix Scores; Young to 3B
   R      1-3      29%  A Soriano       Wild Pitch; Young Scores; Blalock to 2B
   O      -2-  4   24%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joaquin Benoit facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   26%  M Kotsay        Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  4   28%  E Byrnes        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   29%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   25%  M Teixeira      Lineout: RF
          ---  3   29%  G Matthews      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          1--  1   35%  E Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Matthews to 2B
   O      12-  1   30%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Matthews to 3B; Young to 2B
   O      -23  6   21%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joaquin Benoit facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   23%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   24%  D Miller        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   25%  E Durazo        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Justin Lehr facing 9-1-2
                  Justin Lehr replaces Rich Harden pitching
   O      ---  5   21%  L Nix           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   18%  M Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   16%  H Blalock       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Frank Francisco facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Francisco replaces Joaquin Benoit pitching
          ---  5   14%  B Crosby        Walk
   O      1--  3   16%  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   17%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 2B-P; Crosby to 2B
   O      -2-  6   20%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Justin Lehr facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   15%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  5   27%  M Teixeira      Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   34%  G Matthews      Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Chad Bradford replaces Justin Lehr pitching
   O      1--  3   29%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B; Matthews to 2B
          -2-  5   31%  D Dellucci      Intentional Walk
                  Kevin Mench pinch hits for Gerald Laird batting 8th
          12-  1   39%  K Mench         Hit By Pitch; Matthews to 3B; Dellucci to 2B
   RR     123  5   86%  L Nix           Single to RF (Line Drive); Matthews Scores; Dellucci Scores; Mench to 3B; Nix to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23  1   96%  M Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Mench Scores; Nix Scores; Young to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  4   97%  H Blalock       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   96%  A Soriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 7.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-7, Francisco Cordero facing 2-3-4
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Frank Francisco pitching; Rod Barajas replaces Kevin Mench playing C batting 8th
          ---  1   91%  E Byrnes        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   95%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7   98%  S Hatteberg     Lineout: P
   R      -2-  2   96%  D Miller        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Byrnes Scores
   O      -2-  3  100%  E Durazo        Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation