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Thursday, September 23, 2004, 1:05PM
, The Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 23,075, Time of Game: 3:08
Athletics
4
87-65
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Rangers
5
85-67
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Jeff Nelson (1-2)
L: Octavio Dotel (4-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  1    4 10  0
Rangers         0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  3    5 10  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Kotsay CF 4 1 2 1 1 2 .312 .828 24 15 0.068 0.94 0.122 -0.054 0.6 2 0 HR
Eric Byrnes LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .823 20 13 -0.151 1.17 0.000 -0.151 -1.7 2 0
Eric Chavez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 .903 17 12 -0.071 1.30 0.044 -0.115 -0.6 0 3
Scott Hatteberg 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .296 .820 13 7 -0.022 1.05 0.060 -0.082 -0.4 9 0 2B
Jermaine Dye RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 .780 15 8 0.038 1.22 0.119 -0.082 0.0 3 0
Erubiel Durazo DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .320 .918 11 8 -0.058 0.89 0.023 -0.081 -0.5
Bobby Crosby SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 .250 .776 27 17 -0.019 1.04 0.096 -0.115 -0.2 5 4 HR,GDP
Adam Melhuse C 3 1 3 1 1 0 .269 .811 14 5 0.217 0.84 0.217 0.000 2.2 2 0 HR
Marco Scutaro 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .687 12 9 -0.070 1.17 0.016 -0.086 -0.9 3 5 2·SH
Tim Hudson P 0 0
   Jim Mecir P 0 0
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 10 4 2 7 .294 .922 153 94 -0.068 1.07 0.697 -0.766 -1.5 26 12
2B: S Hatteberg (30, off E Ramirez).
HR: M Kotsay (15, off C Park; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Crosby (21, off J Nelson; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); A Melhuse (11, off C Park; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: M Scutaro 2 (5, 1 off J Nelson, 1 off D Brocail).
TB: A Melhuse 6; M Kotsay 5; B Crosby 4; S Hatteberg 2; J Dye; E Chavez; E Durazo.
GIDP: B Crosby (20).
RBI: A Melhuse (29); B Crosby (62); J Dye (73); M Kotsay (60).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .302 .783 20 12 -0.098 1.33 0.062 -0.160 -0.6 2 5 2B
Hank Blalock 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .271 .855 24 16 -0.041 1.28 0.078 -0.118 0.0 0 1 HR
Michael Young SS 5 1 4 1 0 0 .315 .842 15 10 0.337 1.43 0.349 -0.012 1.6 3 2 2·2B
Mark Teixeira 1B 0 0 0 0 5 0 .282 .950 29 9 0.205 2.23 0.205 0.000 1.7 7 3 2·IW
Brian Jordan DH 5 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .635 12 9 -0.355 3.32 0.000 -0.355 -2.3
David Dellucci LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 .247 .799 19 14 0.535 3.25 0.779 -0.244 -0.2 1 0 2B
Kevin Mench RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .277 .856 14 9 -0.113 1.46 0.021 -0.134 -0.6 1 0
Laynce Nix CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .251 .735 13 9 0.072 1.39 0.141 -0.070 0.9 4 0
Rod Barajas C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 .743 18 12 -0.112 1.37 0.022 -0.134 -0.7 7 0 2B
Chan Ho Park P 0 0
   Erasmo Ramirez P 0 0
   Doug Brocail P 1 0
   Ron Mahay P 1 0
   Jeff Nelson P 0 1
Team Totals 36 5 10 5 6 2 .278 .881 164 100 0.430 1.93 1.657 -1.227 -0.1 27 12
2B: D Dellucci (13, off O Dotel); E Young (23, off T Hudson); M Young 2 (32, 1 off O Dotel, 1 off T Hudson); R Barajas (25, off T Hudson).
HR: H Blalock (32, off O Dotel; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: M Teixeira 2 (11, by O Dotel, by T Hudson).
TB: M Young 6; H Blalock 4; E Young 2; R Barajas 2; D Dellucci 2; L Nix 2.
RBI: D Dellucci 2 (61); L Nix (44); M Young (87); H Blalock (107).
2-out RBI: D Dellucci 2; L Nix.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Young-M Young-M Teixeira.

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
Tim Hudson 7 7 2 2 5 2 0 3.33 33 123 76 54 10 12 12 14 7 0 52 0.298 1.49 2.2
Jim Mecir, H (20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.28 3 11 7 4 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.157 1.95 0.6
Octavio Dotel, BS (9), L (4-6) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 3.79 6 30 17 11 0 6 1 4 3 0 0 0 -0.886 4.36 -2.8
Team Totals 8.2 10 5 5 6 2 1 5.19 42 164 100 69 10 21 14 20 10 0 52 0 0 -0.431 1.07 0.1

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
Chan Ho Park 5 6 2 2 0 3 2 5.79 20 78 49 31 5 13 6 11 3 0 50 0.087 1.03 1.0
Erasmo Ramirez 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.59 4 18 12 6 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.108 1.37 -0.7
Doug Brocail 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.53 5 22 11 4 2 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 0.034 1.45 0.3
Ron Mahay 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.59 4 14 9 4 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0.128 1.14 1.2
Jeff Nelson, W (1-2) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.56 5 21 13 7 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.071 0.56 -0.4
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 2 7 3 4.00 38 153 94 52 17 25 14 15 5 0 50 3 0 0.070 1.93 1.5
Balks: C Park (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: O Dotel (7; M Teixeira); T Hudson (3; M Teixeira).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Jim Wolf.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 23,075.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Texas Rangers
1 Mark Kotsay CF 1 Eric Young 2B
2 Eric Byrnes LF 2 Hank Blalock 3B
3 Eric Chavez 3B 3 Michael Young SS
4 Scott Hatteberg 1B 4 Mark Teixeira 1B
5 Jermaine Dye RF 5 Brian Jordan DH
6 Erubiel Durazo DH 6 David Dellucci LF
7 Bobby Crosby SS 7 Kevin Mench RF
8 Adam Melhuse C 8 Laynce Nix CF
9 Marco Scutaro 2B 9 Rod Barajas C
Tim Hudson P Chan Ho Park P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-4 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  RR TEX D. Dellucci O. Dotel 78% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Young Scores; Jordan Scores
b9 3-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. Young O. Dotel 17% 31% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b9 3-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O TEX B. Jordan O. Dotel -14% 22% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Young to 3B
t5 1-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  R OAK A. Melhuse C. Park -13% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t6 2-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R OAK J. Dye E. Ramirez -12% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Hatteberg Scores

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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' Chan Ho Park facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R OAK M. Kotsay C. Park -9% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t1 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK E. Byrnes C. Park 2% 43% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK E. Chavez C. Park 2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK S. Hatteberg C. Park 1% 46% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX E. Young T. Hudson -2% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX H. Blalock T. Hudson -2% 42% Popfly: SS (Short CF)
b1 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX M. Young T. Hudson -1% 41% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Chan Ho Park facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK J. Dye C. Park 2% 43% Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK E. Durazo C. Park -2% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t2 1-0 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  OO OAK B. Crosby C. Park 5% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  TEX M. Teixeira T. Hudson 4% 50% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX B. Jordan T. Hudson -4% 46% Lineout: RF
b2 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX D. Dellucci T. Hudson -3% 43% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  TEX K. Mench T. Hudson 2% 45% Walk; Dellucci to 2B
b2 0-1 2 12- 5,(1-2)  R TEX L. Nix T. Hudson 10% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive); Dellucci Scores; Mench to 2B
b2 1-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O TEX R. Barajas T. Hudson -5% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Chan Ho Park facing 8-9-1
t3 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK A. Melhuse C. Park -4% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O OAK M. Scutaro C. Park 4% 50% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Kotsay C. Park -2% 48% Balk; Scutaro to 2B
t3 1-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Kotsay C. Park 4% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O OAK E. Byrnes C. Park 4% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX E. Young T. Hudson 6% 62% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b3 1-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TEX H. Blalock T. Hudson -2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 3B
b3 1-1 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R TEX M. Young T. Hudson 6% 66% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Young Scores
b3 2-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  TEX M. Teixeira T. Hudson 3% 69% Walk; Young to 2B
b3 2-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O TEX B. Jordan T. Hudson -3% 66% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Young to 3B
b3 2-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O TEX D. Dellucci T. Hudson -5% 61% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Rangers' Chan Ho Park facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK E. Chavez C. Park -4% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t4 1-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O OAK S. Hatteberg C. Park 4% 61% Flyball: RF
t4 1-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O OAK J. Dye C. Park 4% 65% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t4 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK E. Durazo C. Park 3% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 7-8-9
b4 2-1 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O TEX K. Mench T. Hudson -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX L. Nix T. Hudson -2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX R. Barajas T. Hudson 2% 66% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b4 2-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TEX E. Young T. Hudson -3% 62% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 2.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Rangers' Chan Ho Park facing 7-8-9
t5 1-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O OAK B. Crosby C. Park 3% 66% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  R OAK A. Melhuse C. Park -13% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t5 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Scutaro C. Park 2% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  OAK M. Kotsay C. Park -2% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 2-2 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O OAK E. Byrnes C. Park 3% 57% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 2-3-4
b5 2-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX H. Blalock T. Hudson -3% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX M. Young T. Hudson 3% 57% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b5 2-2 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  TEX M. Teixeira T. Hudson 4% 62% Walk; Young to 2B
b5 2-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O TEX B. Jordan T. Hudson -5% 57% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Young to 3B
b5 2-2 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O TEX D. Dellucci T. Hudson -7% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Rangers' Erasmo Ramirez facing 3-4-5
Erasmo Ramirez replaces Chan Ho Park pitching
t6 2-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK E. Chavez E. Ramirez 4% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK S. Hatteberg E. Ramirez -6% 48% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t6 2-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R OAK J. Dye E. Ramirez -12% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Hatteberg Scores
t6 3-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Durazo E. Ramirez 3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
Doug Brocail replaces Erasmo Ramirez pitching
t6 3-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Crosby D. Brocail 3% 42% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 7-8-9
b6 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX K. Mench T. Hudson -4% 38% Flyball: LF
b6 2-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX L. Nix T. Hudson 4% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 2-3 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O TEX R. Barajas T. Hudson -5% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TEX E. Young T. Hudson -4% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rangers' Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
t7 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK A. Melhuse D. Brocail -4% 29% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 3-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Scutaro D. Brocail 2% 31% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Melhuse to 2B
t7 3-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Kotsay D. Brocail -2% 29% Walk
t7 3-2 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O OAK E. Byrnes D. Brocail 4% 33% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Melhuse to 3B
Ron Mahay replaces Doug Brocail pitching
t7 3-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Chavez R. Mahay 6% 39% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 2-3-4
b7 2-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX H. Blalock T. Hudson -5% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX M. Young T. Hudson 9% 43% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b7 2-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  TEX M. Teixeira T. Hudson 4% 47% Intentional Walk
b7 2-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O TEX B. Jordan T. Hudson -9% 37% Lineout: CF
b7 2-3 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O TEX D. Dellucci T. Hudson -10% 28% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rangers' Ron Mahay facing 4-5-6
t8 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK S. Hatteberg R. Mahay 3% 31% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 3-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK J. Dye R. Mahay 2% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Durazo R. Mahay 2% 34% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Jim Mecir facing 7-8-9
Jim Mecir replaces Tim Hudson pitching
b8 2-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX K. Mench J. Mecir -7% 27% Popfly: SS
b8 2-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX L. Nix J. Mecir -5% 22% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
b8 2-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX R. Barajas J. Mecir -4% 19% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 2.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rangers' Jeff Nelson facing 7-8-9
Jeff Nelson replaces Ron Mahay pitching
t9 3-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  R OAK B. Crosby J. Nelson -10% 9% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t9 4-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK A. Melhuse J. Nelson -1% 8% Walk
t9 4-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Scutaro J. Nelson 1% 8% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Melhuse to 2B
t9 4-2 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O OAK M. Kotsay J. Nelson 2% 10% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Byrnes J. Nelson 2% 11% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
Octavio Dotel replaces Jim Mecir pitching
b9 2-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX E. Young O. Dotel -6% 6% Lineout: 2B
b9 2-4 1 --- 10,(3-2)  R TEX H. Blalock O. Dotel 8% 14% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b9 3-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. Young O. Dotel 17% 31% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b9 3-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  TEX M. Teixeira O. Dotel 6% 36% Intentional Walk
b9 3-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O TEX B. Jordan O. Dotel -14% 22% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Young to 3B
b9 3-4 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  RR TEX D. Dellucci O. Dotel 78% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Young Scores; Jordan Scores
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 5.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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