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LAA  8
SEA  4

BAL  5
TOR  4

BOS  7
NYY  6

CHW  5
@DET  4

KCR 11
MIN  7

CLE  4
@TBD  3

OAK 16
@TEX  4

STL  2
@CHC  1

CIN  2
PHI  1

(10)
SDP 11
@COL  1

WSN  6
@FLA  5

(14)
LAD 10
PIT  2

HOU  6
@MIL  5

ATL  7
@NYM  3

SFG  4
ARI  2

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 29,782

Friday, April 20, 2007, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 3:03
Athletics
16
9-7
Won 4
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  8  0   2  0  0   0  6  0   16 13  0
Rangers         0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  1    4 10  0
W: J Blanton (2-0), L: B McCarthy (1-3)
Rangers
4
6-10
Lost 3
4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   2   2   4    2   0  .226  .612   25    0   0   HR
N Swisher 1B                  5   2   1   1    1   1  .236  .808   26   11   1   HR
E Chavez 3B                   5   0   0   1    0   0  .266  .736   24    0   2   GDP
  A Melhuse PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    1    0   1   
M Piazza DH                   6   0   0   0    0   3  .242  .660   21    0   0   
M Bradley CF                  1   3   1   0    4   0  .281  .848   29    2   0   IW
  B Kielty PR-CF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .150  .450    2    0   0   
T Buck RF                     3   2   2   5    3   1  .282 1.004   27    1   0   HR,2B
B Crosby SS                   4   2   3   2    1   0  .234  .642   19    1   3   2·2B
  M Scutaro SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .425    3    0   2   
J Kendall C                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .183  .446   25    8   0   HBP
M Ellis 2B                    5   2   3   3    0   0  .244  .627   20    3   5   2·2B

J Blanton P                                                              1   1
  K Calero P                                                             0   1
  J Marshall P                                                           0   0
  J Witasick P                                                           0   0
  L DiNardo P                                                            0   1
Totals                       39  16  13  16   12   5              222   27  17
BATTING
2B: B Crosby 2 (3, off B Chen, off B McCarthy); T Buck (4, off B Chen); M Ellis 2 (4, off J Benoit, off B McCarthy).
HR: N Swisher (2, off J Benoit; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); S Stewart (1, off J Benoit; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); T Buck (1, off B Chen; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
IBB: M Bradley (1, by B Chen).
HBP: J Kendall (1, by B McCarthy).
TB: T Buck 6; B Crosby 5; S Stewart 5; M Ellis 5; N Swisher 4; J Kendall; M Bradley.
GIDP: E Chavez (2).
RBI: T Buck 5 (7); S Stewart 4 (5); M Ellis 3 (12); B Crosby 2 (6); E Chavez (9); N Swisher (6).
2-out RBI: T Buck 5; S Stewart 3; M Ellis 2; N Swisher.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Crosby-M Ellis-N Swisher.
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .254  .674   16    3   0   2B
F Catalanotto LF              3   1   1   0    0   0  .154  .592   12    0   0   
  M Kata PH-LF-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .696    4    3   0   
M Young SS                    4   0   1   2    0   2  .185  .559   12    0   4   2B
M Teixeira 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .214  .575   22    7   0   
  J Hairston LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .732         0   0   
S Sosa DH                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .204  .695   13    0   0   
H Blalock 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .236  .610   17    1   2   
I Kinsler 2B                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .333 1.254   14    4   3   2·2B,GDP
N Cruz RF                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .211  .523   13    4   0   2B
G Laird C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .119  .358   13    5   0   

B McCarthy P                                                             0   0
  B Chen P                                                               0   0
  S Feldman P                                                            0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  J Benoit P                                                             0   0
  A Otsuka P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   4  10   4    1   8              136   27   9
BATTING
2B: M Young (4, off J Blanton); K Lofton (3, off J Blanton); N Cruz (1, off L DiNardo); I Kinsler 2 (3, off L DiNardo, off J Blanton).
TB: I Kinsler 4; K Lofton 4; M Teixeira 2; N Cruz 2; M Young 2; F Catalanotto.
GIDP: I Kinsler (1).
RBI: M Young 2 (12); N Cruz (5); K Lofton (6).
2-out RBI: M Young 2; K Lofton.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. M Young-I Kinsler-M Teixeira.

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
J Blanton, W (2-0)             6     7   3   3    1   7   0   4.13   25   94-64   32· 9·23    9· 5· 3· 0     52    -     0.33   0.08
K Calero                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.14    3    8-5     4· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
J Marshall                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.09   0.00
J Witasick                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   9.00    3   11-8     5· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
L DiNardo                      1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.60    5   19-10    8· 1· 1    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1   8   0          37  136-89   50·13·26   16· 7· 5· 0          1-0 
Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B McCarthy, L (1-3)            1     4   6   6    2   1   0  10.20   10   43-23   13· 4· 6    0· 4· 2· 0     20    -     1.15  -0.34
B Chen                         4     4   4   4    5   2   1   7.20   20   86-49   27· 6·16    5· 5· 3· 0          2-2    0.22  -0.08
S Feldman                      1     0   0   0    3   1   0   4.32    6   30-12    6· 1· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
R Mahay                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.35    3   18-10    4· 1· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
J Benoit                       1     5   6   6    1   1   2  10.80    9   34-20   12· 4· 4    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
A Otsuka                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   11-5     4· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  16  16   12   5   3          52  222-119  66·17·36   13·14· 7· 0          2-2 
B McCarthy faced 6 batters in the 2nd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: B Chen (1; M Bradley).
HBP: B McCarthy (2; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Paul Nauert.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 29,782.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 76° F, Wind 16mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. S Stewart            LF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. N Swisher            1B    2. F Catalanotto        LF 
3. E Chavez             3B    3. M Young              SS 
4. M Piazza             DH    4. M Teixeira           1B 
5. M Bradley            CF    5. S Sosa               DH 
6. T Buck               RF    6. H Blalock            3B 
7. B Crosby             SS    7. I Kinsler            2B 
8. J Kendall            C     8. N Cruz               RF 
9. M Ellis              2B    9. G Laird              C  

   J Blanton            P        B McCarthy           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  2   14%  74% B Crosby        B McCarthy      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bradley Scores; Buck Scores
   t 2   0  0-2  12-  6    9%  85% M Ellis         B McCarthy      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Crosby Scores; Kendall to 3B
   t 2   2  0-5  123  4    7%  96% T Buck          B Chen          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Stewart Scores; Swisher Scores; Bradley Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  4   -6%  39% K Lofton        J Blanton       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  3    6%  45% F Catalanotto   J Blanton       Fielder's Choice P; Lofton out at 3B/P-SS-3B-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon McCarthy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  S Stewart       Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   47%  E Chavez        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   45%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   39%  K Lofton        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   45%  F Catalanotto   Fielder's Choice P; Lofton out at 3B/P-SS-3B-2B
   O      1--  3   48%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   45%  M Teixeira      Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Catalanotto to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon McCarthy facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   54%  M Bradley       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--  7   59%  T Buck          Walk; Bradley to 2B
   RR     12-  2   74%  B Crosby        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bradley Scores; Buck Scores
          -2-  4   76%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch
   R      12-  6   85%  M Ellis         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Crosby Scores; Kendall to 3B
   R      -23  3   89%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores; Ellis to 3B
                  Bruce Chen replaces Brandon McCarthy pitching
          1-3  5   90%  N Swisher       Walk; Stewart to 2B
   RO     123  3   91%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Ellis Scores; Stewart to 3B; Swisher to 2B
   O      -23  3   89%  M Piazza        Lineout: 2B
          -23  4   89%  M Bradley       Intentional Walk
   RRR    123  4   96%  T Buck          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Stewart Scores; Swisher Scores; Bradley Scores
          -2-  5   96%  B Crosby        Walk
   O      12-  5   96%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  8 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-8, Joe Blanton facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   95%  H Blalock       Walk
   OO     1--  2   97%  I Kinsler       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   97%  N Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bruce Chen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   97%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   97%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   97%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-8, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   97%  G Laird         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   98%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bruce Chen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   98%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   98%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   98%  M Bradley       Walk
   RR     1--  2   99%  T Buck          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Bradley Scores
          ---  5   99%  B Crosby        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  7   99%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-10, Joe Blanton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   99%  M Young         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   99%  M Teixeira      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   99%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6  100%  H Blalock       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-0, Bruce Chen facing 9-1-2
          ---  5  100%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  6  100%  S Stewart       Walk; Ellis to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF
   OO     12-  3   99%  E Chavez        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-10, Joe Blanton facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   99%  I Kinsler       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   99%  N Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B; Kinsler to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  2   99%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Line Drive); Kinsler Scores
          1--  6   99%  F Catalanotto   Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lofton to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   98%  M Young         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Lofton Scores; Catalanotto Scores
   O      -2-  5   98%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-3, Scott Feldman facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Feldman replaces Bruce Chen pitching
   O      ---  6   98%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   98%  M Bradley       Walk
          1--  4   99%  T Buck          Walk; Bradley to 2B
   O      12-  4   98%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Bradley to 3B
          1-3  5   98%  J Kendall       Walk; Crosby to 2B
   O      123  4   98%  M Ellis         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 10, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-10, Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   99%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   99%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  I Kinsler       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, Rangers 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-3, Ron Mahay facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Mahay replaces Scott Feldman pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   99%  N Swisher       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   99%  E Chavez        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-10, Kiko Calero facing 8-9-1
                  Kiko Calero replaces Joe Blanton pitching
   O      ---  1   99%  N Cruz          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   99%  G Laird         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3   99%  K Lofton        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  Jay Marshall replaces Kiko Calero pitching; Matt Kata pinch hits for Frank Catalanotto batting 2nd
   O      1--  4  100%  M Kata          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, Rangers 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-3, Joaquin Benoit facing 4-5-6
                  Joaquin Benoit replaces Ron Mahay pitching; Matt Kata moves to LF
   O      ---  2  100%  M Piazza        Lineout: LF
          ---  8  100%  M Bradley       Walk
                  Bobby Kielty pinch runs for Milton Bradley batting 5th
   O      1--  6  100%  T Buck          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3  100%  B Crosby        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kielty to 2B
          12-  4  100%  J Kendall       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Kielty to 3B; Crosby to 2B
   RR     123  2  100%  M Ellis         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Kielty Scores; Crosby Scores; Kendall to 3B
   RRR    -23  2  100%  S Stewart       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Kendall Scores; Ellis Scores
   R      ---  6  100%  N Swisher       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Adam Melhuse pinch hits for Eric Chavez batting 3rd
   O      ---  1  100%  A Melhuse       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 16, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-16, Jay Witasick facing 3-4-5
                  Jay Witasick replaces Jay Marshall pitching; Adam Melhuse moves to 3B; Marco Scutaro replaces Bobby Crosby playing SS batting 7th; Bobby Kielty moves to CF
   O      ---  4  100%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  M Teixeira      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 16, Rangers 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 16-3, Akinori Otsuka facing 4-5-6
                  Akinori Otsuka replaces Joaquin Benoit pitching; Matt Kata moves to 1B; Jerry Hairston replaces Mark Teixeira playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2  100%  B Kielty        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4  100%  T Buck          Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 16, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-16, Lenny DiNardo facing 6-7-8
                  Lenny DiNardo replaces Jay Witasick pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  H Blalock       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6  100%  I Kinsler       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  2  100%  N Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Kinsler Scores
   O      -2-  3  100%  G Laird         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  5  100%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 16, Rangers 4.

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