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Athletics
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 28, 2002
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 28, 2002 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | September 28, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 28, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Aaron Harang |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ben Kozlowski |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 44,442 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Darling 1B: Paul Nauert 2B: Steve Rippley 3B: Paul Emmel |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Flores | Second Baseman |
| Randy Velarde | First Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Jermaine Dye | DH |
| Olmedo Saenz | Third Baseman |
| Adam Piatt | Right Fielder |
| Eric Byrnes | Center Fielder |
| Jason Grabowski | Left Fielder |
| Cody McKay | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Young | Second Baseman |
| Mike Lamb | Left Fielder |
| Alex Rodriguez | Shortstop |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Todd Greene | Catcher |
| Hank Blalock | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Mench | Right Fielder |
| Travis Hafner | DH |
| Ruben Rivera | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Narron | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 28, 2002
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Kozlowski
Flores takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Velarde vs. Kozlowski
Kozlowski fires to first and has Flores trapped. There's the throw to Rodriguez who tags Flores for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Kozlowski
Velarde strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Kozlowski
Tejada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Kozlowski
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Harang
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lamb vs. Harang
Lamb takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Harang
Rodriguez is hit by the pitch. Young moves to third. Lamb moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Palmeiro vs. Harang
Palmeiro is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Greene vs. Harang
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Blalock vs. Harang
Blalock takes first base on ball four. Young scores. Lamb moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Mench vs. Harang
There's a wild pitch. Lamb scores. Rodriguez moves to third. Blalock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Mench vs. Harang
Mench hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Blalock scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hafner vs. Harang
Hafner hits a fly ball into center field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Saenz vs. Kozlowski
Saenz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Piatt vs. Kozlowski
Piatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Kozlowski
Byrnes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Kozlowski
Grabowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Kozlowski
McKay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Harang
Rivera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Harang
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Saenz fields it and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lamb vs. Harang
Lamb hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Harang
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Lamb moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Palmeiro vs. Fyhrie
Mike Fyhrie now pitching.
Palmeiro is hit by the pitch. Lamb moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Greene vs. Fyhrie
Greene is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blalock vs. Fyhrie
Blalock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lamb scores. Rodriguez scores. There goes Palmeiro trying to get to third. Byrnes throws the ball in to Saenz, who tags Palmeiro for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Kozlowski
Flores is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Velarde vs. Kozlowski
Velarde is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Kozlowski
Tejada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Kozlowski
Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Saenz vs. Kozlowski
Saenz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Piatt vs. Kozlowski
Piatt hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mench vs. Fyhrie
Mench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grabowski. Mench reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hafner vs. Fyhrie
Hafner hits a fly ball into center field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Fyhrie
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Saenz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Fyhrie
Young is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Kozlowski
Byrnes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Kozlowski
Grabowski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Greene settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Kozlowski
McKay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Flores vs. Kozlowski
Flores hits a fly ball into right field. Mench settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Fyhrie
Lamb hits a fly ball into center field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Fyhrie
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Fyhrie
Palmeiro hits a popup towards third. Saenz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Kozlowski
Velarde takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Kozlowski
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Velarde moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Kozlowski
Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saenz vs. Kozlowski
Saenz hits a fly ball into left field. Lamb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Lilly
Frank Menechino now playing shortstop. Ted Lilly now pitching.
Greene hits a popup towards short. Menechino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Lilly
Blalock strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mench vs. Lilly
Mench hits a fly ball into left field. Grabowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Piatt vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching.
Piatt strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Powell
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blalock juggles the ball. That's an error on Blalock. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Grabowski vs. Powell
Grabowski takes first base on ball four. Byrnes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Powell
McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Byrnes scores. Grabowski moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Mabry vs. Powell
John Mabry pinch hits for Jose Flores.
Mabry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Velarde vs. Powell
Velarde hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grabowski scores. McKay moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Menechino vs. Powell
Menechino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. McKay moves to third. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hafner vs. Lilly
John Mabry now playing first base. Randy Velarde now playing second base.
Hafner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Velarde settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Lilly
Rivera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Lilly
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lamb vs. Lilly
Lamb strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Kolb
Danny Kolb now pitching.
Dye is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Saenz vs. Kolb
Saenz takes first base on ball four. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Long vs. Alvarez
Terrence Long pinch hits for Adam Piatt. Juan Alvarez now pitching.
Long hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dye scores. Saenz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Byrnes vs. Alvarez
Byrnes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Saenz scores. Long moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grabowski vs. Alvarez
There goes Long. The throw from Greene and he is out, Blalock applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Grabowski vs. Alvarez
Grabowski hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rivera who is chasing the ball. Grabowski reaches third base with a triple. Byrnes goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McKay vs. Seanez
Rudy Seanez now pitching.
McKay hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grabowski tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Seanez
Mabry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Bradford
Terrence Long now playing center field. Eric Byrnes now playing right field. Chad Bradford now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Grabowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Bradford
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into center field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Bradford
Greene hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Bradford
Blalock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Saenz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Van Poppel
Donnie Sadler now playing shortstop. Todd Van Poppel now pitching.
Velarde strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menechino vs. Van Poppel
Menechino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Van Poppel
Dye is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mench vs. Bradford
Mench hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grabowski. Mench reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Haselman vs. Bowie
Micah Bowie now pitching. Bill Haselman pinch hits for Travis Hafner.
Haselman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mench moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Rivera vs. Bowie
Rivera takes first base on ball four. Haselman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Bowie
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Lamb vs. Bowie
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Saenz vs. Van Poppel
Saenz strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Long vs. Van Poppel
Long hits a fly ball into center field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Van Poppel
Byrnes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sadler vs. Mecir
Frank Menechino now playing third base. Ramon Hernandez now catching. Mark Ellis now playing shortstop. Jim Mecir now pitching.
Sadler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Mecir
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 10 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Mecir
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menechino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/28/2002 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Flores J, 2b 1 1 0 0 Young M, 2b 5 1 1 0
Mabry J, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Lamb M, lf 4 2 1 1
Velarde R, 1b-2b 4 0 1 1 Rodriguez A, ss 2 2 0 0
Tejada M, ss 3 2 2 3 Sadler D, ss 0 0 0 0
Menechino F, ss-3b 2 0 0 0 Palmeiro R, 1b 4 0 0 0
Dye J, dh 4 1 0 0 Greene T, c 5 1 1 1
Saenz O, 3b 3 1 0 0 Blalock H, 3b 3 1 1 3
Ellis M, ss 0 0 0 0 Mench K, rf 4 0 3 2
Piatt A, rf 3 0 0 0 Hafner T, dh 3 0 0 0
Long T, ph-cf 2 0 1 1 Haselman B, ph 1 0 1 0
Byrnes E, cf-rf 5 3 2 2 Rivera R, cf 2 1 1 0
Grabowski J, lf 3 2 2 1
McKay C, c 3 0 2 2
Hernandez R, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 10 10 10 33 8 9 7
Oakland 112 002 400 -- 10
Texas 430 000 100 -- 8
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Harang A 1.1 3 7 7 4 2
Fyhrie M 2.2 2 0 0 0 2
Lilly T (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Bradford C* 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Bowie M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Mecir J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Kozlowski B 5.0 5 4 4 3 3
Powell J 1.0 2 2 0 1 2
Kolb D (L)+ 0.0 0 2 2 1 0
Alvarez J 0.1 3 2 2 0 0
Seanez R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Van Poppel T 2.0 0 0 0 0 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Blalock H
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Oakland 6, Texas 6
2B -- Mench K 2
3B -- Grabowski J
HR -- Tejada M 2, Byrnes E, Greene T
CS -- Flores J, Long T
SF -- McKay C
HBP -- by Harang A (Rodriguez A), by Fyhrie M (Palmeiro R), by Kozlowski B (Flores J), by Kolb D (Dye J)
WP -- Harang A
T -- 3:28
A -- 44442
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