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July 9, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 4 6 2
Athletics 1 5 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 4 6 2
Athletics 1 5 1

Matt Stairs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .329
OBP .000 .406
At Bats 3 258
Hits 0 85
• Singles 0 50
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 31
RBI’s 0 56

John Wetteland Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 22
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - July 9, 1998
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John Wetteland
Ivan Rodriguez
Will Clark
Mark McLemore
Fernando Tatis
Kevin Elster
Rusty Greer
Tom Goodwin
Juan Gonzalez
Matt Stairs
Bip Roberts

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 4 6 2 4
Oakland Athletics 1 5 1 3
Winning Pitcher John Burkett
Losing Pitcher Billy Taylor
Save John Wetteland
Game Winning RBI Ivan Rodriguez
Attendance 11,428
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Stairs hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 John Wetteland now pitching. Tom Goodwin now playing center field. Henderson strikes out.
Top 9 Mike Fetters now pitching. Elster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lee Stevens pinch hits for Mike Simms. Buddy Groom now pitching. Bill Haselman pinch hits for Lee Stevens. Haselman hits a fly ball into center field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores.
Top 9 Greer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. Rodriguez moves to third.
Top 9 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. Clark moves to third.
Top 9 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 9 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There goes Goodwin. The throw from Macfarlane and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 9 Billy Taylor now pitching. Mike Macfarlane now catching. Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Roberto Kelly. Goodwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for A.J. Hinch. Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Voigt hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tejada bunts towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with McLemore covering, for the out. Blowers moves to second.
Bottom 8 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark juggles the ball. That's an error on Clark.
Top 8 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Elster strikes out.
Bottom 7 Giambi hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 7 Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Simms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Greer takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Henderson. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Tatis applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Voigt scores.
Bottom 6 Hinch hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Voigt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Voigt reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Clark hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McLemore hits a fly ball into center field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Tejada strikes out.
Bottom 5 Blowers hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Elster hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Simms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Stairs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Tatis.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 4 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out.
Bottom 3 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Voigt strikes out. Rodriguez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Voigt out.
Top 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 McLemore takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Tatis strikes out.
Top 3 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Simms hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Tejada hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blowers strikes out.
Bottom 2 Giambi hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Greer hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Grieve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Roberts hits a line drive towards first. Clark catches it and steps on first to double up Henderson.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Clark strikes out.
Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.