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August 6, 2007

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Bottom 12 R H E
Athletics 7 9 3
Rangers 7 14 1
Bottom 12 R H E
Athletics 7 9 3
Rangers 7 14 1

Gerald Laird Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .234
OBP .000 .288
At Bats 5 312
Hits 0 73
• Singles 0 53
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 33

Andrew Brown Season Stats

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1 0 0
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Rangers Ballpark In Arlington - August 6, 2007
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Strikeout
Andrew Brown
Rob Bowen
Dan Johnson
Mark Ellis
Marco Scutaro
Donnie Murphy
Shannon Stewart
Nick Swisher
Travis Buck
Gerald Laird
Jason Botts
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

Laird strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 12 Saltalamacchia strikes out. There goes Botts. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 12 Botts hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 12 Cruz strikes out.
Top 12 Murphy strikes out.
Top 12 Scutaro takes first base on ball four.
Top 12 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saltalamacchia scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out.
Top 12 Jerry Hairston now playing shortstop. Ellis strikes out.
Bottom 11 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 11 Andrew Brown now pitching. Young strikes out.
Top 11 Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Swisher strikes out.
Top 11 C.J. Wilson now pitching. Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Vazquez strikes out.
Bottom 10 Kinsler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Scutaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Rob Bowen now catching. Laird strikes out.
Top 10 Rob Bowen pinch runs for Jack Cust. Buck strikes out.
Top 10 Jack Cust pinch hits for Kurt Suzuki. Cust takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Murphy strikes out.
Top 10 Joaquin Benoit now pitching. Scutaro hits a fly ball into left field. Botts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Saltalamacchia strikes out.
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 9 Saltalamacchia hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Suzuki settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Suzuki.
Bottom 9 Botts hits a fly ball into center field. Swisher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Byrd moves to third.
Bottom 9 Cruz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Byrd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Byrd reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Sosa hits a fly ball into center field. Swisher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Alan Embree now pitching. Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ellis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Laird settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Piazza hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Vazquez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Saltalamacchia scores.
Bottom 8 Laird hits a fly ball into right field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Saltalamacchia moves to third.
Bottom 8 Huston Street now pitching. Saltalamacchia hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Swisher. Saltalamacchia reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Botts hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saltalamacchia scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out.
Top 8 Stewart takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Suzuki moves to third.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Suzuki moves to second.
Top 8 Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young.
Top 8 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 7 Santiago Casilla now pitching. Byrd strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sosa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buck. Sosa reaches second base with a double. Young moves to third.
Bottom 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Murphy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Vazquez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kinsler strikes out.
Top 7 Scutaro hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Saltalamacchia scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out.
Top 7 Ellis hits a line drive into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Laird hits a line drive towards short. Murphy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Saltalamacchia strikes out. Suzuki drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Saltalamacchia out.
Bottom 6 Ruddy Lugo now pitching. Botts hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piazza hits a popup, foul, towards first. Saltalamacchia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Swisher strikes out.
Top 6 Mike Wood now pitching. Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vazquez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 5 Byrd hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 5 Braden fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Braden. Young moves to second.
Bottom 5 Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Buck strikes out.
Top 5 Suzuki hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Suzuki reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vazquez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Scutaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Vazquez hits a fly ball into center field. Swisher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kinsler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Laird hits a fly ball into center field. Swisher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Saltalamacchia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rheinecker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ellis takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Piazza strikes out.
Top 4 Swisher hits a line drive towards third. Vazquez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Botts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Murphy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 3 Byrd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Sosa moves to second.
Bottom 3 Sosa hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Laird scores. Kinsler scores. Young moves to second.
Bottom 3 Young takes first base on ball four. Laird moves to third. Kinsler moves to second.
Bottom 3 Vazquez hits a popup towards short. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson fields the ball and throws to Braden covering. Safe. Laird moves to second.
Bottom 3 Laird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Murphy misplays the ball. That's an error on Murphy.
Top 3 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Buck is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson scores. Scutaro moves to third.
Top 3 Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. Scutaro moves to second.
Top 3 Scutaro takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Byrd. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Saltalamacchia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Botts strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Byrd hits a fly ball into center field. Swisher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rheinecker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stewart moves to second.
Top 2 Swisher strikes out.
Top 2 Stewart takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Buck strikes out.
Bottom 1 Sosa strikes out.
Bottom 1 Young is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Vazquez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kinsler strikes out.
Top 1 Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vazquez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Murphy hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Scutaro hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Piazza moves to third. Ellis moves to second.
Top 1 Ellis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Swisher scores. Piazza moves to second.
Top 1 Piazza hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Swisher moves to second.
Top 1 Swisher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Stewart strikes out.
Top 1 Buck strikes out.