Ejections: TEX Manager Ron Washington by Bill Miller [Balls and
strikes]; Michael Young by Bill Miller [Called third strike]
Time of Game: 4:33 Attendance: 24737
Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Texas Rangers
1. Buck rf Kinsler 2b
2. Stewart lf Vazquez 3b
3. Swisher cf Young ss
4. Piazza dh Sosa dh
5. Ellis 2b Byrd cf
6. Johnson 1b Cruz rf
7. Scutaro 3b Botts lf
8. Murphy ss Saltalamacchia 1b
9. Suzuki c Laird c
Braden p Rheinecker p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Buck struck out; Stewart struck out; Swisher
singled to left; Piazza singled to left [Swisher to second];
Ellis singled to left [Swisher scored, Piazza to second];
Johnson walked [Piazza to third, Ellis to second]; Scutaro
homered to left [Piazza scored, Ellis scored, Johnson scored];
Murphy homered to left-center; Suzuki grounded out (third to
first); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Kinsler was called out on strikes; Vazquez struck
out; Young was hit by a pitch; Sosa was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Buck struck out; Stewart walked; Swisher was
called out on strikes; Piazza singled to shortstop [Stewart to
second]; Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Byrd flied to center; Cruz singled to center; Botts
was called out on strikes; Saltalamacchia popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Johnson doubled to center; Scutaro walked; Murphy
singled to center [Johnson to third, Scutaro to second]; Suzuki
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Johnson scored, Scutaro to third, Murphy out at second]; Buck
was hit by a pitch; Stewart forced Buck (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Laird reached on an error by Murphy; Kinsler
singled to first [Laird to second]; Vazquez made an out to
shortstop; Young walked [Laird to third, Kinsler to second];
Sosa singled to left [Laird scored (unearned), Kinsler scored,
Young to second]; Byrd singled to center [Young scored, Sosa to
second]; Cruz struck out; Botts forced Byrd (shortstop to
second); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Swisher lined to third; Piazza was called out on
strikes; Ellis walked; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 4TH: Saltalamacchia grounded out (second to first);
Laird flied to center; Kinsler singled to left; Vazquez flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Scutaro grounded out (second to first); Murphy
grounded out (third to first); Suzuki doubled to right; Buck
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 5TH: Young singled to center; Young safe on a pick-off
error by Braden [Young to second]; Sosa struck out; Byrd popped
to first; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7,
Rangers 3.
ATHLETICS 6TH: WOOD REPLACED RHEINECKER (PITCHING); Stewart
grounded out (third to first); Swisher struck out; Piazza popped
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 6TH: LUGO REPLACED BRADEN (PITCHING); Botts flied to
left; Saltalamacchia struck out (catcher to first); Laird lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Ellis flied to center; Johnson grounded out
(first unassisted); Scutaro flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 7TH: Kinsler struck out; Vazquez was called out on
strikes; Young singled to shortstop; Sosa doubled to right
[Young to third]; CASILLA REPLACED LUGO (PITCHING); Byrd struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Murphy struck out; Suzuki reached on an error by
Young; Wood threw a wild pitch [Suzuki to second]; Buck grounded
out (second to first) [Suzuki to third]; Stewart walked; Swisher
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 7, Rangers 3.
RANGERS 8TH: Cruz singled to right; Botts homered to center
[Cruz scored]; STREET REPLACED CASILLA (PITCHING);
Saltalamacchia doubled to center; Laird flied to right
[Saltalamacchia to third]; Kinsler grounded out (second to
first) [Saltalamacchia scored]; Vazquez struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 6.
ATHLETICS 9TH: Piazza flied to right; Ellis popped to catcher;
Johnson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7,
Rangers 6.
RANGERS 9TH: EMBREE REPLACED STREET (PITCHING); Young homered to
right; Sosa flied to center; Byrd doubled to left; Cruz was
walked intentionally; Botts flied to center [Byrd to third];
Suzuki dropped a foul fly hit by Saltalamacchia for an error;
Cruz advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Cruz
to second]; Saltalamacchia struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 7, Rangers 7.
ATHLETICS 10TH: BENOIT REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Scutaro flied
to left; Murphy struck out; CUST BATTED FOR SUZUKI; Cust walked;
BOWEN RAN FOR CUST; Buck struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 7, Rangers 7.
RANGERS 10TH: BOWEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Laird struck
out; Kinsler popped to third; Vazquez was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 7.
ATHLETICS 11TH: WILSON REPLACED BENOIT (PITCHING); Stewart
grounded out (second to first); Swisher struck out; Piazza
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics
7, Rangers 7.
RANGERS 11TH: A. BROWN REPLACED EMBREE (PITCHING); Young was
called out on strikes; Rangers Michael Young & Mgr Ron
Washington ejected by HP umpire Bill Miller; Sosa was called
out on strikes; Byrd grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 7.
ATHLETICS 12TH: HAIRSTON REPLACED YOUNG (PLAYING SS); Ellis
struck out; Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); Scutaro
walked; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7,
Rangers 7.
RANGERS 12TH: Cruz struck out; Botts singled to right;
Saltalamacchia struck out while Botts advanced to second on a
wild pitch; Laird was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 7.
ATHLETICS 13TH: EYRE REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Bowen walked;
Buck out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Bowen to
second]; Stewart popped to first; Swisher was walked
intentionally; Piazza singled to right [Bowen scored, Swisher to
third]; FURMANIAK RAN FOR PIAZZA; Ellis singled to second
[Swisher scored, Furmaniak to second]; Johnson struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, Rangers 7.
RANGERS 13TH: FURMANIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CALERO
REPLACED A. BROWN (PITCHING); Kinsler singled to right; Vazquez
flied to left; CATALANOTTO BATTED FOR HAIRSTON; Kinsler advanced
to second because of defensive indifference [Kinsler to second];
Catalanotto grounded out (second to first) [Kinsler to third];
Sosa walked; Byrd struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics
9, Rangers 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 9 11 3 12
Rangers 7 15 1 13
