BATTING - 2B: Long (34,off Sikorski); Grieve (39,off Cordero); Fasano (6,off Cordero);
Piatt (5,off Johnson); Menechino (9,off Johnson).
HR: Velarde (11,1st inning off Sikorski 1 on 2 out); Jason Giambi (43,3rd inning
off Sikorski 0 on 2 out); Tejada (30,5th inning off Cordero 3 on 1 out);
Christenson (4,7th inning off Davis 2 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 11.
Starting Lineups:
Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics
1. Green cf Long cf
2. Clayton ss Velarde 2b
3. Palmeiro 1b Jason Giambi 1b
4. Curtis lf Saenz dh
5. Sierra dh Tejada ss
6. Ledee rf Grieve lf
7. Sheldon 2b Piatt rf
8. Lamb 3b Chavez 3b
9. Knorr c Hernandez c
Oliver p Zito p
RANGERS 1ST: Green flied to left; Clayton struck out; Palmeiro
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 1ST: Long singled; Velarde singled to right [Long to
third]; Jason Giambi singled to right [Long scored, Velarde to
second]; Saenz singled to right [Velarde scored, Jason Giambi to
third]; Tejada forced Saenz (shortstop to second) [Jason Giambi
scored]; Grieve forced Tejada (second to shortstop); Piatt
singled to left [Grieve to second]; Chavez walked [Grieve to
third, Piatt to second]; SIKORSKI REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING);
Hernandez walked [Grieve scored, Piatt to third, Chavez to
second]; Long doubled [Piatt scored, Chavez scored, Hernandez
scored]; Velarde homered [Long scored]; Jason Giambi walked;
Saenz popped to shortstop; 9 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0,
Athletics 9.
RANGERS 2ND: Curtis grounded out (second to first); Sierra
singled; Ledee walked [Sierra to second]; Sheldon singled to
right [Sierra to third, Ledee to second]; Lamb singled to center
[Sierra scored, Ledee to third, Sheldon to second]; Knorr popped
to first; Green grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 9.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Tejada walked; Grieve was called out on strikes;
Piatt popped to shortstop; BELLHORN BATTED FOR CHAVEZ; Bellhorn
walked [Tejada to second]; Hernandez popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 9.
RANGERS 3RD: BELLHORN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Clayton was
called out on strikes; Palmeiro flied to right; Curtis grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1,
Athletics 9.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Long grounded out (third to first); Velarde flied
to right; Jason Giambi homered; Saenz flied to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 10.
RANGERS 4TH: Sierra lined to pitcher; Ledee singled to right;
Sheldon struck out; Lamb singled to left [Ledee to second];
Knorr forced Lamb (third to second) [Ledee to third]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 10.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Tejada flied to center; Grieve flied to center;
Piatt singled to left; Bellhorn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 10.
RANGERS 5TH: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); Clayton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Palmeiro struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 10.
ATHLETICS 5TH: PERISHO REPLACED SIKORSKI (PITCHING); Hernandez
struck out; Long singled; Velarde singled to left [Long to
second]; Perisho threw a wild pitch [Long to third, Velarde to
second]; Jason Giambi singled to left [Long scored, Velarde to
third]; Saenz walked [Jason Giambi to second]; ORTIZ RAN FOR
SAENZ; CORDERO REPLACED PERISHO (PITCHING); Tejada homered
[Velarde scored, Jason Giambi scored, Ortiz scored]; Grieve
doubled; Piatt was called out on strikes; Bellhorn popped to
shortstop; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 15.
RANGERS 6TH: ORTIZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FASANO REPLACED
HERNANDEZ (PLAYING C ); Curtis struck out; Sierra flied to
right; Ledee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1,
Athletics 15.
ATHLETICS 6TH: YOUNG REPLACED CLAYTON (PLAYING 2B); DRANSFELDT
REPLACED PALMEIRO (PLAYING SS); SHELDON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Fasano doubled to left; Long walked; Velarde flied
to center; Jason Giambi walked [Fasano to third, Long to
second]; JEREMY GIAMBI RAN FOR JASON GIAMBI; Ortiz was called
out on strikes; Tejada flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 1, Athletics 15.
RANGERS 7TH: MENECHINO REPLACED VELARDE (PLAYING 2B); JEREMY
GIAMBI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SERVICE REPLACED ZITO
(PITCHING); Sheldon flied to left; Lamb grounded out (first to
pitcher); Knorr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 15.
ATHLETICS 7TH: WASZGIS REPLACED KNORR (PLAYING C ); JOHNSON
REPLACED CORDERO (PITCHING); Grieve walked; CHRISTENSON RAN FOR
GRIEVE; Piatt doubled to left [Christenson to third]; Bellhorn
struck out; Fasano singled [Christenson scored, Piatt scored];
PORTER BATTED FOR LONG; Porter walked [Fasano to second];
Menechino doubled [Fasano scored, Porter scored]; Jeremy Giambi
struck out; Ortiz singled [Menechino scored]; BYRNES BATTED FOR
TEJADA; Byrnes singled to center [Ortiz to second]; DAVIS
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Christenson homered [Ortiz scored,
Byrnes scored]; Piatt singled to right; Bellhorn struck out; 8
R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 23.
RANGERS 8TH: PORTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BELLHORN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BYRNES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); CHRISTENSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PIATT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Green singled to center; Young struck
out; Dransfeldt was called out on strikes; VALDES BATTED FOR
CURTIS; Valdes singled to right [Green to third]; Sierra flied
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 23.
ATHLETICS 8TH: VALDES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LEDEE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ZIMMERMAN REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING);
Fasano was called out on strikes; Porter flied to right;
Menechino singled to center; Jeremy Giambi singled [Menechino to
third]; HINCH BATTED FOR ORTIZ; Hinch struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 23.
RANGERS 9TH: HINCH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BELITZ REPLACED
SERVICE (PITCHING); Ledee walked; Sheldon singled [Ledee to
second]; Lamb grounded out (second to first) [Ledee to third,
Sheldon to second]; Waszgis singled to left [Ledee scored,
Sheldon to third]; Green struck out; Young flied to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 23.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Rangers 2 9 0 9
Athletics 23 24 0 11