Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics
56-57, 30-27 Away
4
56-57, 30-27 Away
Final
61-51, 29-25 Home
7
61-51, 29-25 Home
Rangers Hitting
a-struck out swinging for R Barajas in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BM Stairs 2 (18, E Loaiza 2); I Kinsler (16, E Loaiza); M Teixeira (33, B Halsey)
- HRH Blalock (13, 6th inning off E Loaiza 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Stairs (34), I Kinsler (35), H Blalock (70), G Matthews (56)
- 2Out RBIH Blalock
- SFG Matthews
- GIDPG Matthews
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- SBC Lee (1, 2nd base off E Loaiza/J Kendall)
- Fielding
- AssistsC Lee (M Scutaro at Home)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Ellis2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .355 | .325 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .327 | .407 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .371 | .483 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .380 | .524 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .279 | .369 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .342 | .411 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .319 | .429 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .366 | .476 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .238 | .305 | .376 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .292 | .326 |
| 35 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
a-singled to left for F Thomas in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BJ Kendall (15, E Volquez); M Ellis (12, R Bauer); M Scutaro (13, J Rupe)
- HRM Ellis (6, 3rd inning off E Volquez 1 on, 0 Out); M Bradley (8, 7th inning off R Bauer 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIM Bradley 2 (28), M Ellis 4 (30), N Swisher (59)
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP2 (E Chavez-N Swisher, M Ellis-M Scutaro-N Swisher)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
E. Volquez(L,1-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 95-55 | 7.20 |
| 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28-15 | 3.38 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 6.75 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 154-88 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Volquez 7-4; R Bauer 2-0; C Wilson 1-0; J Rupe 2-0
- Game ScoresE Volquez 43
Athletics Pitching
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Loaiza 11-4; C Gaudin 1-0; B Halsey 1-2; K Calero 1-1
- Game ScoresE Loaiza 41
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Bradley grounded out to first, J Kendall scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | M Stairs doubled to deep left, H Blalock scored, M DeRosa to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | I Kinsler grounded out to shortstop, M DeRosa scored, M Stairs to third. | 2 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Ellis homered to left, M Scutaro scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 4th | N Swisher singled to right, F Thomas scored, J Payton to second. | 2 | 4 | |
| 6th | H Blalock homered to right. | 3 | 4 | |
| 6th | M Ellis doubled to left, J Payton and N Swisher scored, M Scutaro out at home. | 3 | 6 | |
| 7th | G Matthews Jr hit sacrifice fly to right, I Kinsler scored. | 4 | 6 | |
| 7th | M Bradley homered to left. | 4 | 7 | |
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 8 August 2006
Oakland, California
Attendance: 21,208
Game Time:2:36
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dana Demuth
- First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
- Second Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
- Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |
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