Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics
56-58, 30-28 Away
6
56-58, 30-28 Away
Final
62-51, 30-25 Home
7
62-51, 30-25 Home
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Lee 2 (6, H Street, S Komine); H Blalock (19, K Saarloos)
- HRM Young (11, 3rd inning off S Komine 1 on, 0 Out); M Derosa (9, 3rd inning off S Komine 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Young 2 (73), M DeRosa 2 (48), H Blalock 2 (72)
- 2Out RBIM DeRosa 2
- GIDPH Blalock; C Lee; M DeRosa
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- DP1 (I Kinsler-M Young-M Teixeira)
- EH Blalock 2 (11, ground ball 2); I Kinsler (11, ground ball)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- HRN Swisher (24, 4th inning off K Millwood 2 on, 0 Out); J Payton (9, 4th inning off K Millwood 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIN Swisher 3 (62), J Payton (44), J Kendall (26), M Ellis (31)
- SFJ Kendall
- GIDPJ Kendall
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP4 (E Chavez-M Ellis-N Swisher, K Saarloos-M Ellis-N Swisher, M Scutaro-M Ellis-N Swisher, J Kendall)
- EM Scutaro (8, ground ball)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Millwood(L,16-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 103-61 | 4.74 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29-19 | 4.92 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 0.59 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 145-88 |
- Pitching
- IBBM Teixeira (By S Komine); M Stairs (By K Saarloos)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Millwood 8-5; J Benoit 0-1; W Littleton 2-0
- Game ScoresK Millwood 40
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Saarloos(W,7-7) |
R. Flores(H,2) |
C. Gaudin(H,11) |
H. Street(S,37) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 70-33 | 5.00 |
| 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51-30 | 4.89 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.48 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 3.16 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.15 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 157-86 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Komine 3-6; K Saarloos 8-2; R Flores 0-0; C Gaudin 1-1; H Street 0-0
- Game ScoresS Komine 27
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | M Young homered to left center, G Matthews Jr scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | M DeRosa homered to left, M Teixeira scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 4th | N Swisher homered to right, F Thomas and E Chavez scored. | 4 | 3 | |
| 4th | J Payton homered to center. | 4 | 4 | |
| 7th | J Kendall hit sacrifice fly to center, M Ellis scored. | 4 | 5 | |
| 8th | J Payton safe at first on error by second baseman I Kinsler, A Perez scored, E Chavez to third. | 4 | 6 | |
| 8th | M Ellis grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Chavez scored, J Payton out at second. | 4 | 7 | |
| 9th | H Blalock singled to center, M Young and C Lee scored. | 6 | 7 | |
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 9 August 2006
Oakland, California
Attendance: 21,650
Game Time:2:58
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce
- First Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
- Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
- Third Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
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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