Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
73-55, 37-29 Away
9
73-55, 37-29 Away
Final
66-64, 31-32 Home
3
66-64, 31-32 Home
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Ellis (14, E Volquez); M Bradley (10, R Bauer); N Swisher (17, C Wilson)
- RBIM Kotsay (47), M Ellis (39), J Kendall (35), M Bradley 2 (38), N Swisher 3 (75)
- 2Out RBIM Ellis, J Kendall
- GIDPJ Payton; M Bradley; E Chavez
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- EB Zito (1, throw)
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 3BC Lee (1, B Zito)
- RBIC Lee 2 (12), M Teixeira (79)
- Team LOB3
- Baserunning
- SBM DeRosa (4, 2nd base off B Zito/J Kendall)
- Fielding
- DP3 (M Young-I Kinsler-M Teixeira 2, I Kinsler-M Young-M Teixeira)
- EM Young (11, throw)
Athletics Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPE Chavez (By C Wilson)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Zito 9-15; C Gaudin 2-0
- Game ScoresB Zito 71
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
E. Volquez(L,1-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 91-57 | 4.58 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 39-24 | 3.86 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-3 | 3.59 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31-23 | 3.88 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-15 | 4.19 |
| 9.0 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 188-122 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Volquez 7-3; J Rupe 3-2; R Mahay 0-0; R Bauer 3-1; C Wilson 0-1
- Game ScoresE Volquez 35
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | M Kotsay grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Ellis scored, J Kendall out at second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | M Ellis walked, E Chavez scored, J Payton to third, M Scutaro to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Kendall singled to left, J Payton scored, M Scutaro to third, M Ellis to second. | 3 | 0 | |
| 9th | M Bradley doubled to deep right center, J Kendall and M Kotsay scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 9th | F Thomas safe at first on throwing error by shortstop M Young, M Bradley scored. | 6 | 0 | |
| 9th | N Swisher doubled to left, A Perez, E Chavez and J Payton scored. | 9 | 0 | |
| 9th | C Lee tripled to deep right, G Matthews Jr and M Young scored. | 9 | 2 | |
| 9th | M Teixeira grounded out to first, C Lee scored. | 9 | 3 | |
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
1:35 AM, 26 August 2006
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 31,117
Game Time:2:52
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bob Davidson
- First Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
- Second Base Umpire - Larry Young
- Third Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
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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