Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
74-55, 38-29 Away
5
74-55, 38-29 Away
Final
66-65, 31-33 Home
3
66-65, 31-33 Home
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Ellis2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .363 | .348 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .328 | .384 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .365 | .450 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .387 | .517 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .353 | .415 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 | .323 | .425 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .362 | .476 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .243 | .321 | .365 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .314 | .359 |
| 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BE Chavez (18, A Eaton); M Ellis (15, A Eaton)
- HRN Swisher (27, 4th inning off A Eaton 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Payton (49), F Thomas (76), N Swisher (76), J Kendall (36), M Kotsay (48)
- SFM Kotsay; F Thomas
- Team LOB11
- Baserunning
- CSJ Payton (3, 2nd base by R Mahay)
- Fielding
- EM Ellis (2, ground ball)
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Young (45, J Blanton); C Lee (11, J Blanton); R Barajas (19, J Blanton)
- RBIC Lee 3 (15)
- 2Out RBIC Lee 2
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSG Matthews (5, 2nd base by J Blanton/J Kendall)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Blanton(W,16-12) |
K. Calero(H,26) |
J. Kennedy(H,17) |
J. Duchscherer(S,9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 112-74 | 4.45 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 3.26 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 1.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.56 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 148-98 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Blanton 4-9; K Calero 0-0; J Kennedy 1-2; J Duchscherer 0-2
- Game ScoresJ Blanton 53
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Eaton(L,7-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 83-47 | 5.17 |
| 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 58-38 | 4.79 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28-14 | 1.90 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.51 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 185-109 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Benoit
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Eaton 1-7; J Benoit 3-6; W Littleton 0-3; R Mahay 1-1
- Game ScoresA Eaton 28
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Payton grounded out to shortstop, F Thomas scored, E Chavez to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | F Thomas hit sacrifice fly to left, J Kendall scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | N Swisher homered to right. | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Kendall singled to right, M Scutaro scored, M Ellis to third. | 4 | 0 | |
| 6th | C Lee doubled to right, M Young scored. | 4 | 1 | |
| 7th | C Lee singled to left, R Barajas and G Matthews Jr scored, M Young to second. | 4 | 3 | |
| 8th | M Kotsay hit sacrifice fly to right, M Scutaro scored, M Ellis to third. | 5 | 3 | |
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
1:05 AM, 27 August 2006
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 37,756
Game Time:3:08
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt
- First Base Umpire - Larry Young
- Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
- Third Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
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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