Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics
71-68, 36-32 Away
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71-68, 36-32 Away
Final
79-58, 41-28 Home
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79-58, 41-28 Home
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BE Young (1, B Zito); G Laird (18, B Zito)
- 3BE Young (1, B Zito)
- HRN Cruz 2 (4, 2nd inning off B Zito 0 on, 1 Out; 6th inning off B Zito 2 on, 1 Out); I Kinsler (11, 8th inning off J Witasick 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIE Young 2 (2), N Cruz 5 (13), I Kinsler (47)
- 2Out RBIE Young 2, N Cruz
- GIDPM Teixeira
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP2 (I Kinsler-M Young-M Teixeira 2)
- EG Laird (5, dropped foul ball)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Ellis2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .365 | .350 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .330 | .383 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .279 | .389 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .366 | .439 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .386 | .523 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .350 | .417 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .329 | .429 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .339 | .397 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .319 | .387 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .242 | .322 | .374 |
| 36 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
a-lined out to left for H Bocachica in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BD Johnson (13, R Tejeda)
- RBIF Thomas (85)
- 2Out RBIF Thomas
- GIDPM Bradley; M Kotsay
- Team LOB12
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Ellis-D Johnson)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Tejeda(W,5-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 113-72 | 5.82 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31-19 | 4.83 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 2.08 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 158-98 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Tejeda 8-11; J Benoit 0-1; W Littleton 1-1
- Game ScoresR Tejeda 51
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Zito(L,16-10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 112-58 | 3.77 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-10 | 3.12 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-11 | 2.96 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27-21 | 9.69 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 172-100 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Zito 6-8; K Calero 0-1; R Flores 1-1; J Witasick 1-3
- Game ScoresB Zito 24
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | E Young doubled to center, G Matthews Jr and M Teixeira scored, M DeRosa to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | N Cruz singled to left, G Laird scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 6th | N Cruz homered to right, E Young and I Kinsler scored. | 7 | 0 | |
| 7th | F Thomas singled to center, M Scutaro scored, M Bradley to second. | 7 | 1 | |
| 8th | I Kinsler homered to left. | 8 | 1 | |
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:05 PM, 4 September 2006
Oakland, California
Attendance: 23,949
Game Time:2:55
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Marty Foster
- First Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
- Second Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
- Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke
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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