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Athletics
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 24, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 24, 1999 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gil Heredia |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Aaron Sele |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 40,207 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Dan Morrison 1B: Fieldin Culbreth 2B: Larry Young 3B: Marty Foster |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Randy Velarde | Second Baseman |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| John Jaha | DH |
| Matt Stairs | Right Fielder |
| Ben Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Eric Chavez | Third Baseman |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Rafael Palmeiro | DH |
| Todd Zeile | Third Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 24, 1999
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Sele
Becker hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Sele
Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clayton. Velarde moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Sele
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Jaha vs. Sele
There goes Velarde. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Zeile applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Heredia
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Heredia
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Heredia
The umpire calls a balk on Heredia Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Heredia
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Heredia
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jaha vs. Sele
Jaha takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Sele
Stairs hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Stairs reaches second base with a double. Jaha moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grieve vs. Sele
Rodriguez fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rodriguez. Jaha scores. Stairs moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Sele
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Tejada vs. Sele
Tejada hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Chavez vs. Sele
Chavez hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Heredia
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Heredia
Zeile hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Zeile reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Heredia
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zeile moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Clayton vs. Heredia
Clayton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Goodwin vs. Heredia
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Sele
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Sele
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Sele
Velarde hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Sele
Giambi takes first base on ball four. Velarde moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jaha vs. Sele
Jaha hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Heredia
McLemore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Becker. McLemore reaches second base with a double. Becker throws the ball in to Velarde who relays the ball to Chavez who tags McLemore trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Heredia
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Heredia
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greer for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Sele
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Sele
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Sele
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Heredia
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Heredia
Palmeiro takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Zeile vs. Heredia
Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heredia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Stevens vs. Heredia
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heredia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Sele
Chavez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chavez for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Sele
Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Sele
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Velarde vs. Sele
Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Heredia
Clayton hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Clayton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Heredia
Goodwin bunts towards third. Chavez fields it and throws to first for the out. Clayton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
McLemore vs. Heredia
McLemore hits a line drive into right field. Stairs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stairs. Clayton scores. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Heredia
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McLemore scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Heredia
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Heredia
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Heredia
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Sele
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jaha vs. Sele
Jaha hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Sele
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Sele
Grieve hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stairs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Tejada vs. Sele
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Heredia
Zeile hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Heredia
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Heredia
Clayton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching.
Goodwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Groom
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Macfarlane and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
McLemore vs. Groom
McLemore bunts towards the right side of the infield. Velarde fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Groom
There's a wild pitch. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Groom
There goes McLemore. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. McLemore steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Groom
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McLemore scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Groom
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. McMichael
Greg McMichael now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. McMichael
Palmeiro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Zeile vs. Harville
Chad Harville now pitching.
Zeile hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Sele
Chavez hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Sele
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zeile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Sele
Becker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Harville
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Stevens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Clayton vs. Kubinski
Tim Kubinski now pitching.
Clayton hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Stevens scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Kubinski
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Kubinski
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Kubinski
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clayton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Kubinski
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velarde scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Velarde hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez who is chasing the ball. Velarde reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Giambi vs. Crabtree
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Crabtree covering, for the out. Velarde scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jaha vs. Crabtree
Jaha hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Crabtree
Stairs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Crabtree
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Kubinski
Olmedo Saenz now playing first base. Jason McDonald now playing right field.
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Kubinski
Palmeiro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Macfarlane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Kubinski
Zeile hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Kubinski
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Zimmerman
Jeff Zimmerman now pitching.
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Zimmerman
Chavez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Zimmerman
Macfarlane hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Zimmerman
Becker hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/24/1999 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Becker R, cf 5 0 0 0 McLemore M, 2b 5 2 3 2
Velarde R, 2b 4 1 3 0 Rodriguez I, c 5 2 4 2
Giambi J, 1b 3 0 0 1 Greer R, lf 5 0 0 0
Saenz O, 1b 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, rf 5 3 4 5
Jaha J, dh 3 1 0 0 Palmeiro R, dh 3 0 0 0
Stairs M, rf 3 1 2 1 Zeile T, 3b 5 0 1 0
McDonald J, rf 0 0 0 0 Stevens L, 1b 5 2 2 0
Grieve B, lf 4 0 1 0 Clayton R, ss 3 2 3 3
Tejada M, ss 4 0 0 0 Goodwin T, cf 3 1 1 0
Chavez E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Macfarlane M, c 4 1 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 3 39 12 18 12
Oakland 010 000 021 -- 4
Texas 000 046 11x -- 12
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Heredia G (L) 5.1 10 6 6 2 3
Groom B 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
McMichael G* 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
Harville C+ 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Kubinski T 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Sele A (W) 7.0 5 1 0 3 5
Crabtree T 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Zimmerman J 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Clayton R, Rodriguez I, Stairs M, Macfarlane M
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Texas 7
2B -- Stairs M, Zeile T, McLemore M, Macfarlane M, Clayton R, Stevens L
3B -- Velarde R
HR -- Gonzalez J 3, Clayton R, Stairs M, Macfarlane M
SB -- Goodwin T, McLemore M
CS -- Velarde R
SH -- Goodwin T
WP -- Groom B
Balk -- Heredia G
T -- 3:01
A -- 40207
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