Final
Oakland leads 1-0 (as of 4/18)
| Game 1: Monday, April 18 | ||
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| Oakland | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, April 19 | ||
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| Oakland | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 3 | |
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8:05 PM ET, April 18, 2005
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| M Kotsay CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .370 | ||
| J Kendall C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .260 | ||
| E Chavez 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .191 | ||
| E Durazo DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .209 | ||
| S Hatteberg 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .298 | ||
| E Byrnes LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .211 | ||
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 | ||
| N Swisher RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .229 | ||
| M Scutaro SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .242 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | |||
| BATTING 2B: M Ellis (1, C Park); M Kotsay (3, C Park); E Durazo 2 (2, C Park, M Riley); N Swisher (3, C Almanzar) HR: E Chavez (2, 5th inning off C Park 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Kotsay 3 (5), E Chavez (4), M Ellis (4), E Durazo (5), N Swisher (8), J Kendall (9) SF: M Kotsay 2-out RBI: E Durazo GIDP: J Kendall Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Byrnes 3, M Scutaro 2, E Chavez 1, N Swisher 2 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Kotsay (1, 3rd base by C Park/R Barajas) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (E Chavez-M Ellis-S Hatteberg). PB: J Kendall. | ||||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| D Haren (W, 14-12) | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 98-60 | 2.37 | |
| J Duchscherer | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26-15 | 1.00 | |
| J Cruz | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20-12 | 16.20 | |
| O Dotel (S, 7) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-4 | 1.80 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 152-91 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Haren 26; J Duchscherer 7; J Cruz 6; O Dotel 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Haren 8-4; J Duchscherer 3-3; J Cruz 0-2; O Dotel 0-0 Game Scores: D Haren 62 | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Soriano 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | ||
| M DeRosa 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| H Blalock 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .316 | ||
| M Young SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .317 | ||
| M Teixeira 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 | ||
| A Gonzalez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .219 | ||
| R Hidalgo RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .173 | ||
| D Dellucci CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .227 | ||
| K Mench LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .205 | ||
| R Barajas C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |||
| BATTING 2B: M Teixeira 2 (4, D Haren, O Dotel); A Soriano (5, D Haren) HR: M Derosa (1, 9th inning off J Cruz 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Teixeira 2 (8), M DeRosa 2 (2) 2-out RBI: M Teixeira 2, M DeRosa 2 GIDP: R Hidalgo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Teixeira 1, M Young 2, A Gonzalez 3 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Young (1, throw) DP: 1 (N Regilio-M Young-M Teixeira). | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Park (L, 8-5) | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 92-52 | 5.40 | |
| M Riley | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39-20 | 6.43 | |
| C Almanzar | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-12 | 21.60 | |
| B Shouse | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 6.23 | |
| N Regilio | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28-18 | 6.75 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 193-110 | ||
| PITCHING WP: M Riley; C Almanzar 2 HBP: J Kendall (By C Park) Balk: M Riley Batters faced: C Park 25; M Riley 8; C Almanzar 5; B Shouse 3; N Regilio 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Park 2-6; M Riley 0-4; C Almanzar 0-1; B Shouse 1-1; N Regilio 3-0 Game Scores: C Park 31 | ||||||||||
| OAK | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Teixeira doubled to deep right, M Young scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | M Kotsay doubled to deep center, M Ellis and M Scutaro scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 2nd | A Soriano struck out swinging, A Soriano safe at first on wild pitch by D Haren, D Dellucci scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 5th | E Chavez homered to right. | 3 | 2 | |
| 5th | M Ellis singled to right, E Durazo scored, S Hatteberg to third. | 4 | 2 | |
| 6th | E Durazo doubled to deep center, J Kendall scored. | 5 | 2 | |
| 7th | N Swisher doubled to deep left center, M Ellis scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| 7th | M Kotsay hit sacrifice fly to left, N Swisher scored. | 7 | 2 | |
| 7th | J Kendall singled to center, M Scutaro scored. | 8 | 2 | |
| 9th | M Derosa homered to right, K Mench scored. | 8 | 4 | |
| 9th | M Teixeira doubled to deep right, H Blalock scored, M Young to third. | 8 | 5 | |
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| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 20,939 (43.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:13 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 24 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Mcclelland, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Tim Timmons |

