Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - May 28, 2006 - ESPN

Scores for May 28, 2006

Final

Series: Game 4 of 4

Texas won 3-1

Game 1: Thursday, May 25
Oakland	7	Final
Texas	8	Final
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Game 2: Friday, May 26
Oakland	3	Final
Texas	5	Final
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Game 3: Saturday, May 27
Oakland	6	Final
Texas	3	Final
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Game 4: Sunday, May 28
Oakland	3	Final
Texas	4	Final
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Athletics 3

(23-27, 12-15 away)

Rangers 4

(26-24, 13-15 home)

Alerts

8:05 PM ET, May 28, 2006

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
TEX	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	-	4	6	0

W: V. Padilla (5-3)

L: K. Saarloos (2-3)

S: A. Otsuka (8)

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Kendall C	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	.275
N Swisher LF	5	0	0	0	0	3	2	.301
M Kotsay CF	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	.278
E Chavez DH	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.281
B Kielty RF	3	0	2	0	1	0	2	.262
B Crosby SS	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.232
D Johnson 1B	4	0	0	2	0	1	2	.186
M Scutaro 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.154
a-F Thomas PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.219
M Ellis PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234
A Perez 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.036
b-A Melhuse PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.255
Totals	33	3	7	3	5	7	14
a-walked for M Scutaro in the 8th b-lined out to shortstop for A Perez in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Kendall (6, V Padilla) RBI: D Johnson 2 (8), E Chavez (36) S: B Crosby 2-out RBI: E Chavez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Melhuse 2, M Scutaro 3, B Kielty 1 Team LOB: 9

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Saarloos (L, 7-7)	7.0	4	4	4	7	2	1	109-61	5.57
K Calero	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21-12	5.59
Totals	8.0	6	4	4	7	2	1	130-73
PITCHING Batters faced: K Saarloos 32; K Calero 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Saarloos 11-8; K Calero 2-1 Game Scores: K Saarloos 48

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
G Matthews CF	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	.300
M Young SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.311
M Teixeira 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.284
H Blalock 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.321
K Mench RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.294
B Wilkerson LF	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	.262
R Barajas C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.246
J Botts DH	2	1	2	3	2	0	0	.500
I Kinsler 2B	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.429
Totals	30	4	6	4	7	2	11
BATTING 2B: H Blalock (12, K Saarloos); J Botts (2, K Calero) HR: J Botts (1, 2nd inning off K Saarloos 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Botts 3 (3), I Kinsler (6) 2-out RBI: J Botts 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Mench 1, G Matthews 3 Team LOB: 9

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
V Padilla (W, 15-10)	6.0	5	3	3	3	4	0	100-62	4.57
S Feldman (H, 7)	0.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	14-8	5.27
R Mahay (H, 14)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	1.23
F Cordero (H, 15)	0.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	23-14	6.75
A Otsuka (S, 32)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	2.31
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	5	7	0	152-95
PITCHING Batters faced: V Padilla 26; S Feldman 3; R Mahay 2; F Cordero 5; A Otsuka 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Padilla 9-5; S Feldman 0-0; R Mahay 1-1; F Cordero 0-1; A Otsuka 1-2 Game Scores: V Padilla 51

Scoring Summary

			OAK	TEX
	2nd	D Johnson grounded out to second, E Chavez scored, B Kielty to third.	1	0
	2nd	J Botts homered to right, H Blalock and B Wilkerson scored.	1	3
	4th	D Johnson grounded out to first, M Kotsay scored, B Kielty to third, B Crosby to second.	2	3
	5th	E Chavez singled to right, J Kendall scored, M Kotsay to third.	3	3
	6th	I Kinsler grounded out to first, B Wilkerson scored, R Barajas to third, J Botts to second.	3	4
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Game Notes

THE HOME RUN BY TEXAS DESIGNATED HITTER JASON BOTTS IN THE SECOND INNING WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.