Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics - Box Score - August 07, 2006 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 7, 2006

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Oakland leads 1-0 (as of 8/7)

Game 1: Monday, August 7
Texas	4	Final
Oakland	7	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 8
Texas	6	Final
Oakland	7	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 9
Texas	14	Final
Oakland	0	Final
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Rangers 4

(56-57, 30-27 away)

Athletics 7

(61-51, 29-25 home)

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10:05 PM ET, August 7, 2006

O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	11	0
OAK	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	-	7	12	0

W: E. Loaiza (5-7)

L: E. Volquez (0-1)

S: K. Calero (2)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
G Matthews CF	4	0	0	1	0	1	1	.318
M Young SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.302
C Lee LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.255
M Teixeira 1B	4	0	2	0	0	2	1	.283
H Blalock 3B	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	.285
M DeRosa RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.321
M Stairs DH	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.265
I Kinsler 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.302
R Barajas C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.249
a-B Wilkerson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.223
Totals	35	4	11	4	1	5	11
a-struck out swinging for R Barajas in the 9th
BATTING 2B: M Stairs 2 (18, E Loaiza 2); I Kinsler (16, E Loaiza); M Teixeira (33, B Halsey) HR: H Blalock (13, 6th inning off E Loaiza 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Stairs (34), I Kinsler (35), H Blalock (70), G Matthews (56) SF: G Matthews 2-out RBI: H Blalock GIDP: G Matthews Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Barajas 1, M Teixeira 1, M Stairs 1 Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: C Lee (1, 2nd base off E Loaiza/J Kendall)
FIELDING Outfield Assist: C Lee (M Scutaro at Home).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
E Volquez (L, 1-6)	5.0	5	4	4	2	4	1	95-55	7.20
R Bauer	1.1	4	3	3	1	1	1	28-15	3.37
C Wilson	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	18-11	3.86
J Rupe	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-7	6.75
Totals	8.0	12	7	7	3	7	2	154-88
PITCHING Batters faced: E Volquez 22; R Bauer 8; C Wilson 4; J Rupe 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Volquez 7-4; R Bauer 2-0; C Wilson 1-0; J Rupe 2-0 Game Scores: E Volquez 43

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Kendall C	5	1	2	0	0	2	2	.275
B Kielty LF	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	.264
M Bradley RF	4	1	1	2	0	1	0	.287
F Thomas DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.260
a-A Melhuse PH-DH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.223
E Chavez 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.235
J Payton CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.295
N Swisher 1B	4	1	2	1	0	2	2	.252
M Scutaro SS	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	.238
M Ellis 2B	4	1	2	4	0	0	4	.216
Totals	35	7	12	7	3	7	13
a-singled to left for F Thomas in the 7th
BATTING 2B: J Kendall (15, E Volquez); M Ellis (12, R Bauer); M Scutaro (13, J Rupe) HR: M Ellis (6, 3rd inning off E Volquez 1 on, 0 Out); M Bradley (8, 7th inning off R Bauer 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Bradley 2 (28), M Ellis 4 (30), N Swisher (59) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Kendall 1, F Thomas 1, M Ellis 2, B Kielty 1, N Swisher 1 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING DP: 2 (E Chavez-N Swisher, M Ellis-M Scutaro-N Swisher).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
E Loaiza (W, 11-9)	6.2	10	4	4	1	4	1	99-65	6.41
C Gaudin (H, 11)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-4	3.21
B Halsey (H, 9)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	3.92
K Calero (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	2.72
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	1	5	1	126-84
PITCHING Batters faced: E Loaiza 29; C Gaudin 1; B Halsey 4; K Calero 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Loaiza 11-4; C Gaudin 1-0; B Halsey 1-2; K Calero 1-1 Game Scores: E Loaiza 41

Scoring Summary

			TEX	OAK
	1st	M Bradley grounded out to first, J Kendall scored.	0	1
	2nd	M Stairs doubled to deep left, H Blalock scored, M DeRosa to third.	1	1
	2nd	I Kinsler grounded out to shortstop, M DeRosa scored, M Stairs to third.	2	1
	3rd	M Ellis homered to left, M Scutaro scored.	2	3
	4th	N Swisher singled to right, F Thomas scored, J Payton to second.	2	4
	6th	H Blalock homered to right.	3	4
	6th	M Ellis doubled to left, J Payton and N Swisher scored, M Scutaro out at home.	3	6
	7th	G Matthews Jr hit sacrifice fly to right, I Kinsler scored.	4	6
	7th	M Bradley homered to left.	4	7
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Game Notes

OAKLAND OUTFIELDER JAY PAYTON EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SEVENTH INNING.