Athletics 11, 
Rangers 9
| W: | A. Brown (3-2) |
| L: | J. Rheinecker (2-2) |
| SV: | H. Street (16) |
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .271 |
| B Wilkerson 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| M Young SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .312 |
| S Sosa DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 |
| M Byrd RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .307 |
| J Botts LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .235 |
| D Murphy CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .388 |
| T Metcalf 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .236 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Botts (7, C Lewis) HR: S Sosa (20, 6th inning off S Casilla 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: S Sosa 5 (88), M Byrd (63), T Metcalf (15), G Laird 2 (44) 2-out RBI: T Metcalf, G Laird 2, S Sosa 3 GIDP: T Metcalf, B Wilkerson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Sosa 1, I Kinsler 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: I Kinsler (20, 2nd base off D Meyer/K Suzuki) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Laird (12, throw) DP: 3 (T Metcalf-B Wilkerson, M Young-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson, G Laird-M Young). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Gabbard | 4.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 94-50 | 4.65 |
| M Wood | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-13 | 4.80 |
| J Rheinecker (L, 4-3) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-7 | 5.52 |
| W Littleton | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-11 | 3.61 |
| F Francisco | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.71 |
| J Benoit | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 2.61 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 176-100 | |
| PITCHING HBP: N Swisher (By K Gabbard) Batters faced: K Gabbard 23; M Wood 5; J Rheinecker 2; W Littleton 5; F Francisco 3; J Benoit 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Gabbard 6-2; M Wood 3-0; J Rheinecker 0-0; W Littleton 2-0; F Francisco 0-0; J Benoit 1-2 Game Scores: K Gabbard 21 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Stewart LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| D Barton 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .409 |
| N Swisher CF-RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| M Piazza DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| J Furmaniak PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .274 |
| J Cust RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| J DaVanon CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .263 |
| D Murphy SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .206 |
| Totals | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Barton (3, K Gabbard) HR: D Barton (1, 3rd inning off K Gabbard 1 on, 2 Out); N Swisher (21, 6th inning off J Rheinecker 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Barton 2 (2), M Piazza (43), M Ellis (65), J Cust (76), K Suzuki 2 (34), D Murphy (18), N Swisher (72) S: D Murphy 2-out RBI: D Barton 2, K Suzuki GIDP: M Piazza, K Suzuki Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Hannahan 1, M Ellis 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: S Stewart (3, 2nd base by F Francisco/G Laird) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Hannahan (2, throw) DP: 2 (C Lewis-M Ellis-D Barton, D Barton-D Murphy-D Barton). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Meyer | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 73-40 | 8.18 |
| C Lewis | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36-21 | 6.81 |
| S Casilla (B, 3) | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33-18 | 4.82 |
| A Brown (W, 3-3) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.82 |
| A Embree (H, 16) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.07 |
| H Street (S, 16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 175-100 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Meyer 16; C Lewis 10; S Casilla 6; A Brown 4; A Embree 3; H Street 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Meyer 2-2; C Lewis 3-3; S Casilla 0-0; A Brown 0-2; A Embree 3-0; H Street 1-2 Game Scores: D Meyer 25 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | OAK | |||
 | 3rd | S Sosa singled to left center, I Kinsler and B Wilkerson scored, M Young to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | M Byrd singled to right, M Young scored, S Sosa to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | T Metcalf walked, S Sosa scored, M Byrd to third, D Murphy to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd | G Laird singled to center, M Byrd and D Murphy scored, T Metcalf to second. | 6 | 0 |
 | 3rd | D Barton homered to right, S Stewart scored. | 6 | 2 |
| 5th | M Piazza walked, S Stewart scored, D Barton to third, N Swisher to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 5th | M Ellis walked, D Barton scored, N Swisher to third, M Piazza to second. | 6 | 4 |
| 5th | J Cust singled to right, N Swisher scored, M Piazza to third, M Ellis to second. | 6 | 5 |
| 5th | K Suzuki singled to left, M Piazza scored, M Ellis to third, J Cust to second. | 6 | 6 |
| 5th | J Hannahan grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Ellis out at home, J Cust to third, K Suzuki to second, J Cust and K Suzuki scored, J Hannahan to third on throwing error by catcher G Laird. | 6 | 8 |
| 5th | D Murphy sacrificed to third, J Hannahan scored. | 6 | 9 |
| 6th | S Sosa homered to left, G Laird and B Wilkerson scored. | 9 | 9 |
| 6th | N Swisher homered to left. | 9 | 10 |
| 6th | K Suzuki singled to right, M Ellis scored, J Cust to second. | 9 | 11 |
| · View complete Play-By-Play | ||||
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 19,346 (55.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:30 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 17 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Chuck Meriwether, Third Base - Rick Reed |
MLB Scores
Friday, September 14th 2007
| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Atlanta | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 5 | in 13 |
| Baltimore | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 | in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| Florida | 7 | Final |
| Colorado | 6 |
| Texas | 9 | Final |
| Oakland | 11 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| San Diego | 5 | in 10 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 7 |