Rangers 6, 
Athletics 4
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| E German 2B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .000 | .200 |
| M Young 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .325 | .381 |
| D Murphy LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .278 | .359 |
| A Jones DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .232 | .342 |
| J Hamilton RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .231 | .284 |
| M Byrd CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .280 | .318 |
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .245 | .283 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .294 |
a-T Teagarden PH-C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .194 | .248 |
| O Vizquel SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .274 | .328 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 145 | ||
| a-grounded to third for J Saltalamacchia in the 2nd | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Jones (15, T Cahill); D Murphy (12, R Springer) HR: H Blalock (21, 2nd inning off T Cahill 0 on, 2 Out); M Young (18, 3rd inning off T Cahill 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: H Blalock (51), M Young 2 (50), M Byrd (53), D Murphy (32), A Jones (38) SF: M Byrd 2-out RBI: H Blalock, M Young 2 Rangers RISP: 3-6 (M Young 1-1, A Jones 1-1, J Hamilton 1-1, O Vizquel 0-1, H Blalock 0-1, M Byrd 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Hamilton (6, 2nd base off R Springer/L Powell) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Saltalamacchia (7, throw); E German (1, catch) DP: 1 (E German-O Vizquel-H Blalock). | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Hunter (W, 4-2) | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 94-63 | 2.62 |
| F Francisco (H, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-14 | 2.08 |
| C Wilson (S, 14) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-10 | 3.33 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 132-87 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Hunter 15/25; F Francisco 3/4; C Wilson 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Hunter 21-5-18-19; F Francisco 5-2-3-4; C Wilson 2-3-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Hunter 7-10; F Francisco 2-1; C Wilson 0-1 Game Scores: T Hunter 63 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .286 | .340 |
| R Davis CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .284 | .359 |
| J Cust RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | .232 | .342 |
| N Garciaparra DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .265 | .300 |
| T Everidge 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .263 | .341 |
| R Sweeney LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .268 | .319 |
a-S Hairston PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .241 | .287 |
| L Powell C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .256 | .330 |
b-K Suzuki PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .280 | .318 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .246 | .289 |
| C Pennington SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .261 | .320 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 132 | ||
| a-doubled to left for R Sweeney in the 9th b-walked for L Powell in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N Garciaparra (6, T Hunter); R Davis (9, T Hunter); S Hairston (4, C Wilson) RBI: N Garciaparra (13), R Davis (23), S Hairston (13) 2-out RBI: N Garciaparra, S Hairston GIDP: A Kennedy Athletics RISP: 0-4 (R Davis 0-1, J Cust 0-1, N Garciaparra 0-1, M Ellis 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Kennedy (12, 2nd base off F Francisco/T Teagarden) | |||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: R Sweeney (A Jones at 2nd base). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Cahill (L, 6-11) | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 100-66 | 5.13 |
| R Springer | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-11 | 4.10 |
| S Casilla | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 5.58 |
| J Gray | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 145-92 | |
| PITCHING T Cahill pitched to 1 batter in the 7th WP: T Cahill First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Cahill 19/28; R Springer 3/5; S Casilla 1/3; J Gray 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Cahill 19-11-16-20; R Springer 1-1-5-4; S Casilla 1-5-2-1; J Gray 0-2-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Cahill 9-3; R Springer 0-2; S Casilla 0-1; J Gray 2-0 Game Scores: T Cahill 40 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | OAK | |||
 | 1st | N Garciaparra doubled to deep right center, J Cust scored, N Garciaparra to third advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | N Garciaparra scored on throwing error by catcher J Saltalamacchia. | 0 | 2 |
 | 2nd | H Blalock homered to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | M Young homered to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | M Young singled to center, E German scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | M Byrd hit sacrifice fly to left, A Jones scored, J Hamilton to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 6th | R Davis doubled to deep center, A Kennedy scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 7th | D Murphy doubled to deep right center, E German scored. | 5 | 3 |
| 7th | A Jones singled to deep left center, D Murphy scored, A Jones out stretching at second. | 6 | 3 |
| 9th | S Hairston doubled to left, T Everidge scored. | 6 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| RANGERS CATCHER JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA LEFT THE GAME IN THE SECOND INNING DUE TO AN INJURED NECK/SHOULDER. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 17,214 (49.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:33 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Mark Carlson, Second Base - Tim Tschida, Third Base - Bob Davidson |
MLB Scores
Thursday, August 6th
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| Florida | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 12 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 13 |
| Arizona | 11 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | in 12 |
| Seattle | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 8 |
| NY Mets | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 8 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |