September 21, 2002 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
@BAL 0 CHW 14
MIN 4 NYY 3
@DET 2 KCR 3
CLE 2 OAK 6
TEX 3 SEA 6
ANA 4 TBD 4
TOR 3 FLA 6
@ATL 4 PHI 5
@CIN 3
(10) PHI 5
@CIN 4
(11) COL 15
ARI 8 SFG 3
@MIL 1 NYM 6
MON 3
(11) CHC 4
@PIT 2 LAD 5
@SDP 3 HOU 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 24,862

Saturday, September 21, 2002
Time of Game: 3:20

Rangers

70-85

Lost 2

4th, 28 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  5  1
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  2   0  3  X    6  9  2

W: J Tam (1-1), L: C Nitkowski (0-1), S: B Koch (42)

Athletics

98-57

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Young 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .262  .700   18    3   0   
M Lamb 1B                     4   1   0   0    1   2  .285  .764   20    3   0   
A Rodriguez SS                4   0   2   0    1   1  .304 1.025   15    2   2   
R Palmeiro DH                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .276  .977   18    0   0   2B
T Greene C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .829   12    7   0   
T Hollandsworth LF            4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .815   17    1   0   
K Mench RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .783   12    2   0   
H Blalock 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .206  .606   14    1   0   
R Rivera CF                   1   1   1   2    1   0  .211  .620   17    5   0   HR,HBP
  H Perry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .806    4    0   0   
  D Sadler CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .165  .418         0   0   

C Lewis P                                                                0   0
  R Rodriguez P                                                          0   0
  R Seanez P                                                             0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   1
  J Powell P                                                             0   0
  J Alvarez P                                                            0   0
  D Kolb P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   3   5   3    5   7              147   24   3

BATTING

2B: R Palmeiro (34, off C Lidle).

HR: R Rivera (4, off C Lidle; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

HBP: R Rivera (5, by C Lidle).

TB: R Rivera 4; A Rodriguez 2; R Palmeiro 2; M Young.

RBI: R Rivera 2 (13); R Palmeiro (102).

2-out RBI: R Palmeiro.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: T Greene (3).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Ellis 3B                    3   2   1   1    2   1  .269  .745   23    4   3   2B
S Hatteberg 1B                3   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .793   10    5   0   2B
  A Piatt PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .242  .725    1    0   0   
  J Mabry 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .837         2   0   
  F Menechino PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .661         0   0   
  G Myers PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .234  .749    2    0   0   
  J Flores PR-2B              0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   SB
M Tejada SS                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .304  .844   25    2   2   
E Chavez DH                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .860   25    0   0   
J Dye RF                      3   0   1   1    2   0  .247  .776   15    1   0   SB
D Justice LF                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .271  .800   27    0   0   
  E Byrnes LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .726         0   0   
R Velarde 2B-1B               3   1   0   0    1   3  .228  .666   18    3   0   
T Long CF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .243  .701   13    3   0   
R Hernandez C                 1   0   0   0    2   0  .232  .640   14    7   0   SH

C Lidle P                                                                0   1
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
  J Tam P                                                                0   0
  B Koch P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   6   9   5    9   6              173   27   6

BATTING

2B: S Hatteberg (21, off C Lewis); M Ellis (16, off C Lewis).

SH: R Hernandez (3, off C Nitkowski).

TB: S Hatteberg 3; M Ellis 2; T Long 2; M Tejada 2; J Dye; G Myers.

RBI: J Dye (77); A Piatt (18); M Tejada (123); M Ellis (35); G Myers (20).

2-out RBI: J Dye.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 17.

FIELDING

E: R Velarde (4); M Ellis (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Flores (1, 3rd base off J Alvarez/T Greene); J Dye (2, 2nd base off R Seanez/T Greene).

PO: M Tejada (1st base by J Alvarez).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Lewis                        5.1   6   3   3    6   5   0   6.00   28  102-53   29· 7·17    2· 9· 6· 0     43    -     1.47  -0.14
R Rodriguez, BS (2)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.06    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    4.05  -0.01
R Seanez                       1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   6.10    5   21-12    7· 2· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.94   0.17
C Nitkowski, L (0-1)           0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0   2.84    3   10-5     3· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.31  -0.06
J Powell                       0     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.61    2    6-5     3· 1· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    2.34  -0.27
J Alvarez                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.99    1    6-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.42  -0.03
D Kolb                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    2    9-5     3· 1· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.26   0.01
Totals                         8     9   6   6    9   6   0          42  155-83   47·11·25    6·12· 9· 0         11-4

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Lidle                        6.1   5   3   3    4   4   1   3.96   30  105-62   39· 9·14   10· 6· 4· 1     51    -     1.09  -0.08
J Mecir                        0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.15    3   16-9     6· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.78   0.09
J Tam, W (1-1)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.66    3   11-6     3· 0· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
B Koch, S (42)                 1     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.84    3   15-9     4· 3· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     5   3   3    5   7   1          39  147-86   52·13·21   11·10· 4· 1          1-0

J Powell faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
J Alvarez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: C Lewis (1); C Lidle (1).

WP: D Kolb (6).

IBB: None.

PO: J Alvarez (0; M Tejada, 1st base).

HBP: C Lidle (6; R Rivera).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 24,862.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. M Young              2B    1. M Ellis              3B 
2. M Lamb               1B    2. S Hatteberg          1B 
3. A Rodriguez          SS    3. M Tejada             SS 
4. R Palmeiro           DH    4. E Chavez             DH 
5. T Greene             C     5. J Dye                RF 
6. T Hollandsworth      LF    6. D Justice            LF 
7. K Mench              RF    7. R Velarde            2B 
8. H Blalock            3B    8. T Long               CF 
9. R Rivera             CF    9. R Hernandez          C  

   C Lewis              P        C Lidle              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-0  1--  3  -24%  39% R Rivera        C Lidle         Home Run; Blalock Scores
   b 8   1  3-3  12-  2   21%  88% G Myers         J Powell        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Long Scores; Ellis to 2B
   b 6   1  3-1  123  4   14%  57% M Ellis         C Lewis         Walk; Justice Scores; Velarde to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   t 5   2  1-2  12-  2  -13%  25% R Palmeiro      C Lidle         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Lamb Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
   b 6   1  3-1  12-  5   10%  43% R Hernandez     C Lewis         Walk; Justice to 3B; Velarde to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cory Lidle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  M Young         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   50%  M Lamb          Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: SS
   O      1--  7   55%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Colby Lewis facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   61%  M Ellis         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  4   67%  S Hatteberg     Single (Ground Ball); Ellis to 3B
   O      1-3  3   61%  M Tejada        Popfly: SS
   O      1-3  5   55%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  2   64%  J Dye           Single to RF (Line Drive); Ellis Scores; Hatteberg to 3B
   O      1-3  4   60%  D Justice       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Cory Lidle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   63%  T Greene        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   64%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   66%  K Mench         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Colby Lewis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  R Velarde       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   62%  T Long          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   61%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Cory Lidle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   64%  H Blalock       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---  9   61%  R Rivera        Walk
   O      1--  4   64%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   67%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Colby Lewis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   65%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   68%  S Hatteberg     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-      71%  M Tejada        Balk; Hatteberg to 3B
   O      --3  6   66%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   62%  E Chavez        Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Cory Lidle facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   57%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  4   62%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
          1--      60%  T Greene        Balk; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   64%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-  4   68%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Colby Lewis facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   72%  J Dye           Walk
   O      1--  2   68%  D Justice       Lineout: CF
   O      1--  3   66%  R Velarde       Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   68%  T Long          Single to CF (Line Drive); Dye to 3B
          1-3  5   70%  R Hernandez     Walk; Long to 2B
   O      123  2   64%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Cory Lidle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   67%  K Mench         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   63%  H Blalock       Walk
   RR     1--  3   39%  R Rivera        Home Run; Blalock Scores
          ---  4   36%  M Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  2   38%  M Lamb          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lamb to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
          -2-  4   37%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   R      12-  2   25%  R Palmeiro      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Lamb Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      -23  2   29%  T Greene        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Colby Lewis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   26%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: CF
          ---  3   30%  M Tejada        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   26%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   23%  J Dye           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cory Lidle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   24%  T Hollandsworth Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   26%  K Mench         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   25%  H Blalock       Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   23%  R Rivera        Hit By Pitch; Blalock to 2B
   O      12-  3   27%  M Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Colby Lewis facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   32%  D Justice       Walk
          1--  4   42%  R Velarde       Walk; Justice to 2B
   O      12-  4   33%  T Long          Popfly: SS
          12-  5   43%  R Hernandez     Walk; Justice to 3B; Velarde to 2B
   R      123  4   57%  M Ellis         Walk; Justice Scores; Velarde to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Colby Lewis pitching; Adam Piatt pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg batting 2nd
   RO     123  1   58%  A Piatt         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Velarde Scores; Hernandez to 3B
                  Rudy Seanez replaces Rich Rodriguez pitching
   O      1-3  6   50%  M Tejada        Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Cory Lidle facing 2-3-4
                  John Mabry replaces Adam Piatt playing 1B batting 2nd
   O      ---  2   54%  M Lamb          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   50%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jim Mecir replaces Cory Lidle pitching
          1--  5   44%  R Palmeiro      Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  T Greene        Flyball: CF; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3  8   59%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Rudy Seanez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   55%  E Chavez        Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   59%  J Dye           Walk
          1--      62%  D Justice       Dye Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   56%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-  6   50%  R Velarde       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Jeff Tam facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Tam replaces Jim Mecir pitching
   O      ---  4   55%  K Mench         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   58%  H Blalock       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Herb Perry pinch hits for Ruben Rivera batting 9th
   O      ---  4   61%  H Perry         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, C.J. Nitkowski facing 8-9-1
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Rudy Seanez pitching; Donnie Sadler replaces Herb Perry playing CF batting 9th
          ---  3   67%  T Long          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   65%  R Hernandez     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Long to 2B
          -2-  6   67%  M Ellis         Walk
                  Jay Powell replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching; Greg Myers pinch hits for Frank Menechino batting 2nd; Frank Menechino pinch hits for John Mabry batting 2nd
   R      12-  2   88%  G Myers         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Long Scores; Ellis to 2B
                  Jose Flores pinch runs for Greg Myers batting 2nd
   R      12-  4   95%  M Tejada        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Ellis Scores; Flores to 2B
                  Juan Alvarez replaces Jay Powell pitching
          12-      96%  E Chavez        Flores Steals 3B
   R      1-3      97%  " "             Tejada Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Flores Scores; Tejada to 2B
          -2-  6   98%  " "             Walk
                  Danny Kolb replaces Juan Alvarez pitching
   O      12-  3   97%  J Dye           Lineout: 2B
          12-      97%  D Justice       Wild Pitch; Tejada to 3B; Chavez to 2B
   O      -23  6   96%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Billy Koch facing 1-2-3
                  Billy Koch replaces Jeff Tam pitching; Randy Velarde moves to 1B; Jose Flores moves to 2B; Eric Byrnes replaces David Justice playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  6   98%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation