July 24, 2005 Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 29,410

Sunday, July 24, 2005, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Athletics

53-45

Won 6

2nd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  0  1   3  0  1   1  0  0    8 13  0
Rangers         0  1  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    3  7  0

W: R Harden (8-4), L: C Park (8-5)

Rangers

48-49

Lost 5

3rd, 10 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Ellis 2B                    5   2   3   2    0   1  .299  .755   23    1   2   
M Kotsay CF                   4   2   2   1    1   0  .269  .723   15    4   0   2B
B Crosby SS                   5   1   3   1    0   1  .312  .883   17    1   2   2·2B
E Chavez 3B                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .267  .769   18    0   1   SF,IW
S Hatteberg DH                3   0   2   3    1   0  .282  .737   21    0   0   SF
J Payton LF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .774   25    1   0   
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .287  .847   33    5   0   2B
N Swisher RF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .781   20    8   0   
A Melhuse C                   4   2   2   0    1   1  .200  .519   20    7   0   2B

R Harden P                                                               0   0
  J Kennedy P                                                            0   0
  J Duchscherer P                                                        0   0
Totals                       38   8  13   8    5   6              192   27   5

BATTING

2B: M Kotsay (23, off C Park); B Crosby 2 (16, off J Wasdin, off C Park); A Melhuse (5, off D Brocail); D Johnson (11, off C Park).

SF: S Hatteberg (2, off D Brocail); E Chavez (5, off J Wasdin).

IBB: E Chavez (4, by J Wasdin).

TB: B Crosby 5; M Ellis 3; M Kotsay 3; A Melhuse 3; S Hatteberg 2; D Johnson 2.

RBI: S Hatteberg 3 (39); M Ellis 2 (21); M Kotsay (53); E Chavez (56); B Crosby (24).

2-out RBI: S Hatteberg 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson.

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dellucci LF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .902   12    1   0   
  K Mench PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .851    8    1   0   
M Young SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .323  .882   14    0   1   
M Teixeira DH                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .895   15    0   0   
H Blalock 3B                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .287  .840   19    2   1   
A Soriano 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .854   14    0   3   
A Gonzalez 1B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .231  .722   21    9   1   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .229  .731   17    1   0   
G Matthews CF                 3   0   1   3    1   0  .240  .682   20    7   0   2B
S Alomar C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .667   20    5   1   GDP

C Park P                                                                 0   0
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  B Shouse P                                                             0   0
  K Gryboski P                                                           1   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3    4   6              160   27   7

BATTING

2B: G Matthews (10, off J Kennedy).

TB: G Matthews 2; A Gonzalez 2; R Hidalgo 2; H Blalock; M Teixeira.

GIDP: S Alomar (2).

RBI: G Matthews 3 (25).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: S Alomar (2).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Harden, W (8-4)              5.1   5   3   3    4   5   0   2.28   24  111-64   41· 8·15    3· 5· 7· 0     47    -     1.14   0.12
J Kennedy                      2.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   6.75   10   35-23   14· 4· 5    3· 5· 1· 0          2-2    0.72   0.03
J Duchscherer                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.84    3   14-9     4· 1· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   6   0          37  160-96   59·13·24    7·12· 8· 0          2-2

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 Park, L (8-5)                3.1   9   6   6    2   3   0   5.66   21   85-51   30· 2·19    4· 7· 5· 0     19    -     1.01  -0.33
J Wasdin                       1.2   2   1   1    3   0   0   4.67   10   35-17   12· 0· 5    1· 3· 3· 0          3-1    0.37  -0.00
D Brocail                      2     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.75    8   30-20   11· 3· 6    2· 4· 1· 0          3-1    0.23  -0.01
B Shouse                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.46    3   18-10    4· 3· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
K Gryboski                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.52    3   23-15   10· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    13   8   8    5   6   0          45  191-113  67·10·36   10·15· 9· 0          6-2

J Wasdin faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Wasdin (1; E Chavez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 29,410.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 92° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. M Ellis              2B    1. D Dellucci           LF 
2. M Kotsay             CF    2. M Young              SS 
3. B Crosby             SS    3. M Teixeira           DH 
4. E Chavez             3B    4. H Blalock            3B 
5. S Hatteberg          DH    5. A Soriano            2B 
6. J Payton             LF    6. A Gonzalez           1B 
7. D Johnson            1B    7. R Hidalgo            RF 
8. N Swisher            RF    8. G Matthews           CF 
9. A Melhuse            C     9. S Alomar             C  

   R Harden             P        C Park               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  2-1  123  3   16%  61% S Alomar        R Harden        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  2   11%  61% B Crosby        C Park          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ellis Scores
   b 6   1  7-1  123  5  -10%  81% G Matthews      J Kennedy       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Blalock Scores; Gonzalez Scores; Hidalgo to 3B
   b 2   1  2-0  123  6  -10%  44% G Matthews      R Harden        Walk; Blalock Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Hidalgo to 2B
   t 3   2  1-2  --3  1    9%  68% S Hatteberg     C Park          Single to RF (Line Drive); Kotsay Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Chan Ho Park facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  M Ellis         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Kotsay        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      1--  2   61%  B Crosby        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ellis Scores
   O      -2-  6   58%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Crosby to 3B
   R      --3  5   66%  S Hatteberg     Single to CF (Line Drive); Crosby Scores
   O      1-- 11   64%  J Payton        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   66%  D Dellucci      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   68%  M Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   69%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chan Ho Park facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   72%  D Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  3   69%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   67%  A Melhuse       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   65%  M Ellis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   61%  H Blalock       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   65%  A Soriano       Lineout: RF
          1--  5   61%  A Gonzalez      Walk; Blalock to 2B
          12-  6   54%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Blalock to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   R      123  6   44%  G Matthews      Walk; Blalock Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Hidalgo to 2B
   OO     123  3   61%  S Alomar        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chan Ho Park facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   66%  M Kotsay        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   65%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B; Kotsay to 3B
   O      --3  2   59%  E Chavez        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      --3  1   68%  S Hatteberg     Single to RF (Line Drive); Kotsay Scores
   O      1--  3   66%  J Payton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   62%  D Dellucci      Walk
   O      1--  3   66%  M Young         Lineout: RF
          1--  4   61%  M Teixeira      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Dellucci to 2B
   O      12-  3   67%  H Blalock       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  6   72%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Chan Ho Park facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   77%  D Johnson       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   73%  N Swisher       Popfly: 3B
          -2-  5   75%  A Melhuse       Walk
   R      12-  2   82%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores; Melhuse to 2B
   R      12-  3   88%  M Kotsay        Single to RF (Line Drive); Melhuse Scores; Ellis to 2B
          12-  4   90%  B Crosby        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ellis to 3B; Kotsay to 2B
                  John Wasdin replaces Chan Ho Park pitching
   RO     123  1   91%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ellis Scores
          12-  4   92%  S Hatteberg     Walk; Kotsay to 3B; Crosby to 2B
   O      123  2   90%  J Payton        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Rich Harden facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   87%  A Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   89%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   91%  G Matthews      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  7   93%  S Alomar        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Wasdin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   92%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   92%  A Melhuse       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   91%  M Ellis         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   93%  D Dellucci      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   94%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Wasdin facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   95%  M Kotsay        Walk
          1--  3   97%  B Crosby        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Kotsay to 3B
          -23  4   97%  E Chavez        Intentional Walk
                  Doug Brocail replaces John Wasdin pitching
   RO     123  4   97%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kotsay Scores
          12-      98%  J Payton        Passed Ball; Crosby to 3B; Chavez to 2B
   O      -23  2   97%  " "             Popfly: 1B
   O      -23  7   96%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   95%  H Blalock       Walk
   O      1--  5   96%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   95%  A Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Blalock to 2B
                  Joe Kennedy replaces Rich Harden pitching
          12-  5   91%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Blalock to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   RR     123  5   81%  G Matthews      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Blalock Scores; Gonzalez Scores; Hidalgo to 3B
   O      -23  4   88%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  Kevin Mench pinch hits for David Dellucci batting 1st
   O      -23  4   93%  K Mench         Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Rangers 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-3, Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
                  Kevin Mench moves to LF
   O      ---  1   93%  N Swisher       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  6   94%  A Melhuse       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  2   97%  M Ellis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Melhuse Scores; Ellis to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  3   96%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B; Ellis to 3B
   O      --3  5   96%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-8, Joe Kennedy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   97%  M Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   98%  M Teixeira      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   98%  H Blalock       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-3, Brian Shouse facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Shouse replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   98%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   97%  J Payton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-8, Joe Kennedy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   98%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   99%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   99%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-3, Kevin Gryboski facing 7-8-9
                  Kevin Gryboski replaces Brian Shouse pitching
   O      --- 13   99%  D Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   99%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  A Melhuse       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-8, Justin Duchscherer facing 8-9-1
                  Justin Duchscherer replaces Joe Kennedy pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  K Mench         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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