April 26, 2006 Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 4
DET 0 CLE 7
BOS 1 KCR 3
MIN 1 TBD 4
@NYY 2
(10) SEA 5
CHW 1 OAK 6
@TEX 4
(10) TOR 8
BAL 2 FLA 7
@CHC 5 HOU 8
LAD 5 MIL 5
ATL 4 PHI 9
COL 5 ARI 3
@SDP 2 NYM 9
@SFG 7
(11) STL 4
PIT 3 CIN 5
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 23,756

Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 3:20

Athletics

10-12

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  1   2    6 11  0
Rangers         0  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0   0    4  9  0

W: J Duchscherer (2-1), L: C Wilson (1-2), S: J Kennedy (1)

Rangers

11-11

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kotsay CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .740   18    3   0   
N Swisher LF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .333 1.186   25    2   0   CS
E Chavez 3B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .293 1.066   19    0   0   2B
F Thomas DH                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .194  .697   15    0   0   HR
  A Perez PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    3    0   0   SH
J Payton RF                   5   1   1   2    0   1  .179  .393   20    1   0   CS
B Crosby SS                   4   1   2   2    1   1  .224  .595   17    3   2   HR,GDP
D Johnson 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .145  .466   16    5   3   HR,2B
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .578   23   13   1   
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .181  .498   17    2   0   

R Harden P                                                               1   1
  K Calero P                                                             0   0
  B Halsey P                                                             0   2
  J Duchscherer P                                                        0   1
  J Kennedy P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   6  11   6    4   7              173   30  10

BATTING

2B: E Chavez (5, off K Loe); D Johnson (2, off K Loe).

HR: B Crosby (2, off K Loe; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); F Thomas (5, off K Loe; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); D Johnson (1, off F Cordero; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

SH: A Perez (1, off C Wilson).

TB: F Thomas 6; D Johnson 6; B Crosby 5; E Chavez 3; N Swisher; J Payton.

GIDP: B Crosby (3).

RBI: J Payton 2 (2); B Crosby 2 (6); D Johnson (3); F Thomas (11).

2-out RBI: B Crosby 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kendall-B Crosby.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Payton (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by C Wilson); N Swisher (1, 2nd base by R Mahay/G Laird).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Matthews CF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .742   23    6   0   CS
M Young SS                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .376  .949   16    3   1   CS
M Teixeira 1B                 4   1   0   0    1   2  .264  .831   28    6   2   
P Nevin DH                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .280  .983   27    0   0   
  A Hyzdu PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
H Blalock 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .345  .975   27    0   2   
K Mench RF                    4   1   2   4    0   0  .343 1.049   18    3   0   HR
A Brown LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .568   18    0   0   
G Laird C                     4   0   1   0    0   3  .333  .833   18    7   1   CS
D Meyer 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .546   12    4   5   
  D Jimenez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .630    6    0   0   

K Loe P                                                                  0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  J Benoit P                                                             0   0
  F Cordero P                                                            1   0
  C Wilson P                                                             0   2
Totals                       36   4   9   4    5  12              193   30  13

BATTING

HR: K Mench (6, off K Calero; 4th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: K Mench 5; G Matthews 2; M Young 2; D Meyer; H Blalock; G Laird.

RBI: K Mench 4 (20).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Young-D Meyer-M Teixeira.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Young (2, 2nd base by R Harden/J Kendall); G Laird (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Halsey); G Matthews (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Halsey).

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                       3.1   2   3   3    3   6   0   4.06   14   77-49   25·14·10    3· 0· 2· 0     47    -     1.08   0.04
K Calero                       0.2   1   1   1    1   2   1   1.04    4   19-12    3· 2· 7    0· 0· 1· 0          3-3    1.14  -0.26
B Halsey                       3     3   0   0    0   2   0   1.42   10   39-28   16· 2·10    3· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.62   0.12
J Duchscherer, W (2-1)         2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.19    7   25-13    9· 1· 3    1· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.74   0.18
J Kennedy, S (1)               1     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6   31-17    9· 4· 4    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.60   0.10
Totals                        10     9   4   4    5  12   1          41  191-119  62·23·34    7· 9· 8· 0          3-3

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Loe                          6     6   3   3    3   2   2   5.20   27  106-64   42· 3·19    7·10· 5· 0     47    -     1.04   0.03
R Mahay, H (1)                 1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   16-9     1· 4· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.52   0.10
J Benoit, H (4)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3   15-12    7· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.82   0.13
F Cordero, BS (5)              1     1   1   1    0   1   1  11.70    4   14-9     3· 2· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.15  -0.18
C Wilson, L (1-2)              1     2   2   2    1   1   0  10.13    5   19-10    4· 1· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.33  -0.40
Totals                        10    11   6   6    4   7   3          42  170-104  57·11·36   13·13· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Loe (2).

IBB: None.

PO: B Halsey 2 (2; G Matthews, 2nd base (CS); G Laird, 2nd base (CS)); C Wilson (1; J Payton, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 23,756.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. M Kotsay             CF    1. G Matthews           CF 
2. N Swisher            LF    2. M Young              SS 
3. E Chavez             3B    3. M Teixeira           1B 
4. F Thomas             DH    4. P Nevin              DH 
5. J Payton             RF    5. H Blalock            3B 
6. B Crosby             SS    6. K Mench              RF 
7. D Johnson            1B    7. A Brown              LF 
8. J Kendall            C     8. G Laird              C  
9. M Ellis              2B    9. D Meyer              2B 

   R Harden             P        K Loe                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  4-3  ---  4   33%  50% D Johnson       F Cordero       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   b 4   1  1-0  123  5  -28%  16% K Mench         K Calero        Home Run (Line Drive); Young Scores; Teixeira Scores; Blalock Scores
   t10   1  4-4  -23  1   20%  92% J Payton        C Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Swisher Scores; Chavez Scores
   b10   2  6-4  123  4   18% 100% H Blalock       J Kennedy       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   t 6   2  4-1  1--  2   17%  28% B Crosby        K Loe           Home Run (Fly Ball); Payton Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kameron Loe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  M Kotsay        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   46%  N Swisher       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   48%  E Chavez        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   45%  F Thomas        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  G Matthews      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   45%  M Young         Walk
   OO     1--  6   50%  M Teixeira      Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kameron Loe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  J Payton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   50%  B Crosby        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      52%  D Johnson       Wild Pitch; Crosby to 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  " "             Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  7   45%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   47%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   49%  H Blalock       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   48%  K Mench         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  A Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kameron Loe facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   54%  M Ellis         Walk
   O      1--  4   52%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B; Ellis to 2B
   O      -2-  3   48%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Ellis to 3B
   O      --3  4   44%  E Chavez        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Harden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   47%  G Laird         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   49%  D Meyer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  G Matthews      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kameron Loe facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   62%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   59%  J Payton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   62%  B Crosby        Walk
   O      1--  2   59%  D Johnson       Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  7   56%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Harden facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   52%  M Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  9   44%  M Teixeira      Walk; Young to 2B
   O      12-  5   45%  P Nevin         Groundout: P-1B; Young to 3B; Teixeira to 2B
          -23  8   44%  H Blalock       Walk
                  Kiko Calero replaces Rich Harden pitching
   RRRR   123  5   16%  K Mench         Home Run (Line Drive); Young Scores; Teixeira Scores; Blalock Scores
          ---  7   15%  A Brown         Walk
   O      1--  4   16%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   17%  D Meyer         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 4.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Kameron Loe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   15%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  6   13%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   12%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brad Halsey facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Halsey replaces Kiko Calero pitching
          ---  4   11%  G Matthews      Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   12%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      14%  M Teixeira      Matthews Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  1   15%  " "             Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Kameron Loe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   12%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   15%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   12%  J Payton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--  2   28%  B Crosby        Home Run (Fly Ball); Payton Scores
          ---  4   32%  D Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-  5   34%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      12-  7   27%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Brad Halsey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   29%  P Nevin         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   31%  H Blalock       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   32%  K Mench         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Mahay facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Mahay replaces Kameron Loe pitching
   O      ---  5   27%  M Kotsay        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   32%  N Swisher       Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      24%  E Chavez        Swisher Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   22%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Brad Halsey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   24%  A Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   22%  G Laird         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      25%  D Meyer         Laird Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  3   24%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   27%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Joaquin Benoit facing 4-5-6
                  Joaquin Benoit replaces Ron Mahay pitching
          ---  6   35%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
                  Antonio Perez pinch runs for Frank Thomas batting 4th
   O      1--  6   27%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  3   14%  B Crosby        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Justin Duchscherer facing 2-3-4
                  Justin Duchscherer replaces Brad Halsey pitching
   O      ---  2   15%  M Young         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   17%  M Teixeira      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   17%  P Nevin         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Francisco Cordero facing 7-8-9
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Joaquin Benoit pitching
   R      ---  4   50%  D Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   44%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   39%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   35%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Justin Duchscherer facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   28%  H Blalock       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   36%  K Mench         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      1--  3   43%  A Brown         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  G Laird         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 4.

Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, C.J. Wilson facing 2-3-4
                  C.J. Wilson replaces Francisco Cordero pitching
          ---  5   58%  N Swisher       Walk
          1--  5   70%  E Chavez        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Swisher to 2B
   O      12-  3   71%  A Perez         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Swisher to 3B; Chavez to 2B
   RR     -23  1   92%  J Payton        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Swisher Scores; Chavez Scores
   O      1--      90%  B Crosby        Payton Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   90%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Joe Kennedy facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Kennedy replaces Justin Duchscherer pitching; D'Angelo Jimenez pinch hits for Drew Meyer batting 9th
   O      ---  6   95%  D Jimenez       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   88%  G Matthews      Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  1   79%  M Young         Single to RF (Line Drive); Matthews to 2B
   O      12-  9   90%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
          12-  6   82%  P Nevin         Walk; Matthews to 3B; Young to 2B
                  Adam Hyzdu pinch runs for Phil Nevin batting 4th
   O      123  4  100%  H Blalock       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation