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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1997-06-26 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 8350 · 67°F, night, dry · Wind 11 mph to RF · 2:56
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 6–3. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 1st. Ariel Prieto earned the win and Billy Taylor picked up the save. Mark McGwire went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| OAK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
W: Ariel Prieto L: Julio Santana SV: Billy Taylor
Umpires — HP: Greg Kosc · 1B: Dan Morrison · 2B: Fieldin Culbreth · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusty Greer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Stevens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dean Palmer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Domingo Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damon Buford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Warren Newson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Simms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Tettleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Bournigal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Geronimo Berroa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mark McGwire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Canseco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Spiezio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Brosius | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brent Mayne | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Julio Santana | 4.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Ed Vosberg | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Whiteside | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Gunderson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Prieto | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Aaron Small | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Mohler | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Taylor | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mark McLemore: W
- Ivan Rodriguez: POCS2(136)
- Ivan Rodriguez: 31/G3
- Rusty Greer: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Jason McDonald: S9/L34D
- Rafael Bournigal: S7/L7S/R6.1-2
- Geronimo Berroa: W.2-3;1-2
- Mark McGwire: HR/F78XD.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Jose Canseco: W
- Jason Giambi: 8/L8RD
- Scott Spiezio: K
- Scott Brosius: 8/F8RD
Top 2
- Juan Gonzalez: S9/L89M
- Will Clark: FC4/G34/R3.1X2(46);B-1
- Lee Stevens: 13/G13.1-2
- Dean Palmer: K
Bot 2
- Brent Mayne: 43/G4M
- Jason McDonald: 53/G5
- Rafael Bournigal: 53/G5
Top 3
- Domingo Cedeno: K
- Damon Buford: 8/L8LS
- Mark McLemore: S9/G34
- Ivan Rodriguez: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Geronimo Berroa: S8/L8RS
- Mark McGwire: K
- Jose Canseco: 8/L89M
- Jason Giambi: 9/L9M
Top 4
- Rusty Greer: 7/L7M
- Juan Gonzalez: 9/P9S
- Will Clark: K
Bot 4
- Scott Spiezio: 7/P7S
- Scott Brosius: W
- Brent Mayne: S9/L9S/R4.1-2
- Jason McDonald: 8/F8LD.2-3
- Rafael Bournigal: D9/L89D/R4.3-H;1-H
- Geronimo Berroa: K
Top 5
- Lee Stevens: 3/G3
- Dean Palmer: W
- Domingo Cedeno: S9/L9S.1-2
- Damon Buford: 7/P7S
- Mark McLemore: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 5
- Mark McGwire: W
- Jose Canseco: 5/P5DF
- Jason Giambi: S9/G34/R4.1-2
- Scott Spiezio: 3/G3L.2-3;1-2
- Scott Brosius: K
Top 6
- Ivan Rodriguez: 4/P4
- Rusty Greer: S7/L7S
- Juan Gonzalez: 6/L6
- Will Clark: 1/G23
Bot 6
- Brent Mayne: 3/P13
- Jason McDonald: 9/P9LS
- Rafael Bournigal: 9/P9M
Top 7
- Lee Stevens: S7/G56
- Dean Palmer: K
- Domingo Cedeno: S9/L34D/R4.1-3;B-2(E9)
- Warren Newson: 13/G23.3-H(UR);2-3
- Mark McLemore: 7/L7M
Bot 7
- Geronimo Berroa: K
- Mark McGwire: 3/P3SF
- Jose Canseco: 5/L5L
Top 8
- Ivan Rodriguez: D9/L9LS
- Rusty Greer: K
- Juan Gonzalez: 53/G5
- Will Clark: WP.2-3
- Will Clark: D8/F8RD/R6.3-H
- Mike Simms: 53/G56
Bot 8
- Matt Stairs: S7/G56
- Scott Spiezio: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Scott Brosius: HP
- Brent Mayne: 7/L7LM
Top 9
- Dean Palmer: HR/F7LD
- Domingo Cedeno: S9/L9S
- Mickey Tettleton: K
- Mark McLemore: 13/G13.1-2
- Ivan Rodriguez: K