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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1997-06-27 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 12046 · 62°F, night, dry · Wind 14 mph to RF · 2:46
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 7–4. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 5th. Mike Oquist earned the win and Billy Taylor picked up the save. Ivan Rodriguez went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| OAK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
W: Mike Oquist L: John Burkett SV: Billy Taylor
Umpires — HP: Dan Morrison · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Larry Barnett · 3B: Greg Kosc · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark McLemore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusty Greer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Stevens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dean Palmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Domingo Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Damon Buford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Simms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Warren Newson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Damon Mashore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Rafael Bournigal | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark McGwire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jose Canseco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Spiezio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Brosius | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Williams | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Burkett | 5.1 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Ed Vosberg | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whiteside | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Patterson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Oquist | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Aaron Small | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Buddy Groom | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Taylor | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mark McLemore: 4/L4
- Ivan Rodriguez: S7/G56
- Rusty Greer: W.1-2
- Juan Gonzalez: S9/L9M.2XH(92);1-2
- Will Clark: K
Bot 1
- Damon Mashore: 8/F8RD
- Rafael Bournigal: S8/L8RM
- Matt Stairs: PO1(23)
- Matt Stairs: D8/F8RD
- Mark McGwire: 53/G5
Top 2
- Lee Stevens: K
- Dean Palmer: 63/G6
- Domingo Cedeno: 8/F8RM
Bot 2
- Jose Canseco: 8/F78M
- Jason Giambi: 9/L89M
- Scott Spiezio: S7/G56
- Scott Brosius: S7/L78M.1-3
- George Williams: S3/G3D.3-H;1-H(UR)(E4);B-2(TH)
- Damon Mashore: K
Top 3
- Damon Buford: 63/G6M
- Mark McLemore: E1/G13
- Ivan Rodriguez: HR/F89XD.1-H(UR);B-H
- Rusty Greer: 8/F8LD
- Juan Gonzalez: S6/G56
- Will Clark: 8/F8RM
Bot 3
- Rafael Bournigal: W
- Matt Stairs: 9/L9M
- Mark McGwire: K
- Jose Canseco: 5/P5DF
Top 4
- Lee Stevens: 3/G3
- Dean Palmer: 53/G5S
- Domingo Cedeno: K
Bot 4
- Jason Giambi: 7/F7M
- Scott Spiezio: 9/L89M
- Scott Brosius: K
Top 5
- Damon Buford: 7/F7M
- Mark McLemore: S8/L8LD
- Ivan Rodriguez: S8/L6MD.1-3
- Rusty Greer: WP.3-H;1-2
- Rusty Greer: 63/G6
- Juan Gonzalez: S8/G6M.2-H
- Will Clark: 8/L78S
Bot 5
- George Williams: S9/L9S
- Damon Mashore: HP.1-2
- Rafael Bournigal: E5/SH/G5L.2-3;1-2;B-1(TH)
- Matt Stairs: D7/F7LD.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Mark McGwire: K
- Jose Canseco: S8/G6M.3-H(UR);2-H
- Jason Giambi: 8/P78S
- Scott Spiezio: 31/G3
Top 6
- Lee Stevens: 2/P2LF
- Dean Palmer: 53/G5
- Domingo Cedeno: 43/G34
Bot 6
- Scott Brosius: S4/G34
- George Williams: S4/G34.1-2
- Damon Mashore: K
- Rafael Bournigal: S7/L7S/R2.2-H(UR)(NR)(E7/TH);1-2
- Matt Stairs: 7/L7S
- Mark McGwire: K
Top 7
- Damon Buford: K
- Mark McLemore: S8/G6M
- Ivan Rodriguez: S9/G34.1-2
- Rusty Greer: 8/P6MD
- Juan Gonzalez: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 7
- Jose Canseco: K
- Jason Giambi: D7/L7S
- Scott Spiezio: 13/G13
- Scott Brosius: 13/G13
Top 8
- Will Clark: 7/L7M
- Mike Simms: 63/G6M
- Dean Palmer: W
- Domingo Cedeno: 7/L7M
Bot 8
- George Williams: 9/F9D
- Damon Mashore: W
- Rafael Bournigal: S5/G5L.1-2
- Matt Stairs: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
Top 9
- Warren Newson: 3/G3
- Mark McLemore: HP
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Rusty Greer: K