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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1997-06-29 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 13254 · 69°F, sunny, dry · Wind 10 mph to RF · 3:05
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 7–5. Oakland Athletics put up 5 in the 8th. Carlos Reyes earned the win and Buddy Groom picked up the save. Juan Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
W: Carlos Reyes L: Xavier Hernandez SV: Buddy Groom
Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Greg Kosc · 2B: Dan Morrison · 3B: Fieldin Culbreth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark McLemore | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusty Greer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lee Stevens | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dean Palmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Domingo Cedeno | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rafael Bournigal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Matt Stairs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark McGwire | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Canseco | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Scott Spiezio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Scott Brosius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brent Mayne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Magadan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Bellhorn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Hill | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
 Xavier Hernandez | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 John Wetteland | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Karsay | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Carlos Reyes | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Taylor | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Buddy Groom | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mark McLemore: S9/L4D
- Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F9M
- Rusty Greer: SB2/R6
- Rusty Greer: 53/G5
- Juan Gonzalez: S9/G34.2-H
- Will Clark: 43/G34
Bot 1
- Jason McDonald: S9/L89S
- Rafael Bournigal: CS2(26)
- Rafael Bournigal: 7/F78D
- Matt Stairs: 13/G15S
Top 2
- Lee Stevens: S8/G4M
- Dean Palmer: K
- Domingo Cedeno: 7/F7LD
- Damon Buford: 13/G13
Bot 2
- Mark McGwire: HR/F7D
- Jose Canseco: 53/G56
- Jason Giambi: 7/F7D
- Scott Spiezio: 8/L8LD
Top 3
- Mark McLemore: W
- Ivan Rodriguez: S7/G56.1-2
- Rusty Greer: 8/F8RXD.2-3
- Juan Gonzalez: 7/SF/F78D.3-H;1-2
- Will Clark: W
- Lee Stevens: 7/F7LM
Bot 3
- Scott Brosius: 63/G6
- Brent Mayne: W
- Jason McDonald: W.1-2
- Rafael Bournigal: 3/P3F
- Matt Stairs: W.2-3;1-2
- Mark McGwire: 12(3)/FO/G25
Top 4
- Dean Palmer: 3/P3D
- Domingo Cedeno: S8/G4M
- Damon Buford: 7/F7LMF
- Mark McLemore: SB2/R6
- Mark McLemore: S9/L4D.2-H
- Ivan Rodriguez: 6(1)/FO/G6M
Bot 4
- Jose Canseco: D9/L9LD
- Jason Giambi: S16/G15.2-3
- Scott Spiezio: 9/SF/F89D.3-H;1-2(E9/TH)
- Scott Brosius: K
- Brent Mayne: 13/G13
Top 5
- Rusty Greer: HR/F78D
- Juan Gonzalez: 8/F8LD
- Will Clark: 63/G6
- Lee Stevens: 5/P5DF
Bot 5
- Jason McDonald: 13/G13
- Rafael Bournigal: K
- Matt Stairs: S7/L6D
- Mark McGwire: 63/G6S
Top 6
- Dean Palmer: S8/L8RM
- Domingo Cedeno: 3/G3S.1-2
- Damon Buford: 53/G5
- Mark McLemore: W
- Ivan Rodriguez: 5/L5
Bot 6
- Jose Canseco: S8/L6D
- Jason Giambi: W.1-2
- Scott Spiezio: 5(2)3/GDP/G5.1-2
- Scott Brosius: 2/P2LF
Top 7
- Rusty Greer: 9/F9D
- Juan Gonzalez: HR/L7D
- Will Clark: 13/G13
- Lee Stevens: D9/L9DW
- Dean Palmer: 3/G3
Bot 7
- Brent Mayne: 5/P5DF
- Jason McDonald: 3/G3
- Rafael Bournigal: 9/F89D
Top 8
- Domingo Cedeno: 63/G6M
- Damon Buford: 53/BG15S
- Mark McLemore: 43/G34
Bot 8
- Matt Stairs: HR/L89XD
- Mark McGwire: K
- Jose Canseco: DGR/L7D
- Jason Giambi: S7/G56.2-H
- Scott Spiezio: W.1-2
- Dave Magadan: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3
- Mark Bellhorn: S6/F7LS.3-H;1-2
- Jason McDonald: 36(1)/FO/G3/R4.2-H(E6/TH)(UR);B-2
- Rafael Bournigal: K
Top 9
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Rusty Greer: W
- Juan Gonzalez: 7/F7LM
- Will Clark: 7/F7LD