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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1997-09-24 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 12190 · 79°F, night, dry · Wind 7 mph to CF · 2:46
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 8–4. Texas Rangers put up 4 in the 8th. Darren Oliver earned the win. Ben Grieve 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
W: Darren Oliver L: Jimmy Haynes SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Mike DiMuro · 1B: Rocky Roe · 2B: Durwood Merrill · 3B: Ray DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Goodwin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Rusty Greer | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Stevens | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Domingo Cedeno | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fernando Tatis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Alex Diaz | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Ripken | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tilson Brito | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Grieve | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Lesher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Lennon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Spiezio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Batista | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Izzy Molina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Magadan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Stairs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darren Oliver | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Danny Patterson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jimmy Haynes | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| Aaron Small | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Groom | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Taylor | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T. J. Mathews | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tom Goodwin: W
- Ivan Rodriguez: S9/G3/R4.1-3
- Rusty Greer: K
- Juan Gonzalez: 8/SF/F8RD/R4.3-H;1-2
- Lee Stevens: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Jason McDonald: 3/G3
- Tilson Brito: D7/G5L
- Ben Grieve: WP.2-3
- Ben Grieve: 63/G6M.3-H
- Brian Lesher: S9/L3D
- Jason Giambi: 9/F9M
Top 2
- Domingo Cedeno: 7/F7LM
- Fernando Tatis: W
- Alex Diaz: S8/G4M/R6.1-3
- Billy Ripken: E5/G56.3-H;1-2
- Tom Goodwin: FC6/G6.2X3(65);1-2
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
Bot 2
- Pat Lennon: 63/G6
- Scott Spiezio: 43/G4
- Tony Batista: 7/L7M
Top 3
- Rusty Greer: W
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Lee Stevens: S7/G6.1-2
- Domingo Cedeno: 7/F7M
- Fernando Tatis: S8/G6M/R3.2-H;1-2
- Alex Diaz: W.2-3;1-2
- Billy Ripken: 5/L5
Bot 3
- Izzy Molina: 9/L9M
- Jason McDonald: 7/F7M
- Tilson Brito: 3/P3F
Top 4
- Tom Goodwin: 63/G6
- Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G6
- Rusty Greer: K23
Bot 4
- Ben Grieve: HP
- Brian Lesher: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Jason Giambi: 63/G6
Top 5
- Juan Gonzalez: 63/G6M
- Lee Stevens: S8/G4M
- Domingo Cedeno: S7/G6.1-2
- Fernando Tatis: S7/L7M.2-3;1-2
- Alex Diaz: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 5
- Pat Lennon: S6/G56
- Scott Spiezio: 3/LDP/L3.1X1(3)
- Tony Batista: 63/G6
Top 6
- Billy Ripken: 31/G3
- Tom Goodwin: 8/F8LD
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
Bot 6
- Izzy Molina: 43/G4
- Jason McDonald: K
- Tilson Brito: 53/G56
Top 7
- Rusty Greer: E4/L4D
- Juan Gonzalez: S8/L8LM/R4.1-2
- Lee Stevens: FC6/G6M.2-3;1X2(64)
- Domingo Cedeno: K
- Fernando Tatis: K
Bot 7
- Ben Grieve: K
- Brian Lesher: K
- Jason Giambi: S9/G3
- Pat Lennon: 9/F9M
Top 8
- Alex Diaz: S7/G56
- Billy Ripken: SB2
- Billy Ripken: FC3/G3S.2-H(UR)(E3/TH);B-2
- Tom Goodwin: FC6/G6.2X3(65)
- Ivan Rodriguez: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Ivan Rodriguez: W
- Rusty Greer: SBH;SB2/R2
- Rusty Greer: W
- Juan Gonzalez: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
- Lee Stevens: S9/G34/R2.2-H;1-2
- Domingo Cedeno: FC4/G4.2-3;1X2(64)
- Fernando Tatis: 2/P2LF
Bot 8
- Scott Spiezio: 3/P23F
- Tony Batista: K
- Izzy Molina: 53/G5L
Top 9
- Alex Diaz: S7/L78D
- Billy Ripken: S9/L9LS.1-3
- Tom Goodwin: 7/SF/F7M/R4.3-H
- Ivan Rodriguez: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Bot 9
- Jason McDonald: W
- Tilson Brito: S5/G5/R3.1-2
- Ben Grieve: HR/F8LXD.2-H;1-H
- Dave Magadan: K
- Jason Giambi: S8/G4M
- Matt Stairs: K
- Scott Spiezio: 8/F8LD