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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1998-07-11 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 26458 · 66°F, sunny, dry · Wind 8 mph to RF · 2:44
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 4–2. Texas Rangers put up 4 in the 9th. Xavier Hernandez earned the win and John Wetteland picked up the save. Luis Alicea went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Xavier Hernandez L: Mike Fetters SV: John Wetteland
Umpires — HP: Durwood Merrill · 1B: Ken Kaiser · 2B: Ed Hickox · 3B: Jim Joyce · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Goodwin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark McLemore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rusty Greer | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lee Stevens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Elster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Luis Alicea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fernando Tatis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bip Roberts | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Grieve | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Blowers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rafael Bournigal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Sele | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
 Xavier Hernandez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wetteland | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Stein | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
 Mike Mohler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Fetters | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Groom | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. J. Mathews | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tom Goodwin: 43/G4
- Mark McLemore: 13/G15
- Will Clark: 5/P5DF
Bot 1
- Rickey Henderson: K
- Bip Roberts: S8/G4M
- Ben Grieve: 5/L56S
- Matt Stairs: S8/L8RM.1-3
- Jason Giambi: K
Top 2
- Juan Gonzalez: W
- Rusty Greer: 7/F7LM
- Ivan Rodriguez: 64(1)/FO/G6S
- Lee Stevens: 8/L8RD
Bot 2
- Mike Macfarlane: K
- Mike Blowers: 63/G56
- Miguel Tejada: 9/P9LSF
Top 3
- Kevin Elster: K
- Luis Alicea: 63/G6MS
- Tom Goodwin: 13/BG13S
Bot 3
- Rafael Bournigal: 43/G34
- Rickey Henderson: W
- Bip Roberts: S3/G34D.1-3(E9)
- Ben Grieve: W.1-2
- Matt Stairs: S9/L9S.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Jason Giambi: 3/L34
- Mike Macfarlane: 6/F78S
Top 4
- Mark McLemore: S7/G56
- Will Clark: PB.1-2
- Will Clark: 7/L7LM
- Juan Gonzalez: D8/F8RXD.2-3
- Rusty Greer: W
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Lee Stevens: 63/G6M
Bot 4
- Mike Blowers: 13/G6S
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Rafael Bournigal: 63/G6
Top 5
- Kevin Elster: 8/F8RM
- Luis Alicea: 43/G34
- Tom Goodwin: S9/L9M
- Mark McLemore: K
Bot 5
- Rickey Henderson: 63/G6
- Bip Roberts: 9/F9LS
- Ben Grieve: D8/L8LXD
- Matt Stairs: 43/G4
Top 6
- Will Clark: 7/F7D
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Rusty Greer: S7/L7LS
- Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F9D
Bot 6
- Jason Giambi: K
- Mike Macfarlane: 13/G13
- Mike Blowers: E5/G5D.B-2
- Miguel Tejada: 63/G6
Top 7
- Lee Stevens: K
- Kevin Elster: K
- Luis Alicea: 8/L8RD
Bot 7
- Rafael Bournigal: 7/L7LD
- Rickey Henderson: 53/BG56S
- Bip Roberts: K
Top 8
- Tom Goodwin: W
- Roberto Kelly: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Will Clark: K
Bot 8
- Ben Grieve: 8/L8RD
- Matt Stairs: S9/G34
- Jason Giambi: CS2(26)
- Jason Giambi: W
- Mike Macfarlane: 13/G13
Top 9
- Juan Gonzalez: 7/L7M
- Rusty Greer: S9/L9S
- Ivan Rodriguez: W.1-2
- Lee Stevens: E3/G34.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Kevin Elster: 6/L6
- Luis Alicea: D9/L89XD.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
- Tom Goodwin: E7/P7LS.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Fernando Tatis: K
Bot 9
- Mike Blowers: S8/L8LS
- Kevin Mitchell: 1/L6S
- Rafael Bournigal: 8/L8LD
- Rickey Henderson: K