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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2000-06-28 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 25643 · 63°F, sunny · Wind 15 mph to RF · 2:52
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 5–3. Texas Rangers put up 5 in the 5th. Rick Helling earned the win and John Wetteland picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Rick Helling L: Kevin Appier SV: John Wetteland
Umpires — HP: Marty Foster · 1B: Ron Kulpa · 2B: Randy Marsh · 3B: Angel Hernandez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Greer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 David Segui | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Martinez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Lamb | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabe Kapler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Royce Clayton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Randy Velarde | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Grieve | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 John Jaha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Sal Fasano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy Giambi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Helling | 5.2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Mike Venafro | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 John Wetteland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
 Doug Jones | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Frank Catalanotto: 5/FL/P5F
- Rusty Greer: K/C
- Rafael Palmeiro: 8/P8LS
Bot 1
- Terrence Long: 6/P6
- Randy Velarde: S7/L78M+
- Jason Giambi: W.1-2
- Ben Grieve: K
- Matt Stairs: 63/G6S-
Top 2
- Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G5
- David Segui: 43/G4
- Dave Martinez: HP
- Mike Lamb: 3/G3S-
Bot 2
- John Jaha: S7/G6+
- Eric Chavez: 9/F9D+
- Miguel Tejada: W.1-2
- Sal Fasano: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 3
- Gabe Kapler: W
- Royce Clayton: 8/L8RM
- Frank Catalanotto: 9/F89D+
- Rusty Greer: 13/G13
Bot 3
- Terrence Long: 9/F9LM
- Randy Velarde: E5/TH/G56
- Jason Giambi: 8/F8LM
- Ben Grieve: K/C
Top 4
- Rafael Palmeiro: 3/G3-
- Ivan Rodriguez: S8/L8LS
- David Segui: 7/L7M+
- Dave Martinez: S8/G4M.1-3
- Mike Lamb: 8/F89D
Bot 4
- Matt Stairs: K/C
- John Jaha: W
- Eric Chavez: W.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: D7/L7M+.2-H;1-H
- Sal Fasano: 63/G6.2-3
- Terrence Long: S9/L34D.3-H
- Randy Velarde: 4/L34+
Top 5
- Gabe Kapler: 6/FL/P7LSF
- Royce Clayton: D7
- Frank Catalanotto: HP
- Rusty Greer: 8/F78M
- Rafael Palmeiro: D9/L9LD+.2-H;1-3
- Ivan Rodriguez: S/G4MD.3-H;2-3
- David Segui: D9/L8RM+.3-H;1-H
- Dave Martinez: S9/L89S+.2-H
- Mike Lamb: 8/F8RD
Bot 5
- Jason Giambi: 5/FL/P5F
- Ben Grieve: 9/F89D+
- Matt Stairs: 43/G4
Top 6
- Gabe Kapler: S7/G6+
- Royce Clayton: 53/SH.1-2
- Frank Catalanotto: 4/P89S
- Rusty Greer: 8/F78D+
Bot 6
- John Jaha: 3/FL/P3DF
- Eric Chavez: 7/F78D
- Miguel Tejada: D7/L7LS
- Sal Fasano: W
- Terrence Long: W.2-3;1-2
- Randy Velarde: 43/G34-
Top 7
- Rafael Palmeiro: 7/F7D+
- Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G6S
- David Segui: 53/G6S-
Bot 7
- Jason Giambi: S8/G4
- Ben Grieve: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
- Matt Stairs: K/C
Top 8
- Dave Martinez: 43/G4+
- Mike Lamb: S8/G4
- Gabe Kapler: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Royce Clayton: K
Bot 8
- John Jaha: 7/L7M+
- Eric Chavez: 63/G6
- Miguel Tejada: 63/G56+
Top 9
- Frank Catalanotto: 8/F8LM
- Rusty Greer: 8/F8RXD
- Rafael Palmeiro: S9/L34D+
- Ivan Rodriguez: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 9
- Jeremy Giambi: 8/F8LXD
- Terrence Long: 7/F7M
- Randy Velarde: 43/G4