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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2001-10-03 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 23740 · 62°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph to LF · 2:40
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 5–4. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 5th. Cory Lidle earned the win and Jason Isringhausen picked up the save. Jason Giambi went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Cory Lidle L: Chris Michalak SV: Jason Isringhausen
Umpires — HP: Jim Wolf · 1B: Mike Everitt · 2B: John Shulock · 3B: Jim Reynolds · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ruben Sierra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ricky Ledee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Haselman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Pena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Scott Sheldon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Magruder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jermaine Dye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Giambi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Terrence Long | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Myers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Menechino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rob Bell | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Chris Michalak | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Moreno | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cory Lidle | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Isringhausen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Frank Catalanotto: 3/G3
- Michael Young: 9/F9D+
- Alex Rodriguez: K
Bot 1
- Johnny Damon: K/C
- Miguel Tejada: 31/G34
- Jason Giambi: 7/F7LD
Top 2
- Rafael Palmeiro: 53/G6S+
- Ruben Sierra: S8/L4MD+
- Ricky Ledee: D/L78D+.1-H;B-3(THH)
- Bill Haselman: S/F8LS-.3-H
- Carlos Pena: K
- Scott Sheldon: 9/F9M
Bot 2
- Jermaine Dye: K
- Eric Chavez: D9/9S
- Jeremy Giambi: S7/L7S+.2-3
- Terrence Long: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H
- Greg Myers: 43/G34
Top 3
- Frank Catalanotto: K/C
- Michael Young: 53/G56S-
- Alex Rodriguez: 8/F8LD+
Bot 3
- Frank Menechino: W
- Johnny Damon: S5/BG5S-.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: 8/F78S
- Jason Giambi: 6/P5D
- Jermaine Dye: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 4
- Rafael Palmeiro: K/C
- Ruben Sierra: K
- Ricky Ledee: 43/G34
Bot 4
- Eric Chavez: S8/L6MD+
- Jeremy Giambi: W.1-2
- Terrence Long: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3
- Greg Myers: W
- Frank Menechino: W.1-2
- Johnny Damon: 6/P6D
Top 5
- Bill Haselman: K
- Carlos Pena: W
- Scott Sheldon: 16(1)/FO/G13
- Frank Catalanotto: S8/G6M+.1-2
- Michael Young: S9/L9S+.2-H;1-3
- Alex Rodriguez: S7/L7LS+.3-H;1-3;B-2(E7)
- Rafael Palmeiro: IW
- Ruben Sierra: 8/F8RD
Bot 5
- Miguel Tejada: 4/P4D-
- Jason Giambi: HR/L9LD+
- Jermaine Dye: 53/G5
- Eric Chavez: HR/F8LXD+
- Jeremy Giambi: K
Top 6
- Ricky Ledee: 5/P5
- Bill Haselman: K
- Carlos Pena: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 6
- Terrence Long: 43/G4
- Greg Myers: 9/F9D
- Frank Menechino: 6/L6D+
Top 7
- Scott Sheldon: 4/P4S
- Frank Catalanotto: 43/G4
- Michael Young: K/C
Bot 7
- Johnny Damon: K
- Miguel Tejada: HR/F78XD+
- Jason Giambi: HR/F8RXD+
- Jermaine Dye: 8/F8LXD+
- Eric Chavez: S9/L34
- Jeremy Giambi: 7/L7M+
Top 8
- Alex Rodriguez: 5/FL
- Rafael Palmeiro: 43/G34D+
- Ruben Sierra: 3/G34S-
Bot 8
- Terrence Long: K/C
- Greg Myers: 3/G3
- Frank Menechino: 7/F7D+
Top 9
- Ricky Ledee: 7/F78XD+
- Chris Magruder: K
- Carlos Pena: K/C