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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2002-04-03 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 23259 · 55°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph from RF · 3:59
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 9–6. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. Jim Mecir earned the win and Billy Koch picked up the save. Rafael Palmeiro went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| OAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
W: Jim Mecir L: Rich Rodriguez SV: Billy Koch
Umpires — HP: Mark Wegner · 1B: Bill Welke · 2B: Rick Reed · 3B: Tim Tschida · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rusty Greer | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabe Kapler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Carl Everett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Herbert Perry | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Young | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Catalanotto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremy Giambi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
 Frank Menechino | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 David Justice | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Terrence Long | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Carlos Pena | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Olmedo Saenz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Burba | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Steve Woodard | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rudy Seanez | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Rich Rodriguez | 0.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dan Miceli | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barry Zito | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
 Jeff Tam | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Magnante | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chad Bradford | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Holtz | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Koch | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rusty Greer: 43/G4
- Gabe Kapler: K/C
- Alex Rodriguez: 43/G4M
Bot 1
- Jeremy Giambi: K/C
- Frank Menechino: 3/G3
- Scott Hatteberg: W
- David Justice: W.1-2
- Eric Chavez: PB.2-3;1-2
- Eric Chavez: T9/F89XD.3-H;2-H
- Miguel Tejada: S8/G6.3-H
- Terrence Long: K/C
Top 2
- Juan Gonzalez: D7/L7D
- Rafael Palmeiro: 7/F78S
- Ivan Rodriguez: K/C
- Carl Everett: 3/FL/P9LSF
Bot 2
- Ramon Hernandez: 7/F7M
- Carlos Pena: K
- Jeremy Giambi: W
- Frank Menechino: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 3
- Herbert Perry: 63/G56
- Michael Young: W
- Rusty Greer: 3/G3.1-2
- Gabe Kapler: 3/FL/P9LSF
Bot 3
- Scott Hatteberg: 2/FL/P2RF
- David Justice: K/C
- Eric Chavez: W
- Miguel Tejada: HP.1-2
- Terrence Long: 8/F8LXD
Top 4
- Alex Rodriguez: 9/F9M
- Juan Gonzalez: W
- Rafael Palmeiro: 8/F8RXD
- Ivan Rodriguez: D7/L7LD.1-H
- Carl Everett: K
Bot 4
- Ramon Hernandez: K
- Carlos Pena: S7/P8LS
- Jeremy Giambi: K
- Frank Menechino: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 5
- Herbert Perry: S9/L9S
- Michael Young: 16(1)/FO/G13
- Rusty Greer: S9/G34.1-2
- Gabe Kapler: 5(B)3(1)/LDP/L5
Bot 5
- Scott Hatteberg: 8/F8LD
- David Justice: HR/F9LD
- Eric Chavez: 43/G4
- Miguel Tejada: 9/F9D
Top 6
- Alex Rodriguez: K/C
- Juan Gonzalez: S9/F9LS
- Rafael Palmeiro: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: W.1-2
- Carl Everett: K
Bot 6
- Terrence Long: K/C
- Ramon Hernandez: 8/L8RS
- Carlos Pena: K/C
Top 7
- Herbert Perry: S6/G15
- Michael Young: S7/L7S.1-2
- Rusty Greer: S7/G6.2-H;1-2
- Gabe Kapler: 23.2-3;1-2
- Alex Rodriguez: K/C
- Juan Gonzalez: E5/G56S.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3
- Rafael Palmeiro: HR/F89XD.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(TUR)
- Ivan Rodriguez: S7/L7S
- Carl Everett: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 7
- Jeremy Giambi: W
- Frank Menechino: W.1-2
- Scott Hatteberg: 8/F8LS
- David Justice: 4/P8RS
- Eric Chavez: W.2-3;1-2
- Miguel Tejada: S9/P8RS.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Terrence Long: K/C
Top 8
- Herbert Perry: K
- Frank Catalanotto: S7/G4M
- Rusty Greer: S7/G6.1-3
- Gabe Kapler: K/C
- Alex Rodriguez: 5/L56
Bot 8
- Ramon Hernandez: W
- Carlos Pena: W.1-2
- Jeremy Giambi: W.2-3;1-2
- Frank Menechino: K
- Scott Hatteberg: S9/G34.3-H;2-3;1-2
- David Justice: 46(1)/FO/G4S.3-H;2-3
- Olmedo Saenz: S8/G4M.3-H;1-2
- Miguel Tejada: E6/G6.2-3;1-2
- Terrence Long: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Top 9
- Juan Gonzalez: 53/G5
- Rafael Palmeiro: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: 8/F8RD
Notes & reviews
- Texas manager Narron ejected by HP umpire Wegner for arguing ball 4 call to Chavez