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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2002-07-20 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 31129 · 65°F, cloudy · Wind 18 mph from LF · 3:00
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 6–5. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 3rd. Billy Koch earned the win. Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
W: Billy Koch L: Dave Burba SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Brian Gorman · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Rob Drake · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Mench | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Herbert Perry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gabe Kapler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ruben Rivera | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Catalanotto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Everett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Ellis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jermaine Dye | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 John Mabry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Olmedo Saenz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Terrence Long | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Myers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 David Justice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rob Bell | 5.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
 Rich Rodriguez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Van Poppel | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Alvarez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Burba | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ted Lilly | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
 Chad Bradford | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Koch | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Michael Young: 4/FL/P9LSF
- Kevin Mench: 8/F8LD
- Alex Rodriguez: S7/G56
- Juan Gonzalez: 2/FL/P2LF
Bot 1
- Mark Ellis: S7/L7M
- Scott Hatteberg: W.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: S8/L8LS.2-H;1-2
- Eric Chavez: 7/F7M
- Jermaine Dye: 5/FL/P7LSF
- John Mabry: 8/F8RXD
Top 2
- Rafael Palmeiro: 31/G3
- Ivan Rodriguez: W
- Herbert Perry: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 2
- Olmedo Saenz: K
- Terrence Long: D9/L9M
- Greg Myers: K/C
- Mark Ellis: 9/F89M
Top 3
- Gabe Kapler: D7/F7LD
- Ruben Rivera: K/C
- Michael Young: K
- Kevin Mench: S9/L89S.2-H
- Alex Rodriguez: HR/F78XD.1-H
- Juan Gonzalez: D7/F7D
- Rafael Palmeiro: 9/F9D
Bot 3
- Scott Hatteberg: S8/L8LS
- Miguel Tejada: WP.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: S7/G56.2-3;B-2(THH)
- Eric Chavez: 1/G3S.3-H;2-3
- Jermaine Dye: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
- John Mabry: 3/G3
Top 4
- Ivan Rodriguez: 6/P6
- Herbert Perry: K/C
- Gabe Kapler: 7/F7D
Bot 4
- Olmedo Saenz: 5/L5
- Terrence Long: K/C
- Greg Myers: W
- Mark Ellis: 13/G13
Top 5
- Ruben Rivera: HR/F78D
- Michael Young: 7/F7D
- Kevin Mench: 7/F7LM
- Alex Rodriguez: 63/G56
Bot 5
- Scott Hatteberg: 5/FL/P25F
- Miguel Tejada: 53/G56
- Eric Chavez: W
- Jermaine Dye: 5/FL
Top 6
- Juan Gonzalez: 53/G5
- Rafael Palmeiro: S7/L8LS
- Ivan Rodriguez: 46(1)/FO/G34
- Herbert Perry: 3/G3
Bot 6
- John Mabry: HR/F9LD
- Olmedo Saenz: 8/F8RD
- Terrence Long: S7/G56
- Greg Myers: S8/L8LS.1-3(E8)
- Mark Ellis: S7/L7S.3-H;1-2
- Scott Hatteberg: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 7
- Gabe Kapler: 31/G3
- Frank Catalanotto: 6/P5D
- Michael Young: 53/G5S
Bot 7
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Eric Chavez: S9/L89M
- Jermaine Dye: S8/L8RS.1-3;BX2(86)
- John Mabry: 63/G6
Top 8
- Kevin Mench: 3/G3
- Alex Rodriguez: K
- Juan Gonzalez: 31/G3
Bot 8
- Olmedo Saenz: 63/G6
- Terrence Long: D7/L7LS
- Greg Myers: 7/F7D
- Mark Ellis: 8/F78D
Top 9
- Rafael Palmeiro: HR/F9D
- Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G6S
- Herbert Perry: K
- Carl Everett: W
- Frank Catalanotto: 3/G3
Bot 9
- David Justice: 8/F8RXD
- Miguel Tejada: 53/G
- Eric Chavez: W
- Jermaine Dye: W.1-2
- John Mabry: WP.2-3;1-2
- John Mabry: IW
- Olmedo Saenz: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2