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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2002-09-20 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 25281 · 75°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph L to R · 2:42
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 4–2. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 3rd. Jim Mecir earned the win and Ricardo Rincon picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
W: Jim Mecir L: Danny Kolb SV: Ricardo Rincon
Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Alfonso Marquez · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Brian O'Nora · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Herbert Perry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Todd Greene | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Mench | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Hart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ruben Rivera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Lamb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Hollandsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Blalock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Travis Hafner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ray Durham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mark Ellis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jermaine Dye | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 David Justice | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Randy Velarde | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Terrence Long | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Rogers | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Danny Kolb | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Juan Alvarez | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ted Lilly | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Chad Bradford | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Venafro | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Mecir | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ricardo Rincon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Michael Young: 9/F9LD
- Herbert Perry: 9/F9LS
- Alex Rodriguez: K
Bot 1
- Ray Durham: 43/G34
- Mark Ellis: S4/G13
- Miguel Tejada: 4(B)3(1)/LDP/L4
Top 2
- Rafael Palmeiro: 8/F8RM
- Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F9LD
- Todd Greene: 6/P6D
Bot 2
- Eric Chavez: 63/G6M
- Jermaine Dye: 13/G13
- David Justice: K
Top 3
- Kevin Mench: 63/G6
- Jason Hart: 6/P78S
- Ruben Rivera: 5/FL
Bot 3
- Randy Velarde: 8/F8LXD
- Terrence Long: D9/G
- Ramon Hernandez: D9/L3D.2-H
- Ray Durham: K
- Mark Ellis: S8/G4M.2-H;B-2(THH)
- Miguel Tejada: E5/G56
- Eric Chavez: K/C
Top 4
- Michael Young: S7/L7S
- Herbert Perry: D8/L78M.1-H
- Alex Rodriguez: 9/F9S
- Rafael Palmeiro: S7/L5D.2-H;BX2(74)
- Ivan Rodriguez: S7/G56
- Todd Greene: 5/FL/P5F
Bot 4
- Jermaine Dye: 63/G6
- David Justice: K
- Randy Velarde: 53/G5
Top 5
- Kevin Mench: 5/FL/P25F
- Jason Hart: K/C
- Ruben Rivera: 7/F7D
Bot 5
- Terrence Long: S7/G56
- Ramon Hernandez: 8/F8RD
- Ray Durham: S8/L6MD.1-2
- Mark Ellis: K/C
- Miguel Tejada: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2
Top 6
- Michael Young: 63/G6S
- Herbert Perry: 43/G34
- Alex Rodriguez: 43/G4M
Bot 6
- Eric Chavez: K
- Jermaine Dye: K
- David Justice: K
Top 7
- Rafael Palmeiro: W
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Mike Lamb: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S
Bot 7
- Randy Velarde: 53/G
- Terrence Long: 63/G6
- Ramon Hernandez: 8/F8RM
Top 8
- Todd Hollandsworth: K
- Hank Blalock: K
- Travis Hafner: D7/G
- Michael Young: 63/G6M
Bot 8
- Ray Durham: K
- Mark Ellis: W
- Miguel Tejada: E6/G6.1-3;B-2(E6/TH2)
- Eric Chavez: IW
- Jermaine Dye: 8/SF/F8RXD.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- David Justice: W
- Randy Velarde: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Terrence Long: 6/L6
Top 9
- Herbert Perry: 53/G56
- Alex Rodriguez: 9/F9LD
- Rafael Palmeiro: 3/G3