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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2002-09-21 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 24862 · 70°F, sunny · Wind 13 mph from LF · 3:20
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 6–3. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 8th. Jeff Tam earned the win and Billy Koch picked up the save. Ruben Rivera went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
W: Jeff Tam L: C.J. Nitkowski SV: Billy Koch
Umpires — HP: Alfonso Marquez · 1B: Tim Welke · 2B: Brian O'Nora · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Young | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Lamb | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Todd Greene | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Hollandsworth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Mench | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Blalock | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ruben Rivera | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Herbert Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Ellis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jermaine Dye | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 David Justice | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Randy Velarde | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Terrence Long | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adam Piatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colby Lewis | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
 Rich Rodriguez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rudy Seanez | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C. J. Nitkowski | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Powell | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Alvarez | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Kolb | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cory Lidle | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Jim Mecir | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jeff Tam | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Koch | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Michael Young: 8/F8RD
- Mike Lamb: W
- Alex Rodriguez: 6/L6
- Rafael Palmeiro: 4/P89S
Bot 1
- Mark Ellis: D7/G
- Scott Hatteberg: S4/G4MD.2-3
- Miguel Tejada: 6/P6
- Eric Chavez: K
- Jermaine Dye: S4/F9LS.3-H;1-3
- David Justice: 7/F7D
Top 2
- Todd Greene: 53/G5
- Todd Hollandsworth: 3/G3
- Kevin Mench: 6/P8LS
Bot 2
- Randy Velarde: K
- Terrence Long: 31/G34S
- Ramon Hernandez: 9/F9LD
Top 3
- Hank Blalock: 5/FL
- Ruben Rivera: W
- Michael Young: K
- Mike Lamb: K
Bot 3
- Mark Ellis: K
- Scott Hatteberg: D7/L7LD
- Miguel Tejada: BK.2-3
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Eric Chavez: 9/FL/F9LMF
Top 4
- Alex Rodriguez: S7/L78S
- Rafael Palmeiro: K
- Todd Greene: BK.1-2
- Todd Greene: 5/FL/P5
- Todd Hollandsworth: K
Bot 4
- Jermaine Dye: W
- David Justice: 8/F8RD
- Randy Velarde: K/C
- Terrence Long: S8/L4D.1-3
- Ramon Hernandez: W.1-2
- Mark Ellis: 8/F8LM
Top 5
- Kevin Mench: 53/G56
- Hank Blalock: W
- Ruben Rivera: HR/F8RXD.1-H
- Michael Young: S8/G4MD
- Mike Lamb: 64(1)/FO/G6M.B-2(E4/TH1)
- Alex Rodriguez: W
- Rafael Palmeiro: D9/L9LM.2-H;1-3
- Todd Greene: 5/FL/P5F
Bot 5
- Scott Hatteberg: 8/F8LD
- Miguel Tejada: S8/L8LM
- Eric Chavez: 8/F8LM
- Jermaine Dye: 8/F8LXD
Top 6
- Todd Hollandsworth: 8/F8RXD
- Kevin Mench: 53/G56
- Hank Blalock: E5/TH1/G56
- Ruben Rivera: HP.1-2
- Michael Young: 3/G3
Bot 6
- David Justice: W
- Randy Velarde: W.1-2
- Terrence Long: 6/P5D
- Ramon Hernandez: W.2-3;1-2
- Mark Ellis: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Adam Piatt: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3
- Miguel Tejada: 2/FL/P2RF
Top 7
- Mike Lamb: 13/G
- Alex Rodriguez: S8/L8RM
- Rafael Palmeiro: W.1-2
- Todd Greene: 8/F8RD.2-3
- Todd Hollandsworth: 63/G6M
Bot 7
- Eric Chavez: 4/P89S
- Jermaine Dye: W
- David Justice: SB2
- David Justice: 5/FL/P5F
- Randy Velarde: K/C
Top 8
- Kevin Mench: 4/P3D
- Hank Blalock: 5/FL/P5F
- Herbert Perry: 9/F9D
Bot 8
- Terrence Long: S9/P89S
- Ramon Hernandez: 14/SH/BG23.1-2
- Mark Ellis: W
- Greg Myers: S8/L8RS.2-H;1-2
- Miguel Tejada: S8/L8LS.2-H;1-2
- Eric Chavez: SB3.2-H(E2/TH);1-2
- Eric Chavez: W
- Jermaine Dye: 4/L4MD
- David Justice: WP.2-3;1-2
- David Justice: 63/G4M
Top 9
- Michael Young: K
- Mike Lamb: K
- Alex Rodriguez: K