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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers

2004-07-31 · Night game · Rangers Ballpark in Arlington · Att: 50708 · 94°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph L to R · 3:05

Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 9–4. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 4th. Barry Zito earned the win. Rod Barajas went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	3	3	0	3	0	0	9	11
TEX	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6

W: Barry Zito L: Ryan Drese SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bruce Froemming · 1B: Tim Timmons · 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark Kotsay	6	0	1	1	0	1
Mark McLemore	4	2	1	0	1	0
Eric Chavez	5	1	2	0	0	0
Scott Hatteberg	5	1	1	1	0	1
Damian Miller	3	3	2	1	2	0
Erubiel Durazo	4	1	2	2	1	0
Bobby Crosby	3	0	0	1	2	1
Eric Byrnes	5	1	1	1	0	0
Bobby Kielty	4	0	1	2	1	1
Marco Scutaro	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	2	1	1	0	2	0
Michael Young	4	1	1	0	0	0
Alfonso Soriano	3	0	2	2	1	0
Mark Teixeira	4	0	0	0	0	2
Herbert Perry	3	0	0	0	1	1
Brian Jordan	4	1	1	1	0	0
Gary Matthews	3	0	0	0	1	2
Kevin Mench	1	0	0	0	1	0
Rod Barajas	4	1	1	1	0	0
Hank Blalock	2	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Barry Zito	5.2	5	5	4
Justin Duchscherer	2.1	1	1	1
Ricardo Rincon	1.0	0	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Drese	4.1	5	4	1
Erasmo Ramirez	1.2	1	2	1
Jeff Nelson	1.0	2	1	0
Brian Shouse	2.0	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mark Kotsay: 5!3/G6S-
Mark McLemore: 4/L4+
Eric Chavez: 3/P3

Bot 1

Eric Young: W
Michael Young: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Alfonso Soriano: 43/G4

Top 2

Scott Hatteberg: 9/F89M
Damian Miller: 43/G4
Erubiel Durazo: 7/F7M

Bot 2

Mark Teixeira: K
Herbert Perry: 63/G6S-
Brian Jordan: HR/F7D+
Gary Matthews: K

Top 3

Bobby Crosby: K
Eric Byrnes: S9/L9S+
Bobby Kielty: 43/G34-.1-2
Mark Kotsay: 8/L8RM

Bot 3

Kevin Mench: 2/P2RF
Rod Barajas: HR/F7LD+
Eric Young: S8/L8RS-
Michael Young: S8/L8LS-.1-2
Alfonso Soriano: D8/F8LXD+.2-H;1-H
Mark Teixeira: 7!/L78D+
Herbert Perry: 9/L9M

Top 4

Mark McLemore: S8/L8LS
Eric Chavez: 6/P6D
Scott Hatteberg: S9/L34+.1-2
Damian Miller: W.2-3;1-2
Erubiel Durazo: S9/G34.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bobby Crosby: W.1-2
Eric Byrnes: 4/P3-
Bobby Kielty: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mark Kotsay: 3/G3-

Bot 4

Brian Jordan: 3/P23F
Gary Matthews: 53/G56S
Kevin Mench: W
Rod Barajas: 8/F8RM

Top 5

Mark McLemore: W
Eric Chavez: E4/TH/FO/G34.1-3;B-2
Scott Hatteberg: 43/G4.3-H(UR);2-3
Damian Miller: S8/L6M+.3-H
Erubiel Durazo: W.1-2
Bobby Crosby: W.2-3;1-2
Eric Byrnes: 54(1)/FO/G56.3-H(UR);2-3;B-1
Bobby Kielty: K

Bot 5

Eric Young: W
Michael Young: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
Alfonso Soriano: W
Mark Teixeira: K

Top 6

Mark Kotsay: 43/G4-
Mark McLemore: 9/L9LM
Eric Chavez: S9/L34D+
Scott Hatteberg: 3/L34S+

Bot 6

Herbert Perry: K
Brian Jordan: 6/P7S
Gary Matthews: W
Hank Blalock: K

Top 7

Damian Miller: W
Erubiel Durazo: S9/G34.1-3
Bobby Crosby: E5/FO/G56+.3-H;1-2
Eric Byrnes: 36(1)/FO/G3S.2-3
Bobby Kielty: 53/G5S-.3-H(UR);1-2
Mark Kotsay: S7/L78S.2-H(UR)
Mark McLemore: 8/F8LM

Bot 7

Rod Barajas: 53/G
Eric Young: 43/G4
Michael Young: 9/F89D

Top 8

Eric Chavez: D9/L3+
Scott Hatteberg: K
Damian Miller: S9/L9S.2-3
Erubiel Durazo: 4/P4
Bobby Crosby: 8/F8LD

Bot 8

Alfonso Soriano: S7/L7S+
Mark Teixeira: 9/F9M
Herbert Perry: W.1-2
Brian Jordan: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 9

Eric Byrnes: 5/L56
Bobby Kielty: D8/F8LXD+
Mark Kotsay: PB.2-3
Mark Kotsay: K
Marco Scutaro: 9/F9D+

Bot 9

Gary Matthews: K
Hank Blalock: 3/G3-
Rod Barajas: 43/G4S

Notes & reviews

Pitcher Nelson ejected by HP umpire Froemming for complaining about ball and strike calls as he walked off field; Rangers manager Showalter came out to protect Nelson who had to be restrained by Showalter

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