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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2005-09-23 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 33402 · 62°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph from LF · 2:43
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 3–1. Kenny Rogers earned the win and Francisco Cordero picked up the save. Mark Kotsay went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Kenny Rogers L: Dan Haren SV: Francisco Cordero
Umpires — HP: Dan Iassogna · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Jeff Kellogg · 3B: Mark Carlson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gary Matthews | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Young | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Teixeira | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Blalock | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alfonso Soriano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Mench | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adrian Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mark DeRosa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gerald Laird | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Kotsay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Kendall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jay Payton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Crosby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Kielty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Nick Swisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dan Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Rogers | 6.1 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
 Joaquin Benoit | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Francisco Cordero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Haren | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Justin Duchscherer | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ricardo Rincon | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kiko Calero | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Huston Street | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Gary Matthews: 8/F8LD
- Michael Young: 53/G56
- Mark Teixeira: 5/P25F
Bot 1
- Mark Ellis: 9/F9LSF
- Mark Kotsay: HR/F9LD+
- Jason Kendall: 3/P3F
- Eric Chavez: 8/F8RM+
Top 2
- Hank Blalock: K
- Alfonso Soriano: S9/L9S-
- Kevin Mench: SB2
- Kevin Mench: 53/G56
- Adrian Gonzalez: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 2
- Jay Payton: S7/G56
- Bobby Crosby: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Bobby Kielty: 63/G6
Top 3
- Mark DeRosa: K
- Gerald Laird: S4/G4MD
- Gary Matthews: 64(1)/FO/G6S-
- Michael Young: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 3
- Scott Hatteberg: W
- Nick Swisher: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Mark Ellis: 143/G13+
Top 4
- Mark Teixeira: HR/F89XD+
- Hank Blalock: S9/L9S+
- Alfonso Soriano: 9/F9D
- Kevin Mench: 9/F89M
- Adrian Gonzalez: K
Bot 4
- Mark Kotsay: 7/F78S
- Jason Kendall: 8/F8LM
- Eric Chavez: 3/G3
Top 5
- Mark DeRosa: 13/G
- Gerald Laird: 63/G6
- Gary Matthews: 8/F8RM+
Bot 5
- Jay Payton: D7/L7M+
- Bobby Crosby: S8/L8RS+.2-3
- Bobby Kielty: 8/F78S
- Scott Hatteberg: K
- Nick Swisher: 9/F89M+
Top 6
- Michael Young: HR/F8RXD+
- Mark Teixeira: 2/P2LF
- Hank Blalock: K
- Alfonso Soriano: 53/G56
Bot 6
- Mark Ellis: 8/F8RD+
- Mark Kotsay: 9/F9D
- Jason Kendall: W
- Eric Chavez: W.1-2
- Jay Payton: W.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Crosby: 8/F8RM
Top 7
- Kevin Mench: S7/G56+
- Adrian Gonzalez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M+
- Mark DeRosa: S8/L6D+
- Gerald Laird: 7/F78D+
Bot 7
- Bobby Kielty: S7/G56-
- Scott Hatteberg: 14/SH/BG34S.1-2
- Nick Swisher: W
- Mark Ellis: 5/P5F
- Mark Kotsay: K
Top 8
- Gary Matthews: D8/F89XD+
- Michael Young: W
- Mark Teixeira: K
- Hank Blalock: S9/L9S+.2-3;1-2
- Alfonso Soriano: FC6/G6.1X2(6E4);3-H;2-3;B-1
- Kevin Mench: K
- Adrian Gonzalez: K
Bot 8
- Jason Kendall: 13/G15
- Eric Chavez: 8/F8LD
- Jay Payton: 4/P89S
Top 9
- Mark DeRosa: K
- Gerald Laird: 53/G56
- Gary Matthews: 31/G3
Bot 9
- Bobby Crosby: K
- Dan Johnson: 41/G34
- Scott Hatteberg: K