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Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics

2005-09-25 Β· Night game Β· Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Β· Att: 27709 Β· 74Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 12 mph L to R Β· 2:55

Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 6–2. Texas Rangers put up 4 in the 4th. Juan Dominguez earned the win. Rod Barajas went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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TEX001400001612
OAK020000000210

W: Juan Dominguez   L: Kirk Saarloos   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Jeff Kellogg Β· 1B: Mark Carlson Β· 2B: Dan Iassogna Β· 3B: Mike Reilly Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Texas Rangers β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Gary Matthews512101
Michael Young312120
Mark Teixeira401011
Hank Blalock500002
Alfonso Soriano501101
Adrian Gonzalez411011
Mark DeRosa410011
Rod Barajas422301
Jason Botts403001

Oakland Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Mark Ellis401001
Jason Kendall503000
Mark Kotsay501001
Eric Chavez400001
Bobby Crosby401001
Scott Hatteberg400000
Jay Payton412000
Dan Johnson312210
Nick Swisher400002

Texas Rangers β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Juan Dominguez7.1803
Joaquin Benoit0.2001
Francisco Cordero1.0212

Oakland Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Kirk Saarloos3.2833
Ron Flores1.1002
Kiko Calero2.0112
Rich Harden1.0100
Jay Witasick1.0212

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Gary Matthews: K
  • Michael Young: W
  • Mark Teixeira: S9/G4+.1-2
  • Hank Blalock: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 1

  • Mark Ellis: S7/G56+
  • Jason Kendall: 64(1)/FO/G6S
  • Mark Kotsay: 7/F78D+
  • Eric Chavez: 9/F89M

Top 2

  • Alfonso Soriano: K
  • Adrian Gonzalez: 4/L4
  • Mark DeRosa: K

Bot 2

  • Bobby Crosby: 3/P34D-
  • Scott Hatteberg: 8/F8LD
  • Jay Payton: S8/G4M+
  • Dan Johnson: HR/L9LD+.1-H
  • Nick Swisher: 9/L9D

Top 3

  • Rod Barajas: S7
  • Jason Botts: S9/L34D+.1-3
  • Gary Matthews: S8/L8LS+.3-H;1-2
  • Michael Young: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3
  • Mark Teixeira: 5/P56-
  • Hank Blalock: 3/G

Bot 3

  • Mark Ellis: 3/G3
  • Jason Kendall: 53/G5
  • Mark Kotsay: 9/F9D+

Top 4

  • Alfonso Soriano: 9/F9LD+
  • Adrian Gonzalez: S8/G4M+
  • Mark DeRosa: W.1-2
  • Rod Barajas: HR/F7D+.2-H;1-H
  • Jason Botts: S7/G6+
  • Gary Matthews: 4!6(1)/FO/G4M
  • Michael Young: SB2
  • Michael Young: D7/L7M+.2-H
  • Mark Teixeira: IW
  • Hank Blalock: K

Bot 4

  • Eric Chavez: K
  • Bobby Crosby: 43/G4
  • Scott Hatteberg: 6/P6D-

Top 5

  • Alfonso Soriano: 9/F9LD+
  • Adrian Gonzalez: K
  • Mark DeRosa: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 5

  • Jay Payton: 7/L78M+
  • Dan Johnson: D7/F7LD+
  • Nick Swisher: K
  • Mark Ellis: HP
  • Jason Kendall: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
  • Mark Kotsay: K

Top 6

  • Rod Barajas: K
  • Jason Botts: K
  • Gary Matthews: S7/L7S+
  • Michael Young: WP.1-2
  • Michael Young: W
  • Mark Teixeira: 31/G34

Bot 6

  • Eric Chavez: 4/P4D-
  • Bobby Crosby: D8/F89XD+
  • Scott Hatteberg: 9/L9M+
  • Jay Payton: 3/P34-

Top 7

  • Hank Blalock: 43/G4S
  • Alfonso Soriano: 4/P9LSF-
  • Adrian Gonzalez: 7/F7D+

Bot 7

  • Dan Johnson: 7/F7S
  • Nick Swisher: 3/G34
  • Mark Ellis: 5/P5F-

Top 8

  • Mark DeRosa: 7!/F78XD+
  • Rod Barajas: 8/F8LD
  • Jason Botts: S7/F7LD
  • Gary Matthews: 13/G13

Bot 8

  • Jason Kendall: S4/G4M
  • Mark Kotsay: S9/L9S.1-3
  • Eric Chavez: 5/P5F-
  • Bobby Crosby: K
  • Scott Hatteberg: 3/P23F-

Top 9

  • Michael Young: S7
  • Mark Teixeira: K
  • Hank Blalock: K
  • Alfonso Soriano: D8/L8RXD+.1-H
  • Adrian Gonzalez: IW
  • Mark DeRosa: SB3
  • Mark DeRosa: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 9

  • Jay Payton: DGR/L9D+
  • Dan Johnson: W
  • Nick Swisher: K
  • Mark Ellis: K
  • Jason Kendall: S6/G6S.2-3;1-2
  • Mark Kotsay: 43/G4