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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
2006-05-28 · Night game · Rangers Ballpark in Arlington · Att: 38905 · 86°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph from CF · 2:47
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 4–3. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 2nd. Vicente Padilla earned the win and Akinori Otsuka picked up the save. Jason Botts went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| TEX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Vicente Padilla L: Kirk Saarloos SV: Akinori Otsuka
Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Jim Reynolds · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Kerwin Danley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Kendall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nick Swisher | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Mark Kotsay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Kielty | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Crosby | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dan Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Marco Scutaro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Antonio Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Adam Melhuse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gary Matthews | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Teixeira | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hank Blalock | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kevin Mench | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brad Wilkerson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Rod Barajas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Botts | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Ian Kinsler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kirk Saarloos | 7.0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
 Kiko Calero | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vicente Padilla | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
 Scott Feldman | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ron Mahay | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Francisco Cordero | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Akinori Otsuka | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jason Kendall: K
- Nick Swisher: 3/G3-
- Mark Kotsay: 7/F78D
Bot 1
- Gary Matthews: K
- Michael Young: 13/G13-
- Mark Teixeira: 7/F7D
Top 2
- Eric Chavez: W
- Bobby Kielty: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Bobby Crosby: 53/SH/BG5S.2-3;1-2
- Dan Johnson: 43/G4.3-H;2-3
- Marco Scutaro: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Hank Blalock: D7/F78XD+
- Kevin Mench: K
- Brad Wilkerson: W
- Rod Barajas: 53/G5S-.2-3;1-2
- Jason Botts: HR/F89D+.3-H;2-H
- Ian Kinsler: S7/G56+
- Gary Matthews: 5/P5F
Top 3
- Antonio Perez: 8/F89XD
- Jason Kendall: 43/G4
- Nick Swisher: K
Bot 3
- Michael Young: W
- Mark Teixeira: 36(1)/FO/G3
- Hank Blalock: 43/G4S-.1-2
- Kevin Mench: 6!3/G6M
Top 4
- Mark Kotsay: W
- Eric Chavez: 2/P2LF
- Bobby Kielty: W.1-2
- Bobby Crosby: S9/L9S-.2-3;1-2
- Dan Johnson: 3/G3.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Marco Scutaro: K
Bot 4
- Brad Wilkerson: 7/F7D
- Rod Barajas: 9/F89D
- Jason Botts: W
- Ian Kinsler: 2/P2LF
Top 5
- Antonio Perez: 43/G4
- Jason Kendall: D7/G5
- Nick Swisher: K
- Mark Kotsay: S6/G6MD.2-3
- Eric Chavez: S9/L34D.3-H;1-3
- Bobby Kielty: 7/F78XD
Bot 5
- Gary Matthews: 63/G6S
- Michael Young: 9/F9D
- Mark Teixeira: W
- Hank Blalock: 43/G4S-
Top 6
- Bobby Crosby: 3/G3-
- Dan Johnson: 2/P2RF
- Marco Scutaro: 31/G34
Bot 6
- Kevin Mench: 6/P
- Brad Wilkerson: W
- Rod Barajas: S9/L9S.1-3
- Jason Botts: W.1-2
- Ian Kinsler: 3/G3S-.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Gary Matthews: 43/G4
Top 7
- Antonio Perez: K
- Jason Kendall: W
- Nick Swisher: K
- Mark Kotsay: 8!/F8RXD+
Bot 7
- Michael Young: 63/G6
- Mark Teixeira: 13/G15
- Hank Blalock: W
- Kevin Mench: 7/F78D
Top 8
- Eric Chavez: 63/G6
- Bobby Kielty: S7/L7M
- Bobby Crosby: S9/L89M.1-2
- Dan Johnson: K
- Frank Thomas: W.2-3;1-2
- Adam Melhuse: 6/L6
Bot 8
- Brad Wilkerson: 3/G3
- Rod Barajas: 4/P4M
- Jason Botts: D8/L8RD+
- Ian Kinsler: S6/G6S-.2-3
- Gary Matthews: 3/G3
Top 9
- Jason Kendall: 63/G6M
- Nick Swisher: 7/F7S
- Mark Kotsay: 8/F8LXD