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Texas Rangers @ 
Oakland Athletics
2007-07-17 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 20209 · 68°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph to RF · 3:27
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 11–4. Texas Rangers put up 5 in the 7th. Willie Eyre earned the win and Ron Mahay picked up the save. Jack Cust went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Willie Eyre L: Chad Gaudin SV: Ron Mahay
Umpires — HP: Ed Montague · 1B: Chris Guccione · 2B: Bill Miller · 3B: Marvin Hudson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Lofton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Michael Young | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Teixeira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Sammy Sosa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Marlon Byrd | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gerald Laird | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ramon Vazquez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Hairston | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Desi Relaford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Travis Buck | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Shannon Stewart | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jack Cust | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Dan Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Crosby | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Kotsay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marco Scutaro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Kielty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rob Tejeda | 4.1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
 Willie Eyre | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 C. J. Wilson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Mahay | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chad Gaudin | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
 Andrew Brown | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Kennedy | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jay Marshall | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Komine | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kenny Lofton: T7/F78D+
- Michael Young: D8/F89D+.3-H
- Mark Teixeira: W
- Sammy Sosa: K
- Marlon Byrd: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 1
- Travis Buck: S9/L4D+
- Shannon Stewart: K
- Jack Cust: W.1-2
- Dan Johnson: 36(1)1/GDP/G3
Top 2
- Frank Catalanotto: K
- Gerald Laird: K
- Ramon Vazquez: 31/G3
Bot 2
- Bobby Crosby: 7/F78M+
- Mark Kotsay: 8/F8LXD+
- Mark Ellis: 7/F7D+
Top 3
- Jerry Hairston: 43/G4S-
- Kenny Lofton: 8/F8LD
- Michael Young: W
- Mark Teixeira: 41/G34
Bot 3
- Marco Scutaro: E5/TH/G5.B-2
- Kurt Suzuki: K
- Travis Buck: W
- Shannon Stewart: 3/P3F
- Jack Cust: W.2-3;1-2
- Dan Johnson: 4/P34D
Top 4
- Sammy Sosa: K
- Marlon Byrd: 63/G6
- Frank Catalanotto: S4/G4M
- Gerald Laird: 46(1)/FO/G4
Bot 4
- Bobby Crosby: 5/P5F
- Mark Kotsay: W
- Mark Ellis: S7/G56.1-3
- Marco Scutaro: W.1-2
- Kurt Suzuki: 7/SF/L7M.3-H
- Travis Buck: 43/G34
Top 5
- Ramon Vazquez: 63/G6
- Jerry Hairston: S8/G6M+
- Kenny Lofton: PB.1-2
- Kenny Lofton: W
- Michael Young: S15/G15+.2-3;1-2
- Mark Teixeira: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Mark Teixeira: IW
- Sammy Sosa: 9/SF/L9D.3-H
- Marlon Byrd: 3/P3F
Bot 5
- Shannon Stewart: W
- Jack Cust: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
- Dan Johnson: 5/P56
- Bobby Crosby: S16/G15
- Mark Kotsay: 63/G6S-.1-2
- Mark Ellis: 53/G5
Top 6
- Frank Catalanotto: 53/G56
- Gerald Laird: W
- Ramon Vazquez: T9/L9LS+.1-H
- Jerry Hairston: 9/SF/F89M.3-H
- Kenny Lofton: S7/F7LS-
- Michael Young: D7/F78D.1-3
- Mark Teixeira: IW
- Sammy Sosa: 7/F7D
Bot 6
- Marco Scutaro: S9/G34+
- Kurt Suzuki: W.1-2
- Travis Buck: K
- Shannon Stewart: S9/L34D-.2-3;1-2
- Jack Cust: 9/SF/F89D+.3-H;2-3
- Dan Johnson: 9/F9LD
Top 7
- Marlon Byrd: S68/G6M
- Frank Catalanotto: SB2
- Frank Catalanotto: S8/G4M+.2-3
- Gerald Laird: S6/G6S-.3-H;1-2
- Ramon Vazquez: FC1/SH/BG13.2-H(NR)(E1/TH);1-H(NR);B-2
- Jerry Hairston: 13/SH/BG13.2-3
- Kenny Lofton: 3/G3
- Michael Young: S8/L8RM+.3-H
- Mark Teixeira: W.1-2
- Sammy Sosa: W.2-3;1-2
- Marlon Byrd: E6/FO/G6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2
- Desi Relaford: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 7
- Bobby Crosby: K
- Mark Kotsay: 9/F89D
- Mark Ellis: S7/G56
- Marco Scutaro: 9/F9LMF
Top 8
- Gerald Laird: 53/G
- Ramon Vazquez: 43/G34
- Jerry Hairston: S6/G6
- Kenny Lofton: S68/G6M.1-2
- Michael Young: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
- Mark Teixeira: HP.2-3;1-2
- Sammy Sosa: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 8
- Kurt Suzuki: 43/G4
- Travis Buck: 53/G56
- Shannon Stewart: D7/L5
- Jack Cust: K
Top 9
- Marlon Byrd: 9/F9S
- Desi Relaford: 8/F8RD
- Gerald Laird: 7/F7LD
Bot 9
- Dan Johnson: 8/F8LM
- Bobby Crosby: 43/G4S
- Bobby Kielty: 9/L9D
Notes & reviews
- originally not SH, changed next day to add SH