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Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics

2007-09-16 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 23770 · 68°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph to RF · 3:42

Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 11–9. Texas Rangers put up 6 in the 2nd. John Rheinecker earned the win and Joaquin Benoit picked up the save. Michael Young went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 7 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	11	9
OAK	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	9	12

W: John Rheinecker L: Andrew Brown SV: Joaquin Benoit

Umpires — HP: Chuck Meriwether · 1B: Rick Reed · 2B: Tim Timmons · 3B: Alfonso Marquez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ian Kinsler	3	1	0	0	1	1
Brad Wilkerson	3	3	1	1	2	0
Michael Young	4	2	3	7	1	0
Sammy Sosa	5	0	1	2	0	2
Marlon Byrd	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jason Botts	2	1	1	0	2	0
Nelson Cruz	4	0	0	1	0	2
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	3	0	1	0	1	0
Travis Metcalf	3	1	1	0	0	2
Frank Catalanotto	0	1	0	0	1	0
David Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	1
Guillermo Quiroz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Daric Barton	3	2	1	1	1	0
Nick Swisher	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Cust	3	1	1	0	2	2
Mark Ellis	5	1	2	3	0	0
Dan Johnson	5	1	1	1	0	1
Marco Scutaro	5	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Hannahan	4	2	3	0	1	1
Kurt Suzuki	4	1	2	2	1	2
Jeff DaVanon	4	0	1	1	0	2
Kevin Thompson	3	1	0	0	0	1
Mike Piazza	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shannon Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vicente Padilla	0.0	1	0	0
Jamey Wright	2.1	3	4	1
Mike Wood	2.0	4	0	2
John Rheinecker	2.2	1	0	3
C. J. Wilson	0.2	1	1	1
Joaquin Benoit	1.1	2	0	2

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lenny DiNardo	1.2	2	4	1
Ruddy Lugo	2.1	4	1	3
Dallas Braden	3.0	1	2	2
Andrew Brown	1.0	2	2	1
Jerry Blevins	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ian Kinsler: K
Brad Wilkerson: 43/G34
Michael Young: W
Sammy Sosa: 54(1)/FO/G5

Bot 1

Daric Barton: S7
Nick Swisher: HP.1-2
Jack Cust: W.2-3;1-2
Mark Ellis: 7/F7D
Dan Johnson: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H;2-H(E6/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
Marco Scutaro: 63/G6

Top 2

Marlon Byrd: W
Jason Botts: SB2
Jason Botts: S7/G56+.2-3
Nelson Cruz: 9/SF/F9S.3-H
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 4/P34D
Travis Metcalf: S8/L8LS.1-2
Ian Kinsler: W.2-3;1-2
Brad Wilkerson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Michael Young: S7/L7S+.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Sammy Sosa: S8/L8RS.3-H;2-H
Marlon Byrd: 53/G56

Bot 2

Jack Hannahan: S49/G34+
Kurt Suzuki: W.1-2
Jeff DaVanon: K
Daric Barton: 5/P5F
Kevin Thompson: 3/P

Top 3

Jason Botts: W
Nelson Cruz: K
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 7/F78D
Travis Metcalf: K

Bot 3

Jack Cust: W
Mark Ellis: HR/F7D+.1-H
Dan Johnson: D9
Marco Scutaro: 43/G4.2-3
Jack Hannahan: W
Kurt Suzuki: D7/L7LS.3-H;1-3
Jeff DaVanon: S8/G6M.3-H;2-3
Daric Barton: 7/SF/F7M.3-H
Kevin Thompson: 43/G4S-

Top 4

Ian Kinsler: 63/G6M
Brad Wilkerson: D9/F9D+
Michael Young: D8/L6D+.2-H
Sammy Sosa: K
Marlon Byrd: 43/G4

Bot 4

Jack Cust: K
Mark Ellis: 3/P3DF-
Dan Johnson: K

Top 5

Jason Botts: W
Nelson Cruz: K
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: W.1-2
Travis Metcalf: K
Ian Kinsler: 8/F8RD

Bot 5

Marco Scutaro: 7/F7LD
Jack Hannahan: S8/G4M
Kurt Suzuki: D8/F89D+.1-H;B-3(TH)
Jeff DaVanon: 63/G6
Daric Barton: 43/G4

Top 6

Brad Wilkerson: 3/G
Michael Young: 3/G3S-
Sammy Sosa: 9/F9LM

Bot 6

Kevin Thompson: K
Jack Cust: K
Mark Ellis: 53/G56

Top 7

Marlon Byrd: S4/P89S-
Jason Botts: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Nelson Cruz: 2/P23F

Bot 7

Dan Johnson: 31/G3
Marco Scutaro: 53/G5
Jack Hannahan: S9/L34D
Kurt Suzuki: K

Top 8

Jarrod Saltalamacchia: S4/G4M
Frank Catalanotto: W.1-2
Ian Kinsler: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Brad Wilkerson: W
Michael Young: HR/F8LXD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Sammy Sosa: K
Marlon Byrd: 3/P9LSF

Bot 8

Jeff DaVanon: K
Daric Barton: W
Mike Piazza: 8/F8RD
Jack Cust: S8/G4M.1-3
Mark Ellis: S9/L34D.3-H;1-3
Dan Johnson: 2/P2L

Top 9

David Murphy: K
Nelson Cruz: 7/F7D
Guillermo Quiroz: 4/P4

Bot 9

Marco Scutaro: D9/L89S+
Jack Hannahan: K
Kurt Suzuki: K
Shannon Stewart: 4/P34

Notes & reviews

Nick Swisher, who had hit three homers in the past three games and had been hit in the previous game, charged the mound and tackled Vicente Padilla; both benches cleared; during the melee, 2B umpire Tim Timmons was knocked to the ground; both Swisher and Padilla were ejected by HP umpire Chuck Meriwether
Debut game for Jerry Blevins

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