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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
2007-04-20 · Night game · Rangers Ballpark in Arlington · Att: 29782 · 76°F, cloudy · Wind 16 mph from LF · 3:03
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 16–4. Oakland Athletics put up 8 in the 2nd. Joe Blanton earned the win. Travis Buck went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 13 | |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
W: Joe Blanton L: Brandon McCarthy SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Brian Gorman · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Gerry Davis · 3B: Paul Nauert · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shannon Stewart | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 Nick Swisher | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Piazza | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Milton Bradley | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Travis Buck | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
 Bobby Crosby | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Kendall | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Ellis | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Melhuse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Kielty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marco Scutaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Lofton | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Catalanotto | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Mark Teixeira | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sammy Sosa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hank Blalock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ian Kinsler | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nelson Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gerald Laird | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Kata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Blanton | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
 Kiko Calero | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jay Marshall | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jay Witasick | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lenny DiNardo | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brandon McCarthy | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
 Bruce Chen | 4.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
 Scott Feldman | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Ron Mahay | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joaquin Benoit | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
 Akinori Otsuka | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Shannon Stewart: W
- Nick Swisher: 8/F8RXD
- Eric Chavez: 9/F89D
- Mike Piazza: K
Bot 1
- Kenny Lofton: D7/P7LS-
- Frank Catalanotto: FC1/G15.2X3(1654)
- Michael Young: K
- Mark Teixeira: S8/F89S-.1-3
- Sammy Sosa: K
Top 2
- Milton Bradley: S7
- Travis Buck: W.1-2
- Bobby Crosby: D7/L7D.2-H;1-H
- Jason Kendall: HP
- Mark Ellis: D8/L8RXD+.2-H;1-3
- Shannon Stewart: S8/L8LM.3-H;2-3
- Nick Swisher: W.1-2
- Eric Chavez: 3/G34S-.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Mike Piazza: 4/L4
- Milton Bradley: IW
- Travis Buck: D8/L8LD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Bobby Crosby: W
- Jason Kendall: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 2
- Hank Blalock: W
- Ian Kinsler: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Nelson Cruz: K
Top 3
- Mark Ellis: 9/F9M
- Shannon Stewart: 9/F89D
- Nick Swisher: K
Bot 3
- Gerald Laird: 53/G5
- Kenny Lofton: 43/G4
- Frank Catalanotto: 31/G3+
Top 4
- Eric Chavez: 3/G3
- Mike Piazza: K
- Milton Bradley: W
- Travis Buck: HR/F9D+.1-H
- Bobby Crosby: D9/L9LD
- Jason Kendall: 9/F9LS-
Bot 4
- Michael Young: 63/G6
- Mark Teixeira: S8/L8LS
- Sammy Sosa: K
- Hank Blalock: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Top 5
- Mark Ellis: S7/G6-
- Shannon Stewart: W.1-2
- Nick Swisher: 8/F8LM
- Eric Chavez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 5
- Ian Kinsler: D7/F7LD
- Nelson Cruz: 43/G4.2-3
- Gerald Laird: K
- Kenny Lofton: S9/L9S+.3-H
- Frank Catalanotto: S9/G3.1-3
- Michael Young: D8/L89D+.3-H;1-H
- Mark Teixeira: K
Top 6
- Mike Piazza: K
- Milton Bradley: W
- Travis Buck: W.1-2
- Bobby Crosby: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3
- Jason Kendall: W.1-2
- Mark Ellis: 3/P23
Bot 6
- Sammy Sosa: 8/F8LXD+
- Hank Blalock: K
- Ian Kinsler: 9/F9M
Top 7
- Shannon Stewart: 63/G6
- Nick Swisher: 53/G56
- Eric Chavez: 5/P5F
Bot 7
- Nelson Cruz: 8/F8RXD+
- Gerald Laird: 13/G13
- Kenny Lofton: S4/G4M-
- Matt Kata: 4/P4-
Top 8
- Mike Piazza: 7/L7M
- Milton Bradley: W
- Travis Buck: K
- Bobby Crosby: S8/G6M.1-2
- Jason Kendall: S5/G5S-.2-3;1-2
- Mark Ellis: D7/L7LM.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Shannon Stewart: HR/F78D+.3-H;2-H
- Nick Swisher: HR/F9D+
- Adam Melhuse: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Michael Young: K
- Mark Teixeira: 63/G4
- Sammy Sosa: 63/G6
Top 9
- Mike Piazza: 63/G6
- Bobby Kielty: 8/F8RXD
- Travis Buck: W
- Marco Scutaro: 43/G4
Bot 9
- Hank Blalock: 43/G4
- Ian Kinsler: D8/L8LD+
- Nelson Cruz: D7/L8LS+.2-H
- Gerald Laird: 53/G5
- Kenny Lofton: 13/G13