July 31, 2004 Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 9
SEA 8
(11) DET 3
CHW 2
(10) KCR 10
CLE 3 MIN 5
BOS 4 NYY 6
BAL 4 TBD 6
TOR 5 OAK 9
@TEX 4 ATL 8
NYM 0 PHI 4
@CHC 3 HOU 8
@CIN 0 COL 8
ARI 4 MON 8
@FLA 5 PIT 4
@MIL 1 SDP 3
LAD 2 SFG 8
STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 50,708

Saturday, July 31, 2004, 7:18PM
Time of Game: 3:05

Athletics

58-45

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   3  3  0   3  0  0    9 11  0
Rangers         0  1  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  6  2

W: B Zito (7-7), L: R Drese (7-6)

Rangers

57-45

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kotsay CF                   6   0   1   1    0   1  .317  .827   25    1   0   
M McLemore 2B                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .259  .690   23    3   5   
  M Scutaro PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .683    6    0   1   
E Chavez 3B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .272  .919   19    0   3   2B
S Hatteberg 1B                5   1   1   1    0   1  .292  .821   22   11   0   
D Miller C                    3   3   2   1    2   0  .294  .804   26    7   0   
E Durazo DH                   4   1   2   2    1   0  .315  .909   20    0   0   
B Crosby SS                   3   0   0   1    2   1  .269  .811   25    1   2   
E Byrnes LF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .851   15    1   0   
B Kielty RF                   4   0   1   2    1   1  .205  .671   17    3   0   2B

B Zito P                                                                 0   0
  J Duchscherer P                                                        0   0
  R Rincon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40   9  11   9    7   4              198   27  11

BATTING

2B: B Kielty (11, off B Shouse); E Chavez (10, off B Shouse).

TB: E Chavez 3; B Kielty 2; E Durazo 2; D Miller 2; M McLemore; E Byrnes; M Kotsay; S Hatteberg.

RBI: B Kielty 2 (22); E Durazo 2 (53); E Byrnes (49); B Crosby (44); D Miller (43); S Hatteberg (56); M Kotsay (44).

2-out RBI: B Kielty; M Kotsay.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M McLemore-S Hatteberg; E Chavez-M McLemore-S Hatteberg; B Crosby-M McLemore-S Hatteberg.

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .326  .823   19    4   4   
M Young SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .327  .865   14    2   0   2·GDP
A Soriano DH                  3   0   2   2    1   0  .282  .794   17    0   0   2B
M Teixeira 1B-RF              4   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .934   22    9   0   
H Perry 3B-1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .233  .701   17    1   3   
B Jordan RF-LF                4   1   1   1    0   0  .125  .467   13    2   0   HR,GDP
G Matthews CF                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .282  .852   16    3   0   
K Mench LF                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .818    9    1   0   
  H Blalock PH-3B             2   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .889    5    1   1   
R Barajas C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .256  .789   17    4   0   HR

R Drese P                                                                0   0
  E Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  B Shouse P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   4   6   4    6   6              149   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Soriano (18, off B Zito).

HR: B Jordan (1, off B Zito; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); R Barajas (13, off B Zito; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: B Jordan 4; R Barajas 4; A Soriano 3; E Young; M Young.

GIDP: M Young 2 (8); B Jordan (4).

RBI: A Soriano 2 (68); R Barajas (38); B Jordan (4).

2-out RBI: B Jordan.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: R Barajas (4).

E: H Blalock (11); E Young (3).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Zito, W (7-7)                5.2   5   4   4    5   4   2   4.81   25  107-62   34· 9·19    5· 8· 3· 0     42    -     0.83  -0.01
J Duchscherer, H (5)           2.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.81    8   33-24   15· 1· 8    3· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.58   0.09
R Rincon                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.18    3    9-7     4· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   4    6   6   2          36  149-93   53·12·28   10·10· 4· 0          1-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Drese, L (7-6)               4.1   5   6   4    4   1   0   3.62   23   96-52   32· 4·16    8· 5· 5· 0     30    -     1.50  -0.26
E Ramirez                      1.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   4.56    8   33-18    8· 2· 8    2· 0· 3· 0          1-1    1.20  -0.01
J Nelson                       1     2   3   1    1   0   0   5.28    7   25-14    7· 1· 6    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.64  -0.16
B Shouse                       2     3   0   0    0   2   0   3.28    9   41-25   14· 1·10    0· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         9    11   9   5    7   4   0          47  195-109  61· 8·40   13·11·12· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 50,708.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 94° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. M Kotsay             CF    1. E Young              2B 
2. M McLemore           2B    2. M Young              SS 
3. E Chavez             3B    3. A Soriano            DH 
4. S Hatteberg          1B    4. M Teixeira           1B 
5. D Miller             C     5. H Perry              3B 
6. E Durazo             DH    6. B Jordan             RF 
7. B Crosby             SS    7. G Matthews           CF 
8. E Byrnes             LF    8. K Mench              LF 
9. B Kielty             RF    9. R Barajas            C  

   B Zito               P        R Drese              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  4-3  1--  3   13%  56% E Chavez        R Drese         Reached on E4 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); McLemore to 3B; Chavez to 2B
   t 4   1  4-0  123  5   13%  36% E Durazo        R Drese         Single to RF (Ground Ball); McLemore Scores; Hatteberg Scores; Miller to 3B
   b 5   0  6-4  1--  6   11%  74% M Young         B Zito          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 3   1  0-2  12-  3  -11%  12% A Soriano       B Zito          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Young Scores; Young Scores
   b 2   2  0-0  ---  1  -10%  39% B Jordan        B Zito          Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Drese facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  M McLemore      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   45%  E Chavez        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Zito facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  E Young         Walk
   OO     1--  2   49%  M Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  A Soriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Drese facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   46%  D Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   44%  E Durazo        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Zito facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  H Perry         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  1   39%  B Jordan        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   40%  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Drese facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   37%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   40%  E Byrnes        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   38%  B Kielty        Groundout: 2B-1B; Byrnes to 2B
   O      -2-  2   34%  M Kotsay        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Barry Zito facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   36%  K Mench         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   R      ---  5   27%  R Barajas       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  2   25%  E Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   22%  M Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
   RR     12-  3   12%  A Soriano       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Young Scores; Young Scores
   O      -2-  2   13%  M Teixeira      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   14%  H Perry         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 4.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Ryan Drese facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   17%  M McLemore      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   14%  E Chavez        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          1--  1   18%  S Hatteberg     Single to RF (Line Drive); McLemore to 2B
          12-  7   23%  D Miller        Walk; McLemore to 3B; Hatteberg to 2B
   RR     123  5   36%  E Durazo        Single to RF (Ground Ball); McLemore Scores; Hatteberg Scores; Miller to 3B
          1-3  7   40%  B Crosby        Walk; Durazo to 2B
   O      123  3   32%  E Byrnes        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   R      123  4   41%  B Kielty        Walk; Miller Scores; Durazo to 3B; Crosby to 2B
   O      123  1   32%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Barry Zito facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   35%  B Jordan        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   36%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   35%  K Mench         Walk
   O      1--  4   38%  R Barajas       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Ryan Drese facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   43%  M McLemore      Walk
          1--  3   56%  E Chavez        Reached on E4 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); McLemore to 3B; Chavez to 2B
   RO     -23  8   55%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B; McLemore Scores/unER; Chavez to 3B
   R      --3  4   62%  D Miller        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Chavez Scores
                  Erasmo Ramirez replaces Ryan Drese pitching
          1--  5   66%  E Durazo        Walk; Miller to 2B
          12-  5   72%  B Crosby        Walk; Miller to 3B; Durazo to 2B
   RO     123  1   73%  E Byrnes        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Miller Scores/unER; Durazo to 3B; Byrnes to 1B
   O      1-3  5   68%  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Barry Zito facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   63%  E Young         Walk
   OO     1--  6   74%  M Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---  7   72%  A Soriano       Walk
   O      1--  6   76%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Erasmo Ramirez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   74%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   72%  M McLemore      Lineout: RF
          ---  4   73%  E Chavez        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   71%  S Hatteberg     Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Barry Zito facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   75%  H Perry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   78%  B Jordan        Popfly: SS
          ---  5   76%  G Matthews      Walk
                  Justin Duchscherer replaces Barry Zito pitching; Hank Blalock pinch hits for Kevin Mench batting 8th
   O      1--  4   79%  H Blalock       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jeff Nelson facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Erasmo Ramirez pitching; Herb Perry moves to 1B; Hank Blalock moves to 3B; Brian Jordan moves to LF; Mark Teixeira moves to RF
          ---  5   82%  D Miller        Walk
          1--  3   88%  E Durazo        Single to RF (Line Drive); Miller to 3B
   R      1-3  3   91%  B Crosby        Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Miller Scores; Durazo to 2B
   O      12-  2   91%  E Byrnes        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Durazo to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   92%  B Kielty        Groundout: 3B-1B; Durazo Scores/unER; Byrnes to 2B
   R      -2-  5   95%  M Kotsay        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Byrnes Scores/unER
   O      1--  6   95%  M McLemore      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-9, Justin Duchscherer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   96%  R Barajas       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   97%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  M Young         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Rangers 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-4, Brian Shouse facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Shouse replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
          ---  5   98%  E Chavez        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   98%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   98%  D Miller        Single to RF (Line Drive); Chavez to 3B
   O      1-3  2   98%  E Durazo        Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3  5   97%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-9, Justin Duchscherer facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   95%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9   97%  M Teixeira      Flyball: RF
          1--  5   95%  H Perry         Walk; Soriano to 2B
   OO     12-  1   99%  B Jordan        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Rangers 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-4, Brian Shouse facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   99%  E Byrnes        Lineout: 3B
          ---  5   99%  B Kielty        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-      99%  M Kotsay        Passed Ball; Kielty to 3B
   O      --3  5   99%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  Marco Scutaro pinch hits for Mark McLemore batting 2nd
   O      --3  6   99%  M Scutaro       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-9, Ricardo Rincon facing 7-8-9
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Justin Duchscherer pitching; Marco Scutaro moves to 2B
   O      ---  4  100%  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  H Blalock       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  100%  R Barajas       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Rangers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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