BATTING - 2B: Blankenship (3,off Guante).
HR: Parker (9,6th inning off Brown 0 on 0 out); McGwire (12,6th inning off
Brown 0 on 0 out).
SF: McGwire (4,off Brown).
GDP: Javier (3,off Brown).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - SB: Blankenship (2,3rd base off Guante/Kreuter).
Ejections: Tony Phillips by Ken Kaiser [Yelling at umpire for blocking
throw]
Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 32127
Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Texas Rangers
1. Polonia lf Espy cf
2. D. Henderson cf Fletcher ss
3. Parker dh Palmeiro 1b
4. McGwire 1b Sierra rf
5. Steinbach c Franco 2b
6. Phillips 3b Petralli dh
7. Javier rf Leach lf
8. Blankenship 2b Buechele 3b
9. Gallego ss Kreuter c
Moore p Brown p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Polonia grounded out (pitcher to first); D.
Henderson singled to left; Parker singled to center [D.
Henderson to third]; McGwire lined out on a sacrifice fly to
right [D. Henderson scored]; Steinbach struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 1ST: Espy struck out (catcher to first); Fletcher
singled to center; Palmeiro grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Fletcher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Phillips walked; Javier singled to left [Phillips
to third]; Blankenship was called out on strikes; Gallego
grounded out (third to first) [Phillips scored, Javier to
second]; Polonia grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Sierra grounded out (second to first); Franco
grounded out (third to first); Petralli grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: D. Henderson lined to center; Parker grounded out
(second to first); McGwire grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Leach grounded out (second to first); Buechele
flied to center; Kreuter grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Steinbach grounded out (shortstop to first);
Phillips singled to center; Javier grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Phillips out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Espy flied to center; Fletcher flied to center;
Palmeiro grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Rangers 0.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Blankenship struck out; Gallego grounded out
(second to first); Polonia singled to left; Brown balked
[Polonia to second]; D. Henderson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 0.
RANGERS 5TH: Sierra singled to third; Franco reached on a
fielder's choice [Sierra to third (error by Phillips)]; Tony
Phillips ejected by 2B umpire Ken Kaiser for blocking throw to
2B; LANSFORD REPLACED PHILLIPS (PLAYING 3B); Petralli
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Sierra scored (unearned), Franco out at second]; Leach singled
to left; Buechele struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Rangers 1.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Parker homered to right-center; McGwire homered
to center; Steinbach grounded out (pitcher to first); Lansford
struck out; Javier walked; Blankenship forced Javier (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Kreuter walked; Espy grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Kreuter to second]; Steinbach allowed a passed ball
[Kreuter to third]; Fletcher struck out; Palmeiro popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Gallego flied to center; Polonia flied to center;
D. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 7TH: Sierra grounded out (second to first); Franco
walked; CADARET REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); BELL BATTED FOR
PETRALLI; Bell lined to right; NELSON REPLACED CADARET
(PITCHING); INCAVIGLIA BATTED FOR LEACH; Incaviglia lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.
ATHLETICS 8TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); INCAVIGLIA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GUANTE REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING);
Parker struck out; McGwire struck out; Steinbach struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 8TH: Buechele popped to second; Kreuter grounded out
(shortstop to first); Espy flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 4, Rangers 1.
ATHLETICS 9TH: Lansford popped to third; Javier grounded out
(first unassisted); Blankenship doubled to left; Blankenship
stole third; Gallego walked; ROGERS REPLACED GUANTE (PITCHING);
BEANE BATTED FOR POLONIA; Beane singled to center [Blankenship
scored, Gallego to second]; D. Henderson popped to third; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 1.
RANGERS 9TH: BEANE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JAVIER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Fletcher struck out; Palmeiro grounded
out (first to pitcher); Sierra flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 5 9 1 6
Rangers 1 3 0 3
