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Athletics
@ Rangers
Ameriquest Field
August 26, 2006
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 26, 2006 at Ameriquest Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Blanton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Adam Eaton |
| Ballpark | Ameriquest Field |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 37,752 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Everitt 1B: Larry Young 2B: Alfonso Marquez 3B: Bob Davidson |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Mark Kotsay | Center Fielder |
| Milton Bradley | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Eric Chavez | Third Baseman |
| Jay Payton | Left Fielder |
| Nick Swisher | First Baseman |
| Marco Scutaro | Shortstop |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Ken Macha | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Matthews | Center Fielder |
| Michael Young | Shortstop |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Mark Teixeira | First Baseman |
| Hank Blalock | Third Baseman |
| Mark DeRosa | Right Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Ian Kinsler | Second Baseman |
| Rod Barajas | Catcher |
| Buck Showalter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Ameriquest Field
August 26, 2006
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Eaton
Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. DeRosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Eaton
Kotsay hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Eaton
Bradley hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Blanton
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Swisher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matthews for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Blanton
Young strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Blanton
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Eaton
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chavez vs. Eaton
Chavez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Matthews. Chavez reaches second base with a double. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Payton vs. Eaton
Payton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomas scores. Chavez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Swisher vs. Eaton
Swisher strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Scutaro vs. Eaton
Scutaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Eaton
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. DeRosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Blanton
Teixeira hits a ball on the ground towards first. Swisher fields the ball and throws to Blanton covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blalock vs. Blanton
Blalock strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Blanton
DeRosa strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Blanton
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Eaton
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Eaton
Kotsay takes first base on ball four. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bradley vs. Eaton
Bradley takes first base on ball four. Kendall moves to third. Kotsay moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Eaton
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kendall tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Chavez vs. Eaton
Chavez hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kotsay moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Payton vs. Eaton
Payton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Blanton
Kinsler strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Blanton
Barajas hits a popup towards first. Swisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Blanton
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis misplays the ball. That's an error on Ellis. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Blanton
There goes Matthews. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Ellis applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Eaton
Swisher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Eaton
Scutaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Eaton
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Scutaro moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Kendall vs. Eaton
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Scutaro scores. Ellis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Kotsay vs. Benoit
Joaquin Benoit now pitching.
Kotsay strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bradley vs. Benoit
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira fields it and throws to home to get Ellis. Kendall moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Benoit
There's a wild pitch. Kendall moves to third. Bradley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Benoit
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Chavez vs. Benoit
Chavez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Blanton
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Blanton
Lee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Teixeira vs. Blanton
Teixeira hits a line drive, foul, towards first. Swisher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Blalock vs. Blanton
Blalock hits a fly ball into left field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
DeRosa vs. Blanton
DeRosa hits a fly ball into left field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Payton vs. Benoit
Payton hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Benoit
Swisher strikes out. Barajas drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Swisher out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Benoit
Scutaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Benoit
Ellis hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Blanton
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Blanton
Kinsler hits a fly ball into left field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Blanton
Barajas hits a fly ball into left field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Benoit
Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. DeRosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Benoit
Kotsay hits a popup, foul, towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Benoit
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira scoops it up and throws to first, with Benoit covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Blanton
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Blanton
Young hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kotsay. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Blanton
Lee hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Bradley. Lee reaches second base with a double. Young scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Teixeira vs. Blanton
Teixeira hits a line drive into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Blalock vs. Blanton
Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scutaro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
DeRosa vs. Blanton
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Benoit
Thomas hits a popup towards third. Blalock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Benoit
Chavez hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Payton vs. Benoit
Payton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Blanton
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Blanton
Kinsler hits a line drive into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Blanton
Barajas hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kotsay. Barajas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Blanton
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Calero
Kiko Calero now pitching.
Young takes first base on ball four. Barajas moves to third. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Calero
Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Barajas scores. Matthews scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Teixeira vs. Kennedy
Joe Kennedy now pitching.
Teixeira hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Littleton
Wes Littleton now pitching.
Swisher hits a popup towards short. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Littleton
Scutaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Littleton
Ellis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Scutaro moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Littleton
Kendall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scutaro moves to third. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Kotsay vs. Littleton
Kotsay hits a fly ball into right field. DeRosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scutaro tags and scores. Ellis tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Bradley vs. Littleton
Bradley takes first base on ball four. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Littleton
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Kennedy
Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Kennedy
DeRosa hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Kennedy
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Mahay
Ron Mahay now pitching.
Chavez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Barajas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Payton vs. Mahay
Payton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. Mahay
Mahay fires to first and has Payton trapped. There's the throw to Young who tags Payton for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Mahay
Swisher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blalock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Duchscherer
Justin Duchscherer now pitching.
Kinsler hits a popup towards short. Scutaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Duchscherer
Barajas hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Duchscherer
Matthews strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/2006 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Kendall J, c 5 1 3 1 Matthews G, cf 4 1 0 0
Kotsay M, cf 3 0 0 1 Young M, ss 3 1 2 0
Bradley M, rf 3 0 0 0 Lee C, lf 4 0 3 3
Thomas F, dh 3 1 1 1 Teixeira M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Chavez E, 3b 5 0 1 0 Blalock H, 3b 4 0 1 0
Payton J, lf 4 0 0 1 DeRosa M, rf 4 0 0 0
Swisher N, 1b 5 1 1 1 Stairs M, dh 4 0 0 0
Scutaro M, ss 2 2 2 0 Kinsler I, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ellis M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Barajas R, c 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 10 5 35 3 8 3
Oakland 011 200 010 -- 5
Texas 000 001 200 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton J (W) 6.2 7 3 3 1 6
Calero K* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Kennedy J 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Duchscherer J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Eaton A (L)+ 3.0 6 4 4 4 1
Benoit J 4.0 1 0 0 1 3
Littleton W 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Mahay R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Ellis M
LOB -- Oakland 11, Texas 7
2B -- Chavez E, Ellis M, Young M, Lee C, Barajas R
HR -- Swisher N
CS -- Matthews G, Payton J
SF -- Thomas F, Kotsay M
WP -- Benoit J
T -- 3:08
A -- 37752
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