1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	5	12	2
Oakland	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	1	x	7	8	2

TEXAS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Alicea 2b Sheldon pr-2b R Clayton ss R Palmeiro 1b Curtis lf Ledee rf Sierra dh Lamb 3b Sc Green cf Knorr c a-Valdes ph M Young pr Totals	0 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 0 0 39	0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5	0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 12	0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5	1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6	0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 7	0 2 4 5 6 4 5 0 1 2 0 0 29	.294 .282 .243 .290 .277 .236 .236 .274 .243 .333 .245 .000

a-walked for Knorr in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Sheldon (11, Tam).
SF: Sheldon.
Rbi: Curtis 3 (48), Sheldon (19), R Clayton (54).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sierra 2, R Clayton 1, Curtis 2, Knorr 1, Ledee 1.
Team LOB: 14.

BASERUNNING
SB: R Clayton (11, 2nd base off Mecir/Ra Hernandez).
CS: Sc Green (6, 2nd base by Mecir/Ra Hernandez).

FIELDING
E: Lamb (33, ground ball); Sheldon (5, ground ball).
DP: 1 (Lamb-Sheldon-R Palmeiro).

OAKLAND	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Porter lf b-Ma Stairs ph-rf R Velarde 2b Ja Giambi 1b Saenz dh Tejada ss Long cf Piatt rf a-Je Giambi ph-lf c-Mi Stanley ph R Christenson lf Chavez 3b Ra Hernandez c Byrnes pr Fasano c Totals	3 1 5 3 5 2 4 1 1 1 0 3 4 0 0 33	0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7	0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8	0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5	0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7	1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7	0 1 1 2 5 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 23	.167 .228 .273 .330 .310 .275 .286 .285 .251 .238 .242 .280 .239 .222 .203

a-singled for Piatt in the 6th; b-intentionally walked for Porter in the 6th; c-popped to second for Je Giambi in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Ra Hernandez (19, Venafro).
HR: Ja Giambi (42, 4th inning off Rogers 0 on, 0 out).
Rbi: Ja Giambi (134), Chavez (86), Saenz (31), R Velarde 2 (38).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Chavez 1, Ra Hernandez 2, Long 1, Tejada 1, Saenz 1.
Gidp: Saenz.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Tejada (21, bobble); R Velarde (13, ground ball).
PB: Ra Hernandez.


Pitching

TEXAS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Rogers Cordero (L, 1-2) Jo Johnson Perisho Sikorski Venafro Crabtree	4 1/3 2/3 1/3 0 2/3 1 1	5 1 1 0 0 1 0	3 2 1 0 0 1 0	3 2 0 0 0 0 0	5 1 1 0 0 0 0	4 0 0 0 1 0 2	1 0 0 0 0 0 0	4.55 5.35 4.13 7.14 5.24 3.86 5.08

OAKLAND	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Olivares Mecir (W, 10-3; Bs, 8) Tam (H, 20) D Jones (H, 8) Isringhausen (S, 32)	5 2 0 1 1	6 2 3 1 0	3 0 2 0 0	3 0 2 0 0	5 0 0 0 1	4 1 0 0 2	0 0 0 0 0	6.75 2.96 2.63 3.95 3.84

Olivares pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. Cordero pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. Perisho pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. Tam pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. Venafro pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP: Jo Johnson.
Ibb: Ma Stairs (by Jo Johnson).
Pitches-strikes: Olivares 99-59; Mecir 20-15; Tam 7-5; D Jones 18-12; Isringhausen 14-8; Rogers 93-44; Cordero 15-6; Jo Johnson 10-5; Perisho 3-3; Sikorski 9-6; Venafro 17-11; Crabtree 16-10.
Ground balls-fly balls: Olivares 7-4; Mecir 3-1; Tam 0-0; D Jones 1-2; Isringhausen 0-1; Rogers 9-0; Cordero 1-1; Jo Johnson 1-0; Perisho 0-0; Sikorski 0-1; Venafro 1-2; Crabtree 1-0.
Batters faced: Olivares 28; Mecir 7; Tam 3; D Jones 4; Isringhausen 4; Rogers 22; Cordero 4; Jo Johnson 3; Perisho 1; Sikorski 2; Venafro 5; Crabtree 3.
Umpires: HP: Rocky Roe. 1B--Ian Lamplugh. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--John Shulock.
T: 3:39.
Att: 30,522.
Weather: 68 degrees, clear.
Wind: 10 mph, out to right.