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BOX SCORE
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GAME LOG 
 
|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
| Oakland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4 |  
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | x | 10 | 13 | 1 |  
 
 
| OAKLAND | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| Long cf R Velarde 2b
 Ja Giambi 1b
 Grieve lf
 R Christenson pr-lf
 Saenz dh
 Stairs rf
 Tejada ss
 Chavez 3b
 Ra Hernandez c
 a-Je Giambi ph
 Totals
 | 6 5
 4
 3
 0
 5
 5
 4
 3
 1
 1
 37
 | 1 2
 0
 2
 0
 0
 1
 0
 1
 0
 0
 7
 | 2 3
 1
 2
 0
 0
 2
 1
 0
 0
 0
 11
 | 1 1
 1
 2
 0
 0
 1
 1
 0
 0
 0
 7
 | 0 0
 0
 2
 0
 0
 0
 1
 2
 2
 0
 7
 | 2 1
 2
 0
 0
 1
 2
 0
 1
 0
 1
 10
 | 4 2
 5
 0
 0
 6
 2
 0
 2
 2
 1
 24
 | .269 .298
 .339
 .302
 .278
 .295
 .218
 .248
 .272
 .254
 .252
 
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a-struck out for Ra Hernandez in the 9th.
 
 BATTING2B:  Long 2 (15, Loaiza, Cordero); Stairs (12, Loaiza);
Tejada (16, Wetteland).
 HR:  Grieve (16, 1st inning off Loaiza 1 on, 
2 out); Stairs (14, 4th inning off Loaiza 0 on, 0 out).
 SF:  Ja Giambi.
 Rbi:  Grieve 2 (65), Stairs (45), Long (37), Tejada (61), R Velarde (21), 
Ja Giambi (77).
 2-out rbi:  Grieve 2.
 Runners left in scoring position, 
2 out:  Saenz 2, Ja Giambi 2, Ra Hernandez 1, Long 2, Stairs 1.
 Team LOB:  12.
 
 FIELDINGE:  Tejada (14, throw); R Velarde (6, ground ball);
Stairs 2 (3, bobble, throw).
 DP: 2 (R Velarde-Tejada-Ja Giambi,
Tejada-R Velarde-Ja Giambi).
 
 
 
| TEXAS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |  
| Catalanotto 2b Greer lf
 R Palmeiro 1b
 I Rodriguez c
 Segui dh
 Sc Green pr
 Da Martinez rf
 Lamb 3b
 Kapler cf
 Sheldon ss
 Totals
 | 4 4
 3
 4
 4
 0
 4
 3
 5
 3
 34
 | 1 2
 2
 0
 0
 1
 1
 1
 0
 2
 10
 | 0 2
 2
 1
 1
 0
 2
 2
 1
 2
 13
 | 0 0
 3
 2
 0
 0
 1
 1
 1
 1
 9
 | 0 1
 2
 0
 1
 0
 1
 1
 0
 1
 7
 | 1 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 1
 0
 1
 1
 4
 | 1 2
 1
 2
 2
 0
 1
 1
 6
 0
 16
 | .383 .294
 .291
 .361
 .336
 .265
 .257
 .290
 .247
 .242
 
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 BATTING2B:  Sheldon (1, G Heredia); Kapler (12, Service).
 HR:  Sheldon (1, 3rd inning off G Heredia 0 on, 0 out); R Palmeiro
(22, 6th inning off Service 1 on, 0 out).
 SF:  I Rodriguez.
 Rbi:  Sheldon (6), R Palmeiro 3 (65), I Rodriguez 2 (74), Lamb (26),
Kapler (18), Da Martinez (20).
 2-out rbi:  Lamb, I Rodriguez.
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out:  Kapler 2, Segui 1.
 Gidp:  I Rodriguez, Kapler.
 Team LOB:  10.
 
 BASERUNNINGSB:  Sc Green (4, 2nd base off Tj Mathews/Ra Hernandez).
 CS:  Kapler (2, 3rd base by Service).
 
 FIELDINGE:  Kapler (5, throw).
 
 
 Pitching
 
 
| OAKLAND | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| G Heredia Service (L, 1-1)
 Magnante
 Tj Mathews
 | 3 2/3 1 2/3
 1/3
 2 1/3
 | 9 3
 0
 1
 | 6 3
 0
 1
 | 2 3
 0
 1
 | 2 2
 1
 2
 | 1 1
 0
 2
 | 1 1
 0
 0
 | 3.97 7.29
 5.19
 5.92
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| TEXAS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |  
| Loaiza Cordero
 D Davis (W, 2-1)
 Crabtree (H, 7)
 Venafro (H, 15)
 Je Zimmerman (H, 14)
 Wetteland (S, 21)
 | 4 1/3 2/3
 2
 1/3
 0
 2/3
 1
 | 6 2
 0
 0
 2
 0
 1
 | 5 2
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 | 5 2
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 | 4 1
 2
 0
 0
 0
 0
 | 4 0
 3
 0
 0
 1
 2
 | 2 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 | 5.42 4.38
 7.84
 5.98
 4.55
 6.35
 3.74
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Cordero pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
Venafro pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
 
WP: G Heredia.Ibb: Lamb (by Tj Mathews).
 HBP: Ra Hernandez
(by Loaiza); Lamb (by Magnante); Catalanotto (by Tj Mathews).
 Pitches-strikes: Loaiza 87-51; Cordero 17-9; D Davis 41-24;
Crabtree 2-2; Venafro 9-6; Je Zimmerman 9-6; Wetteland 18-12;: G Heredia 76-41; Service 41-22; Magnante 11-4; Tj Mathews 39-17.
 Ground balls-fly balls: Loaiza 4-5; Cordero 2-0; D Davis 0-3;
Crabtree 1-0; Venafro 0-0; Je Zimmerman 1-0; Wetteland 0-1; G
Heredia 7-3; Service 0-3; Magnante 1-0; Tj Mathews 3-2.
 Batters
faced: Loaiza 24; Cordero 5; D Davis 8; Crabtree 1; Venafro 2;
Je Zimmerman 2; Wetteland 4; G Heredia 22; Service 9; Magnante 3;: Tj Mathews 10.
 Umpires: HP: Mike Everitt. 1B--Mike Dimuro. 2B--Brian Gorman.
3B--Scott Higgins.
 T: 3:50.
 Att: 49,187.
 Weather: 87 degrees, clear.
 Wind: 13 mph,: in from right.
 
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 ALSO SEE
 Baseball Scoreboard
 
 Oakland Clubhouse
 
 Texas Clubhouse
 
 BOXSCORES
 Cleveland 9
 Toronto 4
 
Baltimore 7NY Yankees 6
 
Detroit 11Tampa Bay 0
 
Boston 14Minnesota 4
 
Kansas City 10Chi. White Sox 7
 
Texas 10Oakland 7
 
Anaheim 7Seattle 6
 
Philadelphia 7Milwaukee 4
 
St. Louis 14Cincinnati 3
 
Pittsburgh 10Chicago Cubs 4
 
Florida 9NY Mets 8
 
San Francisco 4Colorado 1
 
San Francisco 3Colorado 0
 (2nd game)
 
Atlanta 7Montreal 3
 
Arizona 10Houston 4
 
San Diego 7Los Angeles 2
 
  
  
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