Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
April 20, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 2001 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 5 0 1 0
Menechino 2b 3 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 5 2 3 2
Saenz dh 2 0 0 0
  Valdez ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Piatt rf 4 1 1 0
Long cf 4 1 3 3
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 1 0 0
Hernandez c 4 1 1 0
Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Greer lf 5 1 1 4
Catalanotto 2b 5 1 2 1
Rodriguez A. ss 4 1 1 1
Palmeiro 1b 5 0 1 0
Rodriguez I. c 5 2 2 1
Galarraga dh 2 1 1 0
Caminiti 3b 3 1 1 1
  Sheldon 3b 0 0 0 0
Curtis cf 4 1 2 1
Mateo rf 3 1 1 0
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0
  Venafro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9
Oakland 100 102 002690
Texas 120 050 01x9122
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Heredia  L (0-4) 4.1 9 6 6 3 5
  Guthrie   2.2 2 2 2 1 2
  Vizcaino   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
4
9
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  W (4-0) 6.2 6 4 4 2 7
  Petkovsek   1.1 1 2 2 0 2
  Venafro   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
2
10

  E–Greer (2), Catalanotto (2).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Oakland Jason Giambi (7,off Oliver); Long (4,off Oliver), Texas Curtis (3,off Heredia).  3B–Texas I Rodriguez (1,off Heredia).  HR–Oakland Jason Giambi (4,1st inning off Oliver 0 on, 2 out); Long (2,6th inning off Oliver 1 on, 1 out), Texas A Rodriguez (6,1st inning off Heredia 0 on, 2 out); I Rodriguez (3,5th inning off Heredia 0 on, 0 out); Greer (3,5th inning off Guthrie 2 on, 1 out); Catalanotto (1,8th inning off Vizcaino 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Menechino (1,by Oliver); Chavez (1,by Petkovsek); Galarraga (4,by Heredia).  SB–Curtis (4,3rd base off Guthrie/Hernandez).  HBP–Heredia (2,Galarraga); Oliver (1,Menechino); Petkovsek (1,Chavez).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–2:59.  A–39,041.
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