Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
July 23, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 2004 at Network Associates Coliseum. 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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Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Young E. dh 3 0 2 2
Young M. ss 5 1 2 1
Soriano 2b 4 0 0 0
Teixeira 1b 5 0 0 0
Jordan rf 5 1 1 0
Blalock 3b 5 2 2 1
Matthews cf 3 2 2 1
Mench lf 3 2 2 3
Barajas c 3 0 1 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Almanzar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 2 1 2 0
Byrnes lf 3 1 1 3
Chavez 3b 3 0 1 0
Dye rf 4 0 1 0
Hatteberg 1b 3 0 1 0
Kielty dh 4 0 0 0
Crosby ss 3 0 1 0
Miller c 4 0 0 0
Scutaro 2b 4 1 1 0
Mulder p 0 0 0 0
  Lehr p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Texas 002 005 0108121
Oakland 002 010 000380
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (13-3) 5.2 6 3 3 3 5
  Francisco   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Mahay   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Almanzar   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mulder  L (13-3) 6.0 10 7 7 1 4
  Lehr   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Mecir   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
3
6

  E–Mench (1).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Texas E Young 2 (11,off Mulder 2); Barajas (16,off Mulder); Blalock (25,off Lehr), Oakland Scutaro (24,off Rogers).  HR–Texas Mench (14,6th inning off Mulder 2 on, 2 out), Oakland Byrnes (12,3rd inning off Rogers 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Barajas (3,off Mulder); Kotsay (2,off Rogers).  HBP–Mench (5,by Mulder); Soriano (6,by Lehr); Hatteberg (1,by Rogers).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Byrnes (3,off Rogers).  Team–6.  CS–Soriano (4,2nd base by Lehr/Miller); Chavez (1,2nd base by Rogers/Barajas).  WP–Mulder (7).  HBP–Rogers (8,Hatteberg); Mulder (7,Mench); Lehr (1,Soriano).  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Rob Drake, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–2:54.  A–26,146.
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