Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
July 21, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 2005 at Ameriquest Field in Arlington. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 5 1 1 0
Kotsay cf 5 0 0 0
Crosby ss 3 2 2 0
Chavez dh 5 0 0 0
Kielty rf 4 1 2 1
Payton lf 5 1 3 1
Swisher 1b 3 1 2 3
Ginter 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hatteberg ph 1 0 0 0
  Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 0 1 1
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Dellucci dh 4 0 0 0
Young ss 4 0 1 2
Teixeira 1b 4 1 1 0
Blalock 3b 4 1 0 0
Soriano 2b 5 0 3 2
Mench lf 4 0 0 0
Matthews cf 3 1 1 0
Hidalgo rf 3 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 1 2 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Loe p 0 0 0 0
  Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Oakland 000 022 0116110
Texas 210 001 000490
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton   5.0 7 3 3 3 2
  Kennedy   1.2 2 1 1 3 1
  Witasick  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rincon   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Street  SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
6
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers   6.0 8 4 4 0 5
  Loe  L (4-3) 1.1 1 1 1 3 0
  Wasdin   1.2 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
7

  E–None.  2B–Oakland Swisher (15,off Rogers), Texas Soriano (25,off Blanton); Alomar (4,off Kennedy); M. Young (20,off Kennedy).  3B–Oakland Crosby (3,off Rogers), Texas Soriano (1,off Blanton).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Alomar (1,off Blanton).  SF–M. Young (1,off Blanton).  Team–11.  U-HP–Andy Fletcher, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–3:25.  A–31,643.
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