Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
July 23, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 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 5, Texas Rangers 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Swisher rf 3 1 1 1
Crosby ss 4 0 0 1
Chavez 3b 4 1 1 1
Hatteberg dh 3 0 0 0
Kielty lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 1
Payton cf 4 1 1 1
Scutaro 2b 4 1 2 0
Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Mench lf 5 0 1 0
Young ss 3 1 2 0
Teixeira 1b 3 1 1 3
Blalock dh 4 0 1 0
Soriano 2b 4 1 1 1
Hidalgo rf 4 0 1 0
Matthews cf 4 0 1 0
DeRosa 3b 3 0 0 0
  Dellucci ph 1 0 0 0
Barajas c 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Oakland 120 110 000560
Texas 003 001 000491
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Saarloos  W (6-6) 5.2 7 4 4 2 2
  Calero   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Rincon   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Witasick   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Street  SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L (2-2) 5.2 5 5 5 4 3
  Baldwin   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Cordero   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
4
5

  E–DeRosa (2).  DP–Oakland 1. Saarloos-Crosby-Johnson, Texas 2. Teixeira-M. Young-Rodriguez, DeRosa-Soriano-Teixeira.  HR–Oakland Swisher (14,1st inning off Rodriguez 0 on 1 out); Johnson (6,2nd inning off Rodriguez 0 on 2 out); Payton (8,2nd inning off Rodriguez 0 on 2 out); Chavez (15,4th inning off Rodriguez 0 on 0 out), Texas Teixeira (27,3rd inning off Saarloos 2 on 1 out); Soriano (24,6th inning off Saarloos 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–7.  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Andy Fletcher, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:33.  A–38,841.
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