Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
April 26, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 2006 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
Kotsay cf 5 0 0 0
Swisher lf 4 1 1 0
Chavez 3b 5 1 2 0
Thomas dh 4 1 3 1
  Perez pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Payton rf 5 1 1 2
Crosby ss 4 1 2 2
Johnson 1b 4 1 2 1
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0
Harden p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Halsey p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Matthews cf 5 0 2 0
Young ss 4 1 2 0
Teixeira 1b 4 1 0 0
Nevin dh 4 0 0 0
  Hyzdu pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Blalock 3b 4 1 1 0
Mench rf 4 1 2 4
Brown lf 3 0 0 0
Laird c 4 0 1 0
Meyer 2b 3 0 1 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0
Loe p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Oakland 000 102 001 26110
Texas 000 400 000 0490
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Harden   3.1 2 3 3 3 6
  Calero   0.2 1 1 1 1 2
  Halsey   3.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Duchscherer  W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Kennedy  SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
5
12
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Loe   6.0 6 3 3 3 2
  Mahay   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Benoit   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Cordero   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Wilson  L (1-2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
10.0
11
6
6
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1. Kendall-Crosby, Texas 1. M. Young-Meyer-Teixeira.  2B–Oakland Chavez (5,off Loe); Johnson (2,off Loe)..  HR–Oakland Thomas (5,4th inning off Loe 0 on 0 out); Crosby (2,6th inning off Loe 1 on 2 out); Johnson (1,9th inning off Cordero 0 on 0 out)., Texas Mench (6,4th inning off Calero 3 on 1 out).  SH–Perez (1,off Wilson).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  CS–Swisher (1,2nd base by Mahay/Laird); Payton (1,2nd base by Wilson/Laird); M. Young (2,2nd base by Harden/Kendall); Matthews (2,2nd base by Halsey/Kendall); Laird (1,2nd base by Halsey/Kendall).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Laz Diaz, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–3:20.  A–23,756.
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