Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
August 26, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 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 5, Texas Rangers 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 5 1 3 1
Kotsay cf 3 0 0 1
Bradley rf 3 0 0 0
Thomas dh 3 1 1 1
Chavez 3b 5 0 1 0
Payton lf 4 0 0 1
Swisher 1b 5 1 1 1
Scutaro ss 2 2 2 0
Ellis 2b 4 0 2 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Matthews cf 4 1 0 0
Young ss 3 1 2 0
Lee lf 4 0 3 3
Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0
Blalock 3b 4 0 1 0
DeRosa rf 4 0 0 0
Stairs dh 4 0 0 0
Kinsler 2b 4 0 0 0
Barajas c 4 1 1 0
Eaton p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
  Littleton p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Oakland 011 200 0105101
Texas 000 001 200380
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W (14-10) 6.2 7 3 3 1 6
  Calero   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Kennedy   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Duchscherer  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Eaton  L (3-4) 3.0 6 4 4 4 1
  Benoit   4.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Littleton   1.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Mahay   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
7
4

  E–Ellis (2).  2B–Oakland Chavez (18,off Eaton); Ellis (15,off Eaton), Texas M. Young (45,off Blanton); Lee (11,off Blanton); Barajas (19,off Blanton).  HR–Oakland Swisher (27,4th inning off Eaton 0 on 0 out).  SF–Thomas (4,off Eaton); Kotsay (4,off Littleton).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  CS–Payton (3,2nd base by Mahay/Barajas).  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–3:08.  A–37,752.
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