Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
September 6, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 2006 at Network Associates Coliseum. 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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Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 9

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Matthews cf 5 2 3 0
Young ss 5 1 3 0
Teixeira 1b 5 2 2 5
Lee lf 4 0 0 0
Blalock dh 5 0 1 0
DeRosa 3b 4 1 2 0
Kinsler 2b 4 0 2 1
Laird c 4 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Padilla p 0 0 0 0
  Rupe p 0 0 0 0
  Feldman p 0 0 0 0
  Rheinecker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 1 3 1
Kotsay cf 4 1 2 4
Bradley rf 5 0 2 1
Thomas dh 5 2 2 1
Chavez 3b 3 1 1 0
Payton lf 4 0 1 0
Swisher 1b 3 1 0 1
Ellis 2b 4 1 2 1
Scutaro ss 4 2 2 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Sauerbeck p 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 15 9
Texas 013 200 0006140
Oakland 002 106 00x9150
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Padilla   5.2 9 6 6 1 4
  Rupe  L (0-1) 0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Feldman   1.1 2 0 0 1 2
  Rheinecker   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
9
9
3
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W (15-10) 6.0 11 6 6 0 4
  Witasick   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Sauerbeck   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer  SV (8) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Texas 2. Kinsler-M. Young-Teixeira, M. Young-Kinsler-Teixeira, Oakland 1. Ellis-Scutaro-Swisher.  2B–Texas DeRosa (38,off Blanton); Kinsler (25,off Blanton), Oakland Kendall (22,off Padilla); Kotsay (26,off Rupe).  HR–Texas Teixeira 2 (27,3rd inning off Blanton 2 on 0 out,4th inning off Blanton 1 on 2 out), Oakland Thomas (32,4th inning off Padilla 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Kotsay (5,off Padilla).  Team–7.  SB–Matthews (8,2nd base off Blanton/Kendall).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–Marty Foster, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:51.  A–17,838.
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