Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics
July 16, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 2007 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 1

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 0 0
Young ss 3 0 1 0
Teixeira 1b 4 1 2 0
Sosa dh 2 2 1 0
Byrd rf 4 0 1 2
Laird c 4 1 1 0
Wilkerson lf 4 0 0 0
Hairston 2b 4 0 1 2
Metcalf 3b 4 0 2 0
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
  Gagne p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Buck rf 2 0 1 0
Stewart lf 4 0 0 0
Swisher 1b 4 0 1 0
Cust dh 3 1 1 0
Crosby ss 3 0 1 0
Kotsay cf 4 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 0 1 0
Scutaro 3b 4 0 1 1
Suzuki c 3 0 0 0
Braden p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Texas 000 220 000491
Oakland 000 000 001160
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (3-2) 7.0 4 0 0 3 2
  Francisco   1.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Gagne  SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Braden  L (1-4) 6.0 8 4 4 2 7
  Brown   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Calero   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
8

  E–Wilkerson (4).  DP–Texas 2. Hairston-Young-Teixeira, Young-Hairston-Teixeira, Oakland 2. Stewart-Ellis, Kotsay-Ellis.  2B–Texas Young (23,off Braden); Hairston (7,off Braden); Sosa (18,off Braden); Byrd (10,off Braden), Oakland Buck (12,off Wright); Ellis (16,off Wright).  SH–Lofton (2,off Braden).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  SB–Hairston (3,3rd base off Braden/Suzuki).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–2:51.  A–18,160.
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