Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
August 8, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 2007 at Rangers Ballpark 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 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Buck rf 5 1 2 0
Swisher cf 4 1 0 0
Cust lf 2 0 1 1
  Stewart pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Piazza dh 4 0 0 1
Ellis 2b 4 1 2 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Scutaro 3b 4 0 1 1
Murphy ss 4 1 1 0
Bowen c 3 2 2 3
DiNardo p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 4 1 2 0
Wilkerson 1b 3 1 1 2
  Laird ph 0 0 0 0
Young ss 4 0 1 0
Sosa dh 4 1 1 0
Byrd cf 4 0 2 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Botts lf 4 0 1 1
Saltalamacchia c 3 0 0 0
Melhuse 3b 4 0 0 0
Millwood p 0 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Littleton p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Oakland 012 000 120690
Texas 010 020 000390
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
DiNardo  W (6-6) 6.0 8 3 3 3 4
  Street   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Casilla   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Embree  SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Millwood   6.0 5 3 3 4 6
  Murray  L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Littleton   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Benoit   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
6
8

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2. Murphy-Ellis-Johnson, Murphy-Ellis-Johnson, Texas 1. Saltalamacchia-Kinsler.  2B–Oakland Ellis (21,off Millwood); Buck (19,off Millwood), Texas Cruz (9,off DiNardo).  HR–Oakland Bowen 2 (2,7th inning off Murray 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Littleton 1 on 2 out), Texas Wilkerson (17,5th inning off DiNardo 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Wilkerson (2,off Street).  Team–9.  CS–Ellis (3,2nd base by Millwood/Saltalamacchia).  SB–Botts (1,2nd base off DiNardo/Bowen).  U-HP–Chris Guccione, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–3:03.  A–29,647.
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