AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 7 1 OAKLAND 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 8 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA, WILLIE EYRE (4TH), FRANK FRANCISCO (8TH) AND CHRIS STEWART, GERALD LAIRD (8TH) OAK - CHAD GAUDIN, JAY MARSHALL (7TH), KIKO CALERO (8TH), COLBY LEWIS (8TH), ALAN EMBREE (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE OAK - TRAVIS BUCK (6) OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON ERIC CHAVEZ (6) OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA IN THE 3RD, 2 ON</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 7 1 OAKLAND 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 8 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA, WILLIE EYRE (4TH), FRANK FRANCISCO (8TH) AND CHRIS STEWART, GERALD LAIRD (8TH) OAK - CHAD GAUDIN, JAY MARSHALL (7TH), KIKO CALERO (8TH), COLBY LEWIS (8TH), ALAN EMBREE (9TH) AND JASON KENDALL WP - CHAD GAUDIN (5-1) LP - ROBINSON TEJEDA (4-5) SAVE - ALAN EMBREE (3) HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE OAK - TRAVIS BUCK (6) OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON ERIC CHAVEZ (6) OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA IN THE 3RD, 2 ON TIME: 3:04 ATT: 18,230 PROBABLES: TEX - MIKE WOOD (0-1, 7.02) OAK - LENNY DINARDO (1-1, 1.83)</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">TEXAS (3) VS OAKLAND (5) - FINAL TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .266 R Vazquez 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .414 M Young ss 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .248 M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .302 F Catalanotto dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .176 M Byrd lf-rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 .273 I Kinsler 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 N Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 a-S Sosa ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 M Kata lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 C Stewart c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 b-G Laird ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .225 Totals 33 3 7 2 4 4 20 a-struck out swinging for N Cruz in the 8th; b-fouled out to first for C Stewart in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - R Vazquez (2, J Marshall). SF - M Byrd. RBI - M Young (26), M Byrd (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 2, F Catalanotto 1, G Laird 2, I Kinsler 1. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - M Young (5, 2nd base off K Calero/J Kendall). FIELDING: E - I Kinsler (11, ground ball). DP: 2 (C Stewart-R Vazquez, M Young-M Teixeira). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .271 T Buck rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .257 N Swisher cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .297 D Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .315 E Chavez 3b 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .236 B Crosby ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .264 J Cust dh 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .235 M Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .235 J Kendall c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 Totals 31 5 8 5 4 7 16 BATTING: 2B - B Crosby (9, R Tejeda); J Cust (4, R Tejeda); N Swisher (10, W Eyre); E Chavez (13, F Francisco). HR - T Buck (6, 1st inning off R Tejeda 0 on, 1 Out), E Chavez (6, 3rd inning off R Tejeda 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - T Buck (16), J Cust (21), E Chavez 3 (24). 2-out RBI - E Chavez 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, J Kendall 1, D Johnson 2. GIDP - M Ellis. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: CS - J Cust (1, 3rd base by W Eyre/C Stewart). FIELDING: E - E Chavez (5, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 000 001 020 -- 3 OAKLAND - 113 000 00x -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda (L, 4-5) 3 4 5 5 4 0 2 5.75 W Eyre 4 3 0 0 0 6 0 3.18 F Francisco 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.78 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin (W, 5-1) 6 2/3 4 1 0 3 2 0 2.32 J Marshall 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.57 K Calero 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.16 C Lewis (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16.88 A Embree (S, 3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.32 R Tejeda pitched to 2 batters in the 4th. J Marshall pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. K Calero pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. HBP - I Kinsler (by C Lewis). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 79-44; W Eyre 54-34; F Francisco 24-15; C Gaudin 107-68; J Marshall 10-6; K Calero 12-7; C Lewis 15-9; A Embree 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 3-6; W Eyre 3-2; F Francisco 2-0; C Gaudin 6-12; J Marshall 1-0; K Calero 0-0; C Lewis 0-2; A Embree 0-2. Batters faced: R Tejeda 17; W Eyre 14; F Francisco 4; C Gaudin 27; J Marshall 2; K Calero 3; C Lewis 4; A Embree 3. UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Mike Muchlinski. 3B--Dana Demuth. T--3:04. Att--18,230. Weather: 60 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS (3) AT OAKLAND (5) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. T Buck homered to left. N Swisher popped out to first. D Johnson grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 2ND: E Chavez fouled out to third. B Crosby doubled to deep left. J Cust doubled to deep left center, B Crosby scored. M Ellis flied out to right. J Kendall grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 2. OAKLAND 3RD: S Stewart walked. T Buck walked, S Stewart to second. N Swisher flied out to left, S Stewart to third, T Buck to second. D Johnson popped out to shortstop. E Chavez homered to right, S Stewart and T Buck scored. B Crosby fouled out to catcher. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 5. TEXAS 6TH: M Young singled to right. M Teixeira lined out to center. F Catalanotto flied out to left. M Byrd reached on infield single to third, M Young to third, M Young scored, M Byrd to third on throwing error by third baseman E Chavez. I Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 5. TEXAS 8TH: R Vazquez doubled to deep right. K Calero relieved J Marshall. M Young singled to center, R Vazquez scored. M Young stole second. M Teixeira walked. F Catalanotto singled to left, M Young to third, M Teixeira to second. C Lewis relieved K Calero. M Byrd hit sacrifice fly to center, M Young scored. I Kinsler hit by pitch, M Teixeira to third, F Catalanotto to second. S Sosa hit for N Cruz. S Sosa struck out swinging. G Laird hit for C Stewart. G Laird fouled out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 5.</div>
AL: TEXAS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS (3) AT OAKLAND (5) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Texas Starting Lineups -- K Lofton CF, R Vazquez 3B, M Young SS, M Teixeira 1B, F Catalanotto DH, M Byrd LF, I Kinsler 2B, N Cruz RF, C Stewart C, R Tejeda RHP. Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, T Buck RF, N Swisher CF, D Johnson 1B, E Chavez 3B, B Crosby SS, J Cust DH, M Ellis 2B, J Kendall C, C Gaudin RHP. Umpires -- Derryl Cousins (HP), Kerwin Danley (1B), Mike Muchlinski (2B), Dana Demuth (3B). Gametime Weather: 60 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 13 mph. TEXAS 1ST: K Lofton walked. R Vazquez flied out to left. M Young singled to left, K Lofton to second. M Teixeira grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Young out at second, K Lofton to third. F Catalanotto walked, M Teixeira to second. M Byrd grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Teixeira out at third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. T Buck homered to left. N Swisher popped out to first. D Johnson grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 1. TEXAS 2ND: I Kinsler lined out to third. N Cruz fouled out to first. C Stewart grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 2ND: E Chavez fouled out to third. B Crosby doubled to deep left. J Cust doubled to deep left center, B Crosby scored. M Ellis flied out to right. J Kendall grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 2. TEXAS 3RD: K Lofton singled to right. R Vazquez struck out swinging. M Young grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Lofton out at second. M Teixeira walked, M Young to second. F Catalanotto flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 2. OAKLAND 3RD: S Stewart walked. T Buck walked, S Stewart to second. N Swisher flied out to left, S Stewart to third, T Buck to second. D Johnson popped out to shortstop. E Chavez homered to right, S Stewart and T Buck scored. B Crosby fouled out to catcher. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 5. TEXAS 4TH: M Byrd struck out swinging. I Kinsler popped out to second. N Cruz grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 5. OAKLAND 4TH: J Cust walked. M Ellis walked, J Cust to second. W Eyre relieved R Tejeda. J Kendall flied out to left. S Stewart struck out looking. J Cust caught stealing third, catcher to third.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 5. TEXAS 5TH: C Stewart flied out to right. K Lofton lined out to right. R Vazquez fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 5. OAKLAND 5TH: T Buck popped out to shortstop. N Swisher struck out swinging. D Johnson safe at first on error by second baseman I Kinsler. E Chavez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 5. TEXAS 6TH: M Young singled to right. M Teixeira lined out to center. F Catalanotto flied out to left. M Byrd reached on infield single to third, M Young to third, M Young scored, M Byrd to third on throwing error by third baseman E Chavez. I Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 5. OAKLAND 6TH: B Crosby singled to center. J Cust struck out looking. M Ellis grounded into double play, shortstop to first, B Crosby out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 5. TEXAS 7TH: N Cruz flied out to center. C Stewart popped out to shortstop. J Marshall relieved C Gaudin. K Lofton grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 5. OAKLAND 7TH: J Kendall struck out swinging. S Stewart singled to left. T Buck struck out swinging. N Swisher doubled to deep right center, S Stewart to third. D Johnson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 5. TEXAS 8TH: R Vazquez doubled to deep right. K Calero relieved J Marshall. M Young singled to center, R Vazquez scored. M Young stole second. M Teixeira walked. F Catalanotto singled to left, M Young to third, M Teixeira to second. C Lewis relieved K Calero. M Byrd hit sacrifice fly to center, M Young scored. I Kinsler hit by pitch, M Teixeira to third, F Catalanotto to second. S Sosa hit for N Cruz. S Sosa struck out swinging. G Laird hit for C Stewart. G Laird fouled out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 5. OAKLAND 8TH: M Byrd in right field. M Kata in left field. G Laird catching. F Francisco relieved W Eyre. E Chavez doubled to deep right center. B Crosby grounded out to second, E Chavez to third. J Cust struck out swinging. M Ellis grounded out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 5. TEXAS 9TH: A Embree relieved C Lewis. K Lofton fouled out to left. R Vazquez lined out to center. M Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 5.</div>
Gaudin shuts down opposition again as A's defeat Rangers <h3>OAKLAND 5, TEXAS 3</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics knewsomeone would have to step up this season to fill the void ofBarry Zito. So far, that someone has been Chad Gaudin. Gaudin pitched 6 2/3 strong innings and Eric Chavez hit athree-run homer as the Athletics posted a 5-3 victory over theTexas Rangers on Monday. Gaudin (5-1), who entered the contest with the third-lowest ERA(2.58) in the American League, was very effective once again,yielding one unearned run and four hits with three walks and twostrikeouts. It was the third straight win in as many outings for therighthander, who has surrendered three runs or fewer in nine ofhis 11 starts. Chavez took advantage of two of the four walkshanded out by Rangers starter Robinson Tejeda (4-5) in thethird. With Oakland leading, 2-0, Shannon Stewart and rookie TravisBuck were both given free passes, allowing Chavez to come upthree batters later and blast a three-run shot to right to pushthe A's advantage to 5-0. Buck homered and Bobby Crosby had two hits for Oakland, whichsnapped a two-game skid. Tejeda allowed five runs and four hits with four walks forTexas, which saw its record drop to 7-26 in contests in whichthe opponent scores first. It was not all smooth sailing for the A's, however, as theRangers mounted a major threat in the eighth after trailing,5-1. Ramon Vazquez led the frame off with a double off relieverJay Marshall, the first of four consecutive Texas hitters toreach base. Michael Young greeted reliever Kiko Calero, who took over forMarshall, with an run-scoring single to cut it to 5-2. MarkTeixeira walked and Frank Catalanotto singled to load the bases. Colby Lewis then relieved Calero, allowing Marlon Byrd'ssacrifice fly to narrow the deficit to 5-3. Lewis then hit IanKinsler with a pitch before retiring pinch hitters Sammy Sosaand Gerald Laird to end the comeback attempt. With regular closer Huston Street and setup man JustinDuchscherer on the disabled list, interim closer Alan Embree -the fifth A's pitcher of the contest - pitched a perfect ninthfor his third save in as many chances. Byrd had two RBI and Young tallied three hits for the Rangers,whose 18 wins and .353 winning percentage are the worst in themajors. The game marked the first time Texas manager Ron Washington, aformer A's coach, faced his former team in Oakland.
Gaudin shuts down opposition again as A's defeat Rangers <h3>OAKLAND 5, TEXAS 3</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics knewsomeone would have to step up this season to fill the void ofBarry Zito. So far, that someone has been Chad Gaudin. Gaudin pitched 6 2/3 strong innings and Eric Chavez hit athree-run homer as the Athletics posted a 5-3 victory over theTexas Rangers on Monday. Gaudin (5-1), who entered the contest with the third-lowest ERA(2.58) in the American League, was very effective once again,yielding one unearned run and four hits with three walks and twostrikeouts. "Early in the game, I had a lot of pitches," Gaudin said."After that, I just tried to minimize my pitches, throw strikes,go after guys and not be too careful. I just wanted them toput the ball in play and let my defense do the work. "I'm going go out there and battle. That's the mentality that Ihave to have. I just want to go out there with each start andgive my team a chance to win the game." It was the third straight win in as many outings for therighthander, who has surrendered three runs or fewer in nine ofhis 11 starts. Chavez took advantage of two of the four walkshanded out by Rangers starter Robinson Tejeda (4-5) in thethird. "We have a makeshift bullpen, staff (and) team right now,"Chavez said. "We're just trying to hold it together until wecan get everyone back healthy. Chad has really stabilized ourstaff and is the one guy whose really helped to keep us alive." With Oakland leading, 2-0, Shannon Stewart and rookie TravisBuck were both given free passes, allowing Chavez to come upthree batters later and blast a three-run shot to right to pushthe A's advantage to 5-0. "That was a blast," Athletics manager Bob Geren said. "Eric'sbeen feeling better physically and he showed tremendous batspeed tonight. Especially on the home run." Buck homered and Bobby Crosby had two hits for Oakland, whichsnapped a two-game skid. "I'm not trying to go up there and hit home runs," Buck said."My approach is too try to hit the ball up the middle or go theother way. Home runs, I have no explanation for. I guess it'sjust a matter of the bat finding the barrel. That's whathappened tonight." Tejeda allowed five runs and four hits with four walks forTexas, which saw its record drop to 7-26 in contests in whichthe opponent scores first and have dropped six straightcontests. "Today was not my day," Tejeda said. "I wanted to go out thereand be aggressive but it just wasn't my day. Maybe I was tryingtoo hard, I don't know." "I don't see him pounding the strike zone," Rangers manager RonWashington said. "He's pitching away from guys and he's out ofthe strike zone. That's the difference." It was not all smooth sailing for the A's, however, as theRangers mounted a major threat in the eighth after trailing,5-1. Ramon Vazquez led the frame off with a double off relieverJay Marshall, the first of four consecutive Texas hitters toreach base. Michael Young greeted reliever Kiko Calero, who took over forMarshall, with an run-scoring single to cut it to 5-2. MarkTeixeira walked and Frank Catalanotto singled to load the bases. Colby Lewis then relieved Calero, allowing Marlon Byrd'ssacrifice fly to narrow the deficit to 5-3. Lewis then hit IanKinsler with a pitch before retiring striking out pinch hitterSammy Sosa and forcing Gerald Laird to pop out to first to endthe comeback attempt. "It was huge," Lewis said. "After I got the strikeout, I couldhear the crowd but I just tried to stay composed and notoverthrow because I knew that I had one more out to get. It wasgreat to get the strikeout, though, especially with the basesloaded." With regular closer Huston Street and setup man JustinDuchscherer on the disabled list, interim closer Alan Embree -the fifth A's pitcher of the contest - pitched a perfect ninthfor his third save in as many chances. "At this point in my career, I'm grateful for the opportunity,"Embree said. "It's unfortunate that I got it, because of theinjuries. I'm thankful that my manager has the confidence to(give it) to me." "I wish we could have gotten a hit in that ninth inning,"Washington said. "We would still be playing or we would havebrought in (Eric) Gagne to close it out. We just couldn't pullthis one out though." Byrd had two RBI and Young tallied three hits for the Rangers,whose 18 wins and .353 winning percentage are the worst in themajors. The game marked the first time Washington, a former A's coach,faced his former team in Oakland.
