Oakland 9, Texas 8

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(78-62)	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oakland 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 13 1 Texas 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 8 1 WP: B. Zito (13-11) S: H. Street (19) LP: J. Dominguez (3-4)	(69-72)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Oakland

- E. Chavez hit sacrifice fly to center, J. Kendall scored

Top 3rd: Oakland

- M. Ellis homered to deep right center

- M. Kotsay homered to deep right, J. Kendall scored

Bot 3rd: Texas

- M. Teixeira singled to center, G. Matthews Jr. and M. Young scored

Top 4th: Oakland

- D. Johnson homered to deep right center

- E. Chavez doubled to deep left, M. Ellis, J. Kendall and M. Kotsay scored, E. Chavez to third advancing on throw

Bot 4th: Texas

- M. DeRosa homered to deep left center, R. Barajas scored

Top 6th: Oakland

- M. Kotsay singled to center, M. Ellis scored

Bot 9th: Texas

- P. Nevin homered to deep left

- M. Teixeira homered to deep right, M. DeRosa and M. Young scored

Oakland
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
M. Ellis 2b	5	3	4	1	0	0	0	.317
J. Kendall c	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	.261
M. Kotsay cf	5	2	3	3	0	0	3	.281
E. Chavez 3b	4	0	1	4	0	0	2	.275
J. Payton lf	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.272
S. Hatteberg dh	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.274
D. Johnson 1b	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	.295
N. Swisher rf	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	.234
M. Scutaro ss	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.237
Totals	40	9	13	9	3	4	11

Batting 2B - M Ellis (18, J Dominguez); E Chavez (34, E Ramirez); J Kendall (22, S Karsay). HR - M Ellis (9, 3rd inning off J Dominguez 0 on, 0 Out), M Kotsay (13, 3rd inning off J Dominguez 1 on, 0 Out), D Johnson (13, 4th inning off J Dominguez 0 on, 0 Out). SF - E Chavez. RBI - E Chavez 4 (88), M Ellis (43), M Kotsay 3 (70), D Johnson (46). 2-out RBI - E Chavez 3, M Kotsay. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, M Kotsay 2, N Swisher 1. Team LOB - 8.

Fielding E - J Duchscherer (3, catch). DP - 1 (M Ellis-M Scutaro-D Johnson).

Texas
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
G. Matthews Jr. cf	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	.263
M. Young ss	4	2	1	0	1	1	2	.328
M. Teixeira 1b	4	1	3	5	0	0	0	.292
A. Soriano 2b	5	0	0	0	0	3	3	.277
K. Mench lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.270
H. Blalock 3b	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.269
P. Nevin dh	4	1	1	1	0	3	0	.194
R. Barajas c	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.256
M. DeRosa rf	2	2	1	2	2	0	0	.255
Totals	35	8	8	8	4	9	13

Batting 2B - M Young (35, B Zito). HR - M Derosa (6, 4th inning off B Zito 1 on, 2 Out), P Nevin (3, 9th inning off R Rincon 0 on, 0 Out), M Teixeira (37, 9th inning off H Street 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 5 (120), M Derosa 2 (17), P Nevin (8). 2-out RBI - M Derosa 2, M Teixeira 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Mench 1, M Young 1. GIDP - H Blalock. Team LOB - 5.

Fielding E - H Blalock (8, throw).

Oakland
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
B. Zito (W, 13-11)	7.0	5	4	4	2	8	1	3.64
J. Duchscherer	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.06
R. Rincon	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	4.81
K. Calero	0.2	0	2	2	2	1	0	3.59
H. Street (S, 19)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1.43
Texas
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Dominguez (L, 3-4)	3.1	7	8	5	2	1	3	4.20
E. Ramirez	2.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	4.67
B. Shouse	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.98
S. Karsay	2.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	7.17

WP - B Zito.

HBP - M Teixeira (by B Zito).

Pitches-strikes - B Zito 111-67; J Duchscherer 9-6; R Rincon 7-4; K Calero 20-11; H Street 6-4; J Dominguez 77-50; E Ramirez 37-29; B Shouse 12-8; S Karsay 40-23.

Ground balls-fly balls - B Zito 5-8; J Duchscherer 0-1; R Rincon 2-0; K Calero 0-1; H Street 0-1; J Dominguez 4-5; E Ramirez 3-5; B Shouse 1-1; S Karsay 3-1.

Batters faced - B Zito 29; J Duchscherer 3; R Rincon 2; K Calero 4; H Street 2; J Dominguez 20; E Ramirez 11; B Shouse 3; S Karsay 10.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Larry Poncino. Time: 2:54. Attendance: 26,468. Weather: 91 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, in from right.

Updated on Friday, Sep 9, 2005 11:08 pm ET