MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/16/2004
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 11896 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (73-73) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 3
Oakland Athletics (65-81) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Rangers Take Home 3-1 Win Over Oakland
Network Associates Coliseum was the site of a tense game between the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers.

In a low-scoring contest between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, Denny Neagle, who finished 4th in the NL in innings pitched with 244.1 in 1997, proved to be the difference. The Texas left-hander earned props for his performance in the 3-1 Rangers win. The Rangers, at 73-73, sit in second place in the AL West Division.

Casey Kotchman had a direct impact on the outcome. Kotchman contributed a run-scoring double in the top of the sixth inning to put Texas up, 3-1.

"We came out on top and that's all I can ask for," said Neagle.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Choo DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 12 50
   a-C. Kotchman DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .213 0 13
T. Long LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .274 5 40
J. Giambi RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .290 24 95
J. Bagwell 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .295 17 50
J. Crede 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .268 33 123
E. Byrnes CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .249 11 62
C. Snyder C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 9 49
B. Pena SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .236 1 9
A. Perez 2B 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 .202 6 29
Totals 32 3 8 1 9 2 20      
a - C. Kotchman inserted as DH in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kotchman (6, 6th Inning off K. Calero, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kotchman 2 , T. Long 2 , J. Giambi , J. Bagwell 2 , J. Crede , B. Pena
2-out RBI: C. Kotchman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Long , J. Crede 2 , E. Byrnes 3 , A. Perez
GIDP: J. Giambi , J. Bagwell
Hit by Pitch: J. Bagwell
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bagwell (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Pena (6) , A. Perez 2 (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Ford LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .282 10 51
C. Wilson RF 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .204 11 44
M. Tejada DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .293 35 93
   c-F. Guzman DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 3
J. Rollins SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .267 20 76
P. Feliz 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .251 18 69
T. Hafner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .255 1 7
R. Mackowiak 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .201 1 19
   a-A. Belle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 11 45
   b-J. Amador 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 3
M. Treanor C 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .210 4 34
D. Glanville CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .303 2 13
Totals 38 1 8 1 3 9 26      
a - A. Belle pinch hit for R. Mackowiak in the 8th
b - J. Amador substituted for A. Belle in the 9th
c - F. Guzman inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rollins (36, 2nd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Ford (27, 7th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ford 4 , C. Wilson 2 , J. Rollins 3 , T. Hafner
2-out RBI: C. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Ford , M. Tejada , P. Feliz , R. Mackowiak , D. Glanville
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hafner-Rollins, Rollins-Amador-Hafner)
OF assists: 1 (Wilson(Giambi at 2nd base))
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Neagle W (9-14) 6.1 7 1 0 1 6 0 105 6.40   
O. Perez H (9) 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 28 5.57   
F. Rodriguez SV (33) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 62
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 29, O. Perez 8, F. Rodriguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 6-7, O. Perez 3-0, F. Rodriguez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 105-68, O. Perez 28-16, F. Rodriguez 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Perez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Saunders L (2-12) 5.0 3 2 2 8 1 0 93 7.53   
K. Calero 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 18 3.86   
M. Belisle 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 33 2.93   
B. Ryan 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Saunders 46
Batters Faced: T. Saunders 24, K. Calero 4, M. Belisle 12, B. Ryan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Saunders 8-4, K. Calero 1-1, M. Belisle 4-3, B. Ryan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Saunders 93-44, K. Calero 18-8, M. Belisle 33-20, B. Ryan 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Belisle 1-0 , B. Ryan 1-0
WP: T. Saunders
Hit Batsmen: M. Belisle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Denny Neagle
Ballpark: Network Associates Coliseum
Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 20525
Special Notes: RF Shin-Soo Choo was injured in a collision at a base.
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