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Commentary (by me)
I was kinda tired when this game was on, and wasn't really paying attention - I
think I fell asleep twice watching it. Not to mention the fact it was a
crap game - I don't really feel like writing commentary about this game 3 days later.
Now if we had WON by the score of 8-2, I might have felt like writing about it.
:)
Commentary (by Jim Meeks)
I can't write a whole lot today. Then again, there's not a lot to say about this
game.
Aaron Sele, the most reliable Rangers' starter so far this year, was rocked by the A's
Friday to pick up his first loss of the year.
The Rangers' offense was missing as well - and final score: A's 8, Rangers 2, was really
more lopsided that it looks.
The Rangers managed only 3 hits (including a solo homer by Lee Stevens) while the A's
banged out 17, a season high for them.
Eric Gunderson would be in danger of losing his job if the Rangers had a reliable
left-hander at AAA to replace him. Gunderson saw his ERA climb to over 11.00. The only
alternatives are Mike Venafro, Rich Robertson and Matt Perisho; Perisho being the best of
the lot. Still, a call-up seems unlikely.
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| John Jaha slides into second | Oakland starter Tom Candiotti | Royce Clayton throws to first |
Line Score
AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1
OAKLAND 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 x 8 17 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: TEX - AARON SELE, ESTEBAN LOAIZA (5TH), ERIC
GUNDERSON (7TH), DANNY PATTERSON (8TH) AND
IVAN RODRIGUEZ
OAK - TOM CANDIOTTI, DOUG JONES (7TH) AND AJ HINCH
WP - TOM CANDIOTTI (1-2)
LP - AARON SELE (2-1)
SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: TEX - LEE STEVENS (3) OFF CANDIOTTI IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
OAK - JOHN JAHA (3) OFF SELE IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
SCOTT SPIEZIO (1) OFF SELE IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
TIME: 2:39 ATT: 9,158
PROBABLES: TEX - MARK CLARK (0-1, 11.58)
OAK - JIMMY HAYNES (0-2, 7.10)
Box Score
TEXAS (2) AT OAKLAND (8) - FINAL
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Goodwin cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235
Mclemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
Greer lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .349
J Gonzalez rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .267
R Palmeiro dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .226
I Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
Zeile 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316
L Stevens 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .359
Clayton ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 28 2 3 1 4 3 6
BATTING: 2B - Greer (6, Candiotti). HR - L Stevens (3, 3rd inning
off Candiotti 0 on, 0 out). RBI - L Stevens (10). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Gonzalez 1, Greer 1. GIDP - I Rodriguez 2.
Team LOB - 3.
BASERUNNING: SB - T Goodwin (4, 2nd base off Candiotti/Hinch).
FIELDING: E - Mclemore (1, throw). Outfield assists - Greer
(Ja Giambi at 2nd base). DP: 4 (L Stevens-Clayton-L Stevens 2,
Zeile-Mclemore-L Stevens, D Patterson-I Rodriguez-L Stevens).
OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Phillips cf-lf 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .205
Raines lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250
Mcdonald cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310
Ja Giambi 1b 5 3 4 1 0 0 3 .282
Jaha dh 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .364
Stairs rf 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .257
Spiezio 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .316
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .361
Chavez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .185
Hinch c 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .136
Totals 36 8 17 7 3 4 13
BATTING: 2B - Jaha 2 (5, Sele, Loaiza); Stairs (2, Sele); Chavez
(2, Sele); T Phillips 2 (4, Loaiza, D Patterson); Ja Giambi
(1,Gunderson). HR - Jaha (3, 3rd inning off Sele 1 on, 2 out);
Spiezio (1, 3rd inning off Sele 1 on, 2 out). RBI - Jaha 4 (10),
Spiezio 2 (3), Ja Giambi (6). 2-out RBI - Jaha 3, Spiezio 2,
Ja Giambi. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Stairs 1,
Hinch 1, Raines 1, Tejada 1. GIDP - Raines, Spiezio 2, Ja Giambi.
Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Tejada-Spiezio-Ja Giambi 2).
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
Sele (L, 2-1) 4 9 6 6 2 3 2 3.78
Loaiza 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 7.84
Gunderson 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 11.81
D Patterson 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.15
OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
Candiotti (W, 1-2) 6 2/3 3 2 2 4 1 1 6.60
D Jones 2 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.04
WP - Sele, Candiotti, Gunderson. Pitches-strikes: Candiotti
107-57; D Jones 27-21; Sele 86-51; Loaiza 31-22; Gunderson
18-10; D Patterson 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: Candiotti
11-8; D Jones 3-2; Sele 6-2; Loaiza 3-2; Gunderson 2-1;
D Patterson 2-1. Batters faced: Candiotti 25; D Jones 7;
Sele 21; Loaiza 8; Gunderson 5; D Patterson 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Larry Barnett. 1B--Greg Kosc. 2B--Dan Morrison.
3B--Ed Hickox.
T--2:39. Att--9,158. Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, in from left.
Game Recap
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA (TICKER) -- Tom Candiotti allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings and
John Jaha drove in four runs for the second time this season to lead the Oakland Athletics
to an 8-2 win over the Texas Rangers.
Candiotti (1-2) was making his 400th career start, joining Roger Clemens, Orel Hershiser,
Greg Maddux and Mark Langston as active pitchers to reach that mark. The knuckleballer,
who had allowed 11 runs and 15 hits in his previous 8 1/3 innings, improved to 7-2
lifetime against Texas.
"The defense played great and we hit the ball well," said Candiotti. "My
pitch count was high enough, it was not a great game, but I made some quality pitches. It
was a good feeling lasting until the seventh."
Jaha, who made the Athletics roster after signing a minor league contract over the winter,
went 4-for-4 with two doubles and his third homer of the season. He also had four RBI on
April 10 against Seattle and raised his season total to 10.
"I have nothing but good feelings about being here," said Jaha. "I've never
been treated as well as I have here. We have a great young mix who are good
offensively."
Jaha doubled in Jason Giambi, who was playing in his 500th career game, in the first
inning. Jaha hit the first pitch from Aaron Sele for a two-run homer in the third and
added a run-scoring single in the eighth.
Scott Spiezio added a two-run shot in the four-run third as the A's took a 5-1 lead.
Giambi had four hits and Matt Stairs added three as the A's rapped out 18 hits.
Doug Jones pitched a perfect 2 1/3 innings of relief with two
strikeouts.
Bench coach Ken Macha managed the team for Art Howe, whose father passed away on
Wednesday.
"It was nice to get the win, now I know how Art feels," said Macha. "The
middle of the order hit the ball extremely well."
Sele (2-1) lasted just four innings, giving up six runs and nine hits. He had allowed
three runs in his two previous starts and fell to 15-4 lifetime in the month of April.
"My fastball wasn't working, it was going up and over the plate," said Sele.
"My fastball sets up my curve and if that's not going over, they can sit and wait
until I hang one and knock it out. I was missing a lot and behind in the count."
Lee Stevens homered while Rusty Greer and Juan Gonzalez had the other hits for the
Rangers, who snapped a three-game winning streak.
Game Log
Texas Starting Lineups -- Tom Goodwin CF, Mark Mclemore 2B, Rusty Greer LF, Juan
Gonzalez RF, Rafael Palmeiro DH, Ivan Rodriguez C, Todd Zeile 3B, Lee Stevens 1B, Royce
Clayton SS, Aaron Sele RHP.
Oakland Starting Lineups -- Tony Phillips CF, Tim Raines LF, Jason Giambi 1B, John Jaha
DH, Matt Stairs RF, Scott Spiezio 2B, Miguel Tejada SS, Eric Chavez 3B, Aj Hinch C, Tom
Candiotti RHP.
Umpires -- L Barnett (HP), Kosc (1B), Morrison (2B), Hickox (3B).
Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from left at 10 mph.
TEXAS 1ST: T Goodwin flied out to left center. Mclemore flied out to left. Greer doubled
to deep center. J Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND
0.
OAKLAND 1ST: T Phillips walked. Raines grounded into double play, first to shortstop to
first, T Phillips out at second. Ja Giambi singled to right. Jaha doubled to deep left, Ja
Giambi scored. Stairs struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 1.
TEXAS 2ND: R Palmeiro walked. I Rodriguez grounded into double play, shortstop to second
to first, R Palmeiro out at second. Zeile grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0
Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 1.
OAKLAND 2ND: Spiezio flied out to left. Tejada reached on infield single. Tejada to second
on 2nd baseman Mclemore's throwing error. Chavez flied out to right center. Hinch struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 1.
TEXAS 3RD: L Stevens homered to right. Clayton popped out to first. T Goodwin walked. T
Goodwin stole second. Mclemore grounded out to third. Greer lined out to first. (1 Run, 1
Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 1.
OAKLAND 3RD: T Phillips grounded out to second. Raines grounded out to shortstop. Ja
Giambi singled to shallow center. Jaha homered to left center, Ja Giambi scored. Stairs
reached on infield double. Spiezio homered to right center, Stairs scored. Tejada grounded
out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 5.
TEXAS 4TH: J Gonzalez flied out to deep left. R Palmeiro walked. I Rodriguez grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, R Palmeiro out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0
Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 5.
OAKLAND 4TH: Chavez doubled to left. Hinch struck out swinging. Chavez to third on Sele
wild pitch. T Phillips grounded out to second. Raines walked. Ja Giambi singled to left,
Chavez scored, Raines to third, Ja Giambi out stretching at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0
Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 6.
TEXAS 5TH: Zeile grounded out to third. L Stevens grounded out to first. Clayton popped
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 6.
OAKLAND 5TH: Esteban Loaiza relieved Aaron Sele. Jaha doubled to right. Stairs singled to
left, Jaha to third. Spiezio grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first,
Stairs out at second, Jaha scored. Tejada grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0
Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 7.
TEXAS 6TH: T Goodwin grounded out to second. Mclemore popped out to shortstop. Greer lined
out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 7.
OAKLAND 6TH: Chavez struck out swinging. Hinch flied out to center. T Phillips doubled to
left. Raines flied out to right center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 7.
TEXAS 7TH: J Gonzalez singled to center. R Palmeiro grounded out to second, J Gonzalez to
second. I Rodriguez grounded out to second, J Gonzalez to third. Zeile walked. J Gonzalez
scored on Candiotti wild pitch. Doug Jones relieved Tom Candiotti. L Stevens struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, OAKLAND 7.
OAKLAND 7TH: Eric Gunderson relieved Esteban Loaiza. Ja Giambi doubled to left center. Ja
Giambi to third on Gunderson wild pitch. Jaha singled to left, Ja Giambi scored. Stairs
singled to right, Jaha to second. Spiezio grounded into double play, third to second to
first, Stairs out at second, Jaha to third. Tejada flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0
Errors) TEXAS 2, OAKLAND 8.
TEXAS 8TH: T Phillips in left. Mcdonald in center. Clayton flied out to center. T Goodwin
grounded out to first. Mclemore grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS
2, OAKLAND 8.
OAKLAND 8TH: Danny Patterson relieved Eric Gunderson. Chavez fouled out to third. Hinch
singled to left. T Phillips doubled to deep center, Hinch to third. Mcdonald walked. Ja
Giambi grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to first, Hinch out at home. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, OAKLAND 8.
TEXAS 9TH: Greer struck out swinging. J Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. R Palmeiro
flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, OAKLAND 8.