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Game Recap
Game Log
Commentary (by me)
I was out during most of this game - didn't see enough to make any commentary on
it. Except this - man, Jason Giambi is killing us!
Commentary (by Jim Meeks)
Jim was sick this weekend, and didn't write any commentary for this game.
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| John Jaha(L) congratulates Jason Giambi on his HR in the 5th | Mark Clark reacts to the Giambi HR | Tony Phillips is safe at the plate |
Line Score
AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 1
OAKLAND 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 x 11 13 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: TEX - MARK CLARK, MIKE MUNOZ (6TH), DANNY PATTERSON
(7TH), ERIC GUNDERSON (8TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
OAK - JIMMY HAYNES, BUDDY GROOM (7TH), TJ MATHEWS
(9TH) AND MIKE MACFARLANE
WP - JIMMY HAYNES (1-2)
LP - MARK CLARK (0-2)
SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: TEX - RAFAEL PALMEIRO (2) OFF J HAYNES IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
OAK - JASON GIAMBI (2) OFF M CLARK IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
JASON GIAMBI (3) OFF M CLARK IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
MATT STAIRS (2) OFF GUNDERSON IN THE 8TH, 0 ON
TIME: 2:49 ATT: 16,271
PROBABLES: TEX - MIKE MORGAN (2-0, 4.05)
OAK - MIKE OQUIST (1-0, 1.50)
Box Score
TEXAS (3) AT OAKLAND (11) - FINAL
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Goodwin cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .243
Mclemore 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
Greer lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319
J Gonzalez rf 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .277
R Palmeiro dh 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .257
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .279
Zeile 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .293
L Stevens 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .372
Clayton ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .148
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 4 13
BATTING: 2B - L Stevens (4, J Haynes). HR - R Palmeiro (2, 6th
inning off J Haynes 1 on, 2 out). SF - Zeile. RBI - Zeile (6),
R Palmeiro 2 (6). 2-out RBI - R Palmeiro 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - T Goodwin 1. GIDP - Mclemore.
Team LOB - 5.
BASERUNNING: CS - T Goodwin (1, 2nd base by
J Haynes/Macfarlane).
FIELDING: E - M Munoz (1, throw).
OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Phillips cf-lf 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .250
Spiezio 2b 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 .304
Ja Giambi 1b 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 .318
Jaha dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .361
a-Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Stairs rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .250
Grieve lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .156
Mcdonald cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Macfarlane c 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .267
Chavez 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .167
Tejada ss 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 .375
Totals 37 11 13 11 5 5 11
a-fouled to catcher for Jaha in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - Macfarlane (1, M Clark); Grieve (3, M Clark);
Spiezio (4, M Munoz). HR - Ja Giambi 2 (3, 1st inning off
M Clark 1 on, 1 out, 5th inning off M Clark 0 on, 1 out);
Stairs (2, 8th inning off Gunderson 0 on, 2 out). RBI -
Ja Giambi 4 (10), Macfarlane 2 (3), Spiezio 2 (5), T Phillips 2 (7),
Stairs (7). 2-out RBI - Macfarlane 2, T Phillips 2, Stairs. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - Chavez 1, Macfarlane 2.
Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: E - Chavez (1, bobble). DP: 1 (Spiezio-Tejada-
Ja Giambi).
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Clark (L, 0-2) 5 6 5 5 4 4 2 10.67
M Munoz 1 2/3 4 4 4 1 1 0 6.00
D Patterson 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.79
Gunderson 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 11.37
OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Haynes (W, 1-2) 6 1/3 6 3 3 3 1 1 6.16
Groom 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Tj Mathews 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.50
WP - D Patterson. Pitches-strikes: J Haynes 93-56; Groom 19-14;
Tj Mathews 10-8; M Clark 103-56; M Munoz 46-25; D Patterson 14-10;
Gunderson 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Haynes 6-11; Groom 2-2;
Tj Mathews 0-1; M Clark 2-9; M Munoz 2-2; D Patterson 0-1;
Gunderson 1-2. Batters faced: J Haynes 27; Groom 5; Tj Mathews 3;
M Clark 25; M Munoz 10; D Patterson 3; Gunderson 4.
UMPIRES: HP--Greg Kosc. 1B--Dan Morrison. 2B--Ed Hickox.
3B--Larry Barnett.
T--2:49. Att--16,271. Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph,
out to right.
Game Recap
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA (TICKER) -- Jason Giambi homered twice and drove in four runs
and Tony Phillips had three hits as the Oakland Athletics rolled to an 11-3 victory over
the Texas Rangers.
Giambi belted a two-run homer in the first inning and added a solo shot in the fifth,
helping the A's build an 8-3 advantage. It was the fourth multi-homer game for Giambi, who
had three hits in five at-bats and is 9-for-16 over his four games.
"Everybody wants to know what it is like to be hot," Giambi said. "It's
actually boring. It's see the ball, hit the ball. After a night like last night, you don't
want to follow it up with an oh-fer."
Giambi, who started the season in a 5-for-28 slump, raised his average to .318
(14-for-44).
Phillips went 3-for-5 and knocked in two runs and Matt Stairs also homered for Oakland,
which has won four of its last five games since a 3-6 start.
Jimmy Haynes (1-2) continued his success against Texas, allowing three runs and six hits
over 6 1/3 innings to earn the win. He walked three and struck out one in winning his
fourth straight start against the Rangers while improving to 5-2 lifetime against them.
Rafael Palmeiro hit a two-run homer for the Rangers, who have dropped consecutive games to
the A's after sweeping a three-game series in Seattle.
Loser Mark Clark (0-2) endured another rough outing, allowing five runs and six hits in
five innings to raise his ERA to 10.67. He lost for the first time in five career
decisions against Oakland.
Texas manager Johnny Oates, however, remained supportive of Clark.
"I'm not discouraged. We're going to keep grinding it out," Oates said.
The A's got all the offense they needed in the first. Scott Spiezio drew a one out walk
and Giambi followed by belting a 1-1 pitch over the right-field wall.
Jaha singled before Clark retired Stairs. Ben Grieve walked to keep the inning alive and
Mike Macfarlane delivered a two-run double to make it 4-0.
"It looked like the pitch to Macfarlane was a good pitch," commented Clark.
"I know Giambi hit it off the end of the bat in the right ballpark. The bottom line
is it's four runs."
Texas got a run back in the next inning on Todd Zeile's sacrifice fly.
Clark shut down the A's until the fifth when Giambi sent a 2-1 pitch over the right-field
fence to extend the advantage to 5-1.
The Rangers were able to close to 5-3 in the sixth. Juan Gonzalez singled with one out and
Palmeiro followed with his second homer.
The A's quickly answered with three runs off reliever Mike Munoz in the bottom half of the
inning. Spiezio plated a pair of runs with a double and Giambi had a run-scoring single to
make it 8-3.
Phillips had a two-run single in the seventh and Stairs' homer the following inning off
Eric Gunderson provided the A's with the winning margin.
"We've got a long way to go," Phillips said. "The teams we've played so far
are going to be better teams the next time we see them. Hoepfully, we'll be better as
well."
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, Mark Clark RHP.
Oakland Starting Lineups -- Tony Phillips CF, Scott Spiezio 2B, Jason Giambi 1B, John Jaha
DH, Matt Stairs RF, Ben Grieve LF, Mike Macfarlane C, Eric Chavez 3B, Miguel Tejada SS,
Jimmy Haynes RHP.
Umpires -- Kosc (HP), Morrison (1B), Hickox (2B), L Barnett (3B).
Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Clear, wind out to right at 7 mph.
TEXAS 1ST: T Goodwin singled to left. T Goodwin caught stealing, catcher to shortstop.
Mclemore flied out to left. Greer fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
OAKLAND 0.
OAKLAND 1ST: T Phillips flied out to left. Spiezio walked. Ja Giambi homered to right,
Spiezio scored. Jaha singled to center. Stairs fouled out to third. Grieve walked, Jaha to
second. Macfarlane doubled to deep left, Jaha and Grieve scored. Chavez flied out to
center. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, OAKLAND 4.
TEXAS 2ND: J Gonzalez walked. R Palmeiro singled to deep right, J Gonzalez to third. I
Rodriguez popped out to second. Zeile hit sacrifice fly to right, J Gonzalez scored. L
Stevens grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 4.
OAKLAND 2ND: Tejada struck out swinging. T Phillips singled to right. Spiezio flied out to
left center. Ja Giambi lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 4.
TEXAS 3RD: Clayton flied out to deep center. T Goodwin walked. Mclemore grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, T Goodwin out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0
Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 4.
OAKLAND 3RD: Jaha popped out to shortstop. Stairs grounded out to first. Grieve doubled to
right center. Macfarlane struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 4.
TEXAS 4TH: Greer popped out to shortstop. J Gonzalez walked. R Palmeiro flied out to left.
I Rodriguez popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 4.
OAKLAND 4TH: Chavez flied out to left. Tejada struck out swinging. T Phillips struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 4.
TEXAS 5TH: Zeile lined out to third. L Stevens doubled to left. Clayton grounded out to
first, L Stevens to third. T Goodwin grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 4.
OAKLAND 5TH: Spiezio popped out to shortstop. Ja Giambi homered to right. Jaha walked.
Stairs flied out to center. Grieve walked, Jaha to second. Macfarlane grounded into
fielder's choice to third, Jaha out at third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, OAKLAND 5.
TEXAS 6TH: Mclemore lined out to left. Greer struck out looking. J Gonzalez singled to
left center. R Palmeiro homered to right center, J Gonzalez scored. I Rodriguez safe at
first on 3rd baseman Chavez's fielding error. Zeile flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
1 Error) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 5.
OAKLAND 6TH: Mike Munoz relieved Mark Clark. Chavez grounded out to second. Tejada reached
on bunt single to second. T Phillips reached on infield single, Tejada to second. Tejada
to third on pitcher M Munoz's throwing error. Spiezio doubled to left, Tejada and T
Phillips scored. Ja Giambi singled to right center, Spiezio scored. Jaha fouled out to
right. Stairs struck out looking. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 8.
TEXAS 7TH: L Stevens singled to center. Clayton grounded into fielder's choice to first, L
Stevens out at second. Buddy Groom relieved Jimmy Haynes. T Goodwin flied out to left.
Mclemore fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 8.
OAKLAND 7TH: Grieve grounded out to second. Macfarlane popped out to second. Chavez
walked. Danny Patterson relieved Mike Munoz. Tejada singled to right, Chavez to third.
Tejada to second on D Patterson wild pitch. T Phillips singled to right, Chavez and Tejada
scored. Spiezio lined out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 10.
TEXAS 8TH: T Phillips in left. Mcdonald in center. Greer grounded out to first. J Gonzalez
grounded out to shortstop. R Palmeiro struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 10.
OAKLAND 8TH: Eric Gunderson relieved Danny Patterson. Ja Giambi grounded out to second.
Saenz hit for Jaha. Saenz fouled out to catcher. Stairs homered to right. Mcdonald flied
out to deep right center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 11.
TEXAS 9TH: Tj Mathews relieved Buddy Groom. I Rodriguez flied out to center. Zeile struck
out looking. L Stevens struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, OAKLAND 11.