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APRIL 7, 2004
Today is the rubber game in the season-opening series in Oakland between the Rangers and the Athletics.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 3-0 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0-3
Chicago White Sox 1-0 at Kansas City Royals 0-1
Detroit Tigers 1-1 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-1
Boston Red Sox 2-0 at Baltimore Orioles 0-2
Cleveland Indians 1-1 at Minnesota Twins 1-1
Anaheim Angels 0-1 at Seattle Mariners 1-0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 1-0 at Atlanta Braves 0-1
Montreal Expos 0-1 at Florida Marlins 1-0
Chicago Cubs 0-1 at Cincinnati Reds 1-0
San Francisco Giants 1-1 at Houston Astros 1-1
Philadelphia Phillies 0-1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0
Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 at St Louis Cardinals 0-2
Colorado Rockies 0-1 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0
San Diego Padres 1-1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1-1
TEXAS RANGERS (1-1) AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS (1-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Chris R Young vs Mark Mulder Advantage Oakland
C Rod Barajas vs Damian Miller Advantage Push
1B Mark Teixeira vs Scott Hatteberg Advantage Texas
2B Alfonso Soriano vs Frank Menechino Advantage Texas
3B Hank Blalock vs Eric Chavez Advantage Oakland
SS Mike B Young vs Bobby Crosby Advantage Oakland
LF Eric Young Sr vs Eric Byrnes Advantage Push
CF Gary Matthews Jr vs Mark Kotsay Advantage Oakland
RF Kevin Mench vs Jermaine Dye Advantage Push
DH Brad Fullmer vs Erubiel Durazo Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Oakland
In the top of the first, Mike Young hit a two-run homer 391 feet. Blalock added a 350 foot two-out solo home run. Mench then went 397 feet to make it back-to-back home runs and complete the four-run inning.
In the bottom of the first, Durazo cut the Rangers lead in half with a 355 foot two-run shot.
In the bottom of the second, the Athletics scored a run on a Byrnes two-out single.
In the bottom of the third, Hatteberg delivered the game-tying two-out run-scoring double.
After three: Texas 4 Oakland 4.
In the top of the sixth, Blalock's second home run of the game was a 352 foot two-run bomb that gave the Rangers the lead back and ended the day for Mulder. With the bases empty and nobody out, Chris Hammond took the mound for the Athletics.
In the bottom of the sixth, Ron Mahay took the mound for the Rangers.
After six: Texas 6 Oakland 4.
In the bottom of the seventh, Menechino tied the game with a 382 foot two-run home run. Later in the inning, Durazo hit the go-ahead RBI single. With a runner on first and two out, Doug Brocail took the mound for the Rangers and got the final out of the inning.
In the top of ninth, Arthur Rhodes took the mound for the Athletics with a one-run lead to protect. Eric Young tied the game with a two-out RBI single.
In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner on second and one out, Brian Shouse took the mound for the Rangers. With runners at the corners and one out, Durazo ended the game with a run-scoring single.
The Rangers had 11 hits but also committed three errors in the loss.
Final score: Oakland 8 Texas 7.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Erubiel Durazo 3 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7 New York Yankees 5
Chicago White Sox 7 Kansas City Royals 3
Detroit Tigers 14 Toronto Blue Jays 12
Baltimore Orioles 5 Boston Red Sox 4
Minnesota Twins 4 Cleveland Indians 3
Seattle Mariners 1 Anaheim Angels 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 5 Atlanta Braves 4
Florida Marlins 5 Montreal Expos 4
Chicago Cubs 9 Cincinnati Reds 8
San Francisco Giants 7 Houston Astros 4
Philadelphia Phillies 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
St Louis Cardinals 6 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Colorado Rockies 3 Arizona Diamondbacks 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 12 San Diego Padres 3
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Vernon Wells Toronto Blue Jays 3 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. John Lackey Anaheim Angels 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
3. Pedro Feliz San Francisco Giants 3 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
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