MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/24/2003
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 8250 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2003 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (47-112) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Oakland Athletics (88-71) 1 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 X 10 15 0
Texas Draws Blanks Against Reed
It wasn't easy but the Oakland Athletics made it look that way.

Starter Rick Reed shut out the Texas Rangers despite having what he later called "sub-par" stuff, and the Oakland Athletics cruised to victory, 10-0. Reed allowed only 4 hits and rang up 3 strikeouts but insisted later that he did not deserve primary credit for the win.

"It didn't feel quite right today, but I got a lot of help to get through," he said. "I trusted my catcher and the guys behind me bailed me out more than once when I screwed up."

Up to now Reed has recorded a record of 11-11. In 30 starts he has fanned 60 batters in 196 innings with a 4.73 ERA.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Graffanino 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 8 36
G. Blum SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 13 64
R. Palmeiro DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 17 44
A. Belle LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .268 30 98
   a-Y. Benitez PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 14 34
J. Canseco RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .240 6 32
J. Hammonds CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .239 8 60
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 36 115
T. Pratt C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 2 16
G. Norton 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .209 4 10
Totals 31 0 4 0 2 3 12      
a - Y. Benitez pinch hit for A. Belle in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Graffanino (14, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Pratt (16, 8th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Palmeiro (17, 9th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Graffanino 2 , R. Palmeiro 2 , J. Canseco , T. Pratt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Graffanino , A. Belle , J. Hammonds
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Belle (9) , J. Canseco (5) , J. Hammonds (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Graffanino-Blum-Norton, Graffanino-Blum-Norton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ochoa RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .276 8 50
B. Clark CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .256 10 76
M. Loretta 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .337 4 57
J. Drew LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .279 25 98
B. Mueller 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .290 7 53
R. Belliard DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .272 6 56
   a-S. Hatteberg DH 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .300 10 83
C. Tracy 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .270 13 67
B. Molina C 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 .242 10 59
F. Martinez SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .221 1 37
Totals 37 10 15 10 7 1 19      
a - S. Hatteberg substituted for R. Belliard in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Belliard (25, 2nd Inning off S. Avery, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Loretta (40, 4th Inning off M. Oquist, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Drew (29, 4th Inning off M. Oquist, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Ochoa (8, 1st Inning off S. Avery, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ochoa 5 , M. Loretta 3 , J. Drew 2 , B. Mueller 2 , R. Belliard 2 , S. Hatteberg 2 , C. Tracy , B. Molina , F. Martinez 3
2-out RBI: A. Ochoa , S. Hatteberg , C. Tracy , F. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ochoa , B. Clark , C. Tracy , B. Molina 2
GIDP: M. Loretta , F. Martinez
Team LOB: 10
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Avery L (1-3) 2.2 8 7 7 2 0 1 81 12.19   
M. Oquist 2.1 4 2 1 0 0 0 32 8.53   
B. Patrick 1.1 0 1 1 3 0 0 27 4.36   
B. Ryan 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 23 3.84   
F. Rodriguez 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Avery 8
Batters Faced: S. Avery 18, M. Oquist 10, B. Patrick 6, B. Ryan 7, F. Rodriguez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Avery 4-4, M. Oquist 4-2, B. Patrick 1-2, B. Ryan 1-2, F. Rodriguez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Avery 81-52, M. Oquist 32-22, B. Patrick 27-10, B. Ryan 23-14, F. Rodriguez 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Oquist 2-0 , B. Ryan 2-1 , F. Rodriguez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Reed W (11-11) 9.0 4 0 0 2 3 0 124 4.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 80
Batters Faced: R. Reed 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 8-16
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 124-79
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Reed
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 34742
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