Rangers 7, Athletics 0
Teammates congratulate Matt Kata (28) after his homer on Saturday night. (Matt Slocum/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
Texas right-hander Kameron Loe allowed three hits in 5 1/3 scoreless innings, sending the Rangers past the A's. Matt Kata hit a three-run homer in a five-run eighth. C.J. Wilson, Joaquin Benoit, Akinori Otsuka and Eric Gagne finished off the shutout.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 21, 2007
Texas 7, Oakland 0
Today's Boxes 4/21/07
CWS 7, DET 5
NYM 7, ATL 2
MIN 7, KC 5
BOS 7, NYY 5
CHC 6, STL 0
SF 1, ARI 0
MIL 6, HOU 4
BAL 5, TOR 2
FLA 9, WSH 3
TB 6, CLE 5
PHI 4, CIN 1
SD 7, COL 3
LAA 7, SEA 6
LAD 7, PIT 3
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Standings thru 4/21/07 | Gameday | Athletics Stats | Rangers Stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Stewart , LF4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .212
Swisher , 1B2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .246
Chavez , 3B4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .265
Bradley , CF3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .257
Buck , RF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262
Crosby , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216
Walker , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229
Ellis , 2B3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Melhuse , C2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167
Totals 29 0 3 0 4 9 17
BATTING TB : Swisher; Chavez; Ellis.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bradley 2; Ellis.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Crosby (3, 2nd base off Benoit/Laird).CS : Chavez (2, 2nd base by Loe/Laird).FIELDING E : Kennedy (1, throw), Ellis (2, throw).DP : (Swisher-Crosby-Swisher).Pickoffs : Kennedy (Cruz at 1st base).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hairston , CF3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .294
Kinsler , 2B5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .340
Young , SS5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .171
Teixeira , 1B4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .233
Sosa , DH2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .196
Blalock , 3B4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .220
Cruz , RF3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .268
Kata , LF3 1 2 3 0 1 0 .294
Laird , C3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .111
Totals 32 7 10 7 5 7 19
BATTING 2B : Teixeira (2, Marshall).HR : Kata (2, 8th inning off Marshall, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Hairston; Kinsler 2; Teixeira 3; Cruz 3; Kata 5.RBI : Teixeira (3), Hairston (1), Cruz (6), Kata 3 (4), Kinsler (15).2-out RBI : Cruz; Kata 3; Kinsler.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Blalock; Kinsler 2; Young.S : Kata.SF : Hairston.GIDP : Blalock.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING CS : Cruz (1, 2nd base by Kennedy/Melhuse).PO : Cruz (1st base by Kennedy).
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Loe (W, 1-0)5.1 3 0 0 1 5 0 3.29
Wilson (H, 1)0.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 4.76
Benoit (H, 3)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.39
Otsuka (H, 2)1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Gagne 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
IBB : Sosa (by Marshall).HBP : Bradley (by Gagne).Pitches-strikes : Kennedy 90-50, Witasick 17-9, Embree 23-16, Calero 8-5, Marshall 34-22, Loe 82-55, Wilson 23-10, Benoit 16-11, Otsuka 19-12, Gagne 13-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Kennedy 3-6, Witasick 1-0, Embree 0-2, Calero 0-1, Marshall 2-1, Loe 4-6, Wilson 0-0, Benoit 2-1, Otsuka 1-0, Gagne 2-1.Batters faced : Kennedy 20, Witasick 3, Embree 5, Calero 1, Marshall 10, Loe 19, Wilson 4, Benoit 3, Otsuka 4, Gagne 4.Inherited runners-scored : Calero 2-0, Wilson 2-0, Benoit 1-0.Umpires : HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Brian Gorman.Weather : 77 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 20 mph, R to L.T : 3:06.Att : 42,945.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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