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	Texas two-step leads way

Rangers 4, Athletics 1

Marlon Byrd connects on a two-run double in the fifth inning Monday. (Jeff Chiu/AP)

Hairston's two-run double

Byrd's two-run double

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

The Rangers scored two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings, but Jamey Wright only needed the first one. The Texas right-hander tossed seven shutout innings at the Athletics and the Rangers went on to win the opener of their three-game series in Oakland.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 07/16: TEX 4, OAK 1
Tue. 07/17: TEX 11, OAK 4
Wed. 07/18: OAK 6, TEX 0

TODAY'S WRAPS: July 16, 2007

Texas (40-52)
Won 2

Texas 4, Oakland 1

Oakland (44-49)
Lost 8

July 16, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0

Standings thru 7/16/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Athletics Stats

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lofton, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.304
Young, SS	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.280
Teixeira, 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.307
Sosa, DH	2	2	1	0	2	1	2	.246
Byrd, RF	4	0	1	2	0	3	4	.369
Laird, C	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.229
Wilkerson, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.216
Hairston, 2B	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.205
Metcalf, 3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.197
Totals	33	4	9	4	3	8	14
BATTING 2B: Young (23, Braden), Hairston (7, Braden), Sosa (18, Braden), Byrd (10, Braden). TB: Young 2; Teixeira 2; Sosa 2; Byrd 2; Laird; Hairston 2; Metcalf 2. RBI: Hairston 2 (12), Byrd 2 (28). 2-out RBI: Hairston 2; Byrd 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Byrd; Metcalf; Laird. S: Lofton. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Hairston (3, 3rd base off Braden/Suzuki). FIELDING E: Wilkerson (4, fielding). DP: 2 (Hairston-Young-Teixeira, Young-Hairston-Teixeira).

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Buck, RF	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	.277
Stewart, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.302
Swisher, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.256
Cust, DH	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.259
Crosby, SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.223
Kotsay, CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.230
Ellis, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.258
Scutaro, 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	3	.242
Suzuki, C	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	.241
Totals	31	1	6	1	5	4	23
BATTING 2B: Buck (12, Wright), Ellis (16, Wright). TB: Buck 2; Swisher; Cust; Crosby; Ellis 2; Scutaro. RBI: Scutaro (13). 2-out RBI: Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cust; Scutaro 3; Suzuki 2. GIDP: Cust; Swisher. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING Outfield assists: Stewart (Metcalf at 2nd base), Kotsay (Sosa at 2nd base). DP: 2 (Stewart-Ellis, Kotsay-Ellis).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wright (W, 3-2)	7.0	4	0	0	3	2	0	4.31
Francisco	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	4.33
Gagne (S, 14)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.23

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Braden (L, 1-4)	6.0	8	4	4	2	7	0	6.07
Brown, A	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Calero	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.43

Francisco pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

WP: Wright.
Pitches-strikes: Wright 90-50, Francisco 30-15, Gagne 23-16, Braden 107-72, Brown, A 24-14, Calero 18-11.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wright 11-8, Francisco 0-2, Gagne 0-2, Braden 2-9, Brown, A 3-2, Calero 2-1.
Batters faced: Wright 26, Francisco 6, Gagne 4, Braden 27, Brown, A 6, Calero 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Gagne 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Ed Montague. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Bill Miller.
Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 21 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:51.
Att: 18,160.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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