Athletics 6, Rangers 0
Lenny DiNardo earned his fourth win of 2007 on Wednesday afternoon. (Eric Risberg/AP)
By Matt Smith / MLB.com
The A's offense came alive on Wednesday to snap a nine-game losing streak. Marco Scutaro led the attack with an RBI single, giving the A's a lead they would never relinquish. Lenny DiNardo got his fourth win.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 18, 2007
Oakland 6, Texas 0
Today's Boxes 7/18/07
CWS 5, CLE 1
COL 5, PIT 3
CIN 5, ATL 4
WSH 7, HOU 6
CHC 12, SF 1
LAD 5, PHI 4
KC 6, BOS 5
STL 6, FLA 0
NYY 6, TOR 1
TB 7, LAA 2
ARI 5, MIL 2
DET 3, MIN 2
SEA 6, BAL 5
SD 5, NYM 4
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Standings thru 7/18/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Athletics Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hairston , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .218
Young , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289
Teixeira , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .300
Byrd , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .353
Melhuse , C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Wilkerson , LF3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218
Relaford , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150
Vazquez , 1B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Metcalf , 3B3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203
Totals 31 0 4 0 0 4 7
BATTING 2B : Metcalf (5, DiNardo), Wilkerson (11, DiNardo).TB : Hairston; Young; Wilkerson 2; Metcalf 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hairston; Vazquez; Byrd.Team LOB : 4.FIELDING E : Millwood (2, throw).DP : (Young-Relaford-Vazquez).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Buck , RF3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .273
Stewart , LF3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .305
Cust , DH3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .258
Swisher , 1B3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .256
Ellis , 2B3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265
Kotsay , CF4 1 0 1 0 1 2 .219
Scutaro , 3B4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .244
Crosby , SS2 1 1 2 2 1 0 .225
Suzuki , C4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .200
Totals 29 6 6 6 5 5 13
BATTING 2B : Swisher (22, Eyre).HR : Crosby (8, 7th inning off Eyre, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Stewart; Swisher 2; Ellis 2; Scutaro; Crosby 4.RBI : Scutaro (14), Crosby 2 (31), Buck (23), Stewart (28), Kotsay (17).2-out RBI : Stewart.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Swisher 2; Suzuki.SF : Buck.GIDP : Scutaro.Team LOB : 6.
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Millwood (L, 6-8)6.0 3 4 1 3 4 0 5.50
Eyre 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 1 3.98
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
DiNardo (W, 4-6)7.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2.51
Casilla 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.74
WP : Millwood.HBP : Ellis (by Millwood).Pitches-strikes : Millwood 105-59, Eyre 40-21, DiNardo 84-57, Casilla 29-19.Ground outs-fly outs : Millwood 9-5, Eyre 2-3, DiNardo 12-6, Casilla 2-3.Batters faced : Millwood 25, Eyre 11, DiNardo 24, Casilla 7.Umpires : HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Ed Montague.Weather : 69 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, L to R.T : 2:25.Att : 23,440.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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