Harden cements A's Wild run
A's streak to sixth straight By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
Rich Harden was nowhere near perfect, but he did enough to help the A's sweep the Rangers and earn a tie for the American League Wild Card lead with Minnesota. With the victory, Oakland has won 22 of 27.
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Athletics 8, Rangers 3
Rich Harden won for the sixth time in his last seven starts on Sunday afternoon in Texas. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
Rangers swept aside by A's By Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com
With their season-high fifth straight loss, the Rangers dipped below .500 for the first time since May 2 and fell to 4 1/2 games behind the second-place A's in the American League West. Gary Matthews Jr. drove in three runs.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 24, 2005
Oakland 8, Texas 3
Today's Boxes 7/24/05
HOU 4, WSH 1
DET 5, MIN 2
CLE 6, SEA 3
NYM 6, LAD 0
CIN 3, MIL 2
PIT 3, COL 0
PHI 5, SD 1
KC 6, TOR 5
TB 6, BAL 2
CWS 6, BOS 4
FLA 4, SF 1
NYY 4, LAA 1
ARI 3, ATL 2
CHC 8, STL 4
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Standings through 7/24/05 | Gameday | Athletics Stats | Rangers Stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellis , 2B5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .299
Kotsay , CF4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .269
Crosby , SS5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .312
Chavez , 3B3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .267
Hatteberg , DH3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .282
Payton , LF5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .273
Johnson , 1B4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .287
Swisher , RF5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
Melhuse , C4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .200
Totals 38 8 13 8 5 6 20
BATTING 2B : Crosby 2 (16, Park, Wasdin), Kotsay (23, Park), Johnson (11, Park), Melhuse (5, Brocail).TB : Ellis 3; Kotsay 3; Crosby 5; Hatteberg 2; Johnson 2; Melhuse 3.RBI : Crosby (24), Hatteberg 3 (39), Ellis 2 (21), Kotsay (53), Chavez (56).2-out RBI : Hatteberg 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Payton 2; Johnson 2; Crosby.SF : Chavez; Hatteberg.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING DP : (Crosby-Ellis-Johnson).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Dellucci , LF2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .262
a-Mench , PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
Young, M , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323
Teixeira , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278
Blalock , 3B3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .287
Soriano , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .279
Gonzalez , 1B3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .231
Hidalgo , RF4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .229
Matthews , CF3 0 1 3 1 0 1 .240
Alomar , C4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .297
Totals 33 3 7 3 4 6 17
BATTING 2B : Matthews (10, Kennedy).TB : Teixeira; Blalock; Gonzalez 2; Hidalgo 2; Matthews 2.RBI : Matthews 3 (25).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Soriano; Mench 2.GIDP : Alomar.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING PB : Alomar (2).
IBB : Chavez (by Wasdin).Pitches-strikes : Harden 111-64, Kennedy 35-23, Duchscherer 14-9, Park 85-51, Wasdin 35-17, Brocail 30-20, Shouse 18-10, Gryboski 23-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Harden 3-8, Kennedy 2-5, Duchscherer 1-2, Park 1-6, Wasdin 1-4, Brocail 2-3, Shouse 2-0, Gryboski 1-1.Batters faced : Harden 24, Kennedy 10, Duchscherer 3, Park 21, Wasdin 10, Brocail 8, Shouse 3, Gryboski 3.Inherited runners-scored : Kennedy 2-2, Wasdin 3-1, Brocail 3-1.Umpires : HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Bob Davidson.Weather : 92 degrees, sunny.Wind : 10 mph, In from RF.T : 3:08.Att : 29,410.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
