9/4/2006
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Athletics | 1 | 11 | 0 |
W – Robinson Tejeda (4-3)L – Barry Zito (15-9)
Rangers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Matthews Jr. CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .302 | .849 | 0.02 |
| Michael Young SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .306 | .801 | -0.01 |
| Mark Teixeira 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 | .864 | -0.02 |
| Carlos Lee DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .859 | -0.05 |
| Mark DeRosa 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .857 | 0.01 |
| Eric Young Sr. LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 | 1.400 | 0.18 |
| Gerald Laird C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 | .894 | -0.03 |
| Ian Kinsler 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .821 | -0.03 |
| Nelson Cruz RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .702 | 0.19 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .543 | — |
| Team Totals | 35 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 0.25 |
Batting
2B Eric Young Sr. (1), Gerald Laird (18)
3B Eric Young Sr. (1)
HR Ian Kinsler (11), Nelson Cruz 2 (4)
RBI Eric Young Sr. 2 (2), Ian Kinsler (47), Nelson Cruz 5 (13)
Athletics Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kendall C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .707 | -0.03 |
| Mark Kotsay CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .713 | -0.00 |
| Hiram Bocachica CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | — |
| Adam Melhuse PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .662 | -0.00 |
| Milton Bradley RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .801 | 0.00 |
| Frank Thomas DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .904 | -0.13 |
| Eric Chavez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .769 | -0.05 |
| Jay Payton LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .754 | -0.01 |
| Dan Johnson 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .740 | -0.01 |
| Mark Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .695 | -0.05 |
| Marco Scutaro SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .242 | .700 | 0.02 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | -0.25 |
Batting
2B Dan Johnson (13)
RBI Frank Thomas (85)
Rangers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Tejeda(W, 4-3) | 6.2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5.82 | 0.24 |
| Joaquín Benoit | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4.83 | 0.01 |
| Wes Littleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.08 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 40 | — | 0.25 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Robinson Tejeda 113-72, Joaquín Benoit 31-19, Wes Littleton 14-7
Athletics Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Zito(L, 15-9) | 5.1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 3.79 | -0.25 |
| Kiko Calero | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.12 | 0.00 |
| Ron Flores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.96 | 0.00 |
| Jay Witasick | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9.69 | -0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 42 | — | -0.25 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Barry Zito 112-58, Kiko Calero 20-10, Ron Flores 13-11, Jay Witasick 27-21
Rangers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Matthews Jr. CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .302 | .849 | 0.02 |
| Michael Young SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .306 | .801 | -0.01 |
| Mark Teixeira 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 | .864 | -0.02 |
| Carlos Lee DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .859 | -0.05 |
| Mark DeRosa 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .315 | .857 | 0.01 |
| Eric Young Sr. LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 | 1.400 | 0.18 |
| Gerald Laird C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 | .894 | -0.03 |
| Ian Kinsler 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .821 | -0.03 |
| Nelson Cruz RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .702 | 0.19 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .543 | — |
| Team Totals | 35 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 0.25 |
Batting
2B Eric Young Sr. (1), Gerald Laird (18)
3B Eric Young Sr. (1)
HR Ian Kinsler (11), Nelson Cruz 2 (4)
RBI Eric Young Sr. 2 (2), Ian Kinsler (47), Nelson Cruz 5 (13)
Rangers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Tejeda(W, 4-3) | 6.2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5.82 | 0.24 |
| Joaquín Benoit | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4.83 | 0.01 |
| Wes Littleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.08 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 40 | — | 0.25 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Robinson Tejeda 113-72, Joaquín Benoit 31-19, Wes Littleton 14-7

