9/6/2006
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Athletics | 9 | 15 | 0 |
Rangers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Matthews Jr. CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .848 | 0.08 |
| Michael Young SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .814 | 0.08 |
| Mark Teixeira 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .879 | 0.20 |
| Carlos Lee LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .306 | .837 | -0.03 |
| Hank Blalock DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .753 | -0.08 |
| Mark DeRosa 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .862 | -0.04 |
| Ian Kinsler 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .820 | 0.08 |
| Gerald Laird C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 | .909 | -0.08 |
| Nelson Cruz RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .666 | -0.05 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 0.17 |
Batting
2B Mark DeRosa (38), Ian Kinsler (25)
HR Mark Teixeira 2 (27)
RBI Mark Teixeira 5 (91), Ian Kinsler (48)
Baserunning
SB Gary Matthews Jr. (8)
Athletics Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kendall C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .299 | .711 | 0.20 |
| Mark Kotsay CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .716 | 0.33 |
| Milton Bradley RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .790 | -0.02 |
| Frank Thomas DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .914 | 0.07 |
| Eric Chavez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .769 | 0.04 |
| Jay Payton LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .758 | -0.04 |
| Nick Swisher 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .247 | .829 | -0.02 |
| Mark Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .693 | 0.07 |
| Marco Scutaro SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .711 | 0.04 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 0.67 |
Batting
2B Jason Kendall (22), Mark Kotsay (26)
HR Frank Thomas (32)
RBI Jason Kendall (39), Mark Kotsay 4 (53), Milton Bradley (40), Frank Thomas (89), Nick Swisher (80), Mark Ellis (46)
Rangers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicente Padilla | 5.2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 4.52 | -0.15 |
| Josh Rupe(L, 0-1, BS, 1) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.97 | -0.55 |
| Scott Feldman | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4.34 | 0.03 |
| John Rheinecker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.94 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 40 | — | -0.67 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Vicente Padilla 97-59, Josh Rupe 19-12, Scott Feldman 25-14, John Rheinecker 9-7
Athletics Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Blanton(W, 15-10) | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 4.66 | -0.30 |
| Jay Witasick(H, 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.45 | -0.05 |
| Scott Sauerbeck(H, 3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.97 | 0.05 |
| Chad Gaudin(H, 9) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.48 | 0.04 |
| Justin Duchscherer(SV, 8) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3.26 | 0.08 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 41 | — | -0.17 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Joe Blanton 109-66, Jay Witasick 10-3, Scott Sauerbeck 2-1, Chad Gaudin 2-1, Justin Duchscherer 38-26
Rangers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Matthews Jr. CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .848 | 0.08 |
| Michael Young SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .814 | 0.08 |
| Mark Teixeira 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .879 | 0.20 |
| Carlos Lee LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .306 | .837 | -0.03 |
| Hank Blalock DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .753 | -0.08 |
| Mark DeRosa 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .862 | -0.04 |
| Ian Kinsler 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .820 | 0.08 |
| Gerald Laird C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 | .909 | -0.08 |
| Nelson Cruz RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .666 | -0.05 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 0.17 |
Batting
2B Mark DeRosa (38), Ian Kinsler (25)
HR Mark Teixeira 2 (27)
RBI Mark Teixeira 5 (91), Ian Kinsler (48)
Baserunning
SB Gary Matthews Jr. (8)
Rangers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicente Padilla | 5.2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 4.52 | -0.15 |
| Josh Rupe(L, 0-1, BS, 1) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.97 | -0.55 |
| Scott Feldman | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4.34 | 0.03 |
| John Rheinecker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.94 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 40 | — | -0.67 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Vicente Padilla 97-59, Josh Rupe 19-12, Scott Feldman 25-14, John Rheinecker 9-7

