September 22, 2003 · 10:05 PM EDT
W: Barry ZitoL: Tony Mounce
Rafael Palmeiro
DH1-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterEC
Eric Chavez
3B2-4H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 2 R
Barry ZitoP6.0IP0 ER · 4 K · WP3.0IP5 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead OAK by 6
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1OAAthletics | 96 | 66 | .593 | — |
2SE Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 3.0 |
3LA Angels | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19.0 |
| 4TERangers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25.0 |
MY Michael YoungSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HB Hank Blalock3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RPRafael PalmeiroDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
MT Mark Teixeira1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSShane SpencerRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LNLaynce NixRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GL Gerald LairdC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRyan ChristensonCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MTMarcus ThamesLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJermaine Clark2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2B: Spencer
HR: Palmeiro
RBI: Young, Palmeiro, Clark
LOB: 13
| MEMark Ellis2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EDErubiel DurazoDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ECEric Chavez3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MT Miguel TejadaSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHScott Hatteberg1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RH Ramon HernandezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JGJose GuillenLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JD Jermaine DyeRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EBEric ByrnesCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2B: Chavez, Tejada, Byrnes
HR: Chavez, Dye
RBI: Ellis, Chavez 2, Tejada 3, Dye
LOB: 13
| BZBarry ZitoW | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 107 |
| CBChad Bradford | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| JMJim Mecir | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 154 |
The Athletics beat the Rangers 7-3 at Oakland Coliseum.
Barry Zito got the win and Tony Mounce took the loss. Eric Chavez went 2-for-4 for the Athletics, while Rafael Palmeiro went 1-for-3 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
