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A's streak to sixth straight
Athletics 8, Rangers 3
Rich Harden picked up his eighth win on Sunday. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
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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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Series at a glance:
TODAY'S WRAPS: July 24, 2005
HOU 4
WSH 1
F/14
MIN 2
DET 5
F
SEA 3
CLE 6
F
LAD 0
NYM 6
F
MIL 2
CIN 3
F
COL 0
PIT 3
F
SD 1
PHI 5
F
OAK 8
TEX 3
F
TOR 5
KC 6
F
BAL 2
TB 6
F
BOS 4
CWS 6
F
FLA 4
SF 1
F
NYY 4
LAA 1
F
ATL 2
ARI 3
F
CHC 8
STL 4
F/10
OAK
Oakland (53-45)
Won 6 		Oakland 8, Texas 3   TEX
Texas (48-49)
Lost 5
July 24, 2005
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Oakland
 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0   8 13 0
Texas
 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0   3 7 0
Standings through 7/24/05  |  Gameday  |  Athletics Stats  |  Rangers Stats
OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellis, 2B5232012.299
Kotsay, CF4221102.269
Crosby, SS5131012.312
Chavez, 3B3001112.267
Hatteberg, DH3023100.282
Payton, LF5000017.273
Johnson, 1B4110112.287
Swisher, RF5000002.245
Melhuse, C4220111.200
Totals3881385620 

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).
 
TexasABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Dellucci, LF2000100.262
a-Mench, PH-LF2000002.271
Young, M, SS4000011.323
Teixeira, DH4010010.278
Blalock, 3B3210112.287
Soriano, 2B4000014.279
Gonzalez, 1B3120100.231
Hidalgo, RF4020011.229
Matthews, CF3013101.240
Alomar, C4000016.297
Totals333734617 

a-Popped out for Dellucci in the 6th.

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).
 
OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Harden (W, 8-4)5.15334502.28
Kennedy 2.22000106.75
Duchscherer 1.00000001.84
 
TexasIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Park (L, 8-5)3.19662305.66
Wasdin 1.22113004.67
Brocail 2.02110104.75
Shouse 1.00000104.46
Gryboski 1.00000103.52

Wasdin pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

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.

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