Game #114: A's 7, Rangers 6

August 8, 2006 | A's vs. Texas

I'm at the Google Dance (the party, not the index update!), but I just had to sneak away to see what's going on with the A's.

Catching up on Gameday, I see balls have been flying out of the park.

3rd inning: The Rangers have two two-run home runs. That equals four. And then Shane Komine left the game. A's 0, Rangers 4.

4th inning: On-the-mend Nick Swisher is hitting again! He responds with a three-run jack to make this a one-run game. Then sizzling Jay Payton ties it up with his own bomb. A's 4, Rangers 4.

7th inning: Jason Kendall hits a home run — just kidding! Kendall's sac fly scores Mark Ellis and now we're ahead! A's 5, Rangers 4.

8th inning: The A's start piling it on... They add a couple more runs. A's 7, Rangers 4.

9th inning: Huston Street's here! But the Rangers are nothing if not offensive. Ha ha. You know what I mean. They just turned this back into a one-run game...

My gosh! What exactly happened? Teixeira out on strikes, Blalock drives in two runs, deRosa strikes out, and the pinch runner for Blalock is out because of batter's interference. And just like that, ballgame over.

I need some multimedia! I need audio-visuals!

Ahhh... another A's win. Another nailbiting one-run game.



(Game experience: None, until I checked MLB Gameday in the bottom of the 8th.)

A's record: 62-51 | streak: W-6 | well-A-meter: 4