Toronto Blue Jays vs. Texas Rangers

Apr 18, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TOR	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	4	0	10
TEX	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	5	9	0	5

loss:

R. Pavlikwin: Toronto Blue Jays logo

P. Hentgensave: Toronto Blue Jays logo

M. Timlin

Scoring Summary

TORTEX

1
Joe Carter walks. Otis Nixon scores. Carlos Garcia to 3rd. Orlando Merced to 2nd. [1 run]
10
1
Ed Sprague doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Rusty Greer. Carlos Garcia scores. Orlando Merced scores. Joe Carter to 3rd. [2 runs]
30
1
Carlos Delgado grounds out, catcher Ivan Rodriguez to first baseman Lee Stevens. Joe Carter scores. Ed Sprague to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
40
1
Charlie O'Brien singles on a line drive to center fielder Damon Buford. Ed Sprague scores. [1 run]
50
2
Damon Buford grounds into a force out, pitcher Pat Hentgen to third baseman Ed Sprague. Lee Stevens scores. Mike Simms out at 3rd. Marc Sagmoen to 2nd. Damon Buford to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
51
4
Marc Sagmoen singles on a line drive to right fielder Orlando Merced. Dean Palmer scores. [1 run]
52
7
Orlando Merced hits a home run (1). [1 run]
62
7
Mike Simms hits a home run (1). [1 run]
63
7
Benji Gil singles on a line drive to left fielder Shawn Green. Damon Buford scores. [1 run]
64
8
Dean Palmer hits a home run (2). [1 run]
65

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Otis NixonCF	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	.224
2Carlos Garcia2B	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	5	.137
3Orlando MercedRF	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	0	.235
4Joe Carter1B	1	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.245
5Ed Sprague Jr.3B	1	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.240
6Carlos DelgadoDH	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.313
7Charlie O'BrienC	1	3	0	1	1	2	0	4	.278
8Shawn GreenLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	.231
Robert PerezPH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
9Alex GonzalezSS	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.275
TOTAL	4	31	6	6	5	11	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Pat HentgenRHP	6.2	8	4	4	5	1	1	104	3.94
Dan PlesacLHP	1.1	1	1	1	3	0	1	21	2.84
Mike TimlinRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	1.50

TOTAL	9.0	9	5	5	9	1	2	136	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mark McLemore2B	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	1	.143
2Ivan RodriguezC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315
3Rusty GreerLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.302
4Lee Stevens1B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.286
5Dean Palmer3B	2	4	2	1	1	0	1	1	.234
6Mike SimmsDH	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.250
7Marc SagmoenRF	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.200
8Damon BufordCF	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	.174
9Benji GilSS	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.167
Will ClarkPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	9	36	5	5	9	1	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Roger PavlikRHP	0.1	2	5	5	0	4	0	37	12.10
Julio SantanaRHP	6.1	1	1	1	3	4	1	81	3.97
Eric GundersonLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	3.38
Xavier HernandezRHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	33	3.24
TOTAL	8.3	4	6	6	5	11	1	161	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORTEX

TOP 1
WALK — Otis Nixon walks.
00
WALK — Carlos Garcia walks. Otis Nixon to 2nd.
00
WALK — Orlando Merced walks. Otis Nixon to 3rd. Carlos Garcia to 2nd.
00
WALK — Joe Carter walks. Otis Nixon scores. Carlos Garcia to 3rd. Orlando Merced to 2nd. [1 run]
10
DOUBLE — Ed Sprague doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Rusty Greer. Carlos Garcia scores. Orlando Merced scores. Joe Carter to 3rd. [2 runs]
30
GROUNDOUT — Carlos Delgado grounds out, catcher Ivan Rodriguez to first baseman Lee Stevens. Joe Carter scores. Ed Sprague to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
40
SINGLE — Charlie O'Brien singles on a line drive to center fielder Damon Buford. Ed Sprague scores. [1 run]
50
PITCHING SUBSTITUTION — Julio Santana replaces Roger Pavlik.
50
FORCEOUT — Shawn Green grounds into a force out, first baseman Lee Stevens to shortstop Benji Gil. Charlie O'Brien out at 2nd. Shawn Green to 1st. [2 outs]
50
WALK — Alex Gonzalez walks. Shawn Green to 2nd.
50
WALK — Otis Nixon walks. Shawn Green to 3rd. Alex Gonzalez to 2nd.
50
FORCEOUT — Carlos Garcia grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Benji Gil. Otis Nixon out at 2nd. Carlos Garcia to 1st. [3 outs]
50
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Mark McLemore grounds out, pitcher Pat Hentgen to first baseman Joe Carter. [1 out]
50
GROUNDOUT — Ivan Rodriguez grounds out, shortstop Alex Gonzalez to first baseman Joe Carter. [2 outs]
50
STRIKEOUT — Rusty Greer called out on strikes. [3 outs]
50

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Team Stats

TOR

TEX

6Runs5

4Hits9

0Errors0

.129Batting Avg.250

31At Bats36

3Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs2

6Runs-Batted-In5

11Walks1

0Stolen Bases1

5Strikeouts9

10Left on Base5

9Total Bases16

Game Details

Friday, April 18, 1997 · 8:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 30,452 (75.6%)

weather: 70 degrees, unknown