Texas Rangers vs. Minnesota Twins

Apr 27, 1998

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TEX	0	2	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	9	13	0	7
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	4	9	0	8

loss:

M. Morganwin: Texas Rangers logo

R. Helling

TEXMIN

2
Ivan Rodriguez singles on a line drive to center fielder Otis Nixon. Juan Gonzalez scores. Will Clark to 2nd. [1 run]
10
2
Kevin Elster grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Pat Meares. Will Clark scores. Lee Stevens out at 2nd. Kevin Elster to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
4
Will Clark hits a home run (2). [1 run]
30
4
Lee Stevens hits a home run (8). Ivan Rodriguez scores. [2 runs]
50
4
Todd Walker out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tom Goodwin. David Ortiz scores. Ron Coomer to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
51
6
Orlando Merced hits a home run (3). [1 run]
52
7
Mark McLemore singles on a line drive to right fielder Orlando Merced. Luis Alicea scores. Tom Goodwin to 3rd. [1 run]
62
7
Rusty Greer singles on a ground ball to right fielder Orlando Merced. Tom Goodwin scores. Mark McLemore to 3rd. [1 run]
72
7
Juan Gonzalez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Matt Lawton. Mark McLemore scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
82
8
Tom Goodwin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Otis Nixon. Lee Stevens scores. [1 run]
92
9
Matt Lawton doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder Juan Gonzalez. Todd Walker scores. Otis Nixon scores. [2 runs]
94

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Tom GoodwinCF	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	.395
2Mark McLemore2B	1	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	.386
3Rusty GreerLF	1	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	.261
4Juan GonzalezRF	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.378
5Will Clark1B	3	4	2	1	0	1	1	0	.325
6Ivan RodriguezC	3	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	.442
7Lee StevensDH	2	5	2	2	1	0	1	4	.282
8Kevin ElsterSS	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.240
9Luis Alicea3B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.273
TOTAL	13	39	9	9	5	3	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Rick HellingRHP	8.2	8	4	4	10	3	1	138	2.43
Eric GundersonLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0.87

TOTAL	8.3	9	4	4	10	3	1	146	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Otis NixonCF	3	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.225
2Matt Lawton IIILF	1	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	.244
3Paul MolitorDH	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	.273
4David Ortiz1B	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	2	.329
5Ron Coomer3B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.304
6Orlando MercedRF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	3	.273
7Terry SteinbachC	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.291
8Todd Walker2B	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	.349
9Pat MearesSS	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.341
TOTAL	9	35	4	4	10	3	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mike MorganRHP	4.0	6	5	5	2	1	2	62	4.25
Dan NaultyRHP	2.1	3	3	3	1	1	0	36	11.57
Hector CarrascoRHP	2.2	4	1	1	2	1	0	47	7.04
TOTAL	9.0	13	9	9	5	3	2	145	-

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1st inningTEXMIN

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Tom Goodwin grounds out, shortstop Pat Meares to first baseman David Ortiz. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Mark McLemore grounds out, pitcher Mike Morgan to first baseman David Ortiz. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Rusty Greer strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Otis Nixon singles on a ground ball to third baseman Luis Alicea.
00
FLYOUT — Matt Lawton flies out to left fielder Rusty Greer. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Paul Molitor singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Luis Alicea. Otis Nixon to 2nd.
00
STRIKEOUT — David Ortiz strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
FORCEOUT — Ron Coomer grounds into a force out, third baseman Luis Alicea to second baseman Mark McLemore. Paul Molitor out at 2nd. Ron Coomer to 1st. [3 outs]
00

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TEX

MIN

9Runs4

13Hits9

0Errors0

.333Batting Avg.257

39At Bats35

4Extra-base Hits4

2Home Runs1

9Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts10

7Left on Base8

21Total Bases15

Monday, April 27, 1998 · 8:05 PM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

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