DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/05/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1332 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (58-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
St. Louis Cardinals (67-45) 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 X 7 10 0
Rangers Lose to Cardinals, 7-0
St. Louis Cardinals starter Francisco Cordova pitched a strong game against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium, leading the Cardinals to a 7-0 win. Randy Myers converted his 4th save in 6 tries. The Rangers, at 58-54, have lost 5 straight games.

Karim Garcia had a productive trip to the plate with one out in the bottom of the third inning. With a runner on 1st, he hit a run-scoring single, helping St. Louis to the win.

"I just try to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Garcia.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 4 31
M. Loretta 2B 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .322 7 60
   b-M. Lansing PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 1 5
C. Jones 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .313 33 99
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .247 41 102
K. Caminiti DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .183 3 8
J. Posada C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 17 59
M. Cuyler CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .237 1 14
G. Young RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0 26
   a-L. Tinsley PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 3 12
R. Sanchez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 1 39
Totals 29 0 5 0 3 10 10      
a - L. Tinsley pinch hit for G. Young in the 8th
b - M. Lansing pinch hit for M. Loretta in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Loretta (31, 4th Inning off F. Cordova, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Loretta 4 , C. Delgado , T. Goodwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Posada
GIDP: C. Jones
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Goodwin (12)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Jones (9) , M. Cuyler (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF, RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .208 3 11
J. Bell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 .301 5 18
   b-M. Benjamin PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 5
B. Giles DH 4 2 2 0 1 1 4 .326 41 109
I. Calderon 1B 4 1 0 1 1 1 6 .226 18 68
K. Garcia RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 21 56
   a-D. Green LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .236 1 6
D. Thon 2B 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .227 3 42
S. Javier CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .262 9 37
R. Clayton SS, 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .256 3 15
D. Wilson C 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .216 6 30
Totals 33 7 10 5 6 9 29      
a - D. Green substituted for K. Garcia in the 7th
b - M. Benjamin pinch hit for J. Bell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Clayton (7, 6th Inning off M. Portugal, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Benjamin (5, 8th Inning off S. Bedrosian, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 2 , K. Garcia , R. Clayton 3 , S. Finley , S. Javier , D. Thon , D. Green , M. Benjamin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Garcia , J. Bell 2 , S. Javier , I. Calderon , D. Green
Sac Bunt: S. Javier
Sac Fly: D. Wilson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Giles (8) , K. Garcia (6) , R. Clayton (10) , S. Finley (12) , S. Javier (33)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thon-Clayton-Calderon)
OF assists: 1 (Javier (Loretta at 3rd base))
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Portugal L (1-1) 5.0 6 2 1 5 8 0 101 62 2.25   
S. Shirley 1.2 3 5 2 1 0 0 33 20 3.60   
S. Bedrosian 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 11 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Portugal 52
Batters Faced: M. Portugal 26, S. Shirley 10, S. Bedrosian 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Portugal 4-3, S. Shirley 3-3, S. Bedrosian 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Portugal 101-62, S. Shirley 33-20, S. Bedrosian 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shirley 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Cordova W (7-4) 5.1 4 0 0 2 5 0 90 55 3.52   
M. Rivera H (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2.85   
R. Myers SV (4) 3.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 34 24 1.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Cordova 63
Batters Faced: F. Cordova 20, M. Rivera 2, R. Myers 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Cordova 7-2, M. Rivera 0-1, R. Myers 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Cordova 90-55, M. Rivera 4-4, R. Myers 34-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rivera 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Cordova
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 35749
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