DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/17/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1465 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (78-44) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 2
Texas Rangers (63-60) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 X 4 6 0
Rangers Rally For Late Win Over Royals
Texas Rangers starter Kelly Downs was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Kansas City Royals, 4-2. Rob Murphy converted his 18th save in 20 tries. The Rangers, at 63-60, sit in 4th place in the Federal League Central Division.

Ken Caminiti contributed a productive at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With a runner on 1st, he hit a single. It was one at-bat that helped Texas get the win.

"Coulda, shoulda, woulda," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker. "We had our chances and didn't cash in."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 14 38
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .307 15 46
J. Thome 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .290 44 110
R. Wilkins C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 19 62
J. Burnitz DH 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .236 21 59
D. Pasqua RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .364 5 17
Q. Veras 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .219 4 31
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .170 14 32
T. Naehring SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 5 23
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thome 2 (24, 1st Inning off K. Downs, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Mesa, 0 on, 1 out) R. Lankford (16, 5th Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Burnitz (5, 4th Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Burnitz (21, 6th Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Q. Veras , J. Burnitz 7 , J. Thome 4 , R. Lankford 2 , D. Pasqua
2-out RBI: J. Burnitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , Q. Veras , D. Pasqua 2
GIDP: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (36)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Wilkins (6) , R. Lankford (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 5 34
M. Loretta 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .323 10 72
C. Jones 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .313 39 110
C. Delgado 1B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .233 42 105
K. Caminiti DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .220 7 16
J. Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .236 17 59
M. Cuyler CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .234 2 16
G. Young RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .240 0 31
R. Sanchez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 1 42
Totals 30 4 6 4 2 9 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Loretta (10, 8th Inning off J. Habyan, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Jones (39, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Caminiti 2 , M. Loretta 4 , C. Jones 5 , M. Cuyler
2-out RBI: K. Caminiti , M. Loretta , C. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Posada , G. Young
Hit by Pitch: C. Delgado
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cuyler (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sanchez-Loretta-Delgado)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle 6.1 3 2 2 1 7 1 104 66 3.75   
J. Habyan L (2-2) 1.2 3 2 1 1 2 1 37 22 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 65
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 24, J. Habyan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 6-6, J. Habyan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 104-66, J. Habyan 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Habyan 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Neagle
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Downs 7.0 5 2 2 2 5 1 113 73 3.99   
J. Mesa W (1-1) 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 29 19 6.52   
R. Murphy SV (18) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Downs 62
Batters Faced: K. Downs 28, J. Mesa 7, R. Murphy 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Downs 5-11, J. Mesa 1-1, R. Murphy 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Downs 113-73, J. Mesa 29-19, R. Murphy 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Murphy 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kelly Downs
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (89 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 23080
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