DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/20/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1547 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (75-54) 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0
Texas Rangers (64-65) 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 7 0
Rangers Come Back Late, Nip Pirates
The Texas Rangers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7, at Arlington Stadium today. Leading the charge for Texas was catcher Jorge Posada. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. After today's action, Texas sits at 64-65, while Pittsburgh falls to 75-54.

Brian McRae, who is tied for 10th in the FL in triples with 5, aided the Texas cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the ninth. For the game, the left fielder was 1 for 4 with a double and a walk. He drove in 2 runs.

"You know, at the end of the day, it's about who scores the most runs," said Texas manager Sean Norman.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Gwynn RF 4 2 3 0 1 1 1 .338 9 55
E. Alfonzo 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .312 5 41
B. Bonilla 1B 4 1 1 1 1 3 3 .251 31 93
C. Shipley LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .284 12 53
J. King DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .204 3 8
C. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .214 21 62
D. Hosey CF 4 1 1 4 0 2 2 .210 15 51
C. Counsell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 2 8
L. Blankenship 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .227 2 36
Totals 33 7 7 7 6 15 20      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Gwynn (33, 9th Inning off R. Murphy, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Blankenship (24, 3rd Inning off A. Miranda, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Bonilla (27, 1st Inning off A. Miranda, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Hosey (15, 3rd Inning off A. Miranda, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn 4 , D. Hosey 4 , E. Alfonzo , L. Blankenship 2 , B. Bonilla 2
2-out RBI: D. Hosey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Counsell , J. King , C. Shipley , B. Bonilla
Sac Fly: C. Shipley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Gwynn (34) , L. Blankenship (33)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Boggs DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252 7 39
J. Kruk 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .248 21 64
C. Jones 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .270 29 89
J. Elway RF 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .205 20 67
M. Loretta 2B 3 0 1 2 2 0 2 .256 5 36
B. McRae LF 4 0 1 2 1 1 3 .244 17 67
G. Young CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .255 0 43
J. Posada C 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .247 10 53
R. Sanchez SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .258 2 31
Totals 32 8 7 8 9 3 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Loretta (16, 1st Inning off S. Reynolds, 2 on, 2 outs) B. McRae (25, 8th Inning off G. Hoffman, 1 on, 1 out) G. Young (18, 2nd Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Posada 2 (10, 2nd Inning off S. Reynolds, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Posada 8 , M. Loretta 2 , B. McRae 2 , G. Young 2 , J. Kruk , W. Boggs
2-out RBI: M. Loretta , B. McRae
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Posada 2 , B. McRae
Sac Fly: C. Jones
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. McRae (5)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Reynolds 7.0 6 6 6 4 3 2 122 71 4.46   
G. Hoffman L (8-5), BS (3) 1.2 1 2 2 5 0 0 41 18 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reynolds 40
Batters Faced: S. Reynolds 31, G. Hoffman 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reynolds 9-9, G. Hoffman 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reynolds 122-71, G. Hoffman 41-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Hoffman 1-1
WP: G. Hoffman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Miranda 2.2 5 7 7 3 6 1 69 38 4.52   
J. Bere 2.2 1 0 0 3 4 0 45 25 4.63   
B. Taylor 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 14 4.33   
R. Murphy 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 11 2.94   
J. Calhoun W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miranda 19
Batters Faced: A. Miranda 16, J. Bere 12, B. Taylor 5, R. Murphy 5, J. Calhoun 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miranda 1-1, J. Bere 1-3, B. Taylor 2-1, R. Murphy 1-1, J. Calhoun 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miranda 69-38, J. Bere 45-25, B. Taylor 18-14, R. Murphy 16-11, J. Calhoun 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Taylor 1-0 , J. Calhoun 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Posada
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (89 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 23460
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