DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/26/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1558 - MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (69-62) 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 8 13 1
Cleveland Spiders (58-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 0
Victory Pushes Rangers Record to 69-62
Texas rode a decent outing from starter Matt Young to victory over the Cleveland Spiders at League Park. The final score was 8-2. The Rangers go to 69-62, putting them 4th in the Federal League Central Division.

Having an impact for Texas was Carlos Delgado. In the top of the fifth inning, the former first round draft pick had a run-scoring hit-by-pitch to make the score 3-0, Rangers.

Cleveland manager Wilson Ogle said his team was "out of sync."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 6 1 1 0 0 2 6 .261 6 37
M. Loretta 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .324 11 75
   b-M. Lansing PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 1 5
C. Jones 3B 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .322 44 125
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .233 46 111
K. Caminiti DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .227 10 25
G. Young RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239 0 32
   a-L. Tinsley PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 3 13
M. Cuyler CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .249 2 18
B. Ausmus C 4 2 1 2 1 3 3 .277 2 20
R. Sanchez SS 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .236 1 44
Totals 40 8 13 8 4 13 25      
a - L. Tinsley pinch hit for G. Young in the 7th
b - M. Lansing pinch hit for M. Loretta in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (27, 6th Inning off B. Wickman, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Cuyler (3, 6th Inning off B. Wickman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Ausmus (2, 6th Inning off B. Wickman, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Jones (44, 1st Inning off S. Karsay, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Ausmus 4 , C. Jones 6 , C. Delgado , R. Sanchez 3 , T. Goodwin , M. Cuyler 5 , G. Young , M. Lansing
2-out RBI: C. Jones , C. Delgado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Caminiti 2 , C. Delgado , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin
Hit by Pitch: C. Delgado , R. Sanchez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Goodwin (73) , M. Cuyler 2 (21)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Sanchez (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Loretta-Sanchez-Delgado, Lansing-Sanchez-Delgado)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .258 17 55
D. Strawberry DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 41 77
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 24 57
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .251 32 77
H. Johnson 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .236 33 83
   a-O. Marrero PH, 1B 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .385 0 2
B. Ripken SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .238 4 43
M. Morandini 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .245 8 56
Y. Benitez LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 7 18
   b-M. Sweeney PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 3 11
G. Williams C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .244 4 11
Totals 35 2 9 2 1 7 17      
a - O. Marrero pinch hit for H. Johnson in the 7th
b - M. Sweeney pinch hit for Y. Benitez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gilkey (23, 4th Inning off M. Young, 0 on, 1 out) K. Mitchell (23, 8th Inning off S. Bedrosian, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: O. Marrero (1, 8th Inning off S. Bedrosian, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Williams 2 , M. Morandini 2 , B. Gilkey 2 , K. Mitchell 3 , O. Marrero 4
2-out RBI: G. Williams , O. Marrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Morandini , M. Grissom , B. Ripken , M. Sweeney
GIDP: G. Williams , M. Grissom
Team LOB: 7
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Young W (16-6) 7.1 6 1 0 1 7 0 115 80 3.79   
S. Bedrosian 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 15 11 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Young 70
Batters Faced: M. Young 29, S. Bedrosian 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Young 8-6, S. Bedrosian 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Young 115-80, S. Bedrosian 15-11
Balk: M. Young
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Karsay L (10-9) 5.0 6 4 4 2 6 1 110 70 5.21   
B. Wickman 0.1 4 4 4 0 1 1 27 19 5.77   
N. Minchey 3.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 50 29 4.88   
R. Bones 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 11 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Karsay 43
Batters Faced: S. Karsay 24, B. Wickman 6, N. Minchey 13, R. Bones 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Karsay 3-6, B. Wickman 0-0, N. Minchey 3-2, R. Bones 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Karsay 110-70, B. Wickman 27-19, N. Minchey 50-29, R. Bones 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wickman 1-1 , N. Minchey 1-0 , R. Bones 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Karsay , B. Wickman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Young
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 35718
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