DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/27/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1570 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (69-63) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 9 0
Cleveland Spiders (59-72) 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 X 7 9 0
Rangers Lose to Spiders, 7-4
Howard Johnson was instrumental in his team's 7-4 triumph over the Texas Rangers. The first baseman went 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 5 for the Cleveland Spiders. The Spiders now own a record of 59-72.

With Cleveland leading 2-1 in the bottom of the third, Johnson hit a fastball from Mark Portugal for a grand slam home run. It was his 34th home run of the season and put the Spiders ahead, 6-1.

"I was able to barrel up some pitches," said Johnson.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .260 6 37
M. Loretta 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .325 11 75
C. Jones 3B 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 .322 44 126
C. Delgado 1B 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 .231 46 111
K. Caminiti DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .219 10 25
J. Posada C 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .237 18 60
M. Cuyler CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .254 2 18
G. Young RF 3 0 0 2 0 2 2 .238 0 34
R. Sanchez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .236 1 44
Totals 35 4 9 4 5 12 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Loretta (34, 7th Inning off R. Pavlik, 0 on, 1 out) T. Goodwin (13, 9th Inning off R. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Sanchez (2, 2nd Inning off R. Pavlik, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Cuyler (4, 2nd Inning off R. Pavlik, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Posada (18, 4th Inning off R. Pavlik, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Posada 5 , M. Loretta 3 , C. Jones , R. Sanchez 3 , T. Goodwin 2 , M. Cuyler 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Caminiti 2 , J. Posada , C. Jones , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin
Sac Fly: G. Young
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Sanchez (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .234 41 77
B. Gilkey RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .246 24 57
G. Anderson LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .267 25 78
K. Mitchell 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .250 32 77
H. Johnson 1B 3 2 1 5 1 1 1 .237 34 88
T. Eusebio C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 9 40
M. Morandini 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .246 8 57
M. Grissom CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 17 55
B. Ripken SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238 4 43
Totals 33 7 9 7 6 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gilkey (24, 7th Inning off J. Mesa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Johnson (34, 3rd Inning off M. Portugal, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 4 , G. Anderson , T. Eusebio , M. Morandini , B. Gilkey 3 , M. Grissom , B. Ripken , D. Strawberry
2-out RBI: M. Morandini
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Anderson , M. Morandini , B. Ripken
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Strawberry (36)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Gilkey (Posada at 2nd base))
PB: T. Eusebio
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Portugal L (2-4) 2.1 4 6 6 3 1 1 58 36 5.24   
S. Shirley 3.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 57 35 1.35   
J. Mesa 2.0 3 1 1 2 0 0 25 13 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Portugal 19
Batters Faced: M. Portugal 14, S. Shirley 14, J. Mesa 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Portugal 5-1, S. Shirley 3-4, J. Mesa 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Portugal 58-36, S. Shirley 57-35, J. Mesa 25-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Pavlik W (10-11) 6.1 7 4 3 3 9 1 122 76 5.69   
R. Hernandez H (4) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 43 29 2.35   
M. Wohlers SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Pavlik 51
Batters Faced: R. Pavlik 29, R. Hernandez 8, M. Wohlers 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Pavlik 5-5, R. Hernandez 1-2, M. Wohlers 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Pavlik 122-76, R. Hernandez 43-29, M. Wohlers 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-1 , M. Wohlers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howard Johnson
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 35862
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