DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/31/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1614 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (73-63) 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 9 16 1
Minnesota Twins (66-69) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6 7 1
Twins Lose Despite Daniels's Valiant Effort
Minnesota designated hitter Kal Daniels had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 9-6, to Texas at Metrodome. Daniels hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Matt Young was the winner. Over 7 innings, he allowed 5 runs on 4 hits, with 5 walks and 6 strikeouts. The winning streak has now reached 4 games for the Rangers.

Tom Goodwin, the Texas left fielder, contributed a 2-run single in the top of the sixth inning to make the score 5-4, Rangers. For the game, Goodwin was 2-5 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We're stringing together some nice wins," said Texas manager Sean Norman.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .263 6 41
G. Young RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .238 0 35
C. Jones 3B 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .327 46 134
C. Delgado 1B 5 2 2 2 0 2 3 .230 49 115
K. Caminiti DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .224 13 30
J. Posada C 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .240 19 62
M. Cuyler CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249 2 18
M. Lansing 2B 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .240 2 6
R. Sanchez SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .244 1 47
Totals 40 9 16 9 1 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (28, 1st Inning off D. Kile, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Lansing (2, 5th Inning off D. Kile, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Jones (46, 6th Inning off T. Hoffman, 2 on, 2 outs) C. Delgado 2 (49, 6th Inning off D. Kile, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Ayrault, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Caminiti , J. Posada 2 , M. Lansing 6 , C. Jones 7 , C. Delgado 8 , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin 2 , G. Young 2
2-out RBI: C. Jones , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Caminiti , C. Jones , G. Young
GIDP: J. Posada
Sac Bunt: R. Sanchez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Goodwin 2 (80)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cuyler (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grudzielanek SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .253 1 45
D. Erstad CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .258 18 67
F. Thomas 1B 1 2 0 0 4 0 1 .295 40 97
L. Walker RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 8 .260 37 90
K. Daniels DH 3 2 2 5 1 0 2 .256 39 89
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 27 72
B. Fordyce C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 3 28
N. Martin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 1 13
B. Gates 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .269 3 41
Totals 34 6 7 6 6 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (25, 1st Inning off M. Young, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Daniels 2 (39, 1st Inning off M. Young, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off S. Bedrosian, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 2 , M. Grudzielanek 2 , B. Fordyce , B. Gates , K. Daniels 8
2-out RBI: K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Martin , L. Walker , K. Daniels
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (59)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Walker (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Erstad-Fordyce, Martin-Gates-Thomas)
OF assists: 1 (Erstad (Posada at home))
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Young W (17-6) 7.0 4 5 5 5 6 1 115 68 3.88   
S. Bedrosian 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 33 20 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Young 50
Batters Faced: M. Young 30, S. Bedrosian 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Young 11-4, S. Bedrosian 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Young 115-68, S. Bedrosian 33-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bedrosian 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Kile L (13-10) 5.2 13 6 6 0 4 2 80 58 5.25   
T. Hoffman 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 20 14 3.03   
B. Ayrault 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 12 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kile 23
Batters Faced: D. Kile 28, T. Hoffman 6, B. Ayrault 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kile 6-5, T. Hoffman 1-2, B. Ayrault 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kile 80-58, T. Hoffman 20-14, B. Ayrault 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kal Daniels
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 29642
Special Notes: Frank Thomas ties the MIN regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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