DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/23/1995
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 288 - SUNDAY, APRIL 23RD, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Texas Rangers (12-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 4 13 15 1
Minnesota Twins (14-11) 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 9 15 2
Extra-Inning Win by Rangers over Twins
The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins, 13-9. Earning player of the game honors was first baseman John Kruk, who went 2-5 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. The winner was Billy Taylor in relief. His record improves to 1-3. Jerry Spradlin took the loss. With the win, Texas goes to 12-13.

The most critical at-bat came in the top of the 12th inning. With two out, John Elway hit a 1-1 fastball from Jerry Spradlin for a grand slam home run. It put Texas in front, 13-9.

"Games like this one keep the antacid makers in business," quipped Minnesota manager Darren Fischbach.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Boggs DH 6 1 0 0 1 4 5 .211 1 5
C. Jones 3B 5 1 2 0 1 0 1 .293 3 9
   a-M. Cuyler PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   b-J. Lind 3B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 0 0
J. Kruk 1B 5 3 2 2 2 1 4 .340 6 14
J. Elway RF 6 1 2 4 1 0 5 .245 7 26
B. McRae LF 7 1 0 1 0 2 6 .189 3 14
G. Young CF 5 2 2 2 1 2 0 .253 0 13
M. Lansing SS 6 1 3 1 0 0 1 .385 1 15
B. Ausmus C 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .207 2 12
R. Sanchez 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .226 1 5
Totals 50 13 15 12 7 12 29      
a - M. Cuyler pinch ran for C. Jones in the 10th
b - J. Lind substituted for M. Cuyler in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lansing (6, 9th Inning off B. Ayrault, 1 on, 1 out) G. Young (4, 9th Inning off B. Ayrault, 2 on, 1 out) B. Ausmus (3, 7th Inning off D. Oliver, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Elway (3, 7th Inning off N. Charlton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Elway (7, 12th Inning off J. Spradlin, 3 on, 2 outs) J. Kruk (6, 7th Inning off N. Charlton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Elway 7 , M. Lansing 4 , C. Jones 2 , R. Sanchez , G. Young 3 , B. Ausmus 4 , J. Kruk 5
2-out RBI: J. Elway , J. Kruk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sanchez , B. McRae 3 , W. Boggs
GIDP: J. Elway
Sac Bunt: R. Sanchez , B. Ausmus
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. McRae (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Stone CF 7 0 0 0 0 2 6 .176 0 0
B. Gates 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .294 0 8
F. Thomas 1B 4 2 1 2 2 0 1 .322 9 25
K. Daniels DH 6 1 3 2 0 1 3 .276 10 23
L. Walker RF 5 2 1 0 1 1 3 .224 4 12
G. Berroa LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .255 4 18
T. Zeile C 5 1 3 0 1 2 0 .304 0 1
M. Grudzielanek SS 6 1 4 2 0 1 2 .295 0 4
A. Pozo 3B 3 0 1 2 0 2 3 .207 0 2
   a-C. Gwynn PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   b-N. Martin 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 47 9 15 9 5 11 21      
a - C. Gwynn pinch hit for A. Pozo in the 9th
b - N. Martin substituted for C. Gwynn in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pozo (2, 6th Inning off S. Trachsel, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Zeile (7, 2nd Inning off S. Trachsel, 1 on, 0 outs) L. Walker (3, 8th Inning off S. Trachsel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (9, 3rd Inning off S. Trachsel, 0 on, 1 out) K. Daniels (10, 5th Inning off S. Trachsel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Berroa 2 , A. Pozo 2 , M. Grudzielanek 4 , F. Thomas 4 , T. Zeile 4 , L. Walker 2 , K. Daniels 6
2-out RBI: A. Pozo , M. Grudzielanek , F. Thomas , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Stone 3 , L. Walker , K. Daniels
Sac Bunt: G. Berroa
Sac Fly: A. Pozo
Hit by Pitch: B. Gates
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Grudzielanek (3) , T. Zeile (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Stone (1) , B. Gates (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Gates-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Trachsel 7.0 9 6 6 2 6 2 133 84 7.00   
D. Plesac 1.0 3 3 3 2 2 0 38 22 6.43   
B. Taylor W (1-3), BS (2) 3.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 41 25 4.26   
M. Clear 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Trachsel 39
Batters Faced: S. Trachsel 32, D. Plesac 9, B. Taylor 11, M. Clear 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Trachsel 8-7, D. Plesac 0-1, B. Taylor 4-2, M. Clear 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Trachsel 133-84, D. Plesac 38-22, B. Taylor 41-25, M. Clear 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Plesac 1-1 , B. Taylor 1-1 , M. Clear 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Plesac
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver 6.0 6 4 4 2 6 0 99 69 5.23   
N. Charlton BS (2) 2.0 4 2 2 1 3 1 35 22 3.31   
B. Ayrault BS (1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 16 9 6.75   
T. Hoffman 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 13 1.64   
J. Spradlin L (3-2) 1.1 2 4 4 2 1 1 23 15 5.17   
S. Karsay 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 8.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 48
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 27, N. Charlton 11, B. Ayrault 5, T. Hoffman 7, J. Spradlin 8, S. Karsay 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 8-4, N. Charlton 2-1, B. Ayrault 1-0, T. Hoffman 2-2, J. Spradlin 3-0, S. Karsay 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 99-69, N. Charlton 35-22, B. Ayrault 16-9, T. Hoffman 23-13, J. Spradlin 23-15, S. Karsay 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Charlton 2-2 , B. Ayrault 1-1 , T. Hoffman 1-0
WP: N. Charlton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Kruk
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 4:41
Attendance: 27810
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