DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/01/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2986 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (74-63) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 0
Minnesota Twins (66-70) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Rangers Throttle Twins, 6-1
Mark Portugal never let the Twins get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his curveball, to pitch the Rangers to a 6-1 win. The 4th-place Rangers have won 5 in a row.

One pivotal at-bat came in the bottom of the fifth with one out. With runners on 1st and 2nd and the Twins trailing 4-1, Mark Portugal needed to make a quality pitch. He threw a 2-2 fastball to retire Arquimedez Pozo, who struck out.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .261 6 41
M. Loretta 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .323 11 79
C. Jones 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .325 46 134
C. Delgado 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .230 49 116
K. Caminiti DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .225 13 30
J. Posada C 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .241 19 62
M. Cuyler CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .249 2 20
G. Young RF 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .237 0 36
R. Sanchez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .246 1 47
Totals 30 6 6 4 6 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Posada (20, 9th Inning off B. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out) C. Delgado (22, 3rd Inning off M. Oquist, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Caminiti , J. Posada 2 , C. Delgado 2 , R. Sanchez 2 , M. Cuyler
2-out RBI: C. Delgado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Caminiti , T. Goodwin
GIDP: C. Jones , T. Goodwin
Hit by Pitch: C. Delgado
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Goodwin (81) , M. Cuyler (22)
CS: G. Young (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 39 89
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 18 67
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295 40 97
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .258 37 90
K. Akiyama LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .237 27 72
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .258 1 46
E. Perez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .251 6 28
N. Martin 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 1 13
A. Pozo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .159 3 21
Totals 32 1 5 1 2 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (26, 2nd Inning off M. Portugal, 1 on, 1 out) K. Akiyama (22, 2nd Inning off M. Portugal, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grudzielanek 4 , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Perez , N. Martin , K. Akiyama , K. Daniels
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Grudzielanek-Martin-Thomas, Martin-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Portugal W (3-4) 5.1 4 1 1 1 8 0 103 64 4.76   
S. Shirley SV (1) 3.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 49 34 1.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Portugal 63
Batters Faced: M. Portugal 21, S. Shirley 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Portugal 2-6, S. Shirley 3-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. Portugal 103-64, S. Shirley 49-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shirley 1-0
Balk: S. Shirley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Oquist L (0-1) 4.0 2 4 4 4 3 0 90 45 5.40   
B. Rivera 4.1 2 1 1 2 5 0 76 44 3.00   
J. Spradlin 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 14 6.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oquist 41
Batters Faced: M. Oquist 17, B. Rivera 16, J. Spradlin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oquist 4-3, B. Rivera 5-2, J. Spradlin 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oquist 90-45, B. Rivera 76-44, J. Spradlin 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-1
WP: M. Oquist , J. Spradlin 2
Hit Batsmen: M. Oquist
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Portugal
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 29541
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