DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/10/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 3492 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (70-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 2
Texas Rangers (76-68) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 11 1
Rangers Walk It Off for 76th Win of Season
Getting an impressive start from Kenny Rogers, Texas beat Minnesota by the score of 3-2. The winner was Rob Murphy in relief. His record improves to 4-4. Rob Dibble took the loss. The win puts the Rangers at 76-68, while the Twins drop to 70-74.

Mark Loretta was the walk-off hero for Texas. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Rangers second baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"We fed off the energy of the crowd at the end," Rogers said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 1 47
D. Erstad CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .257 18 71
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .289 42 102
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .239 28 77
K. Daniels DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .250 39 91
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 37 94
B. Fordyce C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .259 4 30
N. Martin 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .240 1 15
B. Gates 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273 3 47
Totals 30 2 5 2 4 7 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Akiyama (28, 7th Inning off K. Rogers, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , K. Akiyama 4 , K. Daniels 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Martin , K. Akiyama
GIDP: M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grudzielanek (27) , N. Martin (9) , K. Daniels (64)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Erstad (3) , B. Gates (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Thomas-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258 6 41
M. Loretta 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .325 11 82
C. Jones 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .322 47 137
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .231 49 117
K. Caminiti DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .237 14 36
G. Young RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .233 0 37
M. Cuyler CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .231 2 20
B. Ausmus C 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .280 2 21
   a-J. Posada PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242 19 63
R. Sanchez SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .246 1 47
Totals 34 3 11 3 1 8 14      
a - J. Posada pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (30, 4th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Loretta 2 , C. Jones 3 , C. Delgado , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin , M. Cuyler , G. Young 2 , J. Posada
2-out RBI: M. Loretta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Caminiti , M. Loretta , M. Cuyler
GIDP: K. Caminiti
Sac Bunt: R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin
Sac Fly: B. Ausmus
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Young (39)
CS: M. Cuyler (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Ausmus (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Sanchez-Loretta-Delgado, Jones-Loretta-Delgado)
PB: B. Ausmus
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio 7.0 9 2 1 0 6 0 108 70 4.57   
R. Dibble L (5-3) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 20 15 2.35   
B. Ayrault 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 59
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 29, R. Dibble 6, B. Ayrault 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 9-4, R. Dibble 1-0, B. Ayrault 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 108-70, R. Dibble 20-15, B. Ayrault 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ayrault 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Rogers 7.0 3 2 2 3 5 1 89 57 4.52   
J. Mesa 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 26 14 6.95   
R. Murphy W (4-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rogers 65
Batters Faced: K. Rogers 26, J. Mesa 6, R. Murphy 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rogers 9-6, J. Mesa 1-0, R. Murphy 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rogers 89-57, J. Mesa 26-14, R. Murphy 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Murphy 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kenny Rogers
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (89 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 23360
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