DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/12/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 3516 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (70-76) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Texas Rangers (78-68) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 2 6 0
Twins Fall to Young and Rangers, 2-0
Texas Rangers starter Matt Young was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Minnesota Twins, 2-0. Rob Murphy, credited with the save, is now 22 for 26 in save opportunities. Texas has now won 3 in a row.

Young, a native of Pasadena, Texas, was dealing all game. He kept Minnesota hitters off-balance, while giving the Rangers 8.1 quality innings. Young threw 106 pitches, allowing 5 hits and striking out 6.

"It feels good to get this one," Young told the Texas Today.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grudzielanek SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257 1 47
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 18 71
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .285 42 102
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240 29 78
K. Daniels DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 40 92
L. Walker RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 37 94
B. Fordyce C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 4 30
N. Martin 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .242 1 15
B. Gates 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 3 47
Totals 30 0 5 0 1 7 9      
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce , N. Martin 2 , K. Akiyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fordyce , B. Gates , K. Akiyama
GIDP: B. Gates
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Walker (34)
CS: N. Martin (6)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Martin (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Rivera-Thomas)
OF assists: 1 (Akiyama (Goodwin at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .257 6 42
M. Loretta 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .328 11 85
C. Jones 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .327 47 137
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 50 120
K. Caminiti DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .233 14 37
J. Posada C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 19 64
M. Cuyler CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .230 2 20
G. Young RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .232 0 37
R. Sanchez SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 1 47
Totals 26 2 6 2 5 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Loretta (39, 7th Inning off S. Parris, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Caminiti , M. Loretta 3 , C. Jones , C. Delgado , G. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Caminiti , M. Loretta , C. Jones , G. Young
Sac Fly: T. Goodwin
Hit by Pitch: J. Posada
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Sanchez (4) , G. Young (40)
CS: T. Goodwin (17) , M. Cuyler (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Loretta-Sanchez-Delgado)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Oquist L (0-2) 5.0 2 1 1 4 3 0 78 42 5.35   
B. Rivera 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 13 5.79   
S. Parris 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 13 11.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oquist 58
Batters Faced: M. Oquist 20, B. Rivera 7, S. Parris 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oquist 3-7, B. Rivera 2-1, S. Parris 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oquist 78-42, B. Rivera 20-13, S. Parris 26-13
Hit Batsmen: B. Rivera
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Young W (18-7) 8.1 5 0 0 1 6 0 106 65 3.61   
R. Murphy SV (22) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Young 78
Batters Faced: M. Young 29, R. Murphy 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Young 13-4, R. Murphy 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Young 106-65, R. Murphy 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Murphy 1-0
WP: R. Murphy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Young
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 23187
Special Notes: SP Ben Rivera was injured while pitching.
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