DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/16/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 3560 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (81-70) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Texas Rangers (82-68) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 11 0
Rangers Win Thriller, 4-3
With left fielder Tom Goodwin leading the charge, the Texas Rangers defeated the Orlando Devil Rays, 4-3, at Arlington Stadium. Goodwin, who is tied for 7th in the FL in hits with 161, was 2-3 with a home run and 3 walks. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The winner was Rob Murphy in relief. His record improves to 5-4. Tommy Greene took the loss. The winning continues for Texas, with the latest making it 7 straight.

Goodwin had a game-changing single in the bottom of the 11th. On a 1-2 fastball from Tommy Greene, he banged a run-scoring single to right-center, giving the Rangers a 4-3 lead. It was the 161st hit of the year for Goodwin.

"We'll grab a cold one tonight and go after another win tomorrow," Goodwin said.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .298 28 82
   b-N. Perez 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Oquendo SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 3 40
   c-P. Plantier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 30 62
   d-C. Gomez SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175 1 6
T. Salmon DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .267 16 42
J. Buhner RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 40 92
J. Bagwell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .216 30 82
B. Jordan CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 29 76
J. Elway LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246 11 35
   a-D. Sanders LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 6 24
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .179 27 67
R. McGinnis C 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .170 2 12
Totals 37 3 4 3 2 9 4      
a - D. Sanders substituted for J. Elway in the 8th
b - N. Perez substituted for C. Biggio in the 8th
c - P. Plantier pinch hit for J. Oquendo in the 9th
d - C. Gomez substituted for P. Plantier in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. McGinnis (2, 3rd Inning off B. Ojeda, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Biggio (28, 6th Inning off B. Ojeda, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Elway , T. Salmon , R. McGinnis 4 , C. Biggio 4
2-out RBI: R. McGinnis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , B. Jordan
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Elway (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 3 2 2 2 3 0 1 .261 7 44
M. Loretta 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .328 11 86
C. Jones 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .326 48 140
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .235 51 123
K. Caminiti DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .238 14 39
J. Posada C 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .237 20 67
M. Cuyler CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .224 2 20
G. Young RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .234 0 38
R. Sanchez SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .244 1 49
Totals 38 4 11 4 6 13 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Posada (21, 8th Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Loretta (41, 3rd Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 1 out) C. Jones (32, 5th Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 1 out) C. Delgado (24, 9th Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Sanchez (14, 11th Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Goodwin (7, 1st Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Caminiti , J. Posada 2 , M. Loretta 2 , C. Jones 3 , C. Delgado 2 , R. Sanchez 3 , T. Goodwin 5 , G. Young
2-out RBI: R. Sanchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Caminiti 2 , J. Posada 2 , C. Delgado , R. Sanchez
Sac Bunt: M. Loretta , M. Cuyler
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Goodwin 2 (90)
CS: T. Goodwin (18)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smoltz 6.1 6 2 2 5 10 1 119 68 2.80   
W. Alvarez H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 11 4.80   
T. Worrell BS (6) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 31 22 4.46   
T. Greene L (4-4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 8 7 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 58
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 29, W. Alvarez 3, T. Worrell 9, T. Greene 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 5-3, W. Alvarez 1-0, T. Worrell 3-1, T. Greene 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 119-68, W. Alvarez 17-11, T. Worrell 31-22, T. Greene 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Alvarez 1-0
WP: J. Smoltz 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Ojeda 7.0 3 3 3 1 4 2 94 59 5.26   
J. Mesa 1.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 25 18 6.04   
R. Murphy W (5-4) 2.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 33 22 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ojeda 62
Batters Faced: B. Ojeda 25, J. Mesa 5, R. Murphy 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ojeda 11-6, J. Mesa 0-0, R. Murphy 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ojeda 94-59, J. Mesa 25-18, R. Murphy 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Murphy 1-0
WP: R. Murphy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Goodwin
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 16 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 23526
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