DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/24/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 3643 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (85-72) 0 3 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 12 15 1
Kansas City Royals (95-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3
Portugal Goes to 5-5 in Rout of Royals
The Texas Rangers went home winners at Royals Stadium, thanks in large part to starter Mark Portugal. Portugal silenced the Kansas City Royals, enabling Texas to grab the 12-1 win. The Rangers raised their record to 85-72.

Portugal gave Texas a solid start. The right-hander, who is listed at 6' 0", 195 lbs, allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 8.2 innings.

"The Rangers definitely had our number," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .264 7 44
M. Loretta 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 12 91
   a-M. Lansing PH, 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .259 2 7
C. Jones 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .322 49 150
C. Delgado 1B 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 .238 53 128
K. Caminiti DH 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .254 16 43
G. Young RF 5 3 4 1 0 0 2 .244 0 44
M. Cuyler CF 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 .228 2 24
   b-L. Tinsley PH, CF 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .197 3 15
B. Ausmus C 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 .288 2 25
R. Sanchez SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .246 1 51
Totals 40 12 15 12 2 8 16      
a - M. Lansing pinch hit for M. Loretta in the 7th
b - L. Tinsley pinch hit for M. Cuyler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cuyler 2 (10, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Young 2 (15, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Jones (2, 7th Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Caminiti 2 , B. Ausmus , C. Jones 3 , C. Delgado 2 , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin , M. Cuyler 5 , G. Young 6
2-out RBI: B. Ausmus , C. Delgado , M. Cuyler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Caminiti , R. Sanchez 3
GIDP: G. Young
Sac Fly: B. Ausmus 2 , C. Jones
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Caminiti (1) , B. Ausmus (1) , M. Cuyler 2 (34) , G. Young (43)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Jones (12)
Double Plays: 3 (Sanchez-Loretta-Delgado, Sanchez-Loretta-Delgado, Portugal-Lansing-Delgado)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .296 16 57
R. Lankford CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .260 18 51
J. Thome 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273 53 126
J. Burnitz LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .230 29 81
R. Wilkins C 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .247 20 67
D. Pasqua RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .310 10 31
D. Magadan DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .239 3 23
B. Larkin SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 12 63
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .213 8 32
Totals 30 1 5 1 3 9 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Wilkins , R. Lankford 2 , D. Pasqua 2
2-out RBI: R. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Larkin , D. Magadan 2
GIDP: J. Burnitz 2 , D. Pasqua
Hit by Pitch: J. Thome
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Burnitz (4) , R. Wilkins (9) , R. Lankford (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Naehring-Alomar-Thome)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Portugal W (5-5) 8.2 5 1 1 2 9 0 119 79 4.09   
B. Taylor 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Portugal 77
Batters Faced: M. Portugal 32, B. Taylor 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Portugal 8-6, B. Taylor 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Portugal 119-79, B. Taylor 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Taylor 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Portugal
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani L (9-10) 6.0 8 7 5 0 5 0 108 70 5.43   
J. Thompson 1.2 5 5 2 2 2 0 56 35 6.28   
G. Heredia 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 16 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 37
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 27, J. Thompson 12, G. Heredia 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 7-6, J. Thompson 1-1, G. Heredia 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 108-70, J. Thompson 56-35, G. Heredia 20-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Heredia 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Portugal
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 13609
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