DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/20/1994
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 3644 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1994 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (52-105) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Texas Rangers (69-88) 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 4 9 2
Rangers Turn Back Minnesota, 4-3
The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins, 4-3. Earning player of the game honors was third baseman Chipper Jones, who was 2-3 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 3 RBI. Texas reliever John Butcher was the winner. His record is now 4-5. The losing pitcher was Ben Rivera. David Wells was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 2 of 4 save opportunities.

Rico Brogna drove in one run for Texas. The 24-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Rob Dibble. It was his 73rd RBI of the season.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Brogna told the Texas Herald.

Texas has now won 3 in a row.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .255 42 72
N. Martin SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .211 3 36
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .304 43 113
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 39 92
D. Staton DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .170 19 42
J. Orsulak CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1 7
B. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 5 31
L. Whitaker 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .156 2 7
T. Foley 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .207 2 10
Totals 37 3 10 3 1 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Foley (4, 3rd Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Whitaker (2, 5th Inning off B. Kipper, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Staton (19, 4th Inning off B. Kipper, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Whitaker 4 , D. Staton 5 , N. Martin , F. Thomas , K. Daniels 3 , T. Foley 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Johnson , N. Martin , F. Thomas
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Daniels (26)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cuyler CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .239 3 37
J. Kruk 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .230 21 80
C. Jones 3B 3 0 2 3 1 1 0 .304 33 91
P. Plantier DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .234 36 92
B. McRae LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .242 15 73
R. Brogna 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .242 25 73
K. Puckett RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .251 1 14
B. Ausmus C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297 5 22
M. Lansing SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .211 5 35
Totals 30 4 9 4 5 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Plantier (20, 7th Inning off B. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out) J. Kruk (29, 1st Inning off B. Rivera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lansing , C. Jones 2 , P. Plantier 2 , B. McRae , B. Ausmus , J. Kruk 2 , K. Puckett 2
2-out RBI: C. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Brogna , P. Plantier , M. Cuyler , K. Puckett
Sac Bunt: B. Ausmus
Sac Fly: R. Brogna
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. McRae (15)
CS: C. Jones (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Brogna (20) , B. Ausmus (6)
OF assists: 1 (Puckett (Whitaker at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Rivera L (0-3) 6.1 8 4 4 5 6 0 117 71 7.16   
R. Dibble 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 15 7.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rivera 42
Batters Faced: B. Rivera 31, R. Dibble 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rivera 6-6, R. Dibble 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rivera 117-71, R. Dibble 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dibble 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Key 3.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 47 26 5.59   
B. Kipper 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 2 58 36 5.95   
J. Butcher W (4-5) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 32 22 4.24   
D. Wells SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 47
Batters Faced: J. Key 13, B. Kipper 15, J. Butcher 8, D. Wells 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 3-5, B. Kipper 1-6, J. Butcher 1-2, D. Wells 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 47-26, B. Kipper 58-36, J. Butcher 32-22, D. Wells 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Butcher 2-0 , D. Wells 1-0
WP: J. Butcher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chipper Jones
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 23648
Special Notes: SP Jimmy Key was injured while pitching.
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