DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/25/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 3655 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (85-73) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 15 0
Kansas City Royals (96-62) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 X 8 13 0
Royals Turn Back Texas, 8-6
The Kansas City Royals powered past the Texas Rangers, 8-6, at Royals Stadium. Dan Pasqua went 3-4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once, to lead the charge. Armando Benitez got the save, his 40th in 46 chances. Kansas City goes to 96-62. The win puts them 2½ games up in their division.

Ray Lankford, who finished 2nd in the FL in batting average with .322 in 1991, chipped in for Kansas City with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"We got the victory," said Lankford. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .263 7 44
G. Young RF 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 .247 0 46
C. Jones 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .322 49 150
   a-L. Tinsley PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 3 15
C. Delgado 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .239 53 128
K. Caminiti DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .257 16 43
J. Posada C 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .235 21 73
M. Cuyler CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .232 2 24
M. Lansing 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .274 2 8
R. Sanchez SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .246 1 52
Totals 38 6 15 6 2 8 18      
a - L. Tinsley pinch ran for C. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Caminiti 2 (10, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Posada (24, 8th Inning off G. Olson, 2 on, 0 outs) M. Lansing (1, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 1 out) T. Goodwin (17, 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out) M. Cuyler (11, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Caminiti 4 , J. Posada 2 , M. Lansing 3 , C. Jones 2 , C. Delgado , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin 2 , M. Cuyler 3 , G. Young 3
2-out RBI: G. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Caminiti 2 , C. Jones , R. Sanchez
GIDP: K. Caminiti , C. Jones , R. Sanchez
Hit by Pitch: C. Delgado
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Young (44)

FIELDING
PB: J. Posada
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .295 16 57
R. Lankford CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .261 19 53
J. Thome 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .272 53 126
J. Burnitz LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .232 30 82
R. Wilkins C 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 .247 20 67
D. Pasqua RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .323 10 33
D. Magadan DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .244 3 24
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .280 12 63
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 8 32
Totals 38 8 13 6 2 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Larkin (25, 5th Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Pasqua (8, 6th Inning off K. Downs, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Burnitz (30, 4th Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (19, 8th Inning off J. Mesa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , J. Burnitz 5 , R. Wilkins , J. Thome , R. Lankford 5 , B. Larkin 2 , D. Magadan 2 , D. Pasqua 4
2-out RBI: D. Magadan , D. Pasqua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , J. Thome , T. Naehring , R. Lankford , B. Larkin 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford (44)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Jones-Larkin-Thome, Alomar-Larkin-Thome, Alomar-Larkin-Thome)
OF assists: 1 (Pasqua (Caminiti at home))
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Downs 6.1 9 5 4 1 9 1 116 77 3.79   
J. Calhoun 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 18 10 3.31   
J. Mesa L (1-3) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 15 11 7.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Downs 45
Batters Faced: K. Downs 30, J. Calhoun 5, J. Mesa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Downs 4-7, J. Calhoun 0-2, J. Mesa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Downs 116-77, J. Calhoun 18-10, J. Mesa 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Calhoun 1-1
WP: K. Downs
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones 7.0 13 6 6 1 4 0 117 75 3.96   
G. Olson W (2-2), BS (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 11 3.00   
A. Benitez SV (40) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 11 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 30
Batters Faced: B. Jones 32, G. Olson 4, A. Benitez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 9-4, G. Olson 0-1, A. Benitez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 117-75, G. Olson 19-11, A. Benitez 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 2-2
Hit Batsmen: B. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Pasqua
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 13586
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