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Minnesota Twins @
Texas Rangers
1995-08-23 Β· Night game Β· Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Β· Att: 23435 Β· 92Β°F, night, dry Β· Wind 10 mph L to R Β· 2:43
Texas Rangers defeated Minnesota Twins 9β1. Texas Rangers put up 4 in the 5th. Bobby Witt earned the win. Juan Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
W: Bobby Witt L: Jose Parra SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Larry McCoy Β· 1B: Rick Reed Β· 2B: Jim Evans Β· 3B: John Hirschbeck Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chuck Knoblauch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kirby Puckett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chip Hale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Coomer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Matt Walbeck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Merullo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jeff Reboulet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Leius | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Otis Nixon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Mark McLemore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Will Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Mickey Tettleton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rusty Greer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
Benji Gil | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jeff Frye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Witt | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: W
- Rich Becker: 64(1)3/GDP/G6MS
- Kirby Puckett: 9/F89D
Bot 1
- Otis Nixon: 63/G6
- Mark McLemore: 43/G4
- Will Clark: 63/G6
Top 2
- Chip Hale: 4/P8RS
- Ron Coomer: 8/F8LXD
- Scott Stahoviak: 7/F78D
Bot 2
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Mickey Tettleton: D9/G3L
- Ivan Rodriguez: 3/L3
- Rusty Greer: S8/G6M.2-H
- Luis Ortiz: S9/F89S.1-3
- Benji Gil: 9/F9S
Top 3
- Pat Meares: S8/G4M
- Dan Masteller: 2/P2LF
- Matt Walbeck: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
Bot 3
- Otis Nixon: S6/BG6
- Mark McLemore: 8/F8LXD
- Will Clark: 9/F89D
- Juan Gonzalez: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Mickey Tettleton: 63/G6MS
Top 4
- Chuck Knoblauch: W
- Rich Becker: S/BR/G4M.1X2(4);B-1
- Kirby Puckett: S8/L89S.1-3
- Chip Hale: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
Bot 4
- Ivan Rodriguez: HR/L7D
- Rusty Greer: 8/F8RXD
- Luis Ortiz: K23
- Benji Gil: 43/G4
Top 5
- Ron Coomer: 63/G6
- Scott Stahoviak: 43/G4
- Pat Meares: 53/G56
Bot 5
- Otis Nixon: S1/BG23
- Mark McLemore: S5/BG25.1-2
- Will Clark: D9/L3D.2-H;1-3
- Juan Gonzalez: W
- Mickey Tettleton: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: 5/P5
- Rusty Greer: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Luis Ortiz: S9/L9M.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Benji Gil: 7/F7M
Top 6
- Dan Masteller: 143/G4
- Matt Walbeck: 63/G6
- Chuck Knoblauch: S8/L89M
- Rich Becker: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Otis Nixon: 8/L8LD
- Mark McLemore: K
- Will Clark: W
- Juan Gonzalez: 8/F8LD
Top 7
- Kirby Puckett: 9/F9LD
- Chip Hale: 43/4
- Ron Coomer: 9/F9D
Bot 7
- Mickey Tettleton: D7/F7LM
- Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F9M.2-3
- Rusty Greer: 3/G3S
- Luis Ortiz: D7/F7DW+.3-H
- Benji Gil: K
Top 8
- Scott Stahoviak: D9/L9LD
- Pat Meares: 6/P6M
- Dan Masteller: 8/F8LXD.2-3
- Matt Merullo: W
- Jeff Reboulet: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Bot 8
- Otis Nixon: W
- Jeff Frye: 4/P8RS
- Will Clark: 8/F8RXD
- Juan Gonzalez: 64(1)/FO/G56
Top 9
- Rich Becker: S9/F89S
- Scott Leius: S7/G56.1-2
- Chip Hale: S7/L7LM.2-H(E7)(NR);1-2
- Ron Coomer: 8/F8LD
- Scott Stahoviak: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
- Pat Meares: 5/P5SF
- Dan Masteller: 9/L9D

















