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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins

1996-08-22 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 17342 · 68°F, dome, dry · 3:00

Texas Rangers defeated Minnesota Twins 11–2. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 3rd. Ken Hill earned the win. Rusty Greer went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	0	3	3	2	0	0	2	0	11	10
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	10

W: Ken Hill L: Rich Robertson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dale Scott · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Rocky Roe · 3B: Durwood Merrill · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Darryl Hamilton	5	1	0	0	1	1
Ivan Rodriguez	5	2	1	0	1	1
Rusty Greer	5	3	3	2	1	1
Juan Gonzalez	5	3	3	1	0	1
Will Clark	3	1	0	0	2	1
Dean Palmer	3	1	2	3	2	1
Mickey Tettleton	3	0	1	3	1	1
Mark McLemore	2	0	0	1	1	0
Kevin Elster	4	0	0	1	1	1
Kurt Stillwell	1	0	0	0	1	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	5	0	3	0	0	0
Rich Becker	3	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Molitor	3	0	1	1	1	0
Scott Stahoviak	4	0	0	0	0	2
Marty Cordova	4	0	0	0	0	2
Dave Hollins	4	0	1	0	0	1
Roberto Kelly	4	1	1	1	0	0
Matt Walbeck	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pat Meares	4	1	2	0	0	1
Chip Hale	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Hill	9.0	10	2	6

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rich Robertson	2.2	1	7	1
Jose Parra	0.1	2	3	0
Scott Aldred	5.0	7	1	8
Greg Hansell	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Darryl Hamilton: W
Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G6S.1-2
Rusty Greer: W
Juan Gonzalez: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3
Will Clark: W.1-2
Dean Palmer: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mickey Tettleton: 9/F89S

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: S7/L56D/R4
Rich Becker: SB2/R4
Rich Becker: D8/F78M/R6.2-3
Paul Molitor: W
Scott Stahoviak: K/C
Marty Cordova: K/C
Dave Hollins: 9/F89XD

Top 2

Mark McLemore: 8/F78XD
Kevin Elster: 43/G4
Darryl Hamilton: 5/L5

Bot 2

Roberto Kelly: 63/G6
Matt Walbeck: S7/L7LM/R4
Pat Meares: K
Chuck Knoblauch: BK.1-2
Chuck Knoblauch: 53/G5

Top 3

Ivan Rodriguez: 8/F8LXD
Rusty Greer: K
Juan Gonzalez: S9/L34D/R4
Will Clark: SB2/R6
Will Clark: W
Dean Palmer: W.2-3;1-2
Mickey Tettleton: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mark McLemore: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Kevin Elster: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Darryl Hamilton: 3/G3

Bot 3

Rich Becker: 13/G15
Paul Molitor: D7/L5/R6
Scott Stahoviak: K
Marty Cordova: 3/L3

Top 4

Ivan Rodriguez: W
Rusty Greer: S7/L5D/R6.1-2
Juan Gonzalez: D3/F9LM/R2.2-H;1-3
Will Clark: K/C
Dean Palmer: S7/L6/R6.3-H;2-3
Mickey Tettleton: 8/F8LXD/SF/R4.3-H
Mark McLemore: 43/G4

Bot 4

Dave Hollins: 63/G6
Roberto Kelly: 9/F9S
Matt Walbeck: 43/G4

Top 5

Kevin Elster: K/C
Darryl Hamilton: K/C
Ivan Rodriguez: D9/F9LD/R6
Rusty Greer: HR/F78XD.2-H;B-H
Juan Gonzalez: K

Bot 5

Pat Meares: S8/L8LM/R4
Chuck Knoblauch: S7/L56D/R6.1-2
Rich Becker: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M.2-3
Paul Molitor: 8/F8LXD

Top 6

Will Clark: 31/G34
Dean Palmer: K
Mickey Tettleton: K/C

Bot 6

Scott Stahoviak: 9/F89XD
Marty Cordova: K
Dave Hollins: K/C

Top 7

Kurt Stillwell: K
Kevin Elster: 8/F8LXD
Darryl Hamilton: 43/G4

Bot 7

Roberto Kelly: HR/F78XD.B-H
Matt Walbeck: 4/P89S
Pat Meares: S9/G34/R4
Chuck Knoblauch: S8/F8RM/R4.1-3
Rich Becker: W.1-2
Paul Molitor: 43/G4.3-H;2-3;1-2
Scott Stahoviak: 7/L7LD

Top 8

Ivan Rodriguez: K
Rusty Greer: D8/L89XD/R43
Juan Gonzalez: S7/G56/R5.2-3
Will Clark: 6/L6M
Dean Palmer: S8/L8RM/R6.3-H;1-3
Mickey Tettleton: S8/L8RM/R6.3-H;1-2
Kurt Stillwell: W.2-3;1-2
Kevin Elster: 8/F8RD

Bot 8

Marty Cordova: 3/P3S
Dave Hollins: D7/L78D/R6
Roberto Kelly: 63/G6M.2-3
Matt Walbeck: 43/G4

Top 9

Darryl Hamilton: 8/F8LS
Ivan Rodriguez: 8/F8RS
Rusty Greer: 53/G56

Bot 9

Pat Meares: 53/G5
Chuck Knoblauch: 63/G6
Chip Hale: 8/F8RM