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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins

1996-08-24 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 16648 · 68°F, dome, dry · 3:06

Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 6–5. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 2nd. Frankie Rodriguez earned the win and Mike Trombley picked up the save. Matt Lawton went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Frankie Rodriguez L: Roger Pavlik SV: Mike Trombley

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

Texas Rangers — batting

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

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	2	2	1	0	2	0
Rich Becker	4	0	1	1	0	1
Paul Molitor	3	0	1	1	1	0
Scott Stahoviak	4	0	1	1	0	1
Marty Cordova	4	1	1	1	0	1
Greg Myers	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dave Hollins	4	0	1	0	0	3
Matt Lawton	3	1	2	2	1	0
Pat Meares	4	1	1	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Pavlik	5.1	10	3	4
Mike Stanton	1.2	0	0	1
Jeff Russell	0.2	0	1	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frankie Rodriguez	7.0	6	1	4
Eddie Guardado	1.0	0	1	1
Mike Trombley	1.0	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Darryl Hamilton: 13/G15
Ivan Rodriguez: S8/G6M/R6
Rusty Greer: 43/G34.1-2
Juan Gonzalez: 3/G3

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: D7/F7LM/R6
Rich Becker: 43/G4.2-3
Paul Molitor: W
Scott Stahoviak: S9/L9S/R6.3-H;1-2
Marty Cordova: 4/P4D/R6
Greg Myers: 9/F89D

Top 2

Will Clark: 4/P4D
Dean Palmer: HR/F89XD.B-H
Warren Newson: 13/G23
Mark McLemore: S8/L4D/R6
Kevin Elster: K/C

Bot 2

Dave Hollins: S6/G4M
Matt Lawton: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Pat Meares: T8/L78S/R65
Chuck Knoblauch: W
Rich Becker: S7/L56D/R6.3-H;1-3
Paul Molitor: S9/G34/R6.3-H;1-2
Scott Stahoviak: 6/P56

Top 3

Darryl Hamilton: 63/G6
Ivan Rodriguez: 43/G4
Rusty Greer: 63/G6M

Bot 3

Marty Cordova: 43/G4D
Greg Myers: S8/L4M/R4
Dave Hollins: WP.1-2
Dave Hollins: K
Matt Lawton: S9/L89S/R4.2-H
Pat Meares: 7/F78D

Top 4

Juan Gonzalez: HR/F7D.B-H
Will Clark: W
Dean Palmer: 3/P3F
Warren Newson: K
Mark McLemore: 3/G34S

Bot 4

Chuck Knoblauch: 63/G6MS
Rich Becker: K/C
Paul Molitor: 63/G6

Top 5

Kevin Elster: 9/F89D
Darryl Hamilton: 43/G34
Ivan Rodriguez: K

Bot 5

Scott Stahoviak: K
Marty Cordova: HR/F78XD.B-H
Greg Myers: 6/L6D
Dave Hollins: K

Top 6

Rusty Greer: S8/L78M/R6
Juan Gonzalez: 8/F78D
Will Clark: K
Dean Palmer: S9/L34/R6.1-3
Warren Newson: E5/TH/G6/R3.3-H(UR)(NR);1-3;B-1
Mark McLemore: 6/P8LS

Bot 6

Matt Lawton: HR/F89XD.B-H
Pat Meares: 9/F9LM
Chuck Knoblauch: W
Rich Becker: 7/F7LM/R4
Paul Molitor: 9/F9M

Top 7

Kevin Elster: 8/F8RXD
Darryl Hamilton: 8/F8LXD
Ivan Rodriguez: 4/L34D

Bot 7

Scott Stahoviak: 6/P5D
Marty Cordova: K/C
Greg Myers: 7/F7LD

Top 8

Rusty Greer: 8/F78XD
Juan Gonzalez: 3/P3DF
Will Clark: K/C

Bot 8

Dave Hollins: K/C
Matt Lawton: W
Pat Meares: PO1(E2).1-2
Pat Meares: 63/G6.2-3
Chuck Knoblauch: HP
Roberto Kelly: CS2(24)

Top 9

Dean Palmer: W
Mickey Tettleton: K
Mark McLemore: S9/G34/R4.1-2
Kevin Elster: S7/G56/R5.2-H;1-2
Darryl Hamilton: S8/F8LS/R3.2-3;1-2
Ivan Rodriguez: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3;B-1
Rusty Greer: 6/P7S