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Texas Rangers @ Toronto Blue Jays

1996-08-11 · Day game · Rogers Centre · Att: 32162 · 73°F, sunny, dry · Wind 11 mph to CF · 2:26

Texas Rangers defeated Toronto Blue Jays 6–0. Texas Rangers put up 4 in the 8th. John Burkett earned the win.

Line score

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

W: John Burkett L: Erik Hanson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Chuck Meriwether · 1B: Jim Evans · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Dale Ford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

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

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	4	0	0	2
Domingo Cedeno	4	2	0	1
Carlos Delgado	3	0	1	1
Joe Carter	4	1	0	1
Ed Sprague	4	0	0	0
John Olerud	3	0	0	1
Shawn Green	4	1	0	1
Alex Gonzalez	3	0	0	1
Sandy Martinez	3	2	0	0
Robert Perez	1	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Burkett	9.0	6	1	8

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Erik Hanson	7.1	6	2	5
Tim Crabtree	0.2	1	0	0
Bill Risley	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Darryl Hamilton: K
Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F9LM
Rusty Greer: 63/G6

Bot 1

Otis Nixon: K/C
Domingo Cedeno: 63/G6
Carlos Delgado: K/C

Top 2

Juan Gonzalez: S9/L34
Will Clark: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Dean Palmer: K

Bot 2

Joe Carter: 53/G5
Ed Sprague: 7/L7D
John Olerud: K/C

Top 3

Mark McLemore: 43/G4
Dave Valle: 7/F7S
Kevin Elster: 53/G56

Bot 3

Shawn Green: S8/L8RS
Alex Gonzalez: K/C
Sandy Martinez: S9/G34.1-3
Otis Nixon: 7/F7LS
Domingo Cedeno: K/C

Top 4

Darryl Hamilton: E6/G6.B-2
Ivan Rodriguez: S7/G56.2-3
Rusty Greer: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.3-H(UR)(NR)
Juan Gonzalez: 3/G3

Bot 4

Carlos Delgado: 9/F89D
Joe Carter: D9/L9LS
Ed Sprague: 9/F9LM
John Olerud: 6/P6MD

Top 5

Will Clark: 63
Dean Palmer: 4/P4
Mark McLemore: 43/G

Bot 5

Shawn Green: 63
Alex Gonzalez: 63
Sandy Martinez: S8/L8RS
Otis Nixon: K

Top 6

Dave Valle: 9/L89D
Kevin Elster: W
Darryl Hamilton: CS2(26)
Darryl Hamilton: K

Bot 6

Domingo Cedeno: S8/L8RS
Carlos Delgado: 36(1)/FO/G34.B-1
Joe Carter: 5/L5
Ed Sprague: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 7

Ivan Rodriguez: D7/L7D
Rusty Greer: 9/F9D.2-3
Juan Gonzalez: 8/F8LXD/SF.3-H
Will Clark: K/C

Bot 7

John Olerud: 5/P5DF
Shawn Green: 9/F9M
Alex Gonzalez: 31/G34

Top 8

Dean Palmer: D7/L7LD
Mark McLemore: S5/BG5S.2-3
Dave Valle: D7/G5L.3-H;1-3
Kevin Elster: K
Darryl Hamilton: W
Ivan Rodriguez: S9/L9S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Rusty Greer: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Juan Gonzalez: 7/L78D/SF.3-H
Will Clark: PB.2-3;1-2
Will Clark: 3/G3L

Bot 8

Sandy Martinez: 4/P4MD
Otis Nixon: 6/P6D
Domingo Cedeno: S8/G6M
Carlos Delgado: W.1-2
Joe Carter: K

Top 9

Dean Palmer: K
Mark McLemore: 7/L7LM
Dave Valle: W
Kevin Elster: 4/P4D

Bot 9

Ed Sprague: 63/G56
Robert Perez: 63/G6
Shawn Green: K/C