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Texas Rangers @ Boston Red Sox
1997-05-09 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 23514 · 52°F, night, dry · Wind 5 mph from RF · 2:44
Texas Rangers defeated Boston Red Sox 5–1. Texas Rangers put up 4 in the 5th. Bobby Witt earned the win. Will Clark went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Bobby Witt L: John Wasdin SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Terry Craft · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: Jim Evans · 3B: Larry McCoy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Damon Buford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rusty Greer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Will Clark | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dean Palmer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Lee Stevens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Ripken | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Benji Gil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Devereaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wil Cordero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mo Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Naehring | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Troy O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Valentin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Haselman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Darren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Witt | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Wasdin | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Kerry Lacy | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Rich Garces | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Damon Buford: 6/P6D
- Ivan Rodriguez: 9/L9LM
- Rusty Greer: W
- Juan Gonzalez: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Bot 1
- Nomar Garciaparra: K
- Wil Cordero: K
- Mo Vaughn: K
Top 2
- Will Clark: 9/F9S
- Dean Palmer: K
- Lee Stevens: 4/P4MD
Bot 2
- Reggie Jefferson: D8/F78XDW/R4
- Tim Naehring: 4/P4D
- Troy O'Leary: 7/L7LD
- John Valentin: S8/L6MD/R6.2-H
- Bill Haselman: W.1-2
- Darren Bragg: WP.2-3;1-2
- Darren Bragg: 5/L5
Top 3
- Billy Ripken: S8/G6M/R4
- Benji Gil: 8/P4MD
- Damon Buford: 54(1)/FO/L5
- Ivan Rodriguez: SB2.1-3(WP)
- Ivan Rodriguez: W
- Rusty Greer: 43/G4D
Bot 3
- Nomar Garciaparra: 63/G6
- Wil Cordero: 63/L6
- Mo Vaughn: 8/F8RD
Top 4
- Juan Gonzalez: 7/P56D
- Will Clark: W
- Dean Palmer: 23/G13S.1-2
- Lee Stevens: K
Bot 4
- Reggie Jefferson: 3/G3
- Tim Naehring: 63/G6
- Troy O'Leary: 7/F7M
Top 5
- Billy Ripken: S7/G56/R4
- Benji Gil: K
- Damon Buford: 7/F7LS/R6
- Ivan Rodriguez: S8/L6MD/R6.1-2
- Rusty Greer: S8/G4M/R5.2-H;1-3
- Juan Gonzalez: S8/L8RS/R6.3-H;1-2
- Will Clark: S8/G4M/R3.2-H;1-3
- Dean Palmer: D8/L78M/R6.3-H;1-3
- Lee Stevens: 3/G3
Bot 5
- John Valentin: 5/P5F
- Bill Haselman: S64/G6M
- Darren Bragg: 8/F8LS
- Nomar Garciaparra: 8/F8RD
Top 6
- Billy Ripken: 7/F7LD
- Benji Gil: 8/F89XD
- Damon Buford: W
- Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G4M
Bot 6
- Wil Cordero: K
- Mo Vaughn: 43/G34D
- Reggie Jefferson: S8/L6MD/R4
- Tim Naehring: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 7
- Rusty Greer: K
- Juan Gonzalez: S8/G4M/R4
- Will Clark: S7/L7M/R6.1-2
- Dean Palmer: 31/G3.2-3;1-2
- Lee Stevens: E4/G4/R3.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3
- Billy Ripken: 64(1)/FO/G56
Bot 7
- Troy O'Leary: K
- John Valentin: 43/G4
- Bill Haselman: 4/L4
Top 8
- Benji Gil: W
- Damon Buford: 64(1)/FO/G6/R3.B-2(E4/TH)
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Rusty Greer: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Darren Bragg: S8/L78M/R4
- Nomar Garciaparra: 16(1)3/GDP/G13
- Wil Cordero: 63/G6M
Top 9
- Juan Gonzalez: 7/F7M
- Will Clark: S9/L34D/R4
- Dean Palmer: K
- Mike Devereaux: K
Bot 9
- Mo Vaughn: 13/G15
- Reggie Jefferson: 13/G3S
- Tim Naehring: K