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Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

1997-06-05 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 17351 · 80°F, night, dry · Wind 10 mph R to L · 3:37

Texas Rangers defeated Kansas City Royals 6–3. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 11th. John Wetteland earned the win. Damon Buford went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: John Wetteland L: Hipolito Pichardo SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Brinkman · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Ken Kaiser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Domingo Cedeno	6	1	1	1	0	1
Ivan Rodriguez	5	0	0	0	0	3
Rusty Greer	4	1	2	1	1	1
Juan Gonzalez	5	1	1	0	0	2
Will Clark	4	0	0	0	1	0
Dean Palmer	5	1	2	1	0	3
Lee Stevens	2	0	0	0	1	0
Damon Buford	5	1	2	2	0	1
Benji Gil	3	1	0	1	1	1
Warren Newson	0	0	0	0	2	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Offerman	5	0	2	0	0	0
Tom Goodwin	5	1	2	0	0	0
Bip Roberts	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff King	4	2	1	1	1	0
Johnny Damon	4	0	2	1	1	0
Joe Vitiello	3	0	0	0	0	1
Scott Cooper	5	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Macfarlane	4	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Halter	3	0	1	0	1	0
Chili Davis	1	0	0	1	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Witt	7.0	5	2	1
Ed Vosberg	0.0	1	0	0
Xavier Hernandez	0.1	1	1	0
John Wetteland	3.2	1	0	3

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Appier	9.0	4	5	11
Hipolito Pichardo	1.1	3	1	0
Randy Veres	0.2	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Domingo Cedeno: HR/F9LD
Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G5
Rusty Greer: K
Juan Gonzalez: K

Bot 1

Jose Offerman: 63/G6
Tom Goodwin: 3/G3
Bip Roberts: 63/G6MD

Top 2

Will Clark: 9/F89M
Dean Palmer: K
Lee Stevens: 3/G3D

Bot 2

Jeff King: 7/F7D
Johnny Damon: S9/L4D
Joe Vitiello: 6/P5D
Scott Cooper: 8/F8LM

Top 3

Damon Buford: 53/G5
Benji Gil: 53/G56
Domingo Cedeno: 8/F8LM

Bot 3

Mike Macfarlane: 63/G6D
Shane Halter: S8/L6MD
Jose Offerman: S8/L8RS.1-2
Tom Goodwin: 46(1)/FO/G4M.2-3
Bip Roberts: 43/G4D

Top 4

Ivan Rodriguez: K
Rusty Greer: 6/L6D
Juan Gonzalez: 9/F9LS

Bot 4

Jeff King: HR/F78XD
Johnny Damon: 43/G4D
Joe Vitiello: 63/G6
Scott Cooper: 3/G3D

Top 5

Will Clark: 9/F89D
Dean Palmer: K
Lee Stevens: W
Damon Buford: 3/P13

Bot 5

Mike Macfarlane: 8/F8LD
Shane Halter: 7/F7D
Jose Offerman: S9/G4M
Tom Goodwin: 43/G4

Top 6

Benji Gil: W
Domingo Cedeno: 7/F7D.1-2
Ivan Rodriguez: K
Rusty Greer: S7/L56D.2-H
Juan Gonzalez: 4/P34D

Bot 6

Bip Roberts: 43/G4
Jeff King: 53/G56S
Johnny Damon: W
Joe Vitiello: K

Top 7

Will Clark: 8/F
Dean Palmer: S5/G5D
Lee Stevens: 36(1)1/GDP/G34

Bot 7

Scott Cooper: 5/P5F
Mike Macfarlane: 13/L13
Shane Halter: W
Jose Offerman: 7/F7LSF

Top 8

Damon Buford: HR7/L7LD/IPHR
Benji Gil: K
Domingo Cedeno: 7/F7LD
Ivan Rodriguez: K

Bot 8

Tom Goodwin: S1/BG13/R3.B-2(E1/TH)
Bip Roberts: 31/G3.2-3
Jeff King: W
Johnny Damon: S9/F9S.3-H;1-3
Chili Davis: 8(B)43(1)/DP/SF/F8LD.3-H

Top 9

Rusty Greer: W
Juan Gonzalez: K
Will Clark: W.1-2
Dean Palmer: K
Warren Newson: W.2-3;1-2
Damon Buford: K

Bot 9

Scott Cooper: K
Mike Macfarlane: 9/F9LMF
Shane Halter: 63/G6S

Top 10

Benji Gil: 6/P6MD
Domingo Cedeno: 163/G6S
Ivan Rodriguez: 3/P3DF

Bot 10

Jose Offerman: 8/F78M
Tom Goodwin: S8/L8LM
Bip Roberts: 64(1)/FO/G6
Jeff King: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 11

Rusty Greer: S8/G6M
Juan Gonzalez: S7/G56.1-2
Will Clark: 7/F78S
Dean Palmer: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3
Warren Newson: W.1-2
Damon Buford: S8/G4M.3-H;2-3;1-2
Benji Gil: 7/SF/L7LM.3-H
Domingo Cedeno: K23

Bot 11

Johnny Damon: 43/G4M
Chili Davis: K
Scott Cooper: K

Notes & reviews

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