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Texas Rangers @ Milwaukee Brewers

1997-04-10 · Day game · County Stadium · Att: 5638 · 38°F, overcast, dry · Wind 12 mph from CF · 2:24

Texas Rangers defeated Milwaukee Brewers 2–0. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 5th. Bobby Witt earned the win and John Wetteland picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	7
ML4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

W: Bobby Witt L: Scott Karl SV: John Wetteland

Umpires — HP: John Hirschbeck · 1B: Brian O'Nora · 2B: Jim McKean · 3B: Ted Hendry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark McLemore	4	0	1	1	1	1
Ivan Rodriguez	4	0	2	1	0	1
Rusty Greer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dean Palmer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Tettleton	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Devereaux	4	0	2	0	0	1
Lee Stevens	2	1	0	0	2	1
Damon Buford	4	0	0	0	0	2
Billy Ripken	4	1	1	0	0	0

Milwaukee Brewers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Fernando Vina	4	1	0	0
Jeff Cirillo	4	0	0	1
Dave Nilsson	4	1	0	0
John Jaha	3	0	0	3
Marc Newfield	3	1	0	0
Jeromy Burnitz	2	0	1	0
Jose Valentin	3	0	0	0
Gerald Williams	3	0	0	1
Mike Matheny	2	0	0	0
Jesse Levis	1	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Witt	8.0	3	1	5
John Wetteland	1.0	0	0	0

Milwaukee Brewers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Karl	6.1	5	3	4
Bryce Florie	2.2	2	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mark McLemore: 53/BG56S
Ivan Rodriguez: 3/G3
Rusty Greer: 63/G6M

Bot 1

Fernando Vina: 13/BG34S
Jeff Cirillo: 8/F78M
Dave Nilsson: 7/F78M

Top 2

Dean Palmer: E5/G56.B-1
Mickey Tettleton: 6/L6D
Mike Devereaux: S8/G6M.1-2
Lee Stevens: K
Damon Buford: 2/P2LF

Bot 2

John Jaha: K
Marc Newfield: 13/G13
Jeromy Burnitz: W
Jose Valentin: CS2(263)

Top 3

Billy Ripken: 7/F7D
Mark McLemore: 9/F89M
Ivan Rodriguez: S8/L8RS
Rusty Greer: 43/G4

Bot 3

Jose Valentin: 7/L7M
Gerald Williams: K
Mike Matheny: 8/L8RS

Top 4

Dean Palmer: 63/G56D
Mickey Tettleton: K
Mike Devereaux: 53/G5S

Bot 4

Fernando Vina: S7/L78S
Jeff Cirillo: 9/F9M
Dave Nilsson: S7/L7S.1-2
John Jaha: K/C
Marc Newfield: 43/G4

Top 5

Lee Stevens: W
Damon Buford: K
Billy Ripken: S8/G6M.1-3
Mark McLemore: S7/G6.3-H;1-2
Ivan Rodriguez: S9/G34.2-H;1-2
Rusty Greer: 31/G34.2-3;1-2
Dean Palmer: 6/P6D

Bot 5

Jeromy Burnitz: 41/G34
Jose Valentin: 4/P4MD
Gerald Williams: 8/F8RS

Top 6

Mickey Tettleton: 8/F8LD
Mike Devereaux: K/C
Lee Stevens: W
Damon Buford: 53/G5

Bot 6

Mike Matheny: 7/P56D
Fernando Vina: 143/G15
Jeff Cirillo: K/C

Top 7

Billy Ripken: 13/G15S
Mark McLemore: W
Ivan Rodriguez: K/C
Rusty Greer: 53/G56S

Bot 7

Dave Nilsson: 7/L7M
John Jaha: K/C
Marc Newfield: S7/G56
Jeromy Burnitz: 3/G3L

Top 8

Dean Palmer: S8/L89M.BX2(86)
Mickey Tettleton: 7/F78M
Mike Devereaux: S7/L78S
Lee Stevens: 63/G4M

Bot 8

Jose Valentin: 2/P25F
Gerald Williams: 163/G15
Jesse Levis: 43/G4

Top 9

Damon Buford: K/C
Billy Ripken: 63/G6
Mark McLemore: K

Bot 9

Fernando Vina: 9/F9M
Jeff Cirillo: 63/G6
Dave Nilsson: 8/F8LM