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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins

1997-04-26 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 17956 · 70°F, dome, dry · 2:57

Texas Rangers defeated Minnesota Twins 6–1. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 8th. Bobby Witt earned the win and Eric Gunderson picked up the save. Lee Stevens went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bobby Witt L: Scott Aldred SV: Eric Gunderson

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

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark McLemore	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan Rodriguez	5	0	1	2	0	0
Rusty Greer	4	0	0	0	1	2
Dean Palmer	5	1	3	0	0	1
Will Clark	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mike Simms	2	1	1	0	1	1
Mike Devereaux	2	0	0	0	0	0
Damon Buford	4	2	3	1	0	0
Benji Gil	2	0	0	0	2	1
Warren Newson	1	0	0	1	0	1
Lee Stevens	2	1	1	2	0	1
Marc Sagmoen	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rich Becker	3	1	1	1	0	1
Matt Lawton	4	0	0	0	0	0
Terry Steinbach	4	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Myers	2	0	1	0	1	0
Greg Colbrunn	4	0	1	0	0	1
Todd Walker	3	0	0	0	0	1
Pat Meares	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brent Brede	3	0	2	0	0	1
Roberto Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Coomer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Denny Hocking	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Latham	1	0	0	0	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Witt	6.1	7	2	4
Eric Gunderson	2.2	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Aldred	5.0	7	3	3
Mike Trombley	2.1	2	1	2
Todd Ritchie	1.2	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mark McLemore: 53/G56
Ivan Rodriguez: 9/L9LM
Rusty Greer: W
Dean Palmer: S8/L8RS/R4.1-3
Will Clark: 7/F7LM

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: 6/L6
Rich Becker: 43/G34
Matt Lawton: 9/F9D

Top 2

Mike Simms: D8/F78D/R6
Mike Devereaux: WP.2-3
Mike Devereaux: 23/G2L
Damon Buford: S8/L78D.3-H;BX2(84)
Benji Gil: 63/G6

Bot 2

Terry Steinbach: 43/G4
Greg Myers: 4/P6MD
Greg Colbrunn: K

Top 3

Mark McLemore: 53/G56
Ivan Rodriguez: 8/F8LXD
Rusty Greer: K

Bot 3

Todd Walker: K
Pat Meares: 7/F7D
Brent Brede: S7/F78M/R6
Chuck Knoblauch: W.1-2
Rich Becker: K

Top 4

Dean Palmer: K
Will Clark: S7/F7M/R4
Mike Simms: K
Mike Devereaux: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 4

Matt Lawton: 31/G34
Terry Steinbach: 7/L7M
Greg Myers: W
Greg Colbrunn: 8/F8LXD

Top 5

Damon Buford: S6/G56D/R3
Benji Gil: W.1-2
Mark McLemore: 54/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
Ivan Rodriguez: 63/G6M.3-H;2-3
Rusty Greer: 63/G6

Bot 5

Todd Walker: 31/G34
Pat Meares: D7/L5D/R6
Brent Brede: K
Chuck Knoblauch: 63/G6M

Top 6

Dean Palmer: S8/F78S/R6
Will Clark: S9/L34D/R6.1-3
Mike Simms: WP.1-2
Mike Simms: W
Warren Newson: 8/F78D/SF/R6.3-H
Damon Buford: 2/P2RF
Benji Gil: W.2-3;1-2
Mark McLemore: 36(1)/FO/G34

Bot 6

Rich Becker: HR8/F8LXD/R4/IPHR
Matt Lawton: 7/F78M
Terry Steinbach: 53/G5
Greg Myers: S7/L78S/R4
Greg Colbrunn: D9/L3+/R4.1-3
Todd Walker: 7/F7D

Top 7

Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G5L
Rusty Greer: K
Dean Palmer: 8/F8RS

Bot 7

Pat Meares: 9/F9M
Brent Brede: S8/G6M/R6
Chuck Knoblauch: D8/L78D/R6.1-3
Roberto Kelly: 5/L5
Matt Lawton: 63/G6M

Top 8

Will Clark: HP
Lee Stevens: HR/F89XD.1-H;B-H
Warren Newson: K
Damon Buford: S1/BG25/R3
Benji Gil: K+SB2/R4
Mark McLemore: HP
Ivan Rodriguez: S7/G56/R5.2-H;1-2
Rusty Greer: 6/P7LS

Bot 8

Terry Steinbach: 53/G5
Ron Coomer: 3/G3S
Greg Colbrunn: 9/F9LD

Top 9

Dean Palmer: S9/L3D/R4
Will Clark: PB.1-2
Will Clark: 7/F78M
Lee Stevens: K
Marc Sagmoen: 3/G3

Bot 9

Denny Hocking: 43/G4M
Pat Meares: 63/G6S
Chris Latham: K

Notes & reviews

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