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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins
1997-06-11 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 11498 · dome · 3:17
Texas Rangers defeated Minnesota Twins 9–6. Texas Rangers put up 5 in the 5th. John Burkett earned the win and John Wetteland picked up the save. Juan Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
W: John Burkett L: Scott Aldred SV: John Wetteland
Umpires — HP: Larry McCoy · 1B: Terry Craft · 2B: Chuck Meriwether · 3B: Jim Evans · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Damon Buford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusty Greer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Will Clark | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dean Palmer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Simms | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Ripken | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Benji Gil | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Warren Newson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Becker | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Molitor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Terry Steinbach | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Stahoviak | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Ron Coomer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Cordova | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Lawton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Meares | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Roberto Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Burkett | 6.1 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
 Eric Gunderson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Xavier Hernandez | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Wetteland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Aldred | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Jarvis | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Frankie Rodriguez | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Guardado | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rick Aguilera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Damon Buford: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: D7/L5D/R6
- Rusty Greer: 7/F7LS
- Juan Gonzalez: K
Bot 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: 53/G5
- Rich Becker: D9/F89XDW/R4
- Paul Molitor: 63/G6M.2-3
- Terry Steinbach: K
Top 2
- Will Clark: S8/G4M/R4
- Dean Palmer: 2/P23F
- Mike Simms: K
- Billy Ripken: 8/F8RD
Bot 2
- Scott Stahoviak: K
- Ron Coomer: 63/G6
- Marty Cordova: S7/L7M/R4
- Matt Lawton: 3/P2R
Top 3
- Benji Gil: S9/L9M/R4
- Damon Buford: 7/F78XD
- Ivan Rodriguez: 7/F7LS/R6
- Rusty Greer: 9/L9D
Bot 3
- Pat Meares: 2/BP2LF
- Chuck Knoblauch: HP
- Rich Becker: S8/P4D/R4.1-3
- Paul Molitor: 2/P2RF/R1
- Terry Steinbach: D9/P3D/R3.3-H;1-3
- Scott Stahoviak: K
Top 4
- Juan Gonzalez: HR/F7LD
- Will Clark: S8/L78M/R6
- Dean Palmer: D7/G5L/R62.1-H
- Mike Simms: 8/L8RD/R5
- Billy Ripken: S9/L.2-3
- Benji Gil: S1/G56S.3-H;1-2
- Damon Buford: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 4
- Ron Coomer: S9/L34D/R4
- Marty Cordova: W.1-2
- Matt Lawton: 46(1)/FO/G4/R3.2-3
- Pat Meares: 9/SF/F9LS/R2.3-H
- Chuck Knoblauch: 63/G6
Top 5
- Ivan Rodriguez: HR/F78XD
- Rusty Greer: D9/F9DW+/R4
- Juan Gonzalez: HR/F9D.2-H
- Will Clark: S9/L34/R4
- Dean Palmer: D7/L7LS/R6.1-3
- Mike Simms: 13/G15
- Billy Ripken: S9/L9S/R3.3-H;2-3
- Benji Gil: S5/G5L/R3.3-H;1-2
- Damon Buford: 6/P56D
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
Bot 5
- Rich Becker: D9/P9LS/R6
- Paul Molitor: S8/G4M/R4.2-H
- Terry Steinbach: E6/G6M/U8.1-3
- Scott Stahoviak: 7/SF/F7D/R6.3-H(UR)
- Ron Coomer: 9/F9LM/R4
- Marty Cordova: S7/L7S/R6.1-2
- Matt Lawton: 7/P7LS
Top 6
- Rusty Greer: HR/F89XD
- Juan Gonzalez: D8/L78D/R4
- Will Clark: K
- Dean Palmer: 63/G6
- Mike Simms: S7/G56/R2.2-3
- Billy Ripken: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 6
- Pat Meares: K
- Chuck Knoblauch: D8/F9DW+/R4
- Rich Becker: 8/F8RXD/R6.2-3
- Paul Molitor: 9/F9D
Top 7
- Benji Gil: 63/G6
- Damon Buford: 3/P3S
- Ivan Rodriguez: 163/G15
Bot 7
- Terry Steinbach: 53/G5
- Scott Stahoviak: S56/G56
- Ron Coomer: T89/F89XDW+/R4.1-H
- Marty Cordova: S7/L56/R6.3-H
- Roberto Kelly: K
- Pat Meares: K
Top 8
- Rusty Greer: W
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Will Clark: 7/F7LM/R3
- Dean Palmer: POCS2(136)
Bot 8
- Chuck Knoblauch: 53/G5
- Rich Becker: 4/P6MD
- Paul Molitor: 63/G56
Top 9
- Dean Palmer: 53/G5
- Warren Newson: 6/P7LSF
- Billy Ripken: 9/F9M
Bot 9
- Terry Steinbach: 13/G13
- Scott Stahoviak: K
- Ron Coomer: 9/F9D