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Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers
1997-09-12 · Night game · Rangers Ballpark in Arlington · Att: 29461 · 87°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 17 mph L to R · 2:53
Texas Rangers defeated Minnesota Twins 6–5. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 3rd. Julio Santana earned the win and John Wetteland picked up the save. Ron Coomer went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
W: Julio Santana L: Greg Swindell SV: John Wetteland
Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: John Shulock · 2B: Ed Hickox · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Knoblauch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chris Latham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Brede | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Coomer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 David Ortiz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Damian Miller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Becker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Meares | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Walker | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Hocking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Cordova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Molitor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Buford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rusty Greer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Lee Stevens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fernando Tatis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Domingo Cedeno | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Diaz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Ripken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Leyritz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Miller | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Frankie Rodriguez | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Swindell | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Todd Ritchie | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Burkett | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Matt Whiteside | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Gunderson | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wilson Heredia | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Bailes | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Julio Santana | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Wetteland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: 13/G13
- Chris Latham: 43/G4
- Brent Brede: 8/F89M
Bot 1
- Damon Buford: 5/P6MS
- Ivan Rodriguez: 3/L3
- Rusty Greer: 31/G3
Top 2
- Ron Coomer: 43/G4
- David Ortiz: K
- Damian Miller: S8/G4M
- Rich Becker: K
Bot 2
- Juan Gonzalez: HR/F8LXD.B-H
- Lee Stevens: 43/G4
- Fernando Tatis: 53/G5
- Domingo Cedeno: 63/G6S
Top 3
- Pat Meares: 63/G6
- Todd Walker: 8/L8RS
- Chuck Knoblauch: K
Bot 3
- Alex Diaz: HP
- Billy Ripken: D9/L9LM.1-H
- Damon Buford: S9/L9LM.2-H
- Ivan Rodriguez: CS2(26)
- Ivan Rodriguez: 8/F8RD
- Rusty Greer: 13/G13
Top 4
- Chris Latham: S9/G34
- Brent Brede: 41/G34.1-2
- Ron Coomer: HR/L7LD.2-H;B-H
- David Ortiz: K
- Damian Miller: W
- Rich Becker: FLE7
- Rich Becker: K
Bot 4
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Lee Stevens: 31/G3L
- Fernando Tatis: K
Top 5
- Pat Meares: S7/L7LS
- Todd Walker: S8/L6MD.1-2
- Chuck Knoblauch: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
- Chris Latham: K
- Brent Brede: 8/F8RXD
Bot 5
- Domingo Cedeno: W
- Alex Diaz: S9/L9LM.1-3;B-2(E9)
- Billy Ripken: 13/G15S
- Damon Buford: 7/SF/F78M.3-H
- Ivan Rodriguez: I
- Rusty Greer: 8/F8LM
Top 6
- Ron Coomer: K
- David Ortiz: S8/G4M
- Damian Miller: 9/F89D
- Rich Becker: S6/G4MD.1-2
- Pat Meares: S8/L8LS.2-H;1-2
- Todd Walker: D7/F78D.2-H;1-H
- Chuck Knoblauch: 43/G4M
Bot 6
- Juan Gonzalez: 8/F8RXD
- Lee Stevens: 7/F7M
- Fernando Tatis: 7/F7D
Top 7
- Chris Latham: K
- Brent Brede: HP
- Ron Coomer: BK.1-2
- Ron Coomer: I
- David Ortiz: 7/P78S
- Damian Miller: 3/P3DF
Bot 7
- Domingo Cedeno: D7/L5L
- Alex Diaz: 8/F8LM.2-3
- Jim Leyritz: S8/L8RS.3-H
- Damon Buford: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
Top 8
- Denny Hocking: W
- Pat Meares: 143/G13.1-2
- Marty Cordova: 7/F7D
- Chuck Knoblauch: I
- Paul Molitor: K
Bot 8
- Rusty Greer: 63/G6
- Juan Gonzalez: W
- Lee Stevens: S9/G34.1-2
- Fernando Tatis: 7/F78D.2-3
- Domingo Cedeno: S9/G34.3-H;1-3(E9);B-2
- Alex Diaz: 6/P5DF
Top 9
- Brent Brede: K
- Ron Coomer: 2/P2RF
- David Ortiz: K