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Texas Rangers @ Arizona Diamondbacks

1998-06-24 · Night game · Chase Field · Att: 44296 · 99°F, night, dry · Wind 14 mph from LF · 2:37

Texas Rangers defeated Arizona Diamondbacks 3–2. Rick Helling earned the win and John Wetteland picked up the save. Mark McLemore went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Rick Helling L: Willie Blair SV: John Wetteland

Umpires — HP: Jim Quick · 1B: Dana DeMuth · 2B: Gary Darling · 3B: Pat Connors · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tom Goodwin	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mark McLemore	4	3	3	1	0	0
Rusty Greer	2	0	0	0	2	0
Juan Gonzalez	4	0	2	2	0	1
Will Clark	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ivan Rodriguez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Elster	4	0	1	0	0	0
Fernando Tatis	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Helling	3	0	0	0	0	2
Luis Alicea	1	0	0	0	0	0

Arizona Diamondbacks — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Andy Fox	4	1	1	0	0
Devon White	4	0	0	0	1
Travis Lee	1	0	1	3	0
Matt Williams	4	0	1	0	0
David Dellucci	4	0	0	0	2
Jay Bell	3	0	0	1	1
Karim Garcia	4	0	1	0	1
Kelly Stinnett	3	0	0	0	2
Willie Blair	3	1	1	0	2
Mike Robertson	1	0	0	0	0
Brent Brede	1	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Helling	7.1	5	3	8
Danny Patterson	0.2	0	0	0
John Wetteland	1.0	0	1	1

Arizona Diamondbacks — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Blair	7.2	9	4	3
Clint Sodowsky	1.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tom Goodwin: 6/P6D
Mark McLemore: S7/L7M
Rusty Greer: W.1-2
Juan Gonzalez: S7/L7M.2-H;1-3
Will Clark: 4(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 1

Andy Fox: 43/G4
Devon White: 7/P7M
Travis Lee: W
Matt Williams: S7/L7M.1-2
David Dellucci: 8/L8LD

Top 2

Ivan Rodriguez: 9/P89M
Kevin Elster: D7/F78XD
Fernando Tatis: 9/P9D.2-3
Rick Helling: 63/G6

Bot 2

Jay Bell: 7/P7LMF
Karim Garcia: S9/L89M
Kelly Stinnett: 4/P4D
Willie Blair: K

Top 3

Tom Goodwin: 7/P7S
Mark McLemore: HR/F9D
Rusty Greer: 13/G3S
Juan Gonzalez: 7/P7M

Bot 3

Andy Fox: 53/G56
Devon White: 13/G13
Travis Lee: S8/L8LM
Matt Williams: 9/P9M

Top 4

Will Clark: W
Ivan Rodriguez: S7/L7M.1-2
Kevin Elster: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M.2-3
Fernando Tatis: 43/G34D

Bot 4

David Dellucci: K
Jay Bell: 6/P6MD
Karim Garcia: K

Top 5

Rick Helling: K
Tom Goodwin: S8/G6M
Mark McLemore: SB2
Mark McLemore: CS3(1561)
Mark McLemore: 63/G6MS

Bot 5

Kelly Stinnett: K23
Willie Blair: S7/G56
Andy Fox: D9/F9D.1-3
Devon White: K+WP.3-H;2-H(UR);B-2(E2/TH)
Travis Lee: CS3(25)
Travis Lee: W
Matt Williams: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 6

Rusty Greer: W
Juan Gonzalez: K
Will Clark: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 6

David Dellucci: 3/P34
Jay Bell: K
Karim Garcia: 9/L9LM

Top 7

Ivan Rodriguez: 9/L9D
Kevin Elster: 63/G6
Fernando Tatis: S7/G56
Rick Helling: K

Bot 7

Kelly Stinnett: K
Willie Blair: K
Andy Fox: 6/P5D

Top 8

Tom Goodwin: 8/P8LD
Mark McLemore: S8/L8LM
Rusty Greer: 7/L7M
Juan Gonzalez: T8/F8LXD.1-H
Will Clark: W
Ivan Rodriguez: 4/L4D

Bot 8

Devon White: 7/P7D
Travis Lee: W
Matt Williams: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Top 9

Kevin Elster: 9/F9D
Fernando Tatis: 63/G6
Luis Alicea: 8/F8LD

Bot 9

David Dellucci: K
Jay Bell: W
Karim Garcia: FC1/G13.1-2(E1/TH)
Mike Robertson: 5/P5F
Brent Brede: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3