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Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays

1999-07-25 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 19455 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:31

Texas Rangers defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4–3. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 4th. Rick Helling earned the win and John Wetteland picked up the save. Fred McGriff went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Rick Helling L: Rolando Arrojo SV: John Wetteland

Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Jim Reynolds · 2B: Tim McClelland · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark McLemore	3	1	2	0	1	0
Ruben Mateo	4	0	1	0	0	1
Rusty Greer	4	0	1	1	0	0
Juan Gonzalez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rafael Palmeiro	4	1	1	1	0	0
Todd Zeile	4	1	2	1	0	1
Lee Stevens	4	1	0	0	0	1
Gregg Zaun	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jon Shave	3	0	0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Miguel Cairo	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Martinez	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bob Smith	4	0	0	0	0	2
Fred McGriff	4	1	1	2	0	0
Bubba Trammell	3	1	2	0	1	0
Wade Boggs	3	0	1	1	1	0
Aaron Ledesma	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rich Butler	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Difelice	2	0	1	0	0	0
David Lamb	2	0	0	0	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Helling	8.1	5	3	3
John Wetteland	0.2	2	0	2

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rolando Arrojo	7.0	7	0	3
Alan Newman	0.1	1	1	0
Rick White	1.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mark McLemore: 63/G6M
Ruben Mateo: K
Rusty Greer: S7/G6
Juan Gonzalez: 8/F8LD

Bot 1

Miguel Cairo: 53/G56
Dave Martinez: S9/L9M
Bob Smith: CS2(26)
Bob Smith: K

Top 2

Rafael Palmeiro: 8/F8RM
Todd Zeile: HR/L8LXD
Lee Stevens: K
Gregg Zaun: 9/F89M

Bot 2

Fred McGriff: 7/F7D
Bubba Trammell: 8/F8RXD
Wade Boggs: 9/F89XD

Top 3

Jon Shave: K
Mark McLemore: D9/L3D
Ruben Mateo: 9/F9M
Rusty Greer: 8/F78D

Bot 3

Aaron Ledesma: 53/G5S
Rich Butler: W
Mike Difelice: HP.1-2
Miguel Cairo: 16(1)3/GDP/G15

Top 4

Juan Gonzalez: 43/G34
Rafael Palmeiro: HR/L89D
Todd Zeile: S8/F8LM
Lee Stevens: 46(1)/FO/G4
Gregg Zaun: T8/L8RXD.1-H
Jon Shave: 9/F89M

Bot 4

Dave Martinez: 9/L9M
Bob Smith: 63/G6
Fred McGriff: 7/F7M

Top 5

Mark McLemore: S8/P8LS
Ruben Mateo: CS2(24)
Ruben Mateo: 13/G13
Rusty Greer: 63/G6S

Bot 5

Bubba Trammell: D7/G5
Wade Boggs: W
Aaron Ledesma: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M.2-3
Rich Butler: 63/G6

Top 6

Juan Gonzalez: 63/G6
Rafael Palmeiro: 8/F8RS
Todd Zeile: 6/P8LS

Bot 6

Mike Difelice: D9/L89D
David Lamb: K
Dave Martinez: 5/P5F
Bob Smith: K

Top 7

Lee Stevens: 13/G13
Gregg Zaun: 3/G34
Jon Shave: 8/F8RXD

Bot 7

Fred McGriff: 53/G56
Bubba Trammell: W
Wade Boggs: 7/F7M
Aaron Ledesma: 9/F9M

Top 8

Mark McLemore: W
Ruben Mateo: D9/L9M.1-3
Rusty Greer: 43/G4.3-H;2-3
Juan Gonzalez: 6/P56D
Rafael Palmeiro: 41/G34

Bot 8

Rich Butler: 2/P2LF
Mike Difelice: 53/G5
David Lamb: 7/L78M

Top 9

Todd Zeile: K
Lee Stevens: 5/P56
Gregg Zaun: 3/G3

Bot 9

Dave Martinez: S9/L4D
Bob Smith: 4/P4M
Fred McGriff: HR/L89XD.1-H
Bubba Trammell: S7/L6D
Wade Boggs: T8/L78D.1-H
Aaron Ledesma: K
Rich Butler: K

Notes & reviews

Devil Rays manager Larry Rothschild ejected by 1B umpire Jim Reynolds

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