March 6, 1999 Results

1999 Results: March 6, 1999 (L: 15-6)
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Commentary (by me)

I was hoping that a return to home turf for the first home opening game would bring the Rangers better fortunes than they had yesterday. Wrong. What a blowout! Today's game is kind of bittersweet for me, because I consider myself a fan of two other teams besides the Rangers. These teams being the Phillies & the Pirates (because I grew up in Philadelphia, and my wife in Pittsburgh). Anyway, I thought the game was going to go well after the first inning when Sele just mowed 'em down. The second inning was horrible, and the game didn't get any better from then. Sele gave up 6 runs, on the way to an eventual 15-6 loss by the Rangers. Blech.

Overall there isn't much to talk about here except that I did listen to the game on a portable radio operated by batteries (it seems more "pure" that way - probably a stupid thought, but hey). Some of the positives for today were that Mike Morgan was the only one of 6 Ranger pitchers not to give up a run. The Rangers also did not give up a run the whole game either (makes two in a row). Those were good, but not much else was. Plus there was the bad news on Mike Simms (partial tear of left Achillies Tendon - out 4 weeks) and Raffy (discomfort in right knee - back to Texas for MRI) today. :(

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Box Score

Line Score
GPFT  FINAL
                      1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                      -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
  PITTSBURGH          0  6  0   0  4  3   0  1  1   15 18  0
  TEXAS               0  0  0   3  2  0   0  1  0    6 10  0   FINAL

                 WP - JOSE SILVA (1-0)
                 LP - AARON SELE (0-1)

    HOME RUNS:  PIT - KEVIN YOUNG (1) OFF SELE IN THE 2ND
                      CHAD HERMANSEN (1) OFF SELE IN THE 2ND
                      ALEX HERNANDEZ (1) OFF D PATTERSON IN THE 6TH
                TEX - NONE

         TIME:   2:56              ATT:  3,310

Box Score
PITTSBURGH (15) AT TEXAS (6)

 PITTSBURGH      AB  R  H BI  TEXAS           AB  R  H BI
 MORRIS 2B        4  1  1  0  T GOODWIN CF     3  0  0  0
 HOWARD 2B        2  0  1  0  SHELDON 3B       1  0  0  0
 MEARES SS        4  0  0  0  MCLEMORE 2B      2  1  0  0
 NUNEZ SS         1  1  1  0  SHAVE SS         2  0  0  0
 GILES LF         4  1  2  2  GREER LF         2  2  1  0
 E BROWN RF       1  0  1  2  ZYWICA RF        1  0  0  0
 K YOUNG 1B       3  2  2  1  J GOODWIN PH     1  0  0  0
 MONTGOMERY P     1  0  0  0  J GONZALEZ DH    2  1  1  1
 CRUZ DH          3  3  2  1  LAMB PH          1  0  0  0
 BIESER PH        2  0  0  0  HUBBARD PH       1  0  0  0
 HERNANDEZ RF     2  2  2  2  L STEVENS 1B     3  1  2  3
 A BROWN CF       1  0  1  0  S GREEN LF       1  1  1  0
 C HERMANSEN CF   3  2  1  4  I RODRIGUEZ C    3  0  1  0
 ROSARIO C        1  0  0  0  PENA 1B          1  0  1  0
 A RAMIREZ 3B     5  1  1  2  ZEILE 3B         2  0  1  1
 OSIK C           5  2  3  1  ALICEA 2B        2  0  1  1
                              SASSER 3B        0  0  0  0
                              R KELLY RF       2  0  0  0
                              ZAUN C           2  0  0  0
                              CLAYTON SS       2  0  1  0
                              MATEO CF         2  0  0  0
 TOTALS          42 15 18 15  TOTALS          36  6 10  6
 PITTSBURGH              060 043 011--15
 TEXAS                   000 320 010-- 6
 DP--TEXAS 2. LOB--PITTSBURGH 8, TEXAS 7. 2B--MORRIS,
 HERNANDEZ, L STEVENS, ZEILE, A RAMIREZ, GILES, HOWARD.
 3B--NUNEZ. HR--K YOUNG (OFF SELE), C HERMANSEN (OFF SELE),
 HERNANDEZ (OFF D PATTERSON). SB--SHELDON. SF--J GONZALEZ,
 E BROWN.
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  PITTSBURGH
 JO SILVA (W)                      2   1   0   0   0   2   0
 PHILLIPS                      1 1-3   4   3   3   0   0   0
 J MARTINEZ                    1 2-3   2   2   2   2   1   0
 OCONNOR                           1   0   0   0   0   1   0
 DOUGHERTY                         1   0   0   0   0   1   0
 VAN POPPEL                        2   3   1   1   0   0   0
  TEXAS
 SELE (L)                      1 2-3   6   6   6   1   2   2
 MORGAN                        2 1-3   1   0   0   1   2   0
 MUNOZ                             1   3   4   4   2   0   0
 D PATTERSON                       1   3   3   3   0   0   1
 KNIGHT                        1 1-3   3   1   1   1   1   0
 COOK                          1 2-3   2   1   1   2   0   0
 WP--J MARTINEZ. HBP--SHELDON BY DOUGHERTY.
 T--2:56. A--3,310.

Game Recap

PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida (Ticker) -- Kevin Young celebrated a four-year, $24 million contract extension with a homer in his first spring at-bat, touching off an offensive explosion as the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Texas Rangers, 15-6.

Young, who had been suffering from pneumonia, signed the deal today. He homered in the second inning off loser Aaron Sele, who also allowed Chad Hermansen's three-run blast later in the six-run frame.

Aramis Ramirez had a two-run double in a four-run fifth and Alex Hernandez stroked a two-run homer off Danny Patterson in the sixth for the Pirates, who rapped out 18 hits.

The winner was starter Jose Silva, who allowed one hit and struck out two over two innings. Sele gave up six runs and six hits in 1 2/3 innings.

Lee Stevens had two hits and three RBI for the Rangers, who had 10 hits.