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Commentary (by me)
This game wasn't slated to be on KRLD, but it was available via a Real Audio
Link to the Red Sox broadcast feed. At least I got to hear it. I missed
most of the end of the game, as I listened at work, and got called away to do something
else. Thanks to Fathacker for the Real Audio Link.
Red Sox announcers aren't that exciting. Boy, do I miss Eric
& Vince. At least I did get to hear the game, though. I hate this "no radio for
most spring training games". The two Red Sox announcers did spooge a lot over
Ruben Mateo, mostly over his arm.
Nice 5 run inning early on. Pitching wasn't that bad, only gave up three runs for awhile.
I know it's still Spring training, but I don't like to see more than 3 runs given up in a
game. There were no errors by the Rangers, which is always good. Mark Clark
looks like he'll be a good pickup for us. Hope it carries over into the regular
season even better! This win makes it five in a row now. We're two over .500
for spring training so far.
Speaking of that, what's with the KC Royals? 11-1, I think? Yeesh! If they manage to carry that through the entire 99 season, it will throw a major monkey-wrench into the arugment the "have-not's" are pushing now for a restructuring of the revenue sharing system in baseball.
Commentary (by Jim Meeks)
Tom Goodwin and Lee Stevens led the Rangers to their 5th straight win in exhibition
play Wednesday by defeating the Red Sox 7-5.
Goodwin was 3 for 5, doubled, walked once and scored twice. Stevens was 3 for 3, doubled
and drove in 2 runs.
Stevens followed up a string of 5 straight singles with a 2-run scoring double in the
second to put the game away.
Gregg Zahn continued his hold on the backup catcher slot going 2 for 4, while John Marzano
got hit in the wrist in his only plate appearance.
On the mound Mark Clark started and was fairly impressive depsite giving up 3 runs in 4
innings. Most of the hits didn't seemed to be that hard (on the radio). Jeff Zimmerman
Tony Fossas, Eric Gunderson and Al Levine all had scoreless innings in relief. Rookie
Corey Lee struggled in his only inning, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits.
The Boston radio announcers were impressed by the Rangers defense. In the 3rd, left
fielder Rusty Greer made an "sensational diving catch" to rob Darren Lewis.
In the 4th, the Sox announcers were thoroughly suprised at rookie Ruben Mateo's arm, as he
made a very strong throw to 2nd on "what would normally be an easy double".
Mateo, who played most of the game in right field because Goodwin played center, also
grabbed a ball in the deep right-center gap in the 4th. In the 6th the announcers also
raved about his speed and his base-running and called him a "very good-looking,
toolsy player" and "an impressive young man".
The Rangers now are winners of 7 of their last 9 spring games.
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Line Score
GPFT FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 13 0
BOSTON 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 11 1 FINAL
WP - MARK CLARK (2-0)
LP - TIM WAKEFIELD (0-1)
SAVE - ALAN LEVINE (1)
HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE
BOS - LOU MERLONI (3) OFF LEE IN THE 6TH
TIME: 2:35 ATT: 5,944
Box Score
TEXAS (7) AT BOSTON (5)
TEXAS AB R H BI BOSTON AB R H BI
T GOODWIN CF 4 2 3 1 D LEWIS CF 4 0 1 0
SASSER 3B 0 0 0 0 P VALDES RF 1 0 0 0
MCLEMORE 2B 5 0 0 0 VARITEK C 4 1 1 0
DRANSFELDT 2B 0 0 0 0 CHAMBLEE SS 1 0 0 0
GREER LF 5 0 0 1 OFFERMAN 2B 3 0 1 0
ZYWICA RF 0 0 0 0 KEITH MITCHELL CF1 0 0 0
L STEVENS 1B 3 0 3 2 N GARCIAPARRA DH 4 1 2 1
CUYLER PR 0 0 0 0 STANLEY 1B 3 1 2 0
SHELDON 1B 1 0 1 0 DEPASTINO C 1 0 0 0
I RODRIGUEZ C 3 0 0 0 OLEARY LF 4 1 2 2
MARZANO C 0 0 0 0 MERLONI 2B 4 1 1 2
HUBBARD C 1 0 1 0 T NIXON RF 2 0 0 0
ALICEA 3B 4 1 1 0 DAUBACH 1B 1 0 0 0
S GREEN LF 1 0 0 0 LINIAK 3B 4 0 1 0
MATEO CF 4 2 1 0
ZAUN DH 5 1 2 1
SHAVE SS 2 1 1 2
TOTALS 38 7 13 7 TOTALS 37 5 11 5
TEXAS 150 001 000-- 7
BOSTON 100 202 000-- 5
DP--TEXAS 1, BOSTON 1. LOB--TEXAS 10, BOSTON 6. 2B--T
GOODWIN, VARITEK, STANLEY, OLEARY. HR--MERLONI (OFF LEE).
SB--CUYLER. SF--SHAVE.
IP H R ER BB SO HR
TEXAS
M CLARK (W) 4 6 3 3 0 2 0
ZIMMERMAN 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
LEE 1 3 2 2 1 0 1
FOSSAS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
GUNDERSON 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
LEVINE (S) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
BOSTON
WAKEFIELD (L) 4 8 6 6 0 1 0
GROSS 1 1-3 2 1 1 1 0 0
R MAHAY 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0
CLONTZ 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
CORSI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
LOWE 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
HBP--MARZANO BY CLONTZ, SHAVE BY WAKEFIELD.
SO--TEX: MCLEMORE, ALICEA, MATEO. BOS: P VALDES, VARITEK,
CHAMBLEE, OFFERMAN, OLEARY, MERLONI.
BB--TEX: T GOODWIN, L STEVENS, MATEO. BOS: T NIXON.
T--2:35. A--5,944.
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA (TICKER) -- Lee Stevens singled in two
runs to highlight a five-run second inning and Tom Goodwin added three hits and scored
twice as the Texas Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox, 7-5.
Texas had six singles in the second off loser Tim Wakefield, who was charged with six runs
and eight hits in four innings.
Mark Clark allowed three runs and six hits and struck out two in four innings for the
victory. Alan Levine pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.
Lou Merloni hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Troy O'Leary doubled in two runs in
the fourth and Nomar Garciaparra added two hits, including an RBI single in the first
inning, for the Red Sox.