Game 67: June 19, 1999 (L: 7-4)
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Commentary (by me)

I was driving from Dallas to Houston when this game was on, and didn't get to hear all of it, as I eventually drove out of range of KRLD.

I did get to hear Mark Clark give up another home run (a bit of a broken record with him, I think) and Todd Zeile hit a home run, but that was about it.  No commentary from me, as I hardly heard any of the game.

Commentary (by Jim Meeks)

Not available.

Game Recap

BOSTON (TICKER) -- Rookie Jin Ho Cho picked up his first major league win and Nomar Garciaparra doubled twice and homered as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers, 7-4.

Cho (1-0), a Korean starting his second game this season and his sixth in two big league seasons, yielded four runs on two home runs but struck out six and walked just one over a career high-tying six-plus innings. He gave up five hits.

"He mixed his pitches well and didn't get too many balls out over the middle of the plate," said rookie catcher Creighton Gubanich, who caught Cho in Triple-A.

"He had really good control, used all his pitches for strikes," Rangers left fielder Rusty Greer said. "When you throw all of your pitches for strikes like he did today, it makes it really tough on hitters."

Garciaparra, who went 3-for-3 with a walk and upped his batting average to .332, gave the Red Sox the lead for good, 4-3, with an RBI double in the second, knocking out starter Mark Clark.

Garciaparra and Mike Stanley capped the scoring in the eighth with solo homers off Danny Patterson as Boston rebounded from consecutive losses.

Jose Offerman had three hits and three others added two of the Red Sox' 15. Boston scored seven runs for the second time in three games after failing to plate more than five in 14 straight.

"It was good today to swing the bats well all the way up and down the lineup," manager Jimy Williams said. "A couple of home runs there late really helped, too."

Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield allowed a hit and walk over two scoreless innings for his fourth save in as many chances in place of injured closer Tom Gordon.

Clark (3-7), a nine-year veteran, matched his shortest career outing, giving up three earned runs and seven hits while recording four outs. He has lost four straight starts.

"I'm the kind of guy, throughout my career, I have always had good location and don't walk a lot of hitters," said Clark, who blamed a bad sinking fastball. "The last couple of games, though, I'm falling behind guys. It's like I don't have any clue where the strikezone is."

Todd Zeile hit a three-run homer off Cho in the second and Ivan Rodriguez added a solo shot in the seventh for the Rangers, who had won three in a row.

Texas managed only six hits against four pitchers and faces major league-victory leader Pedro Martinez on Sunday.

"Their whole pitching staff pitched good today," Greer said. "We've got a tough road ahead of us tomorrow, with Pedro. We've got to refocus."

Zeile's 11th home run over the "Green Monster" in left field gave the Rangers a 3-1 lead. But Boston answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning.

Damon Buford led off with a double and one out later, scored on one of Offerman's three singles. John Valentin then singled and scored on rookie Brian Daubach's RBI base hit before Garciaparra's first double made it 4-3.

"I just fell behind too many batters, ball one and ball two," Clark said. "It's something you just can't do with their lineup. Todd comes up and gets the big hit for us and I go out and give up base hit after base hit."

Nine of the 13 batters Clark faced reached base. Offerman led off the first with a single, went to third on Daubach's double and later scored when Zeile misplayed Stanley's groundball at third base.

Clark, who walked one, struck out two and threw 48 pitches, also went just 1 1/3 innings April 28, 1995, against the Rangers while with the Cleveland Indians.

"I think all of us have a period of time and a stretch we go through where things aren't going well for us," Oates said. "I think that's what's happening to Mark. I don't know if it's one particular thing or not. We'll have to break it down.

"I thought the story of the game, though, was their pitcher not giving us much of anything good to hit. He kept the ball just enough inside and just enough outside to really be effective."

While Clark failed to go five innings for the fifth straight start, Cho retired nine consecutive batters between the second and fifth, striking out four.

"I thought one of the big keys in the game was Cho coming out in th third inning after we took the lead and putting a zero on the board against that lineup," Stanley said.

Cho gave up a single and walk in the fifth but stranded two runners and preserved a 4-3 lead by getting Greer and Roberto Kelly to to fly out.

Cho left after an impressive sixth inning, when he got Rafael Palmeiro and Juan Gonzalez to pop up and struck out Lee Stevens. Cho, who was 0-3 in his first five big league starts, threw 61 of 91 pitches for strikes.

"I thought he pitched a stronger game this time than he did last time," Williams said. "Certainly pitching against Texas is always tough."

Cho gave up two runs in six innings Monday while not figuring in a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. He and fellow Red Sox rookies Brian Rose and Juan Pena, who is disabled, are a combined 7-0 with a 2.11 ERA this year.

The Red Sox gave Cho an insurance run in the sixth on Trot Nixon's RBI double off John Burkett, the first run allowed by Texas' bullpen in 21 innings.

Burkett, a veteran starter appearing in relief for the fourth straight time, gave up just one run and six hits over 4 1/3 innings. He struck out four without a walk.

Rodriguez got Texas within 5-4 with a leadoff homer in the seventh, knocking out Cho. But Kirk Bullinger and Mark Guthrie combined for a scoreless seventh in place of the righthander.

Garciaparra and Stanley gave Wakefield breathing room with their 12 and seventh home runs, respectively, in a three at-bat span.

After the game, the Red Sox announced second baseman Jeff Frye needs arthroscopic surgery on his ailing left knee and expect to be without him for up two two months. Frye missed all of 1998 with a torn left ACL.

Photos
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Boston starter Jin Ho Cho	Nomar is safe at second base	Mark Clark seconds before being taken out of the game (again).

Box Score

Line Score
AL  FINAL
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
TEXAS               0  3  0   0  0  0   1  0  0     4  6  1
BOSTON              1  3  0   0  0  1   2  0  x     7 15  0   (FINAL)

BATTERIES:  TEX - MARK CLARK, JOHN BURKETT (2ND), MIKE VENAFRO
                  (6TH), DANNY PATTERSON (7TH), MIKE MUNOZ (8TH)
                  AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
            BOS - JIN HO CHO, KIRK BULLINGER (7TH), MARK GUTHRIE
                  (7TH), TIM WAKEFIELD (8TH) AND CREIGHTON
                  GUBANICH, JASON VARITEK (8TH)

             WP - JIN HO CHO (1-0)
             LP - MARK CLARK (3-7)
           SAVE - TIM WAKEFIELD (4)

HOME RUNS:  TEX - TODD ZEILE (11) OFF CHO IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
                  IVAN RODRIGUEZ (11) OFF CHO IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
            BOS - NOMAR GARCIAPARRA (12) OFF D PATTERSON IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
                  MIKE STANLEY (7) OFF D PATTERSON IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

     TIME:  2:53     ATT:  31,950

PROBABLES:  TEX - RYAN GLYNN (0-1, 8.39)
            BOS - PEDRO MARTINEZ (12-2, 2.17)



Box Score
TEXAS (4) AT BOSTON (7) - FINAL

TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Greer lf                4  0  0  0   0  1   2  .280
R Kelly cf              4  0  0  0   0  1   2  .316
R Palmeiro dh           4  0  1  0   0  0   0  .347
J Gonzalez rf           4  0  0  0   0  0   1  .300
L Stevens 1b            4  1  1  0   0  2   1  .307
I Rodriguez c           3  2  2  1   1  0   0  .306
Zeile 3b                4  1  1  3   0  2   1  .254
Alicea 2b               3  0  1  0   1  1   1  .147
Shave ss                2  0  0  0   1  1   1  .245
 a-Mclemore ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .286

Totals                 33  4  6  4   3  8  10

a-flied to center for Shave in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - Zeile (11, 2nd inning off Cho 2 on, 1 out); I
Rodriguez (11, 7th inning off Cho 0 on, 0 out). RBI - Zeile 3
(37), I Rodriguez (35). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Kelly 1.  Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - Zeile (10, bobble). Outfield assists - R Kelly (T
Nixon at 3rd base). DP: 1 (Shave-Alicea-L Stevens).

BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Offerman 2b             5  2  3  1   0  1   0  .305
John Valentin 3b        5  1  2  0   0  0   2  .253
Daubach dh              4  0  2  1   0  1   1  .317
N Garciaparra ss        3  1  3  2   1  0   0  .332
Oleary lf               4  0  0  0   0  3   5  .297
Stanley 1b              4  1  1  1   0  0   4  .271
Gubanich c              4  0  1  0   0  2   4  .250
 Varitek c              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .242
Buford cf               4  2  2  0   0  1   1  .277
T Nixon rf              4  0  1  1   0  0   1  .229

Totals                 37  7 15  6   1  8  18

BATTING: 2B - Daubach (15, M Clark); Buford (9, M Clark); N
Garciaparra 2 (19, M Clark, Burkett); T Nixon (8, Burkett). HR -
N Garciaparra (12, 7th inning off D Patterson 0 on, 0 out);
Stanley (7, 7th inning off D Patterson 0 on, 1 out). RBI -
Offerman (24), Daubach (23), N Garciaparra 2 (47), T Nixon (13),
Stanley (34). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Gubanich
3, Oleary 1. GIDP - John Valentin.  Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: Picked off - Daubach (3rd base, I Rodriguez).

TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
M Clark (L, 3-7)              1 1/3   7   4   3   1   2   0   8.60
Burkett                       4 1/3   6   1   1   0   4   0   7.85
Venafro                         1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.15
D Patterson                   1       2   2   2   0   2   2   4.71
M Munoz                       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.67

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Cho (W, 1-0)                  6       5   4   4   1   6   2   4.50
Bullinger (H, 2)                2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
Guthrie (H, 11)                 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5.84
Wakefield (S, 4)              2       1   0   0   1   2   0   5.16

Cho pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Cho 91-61; Bullinger 10-4; Guthrie 4-3;
Wakefield 33-21; M Clark 48-26; Burkett 61-40; Venafro 2-2; D
Patterson 19-12; M Munoz 9-7.  Ground balls-fly balls: Cho 3-9;
Bullinger 1-1; Guthrie 1-0; Wakefield 2-2; M Clark 1-1; Burkett
5-2; Venafro 1-0; D Patterson 1-0; M Munoz 2-1.  Batters faced:
Cho 24; Bullinger 3; Guthrie 1; Wakefield 8; M Clark 13; Burkett
16; Venafro 1; D Patterson 5; M Munoz 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Morrison. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--Larry Barnett.
3B--Greg Kosc.
T--2:53.  Att--31,950.   Weather: 71 degrees, sunny.   Wind: 14
mph, right to left.

Game Log

Texas Starting Lineups -- Rusty Greer LF, Roberto Kelly CF, Rafael Palmeiro DH, Juan Gonzalez RF, Lee Stevens 1B, Ivan Rodriguez C, Todd Zeile 3B, Luis Alicea 2B, Jon Shave SS, Mark Clark RHP.

Boston Starting Lineups -- Jose Offerman 2B, John Valentin 3B, Brian Daubach DH, Nomar Garciaparra SS, Troy Oleary LF, Mike Stanley 1B, Creighton Gubanich C, Damon Buford CF, Trot Nixon RF, Jin Ho Cho RHP.

Umpires -- Morrison (HP), Hickox (1B), L Barnett (2B), Kosc (3B).

Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Sunny, wind right to left at 14 mph.

TEXAS 1ST: Greer grounded out to second. R Kelly struck out looking. R Palmeiro flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 1ST: Offerman singled to left. John Valentin lined out to third. Daubach doubled to left center, Offerman to third. N Garciaparra walked. Oleary struck out swinging. Stanley safe at first on 3rd baseman Zeile's fielding error, Offerman scored, Daubach to third, N Garciaparra to second. Gubanich struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 0, BOSTON 1.

TEXAS 2ND: J Gonzalez flied out to center. L Stevens singled to right. I Rodriguez singled to center, L Stevens to second. Zeile homered to left, L Stevens and I Rodriguez scored. Alicea grounded out to second. Shave struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BOSTON 1.

BOSTON 2ND: Buford doubled to right center. T Nixon grounded out to second, Buford to third. Offerman singled to shallow right, Buford scored. John Valentin singled to right, Offerman to third. Daubach singled to center, Offerman scored, John Valentin to third. N Garciaparra doubled to left, John Valentin scored, Daubach to third. John Burkett relieved Mark Clark. Daubach picked off at third, catcher to third. Oleary popped out to first. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BOSTON 4.

TEXAS 3RD: Greer struck out swinging. R Kelly grounded out to shortstop. R Palmeiro flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 3RD: Stanley grounded out to catcher. Gubanich singled to right center. Buford struck out looking. T Nixon grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BOSTON 4.

TEXAS 4TH: J Gonzalez flied out to left center. L Stevens struck out swinging. I Rodriguez flied out to right center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 4TH: Offerman singled to right. John Valentin grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Offerman out at second. Daubach struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BOSTON 4.

TEXAS 5TH: Zeile struck out looking. Alicea singled to left center. Shave walked, Alicea to second. Greer flied out to right, Alicea to third. R Kelly flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 5TH: N Garciaparra doubled to left. Oleary struck out swinging. Stanley popped out to shallow right center. Gubanich grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BOSTON 4.

TEXAS 6TH: R Palmeiro fouled out to third. J Gonzalez popped out to second. L Stevens struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 6TH: Buford singled to left. T Nixon doubled to left center, Buford scored, T Nixon out stretching at third. Offerman struck out swinging. John Valentin singled to center. Mike Venafro relieved John Burkett. Daubach grounded out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BOSTON 5.

TEXAS 7TH: I Rodriguez homered to left. Kirk Bullinger relieved Jin Ho Cho. Zeile grounded out to second. Alicea walked. Shave lined out to third. Mark Guthrie relieved Kirk Bullinger. Greer grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, BOSTON 5.

BOSTON 7TH: Danny Patterson relieved Mike Venafro. N Garciaparra homered to left center. Oleary struck out looking. Stanley homered to left center. Gubanich struck out swinging. Buford grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, BOSTON 7.

TEXAS 8TH: Tim Wakefield relieved Mark Guthrie. Varitek catching. R Kelly popped out to shallow right. R Palmeiro singled to right. J Gonzalez grounded out to first. L Stevens grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, BOSTON 7.

BOSTON 8TH: Mike Munoz relieved Danny Patterson. T Nixon flied out to left center. Offerman grounded out to third. John Valentin grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, BOSTON 7.

TEXAS 9TH: I Rodriguez walked. Zeile struck out swinging. Alicea struck out swinging. Mclemore hit for Shave. Mclemore flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, BOSTON 7.