Game 73: June 25, 1999 (W: 14-4)
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Commentary (by me)

Well, I can only think of two words to describe tonight's game - BOMBS AWAY!!

It's Monday afternoon, and it's now 3 days since this game, and my memory is not what it was over the weekend.   However, if I'm not mistaken, all but 2 or 3 of our runs came from runs driven in by a home run.  It was very much an offensive type of night.

Commentary (by Jim Meeks)

Not available.

Game Recap

SEATTLE (TICKER) -- Ivan Rodriguez and Juan Gonzalez each homered twice and rookie Ryan Glynn picked up his first major league victory as the Texas Rangers posted a 14-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the opener of the final series ever played at the Kingdome.

Rodriguez and Gonzalez each drove in five runs and Lee Stevens added a homer and two RBI for the Rangers, who moved 10 games over .500 with their third straight win. Texas also improved to 13-1 indoors this season.

"We've seen the bats come along real well the last few days," said Rangers manager Johnny Oates. "We started slow tonight, but came on."

"I'm feeling very good hitting here," Rodriguez said. "It's not easy to hit, concentrate and focus on what you're going to do in the game and hit the ball hard. But today, I just hit the ball pretty good and I did good for the team."

Glynn (1-2) surrendered four runs and six hits over 5 1/3 innings, walking two and striking out four. Mike Munoz followed with 1 2/3 scoreless frames before Danny Patterson finished up with two hitless innings.

"The win is important for me personally," said Glynn. "It's a very important road trip for us, playing all in the division. I'm glad I've had the opportunity. I gave us a chance to win tonight. I felt very relaxed and in control out there. I stayed relaxed and focused."

After starter Paul Abbott allowed just three runs over five innings, Frank Rodriguez (2-2) was tagged for three runs in two-thirds of an inning. Melvin Bunch followed and was hit hard, allowing eight runs and 11 hits over 3 1/3 innings.

"He pitched pretty well," said Seattle manager Lou Piniella of Abbott. "He's just got to get stronger, build some endurance. He just ran out of gas in the sixth inning. Outside of that, the game just got out of hand."

The Mariners, who were without Ken Griffey, Jr. tonight, will embark on a 12-game road trip after this weekend before returning home to open their new ballpark, Safeco Field, on July 15 against San Diego.

Griffey missed the game with dizziness.

The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the first on Rodriguez's 12th homer but the Mariners answered with a run in the second on double-play grounder by Dan Wilson.

Seattle took a 3-1 lead in the fifth on a groundout by Russ Davis and a sacrifice fly by Brian Hunter. But Texas broke open the game with six runs in the sixth.

Gonzalez led off the inning with hit his 20th homer and Stevens hit his two-run shot three batters later. Bunch came on later in the inning and surrendered a three-run homer to Rodriguez for a 7-3 lead. It marked the second big game at the Kingdome this season for Rodriguez, who had a two-homer, nine-RBI contest on April 13th.

After a 16-game stretch in which he drove in just three runs, Rodriguez has 11 RBI in the last four games. Since last season, he is batting .373 (22-for-59) with seven homers and 23 RBI against Seattle.

David Segui's eighth homer, with one out in the sixth, finished Glynn and drew Seattle within 7-4. But Texas again responded, scoring three runs in the eighth. Rodriguez lifted a sacrifice fly and Gonzalez recorded his 37th career multi-homer contest with a two-run shot to left-center field.

The Rangers pushed their advantage to 14-4 with four runs in the ninth. Rusty Greer drew a bases-loaded walk, Gonzalez had a two-run single and Rafael Palmeiro plated the game's final run with a groundout.

Gonzalez has eight 20-homer seasons, including five straight.

Photos
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Ranger starter Ryan Glynn	Seattle starter Paul Abbott	Pudge hits a first inning home run	Mariner David Segui

Box Score

Line Score
AL  FINAL
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
TEXAS               1  0  0   0  0  6   0  3  4    14 18  1
SEATTLE             0  1  0   0  2  1   0  0  0     4  6  0   (FINAL)

BATTERIES:  TEX - RYAN GLYNN, MIKE MUNOZ (6TH), DANNY PATTERSON
                  (8TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ, GREGG ZAUN (9TH)
            SEA - PAUL ABBOTT, FRANK RODRIGUEZ (6TH), MELVIN
                  BUNCH (6TH) AND DAN WILSON

             WP - RYAN GLYNN (1-2)
             LP - FRANK RODRIGUEZ (2-2)
           SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS:  TEX - IVAN RODRIGUEZ (12) OFF P ABBOTT IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
                  JUAN GONZALEZ (20) OFF P ABBOTT IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
                  LEE STEVENS (14) OFF FR RODRIGUEZ IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
                  IVAN RODRIGUEZ (13) OFF BUNCH IN THE 6TH, 2 ON
                  JUAN GONZALEZ (21) OFF BUNCH IN THE 8TH, 1 ON
            SEA - DAVID SEGUI (8) OFF GLYNN IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

     TIME:  3:00     ATT:  30,490

PROBABLES:  TEX - RICK HELLING (6-7, 4.24)
            SEA - JAMIE MOYER (8-4, 4.65)



Box Score
TEXAS (14) AT SEATTLE (4) - FINAL

TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Mclemore 2b             4  3  2  0   2  1   0  .286
I Rodriguez c           5  3  3  5   0  0   1  .317
 Zaun c                 0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .226
Greer lf                4  1  2  1   2  0   1  .275
J Gonzalez rf           6  2  3  5   0  0   4  .302
 Sc Green pr-cf         0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
R Palmeiro dh           4  0  1  1   2  0   2  .354
Zeile 3b                6  1  1  0   0  0   4  .252
L Stevens 1b            5  1  2  2   0  2   2  .302
R Kelly cf-rf           5  0  2  0   0  2   1  .328
Clayton ss              5  3  2  0   0  0   2  .252

Totals                 44 14 18 14   6  5  17

BATTING: HR - I Rodriguez 2 (13, 1st inning off P Abbott 0 on,
1 out, 6th inning off Bunch 2 on, 2 out); J Gonzalez 2 (21, 6th inning
off P Abbott 0 on, 0 out, 8th inning off Bunch 1 on, 2 out); L Stevens
(14, 6th inning off Fr Rodriguez 1 on, 1 out). SF - I Rodriguez.
RBI - I Rodriguez 5 (46), J Gonzalez 5 (64), L Stevens 2 (39),
Greer (46), R Palmeiro (64). 2-out RBI - I Rodriguez 3, J Gonzalez 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Zeile 2, R Palmeiro 1,
L Stevens 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - Clayton (5, 2nd base off Fr Rodriguez/D Wilson);
Mclemore (6, 2nd base off Bunch/D Wilson).

FIELDING: E - Clayton (10, throw). DP: 3 (Zeile-Mclemore-L Stevens 2,
Mclemore-L Stevens).

SEATTLE                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Bl Hunter cf            3  0  1  1   0  0   1  .278
Da Bell 2b              3  0  0  0   1  0   1  .255
A Rodriguez ss          4  0  0  0   0  1   2  .323
E Martinez dh           3  1  0  0   1  1   1  .307
Segui 1b                4  1  2  1   0  0   0  .290
Ibanez lf               4  1  2  0   0  0   0  .311
D Wilson c              3  1  0  0   0  1   1  .295
Mabry rf                3  0  1  0   0  1   1  .246
R Davis 3b              3  0  0  1   0  1   0  .223

Totals                 30  4  6  3   2  5   7

BATTING: HR - Segui (8, 6th inning off Glynn 0 on, 1 out).
SF - Bl Hunter. RBI - R Davis (36), Bl Hunter (19), Segui (29).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Mabry 1, A Rodriguez 1.
GIDP - D Wilson, E Martinez. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - Ibanez (2, 2nd base off Glynn/I Rodriguez).

TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Glynn (W, 1-2)                5 1/3   6   4   4   2   4   1   7.46
M Munoz                       1 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.60
D Patterson                   2       0   0   0   0   0   0   4.40

SEATTLE                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
P Abbott                      5       5   3   3   3   2   2   5.40
Fr Rodriguez (L, 2-2; BS, 1)    2/3   2   3   3   1   1   1   6.04
Bunch                         3 1/3  11   8   8   2   2   2  11.70

P Abbott pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

HBP - D Wilson (by Glynn).  Pitches-strikes: P Abbott 85-51;
Fr Rodriguez 22-13; Bunch 86-49; Glynn 97-53; M Munoz 16-13;
D Patterson 19-14.  Ground balls-fly balls: P Abbott 3-10;
Fr Rodriguez 1-0; Bunch 4-4; Glynn 6-5; M Munoz 2-2; D Patterson
3-3.  Batters faced: P Abbott 23; Fr Rodriguez 5; Bunch 23;
Glynn 23; M Munoz 5; D Patterson 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Jim Mckean. 2B--Brian Onora.
3B--Jim Joyce.
T--3:00.  Att--30,490. Indoors.

AL       TEXAS AT SEATTLE
         NOTE:  SEATTLE'S KEN GRIFFEY JR. IS NOT IN THE STARTING LINEUP
                TONIGHT DUE TO DIZZINESS.

Game Log

Texas Starting Lineups -- Mark Mclemore 2B, Ivan Rodriguez C, Rusty Greer LF, Juan Gonzalez RF, Rafael Palmeiro DH, Todd Zeile 3B, Lee Stevens 1B, Roberto Kelly CF, Royce Clayton SS, Ryan Glynn RHP.

Seattle Starting Lineups -- Brian L Hunter CF, David Bell 2B, Alex Rodriguez SS, Edgar Martinez DH, David Segui 1B, Raul Ibanez LF, Dan Wilson C, John Mabry RF, Russ Davis 3B, Paul Abbott RHP.

Umpires -- Cooper (HP), Mckean (1B), Onora (2B), Joyce (3B).

Gametime Weather: Indoors

TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore struck out swinging. I Rodriguez homered to left. Greer singled to right. J Gonzalez flied out to right. R Palmeiro singled to right, Greer to second. Zeile flied out to deep center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 1ST: Bl Hunter grounded out to shortstop. Da Bell flied out to right. A Rodriguez lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 0.

TEXAS 2ND: L Stevens flied out to right. R Kelly flied out to center. Clayton lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 0.

SEATTLE 2ND: E Martinez walked. Segui singled to right, E Martinez to second. Ibanez singled to left, E Martinez to third, Segui to second. D Wilson grounded into double play, third to second to first, Ibanez out at second, E Martinez scored, Segui to third. Mabry struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 1.

TEXAS 3RD: Mclemore walked. I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop, Mclemore to second. Greer walked. J Gonzalez flied out to right. R Palmeiro flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 3RD: R Davis struck out looking. Bl Hunter reached on infield single. Da Bell lined into double play, second to first, Bl Hunter doubled off first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 1.

TEXAS 4TH: Zeile flied out to deep center. L Stevens struck out swinging. R Kelly singled to center. Clayton lined out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 4TH: A Rodriguez grounded out to third. E Martinez flied out to center. Segui grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 1.

TEXAS 5TH: Mclemore grounded out to third. I Rodriguez popped out to shallow left center. Greer grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 1.

SEATTLE 5TH: Ibanez singled to center. Ibanez stole second. D Wilson hit by pitch. Mabry singled to right, Ibanez to third, D Wilson to second. R Davis grounded out to second, Ibanez scored, D Wilson to third, Mabry to second. Bl Hunter hit sacrifice fly to center, D Wilson scored. Da Bell walked. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SEATTLE 3.

TEXAS 6TH: J Gonzalez homered to center. R Palmeiro walked. Frank Rodriguez relieved Paul Abbott. Zeile grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Palmeiro out at second. L Stevens homered to center, Zeile scored. R Kelly struck out swinging. Clayton singled to left center. Clayton stole second. Mclemore walked. Melvin Bunch relieved Frank Rodriguez. I Rodriguez homered to left, Clayton and Mclemore scored. Greer singled to right. J Gonzalez grounded out to third. (6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, SEATTLE 3.

SEATTLE 6TH: E Martinez struck out looking. Segui homered to right center. Mike Munoz relieved Ryan Glynn. Ibanez grounded out to first. D Wilson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, SEATTLE 4.

TEXAS 7TH: R Palmeiro flied out to left center. Zeile grounded out to third. L Stevens singled to center. R Kelly struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, SEATTLE 4.

SEATTLE 7TH: Mabry grounded out to first. R Davis flied out to deep center. Bl Hunter flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, SEATTLE 4.

TEXAS 8TH: Clayton singled to center. Mclemore singled to center, Clayton to third. I Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to center, Clayton scored. Mclemore stole second. Greer flied out to left. J Gonzalez homered to left center, Mclemore scored. R Palmeiro walked. Zeile singled to left, R Palmeiro to second. L Stevens struck out looking. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 10, SEATTLE 4.

SEATTLE 8TH: Danny Patterson relieved Mike Munoz. Da Bell grounded out to shortstop. A Rodriguez safe at first on shortstop Clayton's throwing error. E Martinez grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Rodriguez out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 10, SEATTLE 4.

TEXAS 9TH: R Kelly singled to center. Clayton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Kelly out at second. Mclemore singled to center, Clayton to second. I Rodriguez reached on infield single, Clayton to third, Mclemore to second. Greer walked, Clayton scored, Mclemore to third, I Rodriguez to second. J Gonzalez singled to left center, Mclemore and I Rodriguez scored, Greer to third. J Gonzalez to second advancing on throw. Sc Green ran for J Gonzalez. R Palmeiro grounded out to second, Greer scored, Sc Green to third. Zeile popped out to shallow left. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 14, SEATTLE 4.

SEATTLE 9TH: Zaun catching. Sc Green in center. R Kelly in right. Segui flied out to center. Ibanez flied out to left. D Wilson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 14, SEATTLE 4.