Game 78: June 30, 1999 (W: 18-4)
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Commentary (by me)

Blowout!  Oh my.  There's just too many things to talk about, I'll probably forget a few.

When I saw the pitching lineup for this game, I expected it to be a high scoring game.  I figured that Glynn would give up a few, and Ken Hill would probably get knocked around, as he's not that good this year (has he ever been since we traded him to Anaheim?).  However, I didn't figure that it would end up quite like this!   Of course, all 18 didn't come from Hill, it was spread out all over the place - we didn't score in just two of the 9 innings.   It didn't seem to matter whom the Angels sent out there to pitch, we banged 'em around really good last night.

We continued our recent dominance of the Angels in Anaheim, by taking the last 6 games there (going to last September), outscoring them a total of 57-8 in those six games.  This series that just ended was 32-5, with 4 of the 5 coming in last night's game alone!  What's more interesting is that even scoring 18 runs, we also left twelve guys on base - it could have been a whole lot worse - It's just too bad we can't do this against the Yankees, dammit!

Todd Zeile & Raffy each went four for four with four RBI's.  With 20 hits and 18 runs, you'd think we had some longball.  We didn't, there was only one home run, and it was a solo shot from a very non home run hitting Mark McLemore.   It's nice, as Mark was hitting the ball well this entire series, but didn't get a whole lot to show for it.  Mark could have had about 13 hits in 3 games, the way he was hitting the ball, it seemed.

Ryan Glynn wasn't as stellar as Burkett & Morgan were the last two nights, but he pitched fairly well, working out of a jam with the bases loaded in the second or third, not allowing the Angels any runs, which was good.  He did give up two runs in the 6th, which was when he was pulled.  Mike Venafro gave up the other two (with Patterson & Kolb pitching an inning each, not giving up anything).  Our pitching was fairly decent - it wasn't as stellar as the last two nights, but you can't have that every time.  One interesting note - Glynn's last two outings have resulted in the Rangers giving him run support of 14 & 18.  :)

Bad news, as Pudge jammed his knee going into first base, and had to be helped off the field.  As I write this on 2:45PM Thursday afternoon, there's still no word as to his condition - I really hope it's not a big break, as the AL All-Star teams are about to be announced, and I want his streak of appearances to continue. 

Let's see how we do against Seattle over the July 4th weekend.  The Rangers have Thursday off, so if the A's beat the Mariners, that means we'll go into the weekend series with a 6 game lead on Seattle, a 7 game lead on Oakland, and a 9.5 game lead on Anaheim.  I really would LOVE it if we could get to 10 games over the second place team by the All-Star break, but that probably won't happen.   I'll be happy if we can maintain this lead we have now.  :)

Game Recap

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA (TICKER) -- Todd Zeile and Rafael Palmeiro each went 4-for-4 with four RBI as the Texas Rangers completed a dominating three-game sweep of the Anaheim Angels with an 18-4 pounding.

Texas outscored the Angels, 32-5, in the sweep and has won the last six meetings in Anaheim by a combined score of 57-8. Anaheim is in last place in the American League West, 9 1/2 games behind the first-place Rangers.

The run total and margin of victory fell shy of team records set in a 26-7 thumping of Baltimore on April 19, 1996.

The 18 runs established a season high and the 20 hits tied a season best, set May 9 against Toronto.

Zeile, who matched a career high in hits, smacked a pair of doubles and is batting .452 (19-for-42) during a 10-game hitting streak.

"I usually don't start picking it up until the All-Star break," Zeile said. "I've been hitting the ball hard lately. We're more worried about ourselves playing consistently and not looking behind us."

Palmeiro had a two-run single in a three-run first inning, a single in the third, an RBI double in a six-run fourth and a run-scoring single in the fifth as Texas built a 12-0 lead. He went 9-for-13 during the sweep and has 30 RBI in his last 26 games.

Juan Gonzalez was 2-for-4 and finished the series hitting .538 (7-for-13) with six RBI. Over his last six games, Gonzalez is batting .500 (14-for-28) with 12 RBI.

The Rangers biggest inning was a six-run fourth. Palmeiro, Zeile and Roberto Kelly each had RBI doubles and Gonzalez added a run-scoring single as Texas opened an 11-0 lead.

The only homer of the game was hit by Mark McLemore, whose 13th of the season put the Rangers ahead 13-0 in the sixth.

"It's just a reversal of the way they manhandled us three out of four at home," Texas manager Johnny Oates said. "That's the way this game is played sometimes. You just enjoy it when it's going your way and forget it when it's going against you."

Rookie Ryan Glynn (2-2) benefited from the offensive explosion, giving up two runs and four hits over six innings. Six of his first seven starts have been on the road.

"He threw a lot of strikes and was ahead of the hitters," Oates added. "He didn't look hyper on the mound. He looked more in control."

Ken Hill (3-8) dropped his fourth straight start, yielding eight runs and eight hits over 3 1/3 innings against his former team. Rookie Scott Schoeneweis did not fare much better in relief, surrendering three earned runs and six hits in 1 2/3 innings.

"I'd like to get the All-Star break before we worry about where we are going to be at the end of September," Angels manager Terry Collins said. "Everytime something goes wrong, I hear the season is over. I've gotten sick and tired of it."

Texas received a scare in the fifth when catcher Ivan Rodriguez jammed his left leg while trying to beat out a ground ball. He left with a strained knee and will be re-evaluated Thursday.

Reggie Williams collected two triples, tying the Angels' record last accomplished by Luis Polonia on April 7, 1993 against Milwaukee.

Anaheim slugger Mo Vaughn continued to struggle. He went 1-for-8 in the series with five strikeouts.

Photos
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Anaheim starter Ken Hill right before being pulled	Pudge steals second base	Mac dives for a ball and catches it	Todd Zeile gets congrats for scoring a run

Box Score

Line Score
AL  FINAL
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
TEXAS               3  0  2   6  1  1   3  0  2    18 20  0
ANAHEIM             0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  0     4 10  2   (FINAL)

BATTERIES:  TEX - RYAN GLYNN, DANNY PATTERSON (7TH), MIKE
                  VENAFRO (8TH), DANNY KOLB (9TH) AND IVAN
                  RODRIGUEZ, GREGG ZAUN (5TH)
            ANA - KEN HILL, SCOTT SCHOENEWEIS (4TH), MIKE HOLTZ
                  (6TH), MIKE MAGNANTE (8TH), SHIGETOSHI
                  HASEGAWA (9TH) AND MATT WALBECK, BRET HEMPHILL
                  (7TH)

             WP - RYAN GLYNN (2-2)
             LP - KEN HILL (3-8)
           SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS:  TEX - MARK MCLEMORE (3) OFF M HOLTZ IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
            ANA - NONE

     TIME:  3:15     ATT:  23,450

PROBABLES:  SEA - JAMIE MOYER (8-4, 4.59)
            TEX - RICK HELLING (6-7, 4.34)

            ANA - STEVE SPARKS (3-5, 4.93)
            OAK - KENNY ROGERS (4-3, 3.86)


Box Score
TEXAS (18) AT ANAHEIM (4) - FINAL

TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Mclemore 2b             6  2  2  2   0  0   3  .279
I Rodriguez c           2  2  1  0   2  0   0  .308
 Zaun pr-c              2  1  0  0   1  0   0  .203
Greer lf                6  3  3  0   1  0   3  .275
J Gonzalez rf           4  2  2  1   0  0   4  .318
 a-Sc Green ph-cf       2  0  1  0   0  0   1  .333
R Palmeiro dh           4  2  4  4   0  0   0  .362
 b-Alicea ph-dh         2  1  1  0   0  0   1  .165
Zeile 3b                4  3  4  4   1  0   1  .280
L Stevens 1b            3  1  0  2   2  0   4  .294
R Kelly cf-rf           4  1  1  2   1  2   3  .311
Clayton ss              5  0  1  2   0  1   1  .243
 Shave ss               1  0  0  0   0  0   2  .240

Totals                 45 18 20 17   8  3  23

a-flied to center for J Gonzalez in the 7th; b-singled for R Palmeiro
in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - Zeile 2 (22, K Hill, S Schoeneweis); R Palmeiro
(17, S Schoeneweis); R Kelly (8, S Schoeneweis). HR - Mclemore
(3, 6th inning off M Holtz 0 on, 2 out). SF - Zeile, L Stevens,
Mclemore. RBI - R Palmeiro 4 (70), Zeile 4 (43), L Stevens 2 (44),
J Gonzalez (71), R Kelly 2 (20), Mclemore 2 (20), Clayton 2 (13).
2-out RBI - R Palmeiro, Mclemore, Clayton 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Kelly 1, Clayton 1, Mclemore 2, L Stevens 1,
Greer 1. GIDP - J Gonzalez. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: SB - Mclemore (7, 2nd base off K Hill/Walbeck);
I Rodriguez (16, 2nd base off K Hill/Walbeck).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Clayton-Mclemore-L Stevens).

ANAHEIM                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Erstad lf-1b            3  0  1  0   0  0   0  .252
 a-Sheets ph-3b         2  0  0  0   0  0   2  .207
O Palmeiro rf-lf        4  1  1  0   1  0   2  .270
Vaughn 1b               2  0  0  0   0  1   2  .276
 R Williams rf          3  2  2  1   0  1   0  .214
Velarde 2b              3  1  1  1   1  0   1  .296
G Anderson cf           4  0  1  1   0  0   4  .275
T Greene dh             4  0  0  0   0  4   5  .249
Huson 3b-1b             4  0  1  0   0  0   0  .258
Walbeck c               1  0  0  0   1  0   0  .244
 Hemphill c             2  0  2  1   0  0   0 1.000
Disarcina ss            4  0  1  0   0  1   3  .182

Totals                 36  4 10  4   3  7  19

a-hit into fielder's choice for Erstad in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - Velarde (10, Venafro). 3B - R Williams 2 (2, Glynn,
Venafro). RBI - R Williams (2), G Anderson (37), Velarde (35),
Hemphill (1). 2-out RBI - G Anderson, Hemphill. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - T Greene 2, O Palmeiro 1, Disarcina 1.
GIDP - Disarcina. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - Huson (2, throw); Sheets (10, throw).
DP: 1 (Huson-Velarde-Erstad).

TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Glynn (W, 2-2)                6       4   2   2   3   5   0   6.80
D Patterson                   1       2   0   0   0   0   0   4.18
Venafro                       1       4   2   2   0   1   0   2.52
Kolb                          1       0   0   0   0   1   0   5.40

ANAHEIM                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
K Hill (L, 3-8)               3 1/3   8   8   8   4   3   0   5.58
S Schoeneweis                 1 2/3   6   4   3   1   0   0   5.23
M Holtz                       2       4   4   4   2   0   1   5.40
Magnante                      1       1   0   0   0   0   0   4.98
Hasegawa                      1       1   2   0   1   0   0   3.69

HBP - R Kelly (by Hasegawa).  Pitches-strikes: K Hill 85-54;
S Schoeneweis 44-24; M Holtz 37-19; Magnante 13-8; Hasegawa 23-11;
Glynn 97-59; D Patterson 14-9; Venafro 19-15; Kolb 9-7.  Ground balls-
fly balls: K Hill 3-4; S Schoeneweis 5-0; M Holtz 1-5; Magnante 3-0;
Hasegawa 0-3; Glynn 9-4; D Patterson 1-2; Venafro 2-0; Kolb 2-0.
Batters faced: K Hill 22; S Schoeneweis 12; M Holtz 12; Magnante 4;
Hasegawa 7; Glynn 24; D Patterson 5; Venafro 7; Kolb 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Dale Ford. 2B--Mark Johnson.
3B--Rich Garcia.
T--3:15.  Att--23,450.   Weather: 74 degrees, clear.   Wind: 8 mph,
out to left.

AL       TEXAS AT ANAHEIM
         NOTE:  TEXAS' TODD ZEILE EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES
                WITH A DOUBLE IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING.

AL       TEXAS AT ANAHEIM
         NOTE:  TEXAS' IVAN RODRIGUEZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIFTH INNING
                WITH A STRAINED LEFT KNEE. HE WILL BE RE-EVALUATED ON
                THURSDAY.

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.

Anaheim Starting Lineups -- Darin Erstad LF, Orlando Palmeiro RF, Mo Vaughn 1B, Randy Velarde 2B, Garret Anderson CF, Todd Greene DH, Jeff Huson 3B, Matt Walbeck C, Gary Disarcina SS, Ken Hill RHP.

Umpires -- Reilly (HP), Ford (1B), Johnson (2B), Garcia (3B).

Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Clear, wind out to left at 8 mph.

TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore singled to right. Mclemore stole second. I Rodriguez walked. Greer walked, Mclemore to third, I Rodriguez to second. J Gonzalez popped out to shallow center. R Palmeiro singled to right center, Mclemore and I Rodriguez scored, Greer to third. Zeile hit sacrifice fly to center, Greer scored. L Stevens walked, R Palmeiro to second. R Kelly struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, ANAHEIM 0.

ANAHEIM 1ST: Erstad fouled out to left. O Palmeiro lined out to shortstop. Vaughn grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, ANAHEIM 0.

TEXAS 2ND: Clayton struck out looking. Mclemore grounded out to pitcher. I Rodriguez walked. Greer flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, ANAHEIM 0.

ANAHEIM 2ND: Velarde grounded out to third. G Anderson flied out to left. T Greene struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, ANAHEIM 0.

TEXAS 3RD: J Gonzalez singled to center. R Palmeiro singled to right, J Gonzalez to third. Zeile doubled to left, J Gonzalez scored, R Palmeiro to third. L Stevens hit sacrifice fly to left, R Palmeiro scored. R Kelly struck out swinging. Clayton grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, ANAHEIM 0.

ANAHEIM 3RD: Huson grounded out to first. Walbeck walked. Disarcina grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Walbeck out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, ANAHEIM 0.

TEXAS 4TH: Mclemore grounded out to first. I Rodriguez singled to right. I Rodriguez stole second. Greer singled to center, I Rodriguez to third. J Gonzalez singled to left, I Rodriguez scored, Greer to second. Scott Schoeneweis relieved Ken Hill. R Palmeiro doubled to right, Greer scored, J Gonzalez to third. Zeile doubled to left center, J Gonzalez and R Palmeiro scored. L Stevens walked. R Kelly doubled to right, Zeile and L Stevens scored. Clayton grounded out to first, R Kelly to third. Mclemore grounded out to pitcher. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, ANAHEIM 0.

ANAHEIM 4TH: Erstad singled to right. O Palmeiro singled to right, Erstad to third. Vaughn struck out swinging. Velarde walked, O Palmeiro to second. G Anderson flied out to shallow left. T Greene struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, ANAHEIM 0.

TEXAS 5TH: Erstad at first. O Palmeiro in left. R Williams in right. I Rodriguez safe at first on 3rd baseman Huson's throwing error. Zaun ran for I Rodriguez. Greer singled to left, Zaun to second. J Gonzalez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Greer out at second, Zaun to third. R Palmeiro singled to center, Zaun scored. Zeile reached on infield single, R Palmeiro to second. L Stevens grounded out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 12, ANAHEIM 0.

ANAHEIM 5TH: Zaun catching. Huson grounded out to second. Walbeck grounded out to first. Disarcina struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 12, ANAHEIM 0.

TEXAS 6TH: Mike Holtz relieved Scott Schoeneweis. R Kelly flied out to right. Clayton fouled out to right. Mclemore homered to left. Zaun lined out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 13, ANAHEIM 0.

ANAHEIM 6TH: Erstad grounded out to second. O Palmeiro walked. R Williams tripled to right center, O Palmeiro scored. Velarde grounded out to third. G Anderson singled to left, R Williams scored. T Greene struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 13, ANAHEIM 2.

TEXAS 7TH: Hemphill catching. Greer singled to left. Sc Green hit for J Gonzalez. Sc Green flied out to right center. Alicea hit for R Palmeiro. Alicea singled to center, Greer to second. Zeile walked, Greer to third, Alicea to second. L Stevens grounded out to pitcher, Greer scored, Alicea to third, Zeile to second. R Kelly walked. Clayton singled to right, Alicea and Zeile scored, R Kelly to second. Mclemore popped out to shallow right. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 16, ANAHEIM 2.

ANAHEIM 7TH: Danny Patterson relieved Ryan Glynn. Shave at short. Sc Green in center. R Kelly in right. Huson flied out to left. Hemphill singled to center. Disarcina singled to left, Hemphill to second. Sheets hit for Erstad. Sheets grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hemphill to third, Disarcina out at second. O Palmeiro flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 16, ANAHEIM 2.

TEXAS 8TH: Mike Magnante relieved Mike Holtz. Huson at first. Sheets at third. Zaun grounded out to shortstop. Greer grounded out to third. Sc Green singled to left. Alicea grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 16, ANAHEIM 2.

ANAHEIM 8TH: Mike Venafro relieved Danny Patterson. R Williams tripled to left center. Velarde doubled to right center, R Williams scored. G Anderson grounded out to shortstop. T Greene struck out swinging. Huson reached on infield single, Velarde to third. Hemphill singled to right, Velarde scored, Huson to second. Disarcina grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hemphill out at second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 16, ANAHEIM 4.

TEXAS 9TH: Shigetoshi Hasegawa relieved Mike Magnante. Zeile singled to left. L Stevens popped out to shallow right center. R Kelly hit by pitch, Zeile to second. Shave safe at second on 3rd baseman Sheets' throwing error, Zeile scored, R Kelly to third. Mclemore hit sacrifice fly to deep center, R Kelly scored, Shave to third. Zaun walked. Greer lined out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TEXAS 18, ANAHEIM 4.

ANAHEIM 9TH: Danny Kolb relieved Mike Venafro. Sheets grounded out to second. O Palmeiro grounded out to shortstop. R Williams struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 18, ANAHEIM 4.