Game 80: July 3, 1999 (L: 13-12)
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Commentary (by me)

I don't remember a whole lot about this game, but I was fairly tired during this game, both because I was sleepy, and because I was otherwise occupied - I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to this game.

I fell asleep before the game was over - the last thing I remember about it, the score was 9-5, which was in the top of the 6th inning.

Looking at the results, a few nice things were Zeile extended his hitting streak to the 12, Danny Kolb pitching 2 2/3 innings, giving up one hit and one run, and another home run by Mark McLemore.

Game Recap

ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) -- Alex Rodriguez homered twice and knocked in four runs as the Seattle Mariners overcame a seven-run deficit and held on for a 13-12 victory over the Texas Rangers.

Russ Davis added a three-homer that snapped a seventh-inning tie and Ken Griffey Jr. contributed three RBI for the Mariners, who rallied to win after trailing 9-2 after four innings.

Rodriguez belted a two-run homer in the fourth and smacked a solo shot in the eighth for his third multi-home game this season and the ninth of his career.

"Both times I got pitches on the inside part of the plate that I could drive," Rodriguez said. "It feels good to come from behind and win a game like that."

Jose Paniagua (6-7) picked up the win despite allowing two runs and two hits in 1 2/3 innings.

Jose Mesa surrendered an RBI single to Juan Gonzalez in the ninth but recorded his 18th save in 22 chances as he worked a season-high two innings. After Gonzalez's single, Mesa retired Rafael Palmeiro on a fly ball to the warning track in center field to end the game.

"The guys didn't quit. They kept battling and got the lead and hung on," Seattle manager Lou Piniella said. "To come back against the division leaders from a seven-run deficit in the their home ballpark is a nice achievement."

Gonzalez had four RBI and Palmeiro three for Texas, which had a four-game winning streak stopped. The Rangers still have a six-game lead over second-place Seattle in the American League West.

Gonzalez became the 10th player in major league history to drive in three runs in a game with sacrifice flies. Chad Kreuter of Detroit -- a former Ranger -- was the last player to accomplish the feat on July 30, 1994.

"It's nice to tie a major league record. But it would've been nicer to hit the ball out of the park," Gonzalez said. "I hit the ball very well tonight, but there was too much wind and I got them too high. That's part of the game."

Tim Crabtree (4-1) retired only two batters, allowing three runs and four hits, to take the loss.

With the score tied, 9-9, in the seventh, the Mariners completed their comeback. David Segui and Butch Huskey opened the seventh with singles and were sacrificed by Dan Wilson. Davis followed by belting a 1-1 pitch over the left-field wall for his 16th homer.

"With runners at second and third, I was just trying to get a pitch that I could put in play. Fortunately, I got all of it," Davis said.

Texas tried to rally in its half of the inning. Gonzalez lofted a sacrifice fly and Palmeiro singled in another run.

Rodriguez's 14th homer in the eighth provided the Mariners with a much-needed insurance run as Gonzalez's RBI single in the ninth closed the scoring.

Gonzalez, who led the majors last season with 157 RBI, has driven in 11 runs in his last five games and has 76 this season, third in the American League.

Mark McLemore's fourth homer in the opening inning off rookie starter Freddy Garcia and a sacrifice fly by Gonzalez got the Rangers off to a quick 2-0 lead.

Texas tallied four more times in the third to build a six-run cushion. Ivan Rodriguez had an RBI double and Palmerio bounced into a forceout to plate another run before Todd Zeile and Roberto Kelly delivered RBI singles.

Rodriguez's homer in the fourth got the Mariners on the board. But Garcia balked in a run in the bottom of the frame, Gonzalez had a sacrifice fly and Palmeiro came through with a run-scoring hit.

Garcia, who leads all rookies with nine wins, was shelled for nine runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. His ERA jumped from 4.37 to 5.04.

Seattle began its comeback in the fifth off starter Aaron Sele. Griffey smacked a three-run double and Segui had a sacrifice fly, cutting the deficit to 9-6.

Sele was tagged for six runs and seven hits and exited after the fifth, leaving it in the hands of the bullpen.

Danny Patterson started the sixth and surrendered an RBI triple to Brian Hunter, who scored when McLemore threw the relay into the dugout. Rodriguez tied it later in the inning with an RBI single.

Photos
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Juan sacrifices in a run in the first	Juan on the basepaths	Edgar Martinez retrieves his bat which had gone in the stands	Lou Piniella congratulates his team after the win

Box Score

Line Score
AL  FINAL
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
SEATTLE             0  0  0   2  4  3   3  1  0    13 15  0
TEXAS               2  0  4   3  0  0   2  0  1    12 15  1   (FINAL)

BATTERIES:  SEA - FREDDY GARCIA, DAMASO MARTE (4TH), JOSE
                  PANIAGUA (6TH), JOSE MESA (8TH) AND DAN WILSON
            TEX - AARON SELE, DANNY PATTERSON (6TH), MIKE
                  VENAFRO (6TH), TIM CRABTREE (6TH), DANNY KOLB
                  (7TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

             WP - JOSE PANIAGUA (6-7)
             LP - TIM CRABTREE (4-1)
           SAVE - JOSE MESA (18)

HOME RUNS:  SEA - ALEX RODRIGUEZ (13) OFF SELE IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
                  RUSS DAVIS (16) OFF CRABTREE IN THE 7TH, 2 ON
                  ALEX RODRIGUEZ (14) OFF KOLB IN THE 8TH, 0 ON
            TEX - MARK MCLEMORE (4) OFF F GARCIA IN THE 1ST, 0 ON

     TIME:  3:52     ATT:  46,674

PROBABLES:  SEA - JOHN HALAMA (6-2, 3.39)
            TEX - MIKE MORGAN (9-5, 5.18)



Box Score
(RESENDING TO ADD GREEN AS PINCH-RUNNER FOR TEXAS)

SEATTLE (13) AT TEXAS (12) - FINAL

SEATTLE                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Bl Hunter lf            5  2  2  1   1  0   0  .271
Da Bell 2b              5  2  3  0   0  0   0  .274
Griffey cf              4  2  2  3   0  1   3  .310
A Rodriguez ss          5  2  3  4   0  1   1  .305
E Martinez dh           4  0  0  0   1  2   1  .311
Segui 1b                4  1  2  1   0  1   1  .296
B Huskey rf             5  1  2  0   0  1   2  .310
 Gipson rf              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .389
D Wilson c              4  0  0  0   0  1   2  .288
R Davis 3b              3  3  1  3   1  2   0  .224

Totals                 39 13 15 12   3  9  10

BATTING: 2B - B Huskey (9, Sele); Segui (20, Sele); Griffey (14,
Sele). 3B - Bl Hunter (5, D Patterson); Da Bell (2, D Patterson).
HR - A Rodriguez 2 (14, 4th inning off Sele 1 on, 0 out, 8th inning
off Kolb 0 on, 0 out); R Davis (16, 7th inning off Crabtree 2 on, 1 out).
S - D Wilson. SF - Segui. RBI - A Rodriguez 4 (42), Griffey 3 (77),
Segui (32), Bl Hunter (22), R Davis 3 (40). 2-out RBI - A Rodriguez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wilson 2, E Martinez 1.
GIDP - Griffey. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Rodriguez (7, 2nd base off Crabtree/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: PB - D Wilson. Outfield assists - Bl Hunter (Zeile at 3rd base).
DP: 1 (Da Bell-A Rodriguez-Segui).

TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Mclemore 2b             4  4  3  1   2  1   2  .286
I Rodriguez c           5  4  3  1   1  0   3  .308
Greer lf                3  3  2  0   3  0   0  .283
J Gonzalez rf           2  0  1  4   1  0   3  .318
 Sc Green pr            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .333
R Palmeiro dh           5  1  2  3   1  0   4  .358
Zeile 3b                5  0  2  1   0  1   4  .281
L Stevens 1b            4  0  0  0   1  2   2  .293
R Kelly cf              4  0  1  1   1  0   3  .317
Clayton ss              5  0  1  0   0  1   0  .243

Totals                 37 12 15 11  10  5  21

BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (12, F Garcia). HR - Mclemore (4, 1st
inning off F Garcia 0 on, 0 out). SF - J Gonzalez 3. RBI - Mclemore (21),
J Gonzalez 4 (76), I Rodriguez (47), R Palmeiro 3 (73), Zeile (45),
R Kelly (22). 2-out RBI - R Kelly, R Palmeiro 2, J Gonzalez. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - Zeile 2, I Rodriguez 1, R Kelly 2.
GIDP - I Rodriguez.  Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - I Rodriguez (17, 3rd base off F Garcia/D Wilson).

FIELDING: E - Mclemore (7, throw). DP: 1 (Clayton-L Stevens).

SEATTLE                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
F Garcia                      3 2/3   7   9   9   5   2   1   5.04
D Marte                       2       3   0   0   3   1   0   9.00
Paniagua (W, 6-7)             1 1/3   2   2   2   2   2   0   4.05
Mesa (S, 18)                  2       3   1   1   0   0   0   7.13

TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Sele                          5       7   6   6   2   5   1   5.70
D Patterson (H, 2)              1/3   2   3   3   0   0   0   4.96
Venafro (H, 4)                  1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.50
Crabtree (L, 4-1; BS, 1)        2/3   4   3   3   1   1   1   3.99
Kolb                          2 2/3   2   1   1   0   2   1   4.15

WP - Mesa. BALK - F Garcia. HBP - Griffey (by Sele); R Davis (by
D Patterson).  Pitches-strikes: Sele 96-55; D Patterson 10-7;
Venafro 7-4; Crabtree 27-17; Kolb 34-21; F Garcia 86-44; D Marte 53-31;
Paniagua 37-21; Mesa 30-18.  Ground balls-fly balls: Sele 6-4;
D Patterson 1-0; Venafro 0-0; Crabtree 1-0; Kolb 6-0; F Garcia 5-3;
D Marte 4-1; Paniagua 0-2; Mesa 4-2.  Batters faced: Sele 25;
D Patterson 4; Venafro 1; Crabtree 7; Kolb 9; F Garcia 22; D Marte 12;
Paniagua 8; Mesa 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--John Shulock.
3B--Marty Foster.
T--3:52.  Att--46,674.   Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, in from center.


AL       SEATTLE AT TEXAS
         NOTE:  THE HOME RUN BY TEXAS' MARK MCLEMORE LED OFF THE BOTTOM
                OF THE FIRST INNING.

AL       SEATTLE AT TEXAS
         NOTE:  TEXAS' TODD ZEILE SINGLED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
                INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES.

Game Log

Seattle Starting Lineups -- Brian L Hunter LF, David Bell 2B, Ken Griffey Jr CF, Alex Rodriguez SS, Edgar Martinez DH, David Segui 1B, Butch Huskey RF, Dan Wilson C, Russ Davis 3B, Freddy Garcia RHP.

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, Aaron Sele RHP.

Umpires -- Diaz (HP), Cousins (1B), Shulock (2B), Foster (3B).

Gametime Weather: 90 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from center at 12 mph.

SEATTLE 1ST: Bl Hunter grounded out to shortstop. Da Bell grounded out to shortstop. Griffey hit by pitch. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore homered to right. I Rodriguez reached on infield single. I Rodriguez to second on D Wilson passed ball. Greer walked. I Rodriguez stole third. J Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to left, I Rodriguez scored, Greer to second. R Palmeiro grounded out to first, Greer to third. Zeile grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 2.

SEATTLE 2ND: E Martinez flied out to deep left center. Segui struck out swinging. B Huskey doubled to right center. D Wilson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 2.

TEXAS 2ND: L Stevens struck out swinging. R Kelly flied out to left. Clayton grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 2.

SEATTLE 3RD: R Davis struck out swinging. Bl Hunter grounded out to third. Da Bell grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 2.

TEXAS 3RD: Mclemore singled to center. I Rodriguez doubled to left center, Mclemore scored. Greer walked. J Gonzalez walked, I Rodriguez to third, Greer to second. R Palmeiro grounded into fielder's choice to first, I Rodriguez scored, Greer to third, J Gonzalez out at second. Zeile singled to left, Greer scored, R Palmeiro to second. L Stevens struck out swinging. R Kelly singled to left, R Palmeiro scored, Zeile out at third. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 6.

SEATTLE 4TH: Griffey reached on infield single. A Rodriguez homered to left, Griffey scored. E Martinez flied out to left. Segui doubled to right. B Huskey grounded out to shortstop. D Wilson grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, TEXAS 6.

TEXAS 4TH: Clayton grounded out to shortstop. Mclemore walked. I Rodriguez reached on infield single, Mclemore to second. Greer walked, Mclemore to third, I Rodriguez to second. Mclemore scored, I Rodriguez to third, Greer to second on balk by F Garcia. J Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to left, I Rodriguez scored. Damaso Marte relieved Freddy Garcia. R Palmeiro singled to left, Greer scored. Zeile grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, TEXAS 9.

SEATTLE 5TH: R Davis walked. Bl Hunter singled to left, R Davis to second. Da Bell reached on infield single, R Davis to third, Bl Hunter to second. Griffey doubled to deep center, R Davis, Bl Hunter and Da Bell scored. A Rodriguez flied out to center, Griffey to third. E Martinez walked. Segui hit sacrifice fly to left, Griffey scored. B Huskey struck out looking. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 9.

TEXAS 5TH: L Stevens grounded out to shortstop. R Kelly walked. Clayton singled to left, R Kelly to third. Mclemore struck out looking. I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 9.

SEATTLE 6TH: Danny Patterson relieved Aaron Sele. D Wilson grounded out to third. R Davis hit by pitch. Bl Hunter tripled to right center, R Davis scored. Bl Hunter scored on 2nd baseman Mclemore's throwing error. Da Bell tripled to left center. Mike Venafro relieved Danny Patterson. Griffey struck out swinging. Tim Crabtree relieved Mike Venafro. A Rodriguez singled to left, Da Bell scored. A Rodriguez stole second. E Martinez struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 9, TEXAS 9.

TEXAS 6TH: Greer grounded out to second. J Gonzalez flied out to left. R Palmeiro walked. Zeile singled to left, R Palmeiro to second. L Stevens walked, R Palmeiro to third, Zeile to second. Jose Paniagua relieved Damaso Marte. R Kelly flied out to deep center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 9, TEXAS 9.

SEATTLE 7TH: Segui singled to center. B Huskey singled to left, Segui to second. D Wilson sacrificed Segui to third, B Huskey to second. R Davis homered to left, Segui and B Huskey scored. Bl Hunter walked. Danny Kolb relieved Tim Crabtree. Da Bell singled to center, Bl Hunter to second. Griffey grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Da Bell out at second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 12, TEXAS 9.

TEXAS 7TH: Clayton struck out swinging. Mclemore walked. I Rodriguez walked, Mclemore to second. Greer singled to center, Mclemore to third, I Rodriguez to second. J Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to deep left, Mclemore scored. R Palmeiro singled to right, I Rodriguez scored, Greer to second. Zeile struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 12, TEXAS 11.

SEATTLE 8TH: A Rodriguez homered to left. E Martinez struck out looking. Segui grounded out to first. B Huskey grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 13, TEXAS 11.

TEXAS 8TH: Jose Mesa relieved Jose Paniagua. Gipson in right. L Stevens popped out to second. R Kelly grounded out to first. Clayton grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 13, TEXAS 11.

SEATTLE 9TH: D Wilson grounded out to pitcher. R Davis struck out swinging. Bl Hunter grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 13, TEXAS 11.

TEXAS 9TH: Mclemore reached on infield single. I Rodriguez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Mclemore out at second. Greer singled to right. Greer to second on Mesa wild pitch. J Gonzalez singled to right, Greer scored. Sc Green ran for J Gonzalez. R Palmeiro flied out to deep center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 13, TEXAS 12.