Game 81: July 4, 1999 (L: 6-0)
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Commentary (by me)

I was at the Ballpark for this game - and quite frankly, the best thing was the fireworks show.  The Rangers were dead all night.  Mike Morgan gave up four runs in the first, mostly on a three run home run to Edgar Martinez, and that's all that was needed.

The Rangers had six hits, scattered over 9 innings, and didn't have any kind of offense until two outs in the ninth, when we had loaded the bases (of which one was a walk, and one was a hbp), but John Halama was just too much - he had his first ever shutout, and he pitched a complete game.  Todd Zeile did extend his hitting streak to 12.

Again, a really great fireworks show out at the Ballpark - I've seen all three this year so far, and probably will go to the one towards the end of the season.

Game Recap

ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) -- John Halama allowed six hits for his first shutout and seventh straight win and Edgar Martinez and Brian Hunter homered as the Seattle Mariners blanked the Texas Rangers, 6-0.

Halama (7-2) struck out four, walked two and did not allow anyone to reach third base until the ninth inning. It was Seattle's first complete game of the season and first shutout since Jamie Moyer pitched one against Oakland on September 17.

Five of Halama's wins during the streak came as a starter.

Martinez hit the first pitch from starter Mike Morgan for a three-run homer in the first inning to put the Mariners ahead, 4-0. It was Martinez's 12th homer of the season.

Hunter's leadoff homer in the fourth off rookie reliever Danny Kolb was his third of the season as Seattle opened a 6-0 advantage.

The Rangers had not been shut out since August 21, when David Wells of the New York Yankees whitewashed them, 5-0.

Morgan (9-6) had his personal three-game winning streak snapped. He allowed five runs -- four earned -- and nine hits over three innings as Texas dropped its second in a row following a four-game winning streak.

Todd Zeile singled in the second inning to extend his hitting streak to 13 games. The Texas third baseman is hitting .426 (23-for-54) in that span.

Photos
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Mariner pitcher John Halama	Lee Stevens dives for a ball hit by Ken Griffey	Ken Griffey Jr. & Alex Rodriguez score on a Edgar Martinez home run

Box Score

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

BATTERIES:  SEA - JOHN HALAMA AND DAN WILSON
            TEX - MIKE MORGAN, DANNY KOLB (4TH), DANNY PATTERSON
                  (7TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

             WP - JOHN HALAMA (7-2)
             LP - MIKE MORGAN (9-6)
           SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS:  SEA - EDGAR MARTINEZ (12) OFF MORGAN IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
                  BRIAN L HUNTER (3) OFF KOLB IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
            TEX - NONE

     TIME:  2:38     ATT:  47,204

PROBABLES:  SEA - JEFF FASSERO (3-8, 7.21)
            ANA - SHIGETOSHI HASEGAWA (1-2, 3.60)

            TEX - JOHN BURKETT (2-3, 6.23)
            OAK - TIM HUDSON (3-1, 2.81)

Box Score
SEATTLE (6) AT TEXAS (0) - FINAL

SEATTLE                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Bl Hunter lf            5  2  2  1   0  1   1  .273
Da Bell 2b              5  1  2  0   0  0   1  .276
Griffey cf              5  1  3  1   0  1   1  .315
A Rodriguez ss          4  1  1  1   0  1   2  .304
E Martinez dh           4  1  1  3   0  0   3  .310
Segui 1b                4  0  2  0   0  0   0  .299
B Huskey rf             4  0  1  0   0  1   1  .309
 Gipson rf              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .389
D Wilson c              4  0  0  0   0  0   2  .282
R Davis 3b              3  0  0  0   1  1   1  .222

Totals                 38  6 12  6   1  5  12

BATTING: 2B - Bl Hunter (9, Morgan). HR - E Martinez (12, 1st inning
off Morgan 2 on, 1 out); Bl Hunter (3, 4th inning off Kolb 0 on, 0 out).
RBI - A Rodriguez (43), E Martinez 3 (46), Griffey (78), Bl Hunter (23).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wilson 1, E Martinez 2.
GIDP - A Rodriguez. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - Gipson (L Stevens at 2nd base).
DP: 1 (Halama-A Rodriguez-Segui).

TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Mclemore 2b             4  0  0  0   0  2   0  .281
I Rodriguez c           4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .307
Greer lf                4  0  0  0   0  0   1  .279
J Gonzalez rf           4  0  1  0   0  2   1  .317
R Palmeiro dh           4  0  1  0   0  0   1  .356
Zeile 3b                3  0  1  0   1  0   1  .282
R Kelly cf              3  0  2  0   0  0   1  .324
L Stevens 1b            3  0  0  0   1  0   5  .290
Clayton ss              3  0  0  0   0  0   2  .239

Totals                 32  0  6  0   2  4  13

BATTING: 2B - R Palmeiro (18, Halama). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Kelly 1, I Rodriguez 1, L Stevens 2. GIDP -
L Stevens. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - Clayton (12, throw). Outfield assists - J Gonzalez
(B Huskey at 2nd base). DP: 1 (Clayton-Mclemore-L Stevens).

SEATTLE                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Halama (W, 7-2)               9       6   0   0   2   4   0   3.02

TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Morgan (L, 9-6)               3       9   5   4   0   0   1   5.42
Kolb                          3       3   1   1   1   1   1   3.68
D Patterson                   3       0   0   0   0   4   0   4.54

WP - Halama. HBP - R Kelly (by Halama).  Pitches-strikes: Morgan
53-34; Kolb 46-26; D Patterson 32-22; Halama 126-86.  Ground
balls-fly balls: Morgan 2-6; Kolb 5-3; D Patterson 2-3; Halama
14-9.  Batters faced: Morgan 18; Kolb 12; D Patterson 9; Halama 35.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--John Shulock. 2B--Marty Foster.
3B--Laz Diaz.
T--2:38.  Att--47,204.   Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, in from center.

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, John Halama LHP.

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

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

Gametime Weather: 89 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from center at 10 mph.

SEATTLE 1ST: Bl Hunter fouled out to first. Da Bell safe at second on shortstop Clayton's throwing error. Griffey singled to right, Da Bell to third. A Rodriguez singled to left, Da Bell scored, Griffey to second. E Martinez homered to left, Griffey and A Rodriguez scored. Segui reached on infield single. B Huskey singled to right, Segui to third. B Huskey out at second attempting to advance on throw. D Wilson grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 4, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore struck out swinging. I Rodriguez singled to left. Greer lined out to center. J Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 4, TEXAS 0.

SEATTLE 2ND: R Davis popped out to shallow right. Bl Hunter doubled to right. Da Bell singled to left, Bl Hunter to third. Griffey reached on infield single, Bl Hunter scored, Da Bell to second. A Rodriguez flied out to deep left, Da Bell to third. E Martinez grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 2ND: R Palmeiro popped out to second. Zeile singled to right. R Kelly singled to left, Zeile to second. L Stevens grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, R Kelly out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TEXAS 0.

SEATTLE 3RD: Segui singled to center. B Huskey flied out to deep center. D Wilson popped out to second. R Davis flied out to deep right center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 3RD: Clayton grounded out to shortstop. Mclemore struck out swinging. I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, TEXAS 0.

SEATTLE 4TH: Danny Kolb relieved Mike Morgan. Bl Hunter homered to left. Da Bell singled to right. Griffey singled to center, Da Bell to second. A Rodriguez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Griffey out at second, Da Bell to third. E Martinez grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 4TH: Greer grounded out to second. J Gonzalez struck out swinging. R Palmeiro flied out to deep right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.

SEATTLE 5TH: Segui grounded out to second. B Huskey flied out to shallow right. D Wilson lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 5TH: Zeile grounded out to first. R Kelly singled to center. L Stevens lined out to center. Clayton grounded out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.

SEATTLE 6TH: R Davis walked. Bl Hunter struck out swinging. Da Bell grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Davis out at second. Griffey popped out to shallow right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 6TH: Mclemore grounded out to first. I Rodriguez lined out to right. Greer flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.

SEATTLE 7TH: Danny Patterson relieved Danny Kolb. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. E Martinez flied out to deep right. Segui grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 7TH: J Gonzalez singled to shallow center. J Gonzalez to second on Halama wild pitch. R Palmeiro fouled out to catcher. Zeile grounded out to shortstop. R Kelly flied out to shallow center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.

SEATTLE 8TH: B Huskey struck out swinging. D Wilson grounded out to third. R Davis struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 8TH: Gipson in right. L Stevens walked. Clayton hit into fielder's choice to right, L Stevens out at second. Mclemore flied out to deep center, Clayton to second. I Rodriguez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.

SEATTLE 9TH: Bl Hunter flied out to deep left. Da Bell flied out to center. Griffey struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 9TH: Greer grounded out to first. J Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. R Palmeiro doubled to right. Zeile walked. R Kelly hit by pitch, R Palmeiro to third, Zeile to second. L Stevens grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 6, TEXAS 0.