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Commentary (by me)
Aaron Sele looked really good, like he had some of his best stuff going
tonight. He was great through the first six innings, but seemed to crap
out come the seventh - he had something like 115 pitches, if I'm not
mistaken. He gave up two innings, before handing the ball over to Venafro,
who ended the seventh inning. Jeff Zimmerman came in and got another
scoreless inning - lowering his ERA from 0.89 to 0.88. It's about at the
point where it's not going anywhere else. :) John Wetteland would
have come in for the ninth, but we scored a couple of more runs in the top of
the 9th, putting a save out of reach, so Tim Crabtree came in for the ninth, and
did really well. Again, our bullpen led the way - giving up nothing.
Our offence got started early with a solo home run by Pudge in the first inning. We also had home runs from two others, a solo shot by Ruben Mateo, just back from the DL, and a two run shot by Royce Clayton (whose mother was shown in the stands cheering for him after the hr). Overall, it seemed like a very nice game - good pitching (2 runs on 9 hits), great offense (3 HR, 7 runs on 8 hits), and some awesome defense.
Twice Aaron Sele got out of bases loaded, once in a most cool factor. Bases were loaded with no one out, and Sele got a really big strikeout. Then he got Jackson to hit a ball back to him, and Sele converted a really cool pitcher to catcher to first double play ending the inning.
Todd Zeile did not play, he was "excused" from the game, as he had a personal matter to attend to at home (as his family is in Los Angeles).
Couple of interesting things about the game.. It seemed that every time Juan came up, he was booed (not terribly loudly, but you could hear it on TV), and when Pudge came into the dugout one time, there were two girls within earshot of a microphone screaming "Pudge, we came all the way from Texas, will you sign my ball? We love youuuuuuuuu!" Cute. :)
Tomorrow we're on national Fox TV coverage - let's see how bad they dump on Juan for his All-Star game stance.
Game Recap
SAN DIEGO (TICKER) -- Ivan Rodriguez, rookie Ruben Mateo and Royce Clayton homered as the Texas Rangers picked up their first-ever win in San Diego, a 7-2 triumph over the Padres.
Rodriguez opened the scoring in the first inning with his 15th homer, a solo shot off starter Woody Williams. The Rangers' catcher was only 3-for-18 in his previous four games.
Mateo, who was activated from the disabled list before the game, smacked his second homer to lead off the fourth. Mark McLemore added an RBI single later in the inning for a 3-0 advantage.
Clayton contributed a two-run shot in the sixth to open a five-run cushion. He was hitting 3-for-17 in his last five contests.
"(Williams) threw me a fastball out over the plate," Clayton said. "He had been pretty tough on me all night with breaking balls and change-ups. In that particular at-bat with two outs, I thought I was more likely to get a pitch to hit."
Texas had been swept in two games at Qualcomm Stadium in 1997, but improved to 5-3 all-time against the Padres.
Williams (4-7) was yanked following the sixth inning, allowing five runs and six hits with five strikeouts. Over his last two starts, he has been tagged for 15 earned runs and 19 hits in only 9 1/3 innings.
San Diego had the bases loaded with none out in the second inning and failed to score. Texas starter Aaron Sele struck out Ben Davis and induced Damian Jackson to hit a comebacker that resulted in an inning-ending double play.
"They had a speed guy up there (Jackson) and he hit a perfect ball," Rangers manager Johnny Oates said. "He doesn't hit into too many double plays."
The Padres had the bases juiced with two outs in the fourth, but Williams grounded into a fielders choice to kill the rally.
"We had a couple of real good opportunities and we just didn't cash in," Padres manager Bruce Bochy said. "Their guys made good pitches when they had too. (Sele) had pretty good command of his fastball."
Sele (8-6) picked up his first win in four starts, yielding two runs and nine hits over 6 2/3 innings. His eight strikeouts were the most since he fanned 10 Anaheim Angels on April 11.
"I had great defense behind me and was able to work out of jams early," Sele said. "I felt like I was more consistent on all of my pitches. I was able to throw strikes with the fastball and a curve."
Quilvio Veras and Reggie Sanders delivered RBI singles for the Padres in the seventh, but Rusty Greer and Juan Gonzalez answered with sacrifice flies in the ninth to restore Texas' five-run lead.
Sanders extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a seventh-inning single, but teammate Eric Owens went 0-for-3 and had his 18-game streak halted.
Photos
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| Ranger starter Aaron Sele | Pudge throws to first on a 1-2-3 double play | Phil Nevin strikes out | Pudge hits a double | Royce Clayton ducks out of the way |
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| Royce Clayton gets congrats for his home run | More congrats for Royce |
Line Score
ML FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 7 8 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: TEX - AARON SELE, MIKE VENAFRO (7TH), JEFF ZIMMERMAN
(8TH), TIM CRABTREE (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
SDG - WOODY WILLIAMS, CARLOS REYES (7TH), CARLOS
ALMANZAR (8TH), HEATH MURRAY (8TH), DAN MICELI
(9TH) AND BEN DAVIS
WP - AARON SELE (8-6)
LP - WOODY WILLIAMS (4-7)
SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: TEX - IVAN RODRIGUEZ (15) OFF W WILLIAMS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
RUBEN MATEO (2) OFF W WILLIAMS IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
ROYCE CLAYTON (4) OFF W WILLIAMS IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
SDG - NONE
TIME: 2:47 ATT: 25,546
PROBABLES: TEX - MIKE MORGAN (9-6, 5.42)
SDG - ANDY ASHBY (8-4, 3.07)
Box Score
TEXAS (7) AT SAN DIEGO (2) - FINAL
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Mclemore 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .282
I Rodriguez c 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .302
Greer lf 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .269
J Gonzalez rf 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .314
R Palmeiro 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .353
Mateo cf 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .189
Alicea 3b 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .170
Clayton ss 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .240
Sele p 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
Venafro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-L Stevens ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
Je Zimmerman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Crabtree p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 7 8 7 7 6 15
a-grounded to first for Venafro in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - I Rodriguez (13, Miceli). HR - I Rodriguez (15,
1st inning off W Williams 0 on, 1 out); Mateo (2, 4th inning off
W Williams 0 on, 0 out); Clayton (4, 6th inning off W Williams 1
on, 2 out). SF - Greer, J Gonzalez. RBI - I Rodriguez (49),
Mateo (4), Mclemore (22), Clayton 2 (16), Greer (50), J Gonzalez
(78). 2-out RBI - Mclemore, Clayton 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - Mclemore 2, L Stevens 2. Team LOB - 7.
BASERUNNING: CS - Mclemore (2, 2nd base by W Williams/B Davis).
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Sele-I Rodriguez-R Palmeiro, Clayton-R
Palmeiro).
SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Veras 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .282
Owens lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .284
R Sanders rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .313
Magadan 1b 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .296
b-Nevin ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
Almanzar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
H Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Miceli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Baerga 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .286
Ru Rivera cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .225
B Davis c 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .255
D Jackson ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .253
W Williams p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .162
C Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Vander Wal ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
Totals 34 2 9 2 3 10 17
a-grounded to first for C Reyes in the 7th; b-struck out for
Magadan in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B - D Jackson (16, Sele). RBI - Veras (26), R Sanders
(36). 2-out RBI - Veras, R Sanders. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Sanders 1, W Williams 2, Nevin 1. GIDP - D
Jackson, Baerga. Team LOB - 8.
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
Sele (W, 8-6) 6 2/3 9 2 2 3 8 0 5.51
Venafro (H, 5) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.37
Je Zimmerman (H, 12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.88
Crabtree 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.73
SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
W Williams (L, 4-7) 6 6 5 5 4 5 3 4.50
C Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.96
Almanzar 2/3 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.18
H Murray 1/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.40
Miceli 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.86
H Murray pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Pitches-strikes: W Williams 105-61; C Reyes 5-4; Almanzar 18-9;
H Murray 12-5; Miceli 18-11; Sele 113-66; Venafro 8-6; Je
Zimmerman 8-6; Crabtree 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: W Williams
4-8; C Reyes 2-1; Almanzar 0-1; H Murray 1-0; Miceli 0-3; Sele
10-2; Venafro 0-0; Je Zimmerman 1-2; Crabtree 2-0. Batters
faced: W Williams 27; C Reyes 3; Almanzar 5; H Murray 2; Miceli
4; Sele 30; Venafro 1; Je Zimmerman 3; Crabtree 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Joe West. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Brian Runge.
3B--Randy Marsh.
T--2:47. Att--25,546. Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 4
mph, out to left.
ML TEXAS AT SAN DIEGO
NOTE: SAN DIEGO'S REGGIE SANDERS SINGLED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE
SEVENTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO A
CAREER-HIGH 14 GAMES.
Game Log
Texas Starting Lineups -- Mark Mclemore 2B, Ivan Rodriguez C, Rusty Greer LF, Juan Gonzalez RF, Rafael Palmeiro 1B, Ruben Mateo CF, Luis Alicea 3B, Royce Clayton SS, Aaron Sele RHP.
San Diego Starting Lineups -- Quilvio Veras 2B, Eric Owens LF, Reggie Sanders RF, Dave Magadan 1B, Carlos Baerga 3B, Ruben Rivera CF, Ben Davis C, Damian Jackson SS, Woody Williams RHP.
Umpires -- West (HP), Schrieber (1B), Runge (2B), Marsh (3B).
Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Clear, wind out to left at 4 mph.
TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore fouled out to left. I Rodriguez homered to right center. Greer flied out to left. J Gonzalez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.
SAN DIEGO 1ST: Veras struck out swinging. Owens grounded out to third. R Sanders struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.
TEXAS 2ND: R Palmeiro singled to deep right. Mateo struck out swinging. Alicea singled to right, R Palmeiro to second. Clayton struck out swinging. Sele walked, R Palmeiro to third, Alicea to second. Mclemore flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.
SAN DIEGO 2ND: Magadan singled to center. Baerga singled to center, Magadan to second. Ru Rivera walked, Magadan to third, Baerga to second. B Davis struck out swinging. D Jackson grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to first, Magadan out at home. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.
TEXAS 3RD: I Rodriguez popped out to second. Greer walked. J Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Greer out at second. R Palmeiro fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.
SAN DIEGO 3RD: W Williams struck out looking. Veras singled to left. Owens grounded out to second, Veras to second. R Sanders struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 0.
TEXAS 4TH: Mateo homered to left. Alicea walked. Clayton grounded out to third, Alicea to second. Sele grounded out to third. Mclemore singled to center, Alicea scored. Mclemore caught stealing, catcher to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, SAN DIEGO 0.
SAN DIEGO 4TH: Magadan singled to left. Baerga singled to center, Magadan to second. Ru Rivera struck out swinging. B Davis struck out swinging. D Jackson walked, Magadan to third, Baerga to second. W Williams grounded into fielder's choice to third, Baerga out at third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, SAN DIEGO 0.
TEXAS 5TH: I Rodriguez lined out to shortstop. Greer struck out swinging. J Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, SAN DIEGO 0.
SAN DIEGO 5TH: Veras grounded out to second. Owens struck out swinging. R Sanders grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, SAN DIEGO 0.
TEXAS 6TH: R Palmeiro walked. Mateo struck out swinging. Alicea flied out to shallow right. Clayton homered to right center, R Palmeiro scored. Sele flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, SAN DIEGO 0.
SAN DIEGO 6TH: Magadan singled to right. Baerga grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Magadan out at second. Ru Rivera fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, SAN DIEGO 0.
TEXAS 7TH: Carlos Reyes relieved Woody Williams. Mclemore lined out to right. I Rodriguez grounded out to second. Greer grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, SAN DIEGO 0.
SAN DIEGO 7TH: B Davis flied out to left. D Jackson doubled to left. Vander Wal hit for C Reyes. Vander Wal grounded out to first, D Jackson to third. Veras reached on infield single, D Jackson scored. Owens walked, Veras to second. R Sanders singled to right, Veras scored, Owens to second. Mike Venafro relieved Aaron Sele. Nevin hit for Magadan. Nevin struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, SAN DIEGO 2.
TEXAS 8TH: Vander Wal at first. Carlos Almanzar relieved Carlos Reyes. J Gonzalez struck out swinging. R Palmeiro singled to right center. Mateo flied out to deep center. Alicea walked, R Palmeiro to second. Clayton walked, R Palmeiro to third, Alicea to second. L Stevens hit for Venafro. Heath Murray relieved Carlos Almanzar. L Stevens grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, SAN DIEGO 2.
SAN DIEGO 8TH: Jeff Zimmerman relieved Mike Venafro. Baerga flied out to right. Ru Rivera lined out to third. B Davis grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, SAN DIEGO 2.
TEXAS 9TH: Mclemore walked. Dan Miceli relieved Heath Murray. I Rodriguez doubled to right, Mclemore to third. Greer hit sacrifice fly to right, Mclemore scored, I Rodriguez to third. J Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to right, I Rodriguez scored. R Palmeiro flied out to deep center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, SAN DIEGO 2.
SAN DIEGO 9TH: Tim Crabtree relieved Jeff Zimmerman. D Jackson struck out looking. Vander Wal grounded out to third. Veras grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, SAN DIEGO 2.