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Commentary (by me)
The Good: Todd Zeile extended his hitting streak. We had three
Ranger home runs.
The Bad: Mike Morgan seems more like what his record indicates he would be pitching like, not like the guy we saw in Anaheim the other week.
The Ugly: Two errors in the 9th inning leading to a total defensive meltdown, costing us the game.
Oh my, what an ugly way to lose a game. Not only did we commit one error (Rusty's bobble of a ball he tried to basket catch), but the one by Wetteland to finish the game was obscene. Actually, he probably should have been charged with TWO errors, as on the play before it he failed to cover his part of the infield - Wetteland seemed asleep on defense, big time.
Scarborough Green made it into this game - he drew a walk. I tend to root for the guys who hardly ever get to play, I seemed to have picked this up from my wife Lynn who feels this way about all kinds of sports players. I'm wondering how much longer he stays around, especially if we make some sort of move before the end of the month.
The ending of this game really spoiled what was an otherwise good game. Mike Morgan looked sloppy again, and we ended up taking the lead on three home runs hit by our guys today, including a real dinger of a shot by Ruben Mateo (440 feet or so). Todd Zeile set a career high hitting streak for himself with 17, and I was feeling good going into the bottom of the ninth, especially after a baserunning blunder by the Padres left us with two outs and the lead. Then Wetteland has his meltdown.
It's too bad, as I can't think of anything else about this game except this.
Game Recap
SAN DIEGO (TICKER) -- All-Star closer John Wetteland committed a costly error at first base in the bottom of the ninth inning as the San Diego Padres scored twice for a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers.
With runners on second and third and two outs, All-Star first baseman Rafael Palmeiro dove in the hole to smother Eric Owens' grounder and flipped to Wetteland (2-3), who was late getting to the bag.
"If I had bounced off the mound to cover first it would have been all academic," said Wetteland, who was charged with his first error of the year after reaching back for Palmeiro's toss. "That's what's killing me and, I'm sure, everyone else on this club."
Owens, who hit a full-count pitch, easily beat the play and was credited with an RBI infield hit. Wetteland dropped the throw, allowing Damian Jackson to race home from second with the winning run.
"When I hit it, I thought it would get through," Owens said. "Palmeiro made a heck of a play to get to the ball. When I got out of the batter's box, I already was beating Wetteland over there."
"Owens did a great job to put the ball in play and make sure he made it to first with his hustle," San Diego manager Bruce Bochy added. "That's what speed will do for you."
Jackson followed a near-devastating double play by setting up the winning run with his team-leading 22nd stolen base.
"Jackson's stolen base was also a key play there," Bochy noted. "We had a lot of good things happen that inning, except for the play at the plate.
The Padres had loaded the bases with none out on an error, walk and bunt single before right fielder Juan Gonzalez caught Reggie Sanders' fly ball and threw out Ed Giovanola at the plate for a double play.
"After they got the double play we probably would have lied down early in the year, and they would have won the game," Owens said.
The Padres rebounded from Friday's 7-2 loss in the series opener and improved to 3-5 following their team-record 14-game winning streak.
Wetteland, who allowed two unearned runs, suffered his fifth blown save against a major league-leading 26 saves. His defense failed him from the start. Left fielder Rusty Greer dropped Carlos Baerga's fly ball to open the inning.
"I'm very disgusted with our defense in the ninth inning," Rangers manager Johnny Oates said. "We should know we didn't play well in the ninth. We made a couple of outstanding plays but we created the situation we were in."
Gonzalez, Palmeiro and rookie Ruben Mateo homered off Padres starter Andy Ashby, who was selected to the National League All-Star team.
Palmeiro started the seventh with a solo homer, his 21st. Todd Zeile singled and Mateo followed with his third home run of the year as the Rangers went ahead, 4-3.
Ashby lasted 7 2/3 innings, allowing four runs and eight hits with a walk and six strikeouts, and remained unbeaten in his last four starts. He was coming off Sunday's shutout at Coors Field in Colorado.
Donne Wall (6-1) recorded the final four outs for the win. He stranded runners at first and second in the eighth by getting a red-hot Zeile to pop out, then walked a batter in a scoreless ninth.
Four Rangers relievers combined to allow just one hit over 3 2/3 scoreless innings before Wetteland entered.
All-Star rookie Jeff Zimmerman walked two in a scoreless seventh and lowered his ERA to 0.86. He has walked more than one batter in an outing only twice this season.
The Padres built a 3-0 lead against starter Mike Morgan in the third inning as Wally Joyner doubled in two runs. John Vander Wal's RBI double in the first opened the scoring.
Gonzalez, who chose not to participate in the All-Star Game, got Texas within 3-1 in the fourth with his 24th home run.
Zeile went 2-for-4, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games.
Photos
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| Royce Clayton turns a double play in the 4th | Damian Jackson gets to second when Mark McLemore can't hold on to the ball. | Juan watches his home run in the 4th | Pudge turns a double play at the plate in the 9th | Raffy stops the ball in the bottom of the 9th.. Either that or he is eating dirt. |
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| Damian Jackson scores the winning run | Eric Owens gets some congrats for getting the winning hit |
Line Score
ML FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 9 2
SAN DIEGO 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: TEX - MIKE MORGAN, MIKE MUNOZ (5TH), DANNY PATTERSON
(6TH), JEFF ZIMMERMAN (7TH), TIM CRABTREE
(8TH), JOHN WETTELAND (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
SDG - ANDY ASHBY, HEATH MURRAY (8TH), DONNE WALL
(8TH) AND BEN DAVIS
WP - DONNE WALL (6-1)
LP - JOHN WETTELAND (2-3)
SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: TEX - JUAN GONZALEZ (24) OFF ASHBY IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
RAFAEL PALMEIRO (21) OFF ASHBY IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
RUBEN MATEO (3) OFF ASHBY IN THE 7TH, 1 ON
SDG - NONE
TIME: 2:59 ATT: 49,123
PROBABLES: TEX - JOHN BURKETT (2-4, 6.09)
SDG - MATT CLEMENT (5-8, 5.16)
Box Score
TEXAS (4) AT SAN DIEGO (5) - FINAL
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Mclemore 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .277
I Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
Greer lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .272
J Gonzalez rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .314
R Palmeiro 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .355
Zeile 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .288
Mateo cf 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .195
Clayton ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235
Morgan p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
M Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Patterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Alicea ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
Je Zimmerman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Crabtree p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Sc Green ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
Wetteland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 7 8
a-grounded to first for D Patterson in the 7th; b-walked for
Crabtree in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Greer (26, Ashby). HR - J Gonzalez (24, 4th inning
off Ashby 0 on, 1 out); R Palmeiro (21, 7th inning off Ashby 0 on, 0 out);
Mateo (3, 7th inning off Ashby 1 on, 0 out). RBI - J Gonzalez (79),
R Palmeiro (74), Mateo 2 (6). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Gonzalez 1, Clayton 1, Zeile 1. GIDP - J Gonzalez. Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: SB - Zeile (1, 2nd base off Ashby/B Davis).
FIELDING: E - Greer (3, fly ball); Wetteland (1, catch).
Outfield assists - J Gonzalez (Giovanola at home). DP: 3
(Mclemore-Clayton-R Palmeiro, Clayton-Mclemore-R Palmeiro,
J Gonzalez-I Rodriguez).
SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Veras 2b 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .279
D Jackson ss 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .257
R Sanders rf 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 .310
Vander Wal lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .313
a-Owens ph-lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .286
Joyner 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .245
Wall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Magadan 3b-1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .291
Ru Rivera cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .221
B Davis c 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .276
Ashby p 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111
H Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Baerga 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Giovanola pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Totals 31 5 8 4 9 7 18
a-grounded to second for Vander Wal in the 5th.
BATTING: 2B - Vander Wal (12, Morgan); D Jackson (17, Morgan);
Joyner (8, Morgan). RBI - Vander Wal (34), Joyner 2 (26), Owens (40).
2-out RBI - Vander Wal, Joyner 2, Owens. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - Joyner 2, Ru Rivera 1, Ashby 1. GIDP - Veras, Owens. Team LOB - 9.
BASERUNNING: SB - Veras (12, 2nd base off Je Zimmerman/I Rodriguez);
D Jackson (22, 2nd base off Wetteland/I Rodriguez). CS - D Jackson (7,
2nd base by Morgan/I Rodriguez).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jackson-Veras-Joyner).
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
Morgan 4 1/3 5 3 3 5 3 0 5.46
M Munoz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.41
D Patterson 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.46
Je Zimmerman (H, 13) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.86
Crabtree (H, 8) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.62
Wetteland (L, 2-3; BS, 5) 2/3 2 2 0 1 0 0 3.96
SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
Ashby 7 2/3 8 4 4 1 6 3 3.19
H Murray 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
Wall (W, 6-1) 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.79
H Murray pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
IBB - Magadan (by Morgan); B Davis (by D Patterson).
Pitches-strikes: Ashby 103-73; H Murray 3-2; Wall 19-12; Morgan 85-38;
M Munoz 5-5; D Patterson 14-8; Je Zimmerman 23-12; Crabtree 16-9;
Wetteland 18-9. Ground balls-fly balls: Ashby 12-5; H Murray 0-0;
Wall 1-2; Morgan 8-1; M Munoz 3-0; D Patterson 0-0; Je Zimmerman 0-3;
Crabtree 0-1; Wetteland 0-1. Batters faced: Ashby 31; H Murray 1;
Wall 5; Morgan 21; M Munoz 3; D Patterson 3; Je Zimmerman 5; Crabtree 3;
Wetteland 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Joe West.
T--2:59. Att--49,123. Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph,
right to left.
ML TEXAS AT SAN DIEGO
NOTE: TEXAS' TODD ZEILE EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 17 GAMES
WITH A SINGLE IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING.
Texas Starting Lineups -- Mark Mclemore 2B, Ivan Rodriguez C, Rusty Greer LF, Juan Gonzalez RF, Rafael Palmeiro 1B, Todd Zeile 3B, Ruben Mateo CF, Royce Clayton SS, Mike Morgan RHP.
San Diego Starting Lineups -- Quilvio Veras 2B, Damian Jackson SS, Reggie Sanders RF, John Vander Wal LF, Wally Joyner 1B, Dave Magadan 3B, Ruben Rivera CF, Ben Davis C, Andy Ashby RHP.
Umpires -- Schrieber (HP), Runge (1B), Marsh (2B), West (3B).
Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 5 mph.
TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore flied out to left. I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. Greer doubled to right center. J Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, SAN DIEGO 0.
SAN DIEGO 1ST: Veras grounded out to second. D Jackson struck out swinging. R Sanders walked. Vander Wal doubled to left, R Sanders scored. Joyner struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, SAN DIEGO 1.
TEXAS 2ND: R Palmeiro grounded out to first. Zeile singled to deep left center. Mateo struck out swinging. Zeile stole second. Clayton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, SAN DIEGO 1.
SAN DIEGO 2ND: Magadan grounded out to second. Ru Rivera grounded out to shortstop. B Davis singled to left. Ashby grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, SAN DIEGO 1.
TEXAS 3RD: Morgan struck out swinging. Mclemore flied out to center. I Rodriguez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, SAN DIEGO 1.
SAN DIEGO 3RD: Veras struck out swinging. D Jackson doubled to center. R Sanders walked. Vander Wal flied out to center. Joyner doubled to left, D Jackson and R Sanders scored. Magadan intentionally walked. Ru Rivera grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, SAN DIEGO 3.
TEXAS 4TH: Greer grounded out to shortstop. J Gonzalez homered to left center. R Palmeiro struck out swinging. Zeile flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 3.
SAN DIEGO 4TH: B Davis singled to center. Ashby bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, B Davis out at second. Veras grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Ashby out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 3.
TEXAS 5TH: Mateo struck out looking. Clayton grounded out to second. Morgan singled to left. Mclemore flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 3.
SAN DIEGO 5TH: D Jackson walked. D Jackson caught stealing, catcher to shortstop. R Sanders walked. Mike Munoz relieved Mike Morgan. Owens hit for Vander Wal. Owens grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Sanders out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 3.
TEXAS 6TH: Owens in left. I Rodriguez grounded out to second. Greer singled to left. J Gonzalez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Greer out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 3.
SAN DIEGO 6TH: Joyner singled to right. Magadan grounded out to second, Joyner to second. Danny Patterson relieved Mike Munoz. Ru Rivera struck out swinging. B Davis intentionally walked. Ashby struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, SAN DIEGO 3.
TEXAS 7TH: R Palmeiro homered to right. Zeile singled to left. Mateo homered to left center, Zeile scored. Clayton grounded out to third. Alicea hit for D Patterson. Alicea grounded out to first. Mclemore struck out looking. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SAN DIEGO 3.
SAN DIEGO 7TH: Jeff Zimmerman relieved Danny Patterson. Veras walked. D Jackson flied out to left. Veras stole second. R Sanders popped out to shortstop. Owens walked. Joyner popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SAN DIEGO 3.
TEXAS 8TH: I Rodriguez grounded out to second. Greer grounded out to second. J Gonzalez walked. Heath Murray relieved Andy Ashby. R Palmeiro singled to center, J Gonzalez to second. Donne Wall relieved Heath Murray. Magadan at first. Baerga at third. Zeile popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SAN DIEGO 3.
SAN DIEGO 8TH: Tim Crabtree relieved Jeff Zimmerman. Magadan struck out swinging. Ru Rivera fouled out to first. B Davis struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SAN DIEGO 3.
TEXAS 9TH: Mateo grounded out to third. Clayton struck out swinging. Sc Green hit for Crabtree. Sc Green walked. Mclemore flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 4, SAN DIEGO 3.
SAN DIEGO 9TH: John Wetteland relieved Tim Crabtree. Baerga safe at first on left fielder Greer's fielding error. Giovanola ran for Baerga. Veras walked, Giovanola to second. D Jackson reached on bunt single to pitcher, Giovanola to third, Veras to second. R Sanders flied out to right, Veras to third, Giovanola out at home. D Jackson stole second. Owens reached on infield single, Veras scored, D Jackson to third. D Jackson scored on pitcher Wetteland's fielding error. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors) TEXAS 4, SAN DIEGO 5.