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Commentary (by me)
Where do I start with this one? 17
hits, 14 runs, 5 doubles, two stolen bases, two gift errors, etc... A big
offensive display last night. Yeesh! The Giants starter got knocked
around, pitching only 1.1 innings, giving up 5 runs and 6 hits.
I scored this game at home last night, and I picked an interesting game to do it to. :) However, after the top of the first, I wasn't so thrilled at our chances. Ryan Glynn (who was recalled to make a start, and probably has made his last start for awhile) started off well, retiring the first two, but then a single and a walk preceded Mr. Bonds, who slapped a ball over the fence for a 3 run home run. What was interesting about the home run is how easily it went over the fence - it hardly looked like he hit the thing. Very deceptive power stroke he has.
Anyway, we answered back with a couple of runs in the bottom of the first, and then after Glynn got the job done in the second, we scored three more runs in the bottom of the second to take the lead - never giving it back. In the third, we almost had three straight doubles in a row (Zeile, Stevens, Mateo), but the Stevens hit was ruled an error, and it probably should have been a hit.
We scored in 6 of the 8 times we came to the plate, the only two we didn't score were the fourth and the seventh. We were due for one of these "explosions". :) In looking at my scorecard, everyone scored at least one run except Raffy (who was also the only person without a hit, going 0-4) and Royce Clayton - although Royce was on base in the bottom of the 8th, and could have scored if we had gotten another hit or two. Ruben Mateo went 4-5 with two RBI's and two runs scored - definitely his best night so far. McLemore also went 3 for 5 with a run scored, and 3 RBI's - I think everyone was expecting him to sink this year and be released, but he's making us rethink our second base plans, I'm sure.
Ryan Glynn didn't walk as many as he has in the past, but did walk 4 in 4.1 innings, which is still too many - his final two batters were walks, and at the time, the Rangers were only up two runs with Jeff Kent & Barry Bonds coming up. My gut feeling says that Glynn has pitched his last start for awhile, Loaiza will probably get moved back to the rotation, and Danny Kolb will get called up for the long relief job.
Loaiza did get his first win of the season and got pegged for 4 runs, which is more than Glynn gave up, actually. However, for some reason, Loaiza seemed better than Glynn did - it's one of those "intangible" things I can't put into words, even when you look at their lines:
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era Glynn 4 1/3 5 3 3 4 0 1 6.89 Loaiza (W, 1-1) 4 2/3 5 4 4 1 1 0 7.22
Still, a win is a win is a win no matter how you get them, and scoring 14 runs is always nice to see. :)
Game Recap
ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) -- Rookie Ruben Mateo had four hits and two RBI, Mark McLemore chipped in with three hits and three RBI and the Texas Rangers got contributions from nearly everyone in the lineup in a 14-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
Ivan Rodriguez also had three hits and drove in a run for Texas, which has won four of its last five games to improve to 9-8 in interleague play this season. Rafael Palmeiro was the only Rangers' starter without a hit and he and Todd Zeile were the only members of the Texas lineup without an RBI.
"We need that offense every night," said right fielder Juan Gonzalez, who came through with an RBI double and a sacrifice fly. "The last couple of games, some guys have not had as many chances. But tonight, we scored a lot more because we had chances."
Rookie Ryan Glynn, recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma to make the start, did not last long enough for the win. He allowed three runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings with four walks and no strikeouts.
"I saw a lot of the same things we saw in his previous stint up here," Texas manager Johnny Oates said. "For him to be the type of major league pitcher we want him to be, he'll have to throw more strikes."
Esteban Loiaza (1-1) went the last 4 2/3 innings and recorded his first victory since August 31.
"It's already July and I had 27 or 28 innings coming into the game," he said. "I just want to get the team going. I'm just getting ready every day out of the bullpen. I hadn't thrown this much since I was on rehab with Oklahoma. I'm happy today. I got a lot of innings, faced a lot of hitters. I'll probably have tomorrow off, but I'll be ready for tomorrow, if needed."
"He threw strikes in the game when we had a lot of runs. I can live with strikes. You can't get outs unless you throw strikes," Oates said.
Barry Bonds hit a three-run homer in the top of the first to stake the Giants to an early lead, but starter Chris Brock could not protect it as San Francisco lost for the fifth time in six games and fell to 1-4 since the All-Star break.
"I didn't have very good stuff tonight," Brock said. "You have to chalk this up to just one bad game and go on. It wasn't a good time for me to have 12 days' rest."
Texas answered quickly, scoring twice in the bottom of the first as Rusty Greer singled in McLemore and scored on a double by Gonzalez. The Rangers took the lead for good in the second. Mateo started the rally with a leadoff single and stole second before McLemore doubled with one out.
Rodriguez delivered an RBI single and Greer walked before Felix Rodriguez relieved Brock. After a passed ball, Gonzalez's sacrifice fly made it 5-3.
Texas kept up the attack in the third on Mateo's two-run double and tacked on two in the fifth as McLemore had an RBI single and Greer added a run-scoring groundout.
J.T. Snow had two hits and three RBI for the Giants, who remained 2 1/2 games ahead of second-place Arizona in the National League West.
"They didn't station-to-station us, they bullet-to-bulleted us," San Francisco manager Dusty Baker said. "It's hard to imagine them scoring all those runs when Palmeiro didn't hit. We've got to chalk it up and put it behind us."
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| Giants starting pitcher Chris Brock | Barry Bonds is congratulated by JT Snow after his first inning home run | Pudge scores in the first inning | Another angle of Pudge scoring |
Line Score
ML FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 10 2
TEXAS 2 3 2 0 2 1 0 4 x 14 17 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: SFO - CHRIS BROCK, FELIX RODRIGUEZ (2ND), JULIAN
TAVAREZ (5TH), ALAN EMBREE (8TH) AND SCOTT
SERVAIS
TEX - RYAN GLYNN, ESTEBAN LOAIZA (5TH) AND IVAN
RODRIGUEZ
WP - ESTEBAN LOAIZA (1-1)
LP - CHRIS BROCK (6-8)
SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: SFO - BARRY BONDS (10) OFF GLYNN IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
TEX - NONE
TIME: 3:16 ATT: 40,976
PROBABLES: SFO - SHAWN ESTES (6-5, 5.15)
TEX - RICK HELLING (6-7, 4.49)
Box Score
SAN FRANCISCO (7) AT TEXAS (14) - FINAL
SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Benard cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .295
Mueller 3b 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .278
Snow 1b 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .293
Kent 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .294
Bonds lf 4 1 1 3 1 0 4 .258
Burks dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
a-Re Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Javier rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278
Aurilia ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
Servais c 4 2 3 0 0 0 3 .268
Totals 35 7 10 7 5 1 13
a-flied to left for Burks in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - Servais (7, Loaiza); Snow (18, Loaiza); Benard
(23, Loaiza). HR - Bonds (10, 1st inning off Glynn 2 on, 2 out).
SF - Snow. RBI - Bonds 3 (33), Snow 3 (64), Benard (35). 2-out
RBI - Bonds 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Bonds 2.
GIDP - Servais. Team LOB - 7.
FIELDING: E - Javier (3, fly ball); Aurilia (19, ground ball).
PB - Servais. Outfield assists - Benard (Mateo at 3rd base).
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Mclemore 2b 5 1 3 3 0 0 2 .286
I Rodriguez c 6 2 3 1 0 0 3 .304
Greer lf 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 .274
J Gonzalez rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .310
R Palmeiro dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .344
Zeile 3b 4 3 2 0 1 0 2 .287
L Stevens 1b 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 .289
Mateo cf 5 2 4 2 0 1 0 .254
Clayton ss 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .244
Totals 40 14 17 13 4 2 21
BATTING: 2B - J Gonzalez (18, C Brock); Mclemore (13, C Brock);
Zeile 2 (25, Fe Rodriguez, Tavarez); Mateo (6, Fe Rodriguez).
SF - J Gonzalez, Mclemore. RBI - Greer 2 (57), J Gonzalez 2 (84),
Mclemore 3 (29), I Rodriguez (51), Mateo 2 (11), L Stevens 2 (51),
Clayton (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L Stevens 1,
R Palmeiro 1, Greer 1, J Gonzalez 2, I Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 9.
BASERUNNING: SB - I Rodriguez (18, 2nd base off C Brock/Servais);
Mateo (1, 2nd base off C Brock/Servais).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (Clayton-Mclemore-L Stevens).
SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Brock (L, 6-8) 1 1/3 6 5 4 2 1 0 5.54
Fe Rodriguez 2 2/3 5 4 3 0 0 0 3.98
Tavarez 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.26
Embree 1 3 4 4 2 0 0 3.67
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
Glynn 4 1/3 5 3 3 4 0 1 6.89
Loaiza (W, 1-1) 4 2/3 5 4 4 1 1 0 7.22
Fe Rodriguez pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
WP - Tavarez. HBP - Greer (by Embree). Pitches-strikes: Glynn 76-38;
Loaiza 72-45; C Brock 52-27; Fe Rodriguez 43-28; Tavarez 39-24;
Embree 28-16. Ground balls-fly balls: Glynn 8-5; Loaiza 4-9;
C Brock 2-1; Fe Rodriguez 3-4; Tavarez 5-3; Embree 0-3. Batters
faced: Glynn 21; Loaiza 20; C Brock 12; Fe Rodriguez 14; Tavarez 12;
Embree 9.
UMPIRES: HP--Rich Garcia. 1B--Ray Dimuro. 2B--Mike Reilly
3B--Brian Onora.
T--3:16. Att--40,976. Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, right to left.
San Francisco Starting Lineups -- Marvin Benard CF, Bill Mueller 3B, Jt Snow 1B, Jeff Kent 2B, Barry Bonds LF, Ellis Burks DH, Stan Javier RF, Rich Aurilia SS, Scott Servais C, Chris Brock 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, Ruben Mateo CF, Royce Clayton SS, Ryan Glynn RHP.
Umpires -- Garcia (HP), Dimuro (1B), Reilly (2B), Onora (3B).
Gametime Weather: 91 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 10 mph.
SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: Benard grounded out to first. Mueller grounded out to pitcher. Snow singled to center. Kent walked, Snow to second. Bonds homered to left, Snow and Kent scored. Burks grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore grounded out to third. I Rodriguez singled to center. I Rodriguez stole second. Greer singled to center, I Rodriguez scored. J Gonzalez doubled to right center, Greer scored. R Palmeiro walked. Zeile flied out to right center. L Stevens grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 2.
SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: Javier fouled out to catcher. Aurilia grounded out to third. Servais singled to right. Benard popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 2.
TEXAS 2ND: Mateo singled to right. Mateo stole second. Clayton struck out swinging. Mclemore doubled to right, Mateo scored. I Rodriguez singled to center, Mclemore scored. I Rodriguez to second advancing on throw. Greer walked. Felix Rodriguez relieved Chris Brock. I Rodriguez to third, Greer to second on Servais passed ball. J Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to left, I Rodriguez scored. R Palmeiro flied out to right. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 5.
SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: Mueller grounded out to second. Snow flied out to left. Kent fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 5.
TEXAS 3RD: Zeile doubled to left. L Stevens safe at second on right fielder Javier's fielding error, Zeile to third. Mateo doubled to left center, Zeile and L Stevens scored, Mateo out stretching at third. Clayton grounded out to first. Mclemore singled to center. I Rodriguez safe at first on shortstop Aurilia's fielding error, Mclemore to second. Greer flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 7.
SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: Bonds walked. Burks flied out to shallow left. Javier singled to right center, Bonds to second. Aurilia singled to left, Bonds to third, Javier to second. Servais grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Aurilia out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 7.
TEXAS 4TH: J Gonzalez grounded out to third. R Palmeiro flied out to center. Zeile grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 7.
SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: Benard grounded out to first. Mueller walked. Snow walked, Mueller to second. Esteban Loaiza relieved Ryan Glynn. Kent flied out to right. Bonds grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 7.
TEXAS 5TH: L Stevens singled to right. Mateo singled to right, L Stevens to third. Julian Tavarez relieved Felix Rodriguez. Clayton lined out to second. Mclemore singled to center, L Stevens scored, Mateo to second. I Rodriguez singled to right, Mateo to third, Mclemore to second. Greer grounded out to second, Mateo scored, Mclemore to third, I Rodriguez to second. J Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 9.
SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: Burks flied out to shallow center. Javier grounded out to shortstop. Aurilia flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 9.
TEXAS 6TH: R Palmeiro flied out to left. Zeile doubled to center. L Stevens grounded out to shortstop, Zeile to third. Zeile scored on Tavarez wild pitch. Mateo struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, TEXAS 10.
SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: Servais doubled to deep left. Benard flied out to left. Mueller walked. Snow doubled to deep right, Servais and Mueller scored. Kent grounded out to third. Bonds flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, TEXAS 10.
TEXAS 7TH: Clayton flied out to deep right. Mclemore grounded out to second. I Rodriguez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, TEXAS 10.
SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: Re Martinez hit for Burks. Re Martinez flied out to left. Javier struck out swinging. Aurilia flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, TEXAS 10.
TEXAS 8TH: Alan Embree relieved Julian Tavarez. Greer hit by pitch. J Gonzalez walked, Greer to second. R Palmeiro flied out to right. Zeile walked, Greer to third, J Gonzalez to second. L Stevens singled to center, Greer and J Gonzalez scored, Zeile to second. Mateo singled to center, Zeile to third, L Stevens to second. Clayton singled to center, Zeile scored, L Stevens to third, Mateo to second. Mclemore hit sacrifice fly to left, L Stevens scored. I Rodriguez flied out to left. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, TEXAS 14.
SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: Servais singled to right. Benard doubled to left, Servais scored. Mueller grounded out to third, Benard to third. Snow hit sacrifice fly to center, Benard scored. Kent singled to left. Bonds flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 7, TEXAS 14.