Game 104: Aug 1, 1999 (W: 12-5)
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Commentary (by me)

Figures.  The game I wanted to go to because of the raising of the Nolan Ryan flag, and the giveaway of a Ryan flag and the one that is one off from my season ticket game is the one they blow out the Royals.  :( 

To make matters worse, my lame ass cable company has Fox Sports Southwest out of whack again for the second day, forcing me to miss another Rangers game because of their screwed up setup - this is about 6 this season because of this.  I didn't get to see the game, but I listened to part of it, and I got disgusted because I couldn't see it that I stopped listening too, and started watching a movie.

I hate my cable company!  I live across the street from a TCI building, yet we have some other company - go figure.

Sele turned in his longest outing of the season, going 8 full innings.  He gave up 5 runs though, but did go long in the heat, which was nice to see.  

Game Recap

ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) -- Ivan Rodriguez had five hits and four RBI and Aaron Sele notched his fourth straight win as the Texas Rangers rolled to a 12-5 triumph over the Kansas City Royals.

Rodriguez went 5-for-6, establishing a career high for hits in a game. He started an eight-run third inning with a two-run homer, his 19th, and capped it with a two-run single to put the Rangers ahead, 9-1. In between, Todd Zeile had a two-run double, Lee Stevens produced a sacrifice fly and Zeile scored on a wild pitch.

Rodriguez also singled in the first, seventh and eighth as he became the 24th player in team history to collect five hits in a game and the first since Juan Gonzalez on July 30, 1996. He is hitting .522 (24-for-46) with four home runs and 14 RBI during a 10-game hitting streak.

"It feels great," Rodriguez said. "Five hits is good, but the main thing is the win. I feel strong at the plate and my bat is quicker. I just come out to play."

The third inning marked the third time this season Texas scored eight runs in a frame and the first since May 13 vs. Baltimore. The Rangers sent 13 men to the plate in the third, with the first six scoring.

Sele (11-6) allowed five runs and eight hits for the third consecutive start, striking out seven over eight innings. He pitched more than seven innings for the first time since June 27 and leveled his record against the Royals to 5-5.

"Our bullpen needed a rest and I was able to carry myself through eight innings," Sele said. "I had a curveball and was able to throw in and out."

"(Sele) gave us a quality effort tonight," Rangers manager Johnny Oates said. "He had an especially good curveball and gave us a good eight innings. I didn't want to use our bullpen tonight for a lot of innings."

Zeile and Stevens each had two RBI for the Rangers, who have won 12 of their last 14 games and own an eight-game lead over the Oakland Athletics for first place in the American League West.

Kansas City's Carlos Beltran hit his 16th homer, a three-run shot in the fifth. He added a double and has hit safely in 20 of his last 25 games.

Brian Barber (1-3) did not have it in his first start since April 18. He surrendered seven runs and seven hits over two innings in his first appearance against Texas.

"I felt fine, but I just didn't do my job," Barber said. "The way we've been hitting you have to give the team a chance. Anything I threw up there, they seemed to be hitting."

Royals first baseman Mike Sweeney singled in the second inning to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. He is batting .456 (26-for-57) during the streak.

Teammate Jermaine Dye was not as fortunate as he went 0-for-4, ending his nine-game hitting streak.

Photos
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Nolan Ryan's flag at the Ballpark ready to be raised	Nolan's flag is raised at the Ballpark	Pudge smacks a home run	Raffy scores...	...and gets excited about it!

Royals starter Brian Barber grabs the ball

Box Score

Line Score
AL  FINAL
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
KANSAS CITY         0  0  1   0  4  0   0  0  0     5 10  0
TEXAS               0  1  8   1  0  0   1  1  x    12 16  1   (FINAL)

BATTERIES:  KAN - BRIAN BARBER, BLAKE STEIN (3RD), MAC SUZUKI
                  (6TH), BRAD RIGBY (8TH) AND TIM SPEHR
            TEX - AARON SELE, DANNY PATTERSON (9TH) AND IVAN
                  RODRIGUEZ

             WP - AARON SELE (11-6)
             LP - BRIAN BARBER (1-3)
           SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS:  KAN - CARLOS BELTRAN (16) OFF SELE IN THE 5TH, 2 ON
            TEX - IVAN RODRIGUEZ (19) OFF BARBER IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
                  LEE STEVENS (17) OFF RIGBY IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

     TIME:  3:05     ATT:  31,698

PROBABLES:  KAN - JOSE ROSADO (6-8, 3.69)
            ANA - JACK MCDOWELL (0-2, 2.25)

            MIN - LATROY HAWKINS (7-8, 6.94)
            TEX - JOHN BURKETT (3-5, 6.16)

Box Score
KANSAS CITY (5) AT TEXAS (12) - FINAL

KANSAS CITY            ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Damon lf                5  1  2  1   0  1   0  .307
Febles 2b               5  0  0  0   0  2   5  .267
Beltran cf              4  1  2  3   0  1   0  .305
Sweeney 1b              3  0  1  0   0  0   0  .337
Dye rf                  4  0  0  0   0  2   2  .308
Randa 3b                4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .328
Pose dh                 4  0  1  0   0  0   0  .318
Spehr c                 1  2  1  0   1  0   0  .228
 a-Je Giambi ph         1  0  1  0   0  0   0  .288
R Sanchez ss            3  1  2  1   0  0   2  .285
 b-Kreuter ph           1  0  0  0   0  0   1  .257

Totals                 35  5 10  5   1  7  11

a-singled for Spehr in the 9th; b-hit into fielder's choice for
R Sanchez in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Sanchez (12, Sele); Beltran (22, Sele); Spehr
(6, Sele). HR - Beltran (16, 5th inning off Sele 2 on, 2 out).
RBI - Damon (60), R Sanchez (40), Beltran 3 (76). 2-out RBI -
Beltran 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Febles 2,
Randa 1, R Sanchez 1. GIDP - Dye. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: Picked off - Sweeney (1st base, Sele).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Febles-R Sanchez-Sweeney).

TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Mclemore 2b             5  3  3  0   1  0   2  .284
I Rodriguez c           6  1  5  4   0  0   0  .328
Greer lf                3  1  0  0   3  0   3  .277
J Gonzalez rf           5  1  1  1   0  1   2  .303
R Palmeiro 1b           2  3  2  0   3  0   0  .346
Zeile 3b                4  1  2  2   1  0   4  .308
L Stevens dh            4  1  1  2   0  1   5  .280
Mateo cf                4  1  1  1   0  1   3  .234
Clayton ss              5  0  1  1   0  2   4  .253

Totals                 38 12 16 11   8  5  23

BATTING: 2B - Mateo (9, Barber); Zeile (29, Barber); R Palmeiro
(21, Suzuki). HR - I Rodriguez (19, 3rd inning off Barber 1 on,
0 out); L Stevens (17, 8th inning off Rigby 0 on, 0 out). SF -
L Stevens. RBI - Mateo (17), I Rodriguez 4 (67), Zeile 2 (68),
L Stevens 2 (60), Clayton (24), J Gonzalez (87). 2-out RBI -
Mateo, I Rodriguez 2, Clayton. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - Clayton 2, J Gonzalez 1, Mclemore 1, Mateo 1, Zeile 2,
Greer 1. GIDP - Greer. Team LOB - 12.

FIELDING: E - Clayton (13, throw). DP: 1 (Clayton-Mclemore-R Palmeiro).

KANSAS CITY                  ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Barber (L, 1-3)               2       7   7   7   3   1   1   9.64
B Stein                       3       3   3   3   3   3   0  12.71
Suzuki                        2       3   1   1   2   0   0   9.00
Rigby                         1       3   1   1   0   1   1   4.41

TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Sele (W, 11-6)                8       8   5   5   1   7   1   5.65
D Patterson                   1       2   0   0   0   0   0   4.68

Barber pitched to 6 batters in the 3rd.

WP - B Stein. IBB - R Palmeiro (by Suzuki). HBP - Spehr (by Sele);
Mateo (by B Stein); Sweeney (by Sele).  Pitches-strikes: Sele 124-80;
D Patterson 14-9; Barber 53-28; B Stein 62-35; Suzuki 35-21; Rigby
19-14.  Ground balls-fly balls: Sele 12-4; D Patterson 2-1; Barber
3-2; B Stein 1-5; Suzuki 5-1; Rigby 1-1. Batters faced: Sele 33;
D Patterson 5; Barber 15; B Stein 16; Suzuki 11; Rigby 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Larry Mccoy. 2B--Tim Welke.
3B--Jim Evans.
T--3:05.  Att--31,698.   Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, in from center.


AL       KANSAS CITY AT TEXAS
         NOTE:  THE SINGLE BY KANSAS CITY'S MIKE SWEENEY IN THE SECOND
                INNING EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 14 GAMES.

AL       KANSAS CITY AT TEXAS
         NOTE:  TEXAS' IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10
                GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.

Game Log

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- Johnny Damon LF, Carlos Febles 2B, Carlos Beltran CF, Mike Sweeney 1B, Jermaine Dye RF, Joe Randa 3B, Scott Pose DH, Tim Spehr C, Rey Sanchez SS, Brian Barber RHP.

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

Umpires -- Cooper (HP), L Mccoy (1B), T Welke (2B), Evans (3B).

Gametime Weather: 96 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from center at 12 mph.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: Damon struck out swinging. Febles flied out to right center. Beltran struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore popped out to shallow left. I Rodriguez reached on infield single. Greer grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, I Rodriguez out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, TEXAS 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: Sweeney singled to center. Dye struck out swinging. Sweeney picked off at first, pitcher to first. Randa struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 2ND: J Gonzalez grounded out to catcher. R Palmeiro walked. Zeile walked, R Palmeiro to second. L Stevens struck out swinging. Mateo doubled to right, R Palmeiro scored, Zeile to third. Clayton flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, TEXAS 1.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: Pose grounded out to third. Spehr hit by pitch. R Sanchez doubled to left, Spehr to third. Damon grounded out to first, Spehr scored, R Sanchez to third. Febles grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, TEXAS 1.

TEXAS 3RD: Mclemore singled to right. I Rodriguez homered to right, Mclemore scored. Greer walked. J Gonzalez singled to left, Greer to second. R Palmeiro singled to right, Greer to third, J Gonzalez to second. Zeile doubled to center, Greer and J Gonzalez scored, R Palmeiro to third. Blake Stein relieved Brian Barber. L Stevens hit sacrifice fly to center, R Palmeiro scored. Mateo hit by pitch. Clayton struck out swinging. Mclemore walked, Zeile to third, Mateo to second. Zeile scored, Mateo to third, Mclemore to second on B Stein wild pitch. I Rodriguez singled to right, Mateo and Mclemore scored. Greer walked, I Rodriguez to second. J Gonzalez flied out to center. (8 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, TEXAS 9.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: Beltran doubled to left. Sweeney hit by pitch. Dye grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Sweeney out at second, Beltran to third. Randa grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, TEXAS 9.

TEXAS 4TH: R Palmeiro walked. Zeile singled to left, R Palmeiro to second. L Stevens flied out to right. Mateo struck out swinging. Clayton singled to left, R Palmeiro scored, Zeile to second. Mclemore grounded into fielder's choice to second, Clayton out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, TEXAS 10.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: Pose grounded out to pitcher. Spehr doubled to left. R Sanchez singled to left center, Spehr scored. Damon singled to shallow left center, R Sanchez to second. Febles struck out looking. Beltran homered to right center, R Sanchez and Damon scored. Sweeney popped out to shallow right. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, TEXAS 10.

TEXAS 5TH: I Rodriguez popped out to shallow right. Greer flied out to left. J Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, TEXAS 10.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: Dye grounded out to pitcher. Randa grounded out to pitcher. Pose singled to center. Spehr walked, Pose to second. R Sanchez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Spehr out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, TEXAS 10.

TEXAS 6TH: Mac Suzuki relieved Blake Stein. R Palmeiro doubled to left center. Zeile grounded out to shortstop. L Stevens grounded out to pitcher, R Palmeiro to third. Mateo popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, TEXAS 10.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: Damon flied out to left. Febles struck out swinging. Beltran grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, TEXAS 10.

TEXAS 7TH: Clayton grounded out to third. Mclemore singled to right. I Rodriguez singled to center, Mclemore to third. Greer walked, I Rodriguez to second. J Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop, Mclemore scored, I Rodriguez to third, Greer to second. R Palmeiro intentionally walked. Zeile grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Palmeiro out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, TEXAS 11.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: Sweeney grounded out to third. Dye struck out looking. Randa fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, TEXAS 11.

TEXAS 8TH: Brad Rigby relieved Mac Suzuki. L Stevens homered to right. Mateo grounded out to third. Clayton struck out swinging. Mclemore singled to center. I Rodriguez reached on infield single, Mclemore to second. Greer flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, TEXAS 12.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: Danny Patterson relieved Aaron Sele. Pose flied out to center. Je Giambi hit for Spehr. Je Giambi singled to center. Kreuter hit for R Sanchez. Kreuter grounded into fielder's choice to first, Je Giambi out at second. Kreuter to second on shortstop Clayton's throwing error. Damon reached on infield single, Kreuter to third. Febles grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 5, TEXAS 12.