Game 109: Aug 7, 1999 (W: 6-0)
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My Commentary

A totally masterful appearance by Aaron Sele.   Complete game shutout, allowing only 6 hits, 10 strikeouts, and no walks.  I don't think I've seen him ever pitch as good, and this is the best pitching outing by a Ranger pitcher all year (although the complete game by Mike Morgan in Anaheim not that long ago was really close).

There's not a whole lot else to say about this one.  Sele was totally dominating, and Pudge was Pudge again lately, 2-5 with 3 RBI's on a 3 run home run.  Mark McLemore almost hit for the cycle getting a double, triple, and a single in his first three at bats.  Didn't get a homer though.  Still, was an awesome game all around.

I got to see it on TV, and it was wonderful to see Sele pitch this well - hope he can keep it up through October <g>. 

-- Joe Siegler

Game Recap

ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) -- Aaron Sele is almost as hot as his team.

Sele tossed a six-hitter for his fifth straight win and first shutout in more than 15 months, leading the sizzling Texas Rangers to a 6-0 blanking of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Sele scattered five singles and a double, walked none and matched a season high with 10 strikeouts. He has won his last four starts and has not lost since June 27 at Seattle.

The 29-year-old righthander threw 82 of 124 pitches for strikes, retired the side in order four times and set down the last seven batters to nail down his third career shutout. It was his first shutout since April 21, 1998 against Seattle.

Sele's seventh career complete game came 45 starts since his last one on May 23, 1998 against Kansas City.

Ivan Rodriguez supplied the offense with his career-high 22nd home run, a three-run blast off reliever Roy Halladay that opened a 6-0 lead in the sixth.

The Rangers sent starter Pat Hentgen (7-8) to his earliest exit in more than four years and rolled to their 16th win in 19 games. They remained 7 1/2 games ahead of second-place Oakland in the American League West, while the Blue Jays fell into a tie for the wild card spot with Boston.

Photos
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Texas starter Aaron Sele	Pudge going back to first on a pickoff throw	Pudge is out at the plate trying to score.	Toronto catcher Darrin Fletcher after making a great play catching a ball two runs into the stands.

Box Score

Line Score
AL  FINAL
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
TORONTO             0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0     0  6  0
TEXAS               2  0  1   0  0  3   0  0  x     6 13  1   (FINAL)

BATTERIES:  TOR - PAT HENTGEN, ROY HALLADAY (3RD), PAUL
                  SPOLJARIC (7TH) AND DARRIN FLETCHER
            TEX - AARON SELE AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

             WP - AARON SELE (12-6)
             LP - PAT HENTGEN (7-8)
           SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS:  TOR - NONE
            TEX - IVAN RODRIGUEZ (22) OFF HALLADAY IN THE 6TH, 2 ON

     TIME:  2:33     ATT:  40,329

PROBABLES:  TOR - JOEY HAMILTON (4-6, 6.26)
            TEX - MIKE MORGAN (12-6, 5.32)

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

TORONTO                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Stewart lf              4  0  1  0   0  1   4  .309
Goodwin cf              4  0  0  0   0  3   1  .000
Sh Green rf             4  0  0  0   0  1   0  .315
Segui 1b                0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .297
 a-Otanez ph-1b         4  0  1  0   0  2   0  .215
C Delgado dh            4  0  2  0   0  1   1  .254
T Fernandez 3b          4  0  0  0   0  0   2  .349
Fletcher c              4  0  0  0   0  1   2  .290
T Batista ss            3  0  1  0   0  1   0  .274
Bush 2b                 3  0  1  0   0  0   0  .310

Totals                 34  0  6  0   0 10  10

a-doubled for Segui in the 2nd.

BATTING: 2B - Otanez (8, Sele). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - Fletcher 1, Stewart 2.  Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - Goodwin (I Rodriguez at home).
DP: 1 (Otanez-T Batista-Otanez).

TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Mclemore 2b             5  1  3  0   0  1   2  .289
I Rodriguez c           5  1  2  3   0  1   2  .332
R Palmeiro dh           3  2  1  1   1  1   0  .344
J Gonzalez rf           4  0  2  0   0  1   2  .308
L Stevens 1b            4  0  2  1   0  1   1  .282
Zeile 3b                4  0  1  1   0  1   2  .305
R Kelly lf              3  0  0  0   1  1   5  .312
Clayton ss              3  1  1  0   1  1   1  .252
T Goodwin cf            4  1  1  0   0  1   3  .245

Totals                 35  6 13  6   3  9  18

BATTING: 2B - Mclemore (16, Hentgen); J Gonzalez (19, Halladay).
3B - Mclemore (4, Hentgen). HR - I Rodriguez (22, 6th inning off
Halladay 2 on, 1 out). RBI - R Palmeiro (96), Zeile (70),
L Stevens (62), I Rodriguez 3 (74). 2-out RBI - Zeile. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Kelly 2, I Rodriguez 1,
T Goodwin 2. GIDP - I Rodriguez.  Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - Zeile (19, bobble).

TORONTO                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Hentgen (L, 7-8)              2 2/3   8   3   3   2   2   0   5.32
Halladay                      3 1/3   5   3   3   0   3   1   3.93
Spoljaric                     2       0   0   0   1   4   0   3.41

TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Sele (W, 12-6)                9       6   0   0   0  10   0   5.28

Pitches-strikes: Sele 124-82; Hentgen 64-41; Halladay 46-26;
Spoljaric 33-20.  Ground balls-fly balls: Sele 12-5; Hentgen 2-3;
Halladay 3-4; Spoljaric 1-1.  Batters faced: Sele 34; Hentgen 17;
Halladay 14; Spoljaric 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Al Clark. 1B--Larry Young. 2B--Tim Tschida.
3B--Rick Reed.
T--2:33.  Att--40,329.   Weather: 97 degrees, clear.   Wind: 12 mph,
in from center.

AL       TORONTO AT TEXAS
         NOTE:  TORONTO'S DAVID SEGUI LEFT THE GAME IN THE SECOND INNING
                WITH AN APPARENT RIGHT HAND INJURY.  HE WAS HIT WITH A
                LINE DRIVE OFF THE BAT OF TEXAS' MARK MCLEMORE.  SEGUI
                HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS.

Game Log

Toronto Starting Lineups -- Shannon Stewart LF, Tony Batista SS, Shawn Green RF, David Segui 1B, Carlos Delgado DH, Tony Fernandez 3B, Darrin Fletcher C, Jacob Brumfield CF, Homer Bush 2B, Chris Carpenter 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, Royce Clayton SS, Tom Goodwin CF, Rick Helling RHP.

Umpires -- Reed (HP), Clark (1B), Young (2B), Tschida (3B).

Gametime Weather: 96 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from right at 14 mph.

TORONTO 1ST: Stewart singled to center. Stewart caught stealing, catcher to shortstop. T Batista grounded out to shortstop. Sh Green walked. Segui walked, Sh Green to second. Sh Green picked off at second, catcher to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, TEXAS 0.

TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore struck out swinging. I Rodriguez reached on infield single. Greer walked, I Rodriguez to second. J Gonzalez popped out to shallow right. R Palmeiro singled to right, I Rodriguez scored, Greer to second. Zeile struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 0, TEXAS 1.

TORONTO 2ND: C Delgado homered to right. T Fernandez struck out swinging. Fletcher flied out to left. Brumfield flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 1, TEXAS 1.

TEXAS 2ND: L Stevens struck out swinging. Clayton struck out swinging. T Goodwin struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 1, TEXAS 1.

TORONTO 3RD: Bush grounded out to pitcher. Stewart flied out to shallow center. T Batista grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 1, TEXAS 1.

TEXAS 3RD: Mclemore singled to left. I Rodriguez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Mclemore out at second. Greer grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 1, TEXAS 1.

TORONTO 4TH: Sh Green popped out to second. Segui walked. C Delgado popped out to catcher. T Fernandez flied out to shallow center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 1, TEXAS 1.

TEXAS 4TH: J Gonzalez safe at first on 1st baseman Segui's fielding error. R Palmeiro homered to right, J Gonzalez scored. Zeile flied out to deep center. L Stevens flied out to left. Clayton flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TORONTO 1, TEXAS 3.

TORONTO 5TH: Fletcher grounded out to second. Brumfield grounded out to third. Bush reached on infield single. Bush caught stealing, catcher to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 1, TEXAS 3.

TEXAS 5TH: T Goodwin singled to left. Mclemore sacrificed T Goodwin to second. I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. Greer struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 1, TEXAS 3.

TORONTO 6TH: Stewart grounded out to third. T Batista doubled to deep left. Sh Green flied out to deep center, T Batista to third. Segui grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 1, TEXAS 3.

TEXAS 6TH: J Gonzalez grounded out to first. R Palmeiro flied out to shallow left. Zeile struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 1, TEXAS 3.

TORONTO 7TH: C Delgado homered to right. Mike Venafro relieved Rick Helling. T Fernandez doubled to left. Fletcher grounded out to second, T Fernandez to third. Tim Crabtree relieved Mike Venafro. Brumfield struck out swinging. Bush safe at first on shortstop Clayton's fielding error, T Fernandez scored. Stewart walked, Bush to second. T Batista struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TORONTO 3, TEXAS 3.

TEXAS 7TH: L Stevens homered to right. Clayton singled to right. T Goodwin reached on infield single, Clayton to second. Mclemore flied out to center. I Rodriguez fouled out to first. Greer struck out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 3, TEXAS 4.

TORONTO 8TH: Jeff Zimmerman relieved Tim Crabtree. Sh Green homered to right. Segui flied out to left. C Delgado homered to right. T Fernandez popped out to second. Fletcher doubled to right. Brumfield struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, TEXAS 4.

TEXAS 8TH: J Gonzalez reached on infield single. Graeme Lloyd relieved Chris Carpenter. R Palmeiro fouled out to right. John Frascatore relieved Graeme Lloyd. Zeile grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Gonzalez out at second. L Stevens singled to right, Zeile to third. Clayton grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, TEXAS 4.

TORONTO 9TH: Bush singled to right. Stewart sacrificed Bush to second. T Batista safe at first on 3rd baseman Zeile's fielding error. Mike Munoz relieved Jeff Zimmerman. Sh Green grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, T Batista out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TORONTO 5, TEXAS 4.

TEXAS 9TH: Billy Koch relieved John Frascatore. T Goodwin struck out looking. Mclemore singled to center. I Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher, Mclemore to second. Greer grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TORONTO 5, TEXAS 4.