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Listened to this game at work today as it was a day game. I listened
over the Internet as opposed to the radio that's sitting on my desk.
Somehow it just seems "cooler" that way. :)
Anyway... This was very much a game of records. Check these things out:
John Burkett sounded dominating, as did the three relievers (Crabtree, Zimmerman, & Venafro). Between the four, they only allowed 4 hits (3 by Burkett, one by Venafro) over 9 innings, and 8 strikeouts and 3 walks. It was an extraordinarily well pitched game. The radio guys were spooging over Zimmerman saying his slider looked like the best he'd thrown all season. Burkett managed to pitch out a jam later in his appearance where the Mariners were threatening to tie up the game (it was 2-0 then). He looked really good, and again, he pitched well in the end of the year, and I suspect we'll probably pick up his option for 2000 and invite him to spring training. Of course, that's depending on what happens in the off-season, I'm sure.
This is the end of the home season at the Ballpark in Arlington. We finished up with 51 wins at home for the season (out of 81 home dates, I believe). We went 7-5 for the final homestand, shutting out Seattle twice in the last three games.
We got out early with a Lee Stevens solo home run in the bottom of the second, and that was the game winning hit - we didn't need anything more. Juan Gonzalez followed up with another solo home run in the bottom of the third. We got three in the 6th, and two in the 7th to close out the scoring. Was a nice spread, with Lee Stevens getting another RBI, and Tom Goodwin getting a couple, while Pudge chimed in again as usual.
We head to Anaheim for the final three games of the season. Given the way Anaheim has been playing, I wonder if we can't get to 98 wins out there. :)
-- Joe Siegler
Game Recap
ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) -- John Burkett combined with three relievers on a four-hitter as the Texas Rangers set a franchise record for wins in a season with a 7-0 blanking of the Seattle Mariners.
The win was Texas' 95th of the season, breaking the team record set in 1977. The American League West champions are headed for the postseason for the third time in four years.
Burkett (9-8) may have solidified his spot in the postseason rotation by allowing three hits over six innings. He walked two and struck out five for his fifth win in his last six decisons. The veteran righthander is over .500 for the first time since going 4-3 on May 27, 1997.
Tim Crabtree, Jeff Zimmerman and Mike Venafro finished off the record-setting win by throwing scoreless innings.
Lee Stevens put the Rangers on the board in the third when he hit his 24th home run off starter Brett Hinchliffe.
Juan Gonzalez gave Texas a 2-0 lead an inning later when he blasted Hinchliffe's 3-0 pitch over the left-field wall for his 39th of the year and fifth in seven games.
The Rangers put away the game with three runs in the sixth on RBI singles by Tom Goodwin and Ivan Rodriguez.
Hinchliffe (0-4) once again failed to record his first major league victory by allowed four runs -- three earned -- and four hits over five innings, walking six and striking out one.
Recap #2
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) _ John Burkett combined with three relievers on a four-hitter as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 Thursday and set a team record with their 95th victory.
Texas (95-64) topped the previous record, set in 1977, when the Rangers were 94-68.
The AL Central champions, who have won six of seven, also closed in their bid for home-field advantage in the playoffs. They began the day two games behind Cleveland and 1 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees, who lost the opener of a day-night doubleheader at Baltimore.
Burkett (9-8) improved to 5-1 in his last seven starts, allowing three hits in six innings. Tim Crabtree, Jeff Zimmerman and Mike Venafro combined on one-hit relief, completing the Rangers' ninth shutout of the season.
Tom Goodwin had three hits and two RBIs, Lee Stevens and Ivan Rodriguez each drove in two runs, and Juan Gonzalez hit his 39th homer.
Seattle's Ken Griffey Jr. remained two homers short of becoming the youngest player to hit 400 home runs in major league history. He has not homered since Sept. 22.
Brett Hinchliffe (3-0), making his first start since May 10 and the fourth of his career, gave up four runs, four hits and six walks in five-plus innings.
Stevens hit his 24th homer in the second and Gonzalez homered in the third. Goodwin's RBI single and Rodriguez's two-run single made it 5-0 in the sixth. Stevens added a run-scoring double in the seventh and Goodwin singled in a run.
GAME NOTES: Texas won 51 home games, one behind the team record set in 1978 and matching its 1986 total. ... ... The Rangers went 8-5 against the Mariners in the season series and are 15-10 against Seattle in the last two seasons. Seattle had won the previous five season series, going 45-16 against Texas. ... Rodriguez has 196 hits, five shy of the major league record for a catcher set by Mike Piazza with the Dodgers in 1997.
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| Texas starter John Burkett | Seattle starter Brett Hinchcliffe waiting for the fireworks smoke to clear | Pudge hits a foul in the first | Royce turns a double play in the second | Mike Blowers leaps for the ball |
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| Rafael Bournigal makes it back to first | Edgar Martinez argues a called third strike |
Line Score
AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
TEXAS 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 x 7 8 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: SEA - BRETT HINCHLIFFE, PAUL ABBOTT (6TH), DENNIS
STARK (7TH) AND DAN WILSON
TEX - JOHN BURKETT, TIM CRABTREE (7TH), JEFF
ZIMMERMAN (8TH), MIKE VENAFRO (9TH) AND IVAN
RODRIGUEZ
WP - JOHN BURKETT (9-8)
LP - BRETT HINCHLIFFE (0-4)
SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: SEA - NONE
TEX - LEE STEVENS (24) OFF HINCHLIFFE IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
JUAN GONZALEZ (39) OFF HINCHLIFFE IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
TIME: 2:43 ATT: 28,214
PROBABLES: SEA - ROBERT RAMSAY (0-1, 5.93)
OAK - KEVIN APPIER (15-14, 5.32)
TEX - ESTEBAN LOAIZA (9-5, 4.61)
ANA - RAMON ORTIZ (2-3, 6.17)
Box Score
SEATTLE (0) AT TEXAS (7) - FINAL
SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Gipson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
A Rodriguez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285
Griffey cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .288
E Martinez dh 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .340
Ibanez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
a-Da Bell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
D Wilson c 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .269
Blowers 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
Timmons lf 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .125
Bournigal 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
Totals 30 0 4 0 3 8 11
a-singled for Ibanez in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - A Rodriguez (25, Burkett); D Wilson (22, Burkett).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Martinez 2, Timmons 1,
D Wilson 1. GIDP - Blowers. Team LOB - 6.
BASERUNNING: CS - Timmons (1, 2nd base by Burkett/I Rodriguez).
FIELDING: E - Blowers (2, throw). DP: 1 (Bournigal-A Rodriguez-Blowers).
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Mclemore 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .276
I Rodriguez c 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .332
Greer lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301
J Gonzalez rf 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .324
R Palmeiro dh 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .329
Zeile 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .293
L Stevens 1b 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 .283
Clayton ss 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .285
T Goodwin cf 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .257
Totals 30 7 8 7 7 2 12
BATTING: 2B - Greer (41, Hinchliffe); L Stevens (31, Stark).
HR - L Stevens (24, 2nd inning off Hinchliffe 0 on, 1 out);
J Gonzalez (39, 3rd inning off Hinchliffe 0 on, 1 out).
S - Clayton, Mclemore. RBI - L Stevens 2 (81), J Gonzalez (127),
T Goodwin 2 (30), I Rodriguez 2 (111). 2-out RBI - T Goodwin.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Palmeiro 1,
I Rodriguez 1, Zeile 1, J Gonzalez 1. GIDP - L Stevens.
Team LOB - 9.
FIELDING: E - Clayton (24, ground ball). DP: 1 (Mclemore-Clayton-L Stevens).
SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
Hinchliffe (L, 0-4) 5 4 4 3 6 1 2 8.80
P Abbott 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.10
Stark 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 11.57
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
Burkett (W, 9-8) 6 3 0 0 2 5 0 5.62
Crabtree 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.36
Je Zimmerman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.36
Venafro 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.18
Hinchliffe pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
WP - Hinchliffe, P Abbott. HBP - Zeile (by Hinchliffe).
Pitches-strikes: Burkett 105-63; Crabtree 10-8; Je Zimmerman 12-10;
Venafro 18-11; Hinchliffe 93-50; P Abbott 13-8; Stark 37-22.
Ground balls-fly balls: Burkett 6-6; Crabtree 0-1; Je Zimmerman 1-1;
Venafro 3-0; Hinchliffe 8-6; P Abbott 3-0; Stark 4-1. Batters faced:
Burkett 22; Crabtree 3; Je Zimmerman 3; Venafro 5; Hinchliffe 26;
P Abbott 5; Stark 9.
UMPIRES: HP--Eric Cooper. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Ted Barrett.
3B--Tim Mcclelland.
T--2:43. Att--28,214. Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph,
right to left.
Seattle Starting Lineups -- Charles Gipson 3B, Alex Rodriguez SS, Ken Griffey Jr CF, Edgar Martinez DH, Raul Ibanez RF, Dan Wilson C, Mike Blowers 1B, Ozzie Timmons LF, Rafael Bournigal 2B, Brett Hinchliffe 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, Royce Clayton SS, Tom Goodwin CF, John Burkett RHP.
Umpires -- E Cooper (HP), Cederstrom (1B), T Barrett (2B), T Mcclelland (3B).
Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Sunny, wind right to left at 5 mph.
SEATTLE 1ST: Gipson popped out to shallow right. A Rodriguez doubled to left. Griffey flied out to left. E Martinez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore flied out to shallow left. I Rodriguez flied out to right. Greer doubled to right. J Gonzalez walked. R Palmeiro grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 0.
SEATTLE 2ND: Ibanez popped out to shallow center. D Wilson singled to left. Blowers grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Wilson out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 0.
TEXAS 2ND: Zeile flied out to deep right. L Stevens homered to right. Clayton struck out swinging. T Goodwin singled to right. Mclemore walked, T Goodwin to second. I Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Goodwin to third, Mclemore out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 1.
SEATTLE 3RD: Timmons walked. Timmons caught stealing, catcher to shortstop to first. Bournigal grounded out to shortstop. Gipson grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 1.
TEXAS 3RD: Greer flied out to left. J Gonzalez homered to left. R Palmeiro walked. Zeile hit by pitch, R Palmeiro to second. L Stevens grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Zeile out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 2.
SEATTLE 4TH: A Rodriguez struck out looking. Griffey flied out to right. E Martinez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 2.
TEXAS 4TH: Clayton grounded out to third. T Goodwin grounded out to second. Mclemore lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 2.
SEATTLE 5TH: Ibanez grounded out to second. D Wilson doubled to left center. Blowers grounded out to shortstop, D Wilson to third. Timmons struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 2.
TEXAS 5TH: I Rodriguez grounded out to first. Greer walked. Greer to second on Hinchliffe wild pitch. J Gonzalez walked. R Palmeiro flied out to right, Greer to third. Zeile grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 2.
SEATTLE 6TH: Bournigal safe at first on shortstop Clayton's fielding error. Gipson flied out to shallow right center. A Rodriguez fouled out to catcher. Griffey walked, Bournigal to second. E Martinez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 2.
TEXAS 6TH: L Stevens walked. Clayton sacrificed L Stevens to second, L Stevens to third, Clayton safe at first on 1st baseman Blowers' throwing error. Paul Abbott relieved Brett Hinchliffe. T Goodwin singled to center, L Stevens scored, Clayton to second. Mclemore sacrificed Clayton to third, T Goodwin to second. I Rodriguez singled to center, Clayton and T Goodwin scored. I Rodriguez to second on P Abbott wild pitch. Greer grounded out to pitcher, I Rodriguez to third. J Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 5.
SEATTLE 7TH: Tim Crabtree relieved John Burkett. Ibanez flied out to center. D Wilson struck out swinging. Blowers struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 5.
TEXAS 7TH: Dennis Stark relieved Paul Abbott. R Palmeiro walked. Zeile struck out looking. L Stevens doubled to left center, R Palmeiro scored. Clayton grounded out to shortstop, L Stevens to third. T Goodwin singled to right, L Stevens scored. Mclemore grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Goodwin out at second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 7.
SEATTLE 8TH: Jeff Zimmerman relieved Tim Crabtree. Timmons struck out swinging. Bournigal flied out to center. Gipson grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 7.
TEXAS 8TH: I Rodriguez flied out to shallow right. Greer grounded out to second. J Gonzalez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 7.
SEATTLE 9TH: Mike Venafro relieved Jeff Zimmerman. A Rodriguez grounded out to third. Griffey grounded out to second. E Martinez walked. Da Bell hit for Ibanez. Da Bell singled to left, E Martinez to third. D Wilson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Da Bell out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, TEXAS 7.