Game 160: Oct 1, 1999 (L: 7-6)
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My Commentary

I'm sorry, but I won't be writing any commentary for the Angels series.  As I write this on Monday, I've come down with what feels like the flu, and my head is rather woozy.  I can't think straight for more than a few minutes at a time.  I just wanted to get the site updated before the games against the Yankees tomorrow. 

-- Joe Siegler

Game Recap

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA (TICKER) -- Jeff DaVanon's first major league homer in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Anaheim Angels to a 7-6 victory over the Texas Rangers, who were knocked out of the race for the American League's best record.

DaVanon, who collected his first big league hit in the fifth, completed Anaheim's rally when he led off the ninth with a homer to center field off Mike Morgan (13-9).

"I still have chills," said DaVanon, who was making his third major league start. "It's like a dream come true to get your first major league hit and home run. I didn't do too well my first two starts but tonight I felt relaxed."

Texas took a 6-3 lead into eighth inning and brought on Mike Venafro to replace starter Esteban Loaiza. Jim Edmonds reached on a one-out error by third baseman Todd Zeile and Mo Vaughn walked. Tim Crabtree relieved but Tim Salmon greeted him with an RBI double. Troy Glaus followed with a two-run single to tie it.

Firmly entrenched in the AL West basement, Anaheim won for only the eighth time when trailing after seven innings. The Angels have shown improvement under interim manager Joe Maddon, going 17-10 since Terry Collins resigned. With the win, they avoided tying the worst record in club history.

Before the game, general manager Bill Bavasi announced his resignation and was re-assigned within the organization.

"I don't really know how to feel," Maddon said. "Your best friend is gone and you win a game like this. It's certainly an emotional roller coaster. I don't know what to think. I'm just going to try to do the best job I can. You can see that Billy did a good job with the minor league players, like the ones that helped us win tonight."

Texas' Ivan Rodriguez broke the single-season AL record for homers by a catcher when he hit his 35th in the third inning. Terry Steinbach hit 34 in 1996 for the Oakland Athletics.

Tom Goodwin belted a three-run shot in the fourth for the Rangers, who are two games behind Cleveland and the New York Yankees for the best record in the league. Texas cannot catch the Yankees, who took the season series, 8-4.

"You get a three-run lead going into the eighth inning and then we just couldn't get the door closed," Texas manager Johnny Oates said. "That was a big ballgame for us, as far as homefield advantage. Like I said earlier this summer, the most important thing is to get in."

Rafael Palmeiro singled home the first run of the game in the opening inning and has 40 RBI in his last 35 games.

Glaus brought Anaheim within 5-3 in the fourth inning with his 29th homer, a two-run shot. He matched a career high by driving in four runs.

Mike Holtz (2-3) tied the longest outing of his career with three hitless innings, walking two and striking out three.

Recap #2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) _ Jeff DaVanon got his first two major league hits, including a ninth-inning homer that lifted the Anaheim Angels over Texas 7-6 Friday night, stopping the Rangers' six-game winning streak.

Troy Glaus tied a career high with four RBIs, including a game-tying two-run single in the eighth inning and a two-run homer in the fourth.

DaVanon, the son of former major leaguer Jerry DaVanon, homered off Mike Morgan (13-9), making a winner of Mike Holtz (2-3), who tied a career best with three innings of one-hit relief.

Because of the loss, the only way Texas can open the playoffs at home would be if the Rangers win their final two games and the Cleveland Indians lose their final two. If that doesn't happen, the Rangers open at the Yankees on Tuesday night.

Rangers starter Esteban Loaiza allowed three runs and six hits in seven innings and left with a 6-3 lead. But the Angels rallied in the eighth against relievers Mike Venafro and Tim Crabtree, parlaying two singles, a walk and third baseman Todd Zeile's 25th error into three runs. Crabtree surrendered an RBI single by Tim Salmon and Glaus' clutch hit.

Ivan Rodriguez set an AL record for catchers with his 35th homer, and Tom Goodwin hit a three-run shot to help Texas build a 5-0 lead in the first four innings against rookie Ramon Ortiz.

With the Angels last in the AL West, general manager Bill Bavasi resigned before the game.

The Rangers, who clinched their third AL West title in four years on Sunday, opened the scoring in the first inning on an RBI single by Rafael Palmeiro. They made it 2-0 in the third on Rodriguez's towering homer to right-center, which broke the AL mark for catchers set by Oakland's Terry Steinbach in 1996.

Loaiza retired the first 10 Anaheim batters before giving up a single to Jim Edmonds, who advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Mo Vaughn's single. One out later, Loaiza wild-pitched Vaughn to second before surrendering Glaus' 29th homer, which trimmed the Rangers' lead to 5-3.

Loaiza stranded two runners in scoring position by retiring Glaus on a grounder to third to end the sixth. The Rangers made it 6-3 in the seventh when Scarborough Green scored on Holtz's bases-loaded wild pitch to Palmeiro.

Ortiz gave up six runs and eight hits in six-plus innings.

GAME NOTES: The Rangers will put AL Championship Series tickets on sale Saturday at 9 a.m. CDT at the Ballpark in Arlington and at other outlets. ... The Rangers' loss ensured the Yankees will have one of the top two records in the AL and home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. ... Rusty Greer was struck on the right elbow by a Holtz fastball in the seventh and was removed for a pinch runner. ... Rodriguez needs two hits to tie the major league single-season record of 201 by a catcher, set by Mike Piazza in 1997 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. ... Palmeiro leads all designated hitters with 116 RBIs and has 148 in all. Two more will make him the second player in Rangers history with at least 150 RBIs. Juan Gonzalez had 157 last season. ... DaVanon's first hit was a sixth-inning single. ... Zeile needs two more RBIs to give the Rangers five players this season with at least 100. That would tie the major league record set by the '36 Yankees.
Photos
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Mac & Pudge share a tender moment.  :)	Ramon Ortiz after giving up a home run to Tom Goodwin	Goodwin getting congrats for his home run	Jeff DaVanon getting congrats for his game winning home run in the bottom of the 9th

Box Score

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

BATTERIES:  TEX - ESTEBAN LOAIZA, MIKE VENAFRO (8TH), TIM
                  CRABTREE (8TH), MIKE MORGAN (9TH) AND IVAN
                  RODRIGUEZ
            ANA - RAMON ORTIZ, MIKE HOLTZ (7TH) AND STEVE
                  DECKER, MATT WALBECK (8TH)

             WP - MIKE HOLTZ (2-3)
             LP - MIKE MORGAN (13-9)
           SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS:  TEX - IVAN RODRIGUEZ (35) OFF R ORTIZ IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
                  TOM GOODWIN (3) OFF R ORTIZ IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
            ANA - TROY GLAUS (29) OFF LOAIZA IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
                  JEFF DAVANON (1) OFF MORGAN IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

     TIME:  2:47     ATT:  25,515

PROBABLES:  TEX - RICK HELLING (13-10, 4.81)
            ANA - AL LEVINE (1-1, 3.56)



Box Score
TEXAS (6) AT ANAHEIM (7) - FINAL

TEXAS                  ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Mclemore 2b             5  0  0  0   0  3   1  .274
I Rodriguez c           3  2  2  1   1  0   0  .334
Greer lf                2  0  0  0   1  1   1  .300
 R Kelly pr-lf          0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .304
R Palmeiro 1b           4  0  1  1   0  0   3  .328
Zeile 3b                4  0  1  0   0  1   1  .293
L Stevens dh            4  1  1  0   0  0   1  .282
Clayton ss              3  1  1  0   1  1   0  .286
T Goodwin cf            3  1  1  3   1  0   0  .258
Sc Green rf             4  1  1  0   0  1   0  .300

Totals                 32  6  8  5   4  7   7

BATTING: HR - I Rodriguez (35, 3rd inning off R Ortiz 0 on,
2 out); T Goodwin (3, 4th inning off R Ortiz 2 on, 1 out). RBI -
R Palmeiro (148), I Rodriguez (112), T Goodwin 3 (33). 2-out RBI -
R Palmeiro, I Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Palmeiro 2. GIDP - L Stevens.  Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - I Rodriguez (25, 2nd base off R Ortiz/Decker).
CS - T Goodwin (11, 3rd base by M Holtz/Decker); Clayton (6, 2nd
base by M Holtz/Walbeck).

FIELDING: E - Zeile (25, ground ball). DP: 1 (Clayton-R Palmeiro).

ANAHEIM                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Huson 2b                3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .263
 b-Durrington ph-2b     1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .188
Edmonds dh              4  2  1  0   0  1   0  .251
Vaughn 1b               3  2  2  1   1  0   0  .279
Salmon rf               4  1  2  1   0  0   1  .258
Glaus 3b                4  1  2  4   0  0   2  .242
G Anderson cf           4  0  0  0   0  1   1  .300
Decker c                2  0  0  0   0  1   0  .238
 a-Walbeck ph-c         1  0  0  0   1  1   1  .242
Davanon lf              4  1  2  1   0  0   1  .182
Disarcina ss            3  0  0  0   0  2   2  .229

Totals                 33  7  9  7   2  6   8

a-walked for Decker in the 7th; b-grounded to second for Huson
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - Salmon 2 (23, Loaiza, Crabtree). HR - Glaus (29,
4th inning off Loaiza 1 on, 2 out); Davanon (1, 9th inning off
Morgan 0 on, 0 out). RBI - Vaughn (107), Glaus 4 (79), Salmon (63),
Davanon (2). 2-out RBI - Glaus 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - Glaus 2. GIDP - Disarcina.  Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Huson-Disarcina-Vaughn).

TEXAS                        ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Loaiza                        7       6   3   3   1   5   1   4.56
Venafro (H, 20)                 1/3   0   2   1   1   0   0   3.29
Crabtree (BS, 2)                2/3   2   1   1   0   1   0   3.46
Morgan (L, 13-9)              0       1   1   1   0   0   1   6.22

ANAHEIM                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
R Ortiz                       6       8   6   6   2   4   2   6.52
M Holtz (W, 2-3)              3       0   0   0   2   3   0   8.06

R Ortiz pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Morgan pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP - Loaiza 2, M Holtz. IBB - I Rodriguez (by M Holtz).
HBP - Greer (by M Holtz).  Pitches-strikes: R Ortiz 91-54;
M Holtz 51-26; Loaiza 99-66; Venafro 14-8; Crabtree 17-12;
Morgan 2-1. Ground balls-fly balls: R Ortiz 10-4; M Holtz 3-1;
Loaiza 7-9; Venafro 1-0; Crabtree 0-1; Morgan 0-0.  Batters
faced: R Ortiz 27; M Holtz 10; Loaiza 27; Venafro 3; Crabtree 4;
Morgan 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Jim Mckean. 2B--Mike Reilly.
3B--Chuck Meriwether.
T--2:47.  Att--25,515.   Weather: 78 degrees, clear.   Wind: 5 mph,
left to right.

AL       TEXAS AT ANAHEIM
         NOTE:  TEXAS' IVAN RODRIGUEZ HIT HIS 35TH HOME RUN OF THE SEASON
                IN THE THIRD INNING, WHICH BREAKS THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
                RECORD FOR HOME RUNS BY A CATCHER IN A SINGLE SEASON.
                TERRY STEINBACH HIT 34 HOME RUNS IN 1996 FOR THE OAKLAND
                ATHLETICS.

Game Log

Texas Starting Lineups -- Mark Mclemore 2B, Ivan Rodriguez C, Rusty Greer LF, Rafael Palmeiro 1B, Todd Zeile 3B, Lee Stevens DH, Royce Clayton SS, Tom Goodwin CF, Scarborough Green RF, Esteban Loaiza RHP.

Anaheim Starting Lineups -- Jeff Huson 2B, Jim Edmonds DH, Mo Vaughn 1B, Tim Salmon RF, Troy Glaus 3B, Garret Anderson CF, Steve Decker C, Jeff Davanon LF, Gary Disarcina SS, Ramon Ortiz RHP.

Umpires -- Diaz (HP), Mckean (1B), Reilly (2B), C Meriwether (3B).

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 5 mph.

TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore grounded out to second. I Rodriguez singled to left. I Rodriguez stole second. Greer struck out swinging. R Palmeiro singled to center, I Rodriguez scored. Zeile struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, ANAHEIM 0.

ANAHEIM 1ST: Huson grounded out to second. Edmonds popped out to shortstop. Vaughn flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, ANAHEIM 0.

TEXAS 2ND: L Stevens grounded out to pitcher. Clayton struck out swinging. T Goodwin flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, ANAHEIM 0.

ANAHEIM 2ND: Salmon flied out to shallow center. Glaus flied out to left. G Anderson grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, ANAHEIM 0.

TEXAS 3RD: Sc Green flied out to right. Mclemore grounded out to first. I Rodriguez homered to right. Greer walked. R Palmeiro flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, ANAHEIM 0.

ANAHEIM 3RD: Decker struck out looking. Davanon fouled out to right. Disarcina struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, ANAHEIM 0.

TEXAS 4TH: Zeile fouled out to right. L Stevens singled to center. Clayton singled to center, L Stevens to second. T Goodwin homered to right, L Stevens and Clayton scored. Sc Green grounded out to second. Mclemore struck out looking. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, ANAHEIM 0.

ANAHEIM 4TH: Huson grounded out to pitcher. Edmonds singled to right. Edmonds to second on Loaiza wild pitch. Vaughn singled to center, Edmonds scored. Salmon flied out to center. Vaughn to second on Loaiza wild pitch. Glaus homered to right center, Vaughn scored. G Anderson flied out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, ANAHEIM 3.

TEXAS 5TH: I Rodriguez grounded out to third. Greer grounded out to second. R Palmeiro grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, ANAHEIM 3.

ANAHEIM 5TH: Decker fouled out to catcher. Davanon singled to center. Disarcina grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Davanon out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, ANAHEIM 3.

TEXAS 6TH: Zeile singled to left. L Stevens grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Zeile out at second. Clayton grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, ANAHEIM 3.

ANAHEIM 6TH: Huson grounded out to second. Edmonds struck out looking. Vaughn singled to right. Salmon doubled to left, Vaughn to third. Glaus grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, ANAHEIM 3.

TEXAS 7TH: T Goodwin walked. Sc Green reached on bunt single to first, T Goodwin to second. Mike Holtz relieved Ramon Ortiz. T Goodwin caught stealing, catcher to shortstop to third to shortstop. Sc Green to second on runners fielder's choice. Mclemore struck out looking. I Rodriguez intentionally walked. Greer hit by pitch, Sc Green to third, I Rodriguez to second. R Kelly ran for Greer. Sc Green scored, I Rodriguez to third, R Kelly to second on M Holtz wild pitch. R Palmeiro grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, ANAHEIM 3.

ANAHEIM 7TH: R Kelly in left. G Anderson struck out swinging. Walbeck hit for Decker. Walbeck walked. Davanon flied out to shallow center. Disarcina struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, ANAHEIM 3.

TEXAS 8TH: Walbeck catching. Zeile grounded out to pitcher. L Stevens popped out to shallow right. Clayton walked. Clayton caught stealing, catcher to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, ANAHEIM 3.

ANAHEIM 8TH: Mike Venafro relieved Esteban Loaiza. Durrington hit for Huson. Durrington grounded out to second. Edmonds safe at first on 3rd baseman Zeile's fielding error. Vaughn walked, Edmonds to second. Tim Crabtree relieved Mike Venafro. Salmon doubled to left, Edmonds scored, Vaughn to third. Glaus singled to left, Vaughn and Salmon scored. G Anderson flied out to left. Walbeck struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 6, ANAHEIM 6.

TEXAS 9TH: Durrington at second. T Goodwin grounded out to third. Sc Green struck out looking. Mclemore struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, ANAHEIM 6.

ANAHEIM 9TH: Mike Morgan relieved Tim Crabtree. Davanon homered to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, ANAHEIM 7.