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Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 18, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Texas Rangers, played on September 18, 1983 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
California Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Tanana |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Witt |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,556 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: (none) 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | DH |
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| George Wright | Center Fielder |
| Larry Parrish | Right Fielder |
| Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Wayne Tolleson | Second Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Manager |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Downing | DH |
| Steve Lubratich | Second Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Bobby Clark | Left Fielder |
| Mike Brown | Right Fielder |
| Dick Schofield | Shortstop |
| Mike O'Berry | Catcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
September 18, 1983
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Witt
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lubratich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Witt
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Witt
Wright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sample moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Witt
Parrish hits a line drive into right field. Brown picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. Sample scores. Wright moves to third. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stein vs. Witt
Stein strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Brien vs. Witt
O'Brien hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Witt
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Tanana
Downing hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lubratich vs. Tanana
Lubratich hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Tanana
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Witt
Sundberg hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Witt
Tolleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Witt
Rivers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Rivers reaches second base with a double. Tolleson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Witt
Sample hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Witt
Wright hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Tanana
Mike Richardt now playing second base.
DeCinces is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Tanana
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein juggles the ball. That's an error on Stein. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Tanana
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Tanana
Sundberg fires to first and picks off Jackson. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Corbett
Doug Corbett now pitching.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lubratich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Corbett
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Corbett
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tanana
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wright. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Tanana
Schofield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Berry vs. Tanana
O'Berry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Tanana
Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Berry moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lubratich vs. Tanana
Lubratich hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Tanana
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Berry scores. Downing moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Tanana
DeCinces takes first base on ball four. Downing moves to third. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Tanana
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Corbett
Dent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Dent reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Corbett
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardt vs. Corbett
Richardt strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rivers vs. Corbett
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sample vs. Corbett
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Tanana
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Tanana
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws to second. Richardt drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Richardt. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schofield vs. Tanana
Schofield strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Berry vs. Tanana
O'Berry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Tanana
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Corbett
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wright for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Corbett
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Corbett
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lubratich picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lubratich. Stein moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Corbett
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lubratich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lubratich vs. Tanana
Lubratich strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Tanana
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tanana fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Tanana
DeCinces hits a popup towards third. Stein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Corbett
Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Corbett
There goes Dent. The throw from O'Berry and he is out, Schofield applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Corbett
Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardt vs. Corbett
Richardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Tanana
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein juggles the ball. That's an error on Stein. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Tanana
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Tanana
Brown takes first base on ball four. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schofield vs. Tanana
Schofield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Corbett
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lubratich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Corbett
Sample hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Corbett
Wright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Corbett
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Butcher
John Butcher now pitching. Rod Carew pinch hits for Mike O'Berry.
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Butcher
Downing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilfong vs. Butcher
Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Steve Lubratich.
Wilfong takes first base on ball four. Downing moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Beniquez vs. Butcher
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew scores. Downing scores. Wilfong moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeCinces vs. Butcher
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Wilfong moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Butcher
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Wright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Sanchez
Rob Wilfong now playing second base. Bob Boone now catching. Luis Sanchez now pitching.
Stein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Sanchez
Curt Wilkerson pinch runs for Bill Stein.
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Sanchez
Dent bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Wilkerson moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hostetler vs. Lacey
Tom Dunbar pinch hits for Jim Sundberg. Bob Lacey now pitching. Dave Hostetler pinch hits for Tom Dunbar.
Hostetler strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Richardt vs. Lacey
Richardt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rivers vs. Lacey
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cruz
Bob Johnson now catching. Curt Wilkerson now playing third base. Victor Cruz now pitching.
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Cruz
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent misplays the ball. That's an error on Dent. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sconiers vs. Cruz
Daryl Sconiers pinch hits for Dick Schofield.
Sconiers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Cruz
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Downing vs. Cruz
Downing hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Lacey
Ricky Adams now playing shortstop. Mike Brown now playing left field. Gary Pettis now playing center field. Juan Beniquez now playing right field.
Sample hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Lacey
Wright is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Lacey
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Lacey
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into right field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Lacey
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Lacey
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilfong vs. Cruz
Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Cruz
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Angels, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Cruz
DeCinces hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1983 -- Texas at California (D)
Texas AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
Rivers M, dh 5 0 1 1 Downing B, dh 5 1 2 0
Sample B, lf 5 2 2 0 Lubratich S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Wright G, cf 5 1 2 0 Wilfong R, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Parrish L, rf 5 2 2 3 Beniquez J, cf-rf 5 0 2 3
Stein B, 3b 4 0 2 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilkerson C, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Jackson R, 1b 4 0 0 0
O'Brien P, 1b 5 1 3 3 Clark B, lf 4 0 1 0
Dent B, ss 4 0 2 0 Pettis G, cf 0 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 2 0 0 0 Brown M, rf-lf 3 2 1 0
Dunbar T, ph 0 0 0 0 Schofield D, ss 3 0 0 0
Hostetler D, ph 1 0 0 0 Sconiers D, ph 1 0 1 0
Johnson B, c 0 0 0 0 Adams R, ss 0 0 0 0
Tolleson W, 2b 1 1 1 0 O'Berry M, c 2 2 2 3
Richardt M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Carew R, ph 1 1 1 0
Boone B, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 7 15 7 37 6 10 6
Texas 410 000 002 -- 7
California 002 200 200 -- 6
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana F 6.0 6 4 4 2 6
Butcher J 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Cruz V (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
California IP H R ER BB SO
Witt M 2.0 6 5 5 0 1
Corbett D 5.0 4 0 0 1 4
Sanchez L* 0.0 2 0 0 0 0
Lacey B (L) 2.0 3 2 2 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Brown M, Stein B 2, Richardt M, Lubratich S, Dent B
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Texas 9, California 7
2B -- Rivers M, Brown M, Dent B
HR -- O'Brien P, O'Berry M, Parrish L
CS -- Dent B
SH -- Dent B
T -- 3:05
A -- 22556
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