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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 4, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 4, 1979 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Johnny James 1B: Dick Nelson 2B: Mike Thompson 3B: Joe Bob Taylor |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | DH |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Marv Foley | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Sample | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Center Fielder |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Richie Zisk | Right Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Pat Putnam | First Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Nelson Norman | Shortstop |
| Pat Corrales | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 4, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Alexander
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Alexander
Washington is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Alexander
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Alexander
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Alexander
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Barrios
Sample hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Sample reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Barrios
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires juggles the ball. That's an error on Squires. Sample scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Barrios
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gamble vs. Barrios
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Barrios
Zisk hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Barrios
Sundberg hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Barrios
Putnam hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Alexander
Orta hits a line drive towards short. Norman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Alexander
Squires takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Alexander
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foley vs. Alexander
There goes Squires. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Squires steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foley vs. Alexander
Foley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garr vs. Alexander
Garr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Barrios
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Barrios
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sample vs. Barrios
There goes Norman. The throw from Foley and he is safe. Norman steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Barrios
Sample hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bannister reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Barrios
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Alexander
Washington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Alexander
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Alexander
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Barrios
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Barrios
Gamble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Barrios
Zisk hits a popup towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Barrios
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Alexander
Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Alexander
Orta takes first base on ball four. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Squires vs. Alexander
Squires is hit by the pitch. Bannister moves to third. Orta moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pryor vs. Alexander
Pryor hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bannister tags and scores. Orta tags and moves to third. Squires tags and moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foley vs. Alexander
Foley hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Orta tags and scores. Squires tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garr vs. Alexander
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to home to get Squires. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Barrios
Putnam hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Barrios
Wills hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norman vs. Barrios
There goes Putnam. The throw from Foley and he is safe. Putnam steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norman vs. Barrios
Norman hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sample vs. Barrios
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Alexander
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Alexander
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Alexander
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Barrios
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Barrios
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Barrios
Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Barrios
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Alexander
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Alexander
Orta is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Alexander
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Barrios
Sundberg hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Putnam vs. Barrios
Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Barrios
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires juggles the ball. That's an error on Squires. Wills moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norman vs. Barrios
Norman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Norman reaches third base with a triple. Wills scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sample vs. Barrios
Sample hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Alexander
Pryor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Zisk. Pryor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foley vs. Alexander
Foley hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pryor moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garr vs. Alexander
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pryor scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Alexander
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Barrios
Bell hits a popup towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Barrios
Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Barrios
Gamble hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Barrios scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gamble for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Kern
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Kern
Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Kern
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Kern
Junior Moore pinch hits for Mike Squires.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Barrios
Lamar Johnson now playing first base.
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Barrios
Sundberg is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Putnam vs. Barrios
The ball gets by Foley for a passed ball. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Putnam vs. Barrios
Putnam hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Barrios
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Kern
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foley vs. Kern
Thad Bosley pinch runs for Greg Pryor.
Foley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Putnam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Lyle
Rusty Torres pinch runs for Marv Foley. Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Ralph Garr. Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into left field. Sample settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Lyle
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torres moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Lyle
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torres scores. Washington moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soderholm vs. Lyle
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sample. Soderholm reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. Lemon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bannister vs. Lyle
Bannister is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Lyle
Orta hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Proly
Thad Bosley now playing left field. Bill Nahorodny now catching. Don Kessinger now playing shortstop. Mike Proly now pitching. Johnny Grubb pinch
Grubb strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sample vs. Proly
Sample hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Proly
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1979, game 1 -- Chicago at Texas (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 4 0 0 1 Sample B, lf 5 1 1 0
Nordhagen W, ph 1 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 5 1 0 0
Kessinger D, ss 0 0 0 0 Oliver A, cf 4 0 0 0
Washington C, rf 5 1 1 0 Gamble O, dh 3 1 2 0
Lemon C, cf 5 2 2 2 Zisk R, rf 4 1 1 3
Soderholm E, 3b 5 0 2 2 Sundberg J, c 3 0 0 0
Bannister A, 2b 3 1 1 0 Putnam P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Orta J, dh 4 1 1 0 Wills B, 2b 4 1 0 0
Squires M, 1b 1 0 0 0 Norman N, ss 3 0 2 1
Moore J, ph 1 0 0 0 Grubb J, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson L, 1b 0 0 0 0
Pryor G, ss 3 1 2 1
Bosley T, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Foley M, c 2 0 0 1
Torres R, pr 0 1 0 0
Nahorodny B, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 9 7 36 5 7 4
Chicago 100 200 103 -- 7
Texas 400 001 000 -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios F (W) 8.0 7 5 3 1 1
Proly M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D 7.0 3 4 4 4 4
Kern J 1.1 3 1 1 0 1
Lyle S (L) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
E -- Squires M 2
LOB -- Chicago 8, Texas 6
2B -- Sample B, Pryor G, Soderholm E
3B -- Norman N
HR -- Lemon C, Zisk R
SB -- Squires M, Norman N, Putnam P
SF -- Pryor G, Foley M
HBP -- by Alexander D (Squires M), by Barrios F (Sundberg J)
PB -- Foley M
T -- 2:26
A -- 0
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