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Indians
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
August 3, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 3, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bartolo Colon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tanyon Sturtze |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 42,303 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Joyce 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Bill Miller 3B: Ted Hendry |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| David Justice | DH |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Jeff Branson | Second Baseman |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
August 3, 1997
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Sturtze
Grissom hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin who is chasing the ball. Grissom reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Giles vs. Sturtze
Giles hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grissom tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sturtze
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Sturtze
Thome hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Sturtze
Justice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Colon
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Colon
Colon fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Colon. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
McLemore vs. Colon
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Greer vs. Colon
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Colon
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez who is chasing the ball. Gonzalez reaches third base with a triple. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Colon
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sturtze
Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Sturtze
Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Branson vs. Sturtze
Branson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Vizquel vs. Sturtze
Vizquel bunts towards the mound. Sturtze fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams scores. Branson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Sturtze
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Colon
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Colon
Stevens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Colon
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Sturtze
Giles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sturtze
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Sturtze
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Sturtze
Justice hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Colon
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Colon
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Colon
McLemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Colon
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch McLemore for the double play. Goodwin scores. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sturtze
Williams hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Sturtze
There's a wild pitch. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Alomar vs. Sturtze
Alomar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Branson vs. Sturtze
Branson hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Sturtze
Vizquel hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Sturtze
Grissom strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Colon
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Colon
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Colon
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Sturtze
Giles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sturtze
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Sturtze
Thome takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Moody
Eric Moody now pitching.
Justice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Moody
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Moody
Alomar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Branson vs. Moody
Branson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Colon
Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Colon
Tatis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Colon
Gil hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Colon
Goodwin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Colon
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Greer vs. Colon
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Moody
Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Vizquel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Moody
Grissom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Giles vs. Moody
Giles hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Moody
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Thome vs. Moody
Thome takes first base on ball four. Grissom moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Justice vs. Moody
Justice hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Mesa
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Mesa
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Mesa
Stevens hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Mesa
Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gil vs. Mesa
Gil hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Moody
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moody fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Moody
Alomar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Alomar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching. Tony Fernandez pinch hits for Jeff Branson.
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Gunderson
Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Mesa
Tony Fernandez now playing second base.
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Mesa
McLemore bunts towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Mesa
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Mesa
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching.
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Patterson
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Patterson
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Patterson
Thome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Justice vs. Patterson
Justice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Assenmacher
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Jackson
Mike Simms pinch hits for Lee Stevens. Michael Jackson now pitching. Warren Newson pinch hits for Mike Simms.
Newson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Wetteland
Alomar hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Wetteland
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Wetteland
Vizquel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Wetteland
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Jackson
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Fernando Tatis.
Cedeno is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Leyritz vs. Jackson
Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Benji Gil.
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Jackson
Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno moves to third. Leyritz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
McLemore vs. Jackson
McLemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. McLemore reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. Leyritz scores. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Greer vs. Jackson
Greer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Jackson
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Jackson
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodwin tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1997 -- Cleveland at Texas (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Grissom M, cf 6 1 2 0 Goodwin T, cf 5 3 4 0
Giles B, lf 4 2 2 3 McLemore M, 2b 5 0 3 2
Ramirez M, rf 4 1 1 0 Greer R, lf 4 0 0 0
Thome J, 1b 3 0 2 0 Gonzalez J, rf 5 1 2 2
Justice D, dh 5 0 1 1 Clark W, 1b 4 0 1 1
Williams M, 3b 5 2 2 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 0 0
Alomar Jr. S, c 4 1 2 1 Stevens L, dh 3 0 1 0
Branson J, 2b 1 0 0 1 Simms M, ph 0 0 0 0
Fernandez T, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Newson W, ph 1 0 0 0
Vizquel O, ss 5 0 3 1 Tatis F, 3b 2 1 0 0
Cedeno D, ph 0 1 0 0
Gil B, ss 3 1 1 2
Leyritz J, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 15 7 37 8 13 7
Cleveland 111 120 001 -- 7
Texas 101 021 003 -- 8
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Colon B 5.0 6 4 4 1 5
Mesa J 2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Assenmacher P 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Jackson M (L) 1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Sturtze T* 4.0 8 6 6 3 3
Moody E 2.1 4 0 0 1 2
Gunderson E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Patterson D 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Wetteland J (W) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Colon B
DP -- Cleveland 1, Texas 1
LOB -- Cleveland 12, Texas 7
2B -- Williams M 2, Goodwin T, Vizquel O, Alomar Jr. S, McLemore M
3B -- Grissom M, Gonzalez J
HR -- Giles B 2, Gil B, Gonzalez J, Alomar Jr. S
SF -- Giles B, Branson J, Clark W
HBP -- by Jackson M (Cedeno D)
WP -- Sturtze T
T -- 3:15
A -- 42303
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