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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 10, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers, played on September 10, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 10, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 10, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Norris |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Fred Spenn 3B: Larry Barnett |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| John Lowenstein | Third Baseman |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | DH |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Glenn Burke | Center Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
| Bruce Robinson | Catcher |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Joe Wallis | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 10, 1978
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Norris
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Norris
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Norris
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops it up and throws to first, with Norris covering, for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Norris
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Alexander
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Alexander
Burke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Alexander
There goes Burke. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Wills applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Alexander
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Norris
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Norris
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Norris
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Norris
There's a wild pitch. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Norris
Beniquez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Alexander
Page bunts towards third. Lowenstein fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Alexander
There goes Page. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Alexander
Newman bunts towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Page moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Alexander
Robinson 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 -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guerrero vs. Alexander
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Page scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Alexander
Wallis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowenstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Norris
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Norris
There goes Harrah. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Norris
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Norris
Wills takes first base on ball four. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowenstein vs. Norris
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out. Hargrove moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliver vs. Norris
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hargrove scores. Wills scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Norris
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Alexander
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Alexander
Edwards 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 -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Alexander
Burke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Alexander
Carty hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. Carty reaches third base with a triple. Burke goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Page vs. Alexander
Page strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Norris
Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Norris
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zisk moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beniquez vs. Norris
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. Zisk scores. Sundberg moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Norris
Harrah bunts towards the mound. Norris juggles the ball. That's an error on Norris. Sundberg moves to third. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hargrove vs. Wirth
Alan Wirth now pitching.
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman fields it and throws to home to get Sundberg. Beniquez moves to third. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wills vs. Wirth
Wills hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beniquez scores. Harrah scores. Hargrove moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowenstein vs. Wirth
There goes Wills. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Edwards applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lowenstein vs. Wirth
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman juggles the ball. That's an error on Newman. Hargrove scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Wirth
There goes Lowenstein. The throw from Robinson and he is safe. Lowenstein steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Wirth
Oliver hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Alexander
Newman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Alexander
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Alexander
Guerrero strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wirth
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Wirth
There goes Bonds. The throw from Robinson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Wirth
Zisk hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Wirth
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Alexander
Wallis hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Alexander
Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Alexander
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burke vs. Alexander
Burke 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
Top 6
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Wirth
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Wirth
Harrah hits a popup, foul, towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wirth
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Alexander
Carty strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Alexander
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Alexander
Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Alexander
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Wirth
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Wirth
There goes Wills. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Wirth
Lowenstein is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Wirth
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Wirth
Bonds takes first base on ball four. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Wirth
Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowenstein scores. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Bonds scores. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Sosa
The umpire calls a balk on Sosa Zisk moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sundberg vs. Sosa
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beniquez vs. Sosa
Beniquez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Alexander
Sandy Alomar now playing third base.
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Alexander
Wallis hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Alexander
Gross strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Sosa
Rob Picciolo now playing shortstop.
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Sosa
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Sosa
Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove.
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Sosa
Alomar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Alexander
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Alexander
Burke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez who is chasing the ball. Burke reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carty vs. Alexander
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burke tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Alexander
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Alexander
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Sosa
Miguel Dilone now playing left field. Scott Meyer now catching.
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Sosa
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Sosa
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Alexander
Johnny Grubb now playing left field. Bobby Thompson now playing right field.
Meyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Alexander
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Alexander
Wallis hits a popup towards third. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/10/1978, game 1 -- Texas at Oakland (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b 3 2 1 0 Edwards M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Jorgensen M, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Burke G, cf 4 2 3 0
Wills B, 2b 4 1 2 2 Carty R, dh 3 0 1 2
Lowenstein J, 3b 3 1 0 0 Page M, lf 3 1 1 0
Alomar S, 3b 1 0 0 0 Dilone M, lf 0 0 0 0
Oliver A, lf 5 0 2 2 Newman J, 1b 3 0 1 0
Grubb J, lf 0 0 0 0 Robinson B, c 3 0 0 0
Bonds B, rf 4 1 1 0 Meyer S, c 1 0 0 0
Thompson B, rf 0 0 0 0 Guerrero M, ss 3 0 1 1
Zisk R, dh 5 1 2 1 Picciolo R, ss 1 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 2 0 1 0 Wallis J, rf 4 0 0 0
Beniquez J, cf 4 1 0 0 Gross W, 3b 3 0 1 0
Harrah T, ss 2 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 8 9 5 32 3 8 3
Texas 002 400 200 -- 8
Oakland 011 000 010 -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Norris M (L)* 3.0 3 6 2 5 5
Wirth A 3.2 4 2 2 1 0
Sosa E 2.1 2 0 0 1 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Gross W, Norris M, Newman J, Robinson B
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Texas 7, Oakland 5
2B -- Gross W
3B -- Carty R, Burke G
SB -- Page M, Lowenstein J, Bonds B
CS -- Burke G, Harrah T, Wills B 2
SH -- Newman J, Harrah T
SF -- Carty R
HBP -- by Wirth A (Lowenstein J)
WP -- Norris M, Sosa E
Balk -- Sosa E
T -- 2:40
A -- 0
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