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May 11, 1997

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Rangers 8 11 0
Red Sox 5 13 1
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Rangers 8 11 0
Red Sox 6 14 1

John Valentin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .226
OBP .500 .293
At Bats 4 133
Hits 2 30
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 1 11

John Wetteland Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 7
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Fenway Park - May 11, 1997
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Double
John Wetteland
Henry Mercedes
Will Clark
Billy Ripken
Dean Palmer
Benji Gil
Rusty Greer
Damon Buford
Warren Newson
John Valentin
Tim Naehring
Count: 1-0, 1 Out
Count: 1-0, 1 Out

Valentin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Valentin reaches second base with a double. Naehring scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Leary for the out. Naehring moves to second.
Bottom 9 Naehring hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Jeff Frye now playing center field. Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 John Wetteland now pitching. Jefferson hits a line drive towards the mound. Wetteland reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ed Vosberg now pitching. Vaughn takes first base on ball four. Cordero moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jeff Frye pinch hits for Darren Bragg. Danny Patterson now pitching. Frye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ripken hits a popup towards third. Naehring settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Newson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Valentin reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Stanley now catching. Kerry Lacy now pitching. Gil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Bill Haselman. Eric Gunderson now pitching. Mike Stanley pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg. Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Valentin hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Valentin reaches second base with a double. O'Leary goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 O'Leary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Naehring hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Jefferson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Vaughn hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Damon Buford now playing center field. Rusty Greer now playing left field. Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mercedes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first, with Garces covering, for the out.
Top 7 Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark tags and scores.
Top 7 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to third.
Top 7 Clark hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bragg. Clark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Xavier Hernandez now pitching. Garciaparra strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bragg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Haselman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Haselman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Leary moves to third.
Bottom 6 Valentin hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. O'Leary moves to second.
Bottom 6 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Naehring hits a fly ball into center field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a popup into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rich Garces now pitching. Newson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Jefferson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Vaughn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cordero hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gil strikes out.
Top 5 Mercedes hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bragg. Mercedes reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark moves to third.
Top 5 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second.
Top 5 Clark hits a fly ball towards right. O'Leary settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on O'Leary.
Bottom 4 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bragg strikes out.
Bottom 4 Haselman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Valentin hits a popup into center field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 John Wasdin now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mercedes scores. Newson moves to third.
Top 4 Ripken hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stevens tags and scores. Mercedes tags and moves to third.
Top 4 Newson takes first base on ball four. Stevens moves to third. Mercedes moves to second.
Top 4 Gil hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mercedes takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Stevens hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of O'Leary. Stevens reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Palmer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Stevens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Naehring hits a fly ball into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jefferson strikes out.
Top 3 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Greer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Bragg scores. Garciaparra moves to third. Cordero moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cordero takes first base on ball four. Garciaparra moves to second.
Bottom 2 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Bragg moves to third.
Bottom 2 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Santana fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Haselman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Valentin hits a fly ball into center field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ripken strikes out.
Top 2 Newson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gil bunts towards the mound. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. Stevens scores.
Top 2 Mercedes strikes out.
Top 2 Stevens hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bragg who is chasing the ball. Stevens reaches third base with a triple. Clark scores. Palmer goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Palmer takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second.
Top 2 Clark hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Leary for the out.
Bottom 1 Naehring takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Jefferson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Vaughn hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Greer. Vaughn reaches second base with a double. Cordero goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Cordero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ripken hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Newson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.