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May 15, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 9 12 2
Twins 8 12 0
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Rangers 9 12 2
Twins 8 13 0

John Castino Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .318
OBP .250 .423
At Bats 4 44
Hits 1 14
• Singles 0 9
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 1 11

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 6
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Metropolitan Stadium - May 15, 1979
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Single
Sparky Lyle
Jim Sundberg
Mike Jorgensen
Dave Chalk
Buddy Bell
Nelson Norman
Johnny Grubb
Al Oliver
Richie Zisk
John Castino
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Castino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rivera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Glenn Borgmann now catching. Ken Brett now pitching. Norman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norman for the out.
Bottom 8 Randall hits a line drive towards third. Bell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dave Edwards pinch runs for Butch Wynegar. Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wynegar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Dave Chalk now playing second base. Jackson hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 John Ellis pinch hits for Bump Wills. Ellis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera throws the ball in to Smalley who tags Ellis trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jorgensen scores. Sundberg scores.
Top 8 Mike Marshall now pitching. Sundberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. Putnam scores. Jorgensen moves to third.
Top 8 Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. Putnam moves to second.
Top 8 Putnam hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zisk scores.
Top 8 Zisk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rivera. Zisk reaches second base with a double. Grubb scores.
Top 8 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grubb moves to second.
Top 8 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Landreaux strikes out.
Bottom 7 Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Norwood hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Castino hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Oliver is chasing the ball. Castino rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Bottom 7 Rivera strikes out.
Top 7 Norman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wills strikes out.
Top 7 Bob Randall now playing second base. Sundberg hits a popup towards first. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bob Randall pinch hits for Rob Wilfong. Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Norman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Jose Morales pinch hits for Glenn Adams. Morales hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynegar is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Norwood scores. Smalley scores. Landreaux moves to third.
Bottom 6 Dave Rajsich now pitching. Landreaux takes first base on ball four. Norwood moves to third. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Norwood moves to second.
Bottom 6 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Nelson Norman now playing shortstop. Castino hits a fly ball into left field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jorgensen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wynegar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Putnam hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mike Bacsik now pitching. Zisk hits a fly ball into right field. Rivera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Oliver hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wilfong hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores.
Bottom 5 Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grubb. Jackson reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Bell hits a line drive towards third. Castino reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grubb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jorgensen scores.
Top 5 Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jorgensen moves to third.
Top 5 Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson fields the ball and throws to Redfern covering. Safe. Jorgensen moves to second.
Top 5 Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Landreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Ellis drops the ball.
Bottom 4 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Castino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Putnam hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Redfern covering, for the out.
Top 4 Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Norwood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first, with Redfern covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivera hits a fly ball into center field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wilfong hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. Adams moves to second.
Bottom 3 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Landreaux hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Norwood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Castino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rivera is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Wilfong takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jorgensen moves to second.
Top 2 Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Putnam is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Zisk is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out.
Bottom 1 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Smalley scores. Landreaux moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks misplays the ball. That's an error on Blanks. Smalley moves to third. Landreaux moves to second.
Bottom 1 Landreaux takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 1 Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Norwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Oliver hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Wynegar scoops up the ball and tags Oliver for the out.
Top 1 Bell strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Grubb. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Wilfong applying the tag.
Top 1 Grubb takes first base on ball four.