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July 18, 1996

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Athletics 5 12 1
Rangers 4 10 1
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Athletics 5 12 1
Rangers 4 10 1

Ivan Rodriguez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .400 .317
OBP .400 .356
At Bats 5 375
Hits 2 119
• Singles 1 75
• Doubles 1 30
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 52

Buddy Groom Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 0 2
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The Ballpark in Arlington - July 18, 1996
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Walk
Buddy Groom
Terry Steinbach
Mark McGwire
Tony Batista
Scott Brosius
Rafael Bournigal
Damon Mashore
Ernie Young
Jose Herrera
Ivan Rodriguez
Count: 3-2, 1 Out
Count: 3-2, 1 Out

Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Buddy Groom now pitching. Hamilton hits a fly ball into left field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Mashore hits a popup towards first. Gonzales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Bournigal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Steinbach scores.
Top 11 Herrera bunts towards first. Gonzales scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrera for the out. Steinbach moves to third.
Top 11 Mark Brandenburg now pitching. Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of McLemore. Steinbach reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 10 Elster hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Gonzales hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Carlos Reyes now pitching. McLemore strikes out.
Top 10 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 10 Brosius hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 10 Kurt Stillwell now playing second base. Mark McLemore now playing right field. Berroa hits a popup towards first. Gonzales settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Kurt Stillwell pinch hits for Damon Buford. Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Billy Taylor now pitching. Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 9 Gonzalez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Greer hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Mashore. Greer reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Tony Batista now playing second base. Damon Mashore now playing left field. Rafael Bournigal now playing shortstop. Terry Steinbach now catching. Hamilton hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jeff Russell now pitching. McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dennis Cook now pitching. Giambi hits a line drive towards short. Elster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young scores. Steinbach moves to third. Herrera moves to second.
Top 9 Herrera is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Terry Steinbach pinch hits for Mike Bordick. Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Batista scores. Young moves to third.
Top 9 Tony Batista pinch runs for Matt Stairs. Young hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Batista moves to second.
Top 9 Matt Stairs pinch hits for George Williams. Stairs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Damon Buford now playing right field. Brosius strikes out.
Bottom 8 Elster strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gonzales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mohler has McLemore trapped. There's the throw to Williams and over to Brosius, who tags McLemore for the out. Gonzales moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 There goes McLemore. The throw from Williams and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 8 McLemore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Mike Mohler now pitching. Damon Buford pinch hits for Warren Newson. Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Mohler covering, for the out.
Top 8 Berroa strikes out.
Top 8 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzales scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giambi for the out.
Bottom 7 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Greer hits a popup towards short. Bordick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 The ball gets by Williams for a passed ball. Hamilton moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez hits a line drive towards third. Brosius reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hamilton takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out. Brosius scores. Williams moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer juggles the ball. That's an error on Palmer. Brosius moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 7 Young hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams takes first base on ball four. Brosius moves to second.
Top 7 Brosius takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Elster hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzales hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Palmer tags and scores.
Bottom 6 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. Newson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Newson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Palmer moves to third.
Bottom 6 Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 McGwire is walked intentionally.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Bournigal moves to third.
Top 6 Giambi hits a line drive towards first. Gonzales reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Bournigal reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Wengert covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hamilton bunts towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first, with Wengert covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLemore for the out.
Top 4 Williams strikes out.
Top 4 Brosius hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Berroa hits a fly ball into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Newson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Palmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Greer hits a line drive towards third. Brosius reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Giambi hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bournigal strikes out.
Top 3 Herrera hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McLemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hamilton hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Elster hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Elster reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Gonzales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McLemore hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Young strikes out.
Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brosius moves to second.
Top 2 Brosius hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Newson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hamilton tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Young. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Hamilton moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Berroa strikes out.
Top 1 McGwire takes first base on ball four. Giambi moves to second.
Top 1 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herrera moves to second.
Top 1 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.