Twins @ Rangers
September 2, 1996

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 6 11 0
Rangers 4 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 6 11 0
Rangers 4 11 1

Kevin Elster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .257
OBP .250 .319
At Bats 4 448
Hits 1 115
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 1 29
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 23
Walks 0 45
RBI’s 1 95

Eddie Guardado Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 3
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The Ballpark in Arlington - September 2, 1996
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Out
Eddie Guardado
Matt Walbeck
Ron Coomer
Chuck Knoblauch
Jeff Reboulet
Pat Meares
Roberto Kelly
Rich Becker
Matt Lawton
Kevin Elster
Warren Newson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 6 11 0 7
Texas Rangers 4 11 1 14
Winning Pitcher Rick Aguilera
Losing Pitcher Ken Hill
Save Eddie Guardado
Game Winning RBI Chuck Knoblauch
Attendance 24,786
Time of Game 3 hours 17 minutes
View Box Score
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Elster hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Warren Newson pinch runs for Mickey Tettleton. McLemore hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Tettleton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Jeff Reboulet now playing third base. Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reboulet fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Walker hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Molitor strikes out.
Top 9 Ed Vosberg now pitching. Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Clark hits a fly ball towards center. Becker catches it and throws to second to double up Gonzalez.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores.
Bottom 8 Eddie Guardado now pitching. Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Knoblauch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Meares hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Walbeck moves to second.
Top 8 Walbeck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Jeff Russell now pitching. Coomer takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hamilton hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Elster strikes out.
Bottom 7 McLemore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Mike Stanton now pitching. Walker strikes out.
Top 7 Molitor hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Becker scores.
Top 7 Becker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton who is chasing the ball. Becker reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 6 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mike Trombley now pitching. Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hamilton moves to third. Greer moves to second.
Bottom 6 Greer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Hamilton moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rich Robertson now pitching. Hamilton takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Meares hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Walbeck moves to second.
Top 6 Walbeck hits a line drive beyond first. Clark can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Coomer scores.
Top 6 Coomer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Coomer reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Lawton 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 6 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 5 Elster hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McLemore hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Tettleton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it and throws to second for the out. Gonzalez scores.
Bottom 5 Palmer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Becker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamilton for the out.
Bottom 4 Elster hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Elster reaches second base with a double. Tettleton scores. McLemore moves to third.
Bottom 4 McLemore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Tettleton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Tettleton reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 There goes Meares. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Elster applying the tag.
Top 4 Knoblauch hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walbeck tags and scores.
Top 4 Meares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walbeck moves to third.
Top 4 There goes Walbeck. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Walbeck steals second.
Top 4 Walbeck takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hamilton hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Walker. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Walker steals second.
Top 3 Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Molitor takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Elster hits a line drive towards center. Becker catches it and throws to second to double up Palmer.
Bottom 2 McLemore strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tettleton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Palmer hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Kelly. Palmer reaches second base with a double. Clark moves to third.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Becker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McLemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Knoblauch takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards second. McLemore scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Coomer scores.
Top 2 Walbeck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lawton scores. Coomer moves to third.
Top 2 Coomer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lawton moves to second.
Top 2 Lawton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a popup towards third. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Greer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hamilton hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Walker. The throw from Rodriguez and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 1 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Molitor hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McLemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Becker is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Knoblauch hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.