BATTING - 2B: Buechele (9,off Perez).
HR: Gonzalez (8,7th inning off McDowell 0 on 2 out); Sierra (11,9th inning
off Thigpen 1 on 0 out); Franco (8,9th inning off Thigpen 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - SB: Gonzalez (4,2nd base off McDowell/Fisk); Franco (12,2nd base off McDowell/Fisk).
CS: Sierra (4,2nd base by McDowell/Fisk); Pettis (8,2nd base by Perez/Fisk).
Starting Lineups:
Texas Rangers Chicago White Sox
1. Downing dh Johnson cf
2. Palmeiro 1b Ventura 3b
3. Sierra rf Thomas dh
4. Franco 2b Merullo 1b
5. Reimer lf Fisk c
6. Gonzalez cf Pasqua rf
7. Buechele 3b Newson lf
8. Diaz ss Grebeck ss
9. Rodriguez c Cora 2b
Brown p McDowell p
RANGERS 1ST: Downing grounded out (third to first); Palmeiro
flied to center; Sierra walked; Sierra was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0,
White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 1ST: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Ventura
grounded out (second to first); Thomas singled; Merullo struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Franco singled; Reimer grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Franco to second]; Gonzalez singled [Franco scored];
Gonzalez stole second; Buechele struck out; Diaz struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to shortstop; Pasqua lined to
center; Newson grounded out (third to first) [Fisk to second];
Grebeck grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, White Sox 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Rodriguez flied to center; Debut game for Ivan
Rodriguez; Downing struck out; Palmeiro flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 3RD: Cora singled to shortstop; Johnson popped to
pitcher; Ventura singled [Cora to third]; Thomas grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ventura out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Sierra struck out; Franco walked; Reimer struck
out; Franco stole second; Gonzalez flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 4TH: Merullo singled; Fisk grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Merullo out at second]; Pasqua
walked; Newson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 0.
RANGERS 5TH: Buechele flied to right; Diaz flied to center;
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 5TH: Grebeck was called out on strikes; Cora was hit
by a pitch; Cora was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Johnson walked; Ventura struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, White Sox 0.
RANGERS 6TH: Downing grounded out (third to first); Palmeiro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sierra grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 6TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Merullo
flied to center; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers
1, White Sox 0.
RANGERS 7TH: Franco grounded out (shortstop to first); Reimer
was called out on strikes; Gonzalez homered to center; Buechele
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 7TH: PETTIS REPLACED REIMER (PLAYING CF); GONZALEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Pasqua walked; SOSA RAN FOR
PASQUA; Newson singled [Sosa to second]; Grebeck out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Sosa to third, Newson to
second]; Cora was hit by a pitch; Johnson singled to shortstop
[Sosa scored, Newson scored, Cora to third, Johnson to second
(on throw)]; Ventura popped to left; Thomas was walked
intentionally; JEFFCOAT REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Merullo
walked [Cora scored (RBI), Johnson to third, Thomas to second];
Fisk flied to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox
3.
RANGERS 8TH: VENTURA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GUILLEN
REPLACED MERULLO (PLAYING SS); SOSA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
GREBECK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Diaz grounded out (first
unassisted); Rodriguez struck out; Downing flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 3.
WHITE SOX 8TH: Sosa grounded out (pitcher to first); Newson
singled; Newson was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Grebeck flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White
Sox 3.
RANGERS 9TH: THIGPEN REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Palmeiro
walked; Sierra homered to right-center [Palmeiro scored]; Franco
homered to left-center; Pettis walked; PEREZ REPLACED THIGPEN
(PITCHING); Pettis was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Gonzalez singled; Buechele doubled to left [Gonzalez to
third]; Diaz lined to right; Rodriguez singled to second
[Gonzalez scored, Buechele scored]; Downing forced Rodriguez
(third to second) [Downing to first]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 7, White Sox 3.
WHITE SOX 9TH: Cora singled; Johnson forced Cora (second to
shortstop) [Johnson to first]; Ventura flied to right; Thomas
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, White Sox 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Rangers 7 8 0 3
White Sox 3 9 0 9
