 | | PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE TEXAS RANGERS AT PHILADELPHIA STARS 08/29/1999 |  | | | | |
 | | PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE | | TEXAS RANGERS AT PHILADELPHIA STARS | | GAME ID: 707 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 1999 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Texas Rangers (60-79) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | | Philadelphia Stars (66-73) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | | |  | |
| Wieters goes 3-for-4 as Rangers Squeeze Past Philadelphia | Matt Wieters knocked in 4 runs to help Texas beat Philadelphia, 5-4. Wieters produced 2 singles and 1 home run. Texas starter Tim Leary was credited with the win after throwing 86 pitches over 5 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. Roy Witherup was credited with the save, his 26th in 28 tries.
Wieters came through for Texas with a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth. He hit a 1-1 fastball to left field, staking his team to a 5-4 lead.
"I'm not out here to win a beauty contest," said Wieters. "Obviously."
Texas has run its win streak to 4 in a row.
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| TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | B. Eagan 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .206 | 12 | 51 | | A. Dark SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .263 | 3 | 48 | | A. Pujols LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .312 | 18 | 89 | | G. Woodling DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .323 | 11 | 54 | | C. Wells RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .462 | 0 | 0 | | H. Blalock 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .294 | 22 | 76 | | M. Wieters C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | 12 | 42 | | J. Snow 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .246 | 15 | 58 | | M. Wynne CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .267 | 9 | 46 | | Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | | | | BATTING
Home Runs: A. Pujols (18, 3rd Inning off P. Combs, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Wieters (12, 6th Inning off S. Pitlock, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 4 , G. Woodling , C. Wells , M. Wieters 6 , J. Snow 2 , B. Eagan 2
2-out RBI: A. Pujols , M. Wieters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Woodling , M. Wynne 2
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: B. Eagan (48)
CS: B. Eagan (9)
FIELDING
Errors: A. Dark (19)
Double Plays: 2 (Wells-Wieters, Dark-Eagan-Snow)
OF assists: 2 (Wells (Inge at home), Wynne (Rollins at 2nd base)) | | | BATTING
Doubles: B. Inge (11, 2nd Inning off T. Leary, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Nimmo (28, 3rd Inning off T. Leary, 0 on, 2 outs) O. Merced (15, 4th Inning off T. Leary, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Merced (16, 3rd Inning off T. Leary, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Inge 2 , A. Rizzo , E. Flick , R. Hodges , B. Nimmo 2 , B. Aspromonte , O. Merced 7 , J. Rollins
2-out RBI: A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nimmo , B. Aspromonte
GIDP: B. Inge
Hit by Pitch: B. Nimmo
Team LOB: 7
FIELDING
PB: R. Hodges | | |
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| TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE | | PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | T. Leary W (1-0) | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 51 | 1.64 | | J. Hefner H (2) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 10.13 | | S. Delabar H (1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0.00 | | R. Witherup SV (26) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 3.65 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | P. Combs | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 84 | 49 | 7.71 | | S. Pitlock L (2-5), BS (3) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 5.75 | | R. Checo | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 6.16 | | M. Moore | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.38 | | C. Devenski | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 2.09 | PITCHING
Game Score: P. Combs 44
Batters Faced: P. Combs 23, S. Pitlock 6, R. Checo 5, M. Moore 1, C. Devenski 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Combs 6-4, S. Pitlock 1-0, R. Checo 1-2, M. Moore 0-0, C. Devenski 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Combs 84-49, S. Pitlock 26-15, R. Checo 18-13, M. Moore 2-1, C. Devenski 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Pitlock 2-2 , R. Checo 1-0 , M. Moore 1-0 , C. Devenski 2-0
WP: P. Combs
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Matt Wieters
Ballpark: Connie Mack Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 10562 |
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