FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
TEXAS RANGERS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
08/07/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
TEXAS RANGERS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 1121 - MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (39-74) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Philadelphia Phillies (61-51) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 10 1
Rangers Fall Short, 4-3, at Philadelphia
Jose Rijo, who finished 3rd in the NL in innings pitched with 253.1 in 1996, was locked in. The right-hander led the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 win against the Texas Rangers at Veterans Stadium. The last-place Rangers have dropped 4 straight games.

Eddie Mathews drew 1 walk. He drove in 2 runs for Philadelphia. The former first overall pick had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring ground out off Ted Abernathy. It was his 59th RBI of the season.

"I thought we played some darn good baseball," said Phillies manager Jason Spiegel.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .233 15 47
B. Moss DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .271 17 41
B. Williams LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .269 13 54
E. Suárez SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .242 25 63
M. Lansing 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .254 5 26
T. Stephenson C 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .294 9 51
L. Blankenship RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .184 1 8
A. Perez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .246 8 43
R. Webster 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .293 6 17
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 11 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Williams (13, 1st Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Moss (17, 1st Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Davis , B. Moss 5 , B. Williams 4 , T. Stephenson 2 , R. Webster
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Stephenson , R. Webster
Sac Bunt: L. Blankenship
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Davis 2 (27)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Williams (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Webster-Suárez-Lansing, Suárez-Webster-Lansing)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Rivas DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .313 4 37
J. Lucadello SS, 2B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .291 5 68
K. Marte 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .339 26 96
   a-E. Andrus 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 15
F. White 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .315 31 105
E. Mathews 3B 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 .248 18 59
G. Kapler LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237 11 48
J. Buhner RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .196 7 17
M. Taylor CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .256 9 39
F. Fernandez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 1 4
Totals 32 4 10 4 2 6 18      
a - E. Andrus substituted for K. Marte in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Marte (30, 1st Inning off T. Abernathy, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Rivas 2 , J. Lucadello , K. Marte 3 , F. White , J. Buhner 2 , M. Taylor 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Rivas , J. Buhner
GIDP: G. Kapler , F. Fernandez
Sac Fly: E. Mathews
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. White (1) , M. Taylor (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Fernandez (1)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Abernathy L (1-12) 5.0 8 4 2 2 2 0 108 9.25   
L. Little 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 9.10   
M. Soroka 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Abernathy 39
Batters Faced: T. Abernathy 24, L. Little 7, M. Soroka 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Abernathy 8-3, L. Little 2-1, M. Soroka 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Abernathy 108-63, L. Little 30-19, M. Soroka 23-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rijo W (8-3) 7.0 5 3 3 2 6 2 106 4.93   
T. Danish H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 27 3.86   
K. Howell SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 59
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 28, T. Danish 5, K. Howell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 7-8, T. Danish 0-0, K. Howell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 106-63, T. Danish 27-11, K. Howell 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Danish 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Rijo
Ballpark: Veterans Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 29804
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