FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/22/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1248 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Brewers (82-43) 1 0 0 9 0 0 2 4 1 17 16 1
Texas Rangers (47-79) 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 11 0
Brewers Overwhelm Rangers, 17-5
A 3-RBI performance from center fielder Dale Murphy, who is tied for 7th in the AL with a .390 on-base percentage, led the Milwaukee Brewers to a win over the Texas Rangers, 17-5. Pete Smith, the winning pitcher, improved to 10-5. He pitched 6.1 innings, giving up 10 hits and 5 runs, while striking out 6 and walking 1. Milwaukee goes to 82-43. The win puts them 3 games up in their division.

Milwaukee right fielder Johnny Grubb delivered a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth. Overall, he went 3 for 6, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and knocked in 4.

"Every time you put a 'W' on the board is always good," said Murphy.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Scott 3B 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 .299 22 74
J. Grubb RF 6 2 3 4 0 1 2 .306 36 81
H. Choi 1B 3 2 0 0 3 0 2 .296 31 85
D. Murphy CF 5 3 3 3 1 1 2 .296 35 102
J. Romano C 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 .322 26 92
B. Higginson LF 5 2 2 3 1 2 0 .278 9 46
B. Larkin 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .269 7 26
   a-B. Mazeroski PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .261 3 15
A. Shires DH 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .287 12 40
G. DiSarcina SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .248 5 47
Totals 41 17 16 17 8 7 19      
a - B. Mazeroski pinch hit for B. Larkin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Scott (32, 1st Inning off J. Litsch, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Grubb (27, 1st Inning off J. Litsch, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Romano (20, 4th Inning off J. Litsch, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Murphy (30, 8th Inning off J. Veras, 2 on, 0 outs) , B. Higginson (19, 8th Inning off J. Veras, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Shires (12, 8th Inning off J. Veras, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Murphy (35, 4th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 1 on, 1 out) , J. Grubb (36, 4th Inning off J. Litsch, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Scott 2 , J. Grubb 7 , D. Murphy 7 , J. Romano 2 , B. Higginson 3 , B. Larkin 2 , A. Shires 4 , G. DiSarcina
2-out RBI: A. Shires , G. DiSarcina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Murphy , J. Romano , B. Mazeroski , G. DiSarcina 2
Sac Fly: J. Romano 2
Hit by Pitch: G. Scott
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Scott (13) , B. Larkin 2 (9) , A. Shires (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Larkin (9)
Double Plays: 3 (Larkin-DiSarcina-Choi, Choi, DiSarcina-Mazeroski-Choi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 .239 15 53
B. Moss DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .292 20 55
K. Bass RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .332 27 89
B. Williams LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .269 15 59
E. Suárez SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .244 28 72
R. Auerbach 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 5 43
J. Nossek 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290 6 36
A. Perez 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .254 9 55
C. O'Brien C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .204 2 7
Totals 36 5 11 5 2 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Davis (27, 1st Inning off P. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Williams (15, 1st Inning off P. Smith, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Davis 3 , K. Bass , B. Williams 5 , E. Suárez 3 , J. Nossek , A. Perez 2
2-out RBI: A. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Moss , B. Williams
GIDP: B. Moss , R. Auerbach
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Davis 2 (31) , K. Bass (12) , E. Suárez (22) , J. Nossek (6)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Smith W (10-5) 6.1 10 5 5 1 6 1 101 4.34   
S. Kline 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 38 5.11   
M. Fiers 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Smith 38
Batters Faced: P. Smith 29, S. Kline 8, M. Fiers 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Smith 3-8, S. Kline 3-2, M. Fiers 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Smith 101-66, S. Kline 38-25, M. Fiers 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kline 1-1 , M. Fiers 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Litsch L (5-19) 3.1 9 9 9 2 3 1 75 5.78   
M. Leiter Jr. 2.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 26 9.07   
L. Little 1.0 3 4 4 2 1 0 32 9.36   
J. Veras 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 22 5.30   
M. Soroka 1.0 0 1 1 4 0 0 34 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Litsch 5
Batters Faced: J. Litsch 21, M. Leiter Jr. 10, L. Little 8, J. Veras 6, M. Soroka 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Litsch 4-3, M. Leiter Jr. 3-3, L. Little 1-1, J. Veras 0-2, M. Soroka 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Litsch 75-45, M. Leiter Jr. 26-19, L. Little 32-14, J. Veras 22-17, M. Soroka 34-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Leiter Jr. 1-1 , J. Veras 2-2
Hit Batsmen: M. Leiter Jr.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dale Murphy
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 21680
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