FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/24/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1268 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Brewers (84-43) 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 3 13 16 0
Texas Rangers (47-81) 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 8 13 0
Shires Lifts Brewers to 13-8 Triumph
The timely hitting of Art Shires helped the Milwaukee Brewers down the Texas Rangers, 13-8. Shires was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4 for the Brewers. Milwaukee leads the American League by 3 games.

Milwaukee took the lead, 10-5, on Bobby Higginson's 11th home run of the season. The grand slam home run came off Texas pitcher Mike Soroka in the top of the seventh.

"It's good to win," Higginson told the Milwaukee Citizen. "I like to have fun doing it."
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pearson RF 5 2 3 0 1 0 2 .264 1 16
A. Shires DH 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 .290 13 44
H. Choi 1B 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 .295 31 87
D. Murphy CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .294 35 102
J. Romano C 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 .321 26 94
B. Higginson LF 4 2 2 4 1 1 0 .286 11 55
B. Larkin 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .268 7 27
G. DiSarcina SS 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .252 5 47
   a-J. Grubb PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 37 86
   b-O. Miller SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 12 46
B. Mazeroski 3B, SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .272 4 17
Totals 40 13 16 12 8 7 17      
a - J. Grubb pinch ran for G. DiSarcina in the 7th
b - O. Miller substituted for J. Grubb in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Murphy (31, 1st Inning off J. Assad, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Higginson (2, 9th Inning off L. Little, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Shires (13, 1st Inning off J. Assad, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Mazeroski (4, 4th Inning off J. Assad, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Higginson (11, 7th Inning off M. Soroka, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pearson 3 , A. Shires 5 , H. Choi , D. Murphy 2 , B. Higginson 7 , B. Larkin , G. DiSarcina 3 , B. Mazeroski 6
2-out RBI: A. Shires , B. Mazeroski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Shires , H. Choi , J. Romano , B. Larkin
GIDP: A. Pearson , D. Murphy
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pearson (3) , A. Shires (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (DiSarcina-Larkin-Choi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .238 16 55
B. Moss DH 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .290 21 58
K. Bass RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .333 28 90
B. Williams LF 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .282 17 63
E. Suárez SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .243 28 73
T. Stephenson C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .293 12 62
M. Lansing 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 6 29
A. Perez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .261 9 55
R. Webster 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .302 6 18
Totals 37 8 13 8 2 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Williams (24, 4th Inning off T. Brewer, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Perez (21, 7th Inning off S. Kline, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Davis (28, 7th Inning off S. Kline, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Webster (12, 9th Inning off J. Duran, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Davis (16, 1st Inning off T. Brewer, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Williams (17, 6th Inning off T. Brewer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Davis 6 , K. Bass , B. Williams 8 , T. Stephenson 2 , A. Perez 3 , R. Webster 3
2-out RBI: B. Williams , T. Stephenson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Bass , E. Suárez , A. Perez
GIDP: R. Webster
Sac Fly: B. Moss , E. Suárez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Webster-Suárez-Lansing, Perez-Webster-Lansing)
OF assists: 1 (Davis(Grubb at 3rd base))
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Brewer W (16-5) 6.1 5 5 5 2 3 2 100 3.88   
S. Kline 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 18 5.36   
J. Duran H (19) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 30 3.65   
M. Fiers 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Brewer 44
Batters Faced: T. Brewer 25, S. Kline 7, J. Duran 6, M. Fiers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Brewer 8-7, S. Kline 1-2, J. Duran 1-2, M. Fiers 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Brewer 100-58, S. Kline 18-12, J. Duran 30-20, M. Fiers 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Duran 1-0 , M. Fiers 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Assad 4.0 7 5 5 3 2 2 93 9.02   
M. Leiter Jr. 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 8.89   
J. Veras L (2-2) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 17 5.35   
M. Soroka 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 1 16 5.34   
B. Groom 1.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 18 5.89   
L. Little 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 18 9.75   
M. Schooler 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 17 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Assad 27
Batters Faced: J. Assad 21, M. Leiter Jr. 5, J. Veras 4, M. Soroka 3, B. Groom 6, L. Little 4, M. Schooler 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Assad 4-5, M. Leiter Jr. 1-2, J. Veras 0-2, M. Soroka 0-0, B. Groom 1-0, L. Little 1-0, M. Schooler 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Assad 93-52, M. Leiter Jr. 23-14, J. Veras 17-9, M. Soroka 16-7, B. Groom 18-12, L. Little 18-9, M. Schooler 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Leiter Jr. 1-0 , J. Veras 1-0 , M. Soroka 2-2 , L. Little 2-0 , M. Schooler 1-1
WP: J. Assad
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Art Shires
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 16050
Special Notes: SS Gary DiSarcina was injured while running the bases.
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