FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT TEXAS RANGERS
04/25/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 216 - TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (10-12) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 6 7 0
Texas Rangers (8-14) 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 X 7 13 1
Rangers Topple Red Sox, 7-6, as Nossek Shines
Texas beat Boston at Globe Life Field, escaping with a 7-6 win. The win in large part was due to first baseman Joe Nossek. He was 3-4 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Mike Schooler earned the save, his 1st. Boston, with the loss, is 10-12.

Had Rick Auerbach not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, Auerbach hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 7-6, in favor of the Rangers.

"It's nice to deliver when your team's counting on you," said Auerbach.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Higginson RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .254 4 13
O. Cabrera 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 1 9
J. Hauser DH 4 3 3 1 0 1 0 .326 8 19
D. Young LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .308 7 15
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .173 2 6
A. Berroa 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .183 4 12
S. Schumaker 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .212 0 0
H. Wagner C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305 2 8
V. Stephens SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 4 10
Totals 33 6 7 3 1 7 3      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hauser (8, 8th Inning off M. Soroka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hauser (8, 4th Inning off F. Edwards, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Young (7, 8th Inning off M. Soroka, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Cabrera , J. Hauser 7 , D. Young 4 , S. Schumaker 2
2-out RBI: J. Hauser , D. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Young , A. Jones
GIDP: H. Wagner
Hit by Pitch: B. Higginson
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hauser (4) , A. Berroa (3)
CS: B. Higginson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cabrera-Stephens-Schumaker)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .278 4 14
L. Castillo DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .290 0 2
K. Bass RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .295 3 13
B. Williams LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .305 3 9
E. Suárez SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .219 4 13
T. Stephenson C 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317 1 11
J. Nossek 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 2 .385 1 6
R. Auerbach 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .304 0 9
A. Perez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .219 2 9
Totals 33 7 13 7 1 2 10      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Bass (4, 3rd Inning off M. Fiers, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Nossek 2 (4, 4th Inning off M. Fiers, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Belcher, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Williams (7, 8th Inning off T. Belcher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Nossek (1, 2nd Inning off M. Fiers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Davis , L. Castillo 2 , K. Bass 3 , B. Williams 2 , E. Suárez , T. Stephenson , J. Nossek 8 , R. Auerbach 2
2-out RBI: K. Bass , J. Nossek , R. Auerbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Williams , E. Suárez , A. Perez 2
GIDP: B. Williams
Sac Bunt: T. Stephenson 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Davis (3) , E. Suárez (2)
CS: R. Auerbach (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Williams (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Auerbach-Suárez-Nossek)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fiers 4.0 10 6 6 0 2 1 66 7.76   
T. Belcher L (0-2) 4.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 46 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fiers 20
Batters Faced: M. Fiers 21, T. Belcher 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fiers 5-4, T. Belcher 8-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fiers 66-47, T. Belcher 46-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Belcher 2-0
WP: M. Fiers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Edwards 7.0 5 4 2 1 7 1 107 4.25   
M. Soroka W (2-0), BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 14 5.59   
M. Schooler SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Edwards 61
Batters Faced: F. Edwards 28, M. Soroka 4, M. Schooler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Edwards 8-5, M. Soroka 0-2, M. Schooler 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Edwards 107-66, M. Soroka 14-9, M. Schooler 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Soroka 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Edwards
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Nossek
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 18294
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