FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
TEXAS RANGERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/14/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
TEXAS RANGERS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 668 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (27-40) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 12 0
St. Louis Cardinals (35-34) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 X 5 8 0
Cardinals Deal Texas 5-3 Defeat
St. Louis beat Texas on the strength of starting pitcher Johnny Welch's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. The winner was Welch. He threw 7.2 innings allowing 3 runs. The loser was Ted Abernathy. Nick Pivetta finished to wrap up his 1st save.

In the bottom of the fourth, John Valentin delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and the bases loaded, the St. Louis shortstop hit a 2-run single, putting the Cardinals in front, 5-3.

"Nice to keep stacking the wins," said Valentin.

The winning streak has now reached 4 games for the Cardinals.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .240 9 32
L. Castillo DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .273 0 18
K. Bass RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .304 14 43
B. Williams LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .266 9 34
E. Suárez SS 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .259 14 41
T. Stephenson C 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .306 7 35
M. Lansing 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .234 3 13
R. Auerbach 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 1 22
R. Webster 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .337 5 13
Totals 35 3 12 3 3 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Williams (13, 2nd Inning off J. Welch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Williams (9, 6th Inning off J. Welch, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Bass (14, 6th Inning off J. Welch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Davis , L. Castillo , K. Bass 4 , B. Williams 6 , E. Suárez 3 , R. Auerbach 2 , R. Webster 2
2-out RBI: R. Auerbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Bass 2 , M. Lansing
Sac Bunt: T. Stephenson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Castillo (9) , R. Auerbach (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Auerbach-Suárez-Lansing, Lansing-Suárez-Lansing, Suárez-Auerbach-Lansing)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Valentin SS 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .296 13 35
M. Ozuna LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .244 12 30
W. Horton 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .293 19 48
M. Lowell 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .245 8 37
E. Swanson RF 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 .278 0 8
B. Browne DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .243 15 40
D. Jimenez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .270 2 23
R. Mueller C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .235 3 12
A. Escobar CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .184 4 17
Totals 30 5 8 5 9 6 16      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Valentin 2 , M. Ozuna , M. Lowell , D. Jimenez , R. Mueller 2 , A. Escobar
2-out RBI: J. Valentin , M. Ozuna , M. Lowell , E. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lowell , B. Browne , D. Jimenez , R. Mueller
GIDP: W. Horton , B. Browne , A. Escobar
Team LOB: 10
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Abernathy L (0-8) 3.2 6 5 5 8 0 0 92 11.77   
J. Veras 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 4.62   
M. Schooler 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 32 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Abernathy 19
Batters Faced: T. Abernathy 23, J. Veras 8, M. Schooler 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Abernathy 6-3, J. Veras 2-2, M. Schooler 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Abernathy 92-50, J. Veras 26-16, M. Schooler 32-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Veras 3-0
WP: M. Schooler
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Welch W (5-4) 7.2 9 3 3 3 5 2 107 4.53   
S. Burnett H (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 4.64   
N. Pivetta SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Welch 51
Batters Faced: J. Welch 32, S. Burnett 5, N. Pivetta 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Welch 9-6, S. Burnett 1-0, N. Pivetta 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Welch 107-67, S. Burnett 21-13, N. Pivetta 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Burnett 1-0 , N. Pivetta 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Welch
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 16 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 26026
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