FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/04/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
TEXAS RANGERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 843 - TUESDAY, JULY 4TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (30-55) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 6 13 0
Minnesota Twins (46-39) 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 X 8 10 1
Texas Loss Diminishes Perez Performance
Antonio Perez had a good game, but he could not keep the Texas Rangers from falling, 8-6, to the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium. The Texas third baseman went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 in the loss. Rick Rhoden was the winner. Over 7 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 6 hits, with no walks and 5 strikeouts. This win makes it 7 in a row for Minnesota.

Trevor Plouffe, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1998 draft, took Texas hurler Foster Edwards deep in the bottom of the third. His 3-run home run put the Twins on top, 3-0. In all, Plouffe had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"Hitting is contagious. And when you have a lineup that's going to throw out competitive at-bats one through nine, it makes you want to join in," said Plouffe.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Auerbach 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .256 4 36
B. Moss DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .301 9 20
K. Bass RF 5 0 0 1 0 1 3 .306 16 49
B. Williams LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .264 11 43
E. Suárez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .272 22 57
T. Stephenson C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .300 8 43
M. Lansing 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .241 3 16
L. Blankenship CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .192 1 8
A. Perez 3B 4 3 3 3 0 1 0 .261 8 39
Totals 38 6 13 6 0 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Moss (13, 1st Inning off R. Rhoden, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Lansing (13, 5th Inning off R. Rhoden, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Perez (15, 9th Inning off M. Janzen, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Perez (8, 5th Inning off R. Rhoden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Auerbach 2 , B. Moss 2 , B. Williams 2 , T. Stephenson 2 , M. Lansing 4 , A. Perez 7
2-out RBI: A. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Williams , E. Suárez , L. Blankenship
Sac Fly: B. Moss
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Williams (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. McNulty LF 5 3 3 2 0 0 2 .283 8 49
M. Trillo 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .280 9 37
N. Siebern RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .300 16 41
T. Trammell CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .329 10 45
T. Plouffe 3B 4 1 2 4 1 1 3 .252 10 37
J. Offerman 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .274 1 10
G. Luzinski DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 18 36
R. York C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 4 18
B. Morgan SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .238 5 32
Totals 33 8 10 8 6 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: P. McNulty 2 (14, 4th Inning off F. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Plouffe (10, 3rd Inning off F. Edwards, 2 on, 1 out) , P. McNulty (8, 8th Inning off M. Leiter Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. McNulty 8 , N. Siebern 2 , T. Trammell , T. Plouffe 5 , J. Offerman , R. York
2-out RBI: T. Trammell , T. Plouffe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. McNulty , T. Plouffe , J. Offerman , B. Morgan
Hit by Pitch: M. Trillo , R. York
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Trammell (3)
CS: T. Plouffe (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Trillo (6)
OF assists: 1 (Siebern(Lansing at 2nd base))
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Edwards L (7-4) 5.0 7 6 6 4 5 1 103 3.38   
M. Leiter Jr. 2.0 3 2 2 2 0 1 34 8.61   
L. Little 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 10.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Edwards 30
Batters Faced: F. Edwards 27, M. Leiter Jr. 11, L. Little 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Edwards 5-4, M. Leiter Jr. 5-1, L. Little 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Edwards 103-59, M. Leiter Jr. 34-20, L. Little 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Leiter Jr. 1-1 , L. Little 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Edwards 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rhoden W (5-6) 7.0 6 2 2 0 5 1 99 4.24   
M. Janzen 1.2 7 4 4 0 0 0 35 10.87   
R. Meacham SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rhoden 62
Batters Faced: R. Rhoden 26, M. Janzen 12, R. Meacham 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rhoden 5-9, M. Janzen 3-2, R. Meacham 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rhoden 99-68, M. Janzen 35-24, R. Meacham 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Perez
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 29941
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