FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/28/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1028 - SATURDAY, JULY 28TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (48-55) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 7 11 0
Texas Rangers (42-62) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 2
Guardians Win, 7-5, Versus Texas
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Texas Rangers, 7-5, at Globe Life Field. Cleveland center fielder Julio Rodriguez had the hot bat. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Cleveland pitcher Derek Holland got the win. He's now 6-8. Buddy Groom was tagged with the loss. Lee Griffeth earned the save for Cleveland, his 2nd.

Rodriguez had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 1-2 fastball from Buddy Groom, he banged a 3-run home run to right, giving the Guardians a 6-4 lead. It was the 15th home run of the year for Rodriguez.

"My job is to go out and play as hard as I can for the Guardians," said Rodriguez.

The 8th-place Rangers have lost 4 consecutive games.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Urias 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .254 10 29
M. Brantley CF, LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 6 32
C. Dalrymple C 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .290 17 56
G. Hoffman SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .192 6 44
D. Gibson LF 4 0 2 2 0 2 3 .287 1 14
   a-S. Toporcer PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 1 3
   b-G. Norton 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .109 0 3
A. Rendon 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .214 11 43
C. Sullivan DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .212 0 36
J. Rodriguez RF, CF 4 1 3 3 0 1 2 .234 15 52
H. Leiber 1B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280 8 39
Totals 39 7 11 7 3 8 22      
a - S. Toporcer pinch ran for D. Gibson in the 8th
b - G. Norton substituted for S. Toporcer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Hoffman (22, 6th Inning off J. Litsch, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rodriguez (15, 8th Inning off B. Groom, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Dalrymple 2 , G. Hoffman 3 , D. Gibson 2 , A. Rendon , C. Sullivan , J. Rodriguez 6
2-out RBI: J. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Gibson , A. Rendon , J. Rodriguez
GIDP: C. Sullivan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Urias (11)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Brantley(Bonura at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Auerbach 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .288 0 16
K. Bass RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .267 9 34
Z. Bonura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .314 16 67
J. Vosmik DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243 8 43
E. Suárez SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .203 14 40
L. Valbuena 3B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .277 10 46
I. Suzuki LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 3 17
G. Stubbs C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .154 1 1
L. Blankenship CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .241 0 7
Totals 36 5 10 5 2 9 9      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Auerbach (11, 1st Inning off D. Holland, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Stubbs (1, 2nd Inning off D. Holland, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Bass (2, 2nd Inning off D. Holland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Valbuena (10, 2nd Inning off D. Holland, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Suárez (14, 2nd Inning off D. Holland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Auerbach 3 , K. Bass 4 , Z. Bonura , E. Suárez 4 , L. Valbuena 5 , G. Stubbs 2 , L. Blankenship
2-out RBI: R. Auerbach , K. Bass , L. Valbuena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Bass , Z. Bonura , J. Vosmik
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Auerbach (7) , E. Suárez (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Auerbach-Suárez-Bonura)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Holland W (6-8) 7.0 6 4 4 0 7 2 98 5.04   
C. Doval H (8) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 2.40   
K. Giles H (15) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.16   
M. Jeffcoat H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.15   
L. Griffeth SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Holland 56
Batters Faced: D. Holland 27, C. Doval 4, K. Giles 2, M. Jeffcoat 4, L. Griffeth 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Holland 7-7, C. Doval 0-1, K. Giles 0-0, M. Jeffcoat 1-0, L. Griffeth 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Holland 98-69, C. Doval 18-13, K. Giles 5-1, M. Jeffcoat 18-8, L. Griffeth 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Giles 2-1 , L. Griffeth 2-0
WP: D. Holland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Litsch 6.0 7 2 2 1 5 0 108 5.38   
B. Groom L (1-1), BS (1) 1.2 4 4 4 0 2 1 34 6.41   
J. Hurst 1.1 0 1 0 2 1 0 21 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Litsch 54
Batters Faced: J. Litsch 26, B. Groom 9, J. Hurst 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Litsch 8-4, B. Groom 2-1, J. Hurst 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Litsch 108-69, B. Groom 34-23, J. Hurst 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Groom 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Julio Rodriguez
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 19299
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