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August 11, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 8 15 2
Red Sox 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 8 15 2
Red Sox 3 9 0

Mike Benjamin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .269
OBP .667 .310
At Bats 3 67
Hits 2 18
• Singles 1 12
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 3

Darren Oliver Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 10 0
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Fenway Park - August 11, 1997
Out
Darren Oliver
Jim Leyritz
Will Clark
Domingo Cedeno
Fernando Tatis
Benji Gil
Warren Newson
Tom Goodwin
Juan Gonzalez
Mike Benjamin

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 8 15 2 7
Boston Red Sox 3 9 0 6
Winning Pitcher Darren Oliver
Losing Pitcher Tim Wakefield
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Fernando Tatis
Attendance 28,640
Time of Game 2 hours 43 minutes
Count: 2-0, 2 Outs
Count: 2-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Benjamin hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bragg hits a fly ball into left field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Haselman hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Kerry Lacy now pitching. Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tavarez hits a line drive towards the mound. Oliver reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vaughn moves to third.
Bottom 8 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Vaughn moves to second.
Bottom 8 Vaughn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a line drive towards first. Vaughn reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Goodwin. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Goodwin steals second.
Top 8 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahay fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Gil hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Garciaparra hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Benjamin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oliver fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Ron Mahay now pitching. Newson strikes out.
Top 7 Leyritz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Clark scores.
Top 7 Clark hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 7 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 7 Greer strikes out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandenburg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Haselman hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tavarez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Goodwin strikes out.
Top 6 Gil hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Tatis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Newson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Clark is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Mark Brandenburg now pitching. Gonzalez hits a popup towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Greer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bragg. Greer reaches second base with a double. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Garciaparra strikes out.
Bottom 4 Benjamin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Newson. Benjamin reaches second base with a double. Haselman moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bragg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Haselman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Tavarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cordero scores.
Bottom 4 Cordero hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez who is chasing the ball. Cordero reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gil hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Tatis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bragg. Tatis reaches second base with a double. Leyritz moves to third.
Top 4 Newson strikes out.
Top 4 Leyritz takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Tavarez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. Valentin moves to third.
Bottom 3 Valentin hits a line drive into left field. Newson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Newson. Garciaparra scores. Valentin moves to second.
Bottom 3 There goes Garciaparra. The throw from Leyritz, and Clark drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Benjamin hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wakefield, and towards Garciaparra, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bragg strikes out.
Bottom 2 Haselman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tavarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. Tavarez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 The ball gets by Haselman for a passed ball. Leyritz scores. Tatis moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Gil strikes out.
Top 2 Tatis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordero. Tatis reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. Leyritz moves to third.
Top 2 Newson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Leyritz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Clark moves to second.
Top 2 Clark takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Stanley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Valentin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Garciaparra strikes out.
Top 1 Greer hits a line drive towards left. Cordero catches it and throws to second to double up Cedeno.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tavarez. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Goodwin strikes out. Haselman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Goodwin out.