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Alex Diaz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .200
OBP .333 .226
At Bats 3 60
Hits 1 12
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 5

Mike Timlin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 10
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The Ballpark in Arlington - September 17, 1997
Mike Timlin
Dan Wilson
Paul Sorrento
Joey Cora
Andy Sheets
Alex Rodriguez
Roberto Kelly
Ken Griffey
Jay Buhner
Alex Diaz
Lee Stevens
Count: 0-0, 1 Out
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs

Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timlin fields it and has Stevens trapped. There's the throw to Cora and over to Sheets, who tags Stevens for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Mike Timlin now pitching. Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Stevens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buhner. Stevens reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ripken misplays the ball. That's an error on Ripken. Martinez scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Martinez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bobby Ayala now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cora scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Greer takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cora hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sheets strikes out.
Top 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Diaz scores. Ripken moves to third. Goodwin moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ripken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Diaz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Diaz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sheets fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stevens strikes out.
Top 6 Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Burkett covering, for the out.
Top 6 Buhner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffey scores. Rodriguez scores.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Griffey moves to third.
Top 6 Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Griffey hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Greer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Sheets hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wilson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ripken reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ripken strikes out.
Bottom 4 Diaz hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sheets fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Burkett covering, for the out.
Top 4 Buhner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno misplays the ball. That's an error on Cedeno.
Top 4 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Fassero Greer moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Greer hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Buhner. Greer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Griffey strikes out.
Top 3 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cora for the out.
Bottom 2 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out.
Bottom 2 Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Diaz strikes out.
Top 2 Sheets hits a popup towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Sorrento strikes out.
Top 2 Buhner strikes out.
Bottom 1 Tatis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Greer moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento juggles the ball. That's an error on Sorrento. Cedeno moves to third. Greer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fassero fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Burkett covering, for the out.
Top 1 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Griffey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Diaz. Griffey reaches second base with a double. Kelly scores.
Top 1 Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Kelly reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Cora strikes out.