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April 19, 1998

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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Orioles	1	6	1
Rangers	11	16	0

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Orioles	1	6	1
Rangers	11	16	0

Kevin Elster Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.283
OBP	.500	.433
At Bats	3	53
Hits	1	15
• Singles	0	9
• Doubles	1	4
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	1	14
RBI’s	1	8

Sidney Ponson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

The Ballpark in Arlington - April 19, 1998

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Strikeout

Sidney Ponson

Chris Hoiles

Rafael Palmeiro

Roberto Alomar

Jeff Reboulet

Mike Bordick

B.J. Surhoff

Brady Anderson

Joe Carter

Kevin Elster

Ivan Rodriguez

Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

Elster strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 8 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 8 Jeff Reboulet now playing third base. McLemore hits a line drive into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Carter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haselman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Palmeiro strikes out.

Top 8 Baines hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Baines reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 7 Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Haselman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Tatis hits a line drive into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Anderson takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Bordick hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Hoiles hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Clark hits a line drive into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Surhoff hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Palmeiro moves to third.

Top 6 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Palmeiro moves to second.

Top 6 Palmeiro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Greer hits a line drive into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 McLemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Sidney Ponson now pitching. Haselman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Baines hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McLemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Alomar takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Bordick hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Tatis hits a popup into right field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Elster takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Terry Mathews now pitching. Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 4 Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Surhoff. Clark reaches second base with a double. McLemore scores. Gonzalez moves to third.

Bottom 4 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 There goes McLemore. The throw from Hoiles and he is safe. McLemore steals third.

Bottom 4 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro fields it, tags Greer out, and throws to home to double up Kelly, who tagged and tried to score.

Bottom 4 The umpire calls a balk on Key Haselman scores. Kelly moves to third. McLemore moves to second.

Bottom 4 McLemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Haselman moves to third. Kelly moves to second.

Bottom 4 Kelly takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Haselman hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Carter. Haselman reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Hoiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 Surhoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Palmeiro scores.

Top 4 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. Palmeiro moves to second.

Top 4 Carter hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Palmeiro takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Tatis strikes out.

Bottom 3 Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Baines hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 3 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Bordick hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kelly scores. McLemore scores. Greer moves to third.

Bottom 2 Greer takes first base on ball four. Kelly moves to third. McLemore moves to second.

Bottom 2 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro fields it and throws to home to get Haselman. Kelly moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 2 Kelly hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Haselman moves to third.

Bottom 2 Haselman hits a line drive to center field. Anderson throws towards Alomar. Alomar fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Alomar. Elster scores. Haselman moves to second.

Bottom 2 Tatis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Elster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carter. Elster reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Hoiles hits a line drive into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Surhoff hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Ripken hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Clark strikes out.

Bottom 1 Gonzalez strikes out.

Bottom 1 Greer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third.

Bottom 1 McLemore hits a line drive into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 1 There goes Alomar. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Alomar steals third.

Top 1 Palmeiro hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haselman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Baines hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second.

Top 1 Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Anderson for the out.

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Elster strikes out.

Orioles @ Rangers
April 19, 1998