Athletics @ Rangers
June 17, 1998

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 3 11 1
Rangers 2 6 2
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Athletics 3 11 1
Rangers 2 6 2

Kevin Elster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .253
OBP .333 .338
At Bats 3 174
Hits 1 44
• Singles 0 30
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 28

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 5 12
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The Ballpark in Arlington - June 17, 1998
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Strikeout
Billy Taylor
A.J. Hinch
Jack Voigt
Rafael Bournigal
Mike Blowers
Miguel Tejada
Rickey Henderson
Ryan Christenson
Ben Grieve
Kevin Elster
Lee Stevens

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 3 11 1 8
Texas Rangers 2 6 2 6
Winning Pitcher Kenny Rogers
Losing Pitcher John Burkett
Save Billy Taylor
Game Winning RBI Mike Blowers
Attendance 31,052
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
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Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Elster strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lee Stevens pinch hits for Mike Simms. Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Tom Goodwin pinch runs for Will Clark. Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 9 Billy Taylor now pitching. Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hinch hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Fetters now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Mike Mohler now pitching. Greer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kelly hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Alicea is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Jack Voigt now playing first base. Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Christenson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alicea reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tim Crabtree now pitching. Tejada is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Blowers scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Tejada hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Blowers moves to third.
Top 8 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Blowers hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Stairs hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Simms hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Grieve hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bournigal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third.
Top 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Christenson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Alicea reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi juggles the ball. That's an error on Giambi.
Bottom 6 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Blowers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Tatis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Elster hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Elster reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Simms hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Grieve strikes out.
Top 5 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greer for the out.
Top 4 Hinch strikes out.
Top 4 Christenson hits a line drive into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 3 Alicea strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tatis hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Grieve moves to third.
Top 3 Stairs hits a popup beyond short. Elster can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Grieve moves to second.
Top 3 Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Simms strikes out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first, with Rogers covering, for the out.
Top 2 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Christenson scores. Hinch moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Hinch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Christenson moves to third.
Top 2 Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Tejada hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Greer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 1 Alicea hits a popup into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blowers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simms. Blowers reaches second base with a double. Grieve scores. Stairs moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Stairs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grieve moves to third.
Top 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark juggles the ball. That's an error on Clark.
Top 1 Bournigal strikes out.
Top 1 Henderson strikes out.