MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/20/1989
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 7336 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 1989 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (95-57) 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 6 12 1
Texas Rangers (64-87) 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 7 14 0
Rangers Get Clutch 7-6 Win
The Texas Rangers downed the Seattle Mariners, 7-6, at Arlington Stadium. Lance Johnson led the way, going 2-for-4 for Texas. The winner was Texas reliever Mike Perez, now 7-7. The loser was Jim Abbott. Texas has now won 3 straight, while the Mariners have lost 3 in a row.

The decisive blow was delivered by Dale Sveum in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off fan favorite Jim Abbott to win the game for Texas. The home crowd went nuts.

"It's what good teams do, find a way to win," said Johnson.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Jose RF, C 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .261 8 65
J. Kunkel 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .224 5 52
D. Mattingly 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .311 27 109
M. Macfarlane C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .274 17 66
   a-F. Stubbs PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 14 59
T. Martinez DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .235 9 19
   b-P. Bradley DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 13 54
K. Gruber 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .263 8 60
T. Van Burkleo LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .281 9 46
M. Webster CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258 5 49
M. Benjamin SS 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .236 6 44
Totals 38 6 12 6 4 4 21      
a - F. Stubbs pinch hit for M. Macfarlane in the 9th
b - P. Bradley inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. Benjamin (3, 6th Inning off R. Woodward, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Gruber (9, 9th Inning off M. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Mattingly (27, 4th Inning off R. Woodward, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Mattingly 5 , M. Macfarlane 2 , T. Martinez 2 , K. Gruber 4 , T. Van Burkleo 2 , M. Benjamin 4
2-out RBI: K. Gruber , M. Benjamin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Jose , J. Kunkel , D. Mattingly , K. Gruber , T. Van Burkleo
Sac Bunt: M. Webster
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Bradley (21)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Gruber (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Gruber-Kunkel-Mattingly)
OF assists: 1 (Webster(Cora at 3rd base))
PB: M. Macfarlane
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .291 3 51
J. Cora 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .267 5 69
E. Martinez 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .279 12 65
D. Sveum 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .254 13 77
M. Greenwell LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .297 10 75
O. Merced RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .280 8 28
A. Cole DH 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .231 2 39
   a-J. Leonard DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 0 9
O. Guillen SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .263 4 52
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .207 1 23
Totals 37 7 14 6 2 0 14      
a - J. Leonard inserted as DH in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Martinez (38, 1st Inning off T. Mulholland, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Cole (13, 2nd Inning off T. Mulholland, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Sveum 2 (38, 5th Inning off T. Mulholland, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Abbott, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Merced (9, 6th Inning off T. Mulholland, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Wilkins (10, 6th Inning off T. Mulholland, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Johnson (29, 6th Inning off T. Mulholland, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Cora (31, 9th Inning off J. Abbott, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Merced (8, 8th Inning off J. Abbott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Johnson 3 , J. Cora 2 , E. Martinez 4 , D. Sveum 4 , M. Greenwell , O. Merced 6 , A. Cole 2 , O. Guillen , R. Wilkins 2
2-out RBI: L. Johnson , D. Sveum , R. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cora , D. Sveum , M. Greenwell , R. Wilkins 2
GIDP: O. Guillen
Sac Bunt: J. Cora
Team LOB: 8
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mulholland 7.0 10 4 1 1 0 0 93 2.96   
J. Abbott L (8-10), BS (13) 1.1 4 3 3 1 0 1 33 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mulholland 46
Batters Faced: T. Mulholland 32, J. Abbott 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mulholland 11-9, J. Abbott 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mulholland 93-58, J. Abbott 33-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Woodward 5.2 8 5 5 2 2 1 86 4.79   
J. Pico 2.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 38 7.15   
M. Perez W (7-7) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Woodward 33
Batters Faced: R. Woodward 27, J. Pico 11, M. Perez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Woodward 8-7, J. Pico 4-1, M. Perez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Woodward 86-57, J. Pico 38-22, M. Perez 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pico 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance Johnson
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 12263
Special Notes: CF Alex Cole was injured while running the bases.
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