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APRIL 7, 2001
Tonight is the second game in the series in Texas between the Mariners and the Rangers. The Rangers have lost three straight.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 2-2 at Cleveland Indians 2-1
Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 at New York Yankees 2-2
Detroit Tigers 2-1 at Chicago White Sox 1-2
Minnesota Twins 0-3 at Kansas City Royals 2-2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1-3 at Boston Red Sox 3-1
Anaheim Angels 3-1 at Oakland Athletics 2-2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 4-0 at Montreal Expos 1-3
Chicago Cubs 3-1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2-2
Pittsburgh Pirates 2-2 at Houston Astros 3-1
Cincinnati Reds 3-2 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-4
St Louis Cardinals 2-2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1-3
San Diego Padres 2-2 at Colorado Rockies 2-2
Atlanta Braves 1-4 at Florida Marlins 1-3
San Francisco Giants 3-2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1
SEATTLE MARINERS (2-2) AT TEXAS RANGERS (2-3)
MATCHUPS
SP Freddy Garcia vs Aaron Myette Advantage Seattle
C Dan Wilson vs Ivan Rodriguez Advantage Texas
1B John Olerud vs Andres Galarraga Advantage Seattle
2B Bret Boone vs Randy Velarde Advantage Seattle
3B David Bell vs Ken Caminiti Advantage Push
SS Carlos Guillen vs Alex Rodriguez Advantage Texas
LF Mark T McLemore vs Frank Catalanotto Advantage Seattle
CF Mike Cameron vs Gabe Kapler Advantage Seattle
RF Ichiro Suzuki vs Ruben Sierra Advantage Seattle
DH Edgar Martinez vs Rafael Palmeiro Advantage Seattle
Overall Advantage Seattle
In the top of the first, while trying to steal third, McLemore ended up scoring on an Ivan Rodriguez throwing error. Martinez hit an RBI single. Guillen hit a two-out RBI single and, on the play, Cameron scored from first on a Sierra throwing error. Bell brought Guillen home with a single to make it a five-run inning.
In the bottom of the first, Alex Rodriguez put the Rangers on the board with an RBI single. Palmeiro followed with a two-run double.
In the bottom of the second, Sierra tied the game with a two-out two-run homer.
In the bottom of the third, Palmeiro put the Rangers in the lead with a lead off 368 foot homer.
After three: Texas 6 Seattle 5.
In the bottom of the fourth, Joel Pineiro took the mound for the Mariners.
In the top of the fifth, Cameron tied the game with a 388 foot solo home run. With bases empty and one out. Joaquin Benoit took the mound for the Rangers.
In the bottom of the fifth, Galarraga gave the Rangers the lead back with an RBI single. Cameron threw Palmeiro out at home when he tried to score from second on a Caminiti single to keep it a one-run game.
After six: Texas 7 Seattle 6.
In the top of the eighth, Mike Venafro took the mound for the Rangers. Guillen reached first on an error and then Tim Crabtree took the mound for the Rangers.
In the bottom of the eighth, with the bases empty and one out, Jeff Nelson took the mound for the Mariners. Catalanotto gave the Rangers a little breathing room with an RBI single.
In the top of the ninth, Jeff Zimmerman took the mound for the Rangers. Down by two, the Mariners loaded the bases with two out. Guillen then gave the Mariners the lead with a three-run double. With a runner on second and two out, Jonathan Johnson took the mound for the Rangers and got the final out of the frame.
In the bottom of ninth, Kazuhiro Sasaki took the mound for the Mariners. The Rangers loaded the bases with two out. But Velarde grounded to third to finally end this one.
The two teams combined for 24 hits and the Rangers made three errors.
Final score: Seattle 9 Texas 8.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Carlos Guillen 3 for 5, 2B, 4 RBI, R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 7 Cleveland Indians 6 12 innings
New York Yankees 14 Toronto Blue Jays 7
Detroit Tigers 8 Chicago White Sox 4
Minnesota Twins 10 Kansas City Royals 5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10 Boston Red Sox 2
Oakland Athletics 12 Anaheim Angels 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos 4 New York Mets 0
Chicago Cubs 6 Philadelphia Phillies 0
Houston Astros 7 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Cincinnati Reds 3 Milwaukee Brewers 2
St Louis Cardinals 6 Arizona Diamondbacks 3
San Diego Padres 10 Colorado Rockies 4
Atlanta Braves 3 Florida Marlins 2
San Francisco Giants 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jon Lieber Chicago Cubs 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W
2. Shane Spencer New York Yankees 3 for 4, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
3. Russ Johnson Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 for 4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB
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