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MAY 1, 1974
The second game of the short series in Milwaukee against the Brewers.
AL Batter of the Month: SS George Brett Boston Red Sox
NL Batter of the Month: CF Cesar Cedeno Houston Astros
AL Pitcher of the Month: Andy Messersmith California Angels
NL Pitcher of the Month: Jerry Reuss Houston Astros
AL Rookie of the Month: SP Ed Halicki Texas Rangers
NL Rookie of the Month: CF Fred Lynn St Louis Cardinals
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 15-8 at Boston 12-12
Oakland 13-7 at New York 10-13
Baltimore 12-9 at Chicago 7-14
Detroit 11-9 at Kansas City 11-9
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 11-10 at Pittsburgh 9-10
Montreal 9-9 at San Diego 9-15
Philadelphia 10-11 at San Francisco 11-12
Atlanta 12-12 at St Louis 13-9
Chicago 7-14 at Houston 17-7
New York 11-11 at Los Angeles 12-11
TEXAS RANGERS 10-11 AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS 8-11
MATCHUPS
SP Steve Rogers vs Jim Lonborg Advantage Texas
C Ken Suarez vs Darrell Porter Advantage Milwaukee
1B Bucky Dent vs George C Scott Advantage Milwaukee
2B Dave Nelson vs Tom Heintzelman Advantage Texas
3B Ted Kubiak vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push
SS Toby Harrah vs Rick Auerbach Advantage Texas
LF Tom Grieve vs Joe Lahoud Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Rick Monday Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Dave May Advantage Texas
DH Angel Mangual vs John E Briggs Advantage Milwaukee
Overall Advantage: Texas
Nothing of note happened in the first three innings.
After three: Texas 0 Milwaukee 0.
In the top of the fourth, Porter caught Harrah stealing. It was the tenth base stealer thrown out by Porter this season.
In the top of the fifth, Dent scored from second on a throwing error by Auerbach on a groundball by Suarez with two out. Nelson then brought Suarez home with a double. Maddox scored Nelson with a single as the Rangers got three unearned runs in the inning.
Rain began to fall in the top of the sixth.
And led to a rain delay of 23 minutes in the bottom of the sixth. When play resumed, Monday brought Porter home for a single for his 10th RBI of the season.
After six: Texas 3 Milwaukee 1.
Harrah led off the top of the eighth with a home run. Mangual added his first RBI of the season on a sacrifice fly. Kubiak then added a two run homer for the Rangers 10th hit of the game. That was all she wrote for Lonborg as Skip Lockwood took the mound with two outs in the inning.
The barrage of long balls continued in the top of the ninth as Nelson led off with a home run.
Final score: Texas 8 Milwaukee 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Steve Rogers 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 3 California 1
Oakland 7 New York 1
Baltimore 9 Chicago 7 14 innings
Kansas City 7 Detroit 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 3
Montreal 3 San Diego 1
Philadelphia 5 San Francisco 4 11 innings
St Louis 10 Atlanta 7
Chicago 6 Houston 3
Los Angeles 6 New York 2
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Fred Norman San Diego Padres 7.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K
2. Steve Rogers Texas Rangers 9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, W
3. Davey Johnson Baltimore Orioles 3 for 6, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
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