Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers
May 19, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1998 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 4, Texas Rangers 10

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 0 1 0
Rodriguez ss 3 0 1 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 0 1
Segui 1b 3 1 1 0
Martinez dh 4 0 1 0
Hill lf 4 1 1 1
Davis 3b 4 0 0 1
Wilson c 4 0 1 0
Ducey rf 4 2 3 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Lira p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Alicea lf 2 1 1 0
  Greer ph,lf 3 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 5 1 2 4
Rodriguez c 5 2 2 1
Gonzalez rf 2 1 1 0
Simms 1b 1 2 1 3
  Stevens ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 1 0 0
Cedeno dh 2 1 0 0
Tatis 3b 3 0 3 2
Goodwin cf 4 1 1 0
Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 10 11 10
Seattle 001 012 000491
Texas 123 004 00x10110
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (3-3) 3.0 5 6 6 1 2
  Wells   2.1 2 1 1 1 2
  Fossas   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Lira   2.1 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
10
10
3
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Helling  W (7-1) 5.2 8 4 4 1 2
  Hernandez  SV (1) 3.1 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
5

  E–Johnson (2).  DP–Seattle 1, Texas 1.  2B–Seattle Martinez (14,off Helling); Ducey 2 (4,off Helling 2), Texas Alicea (7,off Johnson).  3B–Seattle Hill (1,off Helling), Texas Tatis (1,off Lira).  HR–Texas Simms (3,3rd inning off Johnson 2 on, 1 out); McLemore (3,6th inning off Lira 2 on, 2 out); Rodriguez (8,6th inning off Lira 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Cedeno (1,off Johnson); Tatis (1,off Wells).  HBP–Simms (1,by Johnson); Elster (1,by Johnson).  SB–Tatis (6,2nd base off Johnson/Wilson).  WP–Johnson (2).  HBP–Johnson 2 (9,Simms,Elster).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:42.  A–37,258.
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