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vrobx1 · 09-26-2017, 07:40 PM

MAY 9, 1973
The stretch of 13 straight games against the AL East ends tonight in Milwaukee as the Rangers face the Brewers for the fifth time this season. Each team has a pair of wins in the season series.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 11-14 at Cleveland 12-16
Oakland 14-15 at Baltimore 17-10
Detroit 13-13 at Kansas City 20-8
New York 15-12 at Minnesota 14-12

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 10-21 at Montreal 10-15
Atlanta 14-13 at New York 21-5
Cincinnati 14-14 at Philadelphia 14-11
St Louis 13-13 at San Francisco 19-12
Pittsburgh 13-15 at Los Angeles 16-14
Chicago 11-20 at San Diego 14-16

TEXAS RANGERS 6-20 AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS 14-13
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Skip Lockwood Advantage Milwaukee
C Ken Suarez vs Darrell Porter Advantage Milwaukee
1B Frank Howard vs George C Scott Advantage Milwaukee
2B Dave Nelson vs Bob Heise Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push
SS Bucky Dent vs Rick Auerbach Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs John E Briggs Advantage Milwaukee
CF Elliott Maddox vs Dave May Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Joe Lahoud Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Ellie Rodriguez Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Milwaukee

Burroughs continued to pound the ball, smashing a solo shot in the top of the first.

Scott tied the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the first.

May gave the Brewers the lead back with an RBI single in the bottom of the third.

After three: Milwaukee 2 Texas 1.

Auerbach got a sacrifice fly RBI in the bottom of the fourth. Briggs added a run-scoring double for his 10th RBI of the season.

Rain began to fall in the top of the fifth. And the game went into a 49 minute rain delay.

With a runner on first and one out in the top of the sixth, Frank Linzy replaced Lockwood on the mound.

Lahoud led off the bottom of the sixth with a single to give the Brewers 10 hits in the game. Then, Auerbach came through again, this time with an RBI double. With a runner on second and two out, Danny Fife replaced Bosman and immediately gave up an RBI single to Briggs. The Brewers loaded the bases with two out but May grounded out to end the inning.

After six: Milwaukee 6 Texas 1.

In the top of the seventh, Maddox scored on a wild pitch.

In the bottom of the seventh, a single by Ellie Rodriguez scored Aurelio Rodriguez. The Rangers third error of the game helped the Brewers load the bases with two out and then Scott passed the 20 RBI mark on the season by hitting a grand slam.

The Rangers loaded the bases with one out in the top of the eighth and then Maddox added a 2-run single.

A leadoff single in the bottom of the eighth brought Paul Lindblad out to replace Fife.

Bill Parsons came on to pitch the ninth for the Brewers.

The Brewers ended up out hitting the Rangers in the contest 18-7.

Final score: Milwaukee 11 Texas 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
John E Briggs 4 for 4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 RBI, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 2 California 1 11 innings
Oakland 4 Baltimore 2 10 innings
Kansas City 5 Detroit 3
Minnesota 2 New York 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 6 Montreal 2
New York 4 Atlanta 0
Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 0
San Francisco 5 St Louis 0
Los Angeles 2 Pittsburgh 1
Chicago 10 San Diego 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. John E Briggs Milwaukee Brewers 4 for 4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W

3. George C Scott Milwaukee Brewers 3 for 5, HR, 5 RBI, R

San Francisco's Steve Stone pitched a complete game shutout.

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09-26-2017, 07:40 PM	#311
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	MAY 9, 1973 The stretch of 13 straight games against the AL East ends tonight in Milwaukee as the Rangers face the Brewers for the fifth time this season. Each team has a pair of wins in the season series. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE California 11-14 at Cleveland 12-16 Oakland 14-15 at Baltimore 17-10 Detroit 13-13 at Kansas City 20-8 New York 15-12 at Minnesota 14-12 NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston 10-21 at Montreal 10-15 Atlanta 14-13 at New York 21-5 Cincinnati 14-14 at Philadelphia 14-11 St Louis 13-13 at San Francisco 19-12 Pittsburgh 13-15 at Los Angeles 16-14 Chicago 11-20 at San Diego 14-16 TEXAS RANGERS 6-20 AT MILWAUKEE BREWERS 14-13 MATCHUPS SP Dick Bosman vs Skip Lockwood Advantage Milwaukee C Ken Suarez vs Darrell Porter Advantage Milwaukee 1B Frank Howard vs George C Scott Advantage Milwaukee 2B Dave Nelson vs Bob Heise Advantage Texas 3B Jim Mason vs Aurelio Rodriguez Advantage Push SS Bucky Dent vs Rick Auerbach Advantage Texas LF Larry Biittner vs John E Briggs Advantage Milwaukee CF Elliott Maddox vs Dave May Advantage Push RF Jeff Burroughs vs Joe Lahoud Advantage Texas DH Toby Harrah vs Ellie Rodriguez Advantage Texas Overall Advantage Milwaukee Burroughs continued to pound the ball, smashing a solo shot in the top of the first. Scott tied the game with an RBI single in the bottom of the first. May gave the Brewers the lead back with an RBI single in the bottom of the third. After three: Milwaukee 2 Texas 1. Auerbach got a sacrifice fly RBI in the bottom of the fourth. Briggs added a run-scoring double for his 10th RBI of the season. Rain began to fall in the top of the fifth. And the game went into a 49 minute rain delay. With a runner on first and one out in the top of the sixth, Frank Linzy replaced Lockwood on the mound. Lahoud led off the bottom of the sixth with a single to give the Brewers 10 hits in the game. Then, Auerbach came through again, this time with an RBI double. With a runner on second and two out, Danny Fife replaced Bosman and immediately gave up an RBI single to Briggs. The Brewers loaded the bases with two out but May grounded out to end the inning. After six: Milwaukee 6 Texas 1. In the top of the seventh, Maddox scored on a wild pitch. In the bottom of the seventh, a single by Ellie Rodriguez scored Aurelio Rodriguez. The Rangers third error of the game helped the Brewers load the bases with two out and then Scott passed the 20 RBI mark on the season by hitting a grand slam. The Rangers loaded the bases with one out in the top of the eighth and then Maddox added a 2-run single. A leadoff single in the bottom of the eighth brought Paul Lindblad out to replace Fife. Bill Parsons came on to pitch the ninth for the Brewers. The Brewers ended up out hitting the Rangers in the contest 18-7. Final score: Milwaukee 11 Texas 4. PLAYER OF THE GAME John E Briggs 4 for 4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 RBI, BB OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 2 California 1 11 innings Oakland 4 Baltimore 2 10 innings Kansas City 5 Detroit 3 Minnesota 2 New York 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE Houston 6 Montreal 2 New York 4 Atlanta 0 Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 0 San Francisco 5 St Louis 0 Los Angeles 2 Pittsburgh 1 Chicago 10 San Diego 3 TOP PERFORMERS 1. John E Briggs Milwaukee Brewers 4 for 4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W 3. George C Scott Milwaukee Brewers 3 for 5, HR, 5 RBI, R San Francisco's Steve Stone pitched a complete game shutout. Sent from my K88 using Tapatalk Last edited by vrobx1; 09-30-2017 at 12:16 AM.