MARLINS POUND OUT 25 HITS IN ROUT OF RANGERS
Encarnacion's 6 Hits Leads Attack; 3 Fish Drive in
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ARLINGTON, Tex., June 14 (AP) - The Florida Marlins hammered out a major league
season high 25 hits en route to an 18-5 pasting of the Texas Rangers at the
Ballpark in Arlington. Right fielder Juan Encarnacion became just the
second major leaguer this year to accrue six hits in a nine-inning game.
Timo Perez of the New York Mets accomplished the feat in a 13-3 victory over the
Montreal Expos on April 13 in San Juan in the contest with the previous high
mark in hits by a team--the Mets banged out 24 that day.
Three Marlins players drove in at least four runs; Derek Lee knocked home five
while Ivan Rodriguez and Mike Lowell each drove in four. Rodriguez was
5-for-6, including a pair of doubles and three runs scored; Lowell was 4-for-4
including a two-run home run, his 18th long ball of the year, and three runs
scored. Lee was 3-for-5 including his 16th home run of the season, a
three-run clout.
The Marlins put the game away early, scoring four runs in the top of the first
off Rangers starter Ismael Valdes. Two of the runs were unearned, stemming
from a catcher's interference call that put lead-off man Juan Pierre on base to
begin the game. Rodriguez, Lowell, Lee and Alex Gonzalez all drove in
first inning runs.
Florida added three more runs in the second on a Rodriguez RBI single and
Lowell's two-run home run, chasing Valdes from the game. But it didn't
matter, as the Marlins scored four more times in the third, officially making
the game a laugher. Florida sent 25 batters to the plate in the first
three frames. The Rangers never drew any closer than eight runs from that
point on.
The onslaught was more than enough for Marlins starter Tommy Phelps (3-0), who
allowed three runs in five innings to secure the victory.
Florida put a crooked number on the scoreboard in six of their nine
innings. The 18 runs scored ties the high mark by a National League team
this year and is the most scored by any team in an interleague game thus far
this season. The top mark for the season as a whole is 19, set by the
Anaheim Angels, also against the Rangers in Arlington, on April 16. This
is the third time this year that Texas has allowed more than 15 runs in a
nine-inning game.
6/14/2003, Fla03-Tex03, The Ballpark in Arlington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Marlins 4 3 4 0 3 0 2 0 2 18 25 0 8 2 2003 Rangers 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 13 1 8 2 Marlins AB R H BI AVG Rangers AB R H BI AVG Pierre cf 4 2 2 0 .273 Young,M 2b 4 0 0 0 .258 Castillo,L 2b 4 2 1 0 .322 Everett,C ph 1 0 1 0 .289 Mordecai 3b 1 0 0 0 .125 Blalock 3b 4 0 0 0 .373 Rodriguez,I c 6 3 5 4 .282 Rodriguez,A ss 3 0 2 1 .328 Hollandsworth pr 0 1 0 0 .247 Sadler,D ss 1 0 0 0 .276 Lowell dh 4 3 4 4 .285 Gonzalez,Ju rf 5 0 0 0 .226 Encarnacion rf 6 3 6 2 .301 Palmeiro,R dh 3 3 2 0 .239 Redmond c 0 0 0 0 .300 Teixeira 1b 3 1 2 1 .265 Lee,De 1b 5 1 3 5 .292 Lamb 1b 1 0 1 0 .100 Gonzalez,A ss 6 1 1 2 .300 Mench lf 4 0 1 2 .320 Fox,A 3b 6 0 0 0 .077 Diaz,E c 4 0 3 1 .294 Banks lf 3 2 2 1 .270 Glanville cf 4 1 1 0 .221 Allen,C ph 1 0 1 0 .125 37 5 13 5 46 18 25 18 Marlins INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Phelps,T W 3-0 5.0 6 3 3 2 5 82 51 4.15 Olsen H 1 3.0 6 2 2 0 1 51 36 3.00 Looper,B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 10 9 4.35 9.0 13 5 5 2 7 143 96 Rangers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Valdes L 1-5 1.2 7 7 5 0 0 23 17 7.43 Dickey 1.0 6 4 4 1 0 35 21 6.52 Ramirez,E 2.1 3 3 3 0 2 32 22 7.15 Powell,J 2.0 5 2 2 1 0 37 21 7.36 Fultz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 14 9 4.26 Garcia,Ro 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 17 13 5.68 9.0 25 18 16 2 3 158 103 Fla: Mordecai inserted at 3b in the 7th Fox,A moved to 2b in the 7th Allen,C batted for Banks in the 8th Allen,C moved to lf in the 8th Hollandsworth ran for Rodriguez,I in the 9th Hollandsworth moved to lf in the 9th Redmond inserted at c in the 9th Allen,C moved to rf in the 9th Tex: Sadler,D inserted at ss in the 8th Lamb inserted at 1b in the 8th Everett,C batted for Young,M in the 9th E-Diaz,E. 2B-Encarnacion(18), Lee,De(19), Gonzalez,A(20), Rodriguez,A 2(10), Teixeira(4). 3B-Teixeira(3). HR-Lowell(18), Lee,De(16). RBI-Rodriguez,I 4(47), Lowell 4(59), Encarnacion 2(40), Lee,De 5(39), Gonzalez,A 2(41), Banks(12), Rodriguez,A(51), Teixeira(37), Mench 2(2), Diaz,E(21). SB-Pierre(24). K-Castillo,L, Gonzalez,A, Mordecai, Young,M, Blalock, Gonzalez,Ju, Teixeira, Mench, Diaz,E, Sadler,D. BB-Castillo,L, Banks, Blalock, Palmeiro,R. SH-Pierre. SF-Lowell 2, Rodriguez,A. HBP-Lee,De. CI-Pierre. HB-Dickey. WP-Valdes. GWRBI: Rodriguez,I Temperature: 76, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 16 MPH. Attendance: 32,511 Game Time: 2:56