May 1, 1996 · 8:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead SEA by 1 · TEX by 2 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TE Rangers | 90 | 72 | .555 | — |
2SE Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 4.5 |
3OA Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 12.0 |
4LA Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 19.5 |
| RARich Amaral1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LSLuis SojoSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RJRicky Jordan1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDRuss Davis3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DW Dan WilsonC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AS Andy SheetsSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSPaul Sorrento1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ADAlex DiazLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJoey Cora2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Sojo
HR: Martinez
RBI: Martinez, Wilson 2, Sheets
LOB: 15
| MJMike JacksonL | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
NC Norm Charlton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| RCRafael Carmona | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
RJ Randy Johnson | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 51 |
| TDTim Davis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 119 |
| DBDamon BufordCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
IR Ivan RodriguezC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
WC Will Clark1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
JG Juan GonzalezRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DP Dean Palmer3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CWCraig Worthington3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RGRusty GreerLF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KEKevin ElsterSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KSKurt Stillwell3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTMickey TettletonPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DH Darryl HamiltonCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MMMark McLemore2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMike HennemanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
2B: Gonzalez, Stillwell
HR: Rodriguez, Clark
RBI: Rodriguez 3, Clark, Stillwell
SB: Hamilton
LOB: 21
The Rangers edged the Mariners 5-4 at The Ballpark at Arlington.
Jeff Russell got the win, Mike Jackson took the loss and Mike Henneman earned the save. Ivan Rodriguez went 1-for-5 for the Rangers, while Edgar Martinez went 2-for-2 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
