Rangers Vs. Yankees

Tue., Oct. 1, 1996

Associated Press

Schedule:

Game 1, Tuesday at Yankee Stadium (2:07 p.m., NBC); Game 2, Wednesday at Yankee Stadium (5:11 p.m., Fox); Game 3, Friday at The Ballpark in Arlington (5:07 p.m., NBC); Game 4 (if necessary) Saturday at The Ballpark in Arlington (10:07 a.m., ESPN or ESPN2); Game 5 (if necessary) Sunday at The Ballpark in Arlington (1:07 p.m., ESPN).

Season Series: Texas won, 7-5.

Matchups

Rangers: After nearly blowing a nine-game lead on Sept. 11, the Rangers finished strong to earn first playoff appearance in franchise history. … Texas got more victories (70) from its starters than any team in AL. … John Burkett earned Game 1 start with seven-hitter against California on Sept. 20 when Seattle had cut Texas’ lead from nine games to one. … Right fielder Juan Gonzalez set team records with 47 homers and 144 RBIs despite missing several weeks with injuries. … Shortstop Kevin Elster had career year with 24 homers, 99 RBIs. … Gonzalez, left fielder Rusty Greer and third baseman Dean Palmer gave the Rangers three players with 100 RBIs for the first time. … Juan Gonzalez batted .541 against the Yanks. … Texas has historically owned the Yankees at home. The Rangers won five of the six meetings in Arlington this season and are 52-21 vs. the Yanks in Texas since 1984.

Yankees: New York hit .288 against the rest of the league, but only .266 against Rangers. … Cecil Fielder, expected to split designated hitter duties with Darryl Strawberry, hit just .111 (3-for-27) against Texas with New York and Detroit. … Like the Rangers, the Yankees flirted with giving away their division before recovering in the season’s final week. … First-year manager Joe Torre did a remarkable job with pitching staff decimated early by injuries. … The Yankees were 9-3 vs. Cleveland and 11-2 vs. Baltimore.

Prediction: Yankees in 5.

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