Two homers by Sixto Lezcano supplied the power and Lary Sorensen pitched a five-hitter as the Brewers thumped the Rangers, 7-1. Lezcano gave the Brewers a 2-1 lead in the second inning with a circuit clout following a single by Ben Oglivie and added a solo shot in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 7, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      11, 1980 (Night game) at County Stadium
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Brewers      0  2  0    1  0  1    0  3  x  -   7 10  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Yount ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .327
Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .228      Money 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .197
Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Cooper dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .346
Zisk rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .272        Davis pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .268
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .373      Thomas cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .206
Putnam 1b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .252      Oglivie lf            4   2   3   3     0   0   .322
Sundberg c            3   0   0   1     1   0   .289      Lezcano rf            4   2   2   3     0   2   .231
Ashford 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Harrelson ss          1   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Gantner 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .216
  Norris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Frias ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Babcock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   5   1     3   2             Totals               35   7  10   6     0   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 23,194
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Brewers 4
DP: Rangers 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Ashford, Money
Doubles: Yount (20)
Home Runs: Lezcano 2 (8), Oglivie (15)
GIDP: Ashford (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(3-3)          7     8   5   5   0   2   2  30   3.36
Babcock                 0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   6.48
Lyle                    1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   3.08
Totals                  8    10   7   7   0   3   3  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(6-4)         9     5   1   1   3   2   0  35   3.84
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   2   0  35

Wild Pitches: Matlack (3), Sorensen (2)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry McCoy


RANGERS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Wills flied
out to left; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Yount grounded out (third to first); Money made an
out to second; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk singled to center; Staub popped to third in
foul territory; Putnam singled to center [Zisk to second];
Sorensen threw a wild pitch [Zisk to third, Putnam to second];
Sundberg grounded out (second to first) [Zisk scored, Putnam to
third]; Ashford grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas flied out to left; Oglivie singled to right;
Lezcano homered [Oglivie scored]; Bando flied out to right;
Gantner singled to right; Martinez popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrelson flied out to left; Rivers made an out to
shortstop; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount grounded out (third to first); Money struck
out; Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Brewers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk walked;
Staub flied out to right; Putnam made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas singled to left; Oglivie singled to right
[Thomas to third]; Matlack threw a wild pitch [Thomas scored,
Oglivie to second]; Lezcano struck out; Bando made an out to
shortstop; Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Ashford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson walked; Rivers
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Yount
doubled to left; Money grounded out (shortstop to first) [Yount
to third]; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Brewers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Oliver flied
out to left; Zisk lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Oglivie flied
out to left; Lezcano homered; Bando reached on an error by
Ashford; Gantner flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Brewers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Putnam
singled to right; Sundberg walked [Putnam to second]; Ashford
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Sundberg
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Martinez popped to third in foul territory; Yount
made an out to second; Money flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: NORRIS BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Norris grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers reached on an error by Money; Wills
singled to center [Rivers to third]; Oliver lined to third; Zisk
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Brewers 4.

BREWERS 8TH: FRIAS REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING SS); Cooper singled
to left; DAVIS RAN FOR COOPER; BABCOCK REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); On a bunt Thomas singled [Davis to second]; LYLE
REPLACED BABCOCK (PITCHING); Oglivie homered [Davis scored,
Thomas scored]; Lezcano was called out on strikes; Bando flied
out to right; Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 7.

RANGERS 9TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Staub grounded
out (first to pitcher); Putnam singled to left; Sundberg made an
out to shortstop; Ashford flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Brewers 7.