The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • 14

6BTHE WKMTA EARLE Wednesday April 21 1993 1 Wranglers tumble to Midland in a cold 1993 home opener Wichita suffers 10th loss in 11 games just came from a place (San Antonio) where we were playing bi 80-degree weather But they (Midland) had to play in the same weather we Billy HaU Fbtbes then hit a doublopiay ball at HaU but play was halted because the umpires had called a balk Whitehurst hadn't come set In his stretch motion and didn't argue Forbes moved Palmeiro to third on a groundout and he scored on a passed ball That negated a great diving stab by shortstop Ray Hol-bert who Just before had snagged John liner with the Infield In Geoff Kellogg replacing Whitehurst had tough luck as Midland went ahead 3-1 In foe sixth He gave up consecutive singles RBIs the second glancing off a leaping glove In the seventh Midland got an Insurance run when Hall dropped a high popup Luis Raven made it to second and scored on Davis' single foe baU went up It do anything (because of the wind)" HaU said Just feel tt go Into my The teams traded solo homers from than with Paul Gonzalez hitting his team-leading third for the Wranglers Notes Wichita left nine men on base including five in scoring position Reliever Mike Freitas who had struggled In three of his four outings pitched a scoreless ninth for Wichita me our most encouraging sign was Freitas" TTembley said worked fast and pitched with confidence and that's what we expect out of By Klrit Semfaoff Tht Wichita Eagfe Gottofrcandy wrappers danced above the field Flans bundled up in parkas and blankets so that the only skin showing was eyelids And LawreowDumont new tbneamMemperatura sign which read 71 degrees when the Wranglers began batting practice at 4:30 shuddered at 47 at end Not a great night for a home opener Not a great result for the home folks either Midland 5 Wichita 2 the Wranglers' 10th loss in 11 games to start the season glad to be Wrangler Steve Gill said I know how glad we are to be home In this It was so blustery cold the Wranglers announced late in the game that all fans who stayed until the aid would get free tickets to Thursday game Those hearty souls whose hands frozen took tickets as they left the park Just came from a place (San Antonio) where we were playing In 80degree Wranglers seo-ond baseman Billy Hall said they (Midland) had to play In the same weather we did" And the Angels weathered the weather a little better alter having no success against Wichita starter Wally Whitehurst Whitehurst on a rehab assignment from the parent San Diego Padres nohit Midland for four innings but reached his pitch limit worked ss a major-leaguer and had three major4eague Wranglers manager Dave Trembley said "That's the first time been In a game since last sea- Wranglers second baseman Billy during tilt third liming Tht play Hall tag Orlando Palmeiro of Midland for an apparent out didn't stand bscauss of balk csll and Palmeiro was safs US track federation still disappoints critics By Joe Drepe The European Broadcasting Union New York Timet Newt Service ATLANTA They have a new name new logo and fresh market paid $91 million for rights to foe 1993 and 95 World Championships while American 40fimeter runner son and he looked real relaxed and Not that there weren't some tough plays Rlghtflelder Gill had a couple of them In the first former Wichita State second baseman PJ Forbes hit a rocket to the right-field wait but GUI was there to leap and catch tt G1U have to run for With the wind blowing from the west at upwards of a million mph GUI was only playing two or three steps from the warning track not a lot of room out there" GUI said the balls get to you pretty quickly" That helped him In the third when Kevin Davis hit another rocket to the wall GUI Jumped and caught It then threw to first to try and double off Jorge Fabregas The throw was off-line but first baseman Mark Gieseke beat Fabregas to the bag with a head-first dive took some dirt In the face on that Gieseke said But for as many 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