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Scores
Standings
TEX
@BAL		6
8
SEA
@CAL		7
2
NYY
@DET		3
9
CHW
@KCR		6
0
BOS
@MIL		11
12
OAK
@MIN		4
5
CLE
@TOR		14
3
PHI
@ATL		7
8		 
(10)
STL
@CHC		4
2
SFG
@LAD		8
1
PIT
@NYM		2
4
Thursday, April 9, 1987
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 17,193, Time of Game: 2:44
Rangers
6
1-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 2 GB
 at Orioles
8
2-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Ken Dixon (1-0)
L: Mike Mason (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  1   0  1  0   3  0  1    6  8  1
Orioles         0  0  2   0  0  6   0  0  X    8 12  1

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Oddibe McDowell CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .940 -0.075 0.82 0.023 -0.097 0.1 3 0 2B
Scott Fletcher SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .643 0.076 0.89 0.139 -0.063 1.3 5 4
Pete O'Brien 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .322 -0.024 0.79 0.037 -0.061 -0.4 7 0
Pete Incaviglia LF 2 0 0 0 2 2 .273 .748 0.023 1.19 0.096 -0.073 0.4 1 0 SB
Ruben Sierra RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .167 -0.132 1.32 0.000 -0.132 -1.2 0 0
Larry Parrish DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .364 1.000 -0.060 0.80 0.016 -0.076 0.3 HR
Don Slaught C 4 2 2 1 0 1 .182 .727 0.101 0.90 0.158 -0.057 1.0 5 3 HR,2B
Steve Buechele 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .300 1.164 -0.033 0.91 0.043 -0.075 0.0 1 3 HR
Jerry Browne 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 .333 1.167 0.023 0.81 0.045 -0.022 0.3 2 1 2B
   Darrell Porter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.014 0.48 0.000 -0.014 -0.4
   Curt Wilkerson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.041 1.56 0.000 -0.041 -0.2 0 0
Mike Mason P 2
   Scott Anderson P
   Mitch Williams P
   Dale Mohorcic P
Team Totals 36 6 8 5 2 9 .222 .819 -0.156 0.95 0.557 -0.711 1.2 24 13
2B: O McDowell (1, off K Dixon); D Slaught (1, off K Dixon); J Browne (1, off K Dixon).
HR: S Buechele (1, off D Aase; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Slaught (1, off K Dixon; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); L Parrish (1, off K Dixon; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: D Slaught 6; L Parrish 4; S Buechele 4; O McDowell 2; J Browne 2; P O'Brien; S Fletcher.
RBI: D Slaught (1); S Buechele (1); S Fletcher (5); O McDowell (2); L Parrish (2).
2-out RBI: S Fletcher; O McDowell.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Slaught-S Fletcher.
E: P O'Brien (2).
Baserunning
SB: P Incaviglia (1, 2nd base off K Dixon/T Kennedy).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alan Wiggins DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 .308 .692 -0.067 0.70 0.018 -0.084 -0.2 2B
Rick Burleson 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .182 .523 0.031 0.45 0.060 -0.028 0.6 3 3 CS
Cal Ripken SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .769 0.072 0.67 0.108 -0.036 -0.0 0 0 2B
Eddie Murray 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .182 .348 -0.055 0.91 0.002 -0.057 -0.9 6 2 SF
Fred Lynn CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .300 1.117 0.093 0.81 0.169 -0.077 -0.1 1 0 HR,CS
Ray Knight 3B 3 1 3 1 0 0 .636 1.758 0.185 0.68 0.185 0.000 2.6 0 1 HR,HBP
Terry Kennedy C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .633 -0.037 0.83 0.037 -0.074 -0.7 9 0 2B
John Shelby RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .091 .182 -0.028 0.74 0.034 -0.062 -0.2 1 0
Ken Gerhart LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 .250 1.083 0.150 0.58 0.173 -0.023 2.7 5 0 HR,2B
Ken Dixon P 2
   Don Aase P
Team Totals 34 8 12 7 3 5 .353 1.146 0.344 0.71 0.786 -0.441 3.7 27 6
2B: K Gerhart (1, off S Anderson); C Ripken (2, off M Mason); T Kennedy (1, off M Mason); A Wiggins (1, off S Anderson).
HR: F Lynn (1, off M Mason; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); K Gerhart (1, off M Mason; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs); R Knight (1, off M Mason; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SF: E Murray (1, off M Mason).
HBP: R Knight (1, by M Mason).
TB: K Gerhart 6; R Knight 6; F Lynn 4; C Ripken 3; T Kennedy 2; A Wiggins 2; R Burleson; J Shelby.
RBI: K Gerhart 3 (3); A Wiggins (1); F Lynn (1); E Murray (1); R Knight (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
E: R Knight (1).
Baserunning
CS: F Lynn (1, Home by M Williams/D Slaught); R Burleson (1, 2nd base by S Anderson/D Slaught).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Mason, L (0-1) 5 8 5 5 1 3 3 9.00 25 33 -0.263 0.98 -2.0
Scott Anderson 1 3 3 3 0 1 0 13.50 6 1 1 -0.103 0.32 -2.8
Mitch Williams 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.014 0.33 0.5
Dale Mohorcic 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.007 0.20 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 8 8 3 5 3 9.00 39 33 1 1 -0.345 0.95 -3.7
M Mason faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Dixon, W (1-0) 6.2 6 5 4 1 9 2 5.40 28 52 0.087 0.94 -0.6
Don Aase 2.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 2.45 10 1 1 0.068 0.99 -0.6
Team Totals 9 8 6 5 2 9 3 5.00 38 52 1 1 0.155 0.71 -1.2
Balks: D Mohorcic (2).
WP: None.
HBP: M Mason (1; R Knight).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 17,193.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Baltimore Orioles
1 Oddibe McDowell CF 1 Alan Wiggins DH
2 Scott Fletcher SS 2 Rick Burleson 2B
3 Pete O'Brien 1B 3 Cal Ripken SS
4 Pete Incaviglia LF 4 Eddie Murray 1B
5 Ruben Sierra RF 5 Fred Lynn CF
6 Larry Parrish DH 6 Ray Knight 3B
7 Don Slaught C 7 Terry Kennedy C
8 Steve Buechele 3B 8 John Shelby RF
9 Jerry Browne 2B 9 Ken Gerhart LF
Mike Mason P Ken Dixon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-2 0 --- R BAL F. Lynn M. Mason 16% 74% Home Run
t5 1-2 0 --- R TEX D. Slaught K. Dixon -13% 50% Home Run
b3 0-1 0 --- R BAL K. Gerhart M. Mason 12% 56% Home Run
b6 3-2 0 --- R BAL R. Knight M. Mason 10% 84% Home Run
t3 0-0 2 --3 R TEX S. Fletcher K. Dixon -10% 42% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Browne Scores/unER/No RBI; Fletcher to 1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX O. McDowell K. Dixon 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX S. Fletcher K. Dixon 2% 54% Flyball: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- O TEX P. O'Brien K. Dixon 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Wiggins M. Mason -2% 53% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- BAL R. Burleson M. Mason 2% 55% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- O BAL C. Ripken M. Mason -3% 52% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BAL E. Murray M. Mason -2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- TEX P. Incaviglia K. Dixon -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O TEX R. Sierra K. Dixon 4% 50% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 1-- TEX L. Parrish K. Dixon -2% 48% Incaviglia Steals 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O TEX L. Parrish K. Dixon 4% 52% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 -2- O TEX D. Slaught K. Dixon 3% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O BAL F. Lynn M. Mason -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- BAL R. Knight M. Mason 3% 55% Single
b2 0-0 1 1-- O BAL T. Kennedy M. Mason -3% 52% Flyball: SS
b2 0-0 2 1-- O BAL J. Shelby M. Mason -2% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O TEX S. Buechele K. Dixon 3% 53% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- TEX J. Browne K. Dixon -5% 48% Double
t3 0-0 1 -2- O TEX O. McDowell K. Dixon 3% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Browne to 3B
t3 0-0 2 --3 R TEX S. Fletcher K. Dixon -10% 42% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Browne Scores/unER/No RBI; Fletcher to 1B
t3 1-0 2 1-- O TEX P. O'Brien K. Dixon 2% 44% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- R BAL K. Gerhart M. Mason 12% 56% Home Run
b3 1-1 0 --- O BAL A. Wiggins M. Mason -3% 53% Strikeout
b3 1-1 1 --- BAL R. Burleson M. Mason 3% 56% Walk
b3 1-1 1 1-- BAL C. Ripken M. Mason 9% 65% Double; Burleson to 3B
b3 1-1 1 -23 RO BAL E. Murray M. Mason 0% 65% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Burleson Scores
b3 2-1 2 -2- O BAL F. Lynn M. Mason -3% 62% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 4-5-6
t4 1-2 0 --- O TEX P. Incaviglia K. Dixon 3% 65% Strikeout
t4 1-2 1 --- O TEX R. Sierra K. Dixon 2% 67% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1-2 2 --- O TEX L. Parrish K. Dixon 1% 68% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 6-7-8
b4 2-1 0 --- BAL R. Knight M. Mason 3% 72% Hit By Pitch
b4 2-1 0 1-- O BAL T. Kennedy M. Mason -3% 69% Strikeout
b4 2-1 1 1-- O BAL J. Shelby M. Mason -3% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 2-1 2 1-- O BAL K. Gerhart M. Mason -2% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 7-8-9
t5 1-2 0 --- R TEX D. Slaught K. Dixon -13% 50% Home Run
t5 2-2 0 --- O TEX S. Buechele K. Dixon 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t5 2-2 1 --- O TEX J. Browne K. Dixon 2% 55% Strikeout
t5 2-2 2 --- O TEX O. McDowell K. Dixon 2% 57% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 1-2-3
b5 2-2 0 --- O BAL A. Wiggins M. Mason -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b5 2-2 1 --- O BAL R. Burleson M. Mason -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-2 2 --- BAL C. Ripken M. Mason 2% 53% Single
b5 2-2 2 1-- O BAL E. Murray M. Mason -3% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 2.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 2-3-4
t6 2-2 0 --- O TEX S. Fletcher K. Dixon 3% 53% Lineout: 2B
t6 2-2 1 --- TEX P. O'Brien K. Dixon -4% 50% Single
t6 2-2 1 1-- O TEX P. Incaviglia K. Dixon 4% 54% Strikeout
t6 2-2 2 1-- O TEX R. Sierra K. Dixon 4% 58% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Rangers' Mike Mason facing 5-6-7
b6 2-2 0 --- R BAL F. Lynn M. Mason 16% 74% Home Run
b6 3-2 0 --- R BAL R. Knight M. Mason 10% 84% Home Run
b6 4-2 0 --- BAL T. Kennedy M. Mason 4% 88% Double
Scott Anderson replaces Mike Mason pitching
b6 4-2 0 -2- BAL J. Shelby S. Anderson 3% 91% Single; Kennedy to 3B
b6 4-2 0 1-3 RR BAL K. Gerhart S. Anderson 5% 96% Double; Kennedy Scores; Shelby Scores
b6 6-2 0 -2- R BAL A. Wiggins S. Anderson 2% 98% Double; Gerhart Scores
b6 7-2 0 -2- R BAL R. Burleson S. Anderson 1% 99% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Wiggins Scores/No RBI; Burleson to 1B
b6 8-2 0 1-- O BAL C. Ripken S. Anderson -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b6 8-2 1 1-- OO BAL E. Murray S. Anderson -0% 98% Double Play: Strikeout, Burleson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 8.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-8, Orioles' Ken Dixon facing 6-7-8
t7 2-8 0 --- R TEX L. Parrish K. Dixon -2% 97% Home Run
t7 3-8 0 --- TEX D. Slaught K. Dixon -2% 94% Double
t7 3-8 0 -2- O TEX S. Buechele K. Dixon 2% 96% Strikeout Looking
Darrell Porter pinch hits for Jerry Browne (2B) batting 9th
t7 3-8 1 -2- O TEX D. Porter K. Dixon 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-8 2 -2- R TEX O. McDowell K. Dixon -2% 95% Double; Slaught Scores
Don Aase replaces Ken Dixon pitching
t7 4-8 2 -2- R TEX S. Fletcher D. Aase -4% 91% Single; McDowell Scores; Fletcher to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t7 5-8 2 -2- O TEX P. O'Brien D. Aase 3% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-5, Rangers' Mitch Williams facing 5-6-7
Mitch Williams replaces Scott Anderson pitching
Curt Wilkerson replaces Darrell Porter (PH) playing 2B batting 9th
b7 8-5 0 --- BAL F. Lynn M. Williams 1% 95% Walk
b7 8-5 0 1-- BAL R. Knight M. Williams 2% 97% Single; Lynn to 3B
b7 8-5 0 1-3 O BAL T. Kennedy M. Williams -1% 96% Flyball: SS
b7 8-5 1 1-3 O BAL J. Shelby M. Williams -2% 94% Lynn Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C-SS-1B); Knight to 2B
b7 8-5 2 -2- O BAL J. Shelby M. Williams -1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 8.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-8, Orioles' Don Aase facing 4-5-6
t8 5-8 0 --- TEX P. Incaviglia D. Aase -4% 88% Walk
t8 5-8 0 1-- O TEX R. Sierra D. Aase 4% 92% Flyball: LF
t8 5-8 1 1-- O TEX L. Parrish D. Aase 3% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Incaviglia to 2B
t8 5-8 2 -2- O TEX D. Slaught D. Aase 2% 97% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-5, Rangers' Dale Mohorcic facing 9-1-2
Dale Mohorcic replaces Mitch Williams pitching
b8 8-5 0 --- BAL K. Gerhart D. Mohorcic 0% 98% Walk
b8 8-5 0 1-- BAL A. Wiggins D. Mohorcic 0% 98% Balk; Gerhart to 2B
b8 8-5 0 -2- O BAL A. Wiggins D. Mohorcic -1% 97% Fielder's Choice C; Gerhart out at 3B/C-3B-SS; Wiggins to 2B
b8 8-5 1 -2- O BAL R. Burleson D. Mohorcic -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B; Wiggins to 3B
b8 8-5 2 --3 O BAL C. Ripken D. Mohorcic -1% 96% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 8.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-8, Orioles' Don Aase facing 8-9-1
t9 5-8 0 --- R TEX S. Buechele D. Aase -4% 92% Home Run
t9 6-8 0 --- O TEX C. Wilkerson D. Aase 4% 96% Lineout: CF
t9 6-8 1 --- O TEX O. McDowell D. Aase 3% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 6-8 2 --- O TEX S. Fletcher D. Aase 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Orioles 8.

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