May 2, 1988 Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
TEX 4 KCR 2
@BOS 0 NYY 6
@CHW 4
(12) CLE 3
CAL 0 OAK 4
@DET 2
(10) MIL 4
MIN 3 SEA 7
TOR 5 CIN 3
MON 2 LAD 6
PIT 3 ATL 3
@NYM 1 PHI 7
HOU 1 CHC 5
@SDP 2 STL 5
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 50,402

Monday, May 2, 1988, 7:36
Time of Game: 3:16

Rangers

9-14

Lost 1

5th, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  3    4  6  1
Orioles         0  0  1   5  0  3   0  0  X    9 10  1

W: J Tibbs (1-0), L: J Guzman (3-2)

Orioles

2-23

Won 1

7th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .203  .559   16    2   0   CS
  J Browne 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .477    3    0   1   
C Espy RF-CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .647   10    1   1   
  B Brower CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .418 1.135   12    6   0   
P Incaviglia LF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .213  .689   16    3   0   
S Kemp DH                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .207  .433   17    0   0   
M Stanley C                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .227  .670   19    9   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .756   18    0   0   GDP
S Fletcher SS                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .160  .391   12    0   3   2B
C Wilkerson 2B                1   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .789    4    2   1   3B,HBP
  R Sierra PH-RF              2   1   1   3    0   1  .181  .628    7    1   0   HR

J Guzman P                                                               0   0
  J Cecena P                                                             0   0
  J Russell P                                                            0   0
  D Vaughn P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   4   6   3    5   7              134   24   6

BATTING

2B: S Fletcher (1, off J Tibbs).

3B: C Wilkerson (1, off J Tibbs).

HR: R Sierra (3, off J Tibbs; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

HBP: C Wilkerson (1, by J Tibbs).

TB: R Sierra 4; C Wilkerson 3; S Fletcher 2; P O'Brien; M Stanley; C Espy.

GIDP: S Buechele (1).

RBI: R Sierra 3 (8).

2-out RBI: R Sierra 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: S Buechele (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: O McDowell (2, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by J Tibbs).

PO: C Espy (2nd base by J Tibbs).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Stanicek LF                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .316  .718   15    7   0   
B Ripken 2B                   3   2   1   1    2   0  .184  .480   15    5   3   
C Ripken SS                   5   3   2   1    0   1  .262  .882   22    0   1   HR,2B
E Murray 1B                   4   0   1   1    1   1  .218  .582   17    2   1   IW
L Sheets DH                   4   1   0   1    1   1  .212  .629   21    0   0   
F Lynn CF                     3   0   0   0    2   2  .237  .635   25    2   0   
K Hughes RF                   3   1   3   1    2   0  .583 1.334   22    0   0   
T Kennedy C                   4   1   1   1    1   3  .194  .475   23    7   0   2B
C Worthington 3B              3   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .500   20    2   2   

J Tibbs P                                                                2   1
  D Sisk P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   9  10   7   10   9              180   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Ripken (6, off J Guzman); T Kennedy (3, off J Guzman).

HR: C Ripken (4, off J Guzman; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: E Murray (1, by J Guzman).

TB: C Ripken 6; K Hughes 3; T Kennedy 2; P Stanicek 2; B Ripken; E Murray.

RBI: C Ripken (8); B Ripken (6); K Hughes (5); L Sheets (8); P Stanicek (2); T Kennedy (5); E Murray (9).

2-out RBI: T Kennedy; K Hughes.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ripken-B Ripken-E Murray.

E: B Ripken (2).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Guzman, L (3-2)              5.1   9   9   8    6   8   1   3.13   31  117-67   34·13·20    8· 5· 4· 0     18    -     0.81  -0.26
J Cecena                       0.1   0   0   0    3   0   0   3.68    4   22-7     5· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          3-3    0.17  -0.01
J Russell                      1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.69    5   17-12    9· 1· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          3-0    0.02   0.00
D Vaughn                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0  11.57    4   18-10    7· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    10   9   8   10   9   1          44  174-96   55·14·27   12· 8· 5· 0          6-3

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Tibbs, W (1-0)               8.2   6   4   4    5   7   1   4.15   36  129-77   48·11·18    7· 8· 7· 1     58    -     0.74   0.23
D Sisk                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.59    1    3-3     1· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     6   4   4    5   7   1          37  132-80   49·12·19    8· 8· 7· 1           -

Balks: J Guzman 3 (4).

WP: J Guzman (2); J Tibbs (1).

IBB: J Guzman (1; E Murray).

PO: J Tibbs 2 (1; O McDowell, 3rd base (CS); C Espy, 2nd base).

HBP: J Tibbs (1; C Wilkerson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 50,402.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 55° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Baltimore Orioles                    
1. O McDowell           CF    1. P Stanicek           LF 
2. C Espy               RF    2. B Ripken             2B 
3. P O'Brien            1B    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. P Incaviglia         LF    4. E Murray             1B 
5. S Kemp               DH    5. L Sheets             DH 
6. M Stanley            C     6. F Lynn               CF 
7. S Buechele           3B    7. K Hughes             RF 
8. S Fletcher           SS    8. T Kennedy            C  
9. C Wilkerson          2B    9. C Worthington        3B 

   J Guzman             P        J Tibbs              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  ---  3   13%  65% C Ripken        J Guzman        Home Run (Line Drive)
   b 4   0  0-1  1--  1    9%  82% T Kennedy       J Guzman        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hughes to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  123  5   -7%  50% P Stanicek      J Guzman        Flyball: RF
   t 4   0  1-0  1--  6   -7%  51% P Incaviglia    J Tibbs         Walk; O'Brien to 2B
   t 4   0  1-0  12-  5    7%  58% S Kemp          J Tibbs         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Tibbs facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  O McDowell      Walk
          1--  2   41%  C Espy          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); McDowell to 2B
   O      12-  3   46%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-      51%  P Incaviglia    McDowell Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-2B-3B); Espy to 2B
          -2-      51%  " "             Espy Picked off 2B, safe on E4; Espy to 3B
   O      --3  6   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   52%  P Stanicek      Flyball: LF
          ---  5   55%  B Ripken        Walk
          1--      57%  C Ripken        Balk; Ripken to 2B
   O      -2-  4   53%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   50%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Tibbs facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   46%  S Kemp          Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  M Stanley       Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  8   55%  S Buechele      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  L Sheets        Lineout: CF
          ---  6   55%  F Lynn          Walk
          1--  3   59%  K Hughes        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lynn to 2B
   O      12-  4   54%  T Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   57%  C Worthington   Walk; Lynn to 3B; Hughes to 2B
   O      123  5   50%  P Stanicek      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Tibbs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   52%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   50%  C Wilkerson     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   53%  O McDowell      Lineout: LF
   O      1--  4   55%  C Espy          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   53%  B Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   65%  C Ripken        Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  4   64%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   65%  L Sheets        Walk
          1--      66%  F Lynn          Balk; Sheets to 2B
   O      -2-  3   63%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jay Tibbs facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   58%  P O'Brien       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   51%  P Incaviglia    Walk; O'Brien to 2B
   O      12-  5   58%  S Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   63%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; O'Brien to 3B
   O      1-3  4   69%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Guzman facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   72%  K Hughes        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   82%  T Kennedy       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hughes to 3B
   O      -23  2   77%  C Worthington   Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      -23  2   84%  P Stanicek      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Hughes Scores; Kennedy to 3B
   R      1-3  2   90%  B Ripken        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kennedy Scores; Stanicek to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  C Ripken        Wild Pitch; Stanicek Scores; Ripken to 2B
          -2-  5   94%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ripken to 3B; Ripken to 1B
   R      1-3  2   96%  E Murray        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ripken Scores; Ripken to 3B
   R      1-3      97%  L Sheets        Balk; Ripken Scores/unER; Murray to 2B
   O      -2-  4   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   97%  F Lynn          Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 6.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Jay Tibbs facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   97%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
          ---  3   96%  C Wilkerson     Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      --3      95%  O McDowell      Wild Pitch; Wilkerson Scores
   O      ---  2   96%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   97%  C Espy          Bunt Popfly: P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jose Guzman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   96%  K Hughes        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hughes out at 2B/RF-2B
   O      ---  5   96%  T Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  C Worthington   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 6.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Jay Tibbs facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   97%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   97%  P Incaviglia    Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   98%  S Kemp          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jose Guzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   98%  P Stanicek      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   98%  B Ripken        Walk
          1--  3   99%  C Ripken        Double to LF (Line Drive); Ripken to 3B
          -23  4   99%  E Murray        Intentional Walk
                  Jose Cecena replaces Jose Guzman pitching
   RO     123  7   99%  L Sheets        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ripken Scores; Ripken to 3B; Sheets to 1B
          1-3  4   99%  F Lynn          Walk; Sheets to 2B
   R      123  4   99%  K Hughes        Walk; Ripken Scores; Sheets to 3B; Lynn to 2B
   R      123  7  100%  T Kennedy       Walk; Sheets Scores; Lynn to 3B; Hughes to 2B
                  Jeff Russell replaces Jose Cecena pitching
   O      123  8  100%  C Worthington   Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 9.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-9, Jay Tibbs facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   99%  M Stanley       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   99%  S Buechele      Walk; Stanley to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  S Fletcher      Flyball: LF
                  Ruben Sierra pinch hits for Curtis Wilkerson batting 9th
   O      12-  5  100%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3  100%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-1, Jeff Russell facing 1-2-3
                  Jerry Browne replaces Oddibe McDowell playing 2B batting 1st; Cecil Espy moves to CF; Ruben Sierra moves to RF
          ---  2  100%  P Stanicek      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2  100%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B; Stanicek to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  2  100%  E Murray        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 9.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-9, Jay Tibbs facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  100%  C Espy          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3  100%  P O'Brien       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1  100%  P Incaviglia    Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-1, De Wayne Vaughn facing 5-6-7
                  De Wayne Vaughn replaces Jeff Russell pitching; Bob Brower replaces Cecil Espy playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---  2  100%  L Sheets        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  F Lynn          Flyball: LF
          ---  6  100%  K Hughes        Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  T Kennedy       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 9.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-9, Jay Tibbs facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1  100%  S Kemp          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  8  100%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  S Buechele      Popfly: 2B
          1--  2  100%  S Fletcher      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Stanley to 3B
   RRR    -23  2  100%  R Sierra        Home Run (LF-CF); Stanley Scores; Fletcher Scores
                  Doug Sisk replaces Jay Tibbs pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  J Browne        Groundout: 2B-1B
        3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 9.

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