May 3, 1988 Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 4
@BAL 2 KCR 9
@BOS 3 NYY 4
@CHW 1 CAL 8
@CLE 4 OAK 8
@DET 2 MIL 4
MIN 3 TOR 9
@SEA 2 MON 4
@CIN 3
(12) LAD 14
PIT 6 NYM 8
ATL 0 HOU 4
@PHI 0 CHC 13
@SDP 5 SFG 2
STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 11,507

Tuesday, May 3, 1988, 7:36
Time of Game: 3:09

Rangers

10-14

Won 1

4th, 8 GB

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

W: R Hayward (1-0), L: M Boddicker (0-6), S: D Mohorcic (2)

Orioles

2-24

Lost 1

7th, 16 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .203  .547    8    1   0   SB
S Fletcher SS                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .176  .427   24    0   5   
R Sierra RF                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .189  .646   14    0   0   CS
  B Brower PR-RF              2   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .522    8    1   0   
P Incaviglia LF               3   1   1   1    0   1  .218  .709   17    4   0   2B,CS,HBP
P O'Brien 1B                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .407 1.119   14   10   1   IW
L Parrish DH                  3   0   1   2    0   1  .119  .354   18    0   0   SF
M Stanley C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .631   15    7   0   GDP
  G Petralli PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .583    4    1   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .253  .760   26    0   1   
C Wilkerson 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .732    6    1   4   

R Hayward P                                                              1   0
  D Mohorcic P                                                           1   0
Totals                       32   4   9   3    5   5              154   27  11

BATTING

2B: P Incaviglia (3, off M Boddicker).

SF: L Parrish (1, off M Boddicker).

IBB: P O'Brien (2, by M Boddicker).

HBP: P Incaviglia (1, by M Boddicker).

TB: S Fletcher 2; P Incaviglia 2; S Buechele; C Wilkerson; O McDowell; B Brower; L Parrish; R Sierra.

GIDP: M Stanley (3).

RBI: L Parrish 2 (5); P Incaviglia (10).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Fletcher-C Wilkerson-P O'Brien.

BASERUNNING

SB: O McDowell (5, 2nd base off M Boddicker/C Nichols).

CS: R Sierra (2, 2nd base by M Boddicker/C Nichols); P Incaviglia (2, 3rd base by M Boddicker/C Nichols).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Stanicek LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .681   19    2   0   
  R Gonzales 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .558    3    0   0   
B Ripken 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .185  .476   26    2   3   
C Ripken SS                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .284  .941   17    3   1   HR
E Murray 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .579   11    5   2   GDP
K Gerhart CF                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .143  .493   12    4   1   3B
L Sheets DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .213  .623    9    0   0   
C Nichols C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .450   20    5   4   
K Hughes RF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.171    7    1   0   
  T Landrum PH-LF             0   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .596    5    0   0   
  J Orsulak PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .595    6    0   0   2B
C Worthington 3B              1   0   0   0    1   0  .120  .507    9    2   3   
  F Lynn PH-RF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .619    5    2   0   

M Boddicker P                                                            0   1
  J Habyan P                                                             1   0
Totals                       36   2  10   2    2   8              149   27  15

BATTING

2B: J Orsulak (3, off D Mohorcic).

3B: K Gerhart (1, off R Hayward).

HR: C Ripken (5, off R Hayward; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF Line).

TB: C Ripken 6; K Gerhart 4; J Orsulak 2; B Ripken; L Sheets; P Stanicek; E Murray.

GIDP: E Murray (3).

RBI: C Ripken 2 (10).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Worthington-B Ripken-E Murray; C Nichols-E Murray-C Worthington.

E: E Murray (5).

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
R Hayward, W (1-0)             7.1   8   2   2    2   7   1   2.45   31  119-73   43·12·18   11· 9· 2· 0     59    -     1.37   0.07
D Mohorcic, S (2)              1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   29-23   13· 2· 8    3· 3· 0· 0          2-0    3.73   0.26
Totals                         9    10   2   2    2   8   1          38  148-96   56·14·26   14·12· 2· 0          2-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Boddicker, L (0-6)           7.1   8   4   2    4   5   0   5.86   32  113-66   41·11·14   10· 9· 3· 0     51    -     1.02  -0.23
J Habyan                       1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7   28-14    9· 2· 3    4· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.66   0.06
Totals                         9     9   4   2    5   5   0          39  141-80   50·13·17   14·11· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Hayward (1); M Boddicker (2).

IBB: M Boddicker (3; P O'Brien).

HBP: M Boddicker (6; P Incaviglia).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 11,507.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 57° F, Night, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Baltimore Orioles                    
1. O McDowell           CF    1. P Stanicek           LF 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. B Ripken             2B 
3. R Sierra             RF    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. P Incaviglia         LF    4. E Murray             1B 
5. P O'Brien            1B    5. K Gerhart            CF 
6. L Parrish            DH    6. L Sheets             DH 
7. M Stanley            C     7. C Nichols            C  
8. S Buechele           3B    8. K Hughes             RF 
9. C Wilkerson          2B    9. C Worthington        3B 

   R Hayward            P        M Boddicker          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  2-0  1--  3  -23%  47% C Ripken        R Hayward       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line); Ripken Scores
   t 6   0  2-2  12-  1   18%  81% P Incaviglia    M Boddicker     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fletcher Scores; Sierra to 3B
   b 8   2  4-2  123  6   15%  93% C Nichols       D Mohorcic      Groundout: SS-1B
   b 8   1  4-2  123  3   14%  78% L Sheets        D Mohorcic      Strikeout Looking
   b 8   1  4-2  12-  3  -12%  64% K Gerhart       D Mohorcic      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ripken to 3B; Murray to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Boddicker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
          ---  2   48%  R Sierra        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   45%  P Incaviglia    Sierra Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Hayward facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   48%  P Stanicek      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   49%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Boddicker facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   54%  P Incaviglia    Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   60%  P O'Brien       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Incaviglia to 2B
   R      12-  4   69%  L Parrish       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Incaviglia Scores/unER; O'Brien to 2B
   OO     12-  3   60%  M Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; O'Brien to 3B
   R      --3      68%  S Buechele      Wild Pitch; O'Brien Scores/unER
          ---  6   69%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  2   67%  C Wilkerson     Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Hayward facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   70%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   71%  K Gerhart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   72%  L Sheets        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Boddicker facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   75%  O McDowell      Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
          1--      77%  S Fletcher      McDowell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   76%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); McDowell to 3B; Fletcher out at 2B/CF-C-SS
   O      --3  7   72%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   69%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Hayward facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   71%  C Nichols       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   73%  K Hughes        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   74%  C Worthington   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Boddicker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   72%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   71%  L Parrish       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   70%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Ray Hayward facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   73%  P Stanicek      Flyball: LF
          ---  2   70%  B Ripken        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  3   47%  C Ripken        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line); Ripken Scores
   O      ---  4   49%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   45%  K Gerhart       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      --3  2   50%  L Sheets        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Boddicker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   44%  O McDowell      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Ray Hayward facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   46%  C Nichols       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  K Hughes        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   47%  C Worthington   Walk
          1--  5   44%  P Stanicek      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Worthington to 2B
          12-      42%  B Ripken        Wild Pitch; Worthington to 3B; Stanicek to 2B
   O      -23  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Boddicker facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   55%  S Fletcher      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5   63%  R Sierra        Walk; Fletcher to 2B
   R      12-  1   81%  P Incaviglia    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fletcher Scores; Sierra to 3B
                  Bob Brower pinch runs for Ruben Sierra batting 3rd
          -23  4   83%  P O'Brien       Intentional Walk
   RO     123  4   82%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Brower Scores
   OO     12-  8   76%  M Stanley       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Incaviglia Caught Stealing 3B (C-1B-3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Ray Hayward facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Brower moves to RF
          ---  3   70%  C Ripken        Single (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   OO     1--  3   81%  E Murray        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  K Gerhart       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Boddicker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   81%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   83%  C Wilkerson     Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   82%  O McDowell      Groundout: P-SS-1B; Wilkerson to 2B
   O      -2-  2   80%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Ray Hayward facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   73%  L Sheets        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  6   79%  C Nichols       Strikeout Swinging
                  Tito Landrum pinch hits for Keith Hughes batting 8th
          1--  5   72%  T Landrum       Walk; Sheets to 2B
                  Fred Lynn pinch hits for Craig Worthington batting 9th
   O      12-  3   80%  F Lynn          Flyball: LF
   O      12-  5   87%  P Stanicek      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Boddicker facing 3-4-5
                  Rene Gonzales replaces Pete Stanicek playing 3B batting 1st; Tito Landrum moves to LF; Fred Lynn moves to RF
          ---  5   89%  B Brower        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   87%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: CF
          1--  6   89%  P O'Brien       Walk; Brower to 2B
                  John Habyan replaces Mike Boddicker pitching
   O      12-  5   87%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
                  Geno Petralli pinch hits for Mike Stanley batting 7th
   O      12-  4   85%  G Petralli      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Petralli to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Ray Hayward facing 2-3-4
                  Geno Petralli moves to C
   O      ---  6   89%  B Ripken        Lineout: P
          ---  7   84%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   76%  E Murray        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Ripken to 2B
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Ray Hayward pitching
          12-  3   64%  K Gerhart       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ripken to 3B; Murray to 2B
   O      123  3   78%  L Sheets        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  6   93%  C Nichols       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Habyan facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   94%  S Buechele      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   93%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wilkerson to 1B
   O      1--  2   93%  O McDowell      Groundout: 1B-P; Wilkerson to 2B
          -2-  8   93%  S Fletcher      Walk
   O      12-  3   91%  B Brower        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Dale Mohorcic facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Tito Landrum batting 8th
          ---  6   81%  J Orsulak       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   89%  F Lynn          Flyball: RF; Orsulak to 3B
   O      --3  3   95%  R Gonzales      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      --3  6  100%  B Ripken        Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 2.

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