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Standings
TEX
@BAL		5
8
OAK
@BOS		3
4		 
(10)
DET
@CHW		4
3
TOR
@CLE		4
7
MIN
@KCR		7
1		 
(6)
CAL
@MIL		1
4
SEA
@NYY		5
9
CHC
@ATL		2
3
MON
@LAD		4
9
CIN
@PIT		4
3
PHI
@SDP		1
2
NYM
@SFG		3
1		 
(10)
HOU
@STL		4
3
Wednesday, May 31, 1989 7:35
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 25,236, Time of Game: 3:38
Rangers
5
27-22
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
 at Orioles
8
26-22
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
L: Bobby Witt (4-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  5   0  0  0    5 10  1
Orioles         0  0  3   0  1  4   0  0  X    8 10  2

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jeff Kunkel CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .843 11 9 -0.105 1.06 0.000 -0.105 -1.0 2 0 GDP
   Cecil Espy PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .590 6 5 -0.028 0.51 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 1 0
Scott Fletcher SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .629 15 11 0.025 0.73 0.062 -0.037 0.2 3 3
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .349 .903 10 9 -0.084 0.90 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 7 1
Ruben Sierra RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .311 .861 9 5 0.062 0.60 0.091 -0.029 0.7 1 0 2B
Julio Franco 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .917 15 10 -0.048 1.01 0.063 -0.111 -0.4 3 0 SB
Buddy Bell DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .148 .406 7 4 -0.117 1.57 0.000 -0.117 -1.2 GDP
   Rick Leach PH 2 1 1 2 0 0 .318 .845 8 4 0.081 0.88 0.093 -0.012 1.5
Pete Incaviglia LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .227 .670 12 8 -0.010 0.64 0.028 -0.038 -0.2 0 0
Steve Buechele 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .270 .751 16 13 0.221 1.14 0.278 -0.056 1.3 0 2 2B
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 3 1 0 1 .259 .818 11 8 0.203 0.82 0.212 -0.009 1.2 7 1 2B
Bobby Witt P 2
   Cecilio Guante P
   Drew Hall P 1
   Darrel Akerfelds P
Team Totals 37 5 10 5 0 5 .270 .622 120 86 0.200 0.88 0.827 -0.626 0.8 24 10
2B: S Buechele (11, off M Huismann); R Sierra (16, off J Ballard); J Sundberg (3, off J Ballard).
TB: J Sundberg 4; R Sierra 3; S Buechele 2; J Franco 2; P Incaviglia; R Leach.
GIDP: B Bell (2); J Kunkel (1).
RBI: S Buechele 2 (21); R Leach 2 (11); J Sundberg (3).
2-out RBI: S Buechele 2; R Leach 2; J Sundberg.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Fletcher-R Palmeiro.
E: J Franco (5).
Baserunning
SB: J Franco (5, 2nd base off M Huismann/M Tettleton).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brady Anderson CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .229 .711 24 15 0.126 1.12 0.178 -0.052 0.4 2 0 2B,SH
Phil Bradley LF 3 2 0 0 1 0 .284 .800 20 12 0.113 1.13 0.155 -0.041 0.7 1 0 HBP
Cal Ripken SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 .290 .746 21 12 0.072 1.06 0.148 -0.076 0.8 2 2
Mickey Tettleton C 4 1 2 3 1 1 .245 .874 24 12 0.264 1.12 0.300 -0.037 2.4 5 1 HR
Randy Milligan 1B 3 0 2 0 2 1 .255 .830 25 10 0.065 0.57 0.080 -0.015 0.8 10 0 CS
   Jim Traber PH-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .541 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Steve Finley RF 2 0 0 2 0 1 .203 .544 8 6 -0.007 1.32 0.028 -0.035 -0.2 2 0 SF
   Mike Devereaux PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .293 .816 11 7 -0.006 0.12 0.000 -0.006 -0.3 2 0
Larry Sheets DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 .236 .673 16 8 0.027 0.57 0.051 -0.023 0.5 SB,IW
Rene Gonzales 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .580 13 8 -0.092 0.78 0.015 -0.107 -1.3 1 2 GDP
Billy Ripken 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 .284 .727 17 9 0.138 0.86 0.152 -0.013 0.5 1 5 2B,SH
Jeff Ballard P 3
   Mark Huismann P
   Mark Williamson P 1
   Gregg Olson P
Team Totals 30 8 10 7 8 7 .333 .975 179 99 0.700 0.92 1.107 -0.405 4.3 27 14
2B: B Ripken (4, off B Witt); B Anderson (11, off B Witt).
HR: M Tettleton (13, off C Guante; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: S Finley (2, off B Witt).
SH: B Ripken (8, off B Witt); B Anderson (2, off B Witt).
IBB: L Sheets (5, by B Witt).
HBP: P Bradley (2, by B Witt).
TB: M Tettleton 5; B Anderson 2; B Ripken 2; R Milligan 2; L Sheets 2; R Gonzales; C Ripken.
GIDP: R Gonzales (2).
RBI: M Tettleton 3 (27); S Finley 2 (11); C Ripken (26); B Anderson (15).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Ripken-C Ripken-R Milligan; B Ripken-R Milligan.
E: C Ripken (4); J Ballard ().
Baserunning
SB: L Sheets (1, 2nd base off D Hall/J Sundberg).
CS: R Milligan (1, 2nd base by D Hall POCS).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bobby Witt, L (4-5) 5 7 6 6 5 4 0 6.24 28 112 63 38 8 17 8 10 7 0 28 -0.481 1.05 -3.3
Cecilio Guante 0.1 1 2 2 2 0 1 3.41 4 23 9 6 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 -0.252 1.83 -2.4
Drew Hall 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.56 3 15 10 4 2 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.011 0.24 0.3
Darrel Akerfelds 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 7 29 17 9 2 6 3 2 0 0 1 0 0.021 0.19 1.1
Team Totals 8 10 8 8 8 7 1 9.00 42 179 99 57 12 30 11 14 8 1 28 3 1 -0.701 0.88 -4.3
B Witt faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jeff Ballard 5 4 0 0 0 2 0 2.07 19 63 44 27 3 14 9 8 4 0 61 0.236 1.00 2.3
Mark Huismann 0.2 6 5 5 0 1 0 6.75 8 19 15 8 2 5 2 5 4 0 0 0 -0.573 1.01 -4.8
Mark Williamson, W (3-2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.25 7 29 19 10 5 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 0.106 0.59 1.1
Gregg Olson, S (5) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 3 9 8 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.030 0.40 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 0 5 0 5.00 37 120 86 48 12 26 14 18 9 0 61 1 0 -0.201 0.92 -0.8
Balks: B Witt (3).
WP: B Witt 2 (5).
HBP: B Witt (2; P Bradley).
IBB: B Witt (1; L Sheets).
Pickoffs: D Hall (1; R Milligan, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 3:38.
Attendance: 25,236.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 5-5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  RRR BAL M. Tettleton C. Guante 29% 91% Home Run (Deep RF); Anderson Scores; Bradley Scores
t6 2-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR TEX S. Buechele M. Huismann -28% 52% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Leach Scores; Incaviglia Scores
b6 4-5 0 -2- 6,(1-2)  R BAL B. Anderson B. Witt 18% 67% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Ripken Scores
t6 4-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R TEX J. Sundberg M. Huismann -17% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Buechele Scores
b3 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R BAL C. Ripken B. Witt 11% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ripken Scores; Bradley to 2B

Play By Play

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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' Jeff Ballard facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX J. Kunkel J. Ballard 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX S. Fletcher J. Ballard -2% 50% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX R. Palmeiro J. Ballard 3% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX R. Sierra J. Ballard 2% 55% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BAL B. Anderson B. Witt -2% 52% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL P. Bradley B. Witt -1% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BAL C. Ripken B. Witt 1% 52% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  BAL M. Tettleton B. Witt 1% 53% Wild Pitch; Ripken to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BAL M. Tettleton B. Witt -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX J. Franco J. Ballard -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO TEX B. Bell J. Ballard 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX P. Incaviglia J. Ballard 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL R. Milligan B. Witt 4% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BAL S. Finley B. Witt -3% 55% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BAL L. Sheets B. Witt 4% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Milligan to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO BAL R. Gonzales B. Witt -9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX S. Buechele J. Ballard 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX J. Sundberg J. Ballard -3% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO TEX J. Kunkel J. Ballard 6% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL B. Ripken B. Witt 4% 59% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BAL B. Anderson B. Witt -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Ripken to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  BAL P. Bradley B. Witt 2% 60% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R BAL C. Ripken B. Witt 11% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ripken Scores; Bradley to 2B
b3 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  BAL M. Tettleton B. Witt 5% 76% Wild Pitch; Bradley to 3B; Ripken to 2B
b3 1-0 1 -23 1,(1-0)  R BAL M. Tettleton B. Witt 6% 81% Balk; Bradley Scores; Ripken to 3B
b3 2-0 1 --3 7,(3-2)  BAL M. Tettleton B. Witt 1% 82% Walk
b3 2-0 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  BAL R. Milligan B. Witt 2% 84% Walk; Tettleton to 2B
b3 2-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO BAL S. Finley B. Witt 1% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ripken Scores; Tettleton to 3B
b3 3-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O BAL L. Sheets B. Witt -2% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 3.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX S. Fletcher J. Ballard -4% 79% Reached on E1 (throw) (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
t4 0-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX R. Palmeiro J. Ballard 3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  TEX R. Sierra J. Ballard -8% 74% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Fletcher to 3B
t4 0-3 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Franco J. Ballard 9% 83% Fielder's Choice P; Fletcher out at Hm/P-C-3B
t4 0-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O TEX B. Bell J. Ballard 4% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 8-9-1
b4 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BAL R. Gonzales B. Witt 1% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b4 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BAL B. Ripken B. Witt -1% 88% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Gonzales to 2B
b4 3-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BAL B. Anderson B. Witt -1% 87% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Gonzales to 3B
b4 3-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O BAL P. Bradley B. Witt -2% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 3.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX P. Incaviglia J. Ballard 2% 87% Lineout: P-1B
t5 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX S. Buechele J. Ballard 1% 89% Flyball: RF
t5 0-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX J. Sundberg J. Ballard -2% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t5 0-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TEX J. Kunkel J. Ballard 3% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 3-4-5
b5 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL C. Ripken B. Witt 1% 91% Walk
b5 3-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O BAL M. Tettleton B. Witt -0% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ripken to 2B
b5 3-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  BAL R. Milligan B. Witt 2% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Ripken to 3B
b5 3-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO BAL S. Finley B. Witt 2% 94% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ripken Scores; Milligan to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b5 4-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BAL L. Sheets B. Witt 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b5 4-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O BAL R. Gonzales B. Witt -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 4.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Mark Huismann facing 2-3-4
Mark Huismann replaces Jeff Ballard pitching
t6 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX S. Fletcher M. Huismann 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX R. Palmeiro M. Huismann 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t6 0-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX R. Sierra M. Huismann -1% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 0-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  TEX J. Franco M. Huismann -2% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Sierra to 3B
Rick Leach pinch hits for Buddy Bell (DH) batting 6th
t6 0-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  TEX R. Leach M. Huismann -1% 92% Franco Steals 2B
t6 0-4 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RR TEX R. Leach M. Huismann -9% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Sierra Scores; Franco Scores
t6 2-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX P. Incaviglia M. Huismann -3% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Leach to 2B
t6 2-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR TEX S. Buechele M. Huismann -28% 52% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Leach Scores; Incaviglia Scores
t6 4-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R TEX J. Sundberg M. Huismann -17% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Buechele Scores
Mark Williamson replaces Mark Huismann pitching
Cecil Espy pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel (CF) batting 1st
t6 5-4 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TEX C. Espy M. Williamson 2% 38% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
Cecil Espy moves from PH to CF
b6 4-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BAL B. Ripken B. Witt 11% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b6 4-5 0 -2- 6,(1-2)  R BAL B. Anderson B. Witt 18% 67% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Ripken Scores
Cecilio Guante replaces Bobby Witt pitching
b6 5-5 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  BAL P. Bradley C. Guante 3% 70% Walk
b6 5-5 0 12- 8,(3-2)  O BAL C. Ripken C. Guante -7% 63% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b6 5-5 1 12- 6,(3-2)  RRR BAL M. Tettleton C. Guante 29% 91% Home Run (Deep RF); Anderson Scores; Bradley Scores
b6 8-5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  BAL R. Milligan C. Guante 1% 92% Walk
Drew Hall replaces Cecilio Guante pitching
Mike Devereaux pinch hits for Steve Finley (RF) batting 6th
b6 8-5 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O BAL M. Devereaux D. Hall -1% 91% Milligan Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b6 8-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O BAL M. Devereaux D. Hall -0% 91% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 8.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-8, Orioles' Mark Williamson facing 2-3-4
Mike Devereaux moves from PH to RF
t7 5-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX S. Fletcher M. Williamson 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t7 5-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX R. Palmeiro M. Williamson 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t7 5-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX R. Sierra M. Williamson 1% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-5, Rangers' Drew Hall facing 7-8-9
b7 8-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BAL L. Sheets D. Hall 1% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b7 8-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BAL R. Gonzales D. Hall -0% 95% Strikeout Looking, Sheets Steals 2B
Darrel Akerfelds replaces Drew Hall pitching
b7 8-5 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BAL B. Ripken D. Akerfelds -1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 8-5 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  BAL B. Anderson D. Akerfelds 0% 95% Walk
b7 8-5 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O BAL P. Bradley D. Akerfelds -1% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 8.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-8, Orioles' Mark Williamson facing 5-6-7
t8 5-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX J. Franco M. Williamson 2% 96% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t8 5-8 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX R. Leach M. Williamson 1% 97% Lineout: P-1B
t8 5-8 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX P. Incaviglia M. Williamson 1% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-5, Rangers' Darrel Akerfelds facing 3-4-5
b8 8-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL C. Ripken D. Akerfelds -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 8-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BAL M. Tettleton D. Akerfelds 0% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
Jim Traber pinch hits for Randy Milligan (1B) batting 5th
b8 8-5 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BAL R. Milligan D. Akerfelds -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BAL M. Devereaux D. Akerfelds -0% 97% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 8.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-8, Orioles' Gregg Olson facing 8-9-1
Gregg Olson replaces Mark Williamson pitching
Jim Traber moves from PH to 1B
t9 5-8 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O TEX S. Buechele G. Olson 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Sundberg G. Olson 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX C. Espy G. Olson 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 8.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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