September 15, 1998 Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 6
@BAL 5 CLE 7
TOR 5 DET 2
CHW 0 KCR 6
OAK 3 SEA 12
@MIN 7 BOS 9
@NYY 4 TBD 8
ANA 1 ARI 7
SFG 6
(11) ATL 3
PHI 0 CIN 5
MIL 1 HOU 6
NYM 5
(12) NYM 8
@HOU 4 COL 5
@LAD 4 FLA 7
@MON 4 CHC 4
@SDP 2 PIT 8
@STL 6 STL 9
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 41,363

Tuesday, September 15, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:10

Rangers

80-70

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: T Crabtree (5-1), L: A Benitez (5-5), S: J Wetteland (40)

Orioles

77-73

Lost 1

4th, 27½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .294  .713   20    2   0   
M McLemore 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .260  .715   18    2   5   
  L Alicea 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .802         0   0   
R Greer LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .304  .837   12    0   0   GDP
J Gonzalez RF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .319  .991   16    1   0   2B
W Clark DH                    4   0   3   1    0   1  .308  .898   13    0   0   
  M Cuyler PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .325  .879   19    4   1   HR,2·GDP
L Stevens 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .794   15   12   1   
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .755   13    1   3   
R Clayton SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .665   16    5   3   

E Loaiza P                                                               0   0
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  T Fossas P                                                             0   0
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   0
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   6   8   5    4   7              142   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (43, off P Smith).

HR: I Rodriguez (19, off A Benitez; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: I Rodriguez 4; W Clark 3; J Gonzalez 2; T Goodwin; R Greer; M McLemore.

GIDP: I Rodriguez 2 (17); R Greer (16).

RBI: I Rodriguez 2 (84); W Clark (98); R Greer (98); J Gonzalez (152).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M McLemore-R Clayton-L Stevens; T Zeile-M McLemore-L Stevens.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Alomar 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .774   28    0   6   2B
B Anderson CF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .236  .782   14    2   0   SH
H Baines DH                   4   0   1   1    1   1  .305  .834   19    0   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   2   1   0    0   1  .298  .961   12   10   0   
C Ripken 3B                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .277  .739   17    0   0   HR
  G Kingsale PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Becker RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .691         0   0   
B Surhoff LF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .276  .768   14    2   0   
L Webster C                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .278  .737   13    7   0   
W Greene RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .802   15    3   0   GDP
  J Reboulet 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .696         0   1   
M Bordick SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .729   10    3   5   2B,CS,GDP
  E Davis PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .327  .981    5    0   0   
  J Hairston PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   

C Fussell P                                                              0   1
  P Smith P                                                              0   0
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   0
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   5  10   4    5   4              147   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Bordick (26, off D Patterson); R Alomar (33, off E Loaiza).

HR: C Ripken (14, off E Loaiza; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: B Anderson (3, off E Loaiza).

TB: C Ripken 5; M Bordick 2; L Webster 2; R Alomar 2; R Palmeiro; H Baines; E Davis; B Surhoff.

GIDP: M Bordick (13); W Greene (9).

RBI: C Ripken 2 (61); H Baines (56); L Webster (44).

2-out RBI: C Ripken 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Alomar-M Bordick-R Palmeiro 2; C Fussell-M Bordick-R Palmeiro.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Bordick (7, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by I Rodriguez).

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
E Loaiza                       2.2   6   5   5    1   1   1   4.92   14   52-30   19· 2· 9    5· 3· 4· 0     26    -     1.00  -0.26
E Gunderson                    2.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   4.57    8   29-18    6· 5· 7    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.02
D Patterson                    1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   4.63    6   19-9     7· 2· 0    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.97   0.09
T Fossas                       1     0   0   0    2   1   0   7.11    5   20-10    4· 3· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.03
T Crabtree, W (5-1)            0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.93    2    6-4     4· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.88   0.02
J Wetteland, S (40)            1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.74    4   15-9     7· 2· 0    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    4.37   0.22
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   4   1          39  141-80   47·14·19   13·11· 6· 0          1-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Fussell                      5     4   3   3    4   5   0   5.40   21   90-53   25·11·17    6· 4· 2· 0     48    -     0.83   0.09
P Smith                        0     1   1   1    0   0   0   5.61    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    1.87  -0.13
A Rhodes, H (10)               3     2   1   1    0   2   0   3.28   10   34-26   13· 4· 9    5· 3· 0· 0          2-2    1.69   0.15
A Benitez, BS (4), L (5-5)     0     1   1   1    0   0   1   3.82    1    6-5     4· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    4.55  -0.54
J Orosco                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.85    3    8-4     3· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9     8   6   6    4   7   1          36  142-91   46·17·28   14· 8· 3· 0          5-4

C Fussell faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
P Smith faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
A Rhodes faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
A Benitez faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: E Loaiza (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 41,363.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 92° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Baltimore Orioles                    
1. T Goodwin            CF    1. R Alomar             2B 
2. M McLemore           2B    2. B Anderson           CF 
3. R Greer              LF    3. H Baines             DH 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. R Palmeiro           1B 
5. W Clark              DH    5. C Ripken             3B 
6. I Rodriguez          C     6. B Surhoff            LF 
7. L Stevens            1B    7. L Webster            C  
8. T Zeile              3B    8. W Greene             RF 
9. R Clayton            SS    9. M Bordick            SS 

   E Loaiza             P        C Fussell            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  5-4  1--  6   54%  83% I Rodriguez     A Benitez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Cuyler Scores
   b 9   0  6-5  ---  5  -13%  65% E Davis         J Wetteland     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   t 6   0  5-1  12-  4   13%  30% J Gonzalez      P Smith         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); McLemore Scores; Greer to 3B
   b 9   0  6-5  1--  6   13%  78% R Alomar        J Wetteland     Flyball: CF
   t 6   0  5-3  1-3  5  -12%  28% I Rodriguez     A Rhodes        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Gonzalez Scores/No RBI

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Fussell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  T Goodwin       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   59%  M McLemore      Walk; Goodwin to 2B
   OO     12-  4   49%  R Greer         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right); Goodwin to 3B
   O      --3  6   45%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   49%  B Anderson      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  9   50%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Fussell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   47%  L Stevens       Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   41%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   36%  C Ripken        Single to 1B (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Palmeiro to 2B
          12-  2   29%  B Surhoff       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Palmeiro to 3B; Ripken to 2B
   R      123      23%  L Webster       Wild Pitch; Palmeiro Scores; Ripken to 3B; Surhoff to 2B
   RO     -23  4   23%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Ripken Scores; Surhoff to 3B
          --3  5   21%  W Greene        Walk
   OO     1-3  2   30%  M Bordick       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Fussell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   27%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   30%  T Goodwin       Walk
   O      1--  6   28%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B; Goodwin to 2B
   O      -2-  3   24%  R Greer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   20%  R Alomar        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   21%  B Anderson      Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Alomar to 3B
   R      --3  2   17%  H Baines        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Alomar Scores
   O      1--  2   18%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   RR     1--  1    8%  C Ripken        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Palmeiro Scores
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching
   O      ---  1    9%  B Surhoff       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 5.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Chris Fussell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5    7%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4    9%  W Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2    6%  I Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Eric Gunderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5    6%  L Webster       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3    7%  W Greene        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6    7%  M Bordick       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 5.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Chris Fussell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3    6%  L Stevens       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3    5%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5    4%  R Clayton       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Eric Gunderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2    5%  R Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3    5%  B Anderson      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  5    5%  H Baines        Walk
   O      1--  4    5%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 5.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Chris Fussell facing 1-2-3
          ---  5    7%  T Goodwin       Walk
          1--  3   11%  M McLemore      Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Goodwin to 2B
   R      12-  2   17%  R Greer         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 2B
                  Pete Smith replaces Chris Fussell pitching
   R      12-  4   30%  J Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); McLemore Scores; Greer to 3B
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Pete Smith pitching
   R      -23  2   40%  W Clark         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Greer Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   ROO    1-3  5   28%  I Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Gonzalez Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  5   26%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-4, Danny Patterson facing 5-6-7
                  Danny Patterson replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
   O      ---  5   29%  C Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   26%  B Surhoff       Walk
          1--  1   20%  L Webster       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Surhoff to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   32%  W Greene        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 5.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Arthur Rhodes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   27%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   24%  R Clayton       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   22%  T Goodwin       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-4, Danny Patterson facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   16%  M Bordick       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-      24%  R Alomar        Bordick Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS-3B-SS)
   O      ---  5   25%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Tony Fossas replaces Danny Patterson pitching
          ---  5   24%  B Anderson      Walk
   O      1--  1   27%  H Baines        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Arthur Rhodes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   21%  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   17%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   14%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tony Fossas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   15%  R Palmeiro      Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  6   14%  C Ripken        Walk
                  Gene Kingsale pinch runs for Cal Ripken batting 5th
   O      1--  7   16%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Tony Fossas pitching
          1--  1   14%  L Webster       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Kingsale to 3B
   O      1-3  5   17%  W Greene        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Arthur Rhodes facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Reboulet replaces Willie Greene playing 3B batting 8th; Rich Becker replaces Gene Kingsale playing RF batting 5th
          ---  4   29%  W Clark         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
                  Armando Benitez replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching; Milt Cuyler pinch runs for Will Clark batting 5th
   RR     1--  6   83%  I Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Cuyler Scores
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Armando Benitez pitching
   O      ---  1   81%  L Stevens       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   79%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   78%  R Clayton       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, John Wetteland facing 9-1-2
                  John Wetteland replaces Tim Crabtree pitching; Luis Alicea replaces Mark McLemore playing 2B batting 2nd; Eric Davis pinch hits for Mike Bordick batting 9th
          ---  5   65%  E Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
                  Jerry Hairston pinch runs for Eric Davis batting 9th
   O      1--  6   78%  R Alomar        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   89%  B Anderson      Lineout: SS
   O      1--  2  100%  H Baines        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Orioles 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation