September 4, 2002 Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
TEX 3 CLE 9
@DET 3 NYY 3
BOS 1 OAK 12
KCR 11 MIN 3
@SEA 2 ANA 4
@TBD 2 TOR 6
CHW 2 ARI 7
LAD 1 ATL 6
PIT 0 CHC 3
MIL 0 MON 8
PHI 5 NYM 11
FLA 3 SDP 5
HOU 1 COL 2
@SFG 1 STL 10
CIN 5

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 29,435

Wednesday, September 4, 2002
Time of Game: 3:17

Rangers

62-76

Lost 1

4th, 25½ GB

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

W: S Ponson (7-5), L: A Myette (2-5)

Orioles

64-73

Won 1

3rd, 21½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Hollandsworth LF-CF         5   0   0   0    0   2  .292  .828   22    1   0   
M Young 2B                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .272  .722   23    4   0   
A Rodriguez SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .313 1.036   23    3   1   GDP
  B Haselman C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .607         0   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .976   24    0   1   
  D Sadler SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .466         0   0   
I Rodriguez C                 3   1   1   2    0   0  .304  .874    8   12   0   HR
  T Greene 1B                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .236  .753    1    1   0   HR
C Everett RF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .254  .745   20    1   0   
H Perry 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .777   15    0   3   
M Lamb DH                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .293  .781   19    0   0   2B
R Rivera CF                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .613    7    1   0   
  K Mench PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .834    9    1   0   

A Myette P                                                               0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  J Powell P                                                             0   0
  R Seanez P                                                             0   0
  J Alvarez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   3    5   8              171   24   5

BATTING

2B: M Lamb (12, off S Ponson).

HR: T Greene (6, off J Julio; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); I Rodriguez (16, off S Ponson; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: I Rodriguez 4; T Greene 4; M Lamb 4; R Rivera; M Young.

GIDP: A Rodriguez (12).

RBI: I Rodriguez 2 (50); T Greene (12).

2-out RBI: I Rodriguez 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: A Rodriguez (7).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Mora LF                     4   1   1   2    1   2  .246  .780   24    2   0   3B
J Hairston 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .722   19    5   2   
J Conine 1B                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .277  .758   12    7   0   
T Batista 3B                  5   2   3   2    0   2  .261  .818   20    1   0   HR
L Bigbie RF                   4   0   2   1    1   1  .400 1.100   27    3   0   2B
  L Matos PR-RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Cordova DH                  2   0   0   0    3   1  .264  .789   22    0   0   
C Singleton CF                4   1   1   2    1   1  .256  .691   15    1   0   2B
G Gil C                       4   1   0   0    1   2  .244  .656   18    8   0   
M Bordick SS                  3   1   1   1    2   0  .234  .678   24    0   2   SB

S Ponson P                                                               0   1
  R Bauer P                                                              0   0
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  J Julio P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   8  10   8   11  10              181   27   5

BATTING

2B: C Singleton (25, off J Powell); L Bigbie (1, off A Myette).

3B: M Mora (4, off A Myette).

HR: T Batista (28, off R Seanez; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: T Batista 6; M Mora 3; L Bigbie 3; J Conine 2; C Singleton 2; M Bordick.

RBI: M Mora 2 (61); C Singleton 2 (46); T Batista 2 (79); M Bordick (30); L Bigbie (1).

2-out RBI: T Batista 2; M Mora 2; L Bigbie; M Bordick; C Singleton.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Hairston-J Conine; M Bordick-J Hairston-J Conine.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bordick (7, 2nd base off C Nitkowski/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
A Myette, L (2-5)              3     5   5   5    6   5   0   9.34   20   86-43   18·11·14    2· 2· 5· 0     28    -     1.14  -0.27
C Nitkowski                    2.1   2   1   1    3   4   0   1.08   12   45-23    8· 6· 9    1· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.49   0.05
J Powell                       0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.86    4   17-8     5· 0· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.46  -0.03
R Seanez                       1     2   2   2    1   1   1   6.95    6   22-12    7· 4· 1    0· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.08  -0.02
J Alvarez                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.11    3    8-6     5· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   8   11  10   1          45  178-92   43·21·28    5· 8·10· 1          1-1

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ponson, W (7-5)              5     3   2   2    3   4   1   4.14   19   91-59   31·11·17    3· 5· 3· 1     54    -     0.84   0.14
R Bauer, H (11)                2     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.42    8   36-21   12· 2· 7    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.59   0.08
B Groom                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.66    4   21-12    3· 4· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
J Julio                        1     2   1   1    1   1   1   1.87    6   22-13    7· 2· 4    1· 0· 2· 1          0-0    0.24   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   3    5   8   2          37  170-105  53·19·33    6· 9· 7· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Ponson (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 29,435.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 93° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Baltimore Orioles                    
1. T Hollandsworth      LF    1. M Mora               LF 
2. M Young              2B    2. J Hairston           2B 
3. A Rodriguez          SS    3. J Conine             1B 
4. R Palmeiro           1B    4. T Batista            3B 
5. I Rodriguez          C     5. L Bigbie             RF 
6. C Everett            RF    6. M Cordova            DH 
7. H Perry              3B    7. C Singleton          CF 
8. M Lamb               DH    8. G Gil                C  
9. R Rivera             CF    9. M Bordick            SS 

   A Myette             P        S Ponson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  4   11%  65% L Bigbie        A Myette        Double to LF (Line Drive); Mora Scores; Conine to 3B
   b 3   2  0-3  12-  5    9%  93% M Mora          A Myette        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Gil Scores; Bordick Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  123  5    8%  75% C Singleton     A Myette        Walk; Conine Scores; Bigbie to 3B; Cordova to 2B
   t 4   2  5-0  -2-  1   -8%  85% I Rodriguez     S Ponson        Home Run; Young Scores
   b 3   2  0-2  12-  5    8%  84% M Bordick       A Myette        Single to CF (Line Drive); Singleton Scores; Gil to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   50%  M Young         Walk
   OO     1--  4   55%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Myette facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  M Mora          Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  J Hairston      Popfly: 2B
          1--  3   58%  J Conine        Single to LF (Line Drive); Mora to 2B
   O      12-  6   54%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  4   65%  L Bigbie        Double to LF (Line Drive); Mora Scores; Conine to 3B
          -23  4   66%  M Cordova       Walk
   R      123  5   75%  C Singleton     Walk; Conine Scores; Bigbie to 3B; Cordova to 2B
   O      123  4   70%  G Gil           Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   66%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--  4   69%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  4   75%  C Everett       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Aaron Myette facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   77%  M Bordick       Walk
   O      1--  6   75%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   73%  J Hairston      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   74%  J Conine        Walk; Bordick to 2B
   O      12-  4   71%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   74%  H Perry         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   75%  M Lamb          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   74%  R Rivera        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   76%  T Hollandsworth Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Aaron Myette facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   79%  L Bigbie        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   77%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   75%  C Singleton     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Singleton to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
          -2-  4   76%  G Gil           Walk
   R      12-  5   84%  M Bordick       Single to CF (Line Drive); Singleton Scores; Gil to 2B
   RR     12-  5   93%  M Mora          Triple to RF (Line Drive); Gil Scores; Bordick Scores
   O      --3  1   92%  J Hairston      Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 5.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Sidney Ponson facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   90%  M Young         Walk
   O      1-- 10   92%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          1--      91%  R Palmeiro      Wild Pitch; Young to 2B
   O      -2-  7   93%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   RR     -2-  1   85%  I Rodriguez     Home Run; Young Scores
   O      ---  7   86%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, C.J. Nitkowski facing 3-4-5
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Aaron Myette pitching
   O      ---  1   85%  J Conine        Lineout: 2B
          ---  2   86%  T Batista       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   85%  L Bigbie        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   86%  M Cordova       Walk; Bigbie to 2B
   O      12-  5   84%  C Singleton     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 5.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   86%  H Perry         Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   82%  M Lamb          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   86%  R Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   88%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, C.J. Nitkowski facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   87%  G Gil           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   88%  M Bordick       Walk
   O      1--  4   87%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
          1--      88%  J Hairston      Bordick Steals 2B
          -2-  4   88%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   86%  J Conine        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 5.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Bauer facing 2-3-4
                  Rick Bauer replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
   O      ---  3   89%  M Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   90%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   91%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, C.J. Nitkowski facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   92%  T Batista       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   91%  L Bigbie        Strikeout Swinging
                  Jay Powell replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
          1--  6   92%  M Cordova       Walk; Batista to 2B
   R      12-  2   97%  C Singleton     Double to RF (Line Drive); Batista Scores; Cordova to 3B
   O      -23  3   95%  G Gil           Fielder's Choice 3B; Cordova out at Hm/3B-C; Singleton to 3B; Gil to 1B
   O      1-3  6   94%  M Bordick       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 6.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Rick Bauer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   96%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   97%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   96%  H Perry         Walk
          1--  4   94%  M Lamb          Single to LF (Line Drive); Perry to 2B
                  Kevin Mench pinch hits for Ruben Rivera batting 9th
   O      12-  3   97%  K Mench         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rudy Seanez facing 1-2-3
                  Rudy Seanez replaces Jay Powell pitching; Kevin Mench moves to LF; Todd Hollandsworth moves to CF
   O      ---  5   97%  M Mora          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   97%  J Hairston      Flyball: RF
          ---  1   97%  J Conine        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  5   99%  T Batista       Home Run; Conine Scores
          ---  6   99%  L Bigbie        Walk
                  Luis Matos pinch runs for Larry Bigbie batting 5th
   O      1--  3   99%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 8.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-8, Buddy Groom facing 1-2-3
                  Buddy Groom replaces Rick Bauer pitching; Luis Matos moves to RF
   O      ---  7  100%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  M Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5  100%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-2, Juan Alvarez facing 7-8-9
                  Juan Alvarez replaces Rudy Seanez pitching; Bill Haselman replaces Alex Rodriguez playing C batting 3rd; Todd Greene replaces Ivan Rodriguez playing 1B batting 5th; Donnie Sadler replaces Rafael Palmeiro playing SS batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  C Singleton     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  G Gil           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  M Bordick       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 8.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-8, Jorge Julio facing 5-6-7
                  Jorge Julio replaces Buddy Groom pitching
   R      ---  1   99%  T Greene        Home Run
          ---  4   99%  C Everett       Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  H Perry         Lineout: 3B
          1--  5   99%  M Lamb          Single to LF (Line Drive); Everett to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  K Mench         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3  100%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 8.

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