April 14, 1987 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 7
@BAL 4 BOS 4
TEX 1 KCR 10
DET 1 NYY 10
CLE 6 MIN 9
@OAK 8 SEA 6
CAL 4 TOR 4
CHW 3
(13) CIN 6
@ATL 3 LAD 3
HOU 2
(12) NYM 7
@PHI 5 SFG 3
@SDP 2 MON 9
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 13,740

Tuesday, April 14, 1987
Time of Game: 2:58

Rangers

1-6

Lost 5

7th, 4½ GB

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

W: A Nipper (1-0), L: E Correa (0-1), S: C Schiraldi (1)

Red Sox

3-4

Won 2

6th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .231  .798    0    1   0   
S Fletcher SS                 5   0   3   0    0   0  .353  .812    0    2   3   2B
P O'Brien 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .115  .410    0    6   2   
P Incaviglia LF               3   1   1   1    1   0  .345 1.114    0    3   0   HR
R Sierra RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .172  .460    0    1   0   
L Parrish DH                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .267  .667    0    0   0   2B,CS
D Slaught C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .292  .820    0    5   0   2B
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .916    0    1   2   
J Browne 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .455 1.327    0    4   3   
  D Porter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   

E Correa P                                                               0   1
  D Mohorcic P                                                           1   1
Totals                       35   1   9   1    4   6                    24  12

BATTING

2B: D Slaught (2, off A Nipper); S Fletcher (3, off A Nipper); L Parrish (1, off A Nipper).

HR: P Incaviglia (3, off A Nipper; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: P Incaviglia 4; S Fletcher 4; D Slaught 3; L Parrish 3; R Sierra.

RBI: P Incaviglia (7).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Browne-S Fletcher-P O'Brien; S Fletcher-P O'Brien.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Parrish (1, 3rd base by A Nipper/M Sullivan).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    1   1   0   0    3   0  .250  .858    0    2   1   GDP
E Romero 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .182  .432    0    3   1   
B Buckner 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .655    0    4   0   
  P Dodson 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Rice LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .720    0    3   0   2B,GDP
D Baylor DH                   3   1   2   3    0   0  .217  .966    0    0   0   HR,HBP
D Evans RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .864    0    1   0   2B
D Henderson CF                3   1   1   0    1   2  .238  .956    0    6   0   
M Sullivan C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .526    0    6   1   2·SH
S Owen SS                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .095  .317    0    0   4   

A Nipper P                                                               1   0
  C Schiraldi P                                                          0   0
Totals                       27   4   7   4    5   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Rice (3, off E Correa); D Evans (3, off E Correa).

HR: D Baylor (3, off E Correa; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SH: M Sullivan 2 (2, off D Mohorcic, off E Correa).

HBP: D Baylor (1, by D Mohorcic).

TB: D Baylor 5; J Rice 2; D Evans 2; D Henderson; S Owen; B Buckner.

GIDP: J Rice (1); W Boggs (1).

RBI: D Baylor 3 (8); S Owen (1).

2-out RBI: D Baylor 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Sullivan-W Boggs.

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 Correa, L (0-1)              5     6   4   4    4   4   1   6.30   25     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 6     39    -     0.66  -0.12
D Mohorcic                     3     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          1-1    0.24   0.00
Totals                         8     7   4   4    5   5   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 7          1-1

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Nipper, W (1-0)              8     9   1   1    2   5   1   2.03   34     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 9     63    -     0.94   0.34
C Schiraldi, S (1)             1     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.86    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.41   0.04
Totals                         9     9   1   1    4   6   1          39     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 9           -

E Correa faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: E Correa (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Mohorcic (1; D Baylor).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 13,740.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Boston Red Sox                       
1. O McDowell           CF    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. E Romero             2B 
3. P O'Brien            1B    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. P Incaviglia         LF    4. J Rice               LF 
5. R Sierra             RF    5. D Baylor             DH 
6. L Parrish            DH    6. D Evans              RF 
7. D Slaught            C     7. D Henderson          CF 
8. S Buechele           3B    8. M Sullivan           C  
9. J Browne             2B    9. S Owen               SS 

   E Correa             P        A Nipper             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      23%  77% D Baylor        E Correa        Home Run; Boggs Scores; Buckner Scores
   t 4   0  3-0  12-      12%  82% S Buechele      A Nipper        Double Play: Strikeout, Parrish Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Slaught to 2B
   t 4   0  3-0  1--      -6%  70% D Slaught       A Nipper        Single; Parrish to 2B
   t 9   1  4-1  12-       5%  96% S Fletcher      C Schiraldi     Lineout: 1B
   t 9   1  4-1  1--      -5%  91% O McDowell      C Schiraldi     Walk; Buechele to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  S Fletcher      Double
   O      -2-      52%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
          -2-      51%  P Incaviglia    Walk
   O      12-      55%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Correa facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--      55%  E Romero        Strikeout
          1--      59%  B Buckner       Single; Boggs to 2B
   O      12-      54%  J Rice          Strikeout
   RRR    12-      77%  D Baylor        Home Run; Boggs Scores; Buckner Scores
          ---      78%  D Evans         Double
          -2-      79%  D Henderson     Wild Pitch; Evans to 3B
   O      --3      77%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      75%  D Slaught       Double
   O      -2-      78%  S Buechele      Strikeout
          -2-      77%  J Browne        Walk
   O      12-      81%  O McDowell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ed Correa facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  M Sullivan      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  S Owen          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--      78%  E Romero        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Nipper facing 2-3-4
          ---      75%  S Fletcher      Single
   O      1--      78%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      81%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      83%  R Sierra        Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ed Correa facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  B Buckner       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      84%  J Rice          Double
   O      -2-      82%  D Baylor        Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      80%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
          ---      76%  L Parrish       Single
          1--      70%  D Slaught       Single; Parrish to 2B
   OO     12-      82%  S Buechele      Double Play: Strikeout, Parrish Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Slaught to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  J Browne        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ed Correa facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  D Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      86%  M Sullivan      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Henderson to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  S Owen          Strikeout
          -2-      85%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      12-      82%  E Romero        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      82%  S Fletcher      Single
   O      1--      85%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      88%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ed Correa facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  J Rice          Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  D Baylor        Single
   O      1--      85%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Nipper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  R Sierra        Strikeout
          ---      84%  L Parrish       Double
   O      -2-      87%  D Slaught       Groundout: SS-1B; Parrish to 3B
   O      --3      90%  S Buechele      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ed Correa facing 7-8-9
          ---      92%  D Henderson     Single
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Ed Correa pitching
   O      1--      91%  M Sullivan      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Henderson to 2B
   R      -2-      95%  S Owen          Single; Henderson Scores
   OO     1--      93%  W Boggs         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Al Nipper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  J Browne        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dale Mohorcic facing 2-3-4
          ---      97%  E Romero        Walk
   O      1--      97%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      96%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Al Nipper facing 3-4-5
                  Pat Dodson replaces Bill Buckner playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---      97%  P O'Brien       Flyball: 2B
   R      ---      95%  P Incaviglia    Home Run
          ---      92%  R Sierra        Single
   O      1--      95%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  D Slaught       Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dale Mohorcic facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  D Baylor        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      97%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B-P; Baylor to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  D Henderson     Strikeout
   O      -2-      96%  M Sullivan      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Calvin Schiraldi facing 8-9-1
                  Calvin Schiraldi replaces Al Nipper pitching
          ---      92%  S Buechele      Walk
                  Darrell Porter pinch hits for Jerry Browne batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
          1--      91%  O McDowell      Walk; Buechele to 2B
   O      12-      96%  S Fletcher      Lineout: 1B
   O      12-     100%  P O'Brien       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation