April 15, 1987 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 7
@BAL 0 BOS 5
TEX 4 KCR 2
DET 1 NYY 4
CLE 3 MIN 5
@OAK 2 CAL 4
@SEA 0 CHW 5
@TOR 0 ATL 4
CIN 3 PIT 3
@CHC 1
(10) HOU 4
@LAD 0 NYM 4
@PHI 1 SFG 1
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 16,870

Wednesday, April 15, 1987
Time of Game: 2:52

Rangers

1-7

Lost 6

7th, 5½ GB

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

W: B Hurst (2-0), L: D Mohorcic (1-1), S: W Gardner (1)

Red Sox

4-4

Won 3

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sierra RF                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .147  .395    0    4   0   
S Fletcher SS                 4   1   1   2    1   2  .342  .796    0    1   1   SB
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .133  .445    0    6   0   
P Incaviglia LF               5   0   2   2    0   2  .353 1.068    0    1   0   
L Parrish DH                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .242  .629    0    0   0   GDP,IW
D Slaught C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .259  .754    0    7   0   CS
B Brower CF                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .556 1.470    0    3   0   
  O McDowell CF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .838    0    0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .962    0    2   0   2B
J Browne 2B                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .385 1.171    0    0   1   SB
  D Porter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  C Wilkerson 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   

C Hough P                                                                0   2
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   0
  M Williams P                                                           0   0
  S Anderson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    6  11                    24   4

BATTING

2B: S Buechele (3, off B Hurst).

IBB: L Parrish (1, by B Hurst).

TB: S Buechele 3; P Incaviglia 2; P O'Brien; S Fletcher; O McDowell; B Brower.

GIDP: L Parrish (1).

RBI: S Fletcher 2 (7); P Incaviglia 2 (9).

2-out RBI: P Incaviglia 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

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

E: P Incaviglia (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Browne (3, 3rd base off B Hurst/M Sullivan); S Fletcher (1, 2nd base off B Hurst/M Sullivan).

CS: D Slaught (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Hurst).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .811    0    0   3   GDP
E Romero 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .267  .580    0    3   3   
P Dodson 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0   10   0   
J Rice LF                     3   1   0   0    0   1  .200  .673    0    1   0   HBP
D Baylor DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .900    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    3   2   2   4    1   0  .346 1.123    0    1   0   HR,3B
D Henderson CF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .240  .927    0    1   0   2B
M Sullivan C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .546    0   11   1   
S Owen SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .359    0    0   1   

B Hurst P                                                                0   2
  W Gardner P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   5   9   4    1   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Henderson (2, off C Hough).

3B: D Evans (1, off C Hough).

HR: D Evans (1, off D Mohorcic; 6th inn, 3 on, 1 out).

HBP: J Rice (1, by C Hough).

TB: D Evans 7; D Henderson 2; E Romero 2; M Sullivan; D Baylor; W Boggs; S Owen.

GIDP: W Boggs (2).

RBI: D Evans 4 (6).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Owen-E Romero-P Dodson.

PB: M Sullivan (1).

E: J Rice (1).

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
C Hough                        5.1   6   4   3    1   4   0   5.17   23     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 6     45    -     1.03   0.02
D Mohorcic, BS (1), L (1-1)    1     3   1   1    0   1   1   0.87    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 3          3-3    1.32  -0.40
M Williams                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0  10.80    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.55   0.08
S Anderson                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   8.53    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.04
Totals                         8     9   5   4    1   6   1          34     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 9          5-3

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
B Hurst, W (2-0)               6     7   4   4    6   4   0   2.40   30     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1· 7     40    -     1.34  -0.42
W Gardner, S (1)               3     1   0   0    0   7   0   4.50   10     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          2-0    2.63   0.66
Totals                         9     8   4   4    6  11   0          40     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2· 8          2-0

B Hurst faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Hurst (1; L Parrish).

PO: B Hurst (1; D Slaught, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: C Hough (1; J Rice).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 16,870.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

   C Hough              P        B Hurst              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  4-1  123      40%  71% D Evans         D Mohorcic      Home Run; Romero Scores; Rice Scores; Baylor Scores
   t 7   0  5-4  1--     -19%  42% P O'Brien       B Hurst         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Fletcher to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
   t 5   2  1-2  -23     -18%  19% P Incaviglia    B Hurst         Single; Browne Scores; Fletcher Scores; Incaviglia to 2B
   t 5   1  1-0  123     -16%  33% S Fletcher      B Hurst         Single; Brower Scores; Buechele Scores; Browne to 2B
   t 7   1  5-4  -23      14%  66% L Parrish       W Gardner       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Sierra        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  S Fletcher      Strikeout
          ---      53%  P O'Brien       Single
   O      1--      55%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Boggs         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  E Romero        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Dodson        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  D Slaught       Walk
   O      1--      54%  B Brower        Slaught Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
          ---      53%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      55%  S Buechele      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Rice          Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  D Baylor        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      52%  D Evans         Walk
   R      1--      64%  D Henderson     Double to LF; Evans Scores/Adv on E7/unER/No RBI
   O      -2-      60%  M Sullivan      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Hurst facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  J Browne        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      65%  R Sierra        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      66%  S Fletcher      Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Charlie Hough facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  S Owen          Flyball: CF
          ---      67%  W Boggs         Single
   O      1--      64%  E Romero        Strikeout
   O      1--      62%  P Dodson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Hurst facing 3-4-5
          ---      57%  P O'Brien       Walk
          1--      50%  P Incaviglia    Single; O'Brien to 2B
   OO     12-      63%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; O'Brien to 3B
   O      --3      68%  D Slaught       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  J Rice          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      64%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
          ---      67%  D Evans         Triple
   O      --3      63%  D Henderson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Hurst facing 7-8-9
          ---      58%  B Brower        Single
          1--      50%  S Buechele      Single; Brower to 2B
          12-      44%  J Browne        Passed Ball; Brower to 3B; Buechele to 2B
          -23      41%  " "             Walk
   O      123      50%  R Sierra        Strikeout
   RR     123      33%  S Fletcher      Single; Brower Scores; Buechele Scores; Browne to 2B
          12-      28%  P O'Brien       Browne Steals 3B; Fletcher Steals 2B
   O      -23      36%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -23      19%  P Incaviglia    Single; Browne Scores; Fletcher Scores; Incaviglia to 2B
          -2-      18%  L Parrish       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      21%  D Slaught       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Charlie Hough facing 8-9-1
          ---      25%  M Sullivan      Single
   O      1--      21%  S Owen          Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      15%  W Boggs         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bruce Hurst facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      16%  B Brower        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      14%  S Buechele      Double
   O      -2-      16%  J Browne        Groundout: 2B-1B; Buechele to 3B
   O      --3      18%  R Sierra        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
          ---      23%  E Romero        Single
   O      1--      20%  P Dodson        Groundout: P-1B; Romero to 2B
          -2-      23%  J Rice          Hit By Pitch
          12-      31%  D Baylor        Single; Romero to 3B; Rice to 2B
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Charlie Hough pitching
   RRRR   123      71%  D Evans         Home Run; Romero Scores; Rice Scores; Baylor Scores
   O      ---      69%  D Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  M Sullivan      Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Bruce Hurst facing 2-3-4
          ---      61%  S Fletcher      Walk
          1--      42%  P O'Brien       Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Fletcher to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
                  Wes Gardner replaces Bruce Hurst pitching
   O      -23      52%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout
   O      -23      66%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      -23      78%  D Slaught       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dale Mohorcic facing 9-1-2
                  Oddibe McDowell replaces Bob Brower playing CF batting 7th
          ---      81%  S Owen          Single
   O      1--      78%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
          1--      81%  E Romero        Single; Owen to 2B
                  Mitch Williams replaces Dale Mohorcic pitching
   O      12-      77%  P Dodson        Strikeout
   O      12-      73%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Wes Gardner facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  O McDowell      Single
   O      1--      73%  S Buechele      Strikeout
                  Darrell Porter pinch hits for Jerry Browne batting 9th
   O      1--      80%  D Porter        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      86%  R Sierra        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Scott Anderson facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Anderson replaces Mitch Williams pitching; Curtis Wilkerson replaces Darrell Porter playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  D Baylor        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  D Henderson     Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Wes Gardner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  S Fletcher      Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  P O'Brien       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---     100%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

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