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Scores
Standings
MIL
@BAL		7
0
TEX
@BOS		4
5
DET
@KCR		1
2
CLE
@NYY		3
4
MIN
@OAK		5
2
CAL
@SEA		4
0
CHW
@TOR		5
0
CIN
@ATL		3
4
PIT
@CHC		3
1		 
(10)
HOU
@LAD		4
0
NYM
@PHI		4
1
SFG
@SDP		1
0
Wednesday, April 15, 1987, Fenway Park
Attendance: 16,870, Time of Game: 2:52

Rangers
4
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: Bruce Hurst (2-0), L: Dale Mohorcic (1-1), S: Wes Gardner (1)
 Red Sox
5
4-4
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 4½ GB

Texas Rangers

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ruben Sierra RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .147 .395 -.214 1.45 .000 -.214 -1.9 4 0
Scott Fletcher SS 4 1 1 2 1 2 .342 .796 .125 1.84 .232 -.108 1.2 1 1 SB
Pete O'Brien 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .133 .445 .105 1.60 .245 -.140 0.6 6 0
Pete Incaviglia LF 5 0 2 2 0 2 .353 1.068 .085 1.75 .244 -.159 1.4 1 0
Larry Parrish DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .242 .628 -.295 1.67 .005 -.300 -2.2 0 0 GDP,IW
Don Slaught C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .259 .755 -.207 1.66 .026 -.233 -1.7 7 0 CS
Bob Brower CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .556 1.470 .113 1.18 .126 -.013 0.8 3 0
   Oddibe McDowell CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .838 .085 2.17 .085 .000 0.4 0 0
Steve Buechele 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .286 .962 -.007 1.64 .098 -.106 0.4 2 0 2B
Jerry Browne 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .385 1.171 .041 1.40 .085 -.044 0.2 0 1 SB
   Darrell Porter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -.072 2.89 .000 -.072 -0.3 0 0
   Curt Wilkerson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
Charlie Hough P 0 2
   Dale Mohorcic P 0 0
   Mitch Williams P 0 0
   Scott Anderson P 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 6 11 .235 .615 -.241 1.63 1.146 -1.389 -1.1 24 4
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, 2nd base by B Hurst POCS).

Boston Red Sox

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .811 -.091 1.02 .023 -.114 -1.0 0 3 GDP
Ed Romero 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .267 .579 .033 0.97 .077 -.044 0.3 3 3
Pat Dodson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -.103 1.18 .000 -.103 -1.1 10 0
Jim Rice LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .673 -.053 1.19 .035 -.088 -0.8 1 0 HBP
Don Baylor DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .899 .032 1.12 .082 -.050 0.0 0 0
Dwight Evans RF 3 2 2 4 1 0 .346 1.123 .425 1.27 .437 -.012 2.9 1 0 HR,3B
Dave Henderson CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .240 .927 .046 0.80 .111 -.065 0.4 1 0 2B
Marc Sullivan C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .545 .002 0.86 .045 -.043 -0.1 11 1
Spike Owen SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .359 -.035 1.14 .030 -.064 -0.2 0 1
Bruce Hurst P 0 2
   Wes Gardner P 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 9 4 1 6 .281 .792 .256 1.06 .840 -.583 0.5 27 10
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).

Texas Rangers

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Hough 5.1 6 4 3 1 4 0 5.17 23 45 .024 1.03 0.8
Dale Mohorcic, BS (1), L (1-1) 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0.87 6 3 3 -.396 1.32 -2.8
Mitch Williams 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10.80 2 2 0 .079 1.56 1.0
Scott Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.53 3 0 0 .036 0.46 0.6
Team Totals 8 9 5 4 1 6 1 4.50 34 45 5 3 -.257 1.63 -0.5

Boston Red Sox

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bruce Hurst, W (2-0) 6 7 4 4 6 4 0 2.40 30 40 -.419 1.33 -2.1
Wes Gardner, S (1) 3 1 0 0 0 7 0 4.50 10 2 0 .662 2.62 3.2
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 6 11 0 4.00 40 40 2 0 .243 1.06 1.1
B Hurst faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Hough (1; J Rice).
IBB: B Hurst (1; L Parrish).
Pickoffs: B Hurst (1; D Slaught, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 16,870.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Boston Red Sox
1 Ruben Sierra RF 1 Wade Boggs 3B
2 Scott Fletcher SS 2 Ed Romero 2B
3 Pete O'Brien 1B 3 Pat Dodson 1B
4 Pete Incaviglia LF 4 Jim Rice LF
5 Larry Parrish DH 5 Don Baylor DH
6 Don Slaught C 6 Dwight Evans RF
7 Bob Brower CF 7 Dave Henderson CF
8 Steve Buechele 3B 8 Marc Sullivan C
9 Jerry Browne 2B 9 Spike Owen SS
Charlie Hough P Bruce Hurst P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-4 1 123 RRRR BOS D. Evans D. Mohorcic 40% 71% Home Run; Romero Scores; Rice Scores; Baylor Scores
t7 4-5 0 1-- TEX P. O'Brien B. Hurst -19% 42% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Fletcher to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
t5 2-1 2 -23 RR TEX P. Incaviglia B. Hurst -18% 19% Single; Browne Scores; Fletcher Scores; Incaviglia to 2B
t5 0-1 1 123 RR TEX S. Fletcher B. Hurst -16% 33% Single; Brower Scores; Buechele Scores; Browne to 2B
t7 4-5 1 -23 O TEX L. Parrish W. Gardner 14% 66% Strikeout

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, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX R. Sierra B. Hurst 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX S. Fletcher B. Hurst 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- TEX P. O'Brien B. Hurst -1% 53% Single
t1 0-0 2 1-- O TEX P. Incaviglia B. Hurst 2% 55% 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, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs C. Hough -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS E. Romero C. Hough -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS P. Dodson C. Hough -1% 50% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O TEX L. Parrish B. Hurst 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- TEX D. Slaught B. Hurst -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O TEX B. Brower B. Hurst 4% 54% Slaught Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
t2 0-0 2 --- TEX B. Brower B. Hurst -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- O TEX S. Buechele B. Hurst 2% 55% 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, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice C. Hough -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Baylor C. Hough -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 2 --- BOS D. Evans C. Hough 1% 52% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- R BOS D. Henderson C. Hough 11% 64% Double to LF; Evans Scores/Adv on E7/unER/No RBI
b2 1-0 2 -2- O BOS M. Sullivan C. Hough -3% 61% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O TEX J. Browne B. Hurst 3% 63% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O TEX R. Sierra B. Hurst 2% 65% Lineout: 1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O TEX S. Fletcher B. Hurst 1% 66% 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, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O BOS S. Owen C. Hough -2% 64% Flyball: CF
b3 1-0 1 --- BOS W. Boggs C. Hough 2% 67% Single
b3 1-0 1 1-- O BOS E. Romero C. Hough -3% 64% Strikeout
b3 1-0 2 1-- O BOS P. Dodson C. Hough -2% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- TEX P. O'Brien B. Hurst -5% 57% Walk
t4 0-1 0 1-- TEX P. Incaviglia B. Hurst -7% 50% Single; O'Brien to 2B
t4 0-1 0 12- OO TEX L. Parrish B. Hurst 13% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; O'Brien to 3B
t4 0-1 2 --3 O TEX D. Slaught B. Hurst 5% 68% 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, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice C. Hough -2% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1-0 1 --- O BOS D. Baylor C. Hough -2% 64% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 2 --- BOS D. Evans C. Hough 3% 67% Triple
b4 1-0 2 --3 O BOS D. Henderson C. Hough -4% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- TEX B. Brower B. Hurst -5% 58% Single
t5 0-1 0 1-- TEX S. Buechele B. Hurst -8% 50% Single; Brower to 2B
t5 0-1 0 12- TEX J. Browne B. Hurst -6% 44% Passed Ball; Brower to 3B; Buechele to 2B
t5 0-1 0 -23 TEX J. Browne B. Hurst -3% 41% Walk
t5 0-1 0 123 O TEX R. Sierra B. Hurst 9% 50% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 123 RR TEX S. Fletcher B. Hurst -16% 33% Single; Brower Scores; Buechele Scores; Browne to 2B
t5 2-1 1 12- TEX P. O'Brien B. Hurst -5% 28% Browne Steals 3B; Fletcher Steals 2B
t5 2-1 1 -23 O TEX P. O'Brien B. Hurst 8% 36% Strikeout
t5 2-1 2 -23 RR TEX P. Incaviglia B. Hurst -18% 19% Single; Browne Scores; Fletcher Scores; Incaviglia to 2B
t5 4-1 2 -2- TEX L. Parrish B. Hurst -0% 18% Intentional Walk
t5 4-1 2 12- O TEX D. Slaught B. Hurst 3% 21% 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, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 8-9-1
b5 1-4 0 --- BOS M. Sullivan C. Hough 4% 25% Single
b5 1-4 0 1-- O BOS S. Owen C. Hough -4% 21% Flyball: CF
b5 1-4 1 1-- OO BOS W. Boggs C. Hough -6% 15% 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, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 7-8-9
t6 4-1 0 --- O TEX B. Brower B. Hurst 1% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 4-1 1 --- TEX S. Buechele B. Hurst -2% 14% Double
t6 4-1 1 -2- O TEX J. Browne B. Hurst 2% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B; Buechele to 3B
t6 4-1 2 --3 O TEX R. Sierra B. Hurst 2% 18% 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, Rangers' Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
b6 1-4 0 --- BOS E. Romero C. Hough 5% 23% Single
b6 1-4 0 1-- O BOS P. Dodson C. Hough -3% 20% Groundout: P-1B; Romero to 2B
b6 1-4 1 -2- BOS J. Rice C. Hough 4% 23% Hit By Pitch
b6 1-4 1 12- BOS D. Baylor C. Hough 8% 31% Single; Romero to 3B; Rice to 2B
Dale Mohorcic replaces Charlie Hough pitching
b6 1-4 1 123 RRRR BOS D. Evans D. Mohorcic 40% 71% Home Run; Romero Scores; Rice Scores; Baylor Scores
b6 5-4 1 --- O BOS D. Henderson D. Mohorcic -2% 69% Strikeout
b6 5-4 2 --- O BOS M. Sullivan D. Mohorcic -1% 68% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 2-3-4
t7 4-5 0 --- TEX S. Fletcher B. Hurst -7% 61% Walk
t7 4-5 0 1-- TEX P. O'Brien B. Hurst -19% 42% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Fletcher to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
Wes Gardner replaces Bruce Hurst pitching
t7 4-5 0 -23 O TEX P. Incaviglia W. Gardner 10% 52% Strikeout
t7 4-5 1 -23 O TEX L. Parrish W. Gardner 14% 66% Strikeout
t7 4-5 2 -23 O TEX D. Slaught W. Gardner 12% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rangers' Dale Mohorcic facing 9-1-2
Oddibe McDowell replaces Bob Brower playing CF batting 7th
b7 5-4 0 --- BOS S. Owen D. Mohorcic 3% 81% Single
b7 5-4 0 1-- O BOS W. Boggs D. Mohorcic -3% 78% Flyball: LF
b7 5-4 1 1-- BOS E. Romero D. Mohorcic 3% 81% Single; Owen to 2B
Mitch Williams replaces Dale Mohorcic pitching
b7 5-4 1 12- O BOS P. Dodson M. Williams -4% 77% Strikeout
b7 5-4 2 12- O BOS J. Rice M. Williams -4% 73% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 7-8-9
t8 4-5 0 --- TEX O. McDowell W. Gardner -9% 65% Single
t8 4-5 0 1-- O TEX S. Buechele W. Gardner 8% 73% Strikeout
Darrell Porter pinch hits for Jerry Browne (2B) batting 9th
t8 4-5 1 1-- O TEX D. Porter W. Gardner 7% 80% Flyball: LF
t8 4-5 2 1-- O TEX R. Sierra W. Gardner 6% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rangers' Scott Anderson facing 5-6-7
Scott Anderson replaces Mitch Williams pitching
Curt Wilkerson replaces Darrell Porter (PH) playing 2B batting 9th
b8 5-4 0 --- O BOS D. Baylor S. Anderson -2% 84% Flyball: RF
b8 5-4 1 --- O BOS D. Evans S. Anderson -1% 83% Flyball: RF
b8 5-4 2 --- O BOS D. Henderson S. Anderson -1% 82% Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 2-3-4
t9 4-5 0 --- O TEX S. Fletcher W. Gardner 8% 90% Strikeout
t9 4-5 1 --- O TEX P. O'Brien W. Gardner 6% 96% Lineout: 1B
t9 4-5 2 --- O TEX P. Incaviglia W. Gardner 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

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