August 2, 1988 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
CLE 2 BOS 7
TEX 2 CHW 7
OAK 5 DET 1
@KCR 0 MIL 11
NYY 5 CAL 10
@SEA 2 TOR 11
MIN 1 LAD 2
CIN 0 NYM 3
CHC 1 PIT 3
MON 2
(10) SDP 4
ATL 1 HOU 13
@SFG 10 PHI 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,462

Tuesday, August 2, 1988, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:33

Rangers

46-58

Lost 3

5th, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  7  0
Red Sox         4  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    7 13  1

W: W Gardner (5-1), L: J Russell (8-4)

Red Sox

61-43

Won 6

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .621   10    2   0   
S Fletcher SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .684   19    3   3   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .788   10    7   2   GDP
R Sierra RF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .239  .700   17    2   0   2B
P Incaviglia LF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .817   16    2   0   
G Petralli DH                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .805   10    0   0   GDP
S Buechele 3B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .265  .790   17    3   2   HR
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .664   16    2   0   
  J Steels PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .401    3    0   0   
C Wilkerson 2B                3   0   0   0    1   2  .312  .762   19    2   3   

J Russell P                                                              0   0
  G Hoffman P                                                            1   0
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   1
Totals                       32   2   7   1    4   6              137   24  11

BATTING

2B: R Sierra (19, off W Gardner).

HR: S Buechele (12, off W Gardner; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

TB: S Buechele 5; R Sierra 3; P O'Brien; G Petralli; O McDowell.

GIDP: P O'Brien (11); G Petralli (9).

RBI: S Buechele (36).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

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

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .359  .946   18    0   2   IW
M Barrett 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .689   14    2   5   GDP
D Evans RF                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .309  .838   16    2   0   2B
  K Romine RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .567         0   0   
M Greenwell LF                4   1   1   4    0   0  .340 1.007   12    3   0   HR
E Burks CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .931   14    2   0   
T Benzinger 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .771   15    8   2   
J Rice DH                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .731   10    0   0   
J Reed SS                     4   2   3   0    0   0  .323  .826   14    1   1   2B
R Gedman C                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .224  .576   13    7   0   

W Gardner P                                                              0   0
  D Lamp P                                                               2   1
Totals                       36   7  13   7    2   2              126   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Reed (11, off D Mohorcic); D Evans (23, off G Hoffman).

HR: M Greenwell (18, off J Russell; 1st inn, 3 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: W Boggs (13, by D Mohorcic).

TB: J Reed 4; M Greenwell 4; D Evans 3; W Boggs 2; R Gedman 2; M Barrett; J Rice; E Burks.

GIDP: M Barrett (9).

RBI: M Greenwell 4 (88); W Boggs 2 (42); D Evans (71).

2-out RBI: W Boggs 2; D Evans.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Barrett-J Reed-T Benzinger; M Barrett-T Benzinger.

E: W Boggs (10).

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
J Russell, L (8-4)             2.2   9   7   7    1   1   1   3.86   18   62-42   26· 0·16    5· 5· 6· 0     12    -     0.66  -0.33
G Hoffman                      4     3   0   0    0   1   0   0.77   15   49-31   17· 2·12    5· 4· 5· 0          3-2    0.16  -0.04
D Mohorcic                     1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.03    5   15-9     6· 2· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    13   7   7    2   2   1          38  126-82   49· 4·29   14· 9·11· 0          4-2

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
W Gardner, W (5-1)             7     3   1   1    4   4   1   3.22   26  105-55   32· 3·20    7·10· 1· 0     67    -     0.49   0.13
D Lamp                         2     4   1   1    0   2   0   3.36   10   32-21   10· 3· 8    6· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   6   1          36  137-76   42· 6·28   13·11· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Mohorcic (4; W Boggs).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 35,462.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 87° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Boston Red Sox                       
1. O McDowell           CF    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. P O'Brien            1B    3. D Evans              RF 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. M Greenwell          LF 
5. P Incaviglia         LF    5. E Burks              CF 
6. G Petralli           DH    6. T Benzinger          1B 
7. S Buechele           3B    7. J Rice               DH 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. J Reed               SS 
9. C Wilkerson          2B    9. R Gedman             C  

   J Russell            P        W Gardner            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  123  2   16%  86% M Greenwell     J Russell       Home Run (Line Drive); Boggs Scores; Barrett Scores; Evans Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  7    7%  71% D Evans         J Russell       Walk; Boggs to 3B; Barrett to 2B
   b 3   2  1-5  123  2    6%  96% W Boggs         G Hoffman       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Rice Scores; Reed Scores; Gedman to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  2    5%  64% M Barrett       J Russell       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Boggs to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  1    5%  55% P O'Brien       W Gardner       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Wes Gardner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  O McDowell      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   50%  S Fletcher      Walk
   OO     1--  1   55%  P O'Brien       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Russell facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   58%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   64%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Boggs to 2B
          12-  7   71%  D Evans         Walk; Boggs to 3B; Barrett to 2B
   RRRR   123  2   86%  M Greenwell     Home Run (Line Drive); Boggs Scores; Barrett Scores; Evans Scores
   O      ---  1   85%  E Burks         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   85%  T Benzinger     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   84%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Wes Gardner facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   81%  R Sierra        Walk
   O      1--  4   84%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  1   88%  G Petralli      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Russell facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   89%  J Reed          Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  3   91%  R Gedman        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Reed to 2B
   O      12-  3   89%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   88%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF; Reed to 3B
   R      1-3  3   92%  D Evans         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Reed Scores; Gedman to 2B
   O      12-  4   91%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Wes Gardner facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  5   86%  S Buechele      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   88%  J Sundberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   89%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jeff Russell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   89%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   88%  T Benzinger     Flyball: LF
          ---  2   89%  J Rice          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   89%  J Reed          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Rice to 2B
          12-  2   90%  R Gedman        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Rice to 3B; Reed to 2B
                  Guy Hoffman replaces Jeff Russell pitching
   RR     123  2   96%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Rice Scores; Reed Scores; Gedman to 3B
   O      1-3  3   95%  M Barrett       Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Wes Gardner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   96%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   95%  P O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   92%  R Sierra        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); O'Brien to 3B
   O      -23  5   95%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   97%  G Petralli      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Guy Hoffman facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   98%  D Evans         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   97%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 1B-P; Evans to 3B
   O      --3  3   97%  E Burks         Lineout: 3B
   O      --3  6   96%  T Benzinger     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Wes Gardner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   97%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   98%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
          ---  7   97%  C Wilkerson     Walk
   O      1--  1   98%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Guy Hoffman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   98%  J Rice          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  J Reed          Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  4   97%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Wes Gardner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   98%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   99%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Guy Hoffman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   99%  W Boggs         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   98%  M Barrett       Flyball: SS
   O      ---  1   98%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Wes Gardner facing 5-6-7
                  Kevin Romine replaces Dwight Evans playing RF batting 3rd
          ---  6   97%  P Incaviglia    Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  G Petralli      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   99%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   99%  J Sundberg      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Guy Hoffman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   99%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF
          ---  7   99%  E Burks         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   99%  T Benzinger     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Guy Hoffman pitching
   O      1--  2   99%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Dennis Lamp facing 9-1-2
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Wes Gardner pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   99%  O McDowell      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6  100%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B; McDowell to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dale Mohorcic facing 8-9-1
          ---  2  100%  J Reed          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4  100%  R Gedman        Groundout: P-1B
          -2-  4  100%  W Boggs         Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  3  100%  M Barrett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Dennis Lamp facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   99%  R Sierra        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1  100%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: P-1B; Sierra to 2B
   R      -2-  2   99%  G Petralli      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sierra Scores/Adv on E5 (throw); Petralli to 2B
          -2-  7   98%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Petralli to 3B
                  Jim Steels pinch hits for Jim Sundberg batting 8th
   O      1-3  3  100%  J Steels        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3  100%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B-P
        1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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