August 3, 1988 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,380

Wednesday, August 3, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:04

Rangers

46-59

Lost 4

5th, 18½ GB

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

W: D Lamp (6-3), L: B Witt (3-7), S: L Smith (18)

Red Sox

62-43

Won 7

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .229  .621   16    2   0   
S Fletcher SS                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .278  .678   10    0   3   HBP
R Sierra RF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .691   20    1   0   
P Incaviglia LF               4   1   2   1    1   1  .257  .822   17    1   0   SB
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   2   1    1   2  .293  .794   24   11   0   2B
S Buechele 3B                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .264  .790   13    1   2   
B Brower DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .584    8    0   0   CS
  G Petralli PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .800    5    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .656   17    6   0   
J Kunkel 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .672   13    2   4   
  C Wilkerson 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .762    2    0   2   SH

B Witt P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       34   4   7   2    5   5              145   24  12

BATTING

2B: P O'Brien (19, off B Hurst).

SH: C Wilkerson (2, off D Lamp).

HBP: S Fletcher (5, by B Stanley).

TB: P O'Brien 3; P Incaviglia 2; J Kunkel; O McDowell; J Sundberg.

RBI: P O'Brien (42); P Incaviglia (43).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Fletcher-J Kunkel-P O'Brien.

PB: J Sundberg (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Incaviglia (5, 2nd base off B Hurst/R Gedman).

CS: B Brower (3, 2nd base by B Hurst/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   2   3   0    0   1  .363  .959   14    2   3   3B,2B
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .293  .689    9    6   0   SH
D Evans RF                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .309  .835   15    1   0   
M Greenwell LF                1   0   0   0    3   0  .339 1.007   17    2   0   
E Burks CF                    3   2   0   0    1   1  .320  .925   14    4   0   SB,GDP
T Benzinger 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .757   14    5   0   
J Rice DH                     3   1   1   2    1   0  .276  .741   21    0   0   HR,IW
  S Owen PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .725         0   0   
J Reed SS                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .323  .826   16    1   2   
R Gedman C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .562   13    6   1   

B Hurst P                                                                0   1
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
  T Bolton P                                                             0   0
  D Lamp P                                                               0   1
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   5   7   5    6   6              133   27   8

BATTING

2B: W Boggs (30, off B Witt).

3B: W Boggs (5, off B Witt).

HR: J Rice (7, off B Witt; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: M Barrett (13, off B Witt).

IBB: J Rice (1, by B Witt).

TB: W Boggs 6; J Rice 4; M Barrett; J Reed; D Evans.

GIDP: E Burks (5).

RBI: J Rice 2 (49); M Barrett (47); J Reed (19); D Evans (72).

2-out RBI: J Rice 2; J Reed.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Gedman (3); B Stanley (); T Benzinger (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Burks (16, 2nd base off B Witt/J Sundberg).

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
B Witt, L (3-7)                8     7   5   5    6   6   1   4.65   36  128-68   38·13·17   13· 9· 2· 0     48    -     1.29  -0.45
Totals                         8     7   5   5    6   6   1          36  128-68   38·13·17   13· 9· 2· 0           -

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                        6.1   5   3   2    4   3   0   4.48   28   96-54   31· 8·15    8· 8· 5· 0     52    -     1.10   0.13
B Stanley, BS (2)              0     1   1   0    0   0   0   2.95    3   12-7     6· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-2    3.45  -0.45
T Bolton                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.65    1    4-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.10   0.05
D Lamp, W (6-3)                1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.29    6   17-9     6· 1· 2    2· 3· 0· 0          2-0    2.49   0.16
L Smith, S (18)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.64    3   12-8     5· 3· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     7   4   2    5   5   0          41  141-81   48·14·19   12·13· 5· 0          6-2

B Stanley faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Witt (1; J Rice).

HBP: B Stanley (4; S Fletcher).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 34,380.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 92° 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. R Sierra             RF    3. D Evans              RF 
4. P Incaviglia         LF    4. M Greenwell          LF 
5. P O'Brien            1B    5. E Burks              CF 
6. S Buechele           3B    6. T Benzinger          1B 
7. B Brower             DH    7. J Rice               DH 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. J Reed               SS 
9. J Kunkel             2B    9. R Gedman             C  

   B Witt               P        B Hurst              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-4  12-  6   27%  86% J Reed          B Witt          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Burks Scores; Rice to 2B
   t 7   1  3-1  123  6  -27%  38% R Sierra        B Stanley       Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Kunkel Scores/No RBI/unER; McDowell Scores/No RBI; Fletcher to 3B; Sierra to 1B
   b 4   2  1-0  -2-  3   24%  65% J Rice          B Witt          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Burks Scores
   b 7   1  4-3  ---  3   15%  47% W Boggs         B Witt          Triple to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   t 7   1  3-3  1-3  2  -11%  27% P Incaviglia    B Stanley       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS); Fletcher Scores/unER; Sierra to 2B

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      ---  2   52%  O McDowell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   54%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  R Sierra        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  W Boggs         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   55%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   52%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   54%  M Greenwell     Walk; Boggs to 2B
          12-      56%  E Burks         Passed Ball; Boggs to 3B; Greenwell to 2B
   O      -23  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   46%  P Incaviglia    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      41%  P O'Brien       Incaviglia Steals 2B; Incaviglia to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3  3   34%  " "             Double to RF (Ground Ball); Incaviglia Scores
   O      -2-  2   38%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  3   34%  B Brower        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to P); O'Brien to 3B; Brower to 1B
   O      1-3      41%  J Sundberg      Brower Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      --3  4   44%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   42%  T Benzinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   40%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   39%  J Reed          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Hurst facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   41%  J Kunkel        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   43%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   44%  S Fletcher      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   41%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   39%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   40%  M Barrett       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  5   38%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Hurst facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   40%  R Sierra        Flyball: SS
          ---  6   38%  P Incaviglia    Walk
          1--  5   34%  P O'Brien       Single to P (Line Drive); Incaviglia to 2B
   O      12-  1   38%  S Buechele      Lineout: 3B
   O      12-  2   43%  B Brower        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   48%  M Greenwell     Walk
   O      1--  2   43%  E Burks         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   41%  T Benzinger     Groundout: 2B-1B; Burks to 2B
   RR     -2-  3   65%  J Rice          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Burks Scores
          ---  6   66%  J Reed          Walk
   O      1--  4   64%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Hurst facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   67%  J Sundberg      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  4   69%  J Kunkel        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   68%  O McDowell      Walk
   O      1--  1   71%  S Fletcher      Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   77%  W Boggs         Double to CF (Pop Fly to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   76%  M Barrett       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Boggs to 3B
   R      --3  1   81%  D Evans         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Boggs Scores
          1--  5   84%  M Greenwell     Walk; Evans to 2B
   OO     12-  1   78%  E Burks         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Hurst facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   81%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   83%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   82%  P O'Brien       Walk
          1--  6   79%  S Buechele      Walk; O'Brien to 2B
   O      12-  3   85%  B Brower        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   83%  T Benzinger     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   82%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   82%  J Reed          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Hurst facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   85%  J Sundberg      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   81%  J Kunkel        Single to CF (Pop Fly)
          1--  3   72%  O McDowell      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Kunkel to 3B
                  Bob Stanley replaces Bruce Hurst pitching
          1-3  4   65%  S Fletcher      Hit By Pitch; McDowell to 2B
   RR     123  6   38%  R Sierra        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Kunkel Scores/No RBI/unER; McDowell Scores/No RBI; Fletcher to 3B; Sierra to 1B
   R      1-3  2   27%  P Incaviglia    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS); Fletcher Scores/unER; Sierra to 2B
                  Tom Bolton replaces Bob Stanley pitching
   O      12-  4   32%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Tom Bolton pitching
          12-  4   29%  S Buechele      Walk; Sierra to 3B; Incaviglia to 2B
                  Geno Petralli pinch hits for Bob Brower batting 7th
   O      123  5   36%  G Petralli      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
                  Curtis Wilkerson replaces Jeff Kunkel playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  1   31%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   47%  W Boggs         Triple to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   RO     --3  2   52%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B; Boggs Scores
   O      ---  3   50%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Dennis Lamp facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   43%  J Sundberg      Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   46%  C Wilkerson     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 2B
   O      -2-  3   53%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   61%  S Fletcher      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   56%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   61%  E Burks         Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  T Benzinger     Strikeout Swinging
          1--      58%  J Rice          Burks Steals 2B
          -2-  5   59%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      12-  6   86%  J Reed          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Burks Scores; Rice to 2B
                  Spike Owen pinch runs for Jim Rice batting 7th
   O      12-  4   84%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Lee Smith facing 3-4-5
                  Lee Smith replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
   O      ---  3   91%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   96%  P Incaviglia    Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  6  100%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

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