May 1, 1998 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
CHW 1 BAL 6
MIN 3 BOS 5
TEX 3 CLE 7
TBD 5 NYY 2
@KCR 1 OAK 5
TOR 2 DET 17
@SEA 3 ATL 6
SFG 2 CHC 6
STL 5 FLA 6
SDP 5
(11) MIL 5
CIN 2 MON 7
ARI 4 HOU 12
@PHI 5 PIT 5
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 24,169

Friday, May 1, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:37

Rangers

18-9

Lost 2

1st

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

W: J Wasdin (3-0), L: A Sele (5-1), S: T Gordon (10)

Red Sox

19-8

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .387  .892   26    2   0   SB
M McLemore 2B                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .356  .909   19    2   4   GDP
R Greer LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .677   17    0   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .339  .959   16    3   0   
W Clark 1B                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .337  .943   20    7   1   
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .455 1.221   17    9   1   2·2B
L Stevens DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .871   20    0   0   
K Elster SS                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .236  .715   16    0   0   
L Alicea 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .706   13    1   2   

A Sele P                                                                 0   0
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   3   7   3    3   4              164   24   8

BATTING

2B: I Rodriguez 2 (14, off D Eckersley, off B Saberhagen).

TB: I Rodriguez 5; T Goodwin 2; W Clark; K Elster.

GIDP: M McLemore (6).

RBI: W Clark 2 (17); K Elster (12).

2-out RBI: W Clark 2; K Elster.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Alicea-M McLemore-W Clark; W Clark-I Rodriguez.

E: K Elster (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Goodwin (13, 2nd base off J Corsi/S Hatteberg).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .854   13    3   4   GDP
J Valentin 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .264  .762   13    0   3   
M Vaughn 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   2  .364 1.062   19   15   1   
R Jefferson DH                3   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .816    8    0   0   
  J Leyritz PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .358 1.132    1    0   0   
T O'Leary LF                  3   2   2   2    0   0  .289  .906   19    0   0   HR,HBP
S Hatteberg C                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .290  .840   11    4   0   
D Bragg RF                    4   1   2   3    0   1  .311 1.009   12    0   0   HR,GDP
D Lewis CF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .726   10    3   0   
M Lemke 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .367    4    2   4   

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   0
  D Lowe P                                                               0   0
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   0
  J Corsi P                                                              0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   5   9   5    1   8              110   27  12

BATTING

HR: T O'Leary (6, off A Sele; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out); D Bragg (3, off A Sele; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: T O'Leary (1, by A Sele).

TB: D Bragg 5; T O'Leary 5; M Vaughn; J Leyritz; J Valentin; M Lemke; S Hatteberg.

GIDP: N Garciaparra (2); D Bragg (6).

RBI: D Bragg 3 (12); T O'Leary 2 (14).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Vaughn-N Garciaparra-M Vaughn.

E: N Garciaparra (6).

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
A Sele, L (5-1)                7     6   5   5    1   8   2   2.72   29   99-61   26· 9·26    8· 7· 4· 0     52    -     0.89  -0.19
E Gunderson                    1     3   0   0    0   0   0   0.75    5   11-10    7· 0· 3    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.43   0.02
Totals                         8     9   5   5    1   8   2          34  110-71   33· 9·29   10· 8· 6· 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 Saberhagen                   3     4   3   3    1   1   0   2.77   15   68-40   25· 8· 7    6· 4· 3· 0     39    -     1.26  -0.14
D Lowe                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.60    3    8-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.80   0.06
J Wasdin, W (3-0)              2     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.55    7   27-21   13· 4· 4    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.13   0.15
J Corsi, H (5)                 1     0   0   0    2   1   0   4.30    5   26-12    4· 2· 6    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.78   0.08
D Eckersley, H (3)             0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0  11.42    3   16-12    8· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.04
T Gordon, S (10)               1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.20    4   14-10    4· 2· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.27   0.13
Totals                         9     7   3   3    3   4   0          37  159-100  58·17·25   18· 7· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: T Gordon (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: A Sele (3; T O'Leary).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 24,169.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 17mph out to Centerfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Boston Red Sox                       
1. T Goodwin            CF    1. N Garciaparra        SS 
2. M McLemore           2B    2. J Valentin           3B 
3. R Greer              LF    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. R Jefferson          DH 
5. W Clark              1B    5. T O'Leary            LF 
6. I Rodriguez          C     6. S Hatteberg          C  
7. L Stevens            DH    7. D Bragg              RF 
8. K Elster             SS    8. D Lewis              CF 
9. L Alicea             3B    9. M Lemke              2B 

   A Sele               P        B Saberhagen         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  3-3  1--  4   24%  82% T O'Leary       A Sele          Home Run (Fly Ball); Vaughn Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  12-  5   23%  72% D Bragg         A Sele          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O'Leary Scores; Hatteberg Scores
   t 3   2  3-1  -23  4  -16%  53% W Clark         B Saberhagen    Single to CF (Fly Ball); Goodwin Scores; McLemore Scores
   t 5   0  3-3  1--  2   10%  55% M McLemore      J Wasdin        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  4   -9%  43% K Elster        B Saberhagen    Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Rodriguez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  T Goodwin       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   48%  M McLemore      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Goodwin to 2B
   O      -2-  1   51%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Goodwin to 3B
   O      --3  4   55%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   51%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   50%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   52%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   48%  I Rodriguez     Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   52%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   43%  K Elster        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Rodriguez Scores
   O      1--  6   45%  L Alicea        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   43%  R Jefferson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  7   45%  T O'Leary       Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   49%  S Hatteberg     Single to CF (Line Drive); O'Leary to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   72%  D Bragg         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O'Leary Scores; Hatteberg Scores
   O      ---  3   71%  D Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   72%  M Lemke         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   70%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   66%  T Goodwin       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   60%  M McLemore      Walk; Goodwin to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-1B; Goodwin to 3B; McLemore to 2B
   O      -23  2   69%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   RR     -23  4   53%  W Clark         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Goodwin Scores; McLemore Scores
   O      1--  6   56%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Aaron Sele facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   60%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   56%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   53%  R Jefferson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  T O'Leary       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
                  Derek Lowe replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
   O      ---  5   53%  L Stevens       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   55%  K Elster        Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   56%  L Alicea        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Aaron Sele facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   51%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  D Lewis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, John Wasdin facing 1-2-3
                  John Wasdin replaces Derek Lowe pitching
          ---  3   45%  T Goodwin       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  2   55%  M McLemore      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   57%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Aaron Sele facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  M Lemke         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  6   52%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   50%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, John Wasdin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   54%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   56%  W Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   54%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   58%  L Stevens       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Aaron Sele facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   63%  M Vaughn        Walk
   O      1--  4   58%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  4   82%  T O'Leary       Home Run (Fly Ball); Vaughn Scores
   O      ---  5   81%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   82%  D Bragg         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   80%  D Lewis         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Jim Corsi facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Corsi replaces John Wasdin pitching
          ---  6   74%  K Elster        Walk
   O      1--  5   80%  L Alicea        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  7   84%  T Goodwin       Groundout: SS-1B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      83%  M McLemore      Goodwin Steals 2B
          -2-  4   81%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   88%  R Greer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Aaron Sele facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   89%  M Lemke         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   86%  N Garciaparra   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   85%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Jim Corsi pitching
   O      ---  4   89%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   92%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   89%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Tom Gordon replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
          -2-      88%  L Stevens       Wild Pitch; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      --3  6   93%  " "             Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Eric Gunderson facing 3-4-5
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Aaron Sele pitching
          ---  2   94%  M Vaughn        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson batting 4th
          1--  1   96%  J Leyritz       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Vaughn to 2B
          12-  5   97%  T O'Leary       Single to CF (Line Drive); Vaughn to 3B; Leyritz to 2B
   O      123  2   96%  S Hatteberg     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   OO     123  1   92%  D Bragg         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   96%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  L Alicea        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3  100%  T Goodwin       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 5.

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