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5
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7		 
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6
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5
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@KCR		12
6
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@OAK		7
0
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4
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4
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4		 
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7
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5
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5		 
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3
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1
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@PIT		5
4
Saturday, May 2, 1998 1:06, Fenway Park
Attendance: 25,827, Time of Game: 2:53

Rangers
7
19-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  3  1   0  0  1   1  1  0    7 11  1
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  1  0   2  1  0    6 12  0
W: Rick Helling (6-0), L: Brian Rose (1-2), S: John Wetteland (7)
 Red Sox
6
19-9
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB

Texas Rangers

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Goodwin CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .367 .850 22 16 -.090 0.69 .000 -.090 -1.2 1 0
Mark McLemore 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .352 .899 14 9 .012 0.61 .050 -.038 0.1 1 2 SB
Rusty Greer LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .252 .686 21 13 .038 0.86 .129 -.090 0.4 1 0 2B,CS
Juan Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .336 .943 14 11 -.047 1.10 .039 -.085 -0.6 1 0
Will Clark 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .347 .958 15 8 -.036 0.96 .050 -.086 -0.3 7 0 GDP
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .456 1.242 9 7 .078 1.04 .150 -.072 0.3 9 0 HR
Lee Stevens DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 .253 .864 7 4 -.004 0.64 .026 -.030 -0.1 0 0
   Mike Simms PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .474 1.160 5 3 .124 1.87 .124 .000 1.0 0 0
Kevin Elster SS 4 2 2 4 0 1 .247 .790 13 10 .282 1.01 .326 -.044 2.9 3 3 2·HR
Fernando Tatis 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .441 14 10 -.053 0.49 .000 -.053 -0.8 3 2
Rick Helling P 1 0
   Danny Patterson P 0 1
   Tim Crabtree P 0 0
   John Wetteland P 0 0
Team Totals 36 7 11 7 3 4 .306 .942 134 91 .304 0.83 .894 -.588 1.8 27 8
2B: R Greer (2, off B Rose).
HR: K Elster 2 (4, 1 off D Eckersley, 1 off B Rose; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); I Rodriguez (5, off B Rose; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: K Elster 8; I Rodriguez 5; R Greer 2; W Clark 2; M Simms; L Stevens; J Gonzalez; M McLemore.
GIDP: W Clark (4).
RBI: K Elster 4 (16); I Rodriguez (22); M Simms (8); R Greer (19).
2-out RBI: K Elster 3; M Simms; I Rodriguez.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. M McLemore-K Elster-W Clark.
E: F Tatis (4).
Baserunning
SB: M McLemore (7, 2nd base off B Rose/S Hatteberg).
CS: R Greer (3, 2nd base by D Lowe/S Hatteberg).

Boston Red Sox

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nomar Garciaparra SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 .307 .852 16 11 -.102 1.74 .085 -.187 -0.4 3 2
John Valentin 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .263 .758 23 11 -.025 1.88 .104 -.129 -0.0 1 1
Mo Vaughn 1B 5 2 1 2 0 3 .357 1.061 23 15 -.131 2.27 .154 -.286 -0.2 6 2 HR
Reggie Jefferson DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 .302 .835 20 9 .131 2.34 .241 -.110 1.5 0 0
Troy O'Leary LF 5 0 2 2 0 1 .294 .910 12 7 .125 2.59 .316 -.192 1.1 3 0 2B
Scott Hatteberg C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .803 9 7 -.166 1.97 .010 -.177 -1.0 5 1 HBP
Darren Bragg RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .292 .951 20 13 -.401 2.12 .000 -.401 -2.5 2 0 GDP
Darren Lewis CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .282 .748 12 7 .059 0.78 .072 -.012 0.4 2 0
   Midre Cummings PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .280 .933 6 4 .109 1.83 .109 .000 0.6 0 0 2B
   Mike Benjamin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .753 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
Mark Lemke 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .140 .411 5 4 .075 1.45 .141 -.065 0.6 3 2 2B
   Jim Leyritz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .352 1.113 1 1 .132 2.74 .132 .000 0.8 0 0
   Damon Buford PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .838 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 1 0
Brian Rose P 1 0
   Dennis Eckersley P 0 0
   Derek Lowe P 0 0
   Brian Shouse P 0 1
Team Totals 39 6 12 5 2 9 .308 .819 147 89 -.194 1.99 1.364 -1.559 0.8 27 9
2B: M Cummings (2, off T Crabtree); T O'Leary (7, off D Patterson); M Lemke (2, off R Helling).
HR: M Vaughn (8, off R Helling; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
HBP: S Hatteberg (2, by D Patterson).
TB: M Vaughn 4; T O'Leary 3; M Lemke 2; D Lewis 2; R Jefferson 2; M Cummings 2; N Garciaparra 2; J Valentin.
GIDP: D Bragg (7).
RBI: M Vaughn 2 (23); T O'Leary 2 (16); R Jefferson (10).
2-out RBI: R Jefferson.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Vaughn-N Garciaparra; S Hatteberg-M Lemke.

Texas Rangers

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Helling, W (6-0) 6 8 4 4 2 6 1 2.93 28 89 56 36 7 13 7 13 5 0 44 .035 1.48 0.1
Danny Patterson, H (4) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.42 6 23 11 6 1 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 -.074 3.26 -1.0
Tim Crabtree 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.55 2 7 5 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -.241 2.29 -1.4
John Wetteland, S (7) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.84 6 28 17 10 6 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 .474 3.02 1.6
Team Totals 9 12 6 5 2 9 1 5.00 42 147 89 57 14 18 11 19 10 0 44 2 1 .194 0.83 -0.8
R Helling faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
T Crabtree faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Boston Red Sox

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brian Rose, L (1-2) 6 7 5 5 1 3 2 6.07 25 84 61 42 5 14 7 14 4 0 40 -.213 0.84 -1.5
Dennis Eckersley 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 11.17 4 8 7 4 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 -.055 0.41 -0.4
Derek Lowe 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.86 4 13 5 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .011 1.00 0.1
Brian Shouse 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.40 6 29 18 12 1 5 1 4 2 0 2 1 -.049 0.91 0.1
Team Totals 9 11 7 7 3 4 3 7.00 39 134 91 62 7 22 9 23 7 0 40 2 1 -.306 1.99 -1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Patterson (1; S Hatteberg).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 25,827.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 57° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 5-6 1 123 5,(3-1)  OO BOS D. Bragg D. Patterson 30% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b7 3-6 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR BOS T. O'Leary D. Patterson -27% 44% Double to RF (Line Drive); Valentin Scores; Vaughn Scores; Jefferson to 3B
t2 0-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  RRR TEX K. Elster B. Rose 25% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Clark Scores; Stevens Scores
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS M. Vaughn R. Helling -15% 29% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Garciaparra Scores
b5 2-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Lemke R. Helling -14% 50% Double to RF (Line Drive); Lewis to 3B

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' Brian Rose facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX T. Goodwin B. Rose -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX M. McLemore B. Rose -2% 46% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX R. Greer B. Rose -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS N. Garciaparra R. Helling -3% 42% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Valentin R. Helling 3% 45% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS M. Vaughn R. Helling -15% 29% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Garciaparra Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS R. Jefferson R. Helling 1% 31% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary R. Helling 1% 31% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez B. Rose -2% 29% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX W. Clark B. Rose 3% 32% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez B. Rose -3% 29% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-2 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  TEX L. Stevens B. Rose 3% 31% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Clark to 3B
t2 0-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  RRR TEX K. Elster B. Rose 25% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Clark Scores; Stevens Scores
t2 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX F. Tatis B. Rose -1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 6-7-8
b2 2-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg R. Helling 3% 57% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b2 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Bragg R. Helling 2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis R. Helling 1% 60% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 1-2-3
t3 3-2 0 --- 7,(1-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin B. Rose -2% 58% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
t3 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. McLemore B. Rose 2% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t3 3-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Greer B. Rose 2% 62% McLemore Steals 2B
t3 3-2 1 -2- 8,(2-2)  R TEX R. Greer B. Rose 9% 71% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); McLemore Scores
t3 4-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez B. Rose -3% 69% Flyball: CF; Greer to 3B
t3 4-2 2 --3 5,(3-1)  TEX W. Clark B. Rose 1% 70% Walk
t3 4-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez B. Rose -4% 65% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 9-1-2
b3 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Lemke R. Helling 3% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra R. Helling 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 2-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Valentin R. Helling 1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 7-8-9
t4 4-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX L. Stevens B. Rose -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t4 4-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX K. Elster B. Rose -1% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX F. Tatis B. Rose -1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 3-4-5
b4 2-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn R. Helling 3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS R. Jefferson R. Helling -3% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b4 2-4 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  BOS T. O'Leary R. Helling -5% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive); Jefferson to 2B
b4 2-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg R. Helling 6% 68% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 2-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Bragg R. Helling 6% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 1-2-3
t5 4-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin B. Rose -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX M. McLemore B. Rose -1% 70% Flyball: LF
t5 4-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX R. Greer B. Rose -1% 69% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 8-9-1
b5 2-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS D. Lewis R. Helling -5% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 2-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Lemke R. Helling -14% 50% Double to RF (Line Drive); Lewis to 3B
b5 2-4 0 -23 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra R. Helling 8% 57% Lineout: P (P's Left)
b5 2-4 1 -23 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Valentin R. Helling -2% 55% Walk
b5 2-4 1 123 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn R. Helling 10% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-4 2 123 4,(3-0)  R BOS R. Jefferson R. Helling -12% 54% Walk; Lewis Scores; Lemke to 3B; Valentin to 2B
b5 3-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary R. Helling 11% 65% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Brian Rose facing 4-5-6
t6 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  TEX J. Gonzalez B. Rose 4% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t6 4-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO TEX W. Clark B. Rose -9% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
t6 4-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R TEX I. Rodriguez B. Rose 13% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t6 5-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX L. Stevens B. Rose -1% 72% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 6-7-8
b6 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS S. Hatteberg R. Helling 4% 76% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b6 3-5 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS D. Bragg R. Helling 3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS D. Lewis R. Helling -2% 76% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 3-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Lemke R. Helling 4% 80% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
Dennis Eckersley replaces Brian Rose pitching
t7 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX K. Elster D. Eckersley 8% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t7 6-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX F. Tatis D. Eckersley -1% 87% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t7 6-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX T. Goodwin D. Eckersley -1% 86% Flyball: LF
t7 6-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX M. McLemore D. Eckersley -1% 85% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 1-2-3
b7 3-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS N. Garciaparra R. Helling -5% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
Danny Patterson replaces Rick Helling pitching
b7 3-6 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Valentin D. Patterson -8% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Garciaparra to 2B
b7 3-6 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn D. Patterson 8% 80% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (P's Right); Valentin to 2B
b7 3-6 1 12- 4,(1-2)  BOS R. Jefferson D. Patterson -9% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Valentin to 3B; Vaughn to 2B
b7 3-6 1 123 1,(0-0)  RR BOS T. O'Leary D. Patterson -27% 44% Double to RF (Line Drive); Valentin Scores; Vaughn Scores; Jefferson to 3B
b7 5-6 1 -23 2,(1-0)  BOS S. Hatteberg D. Patterson -1% 43% Hit By Pitch
b7 5-6 1 123 5,(3-1)  OO BOS D. Bragg D. Patterson 30% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 3-4-5
Derek Lowe replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
t8 6-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX R. Greer D. Lowe 4% 77% Walk
t8 6-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO TEX J. Gonzalez D. Lowe -8% 68% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Greer Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 6-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX W. Clark D. Lowe 1% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t8 6-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX I. Rodriguez D. Lowe 2% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Clark to 2B
Brian Shouse replaces Derek Lowe pitching
Mike Simms pinch hits for Lee Stevens (DH) batting 7th
t8 6-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R TEX M. Simms B. Shouse 12% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
t8 7-5 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O TEX K. Elster B. Shouse -3% 81% Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Rangers' Tim Crabtree facing 8-9-1
Tim Crabtree replaces Danny Patterson pitching
Midre Cummings pinch hits for Darren Lewis (CF) batting 8th
b8 5-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  BOS M. Cummings T. Crabtree -11% 70% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Mark Lemke (2B) batting 9th
b8 5-7 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R BOS J. Leyritz T. Crabtree -13% 57% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Deep 3B); Cummings Scores/No RBI/unER
John Wetteland replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
Damon Buford pinch runs for Jim Leyritz (PH) batting 9th
b8 6-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra J. Wetteland 9% 66% Strikeout Looking
b8 6-7 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin J. Wetteland 8% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b8 6-7 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn J. Wetteland 7% 82% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Red Sox' Brian Shouse facing 9-1-2
Mike Benjamin replaces Midre Cummings (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
Damon Buford moves from PR to CF
t9 7-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX F. Tatis B. Shouse -2% 80% Lineout: SS
t9 7-6 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin B. Shouse -2% 79% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t9 7-6 2 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX M. McLemore B. Shouse 1% 80% Walk
t9 7-6 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TEX R. Greer B. Shouse -2% 77% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-7, Rangers' John Wetteland facing 4-5-6
b9 6-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS R. Jefferson J. Wetteland 10% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b9 6-7 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary J. Wetteland 7% 95% Foul Popfly: 3B
b9 6-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg J. Wetteland 5% 100% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Red Sox 6.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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