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Standings
CHW
@ANA		4
3
MIN
@BAL		1
7
TEX
@BOS		1
4
TEX
@BOS		4
5
TBD
@CLE		2
4
NYY
@KCR		3
2		 
(13)
TOR
@OAK		5
10
DET
@SEA		7
6
MON
@ARI		7
1
SFG
@ATL		4
8
STL
@CHC		1
4
SDP
@FLA		7
5
CIN
@MIL		4
8
COL
@NYM		2
6
COL
@NYM		3
6
HOU
@PHI		8
2
LAD
@PIT		4
6
Tuesday, August 18, 1998 6:07
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 26,677, Time of Game: 3:13
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Rangers
4
65-59
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 at Red Sox
5
73-50
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 19½ GB
W: Derek Lowe (3-7)
S: Tom Gordon (36)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   2  2  0   0  0  0    4 10  1
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  0  2   1  0  X    5  9  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Goodwin CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .291 .697 21 13 -0.090 1.11 0.034 -0.124 -0.4 4 0
Luis Alicea 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .273 .792 17 10 0.061 0.90 0.137 -0.076 0.3 0 2 HR
Roberto Kelly RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .314 .874 12 9 0.040 0.88 0.119 -0.079 0.3 3 0 HR
Juan Gonzalez DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 .297 .942 10 9 0.002 1.02 0.059 -0.058 0.4
Will Clark 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .859 12 8 -0.063 1.32 0.043 -0.105 -0.5 4 0
Todd Zeile 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .269 .778 10 7 0.121 1.25 0.165 -0.044 0.9 2 1
Warren Newson LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .125 .375 10 7 -0.030 1.35 0.048 -0.079 0.1 1 0 2B
Bill Haselman C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .873 5 4 -0.082 0.93 0.000 -0.082 -0.9 7 0
   Mark McLemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .722 1 1 -0.079 2.96 0.000 -0.079 -0.3
Domingo Cedeno SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .704 7 5 -0.088 1.06 0.000 -0.088 -0.9 3 1
   Rusty Greer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .816 3 3 -0.059 2.26 0.000 -0.059 -0.2
Rick Helling P
   Danny Patterson P
   Xavier Hernandez P
Team Totals 37 4 10 4 0 4 .270 .730 108 76 -0.267 1.18 0.605 -0.873 -1.2 24 4
2B: W Newson (1, off D Lowe).
HR: L Alicea (5, off B Saberhagen; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); R Kelly (11, off B Saberhagen; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: L Alicea 4; R Kelly 4; J Gonzalez 3; W Newson 2; T Zeile 2; T Goodwin; W Clark.
RBI: L Alicea (26); T Zeile (74); W Newson (1); R Kelly (30).
2-out RBI: R Kelly; L Alicea.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Alicea-D Cedeno-W Clark.
E: D Cedeno (6).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darren Lewis CF-RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .281 .737 13 9 0.012 1.42 0.137 -0.126 0.6 3 0 SB
John Valentin 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .259 .786 26 14 0.040 1.23 0.130 -0.090 1.1 0 2 2B
Mo Vaughn DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 .332 .997 25 15 -0.013 1.32 0.204 -0.218 -1.6 HR,GDP
Nomar Garciaparra SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .325 .948 15 10 0.041 1.16 0.094 -0.053 -0.0 3 3 2B,SF
Troy O'Leary LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 .272 .799 25 17 0.100 1.09 0.129 -0.029 0.8 3 0 2B
Mike Stanley 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 .247 .834 13 6 0.160 1.52 0.231 -0.071 1.0 9 0 2B
Darren Bragg RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .287 .830 21 12 -0.182 1.43 0.000 -0.182 -1.6 1 0
   Damon Buford CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .866 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jason Varitek C 3 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .712 15 10 -0.061 1.18 0.004 -0.065 -0.8 4 0 SF
Donnie Sadler 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .263 .829 23 11 0.138 1.30 0.150 -0.012 1.2 2 2 2B,SB
Bret Saberhagen P 1
   Derek Lowe P 1
   Greg Swindell P
   Dennis Eckersley P
   Jim Corsi P
   Tom Gordon P
Team Totals 31 5 9 5 6 7 .290 .933 176 104 0.235 1.30 1.079 -0.846 0.4 27 8
2B: N Garciaparra (27, off R Helling); D Sadler (4, off R Helling); T O'Leary (27, off R Helling); M Stanley (18, off R Helling); J Valentin (39, off R Helling).
HR: M Vaughn (33, off D Patterson; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
SF: J Varitek (3, off R Helling); N Garciaparra (6, off R Helling).
TB: M Vaughn 4; T O'Leary 3; D Lewis 2; D Sadler 2; N Garciaparra 2; M Stanley 2; J Valentin 2.
GIDP: M Vaughn (9).
RBI: M Stanley (59); N Garciaparra (97); J Varitek (25); M Vaughn (84); D Lewis (53).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 15.
Baserunning
SB: D Sadler (3, 2nd base off R Helling/B Haselman); D Lewis (24, 2nd base off R Helling/B Haselman).

Texas Rangers

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 5.2 6 4 4 4 6 0 4.54 27 126 75 52 8 15 2 15 5 0 43 -0.212 1.43 -1.1
Danny Patterson, L (1-5) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 3.72 7 27 16 11 0 5 3 3 1 0 2 0 -0.059 1.25 0.1
Xavier Hernandez 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.51 5 23 13 7 2 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.037 0.62 0.6
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 6 7 1 5.62 39 176 104 70 10 24 5 21 7 0 43 2 0 -0.234 1.18 -0.4

Boston Red Sox

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
Bret Saberhagen 5 8 4 4 0 1 2 4.33 23 58 41 28 2 11 8 14 4 0 36 -0.180 1.01 -1.1
Derek Lowe, W (3-7) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.98 8 29 19 8 1 10 4 3 1 0 0 0 0.196 1.12 1.4
Greg Swindell, H (21) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.79 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.042 1.63 0.2
Dennis Eckersley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.86 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.032 1.07 -0.1
Jim Corsi, H (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.33 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.061 2.06 0.3
Tom Gordon, S (36) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.87 3 9 7 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.179 2.25 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 0 4 2 4.00 37 108 76 42 8 26 15 18 5 0 36 1 0 0.266 1.30 1.2
D Eckersley faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Ed Hickox.
Time of Game: 3:13.
Attendance: 26,677.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 12mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Stanley R. Helling 21% 64% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Garciaparra Scores; O'Leary to 3B
b7 4-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R BOS M. Vaughn D. Patterson 20% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 2-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  R TEX L. Alicea B. Saberhagen -14% 42% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t4 0-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R TEX T. Zeile B. Saberhagen -13% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Clark to 3B
t5 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R TEX R. Kelly B. Saberhagen -12% 30% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

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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' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX T. Goodwin B. Saberhagen -3% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX L. Alicea B. Saberhagen 3% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Kelly B. Saberhagen 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX J. Gonzalez B. Saberhagen -2% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Goodwin to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O TEX W. Clark B. Saberhagen 4% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 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 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Lewis R. Helling 3% 58% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  BOS J. Valentin R. Helling 2% 61% Lewis Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 9,(3-2)  BOS J. Valentin R. Helling 3% 64% Walk
b1 0-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  OO BOS M. Vaughn R. Helling -10% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Lewis to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra R. Helling -4% 50% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX T. Zeile B. Saberhagen 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX W. Newson B. Saberhagen 2% 54% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX B. Haselman B. Saberhagen 1% 55% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS T. O'Leary R. Helling 6% 61% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b2 0-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Stanley R. Helling -4% 57% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Bragg R. Helling -4% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Varitek R. Helling -3% 50% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX D. Cedeno B. Saberhagen 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX T. Goodwin B. Saberhagen 2% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX L. Alicea B. Saberhagen 1% 56% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 9,(3-2)  BOS D. Sadler R. Helling 6% 62% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b3 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R BOS D. Lewis R. Helling 7% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sadler Scores
b3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS J. Valentin R. Helling 9% 78% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Lewis to 3B
b3 1-0 0 -23 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn R. Helling -4% 74% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-0 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RO BOS N. Garciaparra R. Helling 1% 74% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lewis Scores; Valentin to 3B
b3 2-0 2 --3 9,(3-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary R. Helling -3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX R. Kelly B. Saberhagen 3% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX J. Gonzalez B. Saberhagen -3% 71% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX W. Clark B. Saberhagen -4% 67% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez to 2B
t4 0-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R TEX T. Zeile B. Saberhagen -13% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Clark to 3B
t4 1-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO TEX W. Newson B. Saberhagen -1% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; Clark Scores; Zeile to 2B
t4 2-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TEX B. Haselman B. Saberhagen 4% 56% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 6-7-8
b4 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Stanley R. Helling -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b4 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Bragg R. Helling -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b4 2-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Varitek R. Helling -1% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
t5 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX D. Cedeno B. Saberhagen 3% 53% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
t5 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX T. Goodwin B. Saberhagen 2% 55% Lineout: 2B
t5 2-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  R TEX L. Alicea B. Saberhagen -14% 42% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t5 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  R TEX R. Kelly B. Saberhagen -12% 30% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 4-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  TEX J. Gonzalez B. Saberhagen -1% 29% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 4-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX W. Clark B. Saberhagen 2% 31% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 9-1-2
b5 2-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Sadler R. Helling 5% 36% Walk
b5 2-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Lewis R. Helling -5% 31% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b5 2-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Valentin R. Helling 2% 33% Sadler Steals 2B
b5 2-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Valentin R. Helling -5% 28% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b5 2-4 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn R. Helling -4% 24% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
Derek Lowe replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
t6 4-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX T. Zeile D. Lowe 2% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t6 4-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX W. Newson D. Lowe -3% 22% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t6 4-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TEX B. Haselman D. Lowe 3% 25% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t6 4-2 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O TEX D. Cedeno D. Lowe 3% 28% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Rangers' Rick Helling facing 4-5-6
b6 2-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS N. Garciaparra R. Helling 9% 37% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b6 2-4 0 -2- 12,(3-2)  BOS T. O'Leary R. Helling 6% 43% Walk
b6 2-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R BOS M. Stanley R. Helling 21% 64% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Garciaparra Scores; O'Leary to 3B
b6 3-4 0 -23 7,(3-2)  O BOS D. Bragg R. Helling -8% 56% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-4 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RO BOS J. Varitek R. Helling 0% 56% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; O'Leary Scores; Stanley to 3B
b6 4-4 2 --3 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Sadler R. Helling 2% 58% Walk
Danny Patterson replaces Rick Helling pitching
b6 4-4 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Lewis D. Patterson -8% 50% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
t7 4-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin D. Lowe 4% 54% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX L. Alicea D. Lowe 3% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX R. Kelly D. Lowe 2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Rangers' Danny Patterson facing 2-3-4
b7 4-4 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin D. Patterson -4% 55% Lineout: SS
b7 4-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  R BOS M. Vaughn D. Patterson 20% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b7 5-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra D. Patterson -2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 5-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS T. O'Leary D. Patterson 1% 75% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
b7 5-4 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Stanley D. Patterson 2% 77% Walk; O'Leary to 2B
b7 5-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Bragg D. Patterson -4% 73% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
Damon Buford replaces Darren Bragg (RF) playing CF batting 7th
Darren Lewis moves from CF to RF
t8 4-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez D. Lowe 6% 79% Flyball: CF
Greg Swindell replaces Derek Lowe pitching
t8 4-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX W. Clark G. Swindell 4% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
Dennis Eckersley replaces Greg Swindell pitching
t8 4-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  TEX T. Zeile D. Eckersley -3% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Jim Corsi replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
t8 4-5 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TEX W. Newson J. Corsi 6% 86% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rangers' Xavier Hernandez facing 8-9-1
Xavier Hernandez replaces Danny Patterson pitching
b8 5-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Varitek X. Hernandez -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Sadler X. Hernandez -1% 83% Flyball: CF
b8 5-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Lewis X. Hernandez 1% 84% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b8 5-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Valentin X. Hernandez 1% 85% Walk; Lewis to 2B
b8 5-4 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn X. Hernandez -3% 82% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
Tom Gordon replaces Jim Corsi pitching
Mark McLemore pinch hits for Bill Haselman (C) batting 8th
t9 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. McLemore T. Gordon 8% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Rusty Greer pinch hits for Domingo Cedeno (SS) batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX R. Greer T. Gordon 6% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin T. Gordon 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

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  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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