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BOS  5
KCR  2

OAK  8
@CAL  5

(11)
TEX  3
@CLE  1

DET  6
TOR  2

CHW  4
@NYY  3

(10)
SEA  3
MIN  0

ATL 10
HOU  4

CHC  4
PHI  3

(13)
MON  4
STL  1

PIT  4
NYM  2

CIN  1
@SDP  0

SFG  8
LAD  6

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 46,606

Tuesday, April 16, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:48
Rangers
3
2-4
Won 2
5th, 4 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  1    3  8  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  3  1
W: K Brown (1-1), L: E King (1-1), S: J Russell (1)
Indians
1
4-4
Lost 1
2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Downing DH                  5   0   4   1    0   0  .727 1.891   19    0   0   2B
J Huson SS                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .286  .639   17    2   5   SF
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .440 1.262   11   10   0   
R Sierra RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .308  .846   16    2   0   
J Franco 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .314   10    3   0   
K Reimer LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .889   15    2   0   
  T Scruggs PR-LF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Petralli C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .220    8    4   0   SH
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .992   16    0   5   
G Pettis CF                   3   2   2   0    1   1  .308  .856   19    4   0   SB

K Brown P                                                                0   2
  J Russell P                                                            0   1
Totals                       34   3   8   3    1   6              131   27  13
BATTING
2B: B Downing (1, off E King).
SF: J Huson (1, off E King).
SH: G Petralli (1, off E King).
TB: B Downing 5; G Pettis 2; S Buechele; K Reimer.
RBI: J Huson (3); S Buechele (2); B Downing (4).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
BASERUNNING
SB: G Pettis (3, 2nd base off E King/S Alomar).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Huff CF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .182  .764   19    3   0   3B
J Browne 2B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .160  .418   11    0   5   SF
C Baerga 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .192  .492   15    1   3   
A Belle LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .281  .937   16    2   0   
S Alomar C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .657   18    6   0   
B Jacoby 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .727   20   10   1   
C James DH                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .138  .458   15    0   0   2B,HBP
F Fermin SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .074  .212    7    2   1   SH
T Ward RF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .588   16    2   0   

E King P                                                                 1   1
  S Hillegas P                                                           0   0
Totals                       28   1   3   1    3   4              137   27  11
BATTING
2B: C James (1, off K Brown).
3B: M Huff (1, off K Brown).
SF: J Browne (2, off J Russell).
SH: F Fermin (1, off K Brown).
HBP: C James (1, by K Brown).
TB: M Huff 3; C James 2; A Belle.
RBI: J Browne (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
FIELDING
E: C Baerga (1).

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
K Brown, W (1-1)               7     3   1   1    3   3   0   5.06   28  116-68   45· 7·16   12· 7· 2· 0     67    -     1.39   0.30
J Russell, S (1)               2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6   20-13    6· 2· 5    2· 3· 0· 0          1-1    1.64   0.24
Totals                         9     3   1   1    3   4   0          34  136-81   51· 9·21   14·10· 2· 0          1-1 
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E King, L (1-1)                8.1   8   3   3    1   5   0   3.60   35  118-80   51· 6·23   16· 7· 6· 0     59    -     0.92   0.02
S Hillegas                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2   10-6     2· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.43   0.02
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   6   0          37  128-86   53· 7·26   16· 8· 6· 0          1-0 
K Brown faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: K Brown (1).
WP: S Hillegas (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: K Brown (1; C James).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Rick Reed.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 46,606.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 53° F, Wind 4mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Downing            DH    1. M Huff               CF 
2. J Huson              SS    2. J Browne             2B 
3. R Palmeiro           1B    3. C Baerga             3B 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. A Belle              LF 
5. J Franco             2B    5. S Alomar             C  
6. K Reimer             LF    6. B Jacoby             1B 
7. G Petralli           C     7. C James              DH 
8. S Buechele           3B    8. F Fermin             SS 
9. G Pettis             CF    9. T Ward               RF 

   K Brown              P        E King               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  2-0  ---  1  -15%  69% M Huff          K Brown         Triple (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  2   10%  64% B Downing       E King          Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Pettis to 3B
   t 5   1  0-1  -2-  2    9%  76% B Downing       E King          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Pettis Scores
   t 9   1  1-2  -2-  2    7%  93% S Buechele      E King          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Scruggs Scores
   b 8   0  2-0  --3  1    7%  76% J Browne        J Russell       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Huff Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric King facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   56%  B Downing       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   52%  J Huson         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   48%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
   O      -2-  4   45%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   47%  M Huff          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   49%  J Browne        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   50%  C Baerga        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric King facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   54%  J Franco        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Franco to 1B
   O      1--  5   52%  K Reimer        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Franco to 2B
   O      -2-  3   49%  G Petralli      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Franco to 3B
   O      --3  5   45%  S Buechele      Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  A Belle         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  8   49%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  B Jacoby        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric King facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   54%  G Pettis        Walk
          1--  2   64%  B Downing       Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Pettis to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   63%  J Huson         Foul Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Pettis Scores; Downing to 2B
   O      -2-  1   60%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1   57%  R Sierra        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   52%  C James         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   54%  F Fermin        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); James to 2B
   O      -2-  5   59%  T Ward          Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      58%  M Huff          Balk; James to 3B
   O      --3  3   62%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric King facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   60%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   59%  K Reimer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   57%  G Petralli      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Brown facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   60%  J Browne        Lineout: CF
          ---  6   57%  C Baerga        Walk
          1--  7   52%  A Belle         Walk; Baerga to 2B
   O      12-  1   57%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Baerga to 3B; Alomar to 1B
   O      1-3  4   64%  B Jacoby        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric King facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   62%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF
          ---  5   64%  G Pettis        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      66%  B Downing       Pettis Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   76%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Pettis Scores
   O      1--  6   74%  J Huson         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Downing to 2B
   O      -2-  4   71%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   75%  C James         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   77%  F Fermin        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   78%  T Ward          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eric King facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   77%  R Sierra        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   75%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   74%  K Reimer        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   68%  M Huff          Walk
   O      1--  2   74%  J Browne        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   78%  C Baerga        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); Baerga to 1B
          1--  2   75%  A Belle         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Baerga to 2B
   O      12-  5   82%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eric King facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   80%  G Petralli      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   79%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   80%  G Pettis        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
          1--  2   81%  B Downing       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pettis to 2B
   O      12-  3   78%  J Huson         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Huson to 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Brown facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   82%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   75%  C James         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   81%  F Fermin        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); James to 3B
   O      --3  6   87%  T Ward          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eric King facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   85%  R Palmeiro      Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   84%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   84%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   69%  M Huff          Triple (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Jeff Russell replaces Kevin Brown pitching
   RO     --3  1   76%  J Browne        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Huff Scores
   O      ---  2   81%  C Baerga        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Eric King facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   86%  K Reimer        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Tony Scruggs pinch runs for Kevin Reimer batting 6th
   O      1--  1   85%  G Petralli      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Scruggs to 2B
   R      -2-  2   93%  S Buechele      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Scruggs Scores
                  Shawn Hillegas replaces Eric King pitching
   O      1--  4   92%  G Pettis        Strikeout Looking
          1--      92%  B Downing       Wild Pitch; Buechele to 2B
   O      -2-  6   91%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Jeff Russell facing 5-6-7
                  Tony Scruggs moves to LF
   O      ---  4   96%  S Alomar        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   98%  B Jacoby        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  C James         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199104160

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