August 9, 1997 Texas Rangers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 4
BAL 3 KCR 9
@BOS 2 TEX 4
@CLE 3 CLE 4
TEX 2 NYY 4
@MIN 1 OAK 3
MIL 2 CHW 5
@SEA 2 DET 3
@TOR 2 ATL 4
FLA 3 SDP 7
@CHC 5 CIN 3
LAD 2 COL 8
PIT 7 MON 2
SFG 1 HOU 8
@NYM 3 PHI 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 41,330

Saturday, August 9, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:38

Rangers

54-62

Lost 1

3rd, 12 GB

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

W: P Assenmacher (3-0), L: E Moody (0-1), S: J Mesa (4)

Indians

58-54

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .212  .599   11    5   0   GDP
I Rodriguez DH                4   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .847   12    0   0   
R Greer LF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .320  .928   17    3   0   2B
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .284  .871   15    2   0   
J Leyritz C                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .288  .794   18    4   1   
F Tatis 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .608    7    0   2   SH,GDP
  T Goodwin PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .655    7    0   0   
D Cedeno 2B-SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .709    8    2   1   SH
B Ripken 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .724    5    4   0   
  M McLemore PH-2B            1   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .678    7    0   0   IW
B Gil SS                      1   0   0   0    1   0  .212  .569    8    2   3   
  W Clark PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .332  .912    7    2   0   

E Moody P                                                                0   0
  M Whiteside P                                                          0   1
  E Vosberg P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   2   7   1    2   7              122   24   8

BATTING

2B: R Greer (28, off J Jacome).

SH: D Cedeno (2, off P Shuey); F Tatis (2, off P Shuey).

IBB: M McLemore (1, by P Shuey).

TB: J Leyritz 3; R Greer 2; D Buford; D Cedeno; I Rodriguez.

GIDP: D Buford (7); F Tatis (3).

RBI: J Leyritz (55).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Gil-B Ripken.

PB: J Leyritz (10).

E: J Leyritz (3).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Giles LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .895   18    2   0   2B
O Vizquel SS                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .284  .719    9    2   4   SB,SH
M Ramirez RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .336  .972   20    2   0   GDP,IW
J Thome 1B                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .287 1.029   22    8   1   SF
D Justice DH                  4   2   3   2    0   0  .317  .983   16    0   0   2·HR,CS
K Seitzer 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .658   17    0   1   
  M Williams 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .752         0   0   
T Fernandez 2B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .737    9    3   2   
P Borders C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .805    6    5   0   
  S Alomar PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .337  .935    1    2   0   
M Grissom CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .667    7    1   0   

J Jacome P                                                               1   1
  P Shuey P                                                              0   1
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               1   0
Totals                       29   4   9   3    1   3              125   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Giles (11, off E Vosberg).

HR: D Justice 2 (21, 2 off E Moody; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: J Thome (7, off E Vosberg).

SH: O Vizquel (10, off E Vosberg).

IBB: M Ramirez (3, by E Vosberg).

TB: D Justice 9; B Giles 2; O Vizquel 2; T Fernandez; K Seitzer; P Borders.

GIDP: M Ramirez (13).

RBI: D Justice 2 (62); J Thome (77).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Vizquel-T Fernandez-J Thome; O Vizquel-J Thome.

E: K Seitzer (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel (31, 2nd base off E Moody/J Leyritz).

CS: D Justice (4, 2nd base by E Moody/J Leyritz).

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
E Moody, L (0-1)               6.1   8   3   2    0   3   2   1.93   25   99-64   41· 7·16    8· 9· 5· 0     50    -     0.86  -0.10
M Whiteside                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    2    4-3     2· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.92   0.05
E Vosberg                      1     1   1   1    1   0   0   4.61    5   12-5     5· 0· 0    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.73  -0.06
Totals                         8     9   4   3    1   3   2          32  115-72   48· 8·16   10·11· 7· 0          1-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Jacome                       5.2   5   1   1    1   4   0   5.34   21   72-48   25·12·11   11· 3· 2· 0     58    -     1.10   0.25
P Shuey, H (4)                 0.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   5.19    5   16-6     4· 1· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.25  -0.16
P Assenmacher, BS (1), W (3-0)
                            1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.66    4   12-10    2· 4· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    3.26   0.09
J Mesa, S (4)                  1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.10    5   19-13    8· 2· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.61   0.22
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   7   0          35  119-77   39·19·19   17· 6· 3· 0          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: P Assenmacher (2).

IBB: P Shuey (2; M McLemore); E Vosberg (6; M Ramirez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 41,330.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 12mph in from Rightfield, Night, Showers.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Cleveland Indians                    
1. D Buford             CF    1. B Giles              LF 
2. I Rodriguez          DH    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. R Greer              LF    3. M Ramirez            RF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. J Thome              1B 
5. J Leyritz            C     5. D Justice            DH 
6. F Tatis              3B    6. K Seitzer            3B 
7. D Cedeno             2B    7. T Fernandez          2B 
8. B Ripken             1B    8. P Borders            C  
9. B Gil                SS    9. M Grissom            CF 

   E Moody              P        J Jacome             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  2-2  ---  6   19%  78% D Justice       E Moody         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 4   1  1-1  ---  1   12%  66% D Justice       E Moody         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 7   1  2-1  123  3  -11%  39% W Clark         P Assenmacher   Wild Pitch; Leyritz Scores; Tatis to 3B
   t 7   1  2-2  1-3  4   11%  50% W Clark         P Assenmacher   Strikeout Looking
   t 7   0  2-1  1--  3  -10%  51% F Tatis         P Shuey         Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Leyritz to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Jacome facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  D Buford        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   50%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   53%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   55%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Moody facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  B Giles         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   55%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      59%  M Ramirez       Vizquel Steals 2B; Vizquel to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  7   54%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3      61%  J Thome         Passed Ball; Vizquel Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   60%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Jacome facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   56%  J Leyritz       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   64%  F Tatis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  3   63%  D Cedeno        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   65%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric Moody facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   68%  D Justice       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      63%  K Seitzer       Justice Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   65%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   63%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  4   66%  P Borders       Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Fernandez to 3B; Borders to 2B
   O      -23  1   60%  M Grissom       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Jacome facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   63%  B Gil           Bunt Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  2   65%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric Moody facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   64%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   63%  O Vizquel       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   62%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Jacome facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   54%  R Greer         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   59%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   50%  J Leyritz       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Greer Scores
   O      1--  3   53%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   56%  D Cedeno        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Eric Moody facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  1   66%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   64%  K Seitzer       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   63%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Jacome facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   66%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   63%  B Gil           Walk
   OO     1--  5   70%  D Buford        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Eric Moody facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   68%  P Borders       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   66%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   65%  B Giles         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jason Jacome facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   69%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   71%  R Greer         Groundout: P-1B
                  Paul Shuey replaces Jason Jacome pitching
   O      ---  3   73%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Eric Moody facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   77%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   69%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   68%  J Thome         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Shuey facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   61%  J Leyritz       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  3   51%  F Tatis         Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Leyritz to 2B
   O      12-  1   52%  D Cedeno        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Leyritz to 3B; Tatis to 2B
                  Mark McLemore pinch hits for Billy Ripken batting 8th
          -23  4   50%  M McLemore      Intentional Walk
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Paul Shuey pitching; Will Clark pinch hits for Benji Gil batting 9th
   R      123      39%  W Clark         Wild Pitch; Leyritz Scores; Tatis to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  2   59%  D Buford        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Eric Moody facing 5-6-7
                  Will Clark moves to 1B; Mark McLemore moves to 2B; Domingo Cedeno moves to SS
   R      ---  6   78%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   76%  K Seitzer       Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
          ---  3   78%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
                  Matt Whiteside replaces Eric Moody pitching; Sandy Alomar pinch hits for Pat Borders batting 8th
   O      1--  1   75%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   73%  M Grissom       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Paul Assenmacher facing 2-3-4
                  Sandy Alomar moves to C; Matt Williams replaces Kevin Seitzer playing 3B batting 6th
          ---  3   65%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   73%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
                  Jose Mesa replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
   O      1--  2   80%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   86%  J Leyritz       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ed Vosberg facing 1-2-3
                  Ed Vosberg replaces Matt Whiteside pitching
          ---  3   90%  B Giles         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   90%  O Vizquel       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Giles to 3B
          --3  4   90%  M Ramirez       Intentional Walk
   RO     1-3  1   92%  J Thome         Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Giles Scores
   O      1--  3   92%  D Justice       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Jose Mesa facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Fernando Tatis batting 6th
   O      ---  7   96%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  D Cedeno        Bunt Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3  100%  M McLemore      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Indians 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation