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TBD  7
@BAL  3
 BOS  5
KCR  3
 OAK  9
@CHW  7
 TEX  1
@CLE  0
 DET  4
ANA  3
 NYY  4
MIN  0
 TOR  4
SEA  3
 ARI  8
PIT  2
 CHC 10
@CIN  1
 COL  2
MIL  1
 HOU  8
ATL  1
 LAD  6
MON  3
 SDP  3
PHI  1
 SFG  4
NYM  2
 STL 13
FLA  4
Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 42,247

 Sunday, May 17, 1998, 1:08
Time of Game: 2:26
Rangers
1
26-16
Won 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
W: Aaron Sele (7-2), L: Bartolo Colon (3-2), S: John Wetteland (12)
 Indians
0
23-19
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .312  .758   13    9    3   1   
L Alicea 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .701   18   11    1   1   
R Greer LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .752   15   10    4   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .311  .898   16    7    1   1   
W Clark 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .312  .906   15   10    5   0   2B
L Stevens DH                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .802   12    6    0   0   CS
  M Simms PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .370 1.009              0   0   
  D Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .859    4    3    0   0   
K Elster SS                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .231  .712   11    9    1   1   
B Haselman C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .654   18    9   10   0   
  I Rodriguez C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .383 1.063              1   0   
F Tatis 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .566    8    6    1   1   

A Sele P                                                                      0   0
  J Wetteland P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   0    3   6              130   80   27   5
Batting Events
2B: W Clark (7, off B Colon).
TB: W Clark 2; B Haselman; J Gonzalez; F Tatis; K Elster.
RBI: K Elster (22).
2-out RBI: K Elster.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Gonzalez-W Clark; T Goodwin-L Alicea.
E: L Alicea (1).
Baserunning Events
CS: L Stevens (1, 3rd base by B Colon/S Alomar).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .286  .798   18    7    2   0   
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .736   14   11    1   1   
D Justice DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .974   15    8    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .324 1.039   18   11    9   0   
M Whiten RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .308  .896   18   14    1   0   
B Giles LF                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .243  .915   15    8    5   0   SB
S Alomar C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .666   16   10    7   1   
T Fryman 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .650   10    7    2   3   2B
D Bell 2B                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .735    7    5    0   4   
  J Branson PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .429    4    3    0   0   

B Colon P                                                                     0   1
  P Assenmacher P                                                             0   0
  M Jackson P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       30   0   5   0    2  10              135   84   27  10
Batting Events
2B: T Fryman (7, off A Sele).
TB: T Fryman 2; S Alomar; K Lofton; O Vizquel; B Giles.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Baserunning Events
SB: B Giles (6, 2nd base off A Sele/B Haselman).

Pitching Stats

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, W (7-2)                8     5   0   0    2   9   0   2.64   29  115-71   31·12·28    6·12· 5· 0     79    -     1.30   0.67
J Wetteland, S (12)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.02    3   16-11    6· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.23
Totals                         9     5   0   0    2  10   0          32  131-82   37·15·30    7·13· 5· 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
B Colon, L (3-2)               8     5   1   1    3   5   0   2.48   31  114-69   36· 6·27   12·11· 6· 0     70    -     1.09   0.35
P Assenmacher                  0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.94    1    7-5     2· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.73   0.02
M Jackson                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    2    6-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   6   0          34  127-78   41· 8·29   13·12· 6· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Jim Joyce.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 42,247.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Texas Rangers                             Cleveland Indians                            
1. Tom Goodwin                  CF       1. Kenny Lofton                 CF
2. Luis Alicea                  2B       2. Omar Vizquel                 SS
3. Rusty Greer                  LF       3. David Justice                DH
4. Juan Gonzalez                RF       4. Jim Thome                    1B
5. Will Clark                   1B       5. Mark Whiten                  RF
6. Lee Stevens                  DH       6. Brian Giles                  LF
7. Kevin Elster                 SS       7. Sandy Alomar                  C
8. Bill Haselman                 C       8. Travis Fryman                3B
9. Fernando Tatis               3B       9. David Bell                   2B

   Aaron Sele                    P          Bartolo Colon                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b6 1 -2- OO 6,(3-2)  12% 68% 0-1 CLE J. Thome A. Sele Line Drive Double Play: CF-2B (Short LF-CF)
t4 2 12- R 3,(0-2)  11% 60% 0-0 TEX K. Elster B. Colon Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Clark Scores; Stevens to 2B
b9 0 --- O 7,(3-2)  10% 87% 0-1 CLE D. Justice J. Wetteland Flyball: CF
b3 0 1-- OO 3,(0-2)  8% 49% 0-0 CLE O. Vizquel A. Sele Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
b9 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  7% 95% 0-1 CLE J. Thome J. Wetteland Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 48% 0-0 TEX T. Goodwin B. Colon Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t1 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 46% 0-0 TEX L. Alicea B. Colon Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t1 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 45% 0-0 TEX R. Greer B. Colon Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -3% 42% 0-0 CLE K. Lofton A. Sele Walk
b1 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  3% 45% 0-0 CLE O. Vizquel A. Sele Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b1 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  3% 48% 0-0 CLE D. Justice A. Sele Flyball: LF
b1 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 50% 0-0 CLE J. Thome A. Sele Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 48% 0-0 TEX J. Gonzalez B. Colon Strikeout Swinging
t2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  4% 52% 0-0 TEX W. Clark B. Colon Double to 1B (Line Drive)
t2 1 -2- O 3,(2-0)  -4% 48% 0-0 TEX L. Stevens B. Colon Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 2 -2- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 45% 0-0 TEX K. Elster B. Colon Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  2% 47% 0-0 CLE M. Whiten A. Sele Strikeout Looking
b2 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  2% 49% 0-0 CLE B. Giles A. Sele Strikeout Swinging
b2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  -1% 48% 0-0 CLE S. Alomar A. Sele Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  -4% 44% 0-0 CLE T. Fryman A. Sele Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Alomar to 3B
b2 2 -23 O 4,(1-2)  6% 50% 0-0 CLE D. Bell A. Sele Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 7,(3-2)  -3% 47% 0-0 TEX B. Haselman B. Colon Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 45% 0-0 TEX F. Tatis B. Colon Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  1% 47% 0-0 TEX T. Goodwin B. Colon Walk
t3 2 1-- O 6,(2-2)  -3% 44% 0-0 TEX L. Alicea B. Colon Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -4% 40% 0-0 CLE K. Lofton A. Sele Walk
b3 0 1-- OO 3,(0-2)  8% 49% 0-0 CLE O. Vizquel A. Sele Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
b3 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 50% 0-0 CLE D. Justice A. Sele Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  -3% 47% 0-0 TEX R. Greer B. Colon Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  3% 50% 0-0 TEX J. Gonzalez B. Colon Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -4% 47% 0-0 TEX W. Clark B. Colon Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  2% 49% 0-0 TEX L. Stevens B. Colon Walk; Clark to 2B
t4 2 12- R 3,(0-2)  11% 60% 0-0 TEX K. Elster B. Colon Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Clark Scores; Stevens to 2B
t4 2 12- O 3,(0-2)  -5% 56% 1-0 TEX B. Haselman B. Colon Stevens Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  3% 59% 0-1 CLE J. Thome A. Sele Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 61% 0-1 CLE M. Whiten A. Sele Strikeout Swinging
b4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  -2% 59% 0-1 CLE B. Giles A. Sele Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  -2% 58% 0-1 CLE S. Alomar A. Sele Giles Steals 2B; Giles to 3B/Adv on E4
b4 2 --3 O 6,(2-2)  5% 63% 0-1 CLE S. Alomar A. Sele Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  4% 66% 1-0 TEX B. Haselman B. Colon Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  6% 72% 1-0 TEX F. Tatis B. Colon Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Haselman to 2B
t5 0 12- O 3,(0-2)  -5% 66% 1-0 TEX T. Goodwin B. Colon Strikeout Looking
t5 1 12- O 6,(3-2)  -5% 62% 1-0 TEX L. Alicea B. Colon Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 2 12- O 6,(3-2)  -5% 57% 1-0 TEX R. Greer B. Colon Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  4% 60% 0-1 CLE T. Fryman A. Sele Flyball: LF
b5 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  3% 63% 0-1 CLE D. Bell A. Sele Foul Popfly: C
b5 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  2% 65% 0-1 CLE K. Lofton A. Sele Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- 4,(3-0)  4% 69% 1-0 TEX J. Gonzalez B. Colon Walk
t6 0 1-- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 67% 1-0 TEX W. Clark B. Colon Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Gonzalez to 2B
t6 1 -2- O 1,(0-0)  -4% 63% 1-0 TEX L. Stevens B. Colon Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
t6 2 -2- O 3,(1-1)  -4% 58% 1-0 TEX K. Elster B. Colon Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  -6% 52% 0-1 CLE O. Vizquel A. Sele Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b6 0 1-- O 3,(2-0)  3% 56% 0-1 CLE D. Justice A. Sele Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Vizquel to 2B
b6 1 -2- OO 6,(3-2)  12% 68% 0-1 CLE J. Thome A. Sele Line Drive Double Play: CF-2B (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O 5,(3-1)  -3% 65% 1-0 TEX B. Haselman B. Colon Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 63% 1-0 TEX F. Tatis B. Colon Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 61% 1-0 TEX T. Goodwin B. Colon Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  5% 66% 0-1 CLE M. Whiten A. Sele Strikeout Swinging
b7 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  4% 70% 0-1 CLE B. Giles A. Sele Strikeout Swinging
b7 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 73% 0-1 CLE S. Alomar A. Sele Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -3% 70% 1-0 TEX L. Alicea B. Colon Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t8 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 68% 1-0 TEX R. Greer B. Colon Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2 --- O 3,(2-0)  -2% 66% 1-0 TEX J. Gonzalez B. Colon Groundout: C unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  7% 73% 0-1 CLE T. Fryman A. Sele Strikeout Swinging
Jeff Branson pinch hits for David Bell (2B) batting 9th
b8 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  5% 78% 0-1 CLE J. Branson A. Sele Strikeout Swinging
b8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  -4% 75% 0-1 CLE K. Lofton A. Sele Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
b8 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  7% 82% 0-1 CLE O. Vizquel A. Sele Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Paul Assenmacher facing 5-6-7
Paul Assenmacher replaces Bartolo Colon pitching; Jeff Branson moves from PH to 2B
t9 0 --- O 7,(2-2)  -2% 80% 1-0 TEX W. Clark P. Assenmacher Strikeout Swinging
Mike Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching; Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Mike Simms batting 6th; Mike Simms pinch hits for Lee Stevens (DH) batting 6th
t9 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 78% 1-0 TEX D. Cedeno M. Jackson Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 77% 1-0 TEX K. Elster M. Jackson Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' John Wetteland facing 3-4-5
John Wetteland replaces Aaron Sele pitching; Ivan Rodriguez replaces Bill Haselman playing C batting 8th
b9 0 --- O 7,(3-2)  10% 87% 0-1 CLE D. Justice J. Wetteland Flyball: CF
b9 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  7% 95% 0-1 CLE J. Thome J. Wetteland Strikeout Swinging
b9 2 --- O 4,(0-2)  5% 100% 0-1 CLE M. Whiten J. Wetteland Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Indians 0.

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