June 18, 1997 Texas Rangers at Colorado Rockies Box Score and Play by Play

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MON 1
@BAL 0 BOS 4
PHI 2 CHW 3
CHC 0 CIN 5
@CLE 2 DET 6
FLA 2 KCR 6
HOU 2 MIL 8
STL 4 MIN 8
PIT 2 NYY 3
NYM 2
(10) TOR 5
ATL 3 COL 10
TEX 9 LAD 7
ANA 5 OAK 11
@SDP 9 SFG 4
SEA 2

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 43,432

Wednesday, June 18, 1997, 1:08
Time of Game: 3:08

Rangers

36-31

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  2  2   3  0  0   0  0  2    9 11  3
Rockies         0  0  1   1  0  0   4  0  4   10 14  0

W: C Leskanic (1-0), L: J Wetteland (4-1)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Rockies

37-33

Won 1

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 5   2   2   1    0   0  .221  .590   15    0   3   2B,GDP
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   3   2    1   0  .345  .915   20    3   0   
R Greer LF                    4   0   0   1    1   1  .336  .969   20    0   0   SB
J Gonzalez RF                 5   0   0   1    0   2  .244  .833   17    4   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   2   1   0    2   0  .355  .974   25   11   0   
D Palmer 3B                   5   1   2   2    0   2  .250  .690   22    1   4   2B
D Buford CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .619   14    4   0   
B Gil SS                      3   1   1   0    1   1  .235  .607   17    1   2   
D Oliver P                    2   1   1   2    0   1  .500 1.167    6    0   1   HBP
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Gunderson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Simms PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .850    2    0   0   
  J Wetteland P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   9  11   9    5   9              158   24  11

BATTING

2B: D Palmer (15, off J Wright); M McLemore (7, off B Ruffin).

HBP: D Oliver (1, by J Wright).

TB: I Rodriguez 3; M McLemore 3; D Palmer 3; M Simms; B Gil; W Clark; D Oliver.

GIDP: M McLemore (2).

RBI: D Palmer 2 (36); I Rodriguez 2 (34); D Oliver 2 (2); J Gonzalez (45); R Greer (36); M McLemore (9).

2-out RBI: D Palmer 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

E: R Greer (4); D Oliver (1); B Gil (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Greer (6, 2nd base off B Ruffin/K Manwaring).

PO: R Greer (1st base by J Wright).

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .304  .806   12    3   5   SF
E Burks CF                    5   3   2   1    0   0  .252  .865   19    2   0   HR
L Walker RF                   5   2   3   1    0   0  .417 1.280   12    1   0   2B
A Galarraga 1B                5   1   2   3    0   0  .332 1.022   17    4   0   HR
D Bichette LF                 5   2   3   3    0   1  .309  .813   17    4   0   HR,2B
V Castilla 3B                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .302  .931   16    1   0   IW
K Manwaring C                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .637   17    9   0   SH
W Weiss SS                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .256  .703   27    3   2   
J Wright P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .411    3    0   1   
  M DeJean P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500    2    0   0   
  H Pulliam PH                1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .083    2    0   0   
  J Dipoto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
  Q McCracken PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .808    3    0   0   
  B Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Leskanic P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       40  10  14  10    2   3              147   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Bichette (10, off J Wetteland); L Walker (23, off D Oliver).

HR: D Bichette (10, off D Oliver; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); A Galarraga (19, off J Wetteland; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); E Burks (17, off D Oliver; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: E Young (3, off D Oliver).

SH: K Manwaring (1, off J Wetteland).

IBB: V Castilla (4, by J Wetteland).

TB: D Bichette 7; A Galarraga 5; E Burks 5; L Walker 4; K Manwaring 2; V Castilla; W Weiss.

RBI: D Bichette 3 (53); A Galarraga 3 (74); W Weiss (20); E Young (23); L Walker (58); E Burks (46).

2-out RBI: E Burks.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Young-W Weiss-A Galarraga.

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
D Oliver                       6.1  10   6   3    0   2   2   4.65   30  103-61   41· 8·12   14· 5· 9· 0     37    -     0.65   0.00
X Hernandez, H (11)            0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.28    4    7-5     5· 0· 0    0· 2· 2· 0          2-2    3.68  -0.07
E Gunderson, H (5)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.88    3   10-7     4· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.16
J Wetteland, BS (4), L (4-1)   0     3   4   3    2   0   1   2.73    7   27-16   13· 1· 2    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.42  -0.94
Totals                         8    14  10   6    2   3   3          44  147-89   63· 9·17   17· 9·13· 0          2-2

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wright                       4     8   7   7    4   1   0   8.52   23   75-40   31· 1· 8    8· 4· 5· 0     15    -     1.05  -0.32
M DeJean                       3     0   0   0    0   4   0   3.68    9   40-29   17· 6· 6    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.04
J Dipoto                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   6.52    3   10-7     1· 3· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.07
B Ruffin                       0.2   3   2   2    1   1   0   5.31    6   26-18   11· 4· 3    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.49  -0.14
C Leskanic, W (1-0)            0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.11    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.30   0.01
Totals                         9    11   9   9    5   9   0          42  155-97   61·15·21   13· 9· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Wetteland (2; V Castilla).

PO: J Wright (3; R Greer, 1st base).

HBP: J Wright (4; D Oliver).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Brian Gibbons, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 43,432.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Colorado Rockies                     
1. M McLemore           2B    1. E Young              2B 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. E Burks              CF 
3. R Greer              LF    3. L Walker             RF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. A Galarraga          1B 
5. W Clark              1B    5. D Bichette           LF 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. V Castilla           3B 
7. D Buford             CF    7. K Manwaring          C  
8. B Gil                SS    8. W Weiss              SS 
9. D Oliver             P     9. J Wright             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  9-6  12-  5   45%  66% A Galarraga     J Wetteland     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Burks Scores/unER; Walker Scores; Galarraga Scores
   b 7   1  7-4  123  1   17%  47% D Bichette      X Hernandez     Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Burks Scores/unER; Walker Scores/unER; Galarraga to 2B
   b 9   0  9-9  ---  3   17%  83% D Bichette      J Wetteland     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   t 3   2  0-2  12-  2  -14%  18% D Palmer        J Wright        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Rodriguez Scores; Clark Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  123  1  -11%  30% D Oliver        J Wright        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Clark Scores; Palmer Scores; Gil to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   50%  I Rodriguez     Walk
          1--  5   47%  R Greer         Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  W Clark         Greer Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   51%  E Burks         Lineout: SS
          ---  2   53%  L Walker        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   50%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Rockies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamey Wright facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   46%  W Clark         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep 3B)
          1--  5   37%  D Palmer        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Clark to 3B
   O      -23  1   42%  D Buford        Lineout: 3B
          -23  7   41%  B Gil           Walk
   RR     123  1   30%  D Oliver        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Clark Scores; Palmer Scores; Gil to 2B
   OO     12-  3   37%  M McLemore      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Darren Oliver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   34%  D Bichette      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   32%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   34%  K Manwaring     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   31%  W Weiss         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Rockies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jamey Wright facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   28%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   31%  R Greer         Lineout: LF
   O      1--  3   34%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  4   32%  W Clark         Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   RR     12-  2   18%  D Palmer        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Rodriguez Scores; Clark Scores
   O      1--  3   20%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-4, Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   17%  J Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   16%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  2   22%  E Burks         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  1   21%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Rockies 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jamey Wright facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   19%  B Gil           Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   16%  D Oliver        Hit By Pitch; Gil to 2B
   R      12-  2   11%  M McLemore      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Gil Scores; Oliver to 2B
          12-  2    8%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Oliver to 3B; McLemore to 2B
   RO     123  1    8%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Oliver Scores; McLemore to 3B; Greer to 1B
   RO     1-3  2    7%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McLemore Scores; Gonzalez to 1B
   O      1--  3    8%  W Clark         Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-7, Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1    7%  A Galarraga     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  3   10%  D Bichette      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3    9%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   10%  K Manwaring     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3    8%  W Weiss         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Rockies 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike DeJean facing 6-7-8
                  Mike DeJean replaces Jamey Wright pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  8    9%  D Palmer        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  7   10%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   10%  B Gil           Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Rockies 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-7, Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2    8%  M DeJean        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1    7%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3    6%  E Burks         Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Rockies 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike DeJean facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3    7%  D Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1    7%  M McLemore      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6    8%  I Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Rockies 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-7, Darren Oliver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5    6%  L Walker        Lineout: CF
          ---  4    8%  A Galarraga     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4    6%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2    7%  V Castilla      Single to CF (Line Drive); Galarraga to 2B
   O      12-  4    4%  K Manwaring     Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Rockies 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike DeJean facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5    5%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5    5%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4    5%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Rockies 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-7, Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
          ---  8    8%  W Weiss         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Harvey Pulliam pinch hits for Mike DeJean batting 9th
          1--  2   13%  H Pulliam       Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to P's Right); Weiss to 3B; Pulliam to 1B
   RO     1-3  1   10%  E Young         Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Weiss Scores
          1--  3   13%  E Burks         Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Pulliam to 2B
   R      12-  3   21%  L Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Pulliam Scores/unER; Burks to 2B
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Darren Oliver pitching and batting 9th
          12-  2   30%  A Galarraga     Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Burks to 3B; Walker to 2B; Galarraga to 1B
   RR     123  1   47%  D Bichette      Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Burks Scores/unER; Walker Scores/unER; Galarraga to 2B
   O      12-  1   39%  V Castilla      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Galarraga to 3B
   O      1-3  3   28%  K Manwaring     Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Rockies 6.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Jerry Dipoto facing 6-7-8
                  Jerry Dipoto replaces Harvey Pulliam pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   31%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   33%  D Buford        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   35%  B Gil           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Rockies 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-7, Eric Gunderson facing 8-9-1
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Xavier Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   28%  W Weiss         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  Quinton McCracken pinch hits for Jerry Dipoto batting 9th
   O      ---  3   23%  Q McCracken     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   19%  E Young         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Rockies 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Bruce Ruffin facing 9-1-2
                  Bruce Ruffin replaces Quinton McCracken pitching and batting 9th; Mike Simms pinch hits for Eric Gunderson batting 9th
          ---  2   16%  M Simms         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5    8%  M McLemore      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Simms to 3B
   RR     -23  2    4%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Simms Scores; McLemore Scores
   O      1--  7    4%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Greer to 1B
   O      1--  4    5%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          1--       5%  W Clark         Greer Steals 2B
          -2-  6    5%  " "             Walk
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Bruce Ruffin pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4    6%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Rockies 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-9, John Wetteland facing 2-3-4
                  John Wetteland replaces Mike Simms pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   11%  E Burks         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Burks to 1B
          1--  1   21%  L Walker        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Burks to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   66%  A Galarraga     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Burks Scores/unER; Walker Scores; Galarraga Scores
          ---  3   83%  D Bichette      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          -2-  4   83%  V Castilla      Intentional Walk
          12-  1   94%  K Manwaring     Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Bichette to 3B; Castilla to 2B; Manwaring to 1B
   R      123  7  100%  W Weiss         Walk; Bichette Scores; Castilla to 3B; Manwaring to 2B
        4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 9, Rockies 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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