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KCR  9
@BOS  7

CLE  7
ANA  3

TEX 13
@DET  5

OAK  8
@NYY  7

CHW  4
@SEA  3

TBD  4
BAL  3

TOR  4
MIN  2

ARI  6
STL  2

MON 10
@CIN  4

COL  8
HOU  6

LAD  4
NYM  3

PIT  5
FLA  2

SDP  9
MIL  5

SFG 10
PHI  4

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 22,425

Wednesday, May 31, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:17
Rangers
13
27-25
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         2  2  0   2  4  0   3  0  0   13 16  1
Tigers          1  0  0   0  2  2   0  0  0    5 11  2
W: D Oliver (2-3), L: D Mlicki (2-6)
Tigers
5
18-31
Lost 1
5th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Alicea 2B                   4   4   3   2    2   0  .333  .864   28    4   2   3B,2·2B
R Greer LF                    5   1   1   4    0   0  .209  .686   21    3   0   SF
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   2    1   1  .369 1.115   21    3   0   2B
  F Catalanotto PH            0   0   0   0    0   0  .568 1.387    6    0   0   HBP
  B Haselman C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .694         1   0   
R Palmeiro DH                 6   1   3   4    0   0  .278  .964   16    0   0   HR,GDP
D Segui 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .325  .901   22    6   0   
C Curtis RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .807   12    2   0   
  S Green PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .372    3    1   0   
R Mateo CF                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .296  .797   12    6   0   2B
M Lamb 3B                     5   3   2   0    0   1  .303  .838   17    0   2   2B
R Clayton SS                  3   3   2   0    2   1  .244  .722   21    1   4   

D Oliver P                                                               0   0
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   1
  M Perisho P                                                            0   0
Totals                       42  13  16  12    5   6              179   27   9
BATTING
2B: R Mateo (11, off D Mlicki); L Alicea 2 (13, off D Mlicki, off D Brocail); M Lamb (10, off B Villafuerte); I Rodriguez (17, off B Villafuerte).
3B: L Alicea (3, off M Anderson).
HR: R Palmeiro (15, off D Mlicki; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: R Greer (1, off M Anderson).
HBP: F Catalanotto (2, by D Brocail).
TB: L Alicea 7; R Palmeiro 6; R Mateo 4; M Lamb 3; R Clayton 2; I Rodriguez 2; D Segui; R Greer.
GIDP: R Palmeiro (3).
RBI: R Greer 4 (9); R Palmeiro 4 (42); I Rodriguez 2 (45); L Alicea 2 (28).
2-out RBI: R Palmeiro 4; R Greer 2; I Rodriguez 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 17.
FIELDING
E: L Alicea (7).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia DH                  6   0   2   0    0   1  .255  .691   20    0   0   
J Macias 2B                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .290  .671   17    0   3   
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .804   12    2   0   HBP
D Palmer 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .275  .891   13    0   2   
  S Halter 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .650    6    0   0   
B Higginson LF                4   1   1   0    1   0  .256  .811   21    1   0   2B
B Ausmus C                    3   1   2   3    1   0  .258  .714   12    5   0   
  J Cardona C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    2   1   
W Magee RF                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .283  .870   25    3   0   
R Fick 1B                     4   0   2   1    1   0  .267  .689   22   10   2   
D Cruz SS                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .667   14    2   4   

D Mlicki P                                                               1   1
  A McDill P                                                             0   0
  B Villafuerte P                                                        1   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39   5  11   5    6   4              163   27  13
BATTING
2B: B Higginson (14, off D Oliver).
HBP: J Encarnacion (1, by D Oliver).
TB: B Ausmus 2; L Polonia 2; R Fick 2; J Macias 2; B Higginson 2; W Magee; D Palmer.
RBI: B Ausmus 3 (14); R Fick (9); W Magee (8).
2-out RBI: B Ausmus 3.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Macias-D Cruz-R Fick.
E: D Cruz (7); J Macias (2).

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, W (2-3)              5.2   8   5   5    5   2   0   5.98   32  102-60   37· 7·16   11· 9· 4· 0     30    -     0.97   0.09
T Crabtree                     1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   5.96    6   23-16   11· 0· 5    5· 1· 0· 0          2-2    0.16  -0.01
M Perisho                      2     1   0   0    1   2   0   7.88    8   34-20   11· 1· 8    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   5    6   4   0          46  159-96   59· 8·29   17·13· 5· 0          2-2 
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Mlicki, L (2-6)              3.2   9   6   5    2   1   1   5.64   22   81-53   36· 4·13    9· 3· 6· 1     20    -     0.95  -0.34
A McDill                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.82    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.26   0.01
B Villafuerte                  2     3   4   4    2   1   0  10.38   11   38-19   12· 4· 3    3· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.06
M Anderson                     2     3   3   2    1   4   0   4.09   11   43-28   21· 4· 3    2· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.03
D Brocail                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.97    4   13-7     3· 3· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    16  13  11    5   6   1          49  177-108  73·15·20   16· 8·12· 1          1-0 
Balks: D Oliver (1).
WP: D Mlicki (4).
IBB: None.
HBP: D Oliver (3; J Encarnacion); D Brocail (1; F Catalanotto).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Tony Randazzo.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 22,425.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Detroit Tigers                       
1. L Alicea             2B    1. L Polonia            DH 
2. R Greer              LF    2. J Macias             2B 
3. I Rodriguez          C     3. J Encarnacion        CF 
4. R Palmeiro           DH    4. D Palmer             3B 
5. D Segui              1B    5. B Higginson          LF 
6. C Curtis             RF    6. B Ausmus             C  
7. R Mateo              CF    7. W Magee              RF 
8. M Lamb               3B    8. R Fick               1B 
9. R Clayton            SS    9. D Cruz               SS 

   D Oliver             P        D Mlicki             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  4   16%  64% R Palmeiro      D Mlicki        Home Run; Alicea Scores
   t 4   2  1-4  -23  4   10%  90% R Palmeiro      D Mlicki        Single to RF (Line Drive); Clayton Scores; Alicea Scores
   b 1   2  2-0  123  5   -9%  52% B Ausmus        D Oliver        Walk; Macias Scores; Palmer to 3B; Higginson to 2B
   b 1   2  2-1  123  5    8%  60% W Magee         D Oliver        Strikeout Looking
   b 2   2  4-1  123  3    8%  78% D Palmer        D Oliver        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   56%  L Alicea        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   52%  R Greer         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  2   48%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   RR     -2-  4   64%  R Palmeiro      Home Run; Alicea Scores
          --- 10   65%  D Segui         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  3   64%  C Curtis        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   66%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   63%  J Macias        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   66%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
          1--  4   64%  D Palmer        Walk; Macias to 2B
          12-      63%  B Higginson     Balk; Macias to 3B; Palmer to 2B
          -23  5   61%  " "             Walk
   R      123  5   52%  B Ausmus        Walk; Macias Scores; Palmer to 3B; Higginson to 2B
   O      123  5   60%  W Magee         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Mlicki facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   63%  R Mateo         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   68%  M Lamb          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Mateo to 2B
          12-  3   74%  R Clayton       Single to P (Bunt); Mateo to 3B; Lamb to 2B
   O      123  1   68%  L Alicea        Flyball: RF
   RRO    123  2   75%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mateo Scores; Lamb Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)/unER; Greer to 2B
          -2-  8   76%  I Rodriguez     Walk
   O      12-  2   73%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   69%  R Fick          Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   73%  D Cruz          Popfly: 2B
          1--  4   69%  L Polonia       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Fick to 2B
   O      12-  3   73%  J Macias        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Fick to 3B
          1-3  3   71%  J Encarnacion   Hit By Pitch; Macias to 2B
   O      123  3   78%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   77%  D Segui         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  C Curtis        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   77%  R Mateo         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   75%  M Lamb          Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Darren Oliver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   77%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   79%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   80%  W Magee         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Mlicki facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   82%  R Clayton       Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--      84%  L Alicea        Wild Pitch; Clayton to 2B
          -2-  5   85%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   85%  R Greer         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Clayton to 3B; Alicea to 2B
   O      -23  2   80%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   RR     -23  4   90%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive); Clayton Scores; Alicea Scores
                  Allen McDill replaces Dave Mlicki pitching
   O      1--  2   89%  D Segui         Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   87%  R Fick          Walk
   O      1--  1   89%  D Cruz          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   91%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF
          1--  6   90%  J Macias        Single (Ground Ball); Fick to 3B
   O      1-3  2   93%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Brandon Villafuerte facing 6-7-8
                  Brandon Villafuerte replaces Allen McDill pitching
   O      ---  4   92%  C Curtis        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   92%  R Mateo         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   92%  M Lamb          Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   92%  R Clayton       Walk
          12-  5   93%  L Alicea        Walk; Lamb to 3B; Clayton to 2B
   RR     123  2   97%  R Greer         Single to LF (Line Drive); Lamb Scores; Clayton Scores; Alicea to 2B
   RR     12-  5   99%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Alicea Scores; Greer Scores
   O      -2-  1   99%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   98%  D Palmer        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   99%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
          1--  1   98%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmer to 3B
   R      1-3  5   97%  W Magee         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Palmer Scores; Ausmus to 2B
   R      12-  3   96%  R Fick          Single to CF (Line Drive); Ausmus Scores; Magee to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   98%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Magee to 3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 10, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Brandon Villafuerte facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   98%  D Segui         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  C Curtis        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   98%  R Mateo         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-10, Darren Oliver facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   97%  J Macias        Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   99%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
          1--  1   98%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Macias to 3B
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Darren Oliver pitching
   RR     -23  2   95%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Macias Scores; Higginson Scores
   O      1--  8   96%  W Magee         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-5, Matt Anderson facing 8-9-1
                  Matt Anderson replaces Brandon Villafuerte pitching
          ---  3   97%  M Lamb          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   98%  R Clayton       Walk; Lamb to 2B
   RR     12-  5   99%  L Alicea        Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lamb Scores/unER; Clayton Scores
   RO     --3  8   99%  R Greer         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Alicea Scores
   O      ---  4   99%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   99%  R Palmeiro      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  D Segui         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 13, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-13, Tim Crabtree facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6  100%  R Fick          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2  100%  L Polonia       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  100%  J Macias        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 13, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 13-5, Matt Anderson facing 6-7-8
                  Javier Cardona replaces Brad Ausmus playing C batting 6th; Shane Halter replaces Dean Palmer playing 3B batting 4th; Scarborough Green pinch hits for Chad Curtis batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2  100%  R Mateo         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 13, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-13, Matt Perisho facing 3-4-5
                  Matt Perisho replaces Tim Crabtree pitching; Scarborough Green moves to RF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  S Halter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 13, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 13-5, Doug Brocail facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Brocail replaces Matt Anderson pitching
          ---  2  100%  L Alicea        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4  100%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Ivan Rodriguez batting 3rd
          -2-  6  100%  F Catalanotto   Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-  1  100%  R Palmeiro      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 13, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-13, Matt Perisho facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Haselman replaces Frank Catalanotto playing C batting 3rd
   O      ---  1  100%  J Cardona       Flyball: RF
          ---  6  100%  W Magee         Walk
          1--  4  100%  R Fick          Single to LF (Line Drive); Magee to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      12-  6  100%  L Polonia       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 13, Tigers 5.

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