May 31, 1986 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 34,442

Saturday, May 31, 1986
Time of Game: 2:37

Rangers

24-23

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  7  3
Royals          1  1  2   0  0  4   0  0  X    8 12  1

W: M Gubicza (3-4), L: M Mason (4-2)

Royals

23-24

Won 3

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .758    0    2   0   GDP
S Fletcher SS                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .760    0    0   3   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .892    0    6   0   
D Porter DH                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .277  .894    0    0   0   2B
G Wright RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .207  .498    0    3   0   CS
B Jones LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    0   0   
  T Paciorek PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .671    0    0   0   
T Harrah 2B                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .202  .635    0    7   1   HR
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .246  .757    0    1   5   2B
O Mercado C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .451    0    4   1   
  G Petralli PH-C             2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .450    0    1   0   

M Mason P                                                                0   2
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   0
  R Wright P                                                             0   0
  G Harris P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   1   7   1    4   5                    24  12

BATTING

2B: S Buechele (5, off B Black); D Porter (2, off S Farr).

HR: T Harrah (2, off M Gubicza; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: T Harrah 4; D Porter 3; S Buechele 3; P O'Brien; G Wright.

GIDP: O McDowell (4).

RBI: T Harrah (18).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: S Buechele (3); T Harrah (4); B Jones (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Wright (3, 2nd base by M Gubicza/J Sundberg).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .253  .636    0    5   0   
L Smith LF                    4   3   3   1    0   0  .195  .508    0    1   0   
  L Jones LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .274    0    3   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .242  .846    0    1   1   IW
  G Pryor 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .728         0   0   
F White 2B                    5   0   1   2    0   1  .276  .757    0    1   1   2B
H McRae DH                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .232  .642    0    0   0   IW
S Balboni 1B                  3   0   0   1    1   1  .208  .658    0    4   4   
J Sundberg C                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .228  .611    0    5   1   
D Motley RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .201  .613    0    1   0   CS
A Salazar SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .258  .616    0    4   2   

M Gubicza P                                                              1   0
  S Farr P                                                               1   0
  B Black P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   8  12   6    4   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: F White (13, off M Mason).

IBB: G Brett (8, by D Mohorcic); H McRae (4, by M Mason).

TB: L Smith 3; G Brett 2; A Salazar 2; F White 2; D Motley; H McRae; W Wilson; J Sundberg.

RBI: F White 2 (28); S Balboni (17); W Wilson (18); H McRae (19); L Smith (4).

2-out RBI: H McRae.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Balboni-A Salazar-S Balboni.

E: S Balboni (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Motley (2, Home by M Mason/O Mercado).

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
M Mason, L (4-2)               5.1  10   7   6    3   2   0   4.10   28     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 3· 0     21    -     0.76  -0.22
D Mohorcic                     0.2   1   1   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          2-2    0.20  -0.03
R Wright                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.41    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
G Harris                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.49    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    12   8   6    4   3   0          40     -       ·  ·     20· 9· 4· 0          2-2

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Gubicza, W (3-4)             6     5   1   1    3   3   1   4.71   24     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 7· 0     58    -     1.06   0.23
S Farr                         2     1   0   0    1   2   0   1.64    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
B Black                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.13    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    4   5   1          36     -       ·  ·      8· 7·12· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Mohorcic (1; G Brett); M Mason (3; H McRae).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 34,442.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals                   
1. O McDowell           CF    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. L Smith              LF 
3. P O'Brien            1B    3. G Brett              3B 
4. D Porter             DH    4. F White              2B 
5. G Wright             RF    5. H McRae              DH 
6. B Jones              LF    6. S Balboni            1B 
7. T Harrah             2B    7. J Sundberg           C  
8. S Buechele           3B    8. D Motley             RF 
9. O Mercado            C     9. A Salazar            SS 

   M Mason              P        M Gubicza            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-0  1-3      12%  76% O McDowell      M Gubicza       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   b 2   0  0-1  1--      10%  79% D Motley        M Mason         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Sundberg Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Motley to 2B
   t 3   0  2-0  1--     -10%  57% S Buechele      M Gubicza       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Harrah to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3      10%  64% H McRae         M Mason         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Smith Scores; White to 3B
   b 3   0  0-2  12-       8%  90% F White         M Mason         Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Smith Scores; Brett to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mason facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  L Smith         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  G Brett         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Smith to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  F White         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1-3      64%  H McRae         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Smith Scores; White to 3B
   O      1-3      60%  S Balboni       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  D Porter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      60%  G Wright        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      63%  B Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      66%  T Harrah        Wright Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mason facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  J Sundberg      Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   R      1--      79%  D Motley        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Sundberg Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Motley to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  A Salazar       Flyball: RF; Motley to 3B
   O      --3      72%  W Wilson        Motley Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
   O      ---      71%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  T Harrah        Walk
          1--      57%  S Buechele      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Harrah to 3B
   O      1-3      64%  O Mercado       Flyball: SS
   OO     1-3      76%  O McDowell      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Mason facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  L Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      82%  G Brett         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Smith to 2B
   R      12-      90%  F White         Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Smith Scores; Brett to 3B
          -23      91%  H McRae         Intentional Walk
   R      123      94%  S Balboni       Walk; Brett Scores; White to 3B; McRae to 2B
   O      123      92%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; McRae to 3B; Balboni to 2B
   O      123      90%  D Motley        Foul Flyball: C
   O      123      87%  A Salazar       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
          ---      84%  S Fletcher      Walk
          1--      79%  P O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-      84%  D Porter        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      88%  G Wright        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      91%  B Jones         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Mason facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  W Wilson        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      90%  L Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  G Brett         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      83%  T Harrah        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---      86%  S Buechele      Lineout: RF
   O      ---      87%  O Mercado       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  O McDowell      Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Mason facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  P O'Brien       Lineout: SS
          ---      89%  D Porter        Walk
          1--      87%  G Wright        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Porter to 2B
   O      12-      91%  B Jones         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Mason facing 7-8-9
          ---      92%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      91%  D Motley        Flyball: CF
          1--      92%  A Salazar       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sundberg to 2B
   R      12-      96%  W Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sundberg Scores; Salazar to 2B
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Mike Mason pitching
   R      12-      98%  L Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Salazar Scores; Wilson to 3B/Adv on E7; Smith to 2B
          -23      98%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      99%  F White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Wilson Scores; Smith to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  H McRae         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Smith Scores/No RBI/unER; White to 2B; McRae to 1B
   O      12-      99%  S Balboni       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 8.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Steve Farr facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Farr replaces Mark Gubicza pitching; Lynn Jones replaces Lonnie Smith playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  T Harrah        Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  S Buechele      Walk
                  Geno Petralli pinch hits for Orlando Mercado batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  G Petralli      Lineout: LF
   O      1--     100%  O McDowell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Ricky Wright facing 7-8-9
                  Ricky Wright replaces Dale Mohorcic pitching; Geno Petralli moves to C
   O      ---     100%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Motley        Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  A Salazar       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--     100%  W Wilson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 8.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Steve Farr facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  D Porter        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-     100%  G Wright        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Greg Harris facing 2-3-4
                  Greg Harris replaces Ricky Wright pitching
   O      ---     100%  L Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Brett         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---     100%  F White         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 8.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Bud Black facing 6-7-8
                  Bud Black replaces Steve Farr pitching; Greg Pryor replaces George Brett playing 3B batting 3rd; Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Bob Jones batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  T Paciorek      Lineout: CF
   O      ---     100%  T Harrah        Lineout: LF
          ---     100%  S Buechele      Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-     100%  G Petralli      E3 on Foul Ball
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 8.

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