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Standings
CHW
@BOS		3
7
NYY
@CAL		1
5
TEX
@KCR		15
8
CLE
@MIL		9
10
DET
@MIN		5
4
BAL
@OAK		7
9
TOR
@SEA		6
3
LAD
@NYM		3
1
SFG
@PHI		3
2
CIN
@PIT		0
1
MON
@SDP		1
5
HOU
@STL		1
7
Tuesday, August 25, 1987,
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 21,037, Time of Game: 3:40
Rangers
15
60-65
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Royals
8
61-64
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Steve Howe (1-2)
L: Bob Stoddard (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  0   2  4  0   3  0  5   15 16  1
Royals          1  1  0   0  0  5   0  0  1    8 11  1

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Oddibe McDowell CF 6 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .788 -0.080 0.51 0.000 -0.080 -1.3 3 1
Scott Fletcher SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 .307 .771 -0.060 0.42 0.004 -0.065 -0.9 5 3 CS
Ruben Sierra RF 5 4 4 2 0 0 .273 .813 0.158 0.74 0.187 -0.030 2.3 2 0 2·HR
Pete Incaviglia DH 5 4 3 1 0 1 .277 .861 0.301 0.90 0.311 -0.010 2.7 HR
Pete O'Brien 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .296 .837 0.126 1.14 0.153 -0.027 0.5 6 2
Larry Parrish 3B 4 3 2 3 1 1 .262 .824 0.126 1.19 0.233 -0.107 2.6 0 2 HR,SB
   Tom O'Malley 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .874 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Stanley C 4 2 2 1 1 0 .291 .818 0.131 0.83 0.155 -0.024 1.5 6 0 3B,SB
Steve Buechele 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .235 .678 0.066 1.24 0.105 -0.039 0.3 2 4
   Darrell Porter PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .238 .792 0.064 1.11 0.064 0.000 0.6
   Curt Wilkerson 2B 1 1 1 3 0 0 .294 .782 0.009 0.10 0.009 0.000 2.3 0 2 3B
Bob Brower LF 4 0 0 1 1 0 .249 .798 -0.081 0.57 0.007 -0.088 -0.6 1 0 SB
Jose Guzman P 1 0
   Dwayne Henry P 0 0
   Steve Howe P 1 0
Team Totals 42 15 16 15 4 5 .381 1.197 0.760 0.80 1.228 -0.470 9.9 27 14
3B: M Stanley (1, off J Davis); C Wilkerson (3, off S Farr).
HR: R Sierra 2 (25, 1 off B Black, 1 off J Gleaton; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); P Incaviglia (26, off B Black; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); L Parrish (27, off B Black; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: R Sierra 10; P Incaviglia 6; L Parrish 5; M Stanley 4; C Wilkerson 3; P O'Brien 2; D Porter; S Buechele.
RBI: L Parrish 3 (80); C Wilkerson 3 (14); P O'Brien 2 (75); R Sierra 2 (91); D Porter (15); B Brower (34); S Buechele (40); M Stanley (36); P Incaviglia (75).
2-out RBI: L Parrish 3; P O'Brien; D Porter; S Buechele; M Stanley; R Sierra.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 6 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Wilkerson-S Fletcher-P O'Brien.
E: M Stanley (7).
Outfield Assists: O McDowell (J Quirk at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: M Stanley (3, 2nd base off B Black/J Quirk); B Brower (9, 2nd base off B Stoddard/J Quirk); L Parrish (3, 3rd base off B Black/J Quirk).
CS: S Fletcher (10, 2nd base by J Gleaton POCS).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 5 2 2 0 1 0 .275 .688 -0.018 0.91 0.087 -0.105 -0.3 2 1 3·SB
Kevin Seitzer 3B 3 1 0 0 2 2 .334 .897 -0.063 1.21 0.034 -0.098 -0.4 0 2
George Brett 1B 5 1 1 2 0 0 .296 .906 -0.038 1.20 0.061 -0.099 -0.1 11 2
Danny Tartabull RF 2 1 1 0 3 0 .295 .865 0.053 0.68 0.075 -0.022 0.6 1 0
Frank White 2B 5 1 1 4 0 0 .248 .703 0.297 1.13 0.380 -0.083 2.3 3 3 HR
Lonnie Smith LF 3 2 2 0 2 0 .284 .779 0.107 0.74 0.125 -0.018 1.7 2 0 2·SB
Steve Balboni DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 .224 .723 -0.054 0.86 0.035 -0.089 0.3
Jamie Quirk C 4 0 2 1 1 1 .269 .719 0.115 0.83 0.134 -0.019 0.3 5 0 GDP
Ross Jones SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .432 -0.099 1.24 0.000 -0.099 -1.2 1 3
   Bill Pecota PH-SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 .383 .953 -0.038 0.76 0.000 -0.038 -0.2 0 1
Buddy Black P 0 0
   Bob Stoddard P 0 0
   John Davis P 1 0
   Jerry Gleaton P 1 1
   Steve Farr P 0 1
Team Totals 36 8 11 7 10 5 .306 .845 0.262 0.94 0.931 -0.670 2.9 27 14
HR: F White (12, off D Henry; 6th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: F White 4; L Smith 2; W Wilson 2; J Quirk 2; D Tartabull; B Pecota; S Balboni; G Brett.
GIDP: J Quirk (6).
RBI: F White 4 (61); G Brett 2 (54); J Quirk (23).
2-out RBI: F White 4; G Brett.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
E: K Seitzer (20).
Outfield Assists: W Wilson (D Porter at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: L Smith 2 (5, 2nd base off J Guzman/M Stanley 2); W Wilson 3 (41, 2nd base off J Guzman/M Stanley 3).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jose Guzman 5.2 7 5 5 7 3 0 5.08 30 31 0.010 1.01 -0.2
Dwayne Henry, BS (1) 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 1 27.00 5 2 2 -0.396 1.35 -3.5
Steve Howe, W (1-2) 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 6.57 11 1 0 0.126 0.52 0.7
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 10 5 1 8.00 46 31 3 2 -0.260 0.80 -2.9

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Buddy Black 5 9 7 3 0 1 3 3.98 25 30 -0.394 1.01 -4.2
Bob Stoddard, L (1-3) 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 4.21 7 0 0 -0.228 0.85 -0.9
John Davis 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1.33 6 1 1 -0.109 0.85 -0.7
Jerry Gleaton 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.40 3 1 0 -0.012 0.15 -0.8
Steve Farr 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 0 4.94 5 1 1 -0.017 0.06 -3.4
Team Totals 9 16 15 11 4 5 4 11.00 46 30 3 2 -0.760 0.94 -9.9
Balks: None.
WP: J Guzman (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Gleaton (2; S Fletcher, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - (none), 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 3:40.
Attendance: 21,037.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Kansas City Royals
1 Oddibe McDowell CF 1 Willie Wilson CF
2 Scott Fletcher SS 2 Kevin Seitzer 3B
3 Ruben Sierra RF 3 George Brett 1B
4 Pete Incaviglia DH 4 Danny Tartabull RF
5 Pete O'Brien 1B 5 Frank White 2B
6 Larry Parrish 3B 6 Lonnie Smith LF
7 Mike Stanley C 7 Steve Balboni DH
8 Steve Buechele 2B 8 Jamie Quirk C
9 Bob Brower LF 9 Ross Jones SS
Jose Guzman P Buddy Black P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 3-7 2 123 RRRR KCR F. White D. Henry -38% 48% Home Run; Seitzer Scores; Brett Scores; Tartabull Scores
t5 4-2 2 12- RRR TEX L. Parrish B. Black 19% 92% Home Run; Incaviglia Scores/unER; O'Brien Scores/unER; Parrish Scores/unER
t7 7-7 0 1-- TEX P. Incaviglia B. Stoddard 16% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sierra to 3B; Incaviglia to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t7 8-7 2 --3 R TEX M. Stanley J. Davis 13% 79% Triple to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Incaviglia Scores
t4 1-2 1 --- R TEX P. Incaviglia B. Black 12% 47% Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TEX O. McDowell B. Black -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- O TEX S. Fletcher B. Black -2% 46% Flyball: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- R TEX R. Sierra B. Black 9% 56% Inside-the-park Home Run to LF
t1 1-0 2 --- O TEX P. Incaviglia B. Black -1% 54% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Jose Guzman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- KCR W. Wilson J. Guzman -4% 51% Single to P (Bunt to P's Right)
b1 0-1 0 1-- KCR K. Seitzer J. Guzman -2% 49% Wilson Steals 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- O KCR K. Seitzer J. Guzman 2% 50% Groundout: 1B-P; Wilson to 3B
b1 0-1 1 --3 RO KCR G. Brett J. Guzman -1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B; Wilson Scores
b1 1-1 2 --- KCR D. Tartabull J. Guzman -1% 48% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 1-1 2 1-- O KCR F. White J. Guzman 2% 50% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Buddy Black facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- O TEX P. O'Brien B. Black -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 1-1 1 --- TEX L. Parrish B. Black 3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 1-1 1 1-- O TEX M. Stanley B. Black -2% 48% Flyball: CF; Parrish to 2B
t2 1-1 2 -2- O TEX S. Buechele B. Black -3% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Jose Guzman facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- KCR L. Smith J. Guzman -4% 41% Walk
b2 1-1 0 1-- KCR S. Balboni J. Guzman -2% 39% Smith Steals 2B
b2 1-1 0 -2- KCR S. Balboni J. Guzman -3% 36% Wild Pitch; Smith to 3B
b2 1-1 0 --3 KCR S. Balboni J. Guzman -3% 32% Walk
b2 1-1 0 1-3 R KCR J. Quirk J. Guzman -5% 27% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Smith Scores; Balboni to 2B
b2 2-1 0 12- O KCR R. Jones J. Guzman 5% 32% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 3B; Quirk to 2B
b2 2-1 1 12- O KCR W. Wilson J. Guzman 4% 36% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Quirk out at Hm/CF-C; Jones to 2B
b2 2-1 2 12- KCR K. Seitzer J. Guzman -3% 33% Walk; Jones to 3B; Wilson to 2B
b2 2-1 2 123 O KCR G. Brett J. Guzman 6% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- O TEX B. Brower B. Black -3% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-2 1 --- O TEX O. McDowell B. Black -2% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-2 2 --- O TEX S. Fletcher B. Black -1% 34% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rangers' Jose Guzman facing 4-5-6
b3 2-1 0 --- O KCR D. Tartabull J. Guzman 2% 36% Flyball: CF
b3 2-1 1 --- O KCR F. White J. Guzman 2% 37% Flyball: CF
b3 2-1 2 --- KCR L. Smith J. Guzman -1% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 2-1 2 1-- KCR S. Balboni J. Guzman -1% 35% Smith Steals 2B
b3 2-1 2 -2- O KCR S. Balboni J. Guzman 3% 38% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 --- O TEX R. Sierra B. Black -3% 35% Flyball: 2B
t4 1-2 1 --- R TEX P. Incaviglia B. Black 12% 47% Home Run
t4 2-2 1 --- TEX P. O'Brien B. Black 3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t4 2-2 1 1-- O TEX L. Parrish B. Black -4% 47% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 2-2 2 1-- TEX M. Stanley B. Black 2% 49% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Parrish to 2B
t4 2-2 2 12- TEX S. Buechele B. Black 2% 51% Parrish Steals 3B; Stanley Steals 2B
t4 2-2 2 -23 R TEX S. Buechele B. Black 11% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Parrish Scores; Stanley to 3B
t4 3-2 2 1-3 O TEX B. Brower B. Black -5% 56% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Rangers' Jose Guzman facing 8-9-1
b4 2-3 0 --- KCR J. Quirk J. Guzman -5% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b4 2-3 0 1-- O KCR R. Jones J. Guzman 4% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 2-3 1 1-- O KCR W. Wilson J. Guzman 4% 60% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 2-3 2 1-- KCR K. Seitzer J. Guzman -2% 58% Wilson Steals 2B; Wilson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b4 2-3 2 --3 O KCR K. Seitzer J. Guzman 5% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 --- O TEX O. McDowell B. Black -3% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 3-2 1 --- O TEX S. Fletcher B. Black -2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-2 2 --- TEX R. Sierra B. Black 1% 60% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t5 3-2 2 1-- TEX P. Incaviglia B. Black 3% 63% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sierra to 3B; Incaviglia to 1B
t5 3-2 2 1-3 R TEX P. O'Brien B. Black 10% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sierra Scores/unER; Incaviglia to 2B
t5 4-2 2 12- RRR TEX L. Parrish B. Black 19% 92% Home Run; Incaviglia Scores/unER; O'Brien Scores/unER; Parrish Scores/unER
t5 7-2 2 --- O TEX M. Stanley B. Black -0% 91% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Rangers' Jose Guzman facing 3-4-5
b5 2-7 0 --- O KCR G. Brett J. Guzman 2% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 2-7 1 --- KCR D. Tartabull J. Guzman -2% 91% Walk
b5 2-7 1 1-- O KCR F. White J. Guzman 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 2-7 2 1-- KCR L. Smith J. Guzman -1% 92% Walk; White to 2B
b5 2-7 2 12- O KCR S. Balboni J. Guzman 3% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Royals' Bob Stoddard facing 8-9-1
Bob Stoddard replaces Buddy Black pitching
t6 7-2 0 --- O TEX S. Buechele B. Stoddard -0% 94% Strikeout
t6 7-2 1 --- TEX B. Brower B. Stoddard 1% 95% Walk
t6 7-2 1 1-- O TEX O. McDowell B. Stoddard -1% 94% Flyball: LF
t6 7-2 2 1-- TEX S. Fletcher B. Stoddard 0% 94% Brower Steals 2B
t6 7-2 2 -2- O TEX S. Fletcher B. Stoddard -1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Rangers' Jose Guzman facing 8-9-1
b6 2-7 0 --- O KCR J. Quirk J. Guzman 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-7 1 --- O KCR R. Jones J. Guzman 1% 96% Flyball: RF
b6 2-7 2 --- KCR W. Wilson J. Guzman -1% 95% Walk
b6 2-7 2 1-- KCR K. Seitzer J. Guzman -0% 95% Wilson Steals 2B
b6 2-7 2 -2- KCR K. Seitzer J. Guzman -1% 94% Walk
b6 2-7 2 12- R KCR G. Brett J. Guzman -5% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Wilson Scores; Seitzer to 3B
Dwayne Henry replaces Jose Guzman pitching
b6 3-7 2 1-3 KCR D. Tartabull D. Henry -3% 86% Walk; Brett to 2B
b6 3-7 2 123 RRRR KCR F. White D. Henry -38% 48% Home Run; Seitzer Scores; Brett Scores; Tartabull Scores
b6 7-7 2 --- O KCR L. Smith D. Henry 2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 7.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 7-7, Royals' Bob Stoddard facing 3-4-5
t7 7-7 0 --- TEX R. Sierra B. Stoddard 6% 56% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t7 7-7 0 1-- TEX P. Incaviglia B. Stoddard 16% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sierra to 3B; Incaviglia to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t7 7-7 0 -23 RO TEX P. O'Brien B. Stoddard 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B; Sierra Scores; Incaviglia to 3B
John Davis replaces Bob Stoddard pitching
t7 8-7 1 --3 O TEX L. Parrish J. Davis -7% 67% Strikeout
t7 8-7 2 --3 R TEX M. Stanley J. Davis 13% 79% Triple to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Incaviglia Scores
Darrell Porter pinch hits for Steve Buechele (2B) batting 8th
t7 9-7 2 --3 RO TEX D. Porter J. Davis 6% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Stanley Scores; Porter out at 2B/CF-SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-10, Rangers' Dwayne Henry facing 7-8-9
Curt Wilkerson replaces Darrell Porter (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
b7 7-10 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Henry 3% 89% Flyball: CF
Steve Howe replaces Dwayne Henry pitching (change occurred mid-batter)
b7 7-10 1 --- KCR J. Quirk D. Henry -3% 86% Walk
Bill Pecota pinch hits for Ross Jones (SS) batting 9th
b7 7-10 1 1-- O KCR B. Pecota S. Howe 4% 89% Strikeout
b7 7-10 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson S. Howe 3% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, Royals 7.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-7, Royals' John Davis facing 9-1-2
Bill Pecota moves from PH to SS
t8 10-7 0 --- O TEX B. Brower J. Davis -1% 91% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 10-7 1 --- O TEX O. McDowell J. Davis -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 10-7 2 --- TEX S. Fletcher J. Davis 0% 91% Walk
Jerry Gleaton replaces John Davis pitching
t8 10-7 2 1-- O TEX R. Sierra J. Gleaton -1% 90% Fletcher Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-P)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-10, Rangers' Steve Howe facing 2-3-4
b8 7-10 0 --- O KCR K. Seitzer S. Howe 3% 93% Strikeout
b8 7-10 1 --- O KCR G. Brett S. Howe 2% 95% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 7-10 2 --- KCR D. Tartabull S. Howe -1% 94% Walk
b8 7-10 2 1-- O KCR F. White S. Howe 2% 96% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, Royals 7.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-7, Royals' Jerry Gleaton facing 3-4-5
t9 10-7 0 --- R TEX R. Sierra J. Gleaton 2% 98% Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t9 11-7 0 --- TEX P. Incaviglia J. Gleaton 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t9 11-7 0 1-- O TEX P. O'Brien J. Gleaton -0% 98% Strikeout
Steve Farr replaces Jerry Gleaton pitching
t9 11-7 1 1-- TEX L. Parrish S. Farr 0% 99% Walk; Incaviglia to 2B
t9 11-7 1 12- TEX M. Stanley S. Farr 0% 99% Walk; Incaviglia to 3B; Parrish to 2B
t9 11-7 1 123 RRR TEX C. Wilkerson S. Farr 1% 100% Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Incaviglia Scores; Parrish Scores; Stanley Scores
t9 14-7 1 --3 RO TEX B. Brower S. Farr 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B; Wilkerson Scores
t9 15-7 2 --- O TEX O. McDowell S. Farr 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 15, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-15, Rangers' Steve Howe facing 6-7-8
Tom O'Malley replaces Larry Parrish playing 3B batting 6th
b9 7-15 0 --- KCR L. Smith S. Howe -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b9 7-15 0 1-- KCR S. Balboni S. Howe -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Smith to 3B
b9 7-15 0 1-3 ROO KCR J. Quirk S. Howe 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Smith Scores/No RBI
b9 8-15 2 --- KCR B. Pecota S. Howe -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b9 8-15 2 1-- O KCR W. Wilson S. Howe 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 15, Royals 8.

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