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CLE
@BOS		6
11
BAL
@CHW		3
9
SEA
@DET		7
3
TEX
@KCR		2
0
NYY
@MIL		4
7
ANA
@MIN		2
4
OAK
@TOR		3
4
CIN
@ATL		1
7
COL
@CHC		4
0
STL
@FLA		1
2
MON
@HOU		2
10
LAD
@NYM		5
2
SFG
@PHI		6
5		 
(10)
SDP
@PIT		7
5
Wednesday, April 16, 1997 7:05
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 12,239, Time of Game: 2:41
Rangers
2
6-5
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 at Royals
0
6-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: John Burkett (1-1)
L: Jim Pittsley (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0 10  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Damon Buford CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .541 11 8 -0.088 0.80 0.000 -0.088 -1.1 4 0
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .304 .652 16 11 0.053 0.65 0.091 -0.038 0.4 4 1
Rusty Greer LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .994 15 5 -0.008 0.45 0.023 -0.031 0.2 1 0
Lee Stevens 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .294 1.076 17 11 0.046 0.71 0.098 -0.052 0.1 9 2 HR
Dean Palmer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .205 .520 16 10 -0.026 0.64 0.027 -0.054 0.1 0 3 SB
Mike Simms DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .111 .222 18 10 -0.034 0.55 0.018 -0.052 -0.7
Marc Sagmoen RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 12 7 -0.067 0.69 0.000 -0.067 -1.2 2 0
Billy Ripken 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .231 .593 16 8 -0.008 0.79 0.034 -0.042 -0.1 5 4
Benji Gil SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .412 10 5 -0.042 0.76 0.000 -0.042 -0.6 2 3
John Burkett P 1
   Danny Patterson P
   John Wetteland P
Team Totals 31 2 4 2 3 5 .129 .432 131 75 -0.174 0.66 0.291 -0.466 -3.0 27 14
HR: L Stevens (4, off J Pittsley; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: L Stevens 4; M Simms; I Rodriguez; D Palmer.
RBI: L Stevens (11); I Rodriguez (4).
2-out RBI: I Rodriguez.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Gil-B Ripken-L Stevens; B Ripken-L Stevens-B Gil.
E: J Burkett ().
Baserunning
SB: D Palmer (1, 2nd base off B Bevil/M Macfarlane).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bip Roberts LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .362 .843 7 7 -0.104 1.61 0.034 -0.138 -0.6 0 0
Tom Goodwin CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .170 .498 12 10 -0.105 1.22 0.015 -0.120 -1.0 3 0 SB,GDP
   Jermaine Dye PH-RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .194 .466 5 3 0.042 1.58 0.042 0.000 0.2 1 0
Jay Bell SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .340 .958 17 12 -0.132 1.56 0.020 -0.152 -1.0 2 0
Jeff King 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 1.010 16 11 -0.089 1.29 0.032 -0.122 -0.6 11 1
Chili Davis DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .871 11 7 -0.027 1.44 0.078 -0.106 -0.4 2B
Craig Paquette 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .283 .805 17 12 -0.016 1.39 0.091 -0.107 0.1 0 3
Mike Macfarlane C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 15 8 -0.166 1.57 0.000 -0.166 -1.2 6 0 GDP
   Scott Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .990 3 2 -0.053 1.85 0.000 -0.053 -0.4
David Howard 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .292 .726 10 7 0.021 1.31 0.080 -0.059 -0.1 1 3
Johnny Damon RF-CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 .294 .929 13 9 -0.045 1.45 0.060 -0.105 -0.1 2 0 CS
Jim Pittsley P 1 1
   Jason Jacome P 1
   Brian Bevil P
Team Totals 34 0 10 0 0 4 .294 .618 126 88 -0.674 1.44 0.452 -1.128 -5.0 27 9
2B: C Davis (1, off J Wetteland).
TB: C Davis 2; C Paquette 2; J Damon 2; J King; J Dye; J Bell; D Howard; B Roberts.
GIDP: M Macfarlane (1); T Goodwin (3).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: T Goodwin (6, 2nd base off J Burkett/I Rodriguez).
CS: J Damon (3, 2nd base by J Burkett/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Burkett, W (1-1) 7.2 9 0 0 0 4 0 2.41 29 112 78 49 10 18 15 10 6 0 65 0.481 1.30 4.0
Danny Patterson, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.088 3.30 0.5
John Wetteland, S (4) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 13 9 7 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.104 1.93 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 34 128 89 58 10 20 16 14 6 0 65 2 0 0.673 0.66 5.0

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Pittsley, L (0-1) 7 3 2 2 2 2 1 2.57 26 94 53 33 9 11 10 12 2 0 63 0.118 0.71 1.9
Jason Jacome 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6.23 6 28 17 9 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.009 0.43 -0.1
Brian Bevil 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 2 9 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.047 0.73 1.2
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 3 5 1 2.00 34 131 75 45 17 13 12 14 3 0 63 2 0 0.174 1.44 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: J Wetteland (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 12,239.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 53° F, Wind 20mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Kansas City Royals
1 Damon Buford CF 1 Bip Roberts LF
2 Ivan Rodriguez C 2 Tom Goodwin CF
3 Rusty Greer LF 3 Jay Bell SS
4 Lee Stevens 1B 4 Jeff King 1B
5 Dean Palmer 3B 5 Chili Davis DH
6 Mike Simms DH 6 Craig Paquette 3B
7 Marc Sagmoen RF 7 Mike Macfarlane C
8 Billy Ripken 2B 8 David Howard 2B
9 Benji Gil SS 9 Johnny Damon RF
John Burkett P Jim Pittsley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R TEX L. Stevens J. Pittsley 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Stevens Scores
b7 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO KCR M. Macfarlane J. Burkett 9% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t3 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R TEX I. Rodriguez J. Pittsley 9% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ripken Scores
b8 0-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Bell D. Patterson 9% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. Howard J. Burkett -8% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive)

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' Jim Pittsley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX D. Buford J. Pittsley -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Pittsley -2% 46% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX R. Greer J. Pittsley -1% 45% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' John Burkett facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. Roberts J. Burkett -3% 42% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Goodwin J. Burkett 3% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Goodwin to 1B
b1 0-0 1 1-- 9,(2-2)  KCR J. Bell J. Burkett -1% 43% Goodwin Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 10,(3-2)  O KCR J. Bell J. Burkett 3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. King J. Burkett 3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R TEX L. Stevens J. Pittsley 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Stevens Scores
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX D. Palmer J. Pittsley -2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX M. Simms J. Pittsley -2% 56% Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
t2 1-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX M. Sagmoen J. Pittsley -1% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' John Burkett facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Davis J. Burkett 3% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR C. Paquette J. Burkett -4% 53% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Paquette to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
b2 0-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane J. Burkett 4% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR D. Howard J. Burkett 4% 61% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX B. Ripken J. Pittsley 3% 64% Walk
t3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX B. Gil J. Pittsley -2% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ripken to 2B
t3 1-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TEX D. Buford J. Pittsley -3% 59% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t3 1-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R TEX I. Rodriguez J. Pittsley 9% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ripken Scores
t3 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX R. Greer J. Pittsley -2% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' John Burkett facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  KCR J. Damon J. Burkett -4% 62% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
b3 0-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Roberts J. Burkett 4% 66% Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
b3 0-2 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO KCR T. Goodwin J. Burkett 6% 72% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Damon out at 2B/1B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 4-5-6
t4 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX L. Stevens J. Pittsley -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX D. Palmer J. Pittsley -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX M. Simms J. Pittsley -1% 68% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' John Burkett facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Bell J. Burkett 3% 71% Flyball: CF
b4 0-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR J. King J. Burkett -3% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b4 0-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR C. Davis J. Burkett 4% 71% Flyball: CF
b4 0-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR C. Paquette J. Burkett 3% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 7-8-9
t5 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Sagmoen J. Pittsley -2% 72% Foul Popfly: 1B
t5 2-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX B. Ripken J. Pittsley -1% 71% Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
t5 2-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX B. Gil J. Pittsley -1% 70% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' John Burkett facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane J. Burkett 3% 73% Groundout: P-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Howard J. Burkett 2% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 0-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Damon J. Burkett -2% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b5 0-2 2 1-- 2,(1-1)  O KCR B. Roberts J. Burkett 3% 77% Damon Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 1-2-3
t6 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX D. Buford J. Pittsley -2% 75% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t6 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Pittsley -1% 73% Flyball: CF
t6 2-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX R. Greer J. Pittsley 1% 74% Walk
t6 2-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TEX L. Stevens J. Pittsley -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' John Burkett facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Roberts J. Burkett 4% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR T. Goodwin J. Burkett 3% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Bell J. Burkett -2% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
b6 0-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. King J. Burkett 4% 80% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Jim Pittsley facing 5-6-7
t7 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX D. Palmer J. Pittsley -2% 79% Popfly: SS
t7 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX M. Simms J. Pittsley 2% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t7 2-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX M. Sagmoen J. Pittsley -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Simms to 2B
t7 2-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O TEX B. Ripken J. Pittsley -3% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' John Burkett facing 5-6-7
b7 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Davis J. Burkett 4% 81% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b7 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR C. Paquette J. Burkett -5% 76% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO KCR M. Macfarlane J. Burkett 9% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Jason Jacome facing 9-1-2
Jason Jacome replaces Jim Pittsley pitching
t8 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX B. Gil J. Jacome -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX D. Buford J. Jacome -1% 83% Groundout: P-1B
t8 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Jacome -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' John Burkett facing 8-9-1
b8 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR D. Howard J. Burkett -8% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 0-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Damon J. Burkett 7% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b8 0-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Roberts J. Burkett 6% 87% Lineout: CF
Jermaine Dye pinch hits for Tom Goodwin (CF) batting 2nd
b8 0-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Dye J. Burkett -4% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Howard to 2B
Danny Patterson replaces John Burkett pitching
b8 0-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Bell D. Patterson 9% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Jason Jacome facing 3-4-5
Johnny Damon moves from RF to CF
Jermaine Dye moves from PH to RF
t9 2-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX R. Greer J. Jacome 1% 93% Walk
t9 2-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX L. Stevens J. Jacome -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  TEX D. Palmer J. Jacome 3% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Greer to 3B
Brian Bevil replaces Jason Jacome pitching
t9 2-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  O TEX M. Simms B. Bevil -2% 92% Strikeout Swinging, Palmer Steals 2B
t9 2-0 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O TEX M. Sagmoen B. Bevil -2% 90% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' John Wetteland facing 4-5-6
John Wetteland replaces Danny Patterson pitching
b9 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. King J. Wetteland 5% 95% Flyball: CF
b9 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR C. Davis J. Wetteland -8% 87% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b9 0-2 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR C. Paquette J. Wetteland 8% 95% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
Scott Cooper pinch hits for Mike Macfarlane (C) batting 7th
b9 0-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  KCR S. Cooper J. Wetteland -0% 95% Wild Pitch; Davis to 3B
b9 0-2 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O KCR S. Cooper J. Wetteland 5% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 0.

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