June 8, 1997 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 12
CLE 6 BAL 2
@CHW 1 SEA 2
@DET 0 KCR 4
TEX 2 ANA 8
@MIN 6 NYY 3
MIL 1 OAK 7
@TOR 5 COL 7
FLA 2 FLA 9
@COL 1
(7) STL 9
@LAD 3 MON 5
CHC 4 PHI 3
@PIT 2 HOU 9
@SDP 0 SFG 5
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 30,288

Sunday, June 8, 1997, 1:06
Time of Game: 3:09

Rangers

31-28

Lost 3

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  7  0
Royals          0  4  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    4 10  0

W: T Belcher (7-6), L: K Hill (4-4), S: M Williams (1)

Royals

28-30

Won 3

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Newson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .266  .886   18    1   0   2B
I Rodriguez C                 3   2   2   0    1   0  .348  .926   18    8   1   2·2B
R Greer LF                    4   0   3   2    0   0  .309  .877   20    4   0   2B
J Gonzalez DH                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .241  .808   21    0   0   GDP
W Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .361 1.002   25    9   0   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .669   15    1   2   
D Cedeno 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .746   13    1   3   
D Buford CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .653   12    0   0   
  L Stevens PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .845    3    0   0   
B Ripken SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .750   14    0   1   

K Hill P                                                                 0   0
  J Santana P                                                            0   0
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
  X Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   9              159   24   7

BATTING

2B: W Newson (8, off J Montgomery); I Rodriguez 2 (18, 2 off T Belcher); R Greer (16, off T Belcher).

TB: I Rodriguez 4; R Greer 4; W Newson 2; D Cedeno.

GIDP: J Gonzalez (4).

RBI: R Greer 2 (27).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .320  .842   25    2   4   2B
T Goodwin CF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .276  .669   18    2   0   2·SB
J King 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .801   22    8   2   2B
C Davis DH                    3   0   2   1    1   1  .294  .879   19    0   0   SB
J Damon LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .834    7    1   0   
  B Roberts PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .322  .747    2    0   0   
  S Halter RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .709         0   0   
J Bell SS                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .284  .825   28    1   3   CS
J Vitiello RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .705    8    1   0   HBP
  D Howard PR-RF-LF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .718   10    2   0   
C Paquette 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .213  .622   15    0   2   
M Macfarlane C                4   1   2   0    0   1  .179  .498   14    9   0   

T Belcher P                                                              1   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
  R Veres P                                                              0   0
  H Pichardo P                                                           0   1
  M Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   4  10   4    3   6              168   27  12

BATTING

2B: J King (13, off K Hill); J Offerman (8, off K Hill).

HBP: J Vitiello (2, by K Hill).

TB: J Offerman 3; C Davis 2; M Macfarlane 2; J King 2; T Goodwin 2; C Paquette.

RBI: T Goodwin 2 (11); J Offerman (22); C Davis (31).

2-out RBI: T Goodwin 2; C Davis; J Offerman.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bell-J Offerman-J King.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Davis (4, 2nd base off X Hernandez/I Rodriguez); T Goodwin 2 (26, 2nd base off J Santana/I Rodriguez, 2nd base off K Hill/I Rodriguez).

CS: J Bell (5, 2nd base by K Hill/I Rodriguez).

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
K Hill, L (4-4)                5     7   4   4    3   5   0   4.05   25  113-68   39·13·16    5· 8· 3· 0     39    -     0.85  -0.19
J Santana                      1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.83    6   24-12    9· 1· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.50   0.00
E Gunderson                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.11    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.91   0.03
X Hernandez                    1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.73    5   16-11    9· 1· 1    4· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.47   0.04
Totals                         8    10   4   4    3   6   0          37  155-92   58·15·19   11·12· 4· 0          4-0

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
T Belcher, W (7-6)             6     6   2   2    2   6   0   3.36   25  121-76   43·18·15   11· 4· 2· 0     56    -     1.10   0.15
J Montgomery, H (3)            1     1   0   0    0   1   0   7.85    4   12-9     4· 1· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.10   0.08
R Veres, H (3)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.31    3   18-12    7· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
H Pichardo, H (1)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.54    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.60   0.04
M Williams, S (1)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.14    2    6-6     2· 2· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.75   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   9   0          35  159-105  57·22·26   13· 7· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: K Hill (2; J Vitiello).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 30,288.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 15mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals                   
1. W Newson             RF    1. J Offerman           2B 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. T Goodwin            CF 
3. R Greer              LF    3. J King               1B 
4. J Gonzalez           DH    4. C Davis              DH 
5. W Clark              1B    5. J Damon              LF 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. J Bell               SS 
7. D Cedeno             2B    7. J Vitiello           RF 
8. D Buford             CF    8. C Paquette           3B 
9. B Ripken             SS    9. M Macfarlane         C  

   K Hill               P        T Belcher            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-1  -23  5   16%  72% T Goodwin       K Hill          Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Macfarlane Scores; Offerman Scores
   b 2   2  1-0  12-  7   12%  56% J Offerman      K Hill          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Paquette Scores; Macfarlane to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  5   -9%  39% R Greer         T Belcher       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Rodriguez Scores
   b 2   2  1-3  12-  5    7%  81% C Davis         K Hill          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Goodwin Scores; King to 2B
   t 5   1  4-1  -2-  6   -7%  74% R Greer         T Belcher       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Rodriguez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  W Newson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   48%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  5   39%  R Greer         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Rodriguez Scores
          -2-  6   38%  J Gonzalez      Walk
   O      12-  4   41%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Greer to 3B
   O      1-3  6   45%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   49%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   47%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Offerman to 2B
   O      -2-  6   44%  J King          Lineout: 1B
          -2-  6   45%  C Davis         Walk
   O      12-  3   40%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   37%  D Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   40%  D Buford        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  6   43%  B Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   45%  W Newson        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   42%  J Bell          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   41%  J Vitiello      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   42%  C Paquette      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   44%  M Macfarlane    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Paquette to 2B
   R      12-  7   56%  J Offerman      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Paquette Scores; Macfarlane to 3B
   RR     -23  5   72%  T Goodwin       Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Macfarlane Scores; Offerman Scores
          1--      73%  J King          Goodwin Steals 2B
          -2-  5   73%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  5   81%  C Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Goodwin Scores; King to 2B
   O      12-  3   78%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Tim Belcher facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   75%  I Rodriguez     Walk
          1--  4   69%  R Greer         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  6   72%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3  6   79%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   83%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   82%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   83%  J Vitiello      Hit By Pitch
                  David Howard pinch runs for Joe Vitiello batting 7th
   O      1--  3   82%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   80%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
                  David Howard moves to RF
   O      ---  4   83%  D Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   84%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  B Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   84%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  T Goodwin       Flyball: LF
          ---  2   84%  J King          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      -2-  5   82%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   85%  W Newson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   81%  I Rodriguez     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  6   74%  R Greer         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Rodriguez Scores
   OO     1--  5   80%  J Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Hill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   79%  J Damon         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  4   80%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  6   79%  D Howard        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   77%  C Paquette      Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   80%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   82%  D Palmer        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   84%  D Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Julio Santana facing 8-9-1
                  Julio Santana replaces Ken Hill pitching
   O      ---  3   82%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   81%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   80%  J Offerman      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Jeff Montgomery facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Tim Belcher pitching
   O      ---  4   84%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   87%  B Ripken        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   84%  W Newson        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   88%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Julio Santana facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   90%  T Goodwin       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   89%  J King          Strikeout Swinging, Goodwin Steals 2B
          -2-  3   91%  C Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive); Goodwin to 3B
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Julio Santana pitching; Bip Roberts pinch hits for Johnny Damon batting 5th
   O      1-3  2   88%  B Roberts       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
          1-3      88%  J Bell          Davis Steals 2B
   O      -23  8   85%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Randy Veres facing 3-4-5
                  Randy Veres replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching; David Howard moves to LF; Shane Halter replaces Bip Roberts playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  5   89%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   92%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   93%  W Clark         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Xavier Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   93%  D Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  C Paquette      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   93%  M Macfarlane    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   92%  J Offerman      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Hipolito Pichardo facing 6-7-8
                  Hipolito Pichardo replaces Randy Veres pitching
   O      ---  2   96%  D Palmer        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  Mike Williams replaces Hipolito Pichardo pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  D Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  Lee Stevens pinch hits for Damon Buford batting 8th
   O      ---  3  100%  L Stevens       Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 4.

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