April 25, 1998 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
OAK 2 CHW 8
TOR 1 BOS 3
@CLE 2 TEX 11
@KCR 8 NYY 5
DET 4 MIN 8
@SEA 2 ANA 7
@TBD 1 COL 11
@ATL 7 ARI 4
@FLA 3
(11) LAD 3
CHC 2 HOU 4
@MON 3 CIN 2
@NYM 0 STL 8
@PHI 5 SDP 4
PIT 3
(16) SFG 2
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 24,453

Saturday, April 25, 1998, 8:05
Time of Game: 3:18

Rangers

14-7

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  2   3  2  3   0  0  0   11 14  0
Royals          0  1  2   0  2  2   1  0  0    8 12  1

W: B Witt (3-0), L: P Rapp (1-2), S: J Wetteland (5)

Royals

10-13

Lost 1

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  5   3   3   0    0   0  .394  .927   13    7   0   SB
M McLemore 2B                 3   3   2   0    2   0  .405 1.037   37    1   5   
R Greer LF                    5   1   2   2    0   2  .253  .716   21    3   0   CS
J Gonzalez RF                 4   1   3   5    0   1  .378 1.007   13    2   0   2B,SB,SF
W Clark 1B                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .303  .808   24   10   0   
I Rodriguez C                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .429 1.164   27    1   1   2B
L Stevens DH                  4   1   0   0    1   3  .281  .999   22    0   0   
K Elster SS                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .235  .743   10    2   7   SF
L Alicea 3B                   3   0   1   2    1   0  .222  .697   13    1   1   2B

B Witt P                                                                 0   1
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  S Bailes P                                                             0   0
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36  11  14  11    5   7              180   27  15

BATTING

2B: L Alicea (2, off P Rapp); J Gonzalez (10, off J Rosado); I Rodriguez (7, off P Rapp).

SF: J Gonzalez (3, off P Rapp); K Elster (1, off P Rapp).

TB: J Gonzalez 4; T Goodwin 3; I Rodriguez 3; L Alicea 2; M McLemore 2; R Greer 2; W Clark.

RBI: J Gonzalez 5 (29); L Alicea 2 (2); R Greer 2 (14); K Elster (9); I Rodriguez (17).

2-out RBI: J Gonzalez 2; I Rodriguez; R Greer.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M McLemore-K Elster-W Clark; K Elster-M McLemore-W Clark.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gonzalez (1, 2nd base off J Rosado/M Sweeney); T Goodwin (12, 2nd base off P Rapp/M Sweeney).

CS: R Greer (1, 2nd base by P Rapp/M Sweeney).

PO: L Alicea (2nd base by J Rosado).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .287  .761   14    3   1   2·2B
J Offerman 2B                 4   3   3   0    1   0  .347  .824    9    2   2   3B
H Morris DH                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .402  .971    3    0   0   GDP
D Palmer 3B                   4   1   1   3    0   0  .337 1.021   15    1   2   HR,SF
J King 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .284  .803   13    6   2   
S Mack LF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .429 1.154    9    2   0   CS,GDP
L Sutton RF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .236  .654   15    1   0   3B
M Sweeney C                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .215  .636   17    7   1   HR
F Martinez SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .426    2    2   1   
  S Halter PH-SS              1   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .910    7    1   1   

P Rapp P                                                                 2   1
  J Rosado P                                                             0   1
  D Rios P                                                               0   0
  S Service P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   8  12   8    4   1              104   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Damon 2 (8, 2 off B Witt).

3B: J Offerman (2, off E Gunderson); L Sutton (1, off B Witt).

HR: D Palmer (8, off B Witt; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); M Sweeney (3, off B Witt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: D Palmer (3, off B Witt).

TB: J Offerman 5; M Sweeney 4; J Damon 4; D Palmer 4; L Sutton 3; S Mack 2; H Morris 2.

GIDP: H Morris (3); S Mack (2).

RBI: D Palmer 3 (24); M Sweeney 2 (6); H Morris 2 (7); L Sutton (14).

2-out RBI: D Palmer 2; M Sweeney.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Offerman-J King.

E: D Palmer (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Mack (1, 2nd base by B Witt/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
B Witt, W (3-0)                5     9   7   7    2   0   2   5.19   25   42-25   26· 6· 5    6·11· 6· 0     19    -     1.10  -0.23
E Gunderson                    1     2   1   1    0   0   0   0.90    5   15-10    6· 1· 3    2· 1· 2· 0          1-1    0.74  -0.07
D Patterson, H (1)             1.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    6   32-15    9· 1· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.41   0.15
S Bailes, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.43    1    5-4     2· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.81   0.03
J Wetteland, S (5)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.35    3   10-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.07   0.05
Totals                         9    12   8   8    4   1   2          40  104-60   47·10·15   11·15· 9· 0          3-1

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
P Rapp, L (1-2)                4.1   9   8   8    3   1   0   4.50   22   62-33   24· 4·11    5· 4· 9· 0     11    -     1.16  -0.48
J Rosado                       1.2   4   3   3    2   2   0   4.24   10   48-30   17· 4· 9    1· 1· 4· 0          1-1    0.50  -0.14
D Rios                         2     0   0   0    0   2   0   7.11    7   34-21   13· 3· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.04
S Service                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.42    4   16-11    4· 4· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9    14  11  11    5   7   0          43  160-95   58·15·28   11· 6·14· 0          1-1

B Witt faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
E Gunderson faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Witt (1); P Rapp (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Rosado (1; L Alicea, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Eric Cooper.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 24,453.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals                   
1. T Goodwin            CF    1. J Damon              CF 
2. M McLemore           2B    2. J Offerman           2B 
3. R Greer              LF    3. H Morris             DH 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. D Palmer             3B 
5. W Clark              1B    5. J King               1B 
6. I Rodriguez          C     6. S Mack               LF 
7. L Stevens            DH    7. L Sutton             RF 
8. K Elster             SS    8. M Sweeney            C  
9. L Alicea             3B    9. F Martinez           SS 

   B Witt               P        P Rapp               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-1  12-      13%  67% R Greer         P Rapp          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 3B
   b 7   1 11-8  12-  3   12%  92% S Mack          D Patterson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   0  3-3  1--  4   12%  66% I Rodriguez     P Rapp          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Clark to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  6   11%  65% J Gonzalez      P Rapp          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 3B
   b 2   2  1-0  ---  4  -10%  49% M Sweeney       B Witt          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  T Goodwin       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--      56%  M McLemore      Goodwin Steals 2B
          -2-  6   59%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   54%  R Greer         Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  6   65%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   54%  W Clark         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---      51%  J Damon         Walk
          1--      45%  J Offerman      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Damon to 2B
   O      12-      51%  H Morris        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      55%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF; Damon to 3B
   O      1-3      60%  J King          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Rapp facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   57%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   56%  L Stevens       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      55%  K Elster        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
          ---      51%  S Mack          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      57%  L Sutton        Mack Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      59%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4   49%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---      50%  F Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Pat Rapp facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  L Alicea        Lineout: 2B
          ---      50%  T Goodwin       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      54%  M McLemore      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Goodwin to 2B
   R      12-      67%  R Greer         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   68%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McLemore Scores
   O      1--  1   66%  W Clark         Greer Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-      55%  J Offerman      Walk
   R      12-      45%  H Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Offerman to 2B
          12-      39%  D Palmer        Wild Pitch; Offerman to 3B; Morris to 2B
   RO     -23      42%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Offerman Scores
   O      -2-      46%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      50%  S Mack          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Pat Rapp facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   54%  W Clark         Walk
          1--  4   66%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Clark to 3B
          -23  5   68%  L Stevens       Walk
   RO     123  3   70%  K Elster        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores; Rodriguez to 3B; Stevens to 2B
   RRO    -23  2   77%  L Alicea        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores; Stevens Scores; Alicea out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
   O      ---      77%  T Goodwin       Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Bobby Witt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   79%  L Sutton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   81%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   82%  F Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Pat Rapp facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   84%  M McLemore      Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--      86%  R Greer         Wild Pitch; McLemore to 2B
   O      -2-  4   85%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); McLemore to 3B
   R      --3  2   88%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); McLemore Scores
                  Jose Rosado replaces Pat Rapp pitching
   O      1--  6   87%  W Clark         Strikeout Looking
          1--      88%  I Rodriguez     Gonzalez Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   92%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores
   O      1--  5   91%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   88%  J Damon         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   91%  J Offerman      Fielder's Choice P; Damon out at 3B/P-SS-3B
   O      1--  1   93%  H Morris        Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  2   84%  D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Offerman Scores
   O      ---  5   85%  J King          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 5.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Jose Rosado facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   84%  K Elster        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   85%  L Alicea        Walk
          1--  5   87%  T Goodwin       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Alicea to 2B
   O      12-      83%  M McLemore      Alicea Picked off 2B (P-SS)
          1--  9   84%  " "             Walk; Goodwin to 2B
   R      12-  4   90%  R Greer         Single to LF (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 2B
   RR     12-  1   97%  J Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McLemore Scores; Greer Scores
   O      -2-  5   96%  W Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-11, Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   94%  S Mack          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   R      1--  5   89%  L Sutton        Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Mack Scores
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Bobby Witt pitching
   RO     --3  5   91%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Sutton Scores
                  Shane Halter pinch hits for Felix Martinez batting 9th
   O      ---  3   92%  S Halter        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   93%  J Damon         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 7.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-7, Danny Rios facing 6-7-8
                  Danny Rios replaces Jose Rosado pitching; Shane Halter moves to SS
   O      ---  6   93%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   92%  L Stevens       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   93%  K Elster        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Elster to 2B
   O      -2-  6   92%  L Alicea        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-11, Eric Gunderson facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   86%  J Offerman      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  1   80%  H Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores
                  Danny Patterson replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
   O      1--  7   85%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
          1--  8   80%  J King          Walk; Morris to 2B
   OO     12-  3   92%  S Mack          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 8.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-8, Danny Rios facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   91%  T Goodwin       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   90%  M McLemore      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   90%  R Greer         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 8-11, Danny Patterson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   93%  L Sutton        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   95%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   94%  S Halter        Walk
                  Scott Bailes replaces Danny Patterson pitching
   O      1--  5   96%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 8.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-8, Scott Service facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Service replaces Danny Rios pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   96%  W Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   96%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   95%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 8-11, John Wetteland facing 2-3-4
                  John Wetteland replaces Scott Bailes pitching
          ---  3   90%  J Offerman      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   99%  H Morris        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation