September 11, 1988 Seattle Mariners at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 21,894

Sunday, September 11, 1988, 1:38
Time of Game: 2:37

Mariners

58-85

Lost 1

7th, 32½ GB

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

W: D August (10-6), L: M Campbell (6-9), S: D Plesac (30)

Brewers

76-69

Won 1

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Brantley CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .711   22    3   0   
H Reynolds 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .718   10    1   8   
D Coles LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .718   11    2   0   
A Davis 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .291  .874   16   14   0   
S Balboni DH                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .217  .686   15    0   0   2·2B
S Bradley C                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .269  .668   11    4   0   2B
  D Valle PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .698    2    0   0   
B Fields RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .656    6    0   0   SH
  E Martinez PH               1   0   1   2    0   0  .222  .697    6    0   0   2B
J Presley 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .228  .638   15    0   2   
R Quinones SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .699   11    0   3   
  J Buhner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .740    4    0   0   

M Campbell P                                                             0   1
  B Swift P                                                              0   0
  S Trout P                                                              0   0
  G Walter P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   3   8   3    0   1              129   24  14

BATTING

2B: E Martinez (2, off D Plesac); S Balboni 2 (13, 2 off D August); S Bradley (17, off D August).

SH: B Fields (2, off D August).

TB: S Balboni 4; S Bradley 3; E Martinez 2; J Presley; M Brantley; A Davis.

RBI: E Martinez 2 (2); J Presley (60).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Presley-H Reynolds-A Davis.

E: S Bradley (5).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .321  .852   12    0   0   
  J Castillo 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .480         1   0   
D Hamilton LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .188  .535   15    2   0   
R Yount CF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .301  .822   15    4   0   2B
R Deer RF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .249  .774   18    1   0   GDP
G Brock 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .213  .647   13   11   4   HR
J Meyer DH                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .274  .793   17    0   0   
B Surhoff C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .613   13    1   0   
G Sheffield SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .469   12    3   2   
J Gantner 2B-3B               3   1   2   0    0   1  .275  .647   11    1   6   

D August P                                                               3   4
  D Plesac P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   5  12   4    0   4              126   27  17

BATTING

2B: R Yount (32, off M Campbell).

HR: G Brock (5, off M Campbell; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: G Brock 4; R Yount 3; R Deer 2; J Gantner 2; P Molitor 2; J Meyer; D Hamilton; B Surhoff.

GIDP: R Deer (3).

RBI: R Yount 2 (75); G Brock (43); J Meyer (42).

2-out RBI: J Meyer.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: G Sheffield (1).

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Campbell, L (6-9)            4    10   5   5    0   2   1   5.33   21   76-48   31· 6·11   10· 5· 3· 1     24    -     1.02  -0.27
B Swift                        2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.70    7   28-18    8· 4· 6    4· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.34   0.00
S Trout                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   7.97    4   13-9     7· 0· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
G Walter                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    3    9-7     6· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    12   5   5    0   4   1          35  126-82   52·10·20   19· 6· 5· 1          1-1

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D August, W (10-6)             8     7   3   3    0   0   0   3.14   32  115-76   54· 6·16   17· 9· 6· 0     56    -     0.91   0.16
D Plesac, S (30)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    4   14-11    7· 3· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    1.57   0.08
Totals                         9     8   3   3    0   1   0          36  129-87   61· 9·17   18·10· 7· 0          2-2

M Campbell faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.
D August faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 21,894.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. M Brantley           CF    1. P Molitor            3B 
2. H Reynolds           2B    2. D Hamilton           LF 
3. D Coles              LF    3. R Yount              CF 
4. A Davis              1B    4. R Deer               RF 
5. S Balboni            DH    5. G Brock              1B 
6. S Bradley            C     6. J Meyer              DH 
7. B Fields             RF    7. B Surhoff            C  
8. J Presley            3B    8. G Sheffield          SS 
9. R Quinones           SS    9. J Gantner            2B 

   M Campbell           P        D August             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  1-1  12-  2   16%  84% D Hamilton      M Campbell      Single to C/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); Gantner Scores/Adv on E2; Molitor to 3B; Hamilton to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3  3  -11%  50% R Deer          M Campbell      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  6   11%  66% G Brock         M Campbell      Home Run
   t 5   0  1-0  ---  5   -9%  56% S Balboni       D August        Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   b 5   0  1-2  -23  2    8%  91% R Yount         M Campbell      Double to LF (Line Drive); Molitor Scores; Hamilton Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Don August facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  M Brantley      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   55%  D Coles         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Campbell facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  5   55%  D Hamilton      Flyball: CF
          1--  3   61%  R Yount         Single to CF (Line Drive); Molitor to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   50%  R Deer          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Don August facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   52%  A Davis         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  S Balboni       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   52%  S Bradley       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   55%  B Fields        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Campbell facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  6   66%  G Brock         Home Run
   O      ---  5   64%  J Meyer         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   66%  B Surhoff       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   64%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF
          1--  3   65%  J Gantner       Single to CF (Line Drive); Surhoff to 2B
   O      12-  4   62%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Don August facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   64%  J Presley       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   66%  R Quinones      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   67%  M Brantley      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Campbell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   65%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   64%  R Yount         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  9   65%  R Deer          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   63%  G Brock         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Don August facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   66%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   68%  D Coles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  A Davis         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Campbell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   67%  J Meyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   65%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   64%  G Sheffield     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Don August facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   56%  S Balboni       Double to RF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  2   51%  S Bradley       Reached on E6 (Fly Ball); Bradley to 1B
   O      12-  1   52%  B Fields        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Balboni to 3B; Bradley to 2B
   R      -23  6   45%  J Presley       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Balboni Scores; Bradley stays at 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  R Quinones      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bradley to 3B; Quinones to 1B
   O      1-3  4   57%  M Brantley      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Campbell facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   61%  J Gantner       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   68%  P Molitor       Single to P/Bunt; Gantner to 2B
   R      12-  2   84%  D Hamilton      Single to C/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); Gantner Scores/Adv on E2; Molitor to 3B; Hamilton to 2B
   RR     -23  2   91%  R Yount         Double to LF (Line Drive); Molitor Scores; Hamilton Scores
                  Bill Swift replaces Mike Campbell pitching
   O      -2-  5   90%  R Deer          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  1   88%  G Brock         Groundout: SS-1B; Yount to 3B
   R      --3  5   93%  J Meyer         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Yount Scores
   O      1--  5   92%  B Surhoff       Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Brewers 5.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-5, Don August facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   94%  H Reynolds      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   95%  D Coles         Flyball: SS
   O      ---  1   95%  A Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bill Swift facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  J Gantner       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   94%  P Molitor       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Brewers 5.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-5, Don August facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   96%  S Balboni       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   94%  S Bradley       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   96%  B Fields        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bradley to 2B
   O      -2-  1   97%  J Presley       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Steve Trout facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Trout replaces Bill Swift pitching
   O      ---  6   97%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  R Yount         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   97%  R Deer          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   97%  G Brock         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Brewers 5.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-5, Don August facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Castillo replaces Paul Molitor playing 2B batting 1st; Jim Gantner moves to 3B
   O      ---  3   98%  R Quinones      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   96%  M Brantley      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   98%  H Reynolds      Lineout: CF
   O      1--  3   99%  D Coles         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Gene Walter facing 6-7-8
                  Gene Walter replaces Steve Trout pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  J Meyer         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   99%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Brewers 5.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-5, Don August facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   97%  A Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   92%  S Balboni       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Davis to 3B
                  Dan Plesac replaces Don August pitching; Dave Valle pinch hits for Scott Bradley batting 6th
   O      -23  2   95%  D Valle         Groundout: P-1B
                  Edgar Martinez pinch hits for Bruce Fields batting 7th
   RR     -23  6   91%  E Martinez      Double to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Balboni Scores
   O      -2-  2   96%  J Presley       Flyball: CF
                  Jay Buhner pinch hits for Rey Quinones batting 9th
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Brewers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation