April 7, 1997 Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 5
@ANA 3 DET 10
MIN 4 KCR 6
BAL 5 MIL 5
TEX 3 OAK 6
BOS 2 CLE 8
@SEA 3 COL 13
CIN 2 LAD 3
NYM 2
(15) SDP 3
PIT 2
(10) SFG 4
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 42,893

Monday, April 7, 1997, 1:11
Time of Game: 3:30

Rangers

2-3

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: C Eldred (1-0), L: K Hill (1-1), S: D Jones (3)

Brewers

3-2

Won 3

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .150  .461   23    2   2   2B
I Rodriguez C                 5   1   1   0    0   2  .261  .565   21   11   1   
R Greer LF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .412 1.133   14    0   0   2B
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   1    0   3  .211  .529   19    0   2   
L Stevens 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .316 1.034   20    7   0   
M Tettleton DH                4   1   1   1    0   2  .167  .917   17    0   0   HR
M Devereaux RF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .143  .464   15    1   0   
D Buford CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .754   18    3   0   
D Cedeno SS                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .143  .393   16    0   2   

K Hill P                                                                 0   0
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   3   7   3    4  13              163   24   7

BATTING

2B: M McLemore (1, off C Eldred); R Greer (3, off J Mercedes).

HR: M Tettleton (3, off J Mercedes; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: M Tettleton 4; R Greer 3; M McLemore 3; I Rodriguez; L Stevens.

RBI: L Stevens (8); M Tettleton (3); D Palmer (6).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: M McLemore (1).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .750   13    0   4   
J Cirillo 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .400 1.238   10    0   1   2B
D Nilsson DH                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .158  .438   19    0   0   
J Jaha 1B                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .263  .760   10    7   1   2B
M Newfield LF                 4   0   1   0    0   3  .400  .900   18    1   0   
  C Carr CF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .126         0   0   
J Burnitz RF                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .267  .783   20    1   0   SB
J Valentin SS                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .125  .347   21    2   2   
G Williams CF-LF              3   1   1   0    1   1  .222  .744   10    2   0   
M Matheny C                   3   1   1   4    0   0  .182  .705   14   13   0   HR

C Eldred P                                                               1   0
  J Mercedes P                                                           0   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   5   7   4    4  11              135   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Cirillo (4, off K Hill); J Jaha (1, off K Hill).

HR: M Matheny (1, off K Hill; 2nd inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

TB: M Matheny 4; J Cirillo 3; J Jaha 2; J Valentin; G Williams; M Newfield.

RBI: M Matheny 4 (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Burnitz (4, 2nd base off K Hill/I Rodriguez).

PO: J Jaha (2nd base by 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 (1-1)                6     7   5   4    4   6   1   3.86   29  106-61   32·12·17   10· 5· 4· 0     42    -     0.84  -0.25
E Gunderson                    0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    7-5     3· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.53   0.02
D Patterson                    0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.00    2    7-6     2· 3· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.63   0.04
J Wetteland                    1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   10-8     2· 1· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8     7   5   4    4  11   1          35  130-80   39·16·25   11· 5· 4· 0          2-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Eldred, W (1-0)              5     4   2   2    4   5   0   3.60   23  101-57   26·14·17    7· 5· 2· 0     52    -     1.21   0.10
J Mercedes, H (1)              2     2   1   1    0   3   1   4.50    8   32-19   11· 3· 5    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.00   0.06
B Wickman, H (2)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   14-10    3· 3· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
D Jones, S (3)                 1     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    4   16-11    3· 3· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.10   0.08
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4  13   1          38  163-97   43·23·31   10· 7· 4· 0           -

K Hill faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Eldred (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 3:30.

Attendance: 42,893.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 35° F, Wind 25mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. M McLemore           2B    1. F Vina               2B 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. R Greer              LF    3. D Nilsson            DH 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. J Jaha               1B 
5. L Stevens            1B    5. M Newfield           LF 
6. M Tettleton          DH    6. J Burnitz            RF 
7. M Devereaux          RF    7. J Valentin           SS 
8. D Buford             CF    8. G Williams           CF 
9. D Cedeno             SS    9. M Matheny            C  

   K Hill               P        C Eldred             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  1-0  123  5   24%  80% M Matheny       K Hill          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Burnitz Scores; Valentin Scores; Williams Scores
   t 6   0  5-2  ---  4   -8%  77% M Tettleton     J Mercedes      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   t 3   1  4-1  12-  3   -8%  66% L Stevens       C Eldred        Single to 2B (Pop Fly); Rodriguez Scores; Greer to 2B
   t 3   2  4-2  123  4    8%  76% D Buford        C Eldred        Strikeout Looking
   b 5   2  2-4  12-  5    8%  88% J Burnitz       K Hill          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Jaha Scores/No RBI/unER; Newfield to 3B; Burnitz to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal Eldred facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   44%  M McLemore      Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   48%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  5   44%  R Greer         Walk, Wild Pitch; McLemore to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   42%  D Palmer        Groundout: 2B-1B; McLemore Scores; Greer to 2B
          -2-  8   42%  L Stevens       Walk
   O      12-  8   45%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   43%  F Vina          Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   41%  J Cirillo       Popfly: 1B
          ---  4   43%  D Nilsson       Walk
   O      1--  4   40%  J Jaha          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cal Eldred facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   42%  M Devereaux     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   44%  D Buford        Popfly: SS
          ---  6   43%  D Cedeno        Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Hill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   42%  M Newfield      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   45%  J Burnitz       Walk
          1--  2   49%  J Valentin      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Burnitz to 2B
          12-  1   56%  G Williams      Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep 3B); Burnitz to 3B; Valentin to 2B
   RRRR   123  5   80%  M Matheny       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Burnitz Scores; Valentin Scores; Williams Scores
   O      ---  2   79%  F Vina          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   78%  J Cirillo       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Brewers 4.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Cal Eldred facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   75%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   69%  R Greer         Single to CF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  6   75%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   66%  L Stevens       Single to 2B (Pop Fly); Rodriguez Scores; Greer to 2B
   O      12-  2   71%  M Tettleton     Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          12-  6   68%  M Devereaux     Walk; Greer to 3B; Stevens to 2B
   O      123  4   76%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Hill facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   74%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   77%  J Jaha          Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      73%  M Newfield      Jaha Picked off 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   72%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Cal Eldred facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   75%  D Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   77%  M McLemore      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   78%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   80%  J Burnitz       Walk
          1--      82%  J Valentin      Burnitz Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   79%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   80%  G Williams      Walk
   O      12-  7   78%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Burnitz to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      -23  4   74%  F Vina          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Cal Eldred facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   77%  R Greer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   79%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   80%  L Stevens       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Hill facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   83%  J Cirillo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   80%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   79%  J Jaha          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Jaha to 1B
          1--  2   80%  M Newfield      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Jaha to 2B
   R      12-  5   88%  J Burnitz       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Jaha Scores/No RBI/unER; Newfield to 3B; Burnitz to 1B
   O      1-3  9   85%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 5.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Jose Mercedes facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Mercedes replaces Cal Eldred pitching
   R      ---  4   77%  M Tettleton     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  1   80%  M Devereaux     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   82%  D Buford        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   84%  D Cedeno        Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   82%  G Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   81%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   80%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 5.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Jose Mercedes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   84%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   87%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   84%  R Greer         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   88%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ken Hill facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   91%  J Cirillo       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Ken Hill pitching
   O      -2-  7   89%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Looking
                  Danny Patterson replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
   O      -2-  3   87%  J Jaha          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   85%  M Newfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Wickman facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Wickman replaces Jose Mercedes pitching; Gerald Williams moves to LF; Chuck Carr replaces Marc Newfield playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---  5   89%  L Stevens       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   93%  M Devereaux     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Wetteland facing 6-7-8
                  John Wetteland replaces Danny Patterson pitching
   O      ---  4   93%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   92%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   92%  G Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Doug Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Doug Jones replaces Bob Wickman pitching
   O      ---  5   96%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  D Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   96%  M McLemore      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation