April 28, 1997 Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 14
TEX 8 NYY 6
SEA 5 ATL 14
LAD 0 CHC 5
MON 2 NYM 15
@CIN 2 FLA 12
SDP 9 COL 7
@HOU 6
(10) PIT 9
@PHI 4
(12) STL 5
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 7,459

Monday, April 28, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 3:27

Rangers

13-9

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  1  0   0  0  5   0  0  1    8 10  2
Brewers         5  4  4   0  0  0   0  1  X   14 15  2

W: B McDonald (3-2), L: D Oliver (1-2)

Brewers

11-10

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 4   0   1   1    2   1  .156  .478   25    3   5   
I Rodriguez C                 5   2   1   0    0   0  .337  .854    7    4   1   2B,SB
  H Mercedes C                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.500         1   0   
R Greer LF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .289  .880   18    0   0   2B,SB
W Clark 1B                    3   1   0   1    2   0  .333  .859   23   11   0   
L Stevens DH                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .279  .875   19    0   0   2B,GDP
W Newson RF                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .250  .857   22    2   0   
D Buford CF                   4   0   1   2    1   1  .224  .635   21    2   0   2B
B Ripken 3B                   3   1   1   1    0   2  .238  .590   17    0   3   
  D Palmer PH-3B              1   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .824    8    0   0   
B Gil SS                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .527   20    1   5   
  M Simms PH                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .320 1.077    4    0   0   SF

D Oliver P                                                               0   0
  J Santana P                                                            0   1
  E Vosberg P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   8  10   7    9   6              184   24  15

BATTING

2B: D Buford (5, off B McDonald); I Rodriguez (6, off J Mercedes); R Greer (7, off B McDonald); L Stevens (2, off B McDonald).

SF: M Simms (1, off S Maloney).

TB: R Greer 4; D Buford 2; I Rodriguez 2; L Stevens 2; B Ripken; B Gil; M McLemore; W Newson.

GIDP: L Stevens (4).

RBI: D Buford 2 (8); R Greer (8); M McLemore (3); W Clark (3); M Simms (5); B Ripken (2).

2-out RBI: B Ripken; M McLemore.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Gil-M McLemore-W Clark.

E: B Gil (4); M McLemore (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: I Rodriguez (2, 2nd base off B McDonald/M Matheny); R Greer (2, 2nd base off B McDonald/M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Loretta SS                  3   2   0   0    2   1  .226  .611   21    1   1   
J Cirillo 3B                  5   2   2   0    0   1  .263  .773   22    1   1   2B
D Nilsson DH                  3   2   2   3    0   0  .329  .945   17    0   0   HR,2B
  J Levis PH                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .769   13    0   0   
J Jaha 1B                     2   2   0   0    2   0  .263  .852   13    6   1   GDP
  T Unroe 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    2   0   
M Mieske RF                   5   3   3   1    0   0  .333  .812   13    1   0   2B
M Newfield LF                 4   2   2   4    0   0  .280  .759   20    2   0   2B
  C Carr CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .088  .232    1    1   0   
G Williams CF-LF              5   1   3   2    0   0  .308  .837   16    3   0   2·2B
E Diaz 2B                     5   0   2   3    0   0  .238  .654   13    2   5   2B
M Matheny C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .702   10    6   0   

B McDonald P                                                             2   1
  A Miranda P                                                            0   0
  J Mercedes P                                                           0   0
  S Maloney P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39  14  15  13    5   4              168   27   9

BATTING

2B: G Williams 2 (5, off D Oliver, off E Vosberg); M Newfield (5, off J Santana); D Nilsson (4, off J Santana); J Cirillo (7, off D Oliver); M Mieske (2, off J Santana); E Diaz (1, off D Oliver).

HR: D Nilsson (4, off J Santana; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: D Nilsson 6; G Williams 5; M Mieske 4; E Diaz 3; J Cirillo 3; M Newfield 3; M Matheny.

GIDP: J Jaha (3).

RBI: M Newfield 4 (7); E Diaz 3 (5); D Nilsson 3 (14); G Williams 2 (6); M Mieske (2).

2-out RBI: E Diaz 3; G Williams 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 9 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B McDonald-J Jaha; E Diaz-J Jaha.

E: M Loretta (5); T Unroe (1).

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
D Oliver, L (1-2)              0.2   4   5   1    2   0   0   3.48    9   31-15    9· 1· 5    4· 1· 2· 0     30    -     1.51  -0.40
J Santana                      4.1   8   8   8    3   2   1   7.47   23   87-48   31· 4·13    9· 8· 1· 0          2-0    0.23  -0.14
E Vosberg                      3     3   1   1    0   2   0  10.29   12   45-31   15· 8· 8    8· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    15  14  10    5   4   1          44  163-94   55·13·26   21·10· 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
B McDonald, W (3-2)            5.2   7   7   3    3   3   0   4.74   27  101-60   39· 6·15   13· 5· 3· 0     35    -     0.53  -0.06
A Miranda                      1     2   0   0    2   0   0   2.53    7   31-15    7· 0· 8    0· 2· 3· 0          2-1    0.26  -0.01
J Mercedes                     1.1   1   1   1    3   1   0   5.25    8   30-14    5· 4· 5    0· 2· 2· 0          3-0    0.24   0.02
S Maloney                      1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   18-10    2· 2· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9    10   8   4    9   6   0          46  180-99   53·12·34   13·10· 8· 0          7-2

J Mercedes faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Santana 2 (2); S Maloney (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 3:27.

Attendance: 7,459.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. M McLemore           2B    1. M Loretta            SS 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. R Greer              LF    3. D Nilsson            DH 
4. W Clark              1B    4. J Jaha               1B 
5. L Stevens            DH    5. M Mieske             RF 
6. W Newson             RF    6. M Newfield           LF 
7. D Buford             CF    7. G Williams           CF 
8. B Ripken             3B    8. E Diaz               2B 
9. B Gil                SS    9. M Matheny            C  

   D Oliver             P        B McDonald           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-3  -23  1   11%  85% E Diaz          D Oliver        Double to RF (Line Drive); Newfield Scores/unER; Williams Scores/unER
   b 1   0  1-0  1--  4   10%  59% J Cirillo       D Oliver        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Loretta to 3B
   b 1   2  1-2  1-3  5    9%  73% G Williams      D Oliver        Double to LF (Line Drive); Jaha Scores/unER; Newfield to 3B
   b 1   1  1-0  123  1    9%  64% M Mieske        D Oliver        Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Loretta Scores; Cirillo to 3B; Jaha to 2B; Mieske to 1B
   t 2   0  5-1  1--  4   -9%  72% D Buford        B McDonald      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Newson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  M McLemore      Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      48%  R Greer         Rodriguez Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   41%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Rodriguez Scores
          1--      39%  W Clark         Greer Steals 2B
          -2-  7   38%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  5   45%  L Stevens       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   49%  M Loretta       Walk
          1--  4   59%  J Cirillo       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Loretta to 3B
   O      -23  4   54%  D Nilsson       Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
          -23  4   55%  J Jaha          Walk
   R      123  1   64%  M Mieske        Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Loretta Scores; Cirillo to 3B; Jaha to 2B; Mieske to 1B
   RO     123  5   64%  M Newfield      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cirillo Scores/unER; Jaha to 3B; Newfield to 1B
   R      1-3  5   73%  G Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive); Jaha Scores/unER; Newfield to 3B
   RR     -23  1   85%  E Diaz          Double to RF (Line Drive); Newfield Scores/unER; Williams Scores/unER
          -2-  2   85%  M Matheny       Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Diaz to 3B
                  Julio Santana replaces Darren Oliver pitching
   O      1-3  7   83%  M Loretta       Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Brewers 5.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Ben McDonald facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   80%  W Newson        Walk
   R      1--  4   72%  D Buford        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Newson Scores
   O      -2-  4   75%  B Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7   79%  B Gil           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   81%  M McLemore      Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Julio Santana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   80%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   82%  D Nilsson       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  4   83%  J Jaha          Walk
          12-  2   86%  M Mieske        Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Nilsson to 3B; Jaha to 2B
   RRR    123  3   95%  M Newfield      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Nilsson Scores; Jaha Scores; Mieske Scores
   O      -2-  2   94%  G Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  5   96%  E Diaz          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Newfield Scores
   O      1--  1   96%  M Matheny       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 9.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-9, Ben McDonald facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   96%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   95%  R Greer         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  4   97%  W Clark         Line Drive Double Play: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 9.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 9-2, Julio Santana facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   97%  M Loretta       Walk
          1--  3   98%  J Cirillo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Loretta to 2B
          12-      98%  D Nilsson       Wild Pitch; Loretta to 3B; Cirillo to 2B
   RRR    -23  5   99%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Loretta Scores; Cirillo Scores
   O      ---  4   99%  J Jaha          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   99%  M Mieske        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   R      -2-  6   99%  M Newfield      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Mieske Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)
          1--      99%  G Williams      Wild Pitch; Newfield to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2   99%  E Diaz          Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 13.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-13, Ben McDonald facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1  100%  L Stevens       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  W Newson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3  100%  D Buford        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 13.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 13-2, Julio Santana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5  100%  M Matheny       Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  1  100%  M Loretta       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Cirillo       Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 13.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-13, Ben McDonald facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6  100%  B Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  B Gil           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 13.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 13-2, Julio Santana facing 3-4-5
                  Jesse Levis pinch hits for Dave Nilsson batting 3rd
          ---  8  100%  J Levis         Walk
   OO     1--  1  100%  J Jaha          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  M Mieske        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 13.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-13, Ben McDonald facing 2-3-4
                  Tim Unroe replaces John Jaha playing 1B batting 4th
          ---  1  100%  I Rodriguez     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   99%  R Greer         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez to 3B
   RR     -23  4   99%  W Clark         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores/unER; Greer Scores/No RBI
          1--  3   98%  L Stevens       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Clark to 3B
   O      -23  3   99%  W Newson        Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -23  2   99%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B; Clark Scores/unER
   R      -2-  7   99%  B Ripken        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Stevens Scores/unER
          1--  2   98%  B Gil           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ripken to 2B
                  Angel Miranda replaces Ben McDonald pitching
   R      12-  6   97%  M McLemore      Single to CF (Line Drive); Ripken Scores/unER; Gil to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 13.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 13-7, Ed Vosberg facing 6-7-8
                  Ed Vosberg replaces Julio Santana pitching
   O      ---  6   98%  M Newfield      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   99%  G Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   98%  E Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Williams to 3B
   O      --3  2   98%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 13.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 7-13, Angel Miranda facing 3-4-5
                  Gerald Williams moves to LF; Chuck Carr replaces Marc Newfield playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---  4   99%  R Greer         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5   98%  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  L Stevens       Lineout: CF
          1--  4   98%  W Newson        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Clark to 2B
          12-  7   97%  D Buford        Walk; Clark to 3B; Newson to 2B
                  Jose Mercedes replaces Angel Miranda pitching; Dean Palmer pinch hits for Billy Ripken batting 8th
   O      123  2   99%  D Palmer        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 13-7, Ed Vosberg facing 1-2-3
                  Dean Palmer moves to 3B
   O      ---  4   99%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   99%  J Cirillo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  J Levis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 13.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 7-13, Jose Mercedes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   99%  B Gil           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  M McLemore      Walk
          1--  1   98%  I Rodriguez     Double to RF (Line Drive); McLemore to 3B
   O      -23  3   99%  R Greer         Lineout: 3B
   O      -23  1  100%  W Clark         Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 13-7, Ed Vosberg facing 4-5-6
                  Henry Mercedes replaces Ivan Rodriguez playing C batting 2nd
   O      ---  9  100%  T Unroe         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  M Mieske        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  C Carr          Groundout: 2B-1B; Mieske to 2B
   R      -2-  2  100%  G Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mieske Scores
   O      1--  2  100%  E Diaz          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 14.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 7-14, Jose Mercedes facing 5-6-7
          ---  6  100%  L Stevens       Walk
          1--  6   99%  W Newson        Walk; Stevens to 2B
                  Sean Maloney replaces Jose Mercedes pitching
          12-      99%  D Buford        Wild Pitch; Stevens to 3B; Newson to 2B
   O      -23  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -23  6  100%  D Palmer        Walk
                  Mike Simms pinch hits for Benji Gil batting 9th
   RO     123  4  100%  M Simms         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Stevens Scores
   O      12-  4  100%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Brewers 14.

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