September 14, 1982 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
NYY 4 BAL 5
NYY 3 BOS 12
CLE 1 CAL 7
@CHW 0 MIL 6
@DET 3 KCR 5
SEA 2 MIN 3
TEX 2 HOU 4
@ATL 0 LAD 1
SDP 0 MON 3
NYM 1 STL 2
@PHI 0 PIT 15
CHC 5 SFG 2
CIN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 3,382

Tuesday, September 14, 1982
Time of Game: 1:55

Rangers

57-87

Lost 3

6th, 26 GB

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

W: J O'Connor (7-7), L: J Matlack (7-7)

Twins

52-92

Won 2

7th, 31 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Wright CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .658    0    2   0   
P O'Brien LF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .233  .857    0    1   0   2B
B Bell 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .298  .805    0    0   2   
L Parrish RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .723    0    1   0   
D Hostetler 1B                4   0   0   0    0   3  .240  .768    0    9   0   
L Johnson DH                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .260  .677    0    0   0   SB
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .685    0    5   0   GDP
M Richardt 2B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .227  .535    0    4   3   
B Dent SS                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .455    0    1   3   SH

J Matlack P                                                              0   2
  S Comer P                                                              1   0
Totals                       30   2   4   2    1   8                    24  10

BATTING

2B: P O'Brien (1, off J O'Connor).

SH: B Dent (7, off J O'Connor).

TB: P O'Brien 2; B Bell; L Johnson; M Richardt.

GIDP: J Sundberg (10).

RBI: B Bell (64); P O'Brien (6).

2-out RBI: P O'Brien; B Bell.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Dent-M Richardt-D Hostetler.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Johnson (3, 2nd base off J O'Connor/R Smith).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Mitchell CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .624    0    2   0   CS
J Castino 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .639    0    3   2   
T Brunansky RF                3   1   1   0    0   1  .281  .874    0    4   0   HBP
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .304  .866    0    7   2   GDP
G Ward LF                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .299  .879    0    1   0   2·2B
G Gaetti 3B                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .228  .718    0    1   1   3B,IW
G Wells DH                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .194  .502    0    0   0   SF
L Faedo SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .561    0    1   4   
R Smith C                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    8   0   

J O'Connor P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   3   7   3    1   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: G Ward 2 (31, 2 off J Matlack).

3B: G Gaetti (4, off J Matlack).

SF: G Wells (1, off J Matlack).

IBB: G Gaetti (2, by J Matlack).

HBP: T Brunansky (8, by J Matlack).

TB: G Ward 4; G Gaetti 3; T Brunansky; K Hrbek; R Smith; B Mitchell.

GIDP: K Hrbek (16).

RBI: K Hrbek (82); G Ward (80); G Wells (2).

2-out RBI: G Ward; K Hrbek.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Hrbek-L Faedo-K Hrbek.

E: G Gaetti (15).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Mitchell (9, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Matlack).

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
J Matlack, L (7-7)             5.2   6   3   3    1   4   0   3.60   24     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 6     48    -     1.24  -0.19
S Comer                        2.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.53    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 1          3-0    0.90   0.14
Totals                         8     7   3   3    1   4   0          31     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 7          3-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J O'Connor, W (7-7)            9     4   2   2    1   8   0   3.69   32     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 4     78    -     1.11   0.45
Totals                         9     4   2   2    1   8   0          32     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: J O'Connor (1).

IBB: J Matlack (3; G Gaetti).

PO: J Matlack (3; B Mitchell, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Matlack (2; T Brunansky).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 1:55.

Attendance: 3,382.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins                      
1. G Wright             CF    1. B Mitchell           CF 
2. P O'Brien            LF    2. J Castino            2B 
3. B Bell               3B    3. T Brunansky          RF 
4. L Parrish            RF    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. D Hostetler          1B    5. G Ward               LF 
6. L Johnson            DH    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. J Sundberg           C     7. G Wells              DH 
8. M Richardt           2B    8. L Faedo              SS 
9. B Dent               SS    9. R Smith              C  

   J Matlack            P        J O'Connor           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-2  12-      18%  75% G Ward          J Matlack       Double to LF; Brunansky Scores; Hrbek to 3B
   b 6   2  2-1  12-      18%  56% K Hrbek         J Matlack       Single to CF; Smith Scores; Brunansky to 2B
   t 7   0  3-2  1--      15%  77% J Sundberg      J O'Connor      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-     -11%  40% P O'Brien       J O'Connor      Double to LF; Richardt Scores
   t 3   2  0-1  -2-      -9%  31% B Bell          J O'Connor      Single to CF; O'Brien Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack O'Connor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Wright        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      54%  P O'Brien       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Bell          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Mitchell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Castino       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Brunansky     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack O'Connor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  D Hostetler     Strikeout
          ---      53%  L Johnson       Walk
          1--      52%  J Sundberg      Wild Pitch; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  K Hrbek         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---      57%  G Ward          Ground-rule Double
   O      -2-      53%  G Gaetti        Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      50%  G Wells         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack O'Connor facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  M Richardt      Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  B Dent          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Richardt to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  G Wright        Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      40%  P O'Brien       Double to LF; Richardt Scores
   R      -2-      31%  B Bell          Single to CF; O'Brien Scores
   O      1--      33%  L Parrish       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  L Faedo         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      28%  R Smith         Flyball: 2B
          ---      30%  B Mitchell      Single to LF
   O      1--      27%  J Castino       Mitchell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack O'Connor facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      29%  D Hostetler     Flyball: RF
          ---      27%  L Johnson       Single to SS
          1--      26%  J Sundberg      Johnson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      28%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      31%  M Richardt      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jon Matlack facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      28%  J Castino       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      26%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      25%  K Hrbek         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack O'Connor facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      27%  B Dent          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      28%  G Wright        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      29%  P O'Brien       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      26%  G Ward          Flyball: 2B
          ---      34%  G Gaetti        Triple (CF-RF)
   RO     --3      36%  G Wells         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gaetti Scores
   O      ---      34%  L Faedo         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jack O'Connor facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      37%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      38%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  D Hostetler     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  R Smith         Single to 3B
   O      1--      40%  B Mitchell      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      35%  J Castino       Strikeout
          1--      38%  T Brunansky     Hit By Pitch; Smith to 2B
   R      12-      56%  K Hrbek         Single to CF; Smith Scores; Brunansky to 2B
   R      12-      75%  G Ward          Double to LF; Brunansky Scores; Hrbek to 3B
          -23      76%  G Gaetti        Intentional Walk
                  Steve Comer replaces Jon Matlack pitching
   O      123      69%  G Wells         Lineout: P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack O'Connor facing 6-7-8
          ---      62%  L Johnson       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Johnson to 1B
   OO     1--      77%  J Sundberg      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  M Richardt      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Comer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  L Faedo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  R Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      74%  B Mitchell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack O'Connor facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      80%  B Dent          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      84%  G Wright        Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Comer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  J Castino       Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  T Brunansky     Single to RF
   OO     1--      83%  K Hrbek         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack O'Connor facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  B Bell          Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  D Hostetler     Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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