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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CAL		4
3
KCR
@CLE		6
3		 
(10)
CHW
@DET		10
1
TEX
@MIN		6
8
NYY
@OAK		5
0
BAL
@SEA		12
5
MIL
@TOR		0
9
PIT
@ATL		1
11
CIN
@CHC		0
4
STL
@HOU		9
7
SFG
@MON		9
2
LAD
@NYM		4
5		 
(11)
SDP
@PHI		8
0
Tuesday, May 31, 1988 7:05
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 15,151, Time of Game: 3:39
Rangers
6
25-24
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 9½ GB
 at Twins
8
25-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 9 GB
L: Dale Mohorcic (2-2)
S: Jeff Reardon (13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         2  0  3   1  0  0   0  0  0    6 13  1
Twins           0  0  1   3  0  3   0  1  X    8 13  1

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cecil Espy DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 .290 .716 32 24 -0.020 1.20 0.085 -0.106 -1.0 SB
Scott Fletcher SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 .281 .663 13 10 -0.059 1.21 0.052 -0.111 -0.1 1 1
Ruben Sierra RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 .261 .753 23 16 0.203 1.32 0.278 -0.075 2.1 0 0 HR,SB
Pete Incaviglia LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .252 .879 18 12 -0.113 1.14 0.032 -0.145 -0.9 2 0 HBP
Pete O'Brien 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .290 .816 18 10 0.125 1.26 0.160 -0.035 1.7 7 0 2B
Oddibe McDowell CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .199 .581 18 12 -0.113 1.36 0.013 -0.126 -0.8 6 0 SF
Mike Stanley C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .232 .657 10 7 -0.033 0.43 0.000 -0.033 -0.5 5 0
   Geno Petralli PH-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .717 1 1 0.087 2.16 0.087 0.000 0.4 1 0
Steve Buechele 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .293 .872 15 10 -0.021 1.05 0.072 -0.093 1.0 0 0 2B
Curt Wilkerson 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .352 .860 19 15 -0.099 0.99 0.032 -0.131 -0.3 2 4 SB,GDP
Paul Kilgus P
   Jose Cecena P
   Dale Mohorcic P 1
   Mitch Williams P
Team Totals 37 6 13 4 1 9 .351 .861 167 117 -0.043 1.16 0.811 -0.855 1.5 24 6
2B: S Buechele (6, off C Lea); P O'Brien (4, off C Lea).
HR: R Sierra (6, off C Lea; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
SF: O McDowell (2, off C Lea).
HBP: P Incaviglia (4, by C Lea).
TB: R Sierra 6; C Wilkerson 3; S Buechele 3; S Fletcher 2; P O'Brien 2; G Petralli; C Espy.
GIDP: C Wilkerson (1).
RBI: R Sierra 2 (22); P O'Brien (18); O McDowell (11).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Fletcher-C Wilkerson-P O'Brien.
E: P Kilgus ().
Baserunning
SB: C Espy (8, 2nd base off J Reardon/B Harper); R Sierra (4, 2nd base off J Berenguer/T Laudner); C Wilkerson (2, 2nd base off C Lea/T Laudner).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dan Gladden LF 5 1 4 2 0 0 .304 .822 15 9 0.132 1.14 0.229 -0.097 2.5 1 0 3·2B,SB
Steve Lombardozzi 2B 4 0 2 1 1 2 .241 .633 31 19 0.098 1.44 0.217 -0.119 0.6 3 1
Tom Herr DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 .253 .653 25 19 -0.213 1.19 0.000 -0.213 -2.9 GDP
Kirby Puckett CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .340 .902 12 7 -0.066 0.80 0.025 -0.091 -1.1 5 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 .803 15 10 0.051 1.16 0.104 -0.052 0.8 0 0
Gene Larkin 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .732 10 5 0.003 1.00 0.065 -0.062 0.3 4 0 HBP
Tim Laudner C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .274 .769 11 3 0.137 1.05 0.147 -0.011 1.5 9 0
   John Moses PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .614 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mark Davidson RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .927 4 2 -0.015 0.57 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 3 1
   Randy Bush PH-RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 .276 .912 15 10 -0.076 1.55 0.000 -0.076 -0.7 0 0 SF
   Brian Harper C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Greg Gagne SS 3 2 3 2 1 0 .211 .632 17 7 0.405 1.26 0.405 0.000 3.1 1 1 HR,SB
Charlie Lea P
   Juan Berenguer P 1
   Keith Atherton P
   Jeff Reardon P
Team Totals 35 8 13 7 3 5 .371 .968 155 91 0.456 1.15 1.192 -0.736 4.0 27 4
2B: D Gladden 3 (19, 1 off D Mohorcic, 2 off P Kilgus).
HR: G Gagne (4, off J Cecena; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: R Bush (1, off J Cecena).
HBP: G Larkin (8, by P Kilgus).
TB: D Gladden 7; G Gagne 6; S Lombardozzi 2; T Laudner 2; G Gaetti; K Puckett.
GIDP: T Herr (5).
RBI: D Gladden 2 (19); G Gagne 2 (12); R Bush (16); S Lombardozzi (2); T Laudner (17).
2-out RBI: G Gagne 2; S Lombardozzi.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Gagne-S Lombardozzi-G Larkin.
PB: T Laudner (6).
E: M Davidson (2).
Outfield Assists: M Davidson (C Wilkerson at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: G Gagne (2, 2nd base off J Cecena/M Stanley); D Gladden (10, 2nd base off D Mohorcic/M Stanley).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Kilgus 3 7 4 4 0 2 0 2.79 16 60 35 23 2 10 6 7 4 0 31 -0.194 1.13 -3.0
Jose Cecena 2.2 1 2 2 2 2 1 5.75 11 47 24 12 3 9 0 6 0 1 2 1 -0.069 1.56 -0.1
Dale Mohorcic, L (2-2) 1.2 5 2 2 0 0 0 1.09 10 34 22 19 0 3 5 5 3 0 0 0 -0.230 0.89 -2.3
Mitch Williams 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.24 3 14 10 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.037 0.59 1.4
Team Totals 8 13 8 8 3 5 1 9.00 40 155 91 61 6 24 12 18 7 1 31 4 1 -0.456 1.16 -4.0
P Kilgus faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Lea 4 8 6 4 0 4 1 6.99 20 90 62 39 12 11 5 9 3 1 30 -0.322 0.71 -4.0
Juan Berenguer, W (5-3) 2.2 3 0 0 1 5 0 4.84 12 51 34 15 9 10 2 4 3 0 0 0 0.089 1.08 1.1
Keith Atherton, H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.86 4 15 11 6 1 4 1 3 1 0 2 0 0.205 2.96 0.9
Jeff Reardon, S (13) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.52 4 11 10 6 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.074 1.97 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 6 4 1 9 1 4.00 40 167 117 66 23 28 8 20 8 1 30 2 0 0.046 1.15 -1.5
Balks: P Kilgus (1).
WP: C Lea (5).
HBP: P Kilgus (6; G Larkin); C Lea (1; P Incaviglia).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 3:39.
Attendance: 15,151.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 4-6 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR MIN G. Gagne J. Cecena 30% 52% Home Run; Laudner Scores
b6 6-6 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R MIN S. Lombardozzi D. Mohorcic 18% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gladden Scores; Lombardozzi to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t1 0-0 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  RR TEX R. Sierra C. Lea -17% 33% Home Run; Fletcher Scores
t3 2-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RR TEX P. O'Brien C. Lea -14% 12% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Fletcher Scores; Sierra Scores/Adv on E9; O'Brien to 3B
t8 6-7 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  OO TEX C. Wilkerson K. Atherton 13% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Charlie Lea facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX C. Espy C. Lea 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX S. Fletcher C. Lea -2% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  RR TEX R. Sierra C. Lea -17% 33% Home Run; Fletcher Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX P. Incaviglia C. Lea -2% 31% Hit By Pitch
t1 2-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  TEX P. O'Brien C. Lea -1% 30% Wild Pitch; Incaviglia to 2B
t1 2-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TEX P. O'Brien C. Lea 3% 32% Strikeout Swinging
t1 2-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O TEX O. McDowell C. Lea 3% 35% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Gladden P. Kilgus 6% 41% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-2 0 -2- 8,(2-2)  O MIN S. Lombardozzi P. Kilgus -4% 37% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-2 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O MIN T. Herr P. Kilgus -4% 33% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN K. Puckett P. Kilgus -3% 30% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Charlie Lea facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Stanley C. Lea 2% 32% Strikeout Looking
t2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX S. Buechele C. Lea 1% 33% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 2 --- 9,(2-2)  TEX C. Wilkerson C. Lea -1% 32% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t2 2-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  TEX C. Espy C. Lea -1% 31% Wilkerson Steals 2B
t2 2-0 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O TEX C. Espy C. Lea 3% 34% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN G. Gaetti P. Kilgus -2% 31% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN G. Larkin P. Kilgus -2% 30% Lineout: CF
b2 0-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN T. Laudner P. Kilgus -1% 29% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Charlie Lea facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  TEX S. Fletcher C. Lea -3% 26% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 2-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  TEX R. Sierra C. Lea -4% 22% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fletcher to 2B
t3 2-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O TEX P. Incaviglia C. Lea 4% 26% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t3 2-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RR TEX P. O'Brien C. Lea -14% 12% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Fletcher Scores; Sierra Scores/Adv on E9; O'Brien to 3B
t3 4-0 1 --3 2,(0-1)  RO TEX O. McDowell C. Lea -1% 10% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); O'Brien Scores/unER
t3 5-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX M. Stanley C. Lea 0% 11% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 8-9-1
b3 0-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN M. Davidson P. Kilgus -1% 9% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN G. Gagne P. Kilgus 2% 12% Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Gagne to 2B/Adv on E1
b3 0-5 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R MIN D. Gladden P. Kilgus 6% 17% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gagne Scores
b3 1-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  MIN S. Lombardozzi P. Kilgus 4% 21% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gladden to 3B
b3 1-5 1 1-3 4,(0-2)  OO MIN T. Herr P. Kilgus -9% 12% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Twins' Charlie Lea facing 8-9-1
t4 5-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX S. Buechele C. Lea -2% 10% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t4 5-1 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TEX C. Wilkerson C. Lea 0% 10% Single to RF (Line Drive); Buechele to 3B; Wilkerson out at 2B/RF-1B
t4 5-1 1 --3 7,(2-2)  O TEX C. Espy C. Lea 2% 12% Popfly: RF (Short RF)
t4 5-1 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R TEX S. Fletcher C. Lea -4% 9% Passed Ball; Buechele Scores/unER
t4 6-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX S. Fletcher C. Lea 0% 9% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 4-5-6
b4 1-6 0 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN K. Puckett P. Kilgus 2% 11% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b4 1-6 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  MIN G. Gaetti P. Kilgus 4% 16% Single to LF (Line Drive); Puckett to 2B
b4 1-6 0 12- 2,(0-1)  MIN G. Larkin P. Kilgus 7% 22% Hit By Pitch; Puckett to 3B; Gaetti to 2B
b4 1-6 0 123 3,(2-0)  R MIN T. Laudner P. Kilgus 9% 31% Single to CF (Line Drive); Puckett Scores; Gaetti to 3B; Larkin to 2B
b4 2-6 0 123 R MIN M. Davidson P. Kilgus 6% 37% Balk; Gaetti Scores; Larkin to 3B; Laudner to 2B
Jose Cecena replaces Paul Kilgus pitching
Randy Bush pinch hits for Mark Davidson (RF) batting 8th
b4 3-6 0 -23 3,(0-2)  RO MIN R. Bush J. Cecena -1% 36% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Larkin Scores; Laudner to 3B
b4 4-6 1 --3 6,(3-2)  MIN G. Gagne J. Cecena 3% 39% Walk
b4 4-6 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Gladden J. Cecena 3% 42% Gagne Steals 2B
b4 4-6 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Gladden J. Cecena -10% 32% Popfly: 2B
b4 4-6 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O MIN S. Lombardozzi J. Cecena -8% 25% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 4.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Twins' Juan Berenguer facing 3-4-5
Juan Berenguer replaces Charlie Lea pitching
Randy Bush moves from PH to RF
t5 6-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX R. Sierra J. Berenguer 2% 26% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
t5 6-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX P. Incaviglia J. Berenguer 1% 28% Strikeout Looking
t5 6-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX P. O'Brien J. Berenguer 1% 28% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Rangers' Jose Cecena facing 3-4-5
b5 4-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN T. Herr J. Cecena -3% 25% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN K. Puckett J. Cecena -2% 23% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b5 4-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN G. Gaetti J. Cecena -1% 22% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 4.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Twins' Juan Berenguer facing 6-7-8
t6 6-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX O. McDowell J. Berenguer 2% 23% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Stanley J. Berenguer 1% 25% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX S. Buechele J. Berenguer -1% 24% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 6-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX C. Wilkerson J. Berenguer -1% 22% Single to LF (Line Drive); Buechele to 2B
t6 6-4 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O TEX C. Espy J. Berenguer 3% 26% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Rangers' Jose Cecena facing 6-7-8
b6 4-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN G. Larkin J. Cecena -4% 22% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b6 4-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN T. Laudner J. Cecena 4% 26% Walk
b6 4-6 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O MIN R. Bush J. Cecena -4% 22% Flyball: CF
b6 4-6 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR MIN G. Gagne J. Cecena 30% 52% Home Run; Laudner Scores
Dale Mohorcic replaces Jose Cecena pitching
b6 6-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN D. Gladden D. Mohorcic 2% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b6 6-6 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  MIN S. Lombardozzi D. Mohorcic 2% 55% Gladden Steals 2B
b6 6-6 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R MIN S. Lombardozzi D. Mohorcic 18% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gladden Scores; Lombardozzi to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b6 7-6 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O MIN T. Herr D. Mohorcic -3% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 7.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-7, Twins' Juan Berenguer facing 2-3-4
t7 6-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX S. Fletcher J. Berenguer 4% 74% Lineout: 2B
t7 6-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Sierra J. Berenguer -5% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t7 6-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX P. Incaviglia J. Berenguer 6% 75% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  TEX P. O'Brien J. Berenguer -2% 73% Sierra Steals 2B
t7 6-7 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  TEX P. O'Brien J. Berenguer -2% 71% Walk
Keith Atherton replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
t7 6-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O TEX O. McDowell K. Atherton 8% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Rangers' Dale Mohorcic facing 4-5-6
b7 7-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN K. Puckett D. Mohorcic -2% 77% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b7 7-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN G. Gaetti D. Mohorcic -1% 76% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b7 7-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN G. Larkin D. Mohorcic -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 7.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-7, Twins' Keith Atherton facing 7-8-9
Geno Petralli pinch hits for Mike Stanley (C) batting 7th
t8 6-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX G. Petralli K. Atherton -9% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 6-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX S. Buechele K. Atherton 8% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 6-7 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  OO TEX C. Wilkerson K. Atherton 13% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Rangers' Dale Mohorcic facing 7-8-9
Geno Petralli moves from PH to C
b8 7-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN T. Laudner D. Mohorcic 2% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b8 7-6 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN R. Bush D. Mohorcic -2% 87% Popfly: SS
b8 7-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN G. Gagne D. Mohorcic 2% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive); Laudner to 2B
John Moses pinch runs for Tim Laudner (C) batting 7th
b8 7-6 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R MIN D. Gladden D. Mohorcic 8% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive); Moses Scores; Gagne to 3B
Mitch Williams replaces Dale Mohorcic pitching
b8 8-6 1 -23 9,(3-2)  MIN S. Lombardozzi M. Williams 0% 96% Walk
b8 8-6 1 123 3,(0-2)  O MIN T. Herr M. Williams -2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-6 2 123 2,(0-1)  O MIN K. Puckett M. Williams -2% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 8.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-8, Twins' Jeff Reardon facing 1-2-3
Jeff Reardon replaces Keith Atherton pitching
Brian Harper replaces Randy Bush (RF) playing C batting 8th
John Moses moves from PR to RF
t9 6-8 0 --- 5,(0-2)  TEX C. Espy J. Reardon -8% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t9 6-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX S. Fletcher J. Reardon 6% 91% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
t9 6-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Sierra J. Reardon -1% 90% Espy Steals 2B
t9 6-8 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TEX R. Sierra J. Reardon 6% 96% Popfly: CF (LF-CF)
t9 6-8 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TEX P. Incaviglia J. Reardon 4% 100% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 8.

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