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CAL
@BAL		1
3
OAK
@BOS		6
7
KCR
@CLE		2
4
CHW
@DET		4
5
TEX
@MIN		5
0
SEA
@NYY		3
5		 
(10)
SEA
@NYY		6
1
MIL
@TOR		7
4		 
(10)
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@CHC		7
8
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@LAD		0
2
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@PIT		5
1
NYM
@SDP		2
3		 
(10)
PHI
@SFG		2
6
CIN
@STL		4
10
Friday, August 19, 1988 7:05
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 41,675, Time of Game: 3:00
Rangers
5
54-66
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 21½ GB
 at Twins
0
68-53
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 8 GB
W: Bobby Witt (5-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  3  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    5 10  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  2

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Oddibe McDowell CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .257 .661 13 9 -0.046 0.58 0.017 -0.064 -0.1 4 0
Scott Fletcher SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 .278 .686 23 12 -0.014 0.54 0.017 -0.031 -0.4 3 1
Ruben Sierra RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .240 .692 18 13 -0.074 0.59 0.000 -0.074 -1.6 1 0
Pete O'Brien 1B 4 1 4 1 1 0 .289 .787 13 6 0.130 0.46 0.130 0.000 2.4 7 1 2B
Pete Incaviglia DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 .253 .805 21 12 0.093 0.76 0.135 -0.042 0.2 2B
Geno Petralli C 5 1 1 1 0 0 .306 .808 16 7 0.039 0.57 0.075 -0.036 -0.2 9 1
Cecil Espy LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .242 .616 17 9 -0.005 0.53 0.024 -0.030 0.2 0 0 SB
Steve Buechele 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .246 .751 14 10 0.022 0.65 0.053 -0.031 -0.0 1 0
Curt Wilkerson 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .316 .757 11 6 -0.005 0.48 0.022 -0.027 0.0 1 2
Bobby Witt P 1
Team Totals 38 5 10 4 4 7 .263 .649 146 84 0.140 0.57 0.473 -0.335 0.5 27 5
2B: P O'Brien (21, off K Atherton); P Incaviglia (18, off F Toliver).
TB: P O'Brien 5; P Incaviglia 2; S Buechele; G Petralli; C Wilkerson; C Espy; O McDowell.
RBI: O McDowell (24); S Buechele (40); P O'Brien (51); G Petralli (26).
2-out RBI: P O'Brien; O McDowell.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Wilkerson-P O'Brien; P O'Brien-S Fletcher-B Witt.
Baserunning
SB: C Espy (23, 2nd base off F Toliver/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 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .740 13 8 -0.144 1.30 0.000 -0.144 -1.5 1 0
John Moses RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .311 .797 14 10 -0.177 1.05 0.000 -0.177 -1.8 4 0 GDP
Kent Hrbek 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .297 .887 19 9 -0.039 0.57 0.012 -0.051 -0.4 6 0
Kirby Puckett CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .350 .904 10 9 -0.056 0.67 0.009 -0.065 -0.2 4 0
Randy Bush DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .809 10 6 -0.058 0.59 0.000 -0.058 -0.9
Tim Laudner C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .263 .759 15 7 0.029 0.57 0.054 -0.025 -0.2 9 0 GDP
Tom Herr 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 .271 .698 17 10 -0.039 0.90 0.020 -0.059 -0.4 1 4
Greg Gagne SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 .246 .722 15 11 -0.007 0.98 0.044 -0.051 -0.2 2 1
Al Newman 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .248 .581 12 7 0.132 1.06 0.147 -0.014 1.1 0 0
Freddie Toliver P
   Keith Atherton P
   German Gonzalez P
Team Totals 30 0 5 0 3 10 .167 .409 125 77 -0.359 0.83 0.286 -0.644 -4.5 27 5
TB: A Newman 2; T Laudner; K Puckett; G Gagne.
GIDP: J Moses (4); T Laudner (13).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
PB: T Laudner (7).
E: G Gagne 2 (13).

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
Bobby Witt, W (5-8) 9 5 0 0 3 10 0 3.84 33 125 77 37 17 23 7 13 4 0 84 0.359 0.83 4.5
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 3 10 0 0.00 33 125 77 37 17 23 7 13 4 0 84 0.359 0.57 4.5

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
Freddie Toliver, L (4-3) 6 8 3 3 1 5 0 4.39 27 88 55 31 10 14 6 15 6 0 48 -0.094 0.76 0.0
Keith Atherton 1.2 2 2 1 2 0 0 3.59 10 34 18 13 1 4 2 6 1 0 0 0 -0.052 0.25 -1.4
German Gonzalez 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 5 24 11 6 3 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0.005 0.05 0.9
Team Totals 9 10 5 4 4 7 0 4.00 42 146 84 50 14 20 8 23 8 0 48 2 0 -0.141 0.83 -0.5
Balks: B Witt 2 (7).
WP: F Toliver 2 (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - John Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 41,675.
Start Time Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Minnesota Twins
1 Oddibe McDowell CF 1 Dan Gladden LF
2 Scott Fletcher SS 2 John Moses RF
3 Ruben Sierra RF 3 Kent Hrbek 1B
4 Pete O'Brien 1B 4 Kirby Puckett CF
5 Pete Incaviglia DH 5 Randy Bush DH
6 Geno Petralli C 6 Tim Laudner C
7 Cecil Espy LF 7 Tom Herr 2B
8 Steve Buechele 3B 8 Greg Gagne SS
9 Curt Wilkerson 2B 9 Al Newman 3B
Bobby Witt P Freddie Toliver P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO MIN J. Moses B. Witt 13% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX P. Incaviglia F. Toliver 11% 65% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); O'Brien to 3B
b5 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN A. Newman B. Witt -11% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Gagne to 3B
b5 0-3 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Gladden B. Witt 8% 74% Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-0 0 -23 3,(1-1)  R TEX G. Petralli F. Toliver 8% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); O'Brien Scores; Incaviglia to 3B

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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' Freddie Toliver facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX O. McDowell F. Toliver -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX S. Fletcher F. Toliver -2% 46% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX R. Sierra F. Toliver -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Gladden B. Witt 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Moses B. Witt 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN K. Hrbek B. Witt -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN K. Puckett B. Witt 2% 50% Lineout: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX P. O'Brien F. Toliver 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX P. Incaviglia F. Toliver 11% 65% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); O'Brien to 3B
t2 0-0 0 -23 3,(1-1)  R TEX G. Petralli F. Toliver 8% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); O'Brien Scores; Incaviglia to 3B
t2 1-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  R TEX C. Espy F. Toliver 3% 75% Passed Ball; Incaviglia Scores; Petralli to 2B
t2 2-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O TEX C. Espy F. Toliver -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B; Petralli to 3B
t2 2-0 1 --3 5,(1-2)  R TEX S. Buechele F. Toliver 4% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Petralli Scores
t2 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX C. Wilkerson F. Toliver 2% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Buechele to 2B
t2 3-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O TEX O. McDowell F. Toliver -3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t2 3-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  TEX S. Fletcher F. Toliver 1% 79% Wild Pitch; Buechele to 3B; Wilkerson to 2B
t2 3-0 2 -23 5,(3-1)  TEX S. Fletcher F. Toliver 1% 79% Walk
t2 3-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Sierra F. Toliver -4% 75% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN R. Bush B. Witt 2% 77% Popfly: 1B
b2 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN T. Laudner B. Witt -2% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b2 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN T. Herr B. Witt 3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-3 2 1-- MIN G. Gagne B. Witt -1% 77% Balk; Laudner to 2B
b2 0-3 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O MIN G. Gagne B. Witt 3% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 4-5-6
t3 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX P. O'Brien F. Toliver 2% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t3 3-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX P. Incaviglia F. Toliver -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t3 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX G. Petralli F. Toliver 1% 81% Wild Pitch; O'Brien to 2B
t3 3-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O TEX G. Petralli F. Toliver -2% 79% Flyball: LF
t3 3-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TEX C. Espy F. Toliver -2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN A. Newman B. Witt -4% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b3 0-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Gladden B. Witt 4% 77% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
b3 0-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Moses B. Witt 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-3 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O MIN K. Hrbek B. Witt 2% 82% Popfly: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 8-9-1
t4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX S. Buechele F. Toliver -1% 80% Flyball: RF
t4 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX C. Wilkerson F. Toliver -1% 80% Flyball: SS (Short LF)
t4 3-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX O. McDowell F. Toliver -1% 79% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN K. Puckett B. Witt 2% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Bush B. Witt 2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN T. Laudner B. Witt -1% 82% Walk
b4 0-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  MIN T. Herr B. Witt -1% 81% Balk; Laudner to 2B
b4 0-3 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O MIN T. Herr B. Witt 3% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 2-3-4
t5 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX S. Fletcher F. Toliver -1% 83% Flyball: CF
t5 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX R. Sierra F. Toliver -1% 82% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  TEX P. O'Brien F. Toliver 1% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 3-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TEX P. Incaviglia F. Toliver -1% 81% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 8-9-1
b5 0-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  MIN G. Gagne B. Witt -4% 77% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b5 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN A. Newman B. Witt -11% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Gagne to 3B
b5 0-3 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Gladden B. Witt 8% 74% Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b5 0-3 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO MIN J. Moses B. Witt 13% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 6-7-8
t6 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX G. Petralli F. Toliver -1% 86% Flyball: CF
t6 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX C. Espy F. Toliver 1% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 3-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX S. Buechele F. Toliver 1% 88% Espy Steals 2B
t6 3-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O TEX S. Buechele F. Toliver -2% 86% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t6 3-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TEX C. Wilkerson F. Toliver -2% 84% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 3-4-5
b6 0-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN K. Hrbek B. Witt 3% 87% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b6 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN K. Puckett B. Witt 2% 89% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN R. Bush B. Witt 1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Keith Atherton facing 1-2-3
Keith Atherton replaces Freddie Toliver pitching
t7 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX O. McDowell K. Atherton -1% 89% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t7 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX S. Fletcher K. Atherton 1% 90% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Fletcher to 1B
t7 3-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Sierra K. Atherton -1% 89% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t7 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R TEX P. O'Brien K. Atherton 5% 94% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fletcher Scores/unER
t7 4-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  O TEX P. Incaviglia K. Atherton -1% 93% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
b7 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Laudner B. Witt 2% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN T. Herr B. Witt -2% 93% Walk
b7 0-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN G. Gagne B. Witt 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O MIN A. Newman B. Witt 1% 97% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 0.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Twins' Keith Atherton facing 6-7-8
t8 4-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX G. Petralli K. Atherton -0% 96% Flyball: RF
t8 4-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX C. Espy K. Atherton 0% 97% Walk
t8 4-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX S. Buechele K. Atherton -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B; Espy to 3B/Adv on E6
t8 4-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  TEX C. Wilkerson K. Atherton 0% 97% Walk
t8 4-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R TEX O. McDowell K. Atherton 2% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Espy Scores; Wilkerson to 2B
German Gonzalez replaces Keith Atherton pitching
t8 5-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O TEX S. Fletcher G. Gonzalez -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
b8 0-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN D. Gladden B. Witt 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 0-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Moses B. Witt 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 0-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN K. Hrbek B. Witt 0% 99% Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 0.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Twins' German Gonzalez facing 3-4-5
t9 5-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX R. Sierra G. Gonzalez -0% 99% Lineout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t9 5-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX P. O'Brien G. Gonzalez 0% 99% Walk
t9 5-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TEX P. Incaviglia G. Gonzalez -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O TEX G. Petralli G. Gonzalez -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
b9 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN K. Puckett B. Witt -1% 98% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF)
b9 0-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN R. Bush B. Witt 1% 99% Popfly: 1B
b9 0-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN T. Laudner B. Witt 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 0.

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