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@BAL		4
5
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@BOS		5
9
TOR
@CHW		9
2
MIL
@CLE		4
3		 
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DET
@KCR		2
9
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@MIN		5
6
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@NYY		4
5
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@ATL		5
6
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@COL		3
9
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@FLA		3
5
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@HOU		1
3
NYM
@LAD		5
7
PHI
@SDP		1
7
MON
@SFG		3
0
Saturday, August 24, 1996 7:04
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 16,648, Time of Game: 3:06
Rangers
5
74-56
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
 at Twins
6
65-64
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 11 GB
L: Roger Pavlik (14-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  0   1  0  1   0  0  2    5  9  1
Twins           1  2  1   0  1  1   0  0  X    6 10  1

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darryl Hamilton CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .306 .755 15 10 0.024 1.48 0.114 -0.091 -0.3 0 0
Ivan Rodriguez C 5 0 1 1 0 1 .318 .872 16 11 -0.136 1.68 0.024 -0.160 -0.3 6 1
Rusty Greer LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .929 31 19 -0.193 1.90 0.042 -0.235 -0.8 3 0
Juan Gonzalez DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .333 1.075 23 17 -0.008 1.07 0.082 -0.090 0.0 HR
Will Clark 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .282 .794 24 13 -0.026 0.91 0.042 -0.068 -0.3 6 0
Dean Palmer 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 .286 .903 16 8 0.122 1.02 0.163 -0.041 1.3 0 0 HR
Warren Newson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .797 12 8 0.031 1.28 0.084 -0.053 0.5 3 0
   Mickey Tettleton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .816 3 3 -0.040 1.66 0.000 -0.040 -0.4
Mark McLemore 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .298 .785 9 6 -0.035 1.20 0.062 -0.097 -0.3 2 3
Kevin Elster SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .255 .786 18 11 0.001 1.34 0.086 -0.084 0.2 4 4
   Damon Buford PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .775 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Roger Pavlik P
   Mike Stanton P
   Jeff Russell P
   Ed Vosberg P
Team Totals 37 5 9 4 2 6 .243 .687 167 106 -0.260 1.36 0.699 -0.959 -0.5 24 8
HR: D Palmer (31, off F Rodriguez; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); J Gonzalez (37, off F Rodriguez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: D Palmer 5; J Gonzalez 4; M McLemore 2; I Rodriguez; D Hamilton; R Greer; K Elster.
RBI: J Gonzalez (117); K Elster (88); D Palmer (93); I Rodriguez (73).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. M McLemore-K Elster-W Clark.
E: I Rodriguez (9).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 .350 .983 26 13 0.052 0.62 0.079 -0.027 0.4 3 3 2B,CS,HBP
Rich Becker RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .278 .780 23 13 0.052 0.96 0.094 -0.042 0.2 1 0
   Roberto Kelly PH-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 .818 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Paul Molitor DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 .336 .851 17 8 0.078 0.86 0.099 -0.021 0.8
Scott Stahoviak 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .303 .888 12 8 0.002 0.93 0.060 -0.058 -0.3 11 0
Marty Cordova LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .311 .863 9 8 0.015 0.74 0.078 -0.062 -0.0 0 0 HR
Greg Myers C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 .783 13 8 -0.021 0.66 0.030 -0.051 -0.4 6 0
Dave Hollins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .247 .775 22 17 -0.002 0.55 0.035 -0.037 -0.4 0 0
Matt Lawton CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 .273 .731 13 7 0.067 0.56 0.145 -0.078 1.5 4 0 HR,GDP
Pat Meares SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .702 13 7 -0.003 0.38 0.027 -0.030 -0.6 2 3 3B
Frankie Rodriguez P 2
   Eddie Guardado P
   Mike Trombley P
Team Totals 32 6 10 6 4 6 .312 .999 148 89 0.240 0.69 0.647 -0.406 1.1 27 8
2B: C Knoblauch (33, off R Pavlik).
3B: P Meares (5, off R Pavlik).
HR: M Cordova (13, off R Pavlik; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); M Lawton (5, off R Pavlik; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
HBP: C Knoblauch (14, by J Russell).
TB: M Lawton 5; M Cordova 4; P Meares 3; C Knoblauch 2; D Hollins; P Molitor; S Stahoviak; G Myers; R Becker.
GIDP: M Lawton (6).
RBI: M Lawton 2 (35); P Molitor (98); S Stahoviak (51); R Becker (50); M Cordova (95).
2-out RBI: P Molitor; M Lawton; R Becker.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
E: D Hollins (15).
Baserunning
CS: C Knoblauch (11, 2nd base by E Vosberg/I Rodriguez).

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
Roger Pavlik, L (14-7) 5.1 10 6 6 3 4 2 4.72 28 112 67 40 13 14 7 14 6 0 25 -0.291 0.87 -3.0
Mike Stanton 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.97 5 16 11 5 1 5 0 4 0 0 1 0 0.041 0.30 1.2
Jeff Russell 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.69 4 20 11 5 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.10 0.0
Ed Vosberg 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.65 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.009 0.31 0.6
Team Totals 8 10 6 6 4 6 2 6.75 37 152 91 50 15 26 8 18 6 0 25 3 0 -0.240 1.36 -1.1

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
Frankie Rodriguez, W (12-10) 7 6 3 2 1 4 2 5.00 29 124 82 50 8 24 11 13 4 0 58 0.164 1.00 1.3
Eddie Guardado, H (17) 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 5.40 4 18 8 4 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.012 0.72 0.2
Mike Trombley, S (3) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.48 6 25 16 9 3 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 0.084 3.52 -1.0
Team Totals 9 9 5 4 2 6 2 4.00 39 167 106 63 12 31 14 17 4 0 58 1 1 0.260 0.69 0.5
E Guardado faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Pavlik (8).
HBP: J Russell (2; C Knoblauch).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Dave Phillips.
Time of Game: 3:06.
Attendance: 16,648.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 5-6 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  O TEX R. Greer M. Trombley 17% 100% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
t9 4-6 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO TEX I. Rodriguez M. Trombley 12% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McLemore Scores; Buford to 3B; Rodriguez to 1B
t9 4-6 1 12- 3,(1-1)  TEX D. Hamilton M. Trombley -11% 71% Single to CF (Fly Ball); McLemore to 3B; Buford to 2B
b2 1-1 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  R MIN R. Becker R. Pavlik 9% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Meares Scores; Knoblauch to 3B
t2 0-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  R TEX D. Palmer F. Rodriguez -9% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Palmer Scores

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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' Frankie Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX D. Hamilton F. Rodriguez 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX I. Rodriguez F. Rodriguez -2% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TEX R. Greer F. Rodriguez 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Rodriguez to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez F. Rodriguez 3% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Roger Pavlik facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN C. Knoblauch R. Pavlik 5% 61% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O MIN R. Becker R. Pavlik -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Knoblauch to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 4,(3-0)  MIN P. Molitor R. Pavlik 2% 61% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R MIN S. Stahoviak R. Pavlik 6% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Knoblauch Scores; Molitor to 2B
b1 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Cordova R. Pavlik -4% 63% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b1 1-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O MIN G. Myers R. Pavlik -4% 59% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O TEX W. Clark F. Rodriguez 3% 62% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t2 0-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  R TEX D. Palmer F. Rodriguez -9% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Palmer Scores
t2 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX W. Newson F. Rodriguez 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
t2 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. McLemore F. Rodriguez -1% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t2 1-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX K. Elster F. Rodriguez 3% 56% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Roger Pavlik facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN D. Hollins R. Pavlik 4% 59% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b2 1-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO MIN M. Lawton R. Pavlik -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN P. Meares R. Pavlik 3% 54% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b2 1-1 2 --3 7,(3-2)  MIN C. Knoblauch R. Pavlik 1% 55% Walk
b2 1-1 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  R MIN R. Becker R. Pavlik 9% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Meares Scores; Knoblauch to 3B
b2 2-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R MIN P. Molitor R. Pavlik 8% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Knoblauch Scores; Becker to 2B
b2 3-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O MIN S. Stahoviak R. Pavlik -3% 69% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
t3 1-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX D. Hamilton F. Rodriguez 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez F. Rodriguez 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX R. Greer F. Rodriguez 1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' Roger Pavlik facing 5-6-7
b3 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN M. Cordova R. Pavlik -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
b3 3-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN G. Myers R. Pavlik 2% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
b3 3-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  MIN D. Hollins R. Pavlik 1% 76% Wild Pitch; Myers to 2B
b3 3-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Hollins R. Pavlik -3% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R MIN M. Lawton R. Pavlik 7% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Myers Scores
b3 4-1 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  O MIN P. Meares R. Pavlik -1% 79% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 4.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
t4 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX J. Gonzalez F. Rodriguez -8% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores
t4 2-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX W. Clark F. Rodriguez -4% 67% Walk
t4 2-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX D. Palmer F. Rodriguez 4% 71% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 2-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TEX W. Newson F. Rodriguez 4% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX M. McLemore F. Rodriguez 3% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rangers' Roger Pavlik facing 1-2-3
b4 4-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Knoblauch R. Pavlik -2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 4-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O MIN R. Becker R. Pavlik -1% 74% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN P. Molitor R. Pavlik -1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 4.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
t5 2-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX K. Elster F. Rodriguez 3% 76% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 2-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX D. Hamilton F. Rodriguez 2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t5 2-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez F. Rodriguez 1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rangers' Roger Pavlik facing 4-5-6
b5 4-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN S. Stahoviak R. Pavlik -2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R MIN M. Cordova R. Pavlik 8% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cordova Scores
b5 5-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN G. Myers R. Pavlik -1% 85% Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
b5 5-2 2 --- 9,(2-2)  O MIN D. Hollins R. Pavlik -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 5.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
t6 2-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  TEX R. Greer F. Rodriguez -4% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 2-5 0 1-- 13,(2-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez F. Rodriguez 4% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 2-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TEX W. Clark F. Rodriguez 3% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX D. Palmer F. Rodriguez -3% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Greer to 3B
t6 2-5 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  R TEX W. Newson F. Rodriguez -8% 76% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Greer Scores/unER/No RBI; Palmer to 3B; Newson to 1B
t6 3-5 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O TEX M. McLemore F. Rodriguez 7% 83% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rangers' Roger Pavlik facing 8-9-1
b6 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R MIN M. Lawton R. Pavlik 7% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lawton Scores
b6 6-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN P. Meares R. Pavlik -1% 89% Flyball: RF
b6 6-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN C. Knoblauch R. Pavlik 1% 90% Walk
Mike Stanton replaces Roger Pavlik pitching
b6 6-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O MIN R. Becker M. Stanton -1% 89% Flyball: LF
b6 6-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN P. Molitor M. Stanton -1% 87% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 6.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
t7 3-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX K. Elster F. Rodriguez 3% 90% Flyball: CF
t7 3-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX D. Hamilton F. Rodriguez 2% 92% Flyball: CF
t7 3-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez F. Rodriguez 1% 93% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rangers' Mike Stanton facing 4-5-6
b7 6-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN S. Stahoviak M. Stanton -1% 92% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
b7 6-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Cordova M. Stanton -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
b7 6-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN G. Myers M. Stanton -0% 91% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 6.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 3-4-5
Eddie Guardado replaces Frankie Rodriguez pitching
t8 3-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX R. Greer E. Guardado 3% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t8 3-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez E. Guardado 2% 96% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t8 3-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX W. Clark E. Guardado 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 7-8-9
Jeff Russell replaces Mike Stanton pitching
b8 6-3 0 --- 7,(1-2)  O MIN D. Hollins J. Russell -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
b8 6-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN M. Lawton J. Russell 0% 97% Walk
b8 6-3 1 1-- 2,(2-0)  MIN P. Meares J. Russell 0% 97% Lawton Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Lawton to 2B
b8 6-3 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O MIN P. Meares J. Russell -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B; Lawton to 3B
b8 6-3 2 --3 4,(1-2)  MIN C. Knoblauch J. Russell 0% 97% Hit By Pitch
Ed Vosberg replaces Jeff Russell pitching
Roberto Kelly pinch hits for Rich Becker (RF) batting 2nd
b8 6-3 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O MIN R. Kelly E. Vosberg -1% 96% Knoblauch Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 6.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 6-7-8
Roberto Kelly moves from PH to RF
t9 3-6 0 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX D. Palmer E. Guardado -4% 92% Walk
Mike Trombley replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
Mickey Tettleton pinch hits for Warren Newson (RF) batting 7th
t9 3-6 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX M. Tettleton M. Trombley 4% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX M. McLemore M. Trombley -5% 91% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Palmer to 2B
t9 3-6 1 12- 6,(3-2)  R TEX K. Elster M. Trombley -9% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Palmer Scores; McLemore to 2B
Damon Buford pinch runs for Kevin Elster (SS) batting 9th
t9 4-6 1 12- 3,(1-1)  TEX D. Hamilton M. Trombley -11% 71% Single to CF (Fly Ball); McLemore to 3B; Buford to 2B
t9 4-6 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO TEX I. Rodriguez M. Trombley 12% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McLemore Scores; Buford to 3B; Rodriguez to 1B
t9 5-6 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  O TEX R. Greer M. Trombley 17% 100% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 6.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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