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Scores
Standings
DET
@ANA		3
8
BOS
@BAL		0
2
CLE
@MIL		11
4
TEX
@MIN		6
3
CHW
@NYY		9
3
KCR
@OAK		10
3
SEA
@TOR		13
8
SDP
@ATL		4
5
PIT
@CHC		1
11
PHI
@CIN		10
7
LAD
@FLA		2
4
SFG
@HOU		4
5
NYM
@MON		1
4
COL
@STL		5
4
Friday, April 25, 1997, 7:06
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 16,336, Time of Game: 2:36
Rangers
6
11-8
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Twins
3
11-11
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Ken Hill (2-2)
L: Bob Tewksbury (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  5   0  0  0   0  0  0    6 11  0
Twins           1  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    3  6  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark McLemore 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .167 .485 15 7 0.083 0.63 0.099 -0.016 0.6 0 4 2B
Ivan Rodriguez C 5 1 1 2 0 2 .354 .864 19 13 0.099 0.83 0.153 -0.054 0.4 8 0 2B
Rusty Greer LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .883 11 6 0.008 0.61 0.071 -0.062 0.1 1 0 2B,GDP
Will Clark 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 .375 .965 18 10 0.103 0.52 0.114 -0.010 1.2 12 0 HR
Dean Palmer 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .265 .831 11 8 0.099 0.53 0.111 -0.012 0.9 0 0 2B
Lee Stevens DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 .271 .835 12 9 -0.030 0.52 0.008 -0.038 -0.5 SF
Warren Newson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .396 14 8 -0.059 0.53 0.000 -0.059 -1.2 2 0
   Marc Sagmoen RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .453 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Damon Buford CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .169 .512 12 10 -0.053 0.46 0.000 -0.053 -1.0 3 0
Benji Gil SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .239 .522 14 9 0.042 0.39 0.049 -0.008 0.5 0 4
Ken Hill P 0 2
   Xavier Hernandez P 0 0
   John Wetteland P 0 0
Team Totals 36 6 11 6 1 8 .306 .816 126 80 0.292 0.57 0.605 -0.312 1.0 27 10
2B: D Palmer (3, off B Tewksbury); M McLemore (3, off G Olson); I Rodriguez (5, off B Tewksbury); R Greer (5, off B Tewksbury).
HR: W Clark (1, off B Tewksbury; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SF: L Stevens (1, off B Tewksbury).
TB: W Clark 5; M McLemore 3; D Palmer 3; B Gil 2; R Greer 2; I Rodriguez 2; L Stevens.
GIDP: R Greer (3).
RBI: I Rodriguez 2 (12); W Clark 2 (2); R Greer (6); L Stevens (15).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 6.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .260 .861 27 14 0.083 0.46 0.107 -0.025 0.9 2 3 3B,2B
Rich Becker CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 .213 .590 18 7 0.006 0.54 0.036 -0.031 -0.0 1 0
Roberto Kelly DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .758 11 7 -0.048 0.56 0.000 -0.048 -0.7
   Greg Myers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .608 6 3 -0.034 1.25 0.000 -0.034 -0.5
Matt Lawton LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .329 .998 12 9 0.074 0.62 0.095 -0.021 1.5 1 0 HR,2B,HBP
Terry Steinbach C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .281 .724 10 8 -0.083 0.83 0.000 -0.083 -0.9 8 0
Todd Walker 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .264 .708 20 13 -0.065 0.68 0.010 -0.075 -0.9 0 1
Ron Coomer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .851 11 8 -0.066 0.59 0.000 -0.066 -0.9 9 1
Brent Brede RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .220 .597 14 11 -0.075 0.70 0.000 -0.075 -0.9 3 0
Pat Meares SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .265 .791 13 11 -0.001 0.52 0.043 -0.044 0.4 2 6 HR
Bob Tewksbury P 1 1
   Gregg Olson P 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 6 3 4 8 .182 .774 142 91 -0.209 0.62 0.291 -0.502 -2.0 27 12
2B: C Knoblauch (3, off J Wetteland); M Lawton (9, off K Hill).
3B: C Knoblauch (2, off K Hill).
HR: P Meares (3, off K Hill; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); M Lawton (2, off X Hernandez; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
HBP: M Lawton (2, by K Hill).
TB: M Lawton 6; C Knoblauch 5; P Meares 4; R Becker.
RBI: P Meares (10); M Lawton (9); R Becker (7).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Knoblauch-P Meares-R Coomer.

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
Ken Hill, W (2-2) 6.2 4 2 2 4 7 1 3.89 29 111 72 40 15 17 10 7 3 0 61 0.114 0.59 1.4
Xavier Hernandez, H (2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.18 5 18 10 6 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0.046 0.83 0.0
John Wetteland, S (6) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.90 4 13 9 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.048 0.60 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 4 8 2 3.00 38 142 91 54 20 17 13 12 3 0 61 2 0 0.208 0.57 2.0

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
Bob Tewksbury, L (1-3) 8 10 6 6 1 8 1 3.16 34 119 74 41 14 19 14 11 4 0 45 -0.303 0.61 -1.6
Gregg Olson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.63 4 7 6 5 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.010 0.15 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 1 8 1 6.00 38 126 80 46 14 20 16 13 5 0 45 0 0 -0.293 0.62 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: K Hill (1; M Lawton).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 16,336.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Minnesota Twins
1 Mark McLemore 2B 1 Chuck Knoblauch 2B
2 Ivan Rodriguez C 2 Rich Becker CF
3 Rusty Greer LF 3 Roberto Kelly DH
4 Will Clark 1B 4 Matt Lawton LF
5 Dean Palmer 3B 5 Terry Steinbach C
6 Lee Stevens DH 6 Todd Walker 3B
7 Warren Newson RF 7 Ron Coomer 1B
8 Damon Buford CF 8 Brent Brede RF
9 Benji Gil SS 9 Pat Meares SS
Ken Hill P Bob Tewksbury P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  RR TEX I. Rodriguez B. Tewksbury 15% 75% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gil Scores; McLemore Scores
t2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX D. Palmer B. Tewksbury 11% 55% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Clark to 3B
b1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  MIN C. Knoblauch K. Hill -8% 37% Triple to LF (Line Drive)
t3 4-1 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  RR TEX W. Clark B. Tewksbury 8% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Greer Scores; Clark Scores
t3 3-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R TEX R. Greer B. Tewksbury 7% 82% Double to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores

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' Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX M. McLemore B. Tewksbury 3% 53% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez B. Tewksbury -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX R. Greer B. Tewksbury -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  MIN C. Knoblauch K. Hill -8% 37% Triple to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 --3 1,(0-0)  RO MIN R. Becker K. Hill 1% 38% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Knoblauch Scores
b1 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN R. Kelly K. Hill 1% 39% Flyball: RF
b1 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN M. Lawton K. Hill -1% 38% Hit By Pitch
b1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach K. Hill 2% 40% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bob Tewksbury facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX W. Clark B. Tewksbury 4% 44% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
t2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX D. Palmer B. Tewksbury 11% 55% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Clark to 3B
t2 0-1 0 -23 5,(2-2)  RO TEX L. Stevens B. Tewksbury -3% 52% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores
t2 1-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O TEX W. Newson B. Tewksbury -4% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TEX D. Buford B. Tewksbury -3% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O MIN T. Walker K. Hill 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN R. Coomer K. Hill 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Brede K. Hill 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX B. Gil B. Tewksbury 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  TEX M. McLemore B. Tewksbury 6% 60% Walk; Gil to 2B
t3 1-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  RR TEX I. Rodriguez B. Tewksbury 15% 75% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gil Scores; McLemore Scores
t3 3-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R TEX R. Greer B. Tewksbury 7% 82% Double to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores
t3 4-1 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  RR TEX W. Clark B. Tewksbury 8% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Greer Scores; Clark Scores
t3 6-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX D. Palmer B. Tewksbury -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t3 6-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX L. Stevens B. Tewksbury 1% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t3 6-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX W. Newson B. Tewksbury -1% 89% Lineout: 2B
t3 6-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX D. Buford B. Tewksbury -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 9-1-2
b3 1-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN P. Meares K. Hill 2% 90% Flyball: CF
b3 1-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Knoblauch K. Hill 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-6 2 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN R. Becker K. Hill -1% 90% Walk
b3 1-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Kelly K. Hill 1% 91% Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Twins' Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
t4 6-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX B. Gil B. Tewksbury 1% 92% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 6-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX M. McLemore B. Tewksbury -1% 91% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); McLemore to 1B
t4 6-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez B. Tewksbury -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t4 6-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O TEX R. Greer B. Tewksbury -1% 90% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 4-5-6
b4 1-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN M. Lawton K. Hill -4% 86% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b4 1-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Steinbach K. Hill 2% 88% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Lawton to 3B
b4 1-6 1 --3 5,(2-2)  O MIN T. Walker K. Hill 3% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-6 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Coomer K. Hill 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 1.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Twins' Bob Tewksbury facing 4-5-6
t5 6-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX W. Clark B. Tewksbury -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 6-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX D. Palmer B. Tewksbury -0% 92% Flyball: CF
t5 6-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX L. Stevens B. Tewksbury -0% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
b5 1-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN B. Brede K. Hill 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-6 1 --- 6,(1-2)  R MIN P. Meares K. Hill -4% 89% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b5 2-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN C. Knoblauch K. Hill 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b5 2-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN R. Becker K. Hill -1% 89% Walk
b5 2-6 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O MIN R. Kelly K. Hill 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 2.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Twins' Bob Tewksbury facing 7-8-9
t6 6-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX W. Newson B. Tewksbury -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 6-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX D. Buford B. Tewksbury -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
t6 6-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX B. Gil B. Tewksbury -0% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 4-5-6
b6 2-6 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O MIN M. Lawton K. Hill 2% 91% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
b6 2-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach K. Hill 1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN T. Walker K. Hill -1% 92% Walk
b6 2-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Coomer K. Hill 2% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 2.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Twins' Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
t7 6-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. McLemore B. Tewksbury -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 6-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez B. Tewksbury -0% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t7 6-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX R. Greer B. Tewksbury -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
b7 2-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN B. Brede K. Hill 2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN P. Meares K. Hill 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b7 2-6 2 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN C. Knoblauch K. Hill -1% 94% Walk
b7 2-6 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  MIN R. Becker K. Hill -2% 93% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Knoblauch to 2B
Xavier Hernandez replaces Ken Hill pitching
Greg Myers pinch hits for Roberto Kelly (DH) batting 3rd
b7 2-6 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O MIN G. Myers X. Hernandez 3% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 2.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Twins' Bob Tewksbury facing 4-5-6
t8 6-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX W. Clark B. Tewksbury -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX D. Palmer B. Tewksbury 0% 96% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t8 6-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX L. Stevens B. Tewksbury -1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TEX W. Newson B. Tewksbury -0% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Rangers' Xavier Hernandez facing 4-5-6
Marc Sagmoen replaces Warren Newson playing RF batting 7th
b8 2-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN M. Lawton X. Hernandez -5% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lawton Scores
b8 3-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN T. Steinbach X. Hernandez 3% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b8 3-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN T. Walker X. Hernandez 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b8 3-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN R. Coomer X. Hernandez 1% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 3.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Twins' Gregg Olson facing 8-9-1
Gregg Olson replaces Bob Tewksbury pitching
t9 6-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX D. Buford G. Olson -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 6-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX B. Gil G. Olson -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 6-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. McLemore G. Olson 0% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t9 6-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez G. Olson -1% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Rangers' John Wetteland facing 8-9-1
John Wetteland replaces Xavier Hernandez pitching
b9 3-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN B. Brede J. Wetteland 3% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b9 3-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN P. Meares J. Wetteland 2% 99% Flyball: CF
b9 3-6 2 --- 6,(2-2)  MIN C. Knoblauch J. Wetteland -1% 98% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b9 3-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Becker J. Wetteland 2% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Twins 3.

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