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@STL		1
3
Tuesday, May 21, 2002,
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 16,335, Time of Game: 3:03
Rangers
2
19-25
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Twins
8
26-20
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Eric Milton (6-3)
L: Ismael Valdez (3-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2 11  0
Twins           2  2  0   0  1  0   0  3  X    8 15  1

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gabe Kapler CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .658 13 8 -0.005 0.62 0.044 -0.049 -0.3 1 0
Michael Young 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .298 .797 29 17 -0.033 0.75 0.030 -0.064 -0.2 2 2
Alex Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 .312 1.008 24 14 -0.063 0.80 0.023 -0.086 -1.5 4 2
Juan Gonzalez RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .238 .535 13 9 -0.071 0.73 0.016 -0.087 -0.4 5 0
Rafael Palmeiro DH 5 1 2 2 0 2 .276 .929 28 18 0.076 0.56 0.110 -0.033 1.0 HR
Herbert Perry 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .280 .803 13 7 0.064 0.76 0.091 -0.027 0.6 0 0 2B
Carl Everett LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .185 .571 12 10 -0.121 1.14 0.043 -0.163 -1.0 1 0 GDP
Todd Greene 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .444 11 8 -0.094 0.88 0.000 -0.094 -1.3 5 1
Bill Haselman C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .707 14 8 -0.028 0.78 0.020 -0.048 -0.3 5 1
   Mike Lamb PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .571 6 4 0.003 0.08 0.003 0.000 0.4
Ismael Valdez P 1 1
   Chris Michalak P 0 1
   Todd Van Poppel P 0 0
Team Totals 38 2 11 2 3 9 .289 .736 163 103 -0.272 0.75 0.380 -0.651 -2.9 24 8
2B: H Perry (4, off E Milton).
HR: R Palmeiro (9, off E Milton; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: R Palmeiro 5; J Gonzalez 2; C Everett 2; H Perry 2; B Haselman; M Lamb; M Young; G Kapler.
GIDP: C Everett (2).
RBI: R Palmeiro 2 (28).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Greene-A Rodriguez.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacque Jones LF 4 3 2 0 1 0 .297 .835 20 11 0.071 0.41 0.078 -0.006 0.5 2 0 2B
Cristian Guzman SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 .228 .518 12 10 0.019 0.61 0.065 -0.046 0.1 1 3
Torii Hunter CF 4 2 2 5 0 2 .335 .981 14 10 0.070 0.57 0.106 -0.036 2.7 3 0 HR,2B,SF
David Ortiz DH 5 0 4 1 0 0 .268 .837 21 16 0.043 0.40 0.068 -0.025 1.4 2B
Bobby Kielty 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .967 22 13 0.006 0.35 0.025 -0.019 0.4 3 0
   Casey Blake PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .523 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Dustan Mohr RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 .322 .837 22 13 0.068 0.52 0.094 -0.026 -0.0 2 0
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .748 12 8 -0.015 0.42 0.020 -0.035 -1.5 10 0 HBP,GDP
Jay Canizaro 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .216 .594 20 10 -0.066 0.54 0.003 -0.069 -1.3 1 0 CS
Denny Hocking 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .223 .582 12 7 0.031 0.28 0.048 -0.017 1.4 3 3 HR,2B
Eric Milton P 0 0
   Michael Jackson P 0 0
   J.C. Romero P 0 0
   LaTroy Hawkins P 0 1
Team Totals 36 8 15 8 5 5 .417 1.183 155 98 0.227 0.46 0.507 -0.279 3.7 27 7
2B: D Ortiz (5, off T Van Poppel); D Hocking (4, off I Valdez); T Hunter (11, off I Valdez); J Jones (10, off I Valdez).
HR: D Hocking (1, off I Valdez; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); T Hunter (12, off T Van Poppel; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: T Hunter (3, off I Valdez).
HBP: A Pierzynski (5, by I Valdez).
TB: D Hocking 6; T Hunter 6; D Ortiz 5; J Jones 3; B Kielty 2; C Guzman 2; D Mohr.
GIDP: A Pierzynski (6).
RBI: T Hunter 5 (29); D Mohr (9); D Ortiz (17); D Hocking (12).
2-out RBI: D Hocking; D Ortiz; T Hunter; D Mohr.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Guzman-D Hocking-B Kielty.
E: J Canizaro (3).
Baserunning
CS: J Canizaro (1, 2nd base by C Michalak/B Haselman).

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
Ismael Valdez, L (3-5) 5 10 5 5 2 3 1 3.88 28 106 69 50 6 13 9 13 4 0 28 -0.236 0.63 -2.3
Chris Michalak 2.1 2 2 2 3 1 0 3.29 10 32 18 12 1 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0.030 0.21 0.7
Todd Van Poppel 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 5.00 5 19 12 7 2 3 1 3 1 0 2 2 -0.022 0.06 -2.0
Team Totals 8 15 8 8 5 5 2 9.00 43 157 99 69 9 21 13 19 6 0 28 2 2 -0.228 0.75 -3.7

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
Eric Milton, W (6-3) 6 7 2 2 0 7 1 5.28 26 105 71 41 15 15 5 14 4 0 57 0.171 0.71 1.3
Michael Jackson, H (11) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.95 5 20 12 6 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.051 1.06 0.5
J.C. Romero, H (13) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.34 4 11 4 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.047 1.58 0.5
LaTroy Hawkins 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.10 6 27 16 8 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.003 0.12 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 2 2 3 9 1 2.00 41 163 103 58 20 25 10 19 8 0 57 0 0 0.272 0.46 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: I Valdez (3; A Pierzynski).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Matt Hollowell, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Paul Schrieber.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 16,335.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Minnesota Twins
1 Gabe Kapler CF 1 Jacque Jones LF
2 Michael Young 2B 2 Cristian Guzman SS
3 Alex Rodriguez SS 3 Torii Hunter CF
4 Juan Gonzalez RF 4 David Ortiz DH
5 Rafael Palmeiro DH 5 Bobby Kielty 1B
6 Herbert Perry 3B 6 Dustan Mohr RF
7 Carl Everett LF 7 A.J. Pierzynski C
8 Todd Greene 1B 8 Jay Canizaro 3B
9 Bill Haselman C 9 Denny Hocking 2B
Ismael Valdez P Eric Milton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX C. Everett J. Romero 14% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Palmeiro to 3B
b1 1-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R MIN D. Mohr I. Valdez 9% 72% Single (Ground Ball); Guzman Scores; Kielty to 2B
b2 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R MIN T. Hunter I. Valdez 8% 81% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Jones Scores
t8 2-5 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  TEX H. Perry J. Romero -8% 80% Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
t6 0-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR TEX R. Palmeiro E. Milton -7% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gonzalez 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' Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX G. Kapler E. Milton 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O TEX M. Young E. Milton 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX A. Rodriguez E. Milton 1% 55% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN J. Jones I. Valdez 6% 61% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  MIN C. Guzman I. Valdez 6% 67% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Jones to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO MIN T. Hunter I. Valdez -2% 64% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Jones Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Ortiz I. Valdez -2% 62% Flyball: RF
b1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  MIN B. Kielty I. Valdez 2% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive); Guzman to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R MIN D. Mohr I. Valdez 9% 72% Single (Ground Ball); Guzman Scores; Kielty to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  MIN A. Pierzynski I. Valdez 2% 74% Hit By Pitch; Kielty to 3B; Mohr to 2B
b1 2-0 2 123 7,(3-2)  O MIN J. Canizaro I. Valdez -5% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX J. Gonzalez E. Milton 2% 72% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 0-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX R. Palmeiro E. Milton 2% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX H. Perry E. Milton 1% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rangers' Ismael Valdez facing 9-1-2
b2 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Hocking I. Valdez -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN J. Jones I. Valdez 2% 74% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b2 2-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Guzman I. Valdez -2% 72% Flyball: CF
b2 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R MIN T. Hunter I. Valdez 8% 81% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Jones Scores
b2 3-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R MIN D. Ortiz I. Valdez 5% 86% Single (Ground Ball); Hunter Scores
b2 4-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  MIN B. Kielty I. Valdez 1% 87% Walk; Ortiz to 2B
b2 4-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Mohr I. Valdez -2% 85% Popfly: SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Eric Milton facing 7-8-9
t3 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX C. Everett E. Milton -3% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX T. Greene E. Milton 3% 85% Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
t3 0-4 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O TEX B. Haselman E. Milton 2% 87% Flyball: CF
t3 0-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  TEX G. Kapler E. Milton -2% 86% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Everett to 2B
t3 0-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  TEX M. Young E. Milton -3% 83% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Everett to 3B; Kapler to 2B
t3 0-4 2 123 5,(1-2)  O TEX A. Rodriguez E. Milton 6% 89% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Young to 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rangers' Ismael Valdez facing 7-8-9
b3 4-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN A. Pierzynski I. Valdez -1% 88% Strikeout Looking
b3 4-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN J. Canizaro I. Valdez -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 4-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Hocking I. Valdez 1% 88% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b3 4-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  MIN J. Jones I. Valdez 0% 89% Walk
b3 4-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Guzman I. Valdez -2% 87% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
t4 0-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX J. Gonzalez E. Milton 2% 89% Flyball: RF
t4 0-4 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O TEX R. Palmeiro E. Milton 1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX H. Perry E. Milton -1% 89% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t4 0-4 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O TEX C. Everett E. Milton 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rangers' Ismael Valdez facing 3-4-5
b4 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Hunter I. Valdez -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-0 1 --- 10,(2-2)  MIN D. Ortiz I. Valdez 1% 91% Single (Ground Ball)
b4 4-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O MIN B. Kielty I. Valdez -1% 90% Flyball: RF
b4 4-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Mohr I. Valdez -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Eric Milton facing 8-9-1
t5 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Greene E. Milton 2% 91% Popfly: SS
t5 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX B. Haselman E. Milton -2% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t5 0-4 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O TEX G. Kapler E. Milton 2% 91% Flyball: RF
t5 0-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TEX M. Young E. Milton 2% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rangers' Ismael Valdez facing 7-8-9
b5 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN A. Pierzynski I. Valdez -1% 92% Popfly: 2B
b5 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Canizaro I. Valdez -0% 92% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R MIN D. Hocking I. Valdez 3% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b5 5-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN J. Jones I. Valdez -0% 95% Foul Flyball: P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 5.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Eric Milton facing 3-4-5
t6 0-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX A. Rodriguez E. Milton 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX J. Gonzalez E. Milton -1% 95% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t6 0-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR TEX R. Palmeiro E. Milton -7% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball); Gonzalez Scores
t6 2-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX H. Perry E. Milton 2% 90% Flyball: LF
t6 2-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX C. Everett E. Milton -1% 88% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t6 2-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Greene E. Milton 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rangers' Chris Michalak facing 2-3-4
Chris Michalak replaces Ismael Valdez pitching
b6 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Guzman C. Michalak -1% 90% Flyball: RF
b6 5-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN T. Hunter C. Michalak -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Ortiz C. Michalak 0% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b6 5-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Kielty C. Michalak -1% 89% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 5.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Michael Jackson facing 9-1-2
Michael Jackson replaces Eric Milton pitching
t7 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX B. Haselman M. Jackson 3% 91% Popfly: 2B
t7 2-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX G. Kapler M. Jackson -3% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 2-5 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TEX M. Young M. Jackson 3% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 2-5 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  TEX A. Rodriguez M. Jackson -2% 89% Walk; Young to 2B
t7 2-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez M. Jackson 4% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rangers' Chris Michalak facing 6-7-8
b7 5-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Mohr C. Michalak 1% 95% Walk
b7 5-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN A. Pierzynski C. Michalak -2% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
b7 5-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Canizaro C. Michalak 0% 93% Walk
b7 5-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Hocking C. Michalak -1% 92% Canizaro Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 5.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 5-6-7
J.C. Romero replaces Michael Jackson pitching
t8 2-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX R. Palmeiro J. Romero -4% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 2-5 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  TEX H. Perry J. Romero -8% 80% Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
t8 2-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX C. Everett J. Romero 14% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Palmeiro to 3B
t8 2-5 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O TEX T. Greene J. Romero 2% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rangers' Chris Michalak facing 9-1-2
b8 5-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN D. Hocking C. Michalak 0% 98% Walk
b8 5-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Jones C. Michalak -0% 97% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 5-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN C. Guzman C. Michalak 0% 98% Single (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B
Todd Van Poppel replaces Chris Michalak pitching
b8 5-2 1 12- 5,(3-1)  RRR MIN T. Hunter T. Van Poppel 2% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Jones Scores; Guzman Scores
b8 8-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Ortiz T. Van Poppel 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b8 8-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  MIN B. Kielty T. Van Poppel 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Ortiz to 3B
Casey Blake pinch runs for Bobby Kielty (1B) batting 5th
b8 8-2 1 1-3 4,(0-2)  O MIN D. Mohr T. Van Poppel -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-2 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O MIN A. Pierzynski T. Van Poppel -0% 100% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 8.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-8, Twins' LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
LaTroy Hawkins replaces J.C. Romero pitching
Casey Blake moves from PR to 1B
Mike Lamb pinch hits for Bill Haselman (C) batting 9th
t9 2-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  TEX M. Lamb L. Hawkins -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 2-8 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX G. Kapler L. Hawkins 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lamb to 2B
t9 2-8 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  TEX M. Young L. Hawkins -0% 99% Walk
t9 2-8 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O TEX A. Rodriguez L. Hawkins 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-8 2 12- 4,(2-1)  TEX J. Gonzalez L. Hawkins -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lamb to 3B; Young to 2B
t9 2-8 2 123 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Palmeiro L. Hawkins 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 8.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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