April 15, 1990 Texas Rangers at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
MIN 1 CHW 4
CLE 1 DET 6
BAL 4 TOR 5
@KCR 4 NYY 3
TEX 1 OAK 3
@SEA 0 CIN 13
@ATL 6 LAD 5
@HOU 4
(10) MON 3
NYM 1 PHI 4
STL 0 PIT 4
CHC 3
(10) SDP 4
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 22,268

Sunday, April 15, 1990, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:35

Rangers

3-4

Lost 1

4th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  X    3  4  0

W: E Plunk (2-0), L: J Russell (0-1), S: D Righetti (2)

Yankees

3-1

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .823   15    3   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .391 1.158   17    7   2   
J Franco 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .351   21    2   0   2B
R Sierra RF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .296  .789   19    3   0   
P Incaviglia LF               4   0   0   0    0   3  .320  .930   17    1   0   
M Stanley DH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    5    0   0   
  H Baines PH                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .158  .554    7    0   0   
  C Espy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   1   2   1    1   0  .200  .968   19    1   4   HR
J Kunkel SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .364   12    2   1   
C Kreuter C                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .100   16    5   0   

C Hough P                                                                0   2
  J Russell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1    4   9              150   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Franco (1, off G Cadaret).

HR: S Buechele (2, off G Cadaret; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: S Buechele 5; J Franco 2; J Kunkel; H Baines; G Pettis.

RBI: S Buechele (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: J Russell ().

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .544   12    2   2   SB
A Espinoza SS                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .133  .376   14    0   4   SF
D Mattingly 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .400  .838   17    8   1   
M Hall LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .333    9    2   0   
D Winfield DH                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .728   12    0   0   
J Barfield RF                 2   1   0   0    1   1  .143  .543   13    2   0   
R Kelly CF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .357  .786   12    3   0   CS
R Cerone C                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .286  .715   12    9   0   
M Blowers 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .700    8    0   1   
  W Tolleson PH-3B            0   0   0   0    0   0                1    0   0   SH

G Cadaret P                                                              0   0
  J Robinson P                                                           1   1
  L Guetterman P                                                         0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
Totals                       26   3   4   3    2   5              110   27   9

BATTING

SF: A Espinoza (1, off J Russell).

SH: W Tolleson (1, off J Russell).

TB: S Sax 2; R Kelly; R Cerone.

RBI: S Sax (1); R Cerone (1); A Espinoza (3).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Sax.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sax (1, 2nd base off J Russell/C Kreuter).

CS: R Kelly (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by C Hough).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hough                        7     2   1   1    2   5   0   2.25   24   90-56   33· 9·14    7· 6· 4· 0     72    -     1.03   0.39
J Russell, BS (1), L (0-1)     1     2   2   1    0   0   0   3.00    6   16-11    7· 0· 4    2· 3· 1· 0          1-1    2.32  -0.53
Totals                         8     4   3   2    2   5   0          30  106-67   40· 9·18    9· 9· 5· 0          1-1

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Cadaret                      3     3   1   1    2   3   1   6.23   13   63-32   15· 6·11    3· 2· 3· 0     50    -     0.89   0.03
J Robinson                     2     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.45    8   34-20   11· 4· 5    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.08   0.10
L Guetterman                   2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6   17-14    6· 3· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.77   0.11
E Plunk, W (2-0)               1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   26-13    7· 2· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.48   0.05
D Righetti, S (2)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   10-8     3· 0· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.53   0.07
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4   9   1          36  150-87   42·15·30   10· 8· 5· 0           -

C Hough faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Russell (1).

IBB: None.

PO: C Hough (2; R Kelly, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 22,268.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 55° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 New York Yankees                     
1. G Pettis             CF    1. S Sax                2B 
2. R Palmeiro           1B    2. A Espinoza           SS 
3. J Franco             2B    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. M Hall               LF 
5. P Incaviglia         LF    5. D Winfield           DH 
6. M Stanley            DH    6. J Barfield           RF 
7. S Buechele           3B    7. R Kelly              CF 
8. J Kunkel             SS    8. R Cerone             C  
9. C Kreuter            C     9. M Blowers            3B 

   C Hough              P        G Cadaret            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  1-0  -2-  5   17%  64% R Kelly         J Russell       Fielder's Choice P; Barfield to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Kelly to 1B
   b 8   1  1-1  -23  3   14%  91% S Sax           J Russell       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kelly Scores; Cerone to 3B
   b 8   0  1-0  1-3  2   12%  76% R Cerone        J Russell       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Barfield Scores; Kelly to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  ---  7  -11%  41% S Buechele      G Cadaret       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 8   0  1-0  ---  7   10%  39% J Barfield      C Hough         Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Cadaret facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  G Pettis        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   54%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   52%  J Franco        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  4   51%  R Sierra        Walk
   O      12-  6   55%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  S Sax           Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   51%  A Espinoza      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  7   52%  D Mattingly     Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  M Hall          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Cadaret facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   52%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7   41%  S Buechele      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  6   39%  J Kunkel        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   36%  C Kreuter       Walk; Kunkel to 2B
   OO     12-  2   44%  G Pettis        Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   41%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   40%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   38%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Cadaret facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   40%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   42%  J Franco        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   43%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   40%  R Cerone        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   38%  M Blowers       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   40%  S Sax           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   37%  A Espinoza      Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Robinson facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   O      ---  5   39%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
                  Harold Baines pinch hits for Mike Stanley batting 6th
          ---  3   37%  H Baines        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  6   33%  S Buechele      Walk; Baines to 2B
   O      12-  4   38%  J Kunkel        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   42%  C Kreuter       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   39%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   37%  M Hall          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   36%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   38%  G Pettis        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   40%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   41%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   37%  J Barfield      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  1   41%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      35%  R Cerone        Kelly Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   33%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lee Guetterman facing 4-5-6
                  Lee Guetterman replaces Jeff Robinson pitching
   O      ---  2   36%  R Sierra        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  4   37%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   39%  H Baines        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   35%  M Blowers       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   32%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   30%  A Espinoza      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lee Guetterman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   32%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   34%  J Kunkel        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   35%  C Kreuter       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   31%  D Mattingly     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   27%  M Hall          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   25%  D Winfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
                  Eric Plunk replaces Lee Guetterman pitching
          ---  6   21%  G Pettis        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   23%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Pettis to 2B
   O      -2-  6   26%  J Franco        Flyball: LF; Pettis to 3B
          --3  8   25%  R Sierra        Walk
   O      1-3  2   30%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   39%  J Barfield      Walk
                  Jeff Russell replaces Charlie Hough pitching
          1--      47%  R Kelly         Wild Pitch; Barfield to 2B
          -2-  5   64%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Barfield to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Kelly to 1B
   R      1-3  2   76%  R Cerone        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Barfield Scores; Kelly to 2B
                  Wayne Tolleson pinch hits for Mike Blowers batting 9th
   O      12-  1   78%  W Tolleson      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Kelly to 3B; Cerone to 2B
   R      -23  3   91%  S Sax           Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kelly Scores; Cerone to 3B
          1-3      92%  A Espinoza      Sax Steals 2B
   RO     -23  3   94%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Cerone Scores/unER
   O      -2-  2   93%  D Mattingly     Popfly: SS
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Righetti facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Righetti replaces Eric Plunk pitching; Wayne Tolleson moves to 3B; Cecil Espy pinch hits for Harold Baines batting 6th
   O      ---  2   97%  C Espy          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   92%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   97%  J Kunkel        Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3  100%  C Kreuter       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation