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BAL 10
ANA  9

BOS 12
MIN  4

SEA 11
@CHW  6

CLE  8
TOR  4

KCR  2
@DET  1

MIL  6
OAK  5

TEX  8
@NYY  5

(10)
COL  7
NYM  5

PIT 10
@FLA  5

PHI  5
@HOU  3

LAD  5
CIN  3

SDP  4
CHC  3

(10)
MON  8
@SFG  5

ATL  5
@STL  3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 41,634

Saturday, August 16, 1997, 1:15
Time of Game: 4:13
Rangers
8
59-63
Won 1
3rd, 9½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  3   0  0  0   1  1  0   3    8 14  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  1  2   1  1  0   0    5  6  3
W: J Wetteland (7-2), L: R Mendoza (4-5)
Yankees
5
72-49
Lost 1
2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .595   14    4   0   GDP
  T Goodwin PH-CF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .643    8    0   0   
I Rodriguez DH-C              4   1   1   1    1   2  .317  .841   26    2   0   
R Greer LF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .321  .927   17    7   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 4   1   3   3    0   0  .289  .887   17    0   0   2B,SF
J Leyritz C-1B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .805   17    9   1   SB,SH
F Tatis 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .230  .688   18    0   5   
  D Cedeno PH-2B              1   1   1   1    0   0  .279  .720    9    0   0   
L Stevens 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .290  .826   14    5   1   HR
  D Patterson P-P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Wetteland P               1   1   1   1    0   0 1.000 3.000    1    0   0   2B
B Ripken 2B-3B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .682   18    2   1   GDP
B Gil SS                      4   2   2   1    1   0  .224  .597   16    0   2   

D Oliver P                                                               1   0
  M Whiteside P                                                          0   0
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
Totals                       42   8  14   8    2   8              175   30  10
BATTING
2B: J Gonzalez (18, off A Pettitte); J Wetteland (1, off R Mendoza).
HR: L Stevens (13, off J Nelson; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
SF: J Gonzalez (7, off J Nelson).
SH: J Leyritz (4, off R Mendoza).
TB: L Stevens 5; J Gonzalez 4; B Gil 2; J Wetteland 2; R Greer 2; D Buford; D Cedeno; I Rodriguez; F Tatis.
GIDP: B Ripken (6); D Buford (8).
RBI: J Gonzalez 3 (97); B Gil (24); J Wetteland (1); D Cedeno (20); L Stevens (48); I Rodriguez (50).
2-out RBI: B Gil.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
BASERUNNING
SB: J Leyritz (2, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Girardi).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .296  .772   23    1   5   
T Raines LF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .305  .809   25    1   0   
B Williams CF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .325  .956   17    1   0   2B,CS
T Martinez 1B                 3   1   0   1    1   0  .302  .991   16   14   1   SF
M Stanley DH                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .295  .899   16    0   0   
C Hayes 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .269  .788   23    0   2   SB
C Curtis RF                   4   2   1   1    1   1  .298  .901   20    1   0   HR
J Girardi C                   2   0   2   2    2   0  .261  .641   21    8   0   3B,2B
P Kelly 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .682   13    3   2   
  D Strawberry PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .176   17    0   0   
  H Bush PR-2B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   

A Pettitte P                                                             1   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   3
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            0   2
Totals                       34   5   6   5    8   7              191   30  17
BATTING
2B: B Williams (25, off D Oliver); J Girardi (18, off D Patterson).
3B: J Girardi (1, off M Whiteside).
HR: C Curtis (11, off D Patterson; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SF: T Martinez (9, off E Gunderson).
TB: J Girardi 5; C Curtis 4; B Williams 3; D Jeter.
RBI: J Girardi 2 (45); T Martinez (115); D Jeter (48); C Curtis (40).
2-out RBI: J Girardi 2; C Curtis.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 3. T Martinez; D Jeter-P Kelly-T Martinez; C Hayes-P Kelly-T Martinez.
E: C Hayes 3 (12).
BASERUNNING
SB: C Hayes (3, 2nd base off D Oliver/J Leyritz).
CS: B Williams (7, 2nd base by D Patterson/J Leyritz).

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
D Oliver                       5     2   3   3    6   1   0   3.99   23   90-46   30· 3·13    7· 6· 3· 0     46    -     1.25   0.04
M Whiteside, BS (1)            1.1   2   1   1    1   4   0   6.46    7   35-19    8· 7· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    2.40  -0.21
E Gunderson, BS (3)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.66    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    3.73  -0.03
D Patterson                    1.1   2   1   1    1   1   1   3.67    6   24-16   10· 5· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.29  -0.13
J Wetteland, W (7-2)           2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.21    6   25-18   12· 3· 3    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.25   0.20
Totals                        10     6   5   5    8   7   1          43  178-101  61·18·22   12·10· 6· 0          5-3 
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
A Pettitte                     6     9   4   3    1   5   0   3.16   28  105-73   47·11·15   12· 3· 7· 0     44    -     0.98  -0.25
J Nelson                       2     1   1   1    1   2   1   2.51    8   30-22    8· 4·10    3· 1· 1· 0          2-1    1.90  -0.09
M Rivera                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.76    3   12-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
R Mendoza, L (4-5)             1     4   3   3    0   0   0   4.53    7   25-17   13· 1· 3    4· 0· 3· 0          0-0    1.61  -0.45
Totals                        10    14   8   7    2   8   1          46  172-120  73·17·30   21· 4·11· 0          2-1 
D Oliver faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
A Pettitte faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Patterson (5).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ray DiMuro, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 4:13.
Attendance: 41,634.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 85° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 New York Yankees                     
1. D Buford             CF    1. D Jeter              SS 
2. I Rodriguez          DH    2. T Raines             LF 
3. R Greer              LF    3. B Williams           CF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. T Martinez           1B 
5. J Leyritz            C     5. M Stanley            DH 
6. F Tatis              3B    6. C Hayes              3B 
7. L Stevens            1B    7. C Curtis             RF 
8. B Ripken             2B    8. J Girardi            C  
9. B Gil                SS    9. P Kelly              2B 

   D Oliver             P        A Pettitte           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-4  ---  4  -32%  47% C Curtis        D Patterson     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Curtis Scores
   b 6   2  3-1  12-  2  -30%  44% J Girardi       M Whiteside     Triple to RF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Stanley Scores
   t10   1  5-5  -2-  9   27%  83% D Cedeno        R Mendoza       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gonzalez Scores
   t 8   1  4-4  ---  3   26%  71% L Stevens       J Nelson        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Stevens Scores
   t 3   1  0-1  12-  6   15%  80% J Gonzalez      A Pettitte      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; Greer Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   46%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   47%  R Greer         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   49%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Greer to 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   47%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   49%  T Raines        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  4   47%  B Williams      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   50%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   48%  F Tatis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   50%  L Stevens       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   OO     1--  3   45%  B Ripken        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   44%  C Hayes         Walk
   O      1--  3   48%  C Curtis        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          1--      46%  J Girardi       Hayes Steals 2B
          -2-  6   45%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   50%  P Kelly         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   54%  B Gil           Walk
   O      1--  2   52%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line); Gil to 2B
   R      -2-  5   61%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Gil Scores
          1--  1   64%  R Greer         Single to LF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
   RR     12-  6   80%  J Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; Greer Scores
          -2-  8   82%  J Leyritz       Reached on E5 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Gonzalez to 3B; Leyritz to 1B
          1-3      84%  F Tatis         Leyritz Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   79%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   75%  L Stevens       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   78%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   80%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   79%  B Ripken        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   80%  B Gil           Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   77%  D Buford        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   80%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   82%  M Stanley       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   83%  C Hayes         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   85%  I Rodriguez     Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Rodriguez to 1B
   O      1--  3   83%  R Greer         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  1   81%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   80%  J Leyritz       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Darren Oliver facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   75%  C Curtis        Walk
          1--  6   68%  J Girardi       Walk; Curtis to 2B
   O      12-  6   75%  P Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   64%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Curtis Scores; Girardi to 2B
   O      12-  5   71%  T Raines        Popfly: C
   O      12-  5   77%  B Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   80%  F Tatis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   77%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  4   73%  B Ripken        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Tatis out at 1B/1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   67%  T Martinez      Walk
          1--  4   58%  M Stanley       Walk; Martinez to 2B
                  Matt Whiteside replaces Darren Oliver pitching
   O      12-  6   66%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   74%  C Curtis        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  2   44%  J Girardi       Triple to RF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Stanley Scores
   O      --3  5   50%  P Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   60%  B Gil           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gil to 2B
          -2-  4   70%  D Buford        Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Gil to 3B
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
          1-3  7   75%  I Rodriguez     Walk; Buford to 2B
   O      123  4   65%  R Greer         Strikeout Looking
   RO     123  2   68%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Gil Scores/unER; Buford to 3B
   O      1-3  3   62%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Matt Whiteside facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   67%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   62%  T Raines        Walk
          1--  3   49%  B Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Raines to 3B
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Matt Whiteside pitching
   RO     1-3  4   46%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Raines Scores
                  Danny Patterson replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
   O      1--  2   50%  M Stanley       Williams Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Yankees 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Jeff Nelson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   45%  F Tatis         Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  3   71%  L Stevens       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Stevens Scores
   O      ---  2   69%  B Ripken        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   68%  B Gil           Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Danny Patterson facing 5-6-7
                  Danny Patterson replaces Lee Stevens pitching and batting 7th; Ivan Rodriguez moves to C (team loses DH); Jim Leyritz moves to 1B
   O      ---  3   74%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   79%  C Hayes         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  4   47%  C Curtis        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Curtis Scores
          ---  2   42%  J Girardi       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Darryl Strawberry pinch hits for Pat Kelly batting 9th
          -2-      40%  D Strawberry    Wild Pitch; Girardi to 3B
          --3 11   39%  " "             Walk
                  Homer Bush pinch runs for Darryl Strawberry batting 9th
   O      1-3  1   50%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Yankees 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Mariano Rivera facing 1-2-3
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Jeff Nelson pitching; Homer Bush moves to 2B; Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Damon Buford batting 1st
   O      ---  4   44%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   39%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   35%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, John Wetteland facing 2-3-4
                  John Wetteland replaces Danny Patterson pitching and batting 7th; Tom Goodwin moves to CF
   O      --- 10   41%  T Raines        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   46%  B Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   50%  T Martinez      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Yankees 5.

Top of the 10th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Ramiro Mendoza facing 4-5-6
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Mariano Rivera pitching
          ---  4   58%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   56%  J Leyritz       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Gonzalez to 2B
                  Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Fernando Tatis batting 6th
   R      -2-  9   83%  D Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gonzalez Scores
   R      1--  1   93%  J Wetteland     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cedeno Scores
   O      -2-  5   91%  B Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B; Wetteland to 3B
   R      --3  1   96%  B Gil           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wetteland Scores
   O      1--  4   95%  T Goodwin       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-8, John Wetteland facing 5-6-7
                  Domingo Cedeno moves to 2B; Billy Ripken moves to 3B
   O      ---  3   98%  M Stanley       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   99%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  C Curtis        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Yankees 5.

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