August 2, 1988 California Angels at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
CLE 2 BOS 7
TEX 2 CHW 7
OAK 5 DET 1
@KCR 0 MIL 11
NYY 5 CAL 10
@SEA 2 TOR 11
MIN 1 LAD 2
CIN 0 NYM 3
CHC 1 PIT 3
MON 2
(10) SDP 4
ATL 1 HOU 13
@SFG 10 PHI 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 8,565

Tuesday, August 2, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:06

Angels

55-51

Won 7

3rd, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          4  0  2   0  0  0   0  4  0   10 16  0
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  7  0

W: C Finley (6-9), L: S Trout (4-7)

Mariners

40-66

Lost 4

7th, 24½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    6   1   2   0    0   1  .262  .702   21    2   0   
  T Bosley LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .525         0   0   
J Ray 2B                      4   1   2   0    2   0  .292  .730   25    0   6   SB
B Downing DH                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .257  .865   28    0   0   2B
  J Eppard PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .706    4    0   0   
C Davis RF                    4   2   2   2    2   0  .285  .806   28    2   0   3B,IW
W Joyner 1B                   5   1   0   0    1   0  .297  .783   18   13   0   GDP,IW
  C Finley P-P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
T Armas LF-CF                 6   2   2   1    0   1  .246  .675   23    3   0   2B
B Boone C                     3   1   2   2    2   0  .295  .747   26    5   0   2B,IW
J Howell 3B                   4   0   2   2    1   0  .255  .721   12    1   1   IW
G Polidor SS                  5   0   2   2    0   0  .162  .403   12    1   4   2·2B
Totals                       42  10  16  10    9   3              197   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Boone (12, off J Reed); G Polidor 2 (3, off G Walter, off J Reed); T Armas (13, off S Trout); B Downing (14, off J Reed).

3B: C Davis (3, off S Trout).

IBB: B Boone (1, by S Trout); C Davis (9, by G Walter); W Joyner (8, by J Reed); J Howell (4, by J Reed).

TB: G Polidor 4; C Davis 4; B Downing 3; B Boone 3; T Armas 3; J Howell 2; J Ray 2; D White 2.

GIDP: W Joyner (7).

RBI: J Howell 2 (44); C Davis 2 (69); G Polidor 2 (4); B Boone 2 (29); T Armas (30); B Downing (41).

2-out RBI: B Boone 2; G Polidor 2; T Armas.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 8 for 24.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Ray (3, 2nd base off S Trout/B McGuire).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Reynolds 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .700   12    0   4   
M Brantley CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .736   14    4   0   
D Coles LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .699   16    1   0   
S Balboni 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .209  .695   16   11   0   
A Davis DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .872   19    0   0   
J Buhner RF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .192  .639   17    2   0   HR,2B
J Presley 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .632   15    1   2   
M Diaz SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .425  .942   11    4   3   
B McGuire C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   20    4   0   

S Trout P                                                                0   0
  G Walter P                                                             0   1
  J Reed P                                                               0   1
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2    3   4              140   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Buhner (3, off C Finley).

HR: J Buhner (5, off C Finley; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Buhner 6; J Presley; M Diaz; M Brantley; S Balboni; H Reynolds.

RBI: J Buhner 2 (16).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Reynolds-M Diaz-S Balboni.

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Finley, W (6-9)              9     7   2   2    3   4   1   4.44   37  139-85   62· 4·19   14·10· 5· 1     66    -     0.42   0.15
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   4   1          37  139-85   62· 4·19   14·10· 5· 1           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Trout, L (4-7)               2.1   7   6   6    3   0   0   8.12   17   62-33   21· 3· 9    7· 2· 5· 0     16    -     0.75  -0.38
G Walter                       3.2   3   0   0    2   0   0   4.26   15   49-29   20· 4· 5    7· 4· 2· 0          2-0    0.22   0.04
J Reed                         1.2   5   4   4    3   1   0   3.61   13   54-30   22· 4· 4    2· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.24  -0.02
M Jackson                      1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.96    6   24-14    7· 4· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    16  10  10    9   3   0          51  189-106  70·15·21   16·12·11· 0          4-0

Balks: G Walter (8).

WP: None.

IBB: G Walter (5; C Davis); S Trout (2; B Boone); J Reed 2 (5; W Joyner, J Howell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 8,565.

Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Seattle Mariners                     
1. D White              CF    1. H Reynolds           2B 
2. J Ray                2B    2. M Brantley           CF 
3. B Downing            DH    3. D Coles              LF 
4. C Davis              RF    4. S Balboni            1B 
5. W Joyner             1B    5. A Davis              DH 
6. T Armas              LF    6. J Buhner             RF 
7. B Boone              C     7. J Presley            3B 
8. J Howell             3B    8. M Diaz               SS 
9. G Polidor            SS    9. B McGuire            C  

                                                                  S Trout              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-1  12-  1   15%  82% C Davis         S Trout         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ray Scores; Downing Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4    9%  62% J Ray           S Trout         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); White to 3B
   t 1   2  0-3  --3  4    6%  82% B Boone         S Trout         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Davis Scores
   t 3   1  0-4  123  2    5%  95% J Howell        S Trout         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Davis Scores; Armas Scores; Boone to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3  6    5%  68% B Downing       S Trout         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); White Scores; Ray to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   53%  D White         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          1--  4   62%  J Ray           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); White to 3B
   R      1-3  6   68%  B Downing       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); White Scores; Ray to 2B
   RR     12-  1   82%  C Davis         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ray Scores; Downing Scores
   O      --3  3   80%  W Joyner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3  3   76%  T Armas         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   R      --3  4   82%  B Boone         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Davis Scores
   O      1--  4   81%  J Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   82%  H Reynolds      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   84%  M Brantley      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   83%  D Coles         Walk
   O      1--  3   84%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Trout facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   83%  G Polidor       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   83%  D White         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   83%  J Ray           Walk
          1--      84%  B Downing       Ray Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   82%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   84%  A Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  J Buhner        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   84%  J Presley       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   86%  M Diaz          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Trout facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   88%  C Davis         Walk
   O      1--  2   86%  W Joyner        Flyball: SS (Short CF)
          1--  4   90%  T Armas         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Davis to 3B
          -23  4   90%  B Boone         Intentional Walk
   RR     123  2   95%  J Howell        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Davis Scores; Armas Scores; Boone to 3B
                  Gene Walter replaces Steve Trout pitching
   O      1-3  3   94%  G Polidor       Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1-3  6   93%  D White         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   94%  B McGuire       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   93%  H Reynolds      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   91%  M Brantley      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Reynolds to 2B
   O      12-  3   93%  D Coles         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Reynolds to 3B
   O      1-3  4   95%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-0, Gene Walter facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   96%  J Ray           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   97%  B Downing       Walk; Ray to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  C Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Ray to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   94%  W Joyner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   95%  A Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  J Buhner        Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   96%  J Presley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-0, Gene Walter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   96%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  J Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Chuck Finley facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   94%  M Diaz          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  6   95%  B McGuire       Groundout: 3B-1B; Diaz to 2B
   O      -2-  1   96%  H Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B; Diaz to 3B
          --3  5   96%  M Brantley      Walk
          1-3      95%  D Coles         Defensive Indifference; Brantley to 2B
   O      -23  2   97%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-0, Gene Walter facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   98%  G Polidor       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  2   99%  D White         Single to CF (Line Drive); Polidor to 3B
   O      1-3  2   98%  J Ray           Popfly: 3B
   O      1-3  4   97%  B Downing       Fielder's Choice P; Polidor out at Hm/P-C; White to 2B
          12-      97%  C Davis         Balk; White to 3B; Downing to 2B
          -23  6   98%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   97%  W Joyner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Chuck Finley facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   95%  S Balboni       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  7   97%  A Davis         Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  5   92%  J Buhner        Home Run; Balboni Scores
   O      ---  6   94%  J Presley       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   94%  M Diaz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 2.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jerry Reed facing 6-7-8
                  Jerry Reed replaces Gene Walter pitching
   O      ---  5   94%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   94%  B Boone         Walk
          1--  1   95%  J Howell        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Boone to 2B
   O      12-  1   94%  G Polidor       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      12-  5   93%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   95%  B McGuire       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   96%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  M Brantley      Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Mariners 2.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jerry Reed facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   96%  J Ray           Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  4   97%  B Downing       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   96%  C Davis         Groundout: P-1B; Downing to 3B
          --3  4   96%  W Joyner        Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  3   98%  T Armas         Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Deep 1B); Downing Scores; Joyner to 2B
   R      12-  7   99%  B Boone         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Joyner Scores; Armas to 3B
          -23  4   99%  J Howell        Intentional Walk
   RR     123  3  100%  G Polidor       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Armas Scores; Boone Scores; Howell to 3B
                  Mike Jackson replaces Jerry Reed pitching
   O      -23  4  100%  D White         Lineout: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 10, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-10, Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
                  Thad Bosley replaces Devon White playing LF batting 1st; Tony Armas moves to CF
   O      ---  5  100%  D Coles         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  S Balboni       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  A Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 10, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 10-2, Mike Jackson facing 2-3-4
          ---  5  100%  J Ray           Walk
                  Jim Eppard pinch hits for Brian Downing batting 3rd
   O      1--  4  100%  J Eppard        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2  100%  C Davis         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); Ray to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5  100%  T Armas         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 10, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-10, Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
                  Chuck Finley replaces Wally Joyner pitching and batting 5th; Jim Eppard moves to 1B (team loses DH)
          ---  6  100%  J Buhner        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Presley       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  5  100%  M Diaz          Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
          -2-  5  100%  B McGuire       Walk
   O      12-  2  100%  H Reynolds      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 10, Mariners 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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