September 17, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
NYY 1 TEX 7
@CAL 4 DET 7
BAL 3 MIN 3
CHW 1 OAK 3
KCR 2 SEA 11
MIL 0 CLE 12
@TOR 3 SDP 9
@ATL 4 ATL 6
SDP 3 CHC 6
STL 4 LAD 4
@CIN 3 SFG 4
@HOU 2 NYM 6
MON 2 PIT 7
@PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 9,644

Saturday, September 17, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:26

Brewers

79-71

Lost 1

4th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  2
Mariners        6  2  0   3  0  0   0  0  X   11 17  0

W: M Moore (9-14), L: M Birkbeck (10-8)

Mariners

61-87

Won 1

7th, 32½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .319  .850   12    0   0   
  M Felder 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .361         0   1   
J Gantner 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .640   13    2   2   
  J Castillo 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .480         0   0   
R Yount CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .835   12    1   1   
  D Hamilton CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .535         1   0   
R Deer RF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .769    7    4   1   
  M Young RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .641         0   0   
J Leonard LF                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .242  .626   13    2   0   
G Brock 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .623   11    8   1   2·GDP
J Meyer DH                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .757   12    0   0   
G Sheffield SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .446   11    1   3   
C O'Brien C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .574    9    5   0   

M Birkbeck P                                                             0   0
  O Jones P                                                              0   0
  M Knudson P                                                            0   2
Totals                       27   0   2   0    0   8              100   24  11

BATTING

TB: J Leonard; R Deer.

GIDP: G Brock 2 (9).

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

E: P Molitor (14); C O'Brien (2).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Brantley CF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .710   13    2   0   
  H Cotto PH-CF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .685    5    1   0   
H Reynolds 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .285  .724   16    2   1   2B
D Coles LF                    3   3   3   1    1   0  .249  .738   14    1   0   2·2B
  M Kingery PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .603    8    0   0   
A Davis 1B                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .291  .871   21    5   1   IW
S Balboni DH                  3   2   2   3    0   0  .224  .706   13    0   0   HR,SF
  D Hengel PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .450    3    0   0   
J Presley 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .228  .636   12    0   0   
  E Martinez 3B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .664    2    0   1   
J Buhner RF                   4   2   1   2    0   2  .221  .727   18    5   0   HR
  B Fields PH-RF              1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .675    2    0   0   2B
D Valle C                     3   0   1   2    0   1  .223  .680   14    7   0   
  S Bradley C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .648    2    2   0   
M Diaz SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .319  .724    9    2   4   

M Moore P                                                                0   0
Totals                       39  11  17   9    4   5              152   27   7

BATTING

2B: H Reynolds (25, off M Knudson); B Fields (4, off M Knudson); D Coles 2 (21, off M Birkbeck, off O Jones).

HR: S Balboni (21, off M Birkbeck; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); J Buhner (11, off O Jones; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: S Balboni (2, off O Jones).

IBB: A Davis (10, by O Jones).

TB: S Balboni 5; D Coles 5; J Buhner 4; A Davis 2; M Brantley 2; H Reynolds 2; B Fields 2; J Presley; M Diaz; H Cotto; E Martinez; D Valle.

RBI: S Balboni 3 (55); J Buhner 2 (33); D Valle 2 (47); A Davis (58); D Coles (59).

2-out RBI: J Buhner 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Davis-M Diaz-A Davis; M Diaz-H Reynolds-A Davis.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Birkbeck, L (10-8)           0.2   6   6   4    0   0   1   4.72    8   21-12   11· 0· 1    3· 3· 1· 1     20    -     0.83  -0.38
O Jones                        3.1   6   5   5    3   3   1   4.19   18   66-40   22·11· 7    5· 6· 0· 1          0-0    0.11  -0.03
M Knudson                      4     5   0   0    1   2   0   0.79   18   61-38   24· 8· 6    7· 5· 3· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    17  11   9    4   5   2          44  148-90   57·19·14   15·14· 4· 2           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Moore, W (9-14)              9     2   0   0    0   8   0   3.61   27  100-63   32·20·10    7·12· 0· 0     91    -     0.15   0.09
Totals                         9     2   0   0    0   8   0          27  100-63   32·20·10    7·12· 0· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: O Jones (7).

IBB: O Jones (6; A Davis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 9,644.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Seattle Mariners                     
1. P Molitor            3B    1. M Brantley           CF 
2. J Gantner            2B    2. H Reynolds           2B 
3. R Yount              CF    3. D Coles              LF 
4. R Deer               RF    4. A Davis              1B 
5. J Leonard            LF    5. S Balboni            DH 
6. G Brock              1B    6. J Presley            3B 
7. J Meyer              DH    7. J Buhner             RF 
8. G Sheffield          SS    8. D Valle              C  
9. C O'Brien            C     9. M Diaz               SS 

   M Birkbeck           P        M Moore              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-2  1--  1   12%  86% S Balboni       M Birkbeck      Home Run (LF-CF); Davis Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  1   11%  66% D Coles         M Birkbeck      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brantley Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  -2-  6    7%  74% A Davis         M Birkbeck      Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Coles Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  1    3%  58% M Brantley      M Birkbeck      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   b 1   1  0-4  1--  4    3%  90% J Buhner        M Birkbeck      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Presley to 3B; Buhner to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  J Gantner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  R Yount         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Birkbeck facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  M Brantley      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   55%  H Reynolds      Flyball: RF
   R      1--  1   66%  D Coles         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brantley Scores
   R      -2-  6   74%  A Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Coles Scores
   RR     1--  1   86%  S Balboni       Home Run (LF-CF); Davis Scores
          ---  1   87%  J Presley       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  4   90%  J Buhner        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Presley to 3B; Buhner to 2B
   RRO    -23  4   93%  D Valle         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buhner Scores/unER; Presley Scores/unER; Valle out at 2B/CF-1B-2B
                  Odell Jones replaces Mike Birkbeck pitching
   O      ---  1   93%  M Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 6.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Moore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   94%  R Deer          Flyball: CF
          ---  4   93%  J Leonard       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3   95%  G Brock         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-0, Odell Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   94%  M Brantley      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   95%  H Reynolds      Walk
          1--  2   96%  D Coles         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Reynolds to 3B
          -23  4   96%  A Davis         Intentional Walk
   RRO    123  1   98%  S Balboni       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Reynolds Scores; Coles Scores/Adv on E2; Davis to 2B
          -2-  6   98%  J Presley       Walk
          12-      98%  J Buhner        Wild Pitch; Davis to 3B; Presley to 2B
   O      -23  5   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 8.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-8, Mike Moore facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   98%  J Meyer         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   98%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  C O'Brien       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 8.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 8-0, Odell Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   98%  D Valle         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  M Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   98%  M Brantley      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   98%  H Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 8.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-8, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   99%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   99%  J Gantner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 8-0, Odell Jones facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   99%  D Coles         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   RO     1--  2   99%  A Davis         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Coles Scores/No RBI; Davis out at 2B/RF-SS
          ---  6   99%  S Balboni       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   99%  J Presley       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  1  100%  J Buhner        Home Run; Balboni Scores
   O      ---  8  100%  D Valle         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 11.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-11, Mike Moore facing 4-5-6
          ---  1  100%  R Deer          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5  100%  J Leonard       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  5  100%  G Brock         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 11.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 11-0, Mark Knudson facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Knudson replaces Odell Jones pitching
          ---  2  100%  M Diaz          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4  100%  M Brantley      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1  100%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B; Diaz to 2B
          -2-  7  100%  D Coles         Walk
   O      12-  6  100%  A Davis         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 11.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-11, Mike Moore facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4  100%  J Meyer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  G Sheffield     Flyball: C
   O      ---  3  100%  C O'Brien       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 11-0, Mark Knudson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  100%  S Balboni       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Presley       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 11.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-11, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Bradley replaces Dave Valle playing C batting 8th; Edgar Martinez replaces Jim Presley playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  2  100%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  J Gantner       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  R Yount         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 11-0, Mark Knudson facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Felder replaces Paul Molitor playing 2B batting 1st; Juan Castillo replaces Jim Gantner playing 3B batting 2nd; Darryl Hamilton replaces Robin Yount playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---  1  100%  S Bradley       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  M Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Henry Cotto pinch hits for Mickey Brantley batting 1st
          ---  5  100%  H Cotto         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3  100%  H Reynolds      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Cotto to 3B
                  Mike Kingery pinch hits for Darnell Coles batting 3rd
   O      -23  8  100%  M Kingery       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 11.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-11, Mike Moore facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Kingery moves to LF; Henry Cotto moves to CF
   O      ---  2  100%  R Deer          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Leonard       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  G Brock         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 11-0, Mark Knudson facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Young replaces Rob Deer playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  3  100%  A Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Dave Hengel pinch hits for Steve Balboni batting 5th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Hengel        Flyball: LF
          ---  2  100%  E Martinez      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
                  Bruce Fields pinch hits for Jay Buhner batting 7th
          1--  2  100%  B Fields        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Martinez to 3B
   O      -23  1  100%  S Bradley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 11.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-11, Mike Moore facing 7-8-9
                  Bruce Fields moves to RF
   O      ---  5  100%  J Meyer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  G Sheffield     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  C O'Brien       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Mariners 11.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA198809170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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