September 30, 1988 Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
BOS 2 DET 6
NYY 2 KCR 4
CHW 2 MIN 8
CAL 5 OAK 7
MIL 1 TEX 11
@SEA 6 TOR 4
BAL 0 PIT 10
@CHC 9
(10) CIN 8
ATL 7 SDP 5
@HOU 1 LAD 6
SFG 4 PHI 2
@MON 1 NYM 4
STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 7,870

Friday, September 30, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:11

Rangers

69-90

Won 1

5th, 33½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         3  3  3   1  0  0   0  1  0   11 12  0
Mariners        3  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    6  9  1

W: C McMurtry (3-3), L: M Moore (9-15)

Mariners

67-92

Lost 1

7th, 35½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 6   2   2   1    0   1  .248  .667   23    6   0   2B
C Espy LF-RF                  5   2   2   3    1   1  .247  .637   20    0   0   2B,SB
P O'Brien 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .270  .752   18    8   0   
  M Stanley PH-1B             1   1   0   0    0   0  .229  .620    2    2   0   
R Sierra RF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .719   21    4   0   
  K Reimer LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .466         0   0   
G Petralli DH                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .286  .758   20    0   0   2B
  B Garbey PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .197  .472    5    0   0   
C Kreuter C                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .234  .695   25    5   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   1   0   0    2   1  .251  .749   17    0   5   
C Wilkerson SS                5   2   3   1    0   0  .289  .699   12    1   2   2·2B
J Browne 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .220  .599   15    1   3   2B

K Brown P                                                                0   0
  C McMurtry P                                                           0   1
  E Vande Berg P                                                         0   0
  S Wilson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40  11  12   8    7   5              178   27  11

BATTING

2B: C Espy (16, off M Moore); O McDowell (18, off M Moore); C Wilkerson 2 (12, off M Moore, off R Scurry); J Browne (9, off G Walter); G Petralli (14, off M Moore).

TB: C Wilkerson 5; C Espy 3; O McDowell 3; J Browne 3; G Petralli 2; P O'Brien; B Garbey.

RBI: C Espy 3 (36); J Browne (17); G Petralli (36); P O'Brien (71); C Wilkerson (28); O McDowell (35).

2-out RBI: C Espy 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Browne-C Wilkerson-P O'Brien.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Espy (33, Home off G Walter/D Valle).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Brantley CF                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .265  .697   12    0   0   SB
  H Cotto PH-CF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .677    4    1   0   
H Reynolds 2B                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .287  .733   17    1   4   HR
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .704    4    0   0   
D Coles LF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .261  .761   20    1   0   HBP
A Davis 1B                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .295  .877   14   13   0   2B
  M Kingery PH-1B             1   1   0   0    1   1  .203  .589    7    1   0   
S Balboni DH                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .234  .725    6    0   0   2B
  D Hengel PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .460    5    0   0   
J Presley 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .640   10    1   0   
  E Martinez 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .780    1    0   0   
D Valle C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .690   16    2   0   
  B McGuire C                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .188  .504    3    2   1   
J Buhner RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .715   16    3   0   GDP
R Quinones SS                 4   0   1   2    0   1  .248  .672   10    1   5   2B

M Moore P                                                                0   0
  G Walter P                                                             0   0
  B Swift P                                                              1   0
  R Scurry P                                                             0   0
  S Trout P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   6   9   6    4   4              145   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Davis (24, off K Brown); R Quinones (30, off E Vande Berg); S Balboni (17, off K Brown).

HR: H Reynolds (4, off K Brown; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

HBP: D Coles (7, by K Brown).

TB: H Reynolds 4; S Balboni 3; A Davis 2; R Quinones 2; J Presley; B McGuire; D Hengel; D Valle.

GIDP: J Buhner (5).

RBI: R Quinones 2 (50); H Reynolds (41); B McGuire (2); S Balboni (64); A Davis (69).

2-out RBI: R Quinones 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: H Reynolds (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Brantley (16, 2nd base off K Brown/C Kreuter).

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
K Brown                        2     6   3   3    2   0   1   4.24   15   50-22   17· 3· 2    5· 5· 2· 0     30    -     1.08  -0.25
C McMurtry, W (3-3)            5     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.40   15   53-30   18· 4· 8    5· 7· 0· 0          2-0    0.29   0.13
E Vande Berg                   1     3   3   3    1   1   0   4.14    7   24-14   11· 1· 2    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.00
S Wilson                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.87    3   11-8     4· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     9   6   6    4   4   1          40  138-74   50·11·13   12·15· 4· 0          2-0

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, L (9-15)              1.1   6   6   6    2   1   0   3.78   12   41-19   11· 4· 4    2· 5· 2· 0     17    -     1.08  -0.43
G Walter                       2     3   4   4    2   1   0   4.60   11   45-27   17· 2· 8    3· 4· 1· 0          3-2    0.83  -0.19
B Swift                        2.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   4.65   10   31-16   12· 1· 3    8· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.16  -0.01
R Scurry                       2     2   1   0    1   3   0   4.02   10   39-22    9· 3·10    0· 2· 4· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
S Trout                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   7.83    4    8-5     4· 1· 0    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    12  11  10    7   5   0          47  164-89   53·11·25   14·13· 8· 0          4-3

K Brown faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: G Walter (9); R Scurry 2 (11).

WP: K Brown (1); G Walter (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Brown (1; D Coles).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 7,870.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Seattle Mariners                     
1. O McDowell           CF    1. M Brantley           CF 
2. C Espy               LF    2. H Reynolds           2B 
3. P O'Brien            1B    3. D Coles              LF 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. A Davis              1B 
5. G Petralli           DH    5. S Balboni            DH 
6. C Kreuter            C     6. J Presley            3B 
7. S Buechele           3B    7. D Valle              C  
8. C Wilkerson          SS    8. J Buhner             RF 
9. J Browne             2B    9. R Quinones           SS 

   K Brown              P        M Moore              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  3-1  1--  4  -14%  51% A Davis         K Brown         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Coles Scores; Davis to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-  2    9%  65% C Espy          M Moore         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); McDowell Scores
   t 1   1  0-2  1--  3    9%  78% G Petralli      M Moore         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); O'Brien Scores
   b 1   1  3-0  ---  3   -8%  67% H Reynolds      K Brown         Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   t 3   1  3-6  12-  1    8%  90% J Browne        G Walter        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Buechele Scores; Wilkerson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   56%  O McDowell      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  2   65%  C Espy          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); McDowell Scores
   R      -2-  6   71%  P O'Brien       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Espy Scores
   O      1--  1   69%  R Sierra        Popfly: 2B
   R      1--  3   78%  G Petralli      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); O'Brien Scores
   O      -2-  5   76%  C Kreuter       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   74%  S Buechele      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   76%  M Brantley      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  3   67%  H Reynolds      Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          ---  1   65%  D Coles         Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  4   51%  A Davis         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Coles Scores; Davis to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      --3  1   45%  S Balboni       Single to CF (Line Drive); Davis Scores
   O      1--  1   48%  J Presley       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          1--      47%  D Valle         Wild Pitch; Balboni to 2B
          -2-  5   45%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball); Balboni to 3B
   O      1-3  2   50%  J Buhner        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 3.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Moore facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   56%  C Wilkerson     Double to SS (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   55%  J Browne        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Wilkerson to 3B
   R      --3  2   61%  O McDowell      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Wilkerson Scores
          1--  4   64%  C Espy          Walk; McDowell to 2B
          12-  5   69%  P O'Brien       Walk; McDowell to 3B; Espy to 2B
                  Gene Walter replaces Mike Moore pitching
   R      123      77%  R Sierra        Balk; McDowell Scores; Espy to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
   O      -23  6   71%  " "             Popfly: SS
   R      -23      77%  G Petralli      Espy Steals Hm; O'Brien to 3B/Wild Pitch
   O      --3  5   75%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-6, Kevin Brown facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   77%  R Quinones      Flyball: RF
          ---  4   75%  M Brantley      Walk
          1--      73%  H Reynolds      Brantley Steals 2B
          -2-  5   71%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  8   74%  D Coles         Groundout: 3B-1B; Brantley to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
   O      -23  5   80%  A Davis         Popfly: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 3.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Gene Walter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   78%  C Kreuter       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   80%  S Buechele      Walk
          1--  4   82%  C Wilkerson     Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Buechele to 2B
   R      12-  1   90%  J Browne        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Buechele Scores; Wilkerson to 3B
   O      -23  8   86%  O McDowell      Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23  1   94%  C Espy          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Wilkerson Scores; Browne Scores; Espy to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  4   93%  P O'Brien       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-9, Kevin Brown facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   90%  S Balboni       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          -2-  3   86%  J Presley       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Balboni to 3B
                  Craig McMurtry replaces Kevin Brown pitching
   O      1-3  2   90%  D Valle         Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
   OO     1-3  2   95%  J Buhner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Mariners 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Gene Walter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   95%  R Sierra        Foul Flyball: RF
          ---  6   95%  G Petralli      Walk
                  Bill Swift replaces Gene Walter pitching
          1--  5   96%  C Kreuter       Walk; Petralli to 2B
          12-  5   97%  S Buechele      Walk; Petralli to 3B; Kreuter to 2B
   RO     123  3   97%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Petralli Scores; Buechele to 2B
   O      12-  2   96%  J Browne        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 10, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-10, Craig McMurtry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   97%  R Quinones      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  M Brantley      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  H Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, Mariners 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Bill Swift facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   98%  O McDowell      Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  6   98%  C Espy          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-10, Craig McMurtry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   98%  D Coles         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   97%  A Davis         Walk
   O      1--  1   98%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  6   99%  J Presley       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, Mariners 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Bill Swift facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   98%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  G Petralli      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   98%  C Kreuter       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-10, Craig McMurtry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   99%  D Valle         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  J Buhner        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  4   99%  R Quinones      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, Mariners 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Rod Scurry facing 7-8-9
                  Rod Scurry replaces Bill Swift pitching; Bill McGuire replaces Dave Valle playing C batting 7th; Edgar Martinez replaces Jim Presley playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  3   99%  S Buechele      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   99%  C Wilkerson     Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  8   99%  J Browne        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   99%  O McDowell      Lineout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-10, Craig McMurtry facing 1-2-3
                  Henry Cotto pinch hits for Mickey Brantley batting 1st
   O      ---  3   99%  H Cotto         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  H Reynolds      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  D Coles         Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, Mariners 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Rod Scurry facing 2-3-4
                  Henry Cotto moves to CF
   O      ---  5  100%  C Espy          Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Stanley pinch hits for Pete O'Brien batting 3rd
          ---  2  100%  M Stanley       Reached on E4 (Line Drive); Stanley to 1B
          1--     100%  R Sierra        Balk; Stanley to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Barbaro Garbey pinch hits for Geno Petralli batting 5th
          -2-  5  100%  B Garbey        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Stanley to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  C Kreuter       Balk; Stanley Scores/unER; Garbey to 2B
          -2-  6  100%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1  100%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 11, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-11, Ed Vande Berg facing 4-5-6
                  Ed Vande Berg replaces Craig McMurtry pitching; Mike Stanley moves to 1B; Kevin Reimer replaces Ruben Sierra playing LF batting 4th; Cecil Espy moves to RF; Mike Kingery pinch hits for Alvin Davis batting 4th
          ---  4  100%  M Kingery       Walk
                  Dave Hengel pinch hits for Steve Balboni batting 5th
          1--  5   99%  D Hengel        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kingery to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  E Martinez      Flyball: CF
   R      12-  3   99%  B McGuire       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Kingery Scores; Hengel to 2B
   O      12-  9  100%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  1   99%  R Quinones      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Hengel Scores; McGuire Scores
   O      -2-  1   99%  H Cotto         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Mariners 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-6, Steve Trout facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Trout replaces Rod Scurry pitching; Mike Kingery moves to 1B
   O      ---  1   99%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   99%  J Browne        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   99%  O McDowell      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   99%  C Espy          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Mariners 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 6-11, Steve Wilson facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Wilson replaces Ed Vande Berg pitching; Mario Diaz pinch hits for Harold Reynolds batting 2nd
   O      ---  4  100%  M Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  D Coles         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  3  100%  M Kingery       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Mariners 6.

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