June 2, 1989 Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 7
@BOS 2 KCR 4
@CAL 0 MIN 8
@CHW 0 BAL 4
@DET 1 NYY 3
@MIL 2
(10) CLE 5
@OAK 3 TEX 9
@SEA 5 SFG 7
@ATL 6 CIN 9
SDP 4 HOU 1
LAD 0 NYM 3
PIT 2
(11) MON 2
@PHI 1
(13) CHC 5
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 11,797

Friday, June 2, 1989, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:52

Rangers

28-23

Won 1

4th, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  2  3   0  0  0   1  2  0    9 13  0
Mariners        0  0  1   1  1  0   2  0  0    5 10  1

W: M Jeffcoat (1-0), L: B Swift (2-1), S: C Guante (2)

Mariners

26-29

Lost 1

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Espy CF                     5   2   3   3    0   1  .254  .609   16    2   0   HR
S Fletcher SS                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .617   14    0   2   
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   2   2   1    1   0  .354  .919   24    9   0   2B,HBP
R Sierra RF                   4   1   1   2    1   2  .304  .855   20    0   0   HR
J Franco 2B                   5   1   2   2    0   2  .330  .919   14    3   2   HR
R Leach DH                    4   0   3   0    0   1  .351  .886   15    0   0   
P Incaviglia LF               4   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .652   12    3   0   GDP
S Buechele 3B                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .266  .744   16    3   2   
C Kreuter C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .080  .348    9    7   0   HR

M Jeffcoat P                                                             0   1
  G Mielke P                                                             0   0
  C Guante P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   9  13   9    2  10              140   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Palmeiro (15, off M Jackson).

HR: C Espy (1, off D Powell; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Sierra (6, off B Swift; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Franco (8, off B Swift; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); C Kreuter (1, off D Powell; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: R Palmeiro (3, by M Jackson).

TB: C Espy 6; J Franco 5; R Sierra 4; C Kreuter 4; R Palmeiro 3; R Leach 3; P Incaviglia.

GIDP: P Incaviglia (6).

RBI: C Espy 3 (10); R Sierra 2 (38); J Franco 2 (46); C Kreuter (1); R Palmeiro (31).

2-out RBI: C Espy 3; C Kreuter; J Franco.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Buechele.

BASERUNNING

PO: C Espy (2nd base by B Swift).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Cotto LF                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .269  .674   19    1   1   2B,SB
D Coles 1B                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .238  .573   12    9   0   3B
J Leonard DH                  2   0   1   3    1   0  .273  .811   13    0   0   SF
J Presley 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .283  .716   17    1   2   
K Griffey CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .851   10    1   0   
J Buhner RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750   16    1   0   2B
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .221  .538   16    1   4   2B
M Diaz 2B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .460    5    1   1   
  G Briley PH-2B              2   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .908    9    0   1   
B McGuire C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    7   1   
  S Bradley PH-C              1   1   0   0    1   0  .288  .735   10    3   0   

B Swift P                                                                1   1
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
  D Powell P                                                             1   1
Totals                       35   5  10   5    2   5              132   27  12

BATTING

2B: O Vizquel (2, off M Jeffcoat); H Cotto (4, off M Jeffcoat); J Buhner (1, off M Jeffcoat).

3B: D Coles (1, off M Jeffcoat).

SF: J Leonard (5, off M Jeffcoat).

TB: D Coles 5; H Cotto 3; J Buhner 2; O Vizquel 2; J Presley; J Leonard; G Briley.

RBI: J Leonard 3 (42); H Cotto (11); O Vizquel (8).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Swift-O Vizquel-D Coles.

E: B Swift ().

BASERUNNING

SB: H Cotto (6, 3rd base off C Guante/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
M Jeffcoat, W (1-0)            5.1   7   3   3    1   2   0   5.06   23   80-53   27· 7·18    6· 6· 8· 0     43    -     0.86   0.09
G Mielke, H (2)                0.2   2   2   2    1   0   0   3.38    5   21-12    5· 1· 6    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.11  -0.16
C Guante, S (2)                3     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.09   10   30-21   10· 5· 6    1· 5· 1· 0          2-1    1.60   0.17
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   5   0          38  131-86   42·13·30   11·11· 9· 0          2-1

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Swift, L (2-1)               3     8   6   5    1   0   2   5.35   16   36-23   19· 1· 3   13· 2· 0· 0     20    -     0.97  -0.34
M Jackson                      3.2   3   1   1    1   6   0   3.63   16   60-33   13· 5·15    1· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.41   0.01
D Powell                       2.1   2   2   2    0   4   2   4.73    9   43-28   15· 7· 6    3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.24  -0.08
Totals                         9    13   9   8    2  10   4          41  139-84   47·13·24   17· 8· 3· 0          2-0

G Mielke faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: B Swift (0; C Espy, 2nd base).

HBP: M Jackson (2; R Palmeiro).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 11,797.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Seattle Mariners                     
1. C Espy               CF    1. H Cotto              LF 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. D Coles              1B 
3. R Palmeiro           1B    3. J Leonard            DH 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. J Presley            3B 
5. J Franco             2B    5. K Griffey            CF 
6. R Leach              DH    6. J Buhner             RF 
7. P Incaviglia         LF    7. O Vizquel            SS 
8. S Buechele           3B    8. M Diaz               2B 
9. C Kreuter            C     9. B McGuire            C  

   M Jeffcoat           P        B Swift              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-0  123  2   16%  61% K Griffey       M Jeffcoat      Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
   t 2   2  0-1  -23  2   14%  75% C Espy          B Swift         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Incaviglia Scores; Buechele Scores; Espy out at 2B/LF-2B
   b 7   1  7-4  12-  1  -11%  71% J Leonard       C Guante        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Bradley Scores; Cotto to 2B
   b 7   1  7-5  1-3  3   11%  78% J Presley       C Guante        Strikeout Looking
   t 3   1  0-3  1--  3   10%  90% R Sierra        B Swift         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Palmeiro Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Swift facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   54%  C Espy          Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  1   52%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Espy to 2B
          -2-      55%  R Palmeiro      Espy Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Espy to 3B
   R      --3  6   60%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Espy Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   58%  R Sierra        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Palmeiro to 2B
   O      -2-  2   56%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Jeffcoat facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   58%  H Cotto         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   55%  D Coles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   51%  J Leonard       Walk; Coles to 2B
          12-  6   45%  J Presley       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Coles to 3B; Leonard to 2B
   OO     123  2   61%  K Griffey       Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Swift facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   64%  R Leach         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   69%  P Incaviglia    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Leach to 2B
   O      12-  2   64%  S Buechele      Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Incaviglia to 2B
   O      12-  1   61%  C Kreuter       Groundout: 2B-P; Incaviglia to 3B; Buechele to 2B
   RRO    -23  2   75%  C Espy          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Incaviglia Scores; Buechele Scores; Espy out at 2B/LF-2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Jeffcoat facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   78%  J Buhner        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   79%  O Vizquel       Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   80%  M Diaz          Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Swift facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   79%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   80%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   RR     1--  3   90%  R Sierra        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Palmeiro Scores
   R      ---  1   94%  J Franco        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  1   94%  R Leach         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   93%  P Incaviglia    Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Jeffcoat facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   94%  B McGuire       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  2   93%  H Cotto         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  2   90%  D Coles         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cotto to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   91%  J Leonard       Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cotto Scores
   O      1--  3   92%  J Presley       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Jackson facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Jackson replaces Bill Swift pitching
   O      ---  3   92%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   91%  C Kreuter       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  3   91%  C Espy          Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Jeffcoat facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   93%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  6   90%  J Buhner        Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4   85%  O Vizquel       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Buhner Scores
   O      -2-  2   88%  M Diaz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  4   90%  B McGuire       Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   89%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
          ---  3   91%  R Palmeiro      Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   90%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   88%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Jeffcoat facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   90%  H Cotto         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   86%  D Coles         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   RO     --3  3   86%  J Leonard       Groundout: SS-1B; Coles Scores
   O      ---  4   87%  J Presley       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike Jackson facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   88%  R Leach         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   87%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   86%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   84%  C Kreuter       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Jeffcoat facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   87%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Gary Mielke replaces Mike Jeffcoat pitching
   O      ---  2   89%  J Buhner        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   90%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Mariners 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   89%  C Espy          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   88%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   89%  R Palmeiro      Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   89%  R Sierra        Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
   R      12-  1   94%  J Franco        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Palmeiro Scores; Sierra to 2B
                  Dennis Powell replaces Mike Jackson pitching
   O      12-  6   93%  R Leach         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-7, Gary Mielke facing 8-9-1
                  Greg Briley pinch hits for Mario Diaz batting 8th
          ---  4   90%  G Briley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Scott Bradley pinch hits for Bill McGuire batting 9th
          1--  6   84%  S Bradley       Walk; Briley to 2B
   R      12-  4   75%  H Cotto         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Briley Scores; Bradley to 2B
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Gary Mielke pitching
   O      12-  1   82%  D Coles         Popfly: 2B
   R      12-  1   71%  J Leonard       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Bradley Scores; Cotto to 2B
          12-      68%  J Presley       Cotto Steals 3B
   O      1-3  3   78%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  3   87%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Mariners 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dennis Powell facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Bradley moves to C; Greg Briley moves to 2B
   O      ---  5   85%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   85%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4   92%  C Kreuter       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  4   96%  C Espy          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   96%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-9, Cecilio Guante facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   97%  J Buhner        Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  3   98%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   99%  G Briley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Mariners 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Dennis Powell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   98%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-P (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   98%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-9, Cecilio Guante facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   99%  S Bradley       Popfly: 3B (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  4  100%  H Cotto         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  D Coles         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Mariners 5.

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