July 10, 1997 Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
TOR 7
(11) CHW 6
@KCR 3 MIN 8
CLE 2 NYY 10
DET 3 ANA 8
@OAK 4 SEA 12
TEX 9 NYM 10
@ATL 7 STL 3
@CHC 2 SDP 11
@COL 5 FLA 8
PHI 7 LAD 11
SFG 0 HOU 7
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 32,851

Thursday, July 10, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:23

Rangers

43-43

Lost 2

3rd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  5   0  0  0   3  0  1    9 11  0
Mariners        0  2  2   0  7  0   0  1  X   12 18  0

W: J Moyer (9-2), L: K Hill (5-6), S: N Charlton (13)

Mariners

50-38

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 4   2   1   0    1   2  .250  .647   26    4   4   
I Rodriguez C                 4   2   2   2    1   0  .342  .911   24    5   0   2B
R Greer LF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .327  .953   18    1   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 5   2   3   5    0   1  .289  .924   15    2   0   HR,2B
W Clark 1B                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .333  .929   22    8   0   HR,2B
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .669   21    0   2   
M Simms DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .736   13    0   0   
  L Stevens PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .862    3    0   0   
D Cedeno SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .309  .810   12    1   2   
D Buford CF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .610   16    3   0   SB
  W Newson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .800    7    0   0   

K Hill P                                                                 0   0
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  E Vosberg P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   9  11   9    3  10              177   24   8

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (11, off B Ayala); I Rodriguez (27, off J Moyer); W Clark (19, off J Moyer).

HR: J Gonzalez (21, off G McCarthy; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); W Clark (9, off J Moyer; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Gonzalez 7; W Clark 6; I Rodriguez 3; D Buford; D Cedeno; R Greer; M McLemore.

RBI: J Gonzalez 5 (70); W Clark 2 (32); I Rodriguez 2 (42).

2-out RBI: J Gonzalez 5; W Clark 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Cedeno-M McLemore-W Clark 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Buford (16, 2nd base off J Moyer/D Wilson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cora 2B                     6   2   4   3    0   0  .337  .926   13    3   1   HR
A Rodriguez SS                5   2   4   0    0   0  .320  .895   13    0   0   2·2B
K Griffey CF                  3   0   0   1    1   0  .304 1.023   19    3   0   SF,GDP
E Martinez DH                 4   2   1   1    1   0  .341 1.011   22    0   0   
J Buhner RF                   4   3   3   2    1   1  .246  .896   17    3   0   3B,2·2B
P Sorrento 1B                 4   1   0   0    1   2  .276  .859   20    6   1   IW
D Wilson C                    4   1   3   2    1   0  .279  .751   23   10   0   2B
R Davis 3B                    4   1   1   2    1   1  .308  .875   16    1   4   GDP,IW
J Cruz LF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .263  .879   13    1   0   2B

J Moyer P                                                                0   2
  G McCarthy P                                                           0   0
  S Sanders P                                                            0   0
  B Ayala P                                                              0   0
  N Charlton P                                                           0   0
Totals                       39  12  18  12    6   4              156   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez 2 (26, 2 off K Hill); J Cruz (8, off K Hill); D Wilson (21, off D Patterson); J Buhner 2 (11, off K Hill, off E Vosberg).

3B: J Buhner (1, off K Hill).

HR: J Cora (9, off E Gunderson; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: K Griffey (8, off K Hill).

IBB: R Davis (2, by E Vosberg); P Sorrento (1, by K Hill).

TB: J Cora 7; J Buhner 7; A Rodriguez 6; D Wilson 4; J Cruz 3; E Martinez; R Davis.

GIDP: R Davis (6); K Griffey (8).

RBI: J Cora 3 (36); J Buhner 2 (66); R Davis 2 (40); D Wilson 2 (40); E Martinez (67); K Griffey (85); J Cruz (22).

2-out RBI: J Cora 3; J Cruz.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

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 Hill, L (5-6)                4.1  11  10  10    4   1   0   4.93   26   87-52   31· 8·13    9· 7· 5· 0     -2    -     1.39  -0.64
E Gunderson                    0.1   2   1   1    1   0   1   2.05    4   14-6     5· 0· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.43  -0.08
D Patterson                    1.2   3   0   0    0   3   0   2.65    8   34-21   12· 1· 8    2· 0· 3· 0          2-0    0.14  -0.01
E Vosberg                      1.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   5.33    8   21-12    7· 2· 3    1· 4· 2· 0          2-0    0.25   0.02
Totals                         8    18  12  12    6   4   1          46  156-91   55·11·25   12·13·11· 0          6-2

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Moyer, W (9-2)               6.2   7   5   5    1   7   1   4.52   28  115-72   33·14·25    9· 9· 2· 0     46    -     0.81  -0.22
G McCarthy                     0.1   3   3   3    0   0   1   5.40    4   15-9     8· 0· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.05
S Sanders, H (4)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   6.57    3   12-10    4· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
B Ayala                        0.2   1   1   1    2   0   0   4.26    5   29-16   10· 0· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.51  -0.03
N Charlton, S (13)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   7.36    1    3-3     2· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.39   0.04
Totals                         9    11   9   9    3  10   2          41  174-110  57·19·34   13·13· 2· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Hill (2; P Sorrento); E Vosberg (5; R Davis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 3:23.

Attendance: 32,851.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 2mph out to Centerfield, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Seattle Mariners                     
1. M McLemore           2B    1. J Cora               2B 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. A Rodriguez          SS 
3. R Greer              LF    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. W Clark              1B    5. J Buhner             RF 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. P Sorrento           1B 
7. M Simms              DH    7. D Wilson             C  
8. D Cedeno             SS    8. R Davis              3B 
9. D Buford             CF    9. J Cruz               LF 

   K Hill               P        J Moyer              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  2-3  1--  4  -18%  24% W Clark         J Moyer         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gonzalez Scores; Clark Scores
   b 5   1  5-4  1-3  1   16%  68% J Buhner        K Hill          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; Martinez to 3B
   t 3   1  2-0  1-3  6  -16%  48% I Rodriguez     J Moyer         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Buford Scores; McLemore Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  3   14%  73% J Buhner        K Hill          Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Martinez Scores
   b 3   0  5-2  1--  4   11%  39% A Rodriguez     K Hill          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Cora to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamie Moyer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   54%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   55%  R Greer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  J Cora          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   55%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2   50%  K Griffey       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamie Moyer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   52%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   48%  W Clark         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  6   52%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   55%  M Simms         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   59%  E Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  3   73%  J Buhner        Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Martinez Scores
   O      --3  3   69%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  4   74%  D Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buhner Scores
   O      1--  4   72%  R Davis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Davis to 1B
   O      1--  4   71%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jamie Moyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   73%  D Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   70%  D Buford        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   64%  M McLemore      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Buford to 3B
   RR     1-3  6   48%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Buford Scores; McLemore Scores
   O      -2-  4   52%  R Greer         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Rodriguez to 3B
   R      --3  4   42%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Rodriguez Scores
   RR     1--  4   24%  W Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gonzalez Scores; Clark Scores
   O      ---  4   25%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-5, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   28%  J Cora          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   39%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Cora to 3B
   RO     -23  3   38%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cora Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
   RO     --3  4   39%  E Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rodriguez Scores
          ---  5   41%  J Buhner        Walk
   O      1--  6   38%  P Sorrento      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jamie Moyer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   41%  M Simms         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   38%  D Cedeno        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   41%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Buford to 1B
          1--      40%  M McLemore      Buford Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-5, Ken Hill facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   48%  D Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   38%  R Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  1   41%  J Cruz          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   37%  J Cora          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jamie Moyer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   39%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   41%  R Greer         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   42%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-5, Ken Hill facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   51%  A Rodriguez     Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  6   49%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Rodriguez to 3B
          --3  6   52%  E Martinez      Walk
   R      1-3  1   68%  J Buhner        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores; Martinez to 3B
          -23  4   69%  P Sorrento      Intentional Walk
   R      123  5   79%  D Wilson        Walk; Martinez Scores; Buhner to 3B; Sorrento to 2B
   RR     123  2   89%  R Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Buhner Scores; Sorrento Scores; Wilson to 2B
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Ken Hill pitching
   O      12-  2   88%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   RRR    12-  5   97%  J Cora          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Wilson Scores; Davis Scores; Cora Scores
          ---  1   97%  A Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   97%  K Griffey       Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Danny Patterson replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
   O      12-  6   97%  E Martinez      Lineout: 1B
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 11.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-11, Jamie Moyer facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   96%  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--  6   97%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   98%  M Simms         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Clark to 2B
   O      -2-  1   98%  D Cedeno        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 11-5, Danny Patterson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   98%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   98%  D Wilson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   98%  R Davis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 11.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-11, Jamie Moyer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   99%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  M McLemore      Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  Greg McCarthy replaces Jamie Moyer pitching
          ---  4   99%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   98%  R Greer         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Rodriguez to 3B
   RRR    1-3  1   93%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rodriguez Scores; Greer Scores; Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  4   94%  W Clark         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Mariners 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 11-8, Danny Patterson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   93%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   94%  J Cora          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  2   96%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cora to 3B
                  Ed Vosberg replaces Danny Patterson pitching
   O      1-3  2   94%  K Griffey       Foul Popfly: C
   O      1-3  3   92%  E Martinez      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Mariners 11.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 8-11, Scott Sanders facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Sanders replaces Greg McCarthy pitching
   O      ---  5   95%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
                  Lee Stevens pinch hits for Mike Simms batting 7th
   O      ---  3   96%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  D Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Mariners 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 11-8, Ed Vosberg facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   98%  J Buhner        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   97%  P Sorrento      Lineout: 1B
   O      -2-  4   97%  D Wilson        Flyball: CF
          -2-  4   97%  R Davis         Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1   99%  J Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Buhner Scores; Davis to 3B
   O      1-3  1   98%  J Cora          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Mariners 12.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 8-12, Bobby Ayala facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Ayala replaces Scott Sanders pitching; Warren Newson pinch hits for Damon Buford batting 9th
   O      ---  7   99%  W Newson        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  6   98%  M McLemore      Walk
          1--  9   96%  I Rodriguez     Walk; McLemore to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  R Greer         Groundout: 1B-2B/Forceout at 2B; McLemore to 3B
   R      1-3  3   96%  J Gonzalez      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McLemore Scores; Greer to 3B
                  Norm Charlton replaces Bobby Ayala pitching
   O      -23  3  100%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Mariners 12.

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