June 26, 1998 Texas Rangers at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 2
@CHW 1 CLE 4
HOU 2 CIN 4
@DET 3 KCR 6
CHC 3 MIN 5
STL 1 ARI 13
SEA 8 TOR 6
@ATL 4 COL 12
OAK 6 BOS 6
@FLA 1 LAD 5
PIT 2 MON 9
BAL 4 NYY 8
@NYM 4 PHI 7
TBD 0 SDP 6
ANA 3 TEX 7
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 18,180

Friday, June 26, 1998, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:47

Rangers

46-33

Won 4

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   3  0  0   4  0  0    7 12  0
Giants          2  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    3 10  0

W: D Oliver (4-5), L: O Hershiser (6-6), S: J Wetteland (22)

Giants

46-35

Lost 3

2nd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .687    8    3   0   
M McLemore 2B                 3   1   1   0    2   1  .312  .842   27    4   3   2B
R Greer LF                    4   1   1   1    1   1  .289  .806   18    2   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 5   1   1   2    0   1  .301  .943   17    2   0   HR,GDP
W Clark 1B                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .305  .894   19    8   1   HR
I Rodriguez C                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .362  .983   17    7   0   
K Elster SS                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .260  .744   11    0   0   2B
F Tatis 3B                    3   1   1   3    1   2  .260  .637   15    0   3   HR,IW
D Oliver P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .500   15    0   0   
  T Crabtree P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    1   1   
  J Wetteland P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   7  12   7    4   8              153   27   8

BATTING

2B: M McLemore (9, off O Hershiser); K Elster (10, off O Hershiser).

HR: J Gonzalez (24, off O Hershiser; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); F Tatis (2, off O Hershiser; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); W Clark (11, off J Johnstone; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

IBB: F Tatis (2, by O Hershiser).

TB: W Clark 6; J Gonzalez 4; K Elster 4; F Tatis 4; M McLemore 2; T Goodwin; I Rodriguez; R Greer.

GIDP: J Gonzalez (13).

RBI: F Tatis 3 (26); J Gonzalez 2 (96); W Clark (50); R Greer (52).

2-out RBI: F Tatis 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Javier CF-RF                5   1   2   0    0   0  .248  .653   12    2   0   
R Sanchez 2B                  5   1   3   0    0   1  .318  .735   18    2   5   
B Bonds LF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .289  .982   23    1   0   
C Hayes 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .304  .779   16    1   3   
C Jones RF                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .220  .616   13    1   0   
  D Hamilton PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .734    3    0   0   
R Aurilia SS                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .304  .850   18    0   5   HR
J Snow 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .216  .655   13   12   0   
B Johnson C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .711   12    8   0   
O Hershiser P                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .398    9    0   1   
  J Johnstone P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Ortiz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Benard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .607    1    0   0   
Totals                       37   3  10   3    2   7              138   27  14

BATTING

HR: R Aurilia (7, off D Oliver; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

TB: R Aurilia 5; R Sanchez 3; S Javier 2; B Johnson; C Jones; C Hayes.

RBI: C Jones 2 (13); R Aurilia (34).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Aurilia-R Sanchez-J Snow.

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
D Oliver, W (4-5)              6     7   3   3    2   3   1   6.81   27   93-56   36· 7·13    8·11· 3· 0     47    -     1.08  -0.06
T Crabtree                     2.2   3   0   0    0   3   0   3.66   11   41-29   22· 4· 3    5· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.47   0.06
J Wetteland, S (22)            0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.50    1    4-4     1· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.58   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    2   7   1          39  138-89   59·13·17   13·11· 6· 0          2-0

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hershiser, L (6-6)           6.1   9   6   6    3   5   2   3.84   31  103-64   36· 9·19   13· 2· 8· 0     33    -     1.07  -0.45
J Johnstone                    1.2   2   1   1    0   3   1   3.02    7   31-19    6· 6· 7    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.17  -0.04
R Ortiz                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.82    4   19-9     4· 0· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9    12   7   7    4   8   3          42  153-92   46·15·31   16· 5· 9· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: O Hershiser (6; F Tatis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 18,180.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 San Francisco Giants                 
1. T Goodwin            CF    1. S Javier             CF 
2. M McLemore           2B    2. R Sanchez            2B 
3. R Greer              LF    3. B Bonds              LF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. C Hayes              3B 
5. W Clark              1B    5. C Jones              RF 
6. I Rodriguez          C     6. R Aurilia            SS 
7. K Elster             SS    7. J Snow               1B 
8. F Tatis              3B    8. B Johnson            C  
9. D Oliver             P     9. O Hershiser          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-0  12-  2   33%  59% F Tatis         O Hershiser     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clark Scores; Elster Scores
   b 6   1  3-2  ---  4  -19%  46% R Aurilia       D Oliver        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   t 7   1  3-4  1--  2   19%  89% J Gonzalez      O Hershiser     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Greer Scores
   t 7   1  3-3  -2-  1   17%  70% R Greer         O Hershiser     Single to RF (Line Drive); McLemore Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  123  5  -12%  24% C Jones         D Oliver        Single to CF (Line Drive); Javier Scores; Sanchez Scores; Bonds to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   50%  M McLemore      Walk
   O      1--  4   47%  R Greer         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   45%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  S Javier        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   36%  R Sanchez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Javier to 2B
          12-  5   29%  B Bonds         Walk; Javier to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
   O      123  3   36%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  5   24%  C Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive); Javier Scores; Sanchez Scores; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-  6   27%  R Aurilia       Flyball: LF
          12-  5   25%  J Snow          Walk; Bonds to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      123  2   30%  B Johnson       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   27%  W Clark         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   30%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   27%  K Elster        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   25%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   26%  O Hershiser     Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   27%  S Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   28%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   26%  D Oliver        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   24%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  8   25%  M McLemore      Walk
   O      1--  1   23%  R Greer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darren Oliver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   24%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   23%  C Hayes         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   25%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   23%  R Aurilia       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hayes to 2B
   O      12-  1   26%  J Snow          Flyball: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   24%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   27%  W Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   23%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  5   26%  K Elster        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Clark to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   59%  F Tatis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clark Scores; Elster Scores
   O      ---  5   58%  D Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   61%  B Johnson       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   63%  O Hershiser     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   64%  S Javier        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Giants 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   68%  T Goodwin       Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  4   66%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Goodwin to 2B
   O      -2-  5   63%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  1   59%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Darren Oliver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   63%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   65%  B Bonds         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   67%  C Hayes         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Giants 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   64%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  2   65%  K Elster        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  4   66%  F Tatis         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   61%  D Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Darren Oliver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   65%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  4   46%  R Aurilia       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   48%  J Snow          Lineout: LF
          ---  3   46%  B Johnson       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   50%  O Hershiser     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   46%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   54%  M McLemore      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  1   70%  R Greer         Single to RF (Line Drive); McLemore Scores
   RR     1--  2   89%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Greer Scores
                  John Johnstone replaces Orel Hershiser pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  4   94%  W Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   94%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   94%  K Elster        Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  6   93%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Tim Crabtree facing 1-2-3
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Darren Oliver pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  S Javier        Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   93%  R Sanchez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   95%  B Bonds         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Sanchez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   97%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-3, John Johnstone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   96%  T Crabtree      Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   96%  T Goodwin       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   96%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Tim Crabtree facing 5-6-7
                  Darryl Hamilton pinch hits for Chris Jones batting 5th
   O      ---  3   97%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4   98%  R Aurilia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  J Snow          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Russ Ortiz facing 3-4-5
                  Russ Ortiz replaces John Johnstone pitching and batting 9th; Darryl Hamilton moves to CF; Stan Javier moves to RF
          ---  7   99%  R Greer         Walk
   OO     1--  4   98%  J Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   98%  W Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   98%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Tim Crabtree facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   99%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  Marvin Benard pinch hits for Russ Ortiz batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  M Benard        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  1  100%  S Javier        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  7   99%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Javier to 2B
                  John Wetteland replaces Tim Crabtree pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4  100%  B Bonds         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Giants 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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