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ANA
@BAL		7
12
DET
@BOS		4
1
CHW
@CLE		3
6
OAK
@MIN		9
6		 
(12)
TOR
@NYY		5
3
TEX
@TBD		5
10
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@ATL		6
5
MIL
@CHC		10
11		 
(10)
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@CIN		5
0
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@HOU		3
2
NYM
@MON		1
0
PIT
@PHI		1
4
LAD
@SDP		5
4		 
(10)
COL
@SFG		3
4
Sunday, September 13, 1998, 1:35
, Tropicana Field
Attendance: 34,007, Time of Game: 2:55
Rangers
5
79-69
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Devil Rays
10
58-89
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Rick White (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  3   0  0  0   0  1  0    5  9  0
Devil Rays      0  6  0   0  3  0   0  1  X   10 17  0

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Goodwin CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .711 20 11 -0.018 0.55 0.033 -0.051 -1.0 2 0
Mark McLemore 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .717 15 9 0.038 0.74 0.076 -0.037 0.0 1 3
Rusty Greer LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .305 .839 13 9 -0.130 0.76 0.024 -0.154 -0.2 2 0 HR,GDP
Juan Gonzalez RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .318 .991 19 13 0.138 0.58 0.159 -0.022 1.8 2 0 HR
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .328 .882 17 11 0.077 0.58 0.101 -0.024 0.7 9 0 2B
Lee Stevens 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .259 .809 16 8 -0.066 0.70 0.014 -0.080 -0.3 6 0
Todd Zeile 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .270 .766 17 11 -0.044 0.74 0.000 -0.044 -1.0 0 1 SF
Mike Simms DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .976 16 9 -0.055 0.65 0.000 -0.055 -0.7
   Luis Alicea PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .806 6 2 0.008 0.25 0.008 0.000 0.4
Royce Clayton SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .246 .670 10 8 0.002 0.60 0.049 -0.047 0.2 2 3 HR
Esteban Loaiza P 0 0
   Tony Fossas P 0 0
   Al Levine P 0 0
   Greg Cadaret P 0 0
   Tim Crabtree P 0 1
   Eric Gunderson P 0 0
Team Totals 34 5 9 5 2 1 .265 .856 149 91 -0.050 0.64 0.464 -0.514 -0.1 24 8
2B: I Rodriguez (39, off B Rekar).
HR: J Gonzalez (42, off B Rekar; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); R Clayton (9, off B Rekar; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); R Greer (14, off J Mecir; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: T Zeile (7, off B Rekar).
TB: J Gonzalez 5; R Greer 5; R Clayton 4; I Rodriguez 2; T Goodwin; L Stevens; M McLemore.
GIDP: R Greer (15).
RBI: J Gonzalez 2 (151); R Greer (97); T Zeile (86); R Clayton (47).
2-out RBI: J Gonzalez 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Crabtree-R Clayton-L Stevens.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Quinton McCracken CF-LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .293 .756 14 9 0.027 0.67 0.067 -0.040 0.4 2 0 SF
Wade Boggs DH 4 1 2 4 1 0 .280 .750 17 9 0.220 0.74 0.236 -0.016 2.6 HR
Bob Smith 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .292 .815 13 9 -0.027 0.42 0.017 -0.044 0.1 2 5 HR
Fred McGriff 1B 5 1 3 0 0 1 .276 .796 18 11 0.016 0.33 0.035 -0.019 0.3 13 1
Bubba Trammell LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .289 .911 8 6 0.030 0.70 0.078 -0.049 1.6 3 0 2B
   Randy Winn PR-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .745 1 1 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 1 0
Rich Butler RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .628 6 4 -0.037 0.68 0.000 -0.037 -0.6 1 0
   Mike Kelly PH-RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 .242 .691 19 12 0.027 0.39 0.034 -0.006 -0.1 1 0
Aaron Ledesma SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .329 .746 17 12 -0.035 0.67 0.028 -0.062 -1.6 1 3 GDP
Miguel Cairo 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 .275 .688 8 8 0.138 0.78 0.153 -0.015 1.7 0 4
Mike Difelice C 4 1 2 2 0 2 .228 .623 16 14 0.090 0.73 0.100 -0.010 1.2 1 0
Bryan Rekar P 1 0
   Rick White P 0 0
   Jim Mecir P 0 0
   Roberto Hernandez P 1 0
Team Totals 39 10 17 10 2 9 .436 1.068 137 95 0.448 0.59 0.748 -0.299 5.4 27 13
2B: B Trammell (14, off E Loaiza).
HR: B Smith (11, off E Gunderson; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); W Boggs (7, off E Loaiza; 2nd inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: Q McCracken (8, off G Cadaret).
TB: B Smith 5; W Boggs 5; B Trammell 4; F McGriff 3; M Cairo 2; M Difelice 2; M Kelly; Q McCracken; A Ledesma.
GIDP: A Ledesma (7).
RBI: W Boggs 4 (46); M Difelice 2 (23); Q McCracken (57); B Smith (54); M Cairo (41); B Trammell (26).
2-out RBI: B Trammell.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Cairo-A Ledesma-F McGriff.

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Esteban Loaiza, L (9-9) 1.2 7 6 6 2 0 1 4.73 14 43 29 19 2 8 3 9 6 0 15 -0.401 1.08 -5.2
Tony Fossas 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.50 1 5 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.011 0.36 0.4
Al Levine 2.1 5 3 3 0 2 0 4.33 12 36 26 17 0 9 3 7 4 0 0 0 -0.062 0.68 -1.5
Greg Cadaret 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.12 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 -0.011 0.30 -0.2
Tim Crabtree 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.94 8 31 21 11 5 5 1 3 3 0 2 0 0.017 0.14 1.4
Eric Gunderson 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.75 5 19 14 7 4 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 -0.004 0.05 -0.2
Team Totals 8 17 10 10 2 9 2 11.25 42 137 95 57 11 27 8 23 16 0 15 6 1 -0.450 0.64 -5.4

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bryan Rekar 4.1 7 4 4 0 1 2 5.32 20 83 51 31 7 13 6 13 5 0 34 -0.153 0.85 -2.4
Rick White, W (2-5) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.10 5 21 12 9 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 0.168 0.70 1.8
Jim Mecir 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.32 7 27 17 11 2 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 0.028 0.24 0.1
Roberto Hernandez 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.26 5 18 11 6 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.008 0.31 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 2 1 3 5.00 37 149 91 57 9 25 14 20 9 0 34 2 0 0.051 0.59 0.1
Balks: None.
WP: E Gunderson (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 34,007.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1 Tom Goodwin CF 1 Quinton McCracken CF
2 Mark McLemore 2B 2 Wade Boggs DH
3 Rusty Greer LF 3 Bob Smith 3B
4 Juan Gonzalez RF 4 Fred McGriff 1B
5 Ivan Rodriguez C 5 Bubba Trammell LF
6 Lee Stevens 1B 6 Rich Butler RF
7 Todd Zeile 3B 7 Aaron Ledesma SS
8 Mike Simms DH 8 Miguel Cairo 2B
9 Royce Clayton SS 9 Mike Difelice C
Esteban Loaiza P Bryan Rekar P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  RRRR TBD W. Boggs E. Loaiza 21% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cairo Scores; Difelice Scores; McCracken Scores
t5 4-6 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO TEX R. Greer R. White 14% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 2-6 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  RR TEX J. Gonzalez B. Rekar -12% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Greer Scores
t2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  TEX I. Rodriguez B. Rekar -10% 36% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Gonzalez to 3B
b5 6-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R TBD M. Cairo A. Levine 9% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Trammell Scores; Kelly to 3B; Cairo to 2B/Adv on throw

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX T. Goodwin B. Rekar 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX M. McLemore B. Rekar 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX R. Greer B. Rekar 1% 55% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD Q. McCracken E. Loaiza -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TBD W. Boggs E. Loaiza 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TBD B. Smith E. Loaiza -3% 52% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  TBD F. McGriff E. Loaiza 3% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive); Smith to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O TBD B. Trammell E. Loaiza -5% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Devil Rays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  TEX J. Gonzalez B. Rekar -4% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  TEX I. Rodriguez B. Rekar -10% 36% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Gonzalez to 3B
t2 0-0 0 -23 1,(0-0)  O TEX L. Stevens B. Rekar 5% 41% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RO TEX T. Zeile B. Rekar 1% 42% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores
t2 1-0 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O TEX M. Simms B. Rekar 3% 45% Popfly: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD R. Butler E. Loaiza -3% 43% Lineout: RF
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  TBD A. Ledesma E. Loaiza 3% 45% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  TBD M. Cairo E. Loaiza 7% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ledesma to 3B
b2 0-1 1 1-3 4,(0-2)  R TBD M. Difelice E. Loaiza 7% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ledesma Scores; Cairo to 2B
b2 1-1 1 12- 7,(3-2)  TBD Q. McCracken E. Loaiza 6% 65% Walk; Cairo to 3B; Difelice to 2B
b2 1-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  RRRR TBD W. Boggs E. Loaiza 21% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cairo Scores; Difelice Scores; McCracken Scores
b2 5-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD B. Smith E. Loaiza -1% 85% Flyball: RF
b2 5-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TBD F. McGriff E. Loaiza 1% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b2 5-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R TBD B. Trammell E. Loaiza 5% 90% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); McGriff Scores
Tony Fossas replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching
b2 6-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TBD R. Butler T. Fossas -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Devil Rays 6.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 9-1-2
t3 1-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX R. Clayton B. Rekar -5% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t3 2-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin B. Rekar 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. McLemore B. Rekar 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX R. Greer B. Rekar -1% 87% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 2-6 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  RR TEX J. Gonzalez B. Rekar -12% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Greer Scores
t3 4-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez B. Rekar 1% 76% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Devil Rays 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Rangers' Al Levine facing 7-8-9
Al Levine replaces Tony Fossas pitching
b3 6-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBD A. Ledesma A. Levine -2% 74% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 6-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD M. Cairo A. Levine -1% 73% Flyball: CF
b3 6-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD M. Difelice A. Levine -1% 72% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Devil Rays 6.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 6-7-8
t4 4-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX L. Stevens B. Rekar 3% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Zeile B. Rekar 2% 76% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
t4 4-6 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX M. Simms B. Rekar 1% 78% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Devil Rays 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Rangers' Al Levine facing 1-2-3
b4 6-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD Q. McCracken A. Levine -2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 6-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBD W. Boggs A. Levine -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b4 6-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  TBD B. Smith A. Levine 1% 76% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4 6-4 2 1-- 4,(3-1)  O TBD F. McGriff A. Levine -2% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Devil Rays 6.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Devil Rays' Bryan Rekar facing 9-1-2
t5 4-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Clayton B. Rekar 3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t5 4-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX T. Goodwin B. Rekar -3% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 4-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX M. McLemore B. Rekar -8% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive); Goodwin to 3B
Rick White replaces Bryan Rekar pitching
t5 4-6 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO TEX R. Greer R. White 14% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Devil Rays 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Rangers' Al Levine facing 5-6-7
b5 6-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD B. Trammell A. Levine 2% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Mike Kelly pinch hits for Rich Butler (RF) batting 6th
b5 6-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  TBD M. Kelly A. Levine 3% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive); Trammell to 2B
b5 6-4 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O TBD A. Ledesma A. Levine -3% 83% Strikeout Looking
b5 6-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R TBD M. Cairo A. Levine 9% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Trammell Scores; Kelly to 3B; Cairo to 2B/Adv on throw
b5 7-4 1 -23 3,(0-2)  R TBD M. Difelice A. Levine 3% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive); Kelly Scores; Cairo to 3B
Greg Cadaret replaces Al Levine pitching
b5 8-4 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO TBD Q. McCracken G. Cadaret 1% 95% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cairo Scores
b5 9-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  TBD W. Boggs G. Cadaret 0% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive); Difelice to 2B
Tim Crabtree replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
b5 9-4 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O TBD B. Smith T. Crabtree -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Devil Rays 9.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-9, Devil Rays' Rick White facing 4-5-6
Mike Kelly moves from PH to RF
t6 4-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX J. Gonzalez R. White 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 4-9 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez R. White 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX L. Stevens R. White -1% 96% Walk
t6 4-9 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TEX T. Zeile R. White 1% 97% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Devil Rays 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 9-4, Rangers' Tim Crabtree facing 4-5-6
b6 9-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TBD F. McGriff T. Crabtree 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b6 9-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TBD B. Trammell T. Crabtree 1% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive); McGriff to 2B
Randy Winn pinch runs for Bubba Trammell (LF) batting 5th
b6 9-4 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O TBD M. Kelly T. Crabtree -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b6 9-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO TBD A. Ledesma T. Crabtree -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Devil Rays 9.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-9, Devil Rays' Jim Mecir facing 8-9-1
Jim Mecir replaces Rick White pitching
Quinton McCracken moves from CF to LF
Randy Winn moves from PR to CF
t7 4-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. Simms J. Mecir 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t7 4-9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX R. Clayton J. Mecir 1% 98% Flyball: RF
t7 4-9 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX T. Goodwin J. Mecir 0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Devil Rays 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 9-4, Rangers' Tim Crabtree facing 8-9-1
b7 9-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBD M. Cairo T. Crabtree -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b7 9-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TBD M. Difelice T. Crabtree -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b7 9-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  TBD Q. McCracken T. Crabtree 0% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Eric Gunderson replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
b7 9-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  TBD W. Boggs E. Gunderson 0% 98% Wild Pitch; McCracken to 2B
b7 9-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TBD W. Boggs E. Gunderson -0% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Devil Rays 9.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-9, Devil Rays' Jim Mecir facing 2-3-4
t8 4-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX M. McLemore J. Mecir 1% 99% Flyball: LF
t8 4-9 1 --- 3,(0-2)  R TEX R. Greer J. Mecir -1% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t8 5-9 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez J. Mecir 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t8 5-9 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Mecir 0% 99% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Devil Rays 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 9-5, Rangers' Eric Gunderson facing 3-4-5
b8 9-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TBD B. Smith E. Gunderson 1% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b8 10-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD F. McGriff E. Gunderson -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 10-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD R. Winn E. Gunderson -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b8 10-5 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O TBD M. Kelly E. Gunderson -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Devil Rays 10.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-10, Devil Rays' Roberto Hernandez facing 6-7-8
Roberto Hernandez replaces Jim Mecir pitching
t9 5-10 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX L. Stevens R. Hernandez -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 5-10 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX T. Zeile R. Hernandez 1% 99% Lineout: CF
Luis Alicea pinch hits for Mike Simms (DH) batting 8th
t9 5-10 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  TEX L. Alicea R. Hernandez -1% 98% Walk; Stevens to 2B
t9 5-10 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O TEX R. Clayton R. Hernandez 1% 99% Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Stevens to 3B; Alicea to 2B
t9 5-10 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O TEX T. Goodwin R. Hernandez 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Devil Rays 10.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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