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Standings
CLE
@BAL		6
2
DET
@BOS		0
1
MIL
@CAL		4
2
OAK
@CHW		4
3		 
(10)
TOR
@NYY		4
1
SEA
@TEX		2
3
PHI
@ATL		6
5
NYM
@HOU		9
7
MON
@PIT		15
1
CIN
@SDP		5
2
LAD
@SFG		3
1
CHC
@STL		3
2		 
(11)
Saturday, May 27, 1978
, Arlington Stadium
Attendance: 23,019, Time of Game: 2:08
Mariners
2
17-31
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 11½ GB
 at Rangers
3
22-20
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 3½ GB
W: Jon Matlack (5-5)
L: Tom House (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  8  3
Rangers         2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    3  9  0

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Cruz 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .691 -0.044 1.54 0.040 -0.085 -0.3 4 3 SH
Craig Reynolds SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .326 .745 -0.132 1.58 0.045 -0.176 -0.9 1 2 GDP
Juan Bernhardt 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .828 -0.140 1.36 0.000 -0.140 -0.9 6 0
Ruppert Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .665 -0.148 1.50 0.000 -0.148 -0.9 2 0
Leon Roberts RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .297 .924 0.184 1.02 0.199 -0.015 1.6 7 0 2B
Leroy Stanton LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .208 .588 0.096 1.95 0.206 -0.110 -0.3 3 0
   John Hale PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 .394 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Bob Robertson DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .071 .419 -0.121 2.17 0.105 -0.226 -0.0 HR
Bill Stein 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .667 -0.055 0.74 0.000 -0.055 -0.4 0 2
   Steve Braun PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .727 -0.198 6.85 0.000 -0.198 -0.6
Bill Plummer C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .263 .649 0.090 1.00 0.101 -0.012 0.4 1 1
   Larry Milbourne PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .538 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Bob Stinson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .789 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tom House P 1
Team Totals 33 2 8 1 1 5 .242 .628 -0.468 1.60 0.696 -1.165 -2.2 24 9
2B: L Roberts (6, off J Matlack).
HR: B Robertson (1, off J Matlack; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: J Cruz (5, off J Matlack).
TB: L Roberts 4; B Robertson 4; J Cruz; C Reynolds; B Plummer; L Stanton.
GIDP: C Reynolds (3).
RBI: B Robertson (1).
2-out RBI: B Robertson.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Plummer-J Cruz.
E: B Stein 2 (13); J Bernhardt (3).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Hargrove 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .785 -0.004 0.69 0.061 -0.065 -0.5 12 1 2B
Al Oliver LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .742 0.001 0.60 0.031 -0.030 0.1 2 0 CS,HBP
Bobby Bonds RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .254 .715 -0.011 0.84 0.027 -0.038 -0.4 1 0
Richie Zisk DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .866 -0.128 1.07 0.000 -0.128 -1.5
Juan Beniquez CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .268 .674 0.190 0.97 0.205 -0.015 2.0 0 0
   Bobby Thompson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .773 -0.013 0.53 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 3 0
Jim Sundberg C 3 0 2 0 1 0 .336 .828 0.068 0.62 0.078 -0.009 1.2 5 0
Toby Harrah 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .202 .616 0.025 0.80 0.043 -0.017 0.2 0 1 SF
Kurt Bevacqua 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .146 .430 -0.063 1.01 0.025 -0.088 -1.1 3 2 2B
   Bump Wills PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .613 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Nelson Norman SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.034 0.69 0.024 -0.058 -0.6 1 5
Jon Matlack P 2
   Reggie Cleveland P
Team Totals 32 3 9 2 3 1 .281 .695 0.031 0.80 0.494 -0.461 -0.8 27 11
2B: K Bevacqua (2, off T House); M Hargrove (9, off T House).
SF: T Harrah (2, off T House).
HBP: A Oliver (2, by T House).
TB: M Hargrove 2; J Beniquez 2; K Bevacqua 2; J Sundberg 2; B Bonds; N Norman; T Harrah.
RBI: T Harrah (7); J Beniquez (16).
2-out RBI: J Beniquez.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Matlack-N Norman-M Hargrove.
Baserunning
CS: A Oliver (2, 2nd base by T House/B Plummer).

Seattle Mariners

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom House, L (3-3) 8 9 3 3 3 1 0 3.46 37 50 -0.033 0.80 0.8
Team Totals 8 9 3 3 3 1 0 3.38 37 50 -0.033 1.60 0.8

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jon Matlack, W (5-5) 8.1 8 2 2 1 5 1 2.97 33 63 0.096 1.31 1.1
Reggie Cleveland, S (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.60 2 2 0 0.371 6.46 1.2
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 1 5 1 2.00 35 63 2 0 0.467 0.80 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: J Matlack (3).
HBP: T House (3; A Oliver).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 23,019.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Seattle Mariners         Texas Rangers
1 Julio Cruz 2B 1 Mike Hargrove 1B
2 Craig Reynolds SS 2 Al Oliver LF
3 Juan Bernhardt 1B 3 Bobby Bonds RF
4 Ruppert Jones CF 4 Richie Zisk DH
5 Leon Roberts RF 5 Juan Beniquez CF
6 Leroy Stanton LF 6 Jim Sundberg C
7 Bob Robertson DH 7 Toby Harrah 3B
8 Bill Stein 3B 8 Kurt Bevacqua 2B
9 Bill Plummer C 9 Nelson Norman SS
Tom House P Jon Matlack P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 2-3 1 1-- SEA L. Stanton J. Matlack -21% 63% Single to RF; Roberts to 3B
t9 2-3 2 -23 O SEA S. Braun R. Cleveland 20% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 2 1-3 RR TEX J. Beniquez T. House 18% 73% Single to LF; Hargrove Scores; Beniquez to 2B/Adv on E5; Bonds Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)
t9 2-3 1 1-3 O SEA B. Robertson R. Cleveland 17% 80% Flyball: CF; Hale to 2B
t7 1-3 2 --- R SEA B. Robertson J. Matlack -11% 78% Home Run

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SEA J. Cruz J. Matlack 2% 52% Flyball: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- O SEA C. Reynolds J. Matlack 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O SEA J. Bernhardt J. Matlack 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- TEX M. Hargrove T. House 6% 61% Double to RF
b1 0-0 0 -2- O TEX A. Oliver T. House -1% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hargrove to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 TEX B. Bonds T. House 2% 61% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-3 O TEX R. Zisk T. House -7% 55% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 RR TEX J. Beniquez T. House 18% 73% Single to LF; Hargrove Scores; Beniquez to 2B/Adv on E5; Bonds Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)
b1 2-0 2 -2- TEX J. Sundberg T. House 1% 74% Walk
b1 2-0 2 12- TEX T. Harrah T. House 2% 76% Walk; Beniquez to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
b1 2-0 2 123 O TEX K. Bevacqua T. House -5% 71% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O SEA R. Jones J. Matlack 2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- O SEA L. Roberts J. Matlack 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- O SEA L. Stanton J. Matlack 1% 76% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 9-1-2
b2 2-0 0 --- TEX N. Norman T. House 2% 78% Single to LF
b2 2-0 0 1-- O TEX M. Hargrove T. House -2% 76% Flyball: RF
b2 2-0 1 1-- TEX A. Oliver T. House 2% 78% Hit By Pitch; Norman to 2B
b2 2-0 1 12- O TEX B. Bonds T. House -3% 75% Flyball: LF
b2 2-0 2 12- O TEX R. Zisk T. House -3% 72% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O SEA B. Robertson J. Matlack 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O SEA B. Stein J. Matlack 2% 76% Flyball: RF
t3 0-2 2 --- SEA B. Plummer J. Matlack -1% 75% Walk
t3 0-2 2 1-- O SEA J. Cruz J. Matlack 2% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 5-6-7
b3 2-0 0 --- O TEX J. Beniquez T. House -1% 76% Flyball: RF
b3 2-0 1 --- TEX J. Sundberg T. House 2% 78% Single to CF
b3 2-0 1 1-- TEX T. Harrah T. House 2% 80% Single; Sundberg to 2B
b3 2-0 1 12- O TEX K. Bevacqua T. House -3% 77% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 2 12- O TEX N. Norman T. House -3% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- SEA C. Reynolds J. Matlack -4% 70% Single to 2B
t4 0-2 0 1-- O SEA J. Bernhardt J. Matlack 4% 74% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-2 1 1-- O SEA R. Jones J. Matlack 3% 77% Flyball: LF
t4 0-2 2 1-- SEA L. Roberts J. Matlack -4% 73% Single to CF; Reynolds to 3B; Roberts to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t4 0-2 2 -23 O SEA L. Stanton J. Matlack 7% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 1-2-3
b4 2-0 0 --- O TEX M. Hargrove T. House -1% 78% Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- O TEX A. Oliver T. House -1% 77% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 2-0 2 --- TEX B. Bonds T. House 1% 78% Single to LF
b4 2-0 2 1-- O TEX R. Zisk T. House -2% 76% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
t5 0-2 0 --- O SEA B. Robertson J. Matlack 3% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O SEA B. Stein J. Matlack 2% 81% Strikeout
t5 0-2 2 --- O SEA B. Plummer J. Matlack 1% 82% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 5-6-7
b5 2-0 0 --- TEX J. Beniquez T. House 2% 84% Single to P/Bunt
b5 2-0 0 1-- TEX J. Sundberg T. House 6% 90% Single to RF; Beniquez to 3B
b5 2-0 0 1-3 RO TEX T. Harrah T. House -0% 89% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Beniquez Scores
b5 3-0 1 1-- O TEX K. Bevacqua T. House -1% 88% Flyball: RF
b5 3-0 2 1-- O TEX N. Norman T. House -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 3.
Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
Bobby Thompson replaces Juan Beniquez playing CF batting 5th
t6 0-3 0 --- SEA J. Cruz J. Matlack -4% 83% Single to 2B/Bunt
t6 0-3 0 1-- OO SEA C. Reynolds J. Matlack 8% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t6 0-3 2 --- O SEA J. Bernhardt J. Matlack 1% 92% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mariners' Tom House facing 1-2-3
b6 3-0 0 --- O TEX M. Hargrove T. House -1% 91% Flyball: SS
b6 3-0 1 --- TEX A. Oliver T. House 1% 92% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b6 3-0 1 1-- OO TEX B. Bonds T. House -2% 90% Double Play: Strikeout, Oliver Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 3.
Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
t7 0-3 0 --- O SEA R. Jones J. Matlack 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-3 1 --- SEA L. Roberts J. Matlack -4% 89% Double to LF
t7 0-3 1 -2- O SEA L. Stanton J. Matlack 3% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Roberts to 3B
t7 0-3 2 --3 R SEA B. Robertson J. Matlack -4% 88% Wild Pitch; Roberts Scores
t7 1-3 2 --- R SEA B. Robertson J. Matlack -11% 78% Home Run
t7 2-3 2 --- O SEA B. Stein J. Matlack 2% 80% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mariners' Tom House facing 4-5-6
b7 3-2 0 --- O TEX R. Zisk T. House -2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-2 1 --- O TEX B. Thompson T. House -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-2 2 --- O TEX J. Sundberg T. House -1% 76% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3.
Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
t8 2-3 0 --- SEA B. Plummer J. Matlack -9% 67% Single to CF
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Bill Plummer (C) batting 9th
t8 2-3 0 1-- O SEA J. Cruz J. Matlack 4% 71% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Milbourne to 2B
t8 2-3 1 -2- O SEA C. Reynolds J. Matlack 8% 79% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-3 2 -2- O SEA J. Bernhardt J. Matlack 8% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mariners' Tom House facing 7-8-9
Bob Stinson replaces Larry Milbourne (PR) playing C batting 9th
b8 3-2 0 --- O TEX T. Harrah T. House -1% 86% Flyball: RF
b8 3-2 1 --- TEX K. Bevacqua T. House 3% 89% Double to LF
Bump Wills pinch runs for Kurt Bevacqua (2B) batting 8th
b8 3-2 1 -2- O TEX N. Norman T. House -2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 3-2 2 -2- O TEX M. Hargrove T. House -2% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3.
Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, Rangers' Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
Bump Wills moves from PR to 2B
t9 2-3 0 --- O SEA R. Jones J. Matlack 7% 92% Groundout: P-1B
t9 2-3 1 --- SEA L. Roberts J. Matlack -8% 83% Single to LF
t9 2-3 1 1-- SEA L. Stanton J. Matlack -21% 63% Single to RF; Roberts to 3B
Reggie Cleveland replaces Jon Matlack pitching
John Hale pinch runs for Leroy Stanton (LF) batting 6th
t9 2-3 1 1-3 O SEA B. Robertson R. Cleveland 17% 80% Flyball: CF; Hale to 2B
Steve Braun pinch hits for Bill Stein (3B) batting 8th
t9 2-3 2 -23 O SEA S. Braun R. Cleveland 20% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 3.

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