July 24, 1986 Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 12
CHW 6 KCR 1
@DET 0 TEX 7
CLE 3 MON 6
@CIN 5
(14) HOU 9
@PHI 3 LAD 9
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 34,256

Thursday, July 24, 1986
Time of Game: 2:45

Indians

51-42

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

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

W: M Loynd (1-0), L: P Niekro (7-7), S: D Mohorcic (1)

Rangers

48-48

Won 1

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Bernazard 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .814    0    2   5   
B Butler CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .699    0    1   0   
J Carter RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .312  .865    0    3   0   2B
A Thornton DH                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .753    0    0   0   
M Hall LF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .294  .921    0    1   0   
J Franco SS                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .289  .717    0    0   3   
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .764    0    0   3   2B
P Tabler 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .698    0   11   1   
C Bando C                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .275  .658    0    5   0   

P Niekro P                                                               0   0
  D Noles P                                                              0   0
  B Oelkers P                                                            1   0
  F Wills P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3   6   3    1   7                    24  12

BATTING

2B: J Carter (20, off M Loynd); B Jacoby (18, off D Mohorcic).

TB: J Franco 2; J Carter 2; B Jacoby 2; M Hall; P Tabler.

RBI: B Jacoby (54); M Hall (58); C Bando (15).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .260  .777    0    1   0   
S Fletcher SS                 3   1   0   0    2   0  .319  .818    0    0   3   SB
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .289  .828    0   15   1   
P Incaviglia RF               4   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .794    0    0   0   
  R Sierra RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .642         1   0   
G Ward LF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .308  .778    0    2   0   
L Parrish DH                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .264  .851    0    0   0   
D Slaught C                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .280  .891    0    7   0   HR,2B
S Buechele 3B                 3   2   1   1    1   0  .254  .745    0    0   1   
C Wilkerson 2B                4   0   1   2    0   1  .230  .553    0    1   7   3B

M Loynd P                                                                0   1
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   1
Totals                       34   7  10   6    4   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: D Slaught (9, off P Niekro).

3B: C Wilkerson (2, off P Niekro).

HR: D Slaught (10, off F Wills; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: D Slaught 6; C Wilkerson 3; G Ward 2; P O'Brien; S Buechele; O McDowell; L Parrish; P Incaviglia.

RBI: C Wilkerson 2 (12); P Incaviglia (50); D Slaught (29); P O'Brien (50); S Buechele (31).

2-out RBI: P O'Brien; D Slaught; P Incaviglia.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Fletcher-C Wilkerson-P O'Brien-C Wilkerson-P O'Brien.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Fletcher (8, 3rd base off P Niekro/C Bando).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro, L (7-7)              3.2   8   5   5    3   0   0   4.28   22     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 3· 0     22    -     0.91  -0.29
D Noles                        1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.30    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.38   0.03
B Oelkers                      1     1   1   1    0   1   0   3.41    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.23  -0.02
F Wills                        2     1   1   1    0   3   1   4.50    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.11  -0.02
Totals                         8    10   7   7    4   4   1          38     -       ·  ·     18· 8· 4· 0          2-0

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 Loynd, W (1-0)               6     5   3   3    1   6   0   4.50   24     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 4· 0     55    -     0.82   0.14
D Mohorcic, S (1)              3     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.15   10     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 0          2-2    0.71   0.06
Totals                         9     6   3   3    1   7   0          34     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 4· 0          2-2

M Loynd faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Niekro (4); B Oelkers (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 34,256.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Texas Rangers                        
1. T Bernazard          2B    1. O McDowell           CF 
2. B Butler             CF    2. S Fletcher           SS 
3. J Carter             RF    3. P O'Brien            1B 
4. A Thornton           DH    4. P Incaviglia         RF 
5. M Hall               LF    5. G Ward               LF 
6. J Franco             SS    6. L Parrish            DH 
7. B Jacoby             3B    7. D Slaught            C  
8. P Tabler             1B    8. S Buechele           3B 
9. C Bando              C     9. C Wilkerson          2B 

   P Niekro             P        M Loynd              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  1-3      13%  85% C Wilkerson     P Niekro        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Slaught Scores; Buechele Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  1--       9%  64% D Slaught       P Niekro        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Ward to 3B
   t 7   0  6-1  12-      -9%  83% B Jacoby        D Mohorcic      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hall Scores; Franco to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  -23       7%  71% S Buechele      P Niekro        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ward Scores; Slaught to 3B
   b 4   2  1-3  1-3       7%  85% P O'Brien       P Niekro        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Buechele Scores; Fletcher to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Loynd facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Bernazard     Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      54%  B Butler        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  J Carter        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  S Fletcher      Walk
   O      1--      53%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-1B; Fletcher to 2B
          -2-      54%  P Incaviglia    Wild Pitch; Fletcher to 3B
   O      --3      50%  " "             Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Loynd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  M Hall          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      53%  J Franco        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      55%  B Jacoby        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  G Ward          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  L Parrish       Lineout: LF
          1--      64%  D Slaught       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Ward to 3B
   R      -23      71%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ward Scores; Slaught to 3B
   RR     1-3      85%  C Wilkerson     Triple to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Slaught Scores; Buechele Scores
   O      --3      80%  O McDowell      Fielder's Choice 1B; Wilkerson out at Hm/1B-C; McDowell to 1B
   O      1--      79%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Loynd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  P Tabler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  C Bando         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  T Bernazard     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: RF
          ---      82%  G Ward          Single to C (Ground Ball to P's Right)
          1--      83%  L Parrish       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right); Ward to 2B
   O      12-      81%  D Slaught       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Loynd facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
          ---      80%  J Carter        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-      75%  A Thornton      Fielder's Choice SS; Carter to 3B; Thornton to 1B
   ROO    1-3      78%  M Hall          Double Play: Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Carter Scores; Hall out at 2B/1B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
          ---      81%  S Buechele      Walk
   O      1--      80%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: SS-1B; Buechele to 2B
   O      -2-      78%  O McDowell      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Buechele to 3B
          --3      78%  S Fletcher      Walk
   R      1-3      85%  P O'Brien       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Buechele Scores; Fletcher to 2B
          12-      86%  P Incaviglia    Fletcher Steals 3B
   R      1-3      91%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Fletcher Scores; O'Brien to 2B
                  Dickie Noles replaces Phil Niekro pitching
   O      12-      89%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 5.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Loynd facing 6-7-8
          ---      86%  J Franco        Walk
   O      1--      89%  B Jacoby        Strikeout
          1--      86%  P Tabler        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Franco to 2B
   O      12-      89%  C Bando         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Franco to 3B; Tabler to 2B
   O      -23      93%  T Bernazard     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dickie Noles facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  L Parrish       Walk
   O      1--      93%  D Slaught       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      93%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B; Parrish to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Loynd facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  B Butler        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  A Thornton      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bryan Oelkers facing 1-2-3
                  Bryan Oelkers replaces Dickie Noles pitching
          ---      96%  O McDowell      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      95%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B; McDowell to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-P; McDowell to 3B
   R      --3      97%  P Incaviglia    Wild Pitch; McDowell Scores
   O      ---      97%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 6.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Loynd facing 5-6-7
                  Ruben Sierra replaces Pete Incaviglia playing RF batting 4th
          ---      95%  M Hall          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--      92%  J Franco        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Hall to 2B
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Mike Loynd pitching
   R      12-      83%  B Jacoby        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hall Scores; Franco to 3B
   O      -23      88%  P Tabler        Groundout: 3B-1B
   RO     -23      91%  C Bando         Groundout: 2B-1B; Franco Scores; Jacoby to 3B
   O      --3      94%  T Bernazard     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Frank Wills facing 5-6-7
                  Frank Wills replaces Bryan Oelkers pitching
   O      ---      93%  G Ward          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
   R      ---      96%  D Slaught       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---      96%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Rangers 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Dale Mohorcic facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  J Carter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Thornton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Frank Wills facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  O McDowell      Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Rangers 7.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Dale Mohorcic facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  M Hall          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Franco        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Jacoby        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Rangers 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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