September 6, 1986 Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 6
@BAL 2 BOS 3
MIN 2 CAL 9
NYY 2 TOR 4
@CHW 0 CLE 17
@MIL 9 OAK 5
DET 4
(10) TEX 6
KCR 4 ATL 4
PIT 2 CIN 5
CHC 1 HOU 7
STL 6 MON 3
SFG 1 NYM 4
SDP 3 LAD 3
@PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 23,059

Saturday, September 6, 1986
Time of Game: 2:52

Royals

62-74

Lost 2

4th, 15½ GB

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

W: E Correa (9-12), L: S Farr (8-4), S: D Mohorcic (6)

Rangers

71-65

Won 2

2nd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .276  .735    0    3   0   GDP
W Wilson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .659    0    3   0   
R Law RF                      3   0   1   0    1   1  .263  .723    0    0   0   SB,CS
S Balboni 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .233  .750    0   11   1   
F White 2B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .263  .760    0    0   5   
J Quirk C                     4   2   2   3    0   1  .197  .590    0    5   0   HR
B Jackson DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .455    0    0   0   2B
G Pryor 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .176  .392    0    0   0   
  M Kingery PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .655    0    0   0   
B Biancalana SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .650    0    1   3   
  J Orta PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .737    0    0   0   

C Leibrandt P                                                            1   1
  S Farr P                                                               0   1
  B Saberhagen P                                                         0   1
Totals                       32   4   6   4    5   6                    24  12

BATTING

2B: B Jackson (1, off E Correa).

HR: J Quirk (4, off E Correa; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Quirk 5; B Jackson 2; L Smith; R Law; W Wilson.

GIDP: L Smith (9).

RBI: J Quirk 3 (16); L Smith (37).

2-out RBI: L Smith.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F White-B Biancalana-S Balboni.

E: G Pryor (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Law (13, 2nd base off E Correa/O Mercado).

CS: R Law (6, 2nd base by E Correa/O Mercado).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .269  .786    0    3   0   SB
S Fletcher SS-3B              4   0   1   0    0   0  .312  .782    0    0   1   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .847    0   10   1   
L Parrish DH                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .284  .869    0    0   0   
R Sierra LF-RF                4   1   2   1    0   0  .262  .775    0    1   0   HR
P Incaviglia RF               3   2   2   2    1   0  .255  .780    0    1   1   2·HR,GDP,IW
  B Brower PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .723    0    0   0   2B
  D Porter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .837    0    0   0   
  J Browne 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   2   
T Harrah 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .228  .712    0    2   4   
  C Wilkerson PR-2B-SS        1   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .602    0    2   2   
O Mercado C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .237  .585    0    6   1   HR

E Correa P                                                               0   2
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   4    3   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: S Buechele (17, off C Leibrandt).

HR: O Mercado (1, off C Leibrandt; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); R Sierra (10, off S Farr; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF Line); P Incaviglia 2 (23, off C Leibrandt, off S Farr; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

IBB: P Incaviglia (2, by B Saberhagen).

TB: P Incaviglia 8; O Mercado 5; R Sierra 5; S Buechele 2; P O'Brien; S Fletcher; O McDowell.

GIDP: P Incaviglia (8).

RBI: P Incaviglia 2 (70); R Sierra (37); O Mercado (7).

2-out RBI: P Incaviglia.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Wilkerson-J Browne-P O'Brien.

E: P O'Brien (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: O McDowell (27, 2nd base off C Leibrandt/J Quirk).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Leibrandt                    3.2   5   4   4    2   1   2   4.16   17     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1· 0     34    -     0.97  -0.28
S Farr, L (8-4)                2.1   3   2   2    0   2   2   2.67   11     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 0          2-0    0.90  -0.12
B Saberhagen                   2     2   0   0    1   2   0   4.24    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.64   0.04
Totals                         8    10   6   6    3   5   4          37     -       ·  ·     15·11· 2· 1          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
E Correa, W (9-12)             6     5   4   3    4   5   1   4.84   27     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 2· 1     49    -     1.11  -0.08
D Mohorcic, S (6)              3     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.40   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.52   0.23
Totals                         9     6   4   3    5   6   1          37     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 3· 1           -

Balks: C Leibrandt (1).

WP: E Correa 2 (16).

IBB: B Saberhagen (1; P Incaviglia).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 23,059.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Texas Rangers                        
1. L Smith              LF    1. O McDowell           CF 
2. W Wilson             CF    2. S Fletcher           SS 
3. R Law                RF    3. P O'Brien            1B 
4. S Balboni            1B    4. L Parrish            DH 
5. F White              2B    5. R Sierra             LF 
6. J Quirk              C     6. P Incaviglia         RF 
7. B Jackson            DH    7. S Buechele           3B 
8. G Pryor              3B    8. T Harrah             2B 
9. B Biancalana         SS    9. O Mercado            C  

   C Leibrandt          P        E Correa             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  12-     -18%  23% J Quirk         E Correa        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Balboni Scores; White Scores
   b 6   1  4-4  ---      17%  72% R Sierra        S Farr          Home Run (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   b 4   2  4-3  ---      14%  51% P Incaviglia    C Leibrandt     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 4   2  3-3  1-3     -12%  38% L Smith         E Correa        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Quirk Scores/unER; Biancalana to 3B
   b 6   1  4-5  ---      11%  83% P Incaviglia    S Farr          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Correa facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Law           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Leibrandt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  O McDowell      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Correa facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  S Balboni       Walk
          1--      44%  F White         Wild Pitch; Balboni to 2B
          -2-      41%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-      23%  J Quirk         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Balboni Scores; White Scores
          ---      19%  B Jackson       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-      21%  G Pryor         Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      23%  B Biancalana    Flyball: CF; Jackson to 3B
   O      --3      26%  L Smith         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
          ---      29%  L Parrish       Walk
          1--      38%  R Sierra        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Parrish to 3B
   ROO    1-3      30%  P Incaviglia    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Parrish Scores
   O      ---      29%  S Buechele      Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ed Correa facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      31%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF
          ---      29%  R Law           Single to CF
          1--      28%  S Balboni       Law Steals 2B
   O      -2-      30%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Law to 3B
   O      --3      33%  F White         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Charlie Leibrandt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  T Harrah        Strikeout
   R      ---      41%  O Mercado       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          ---      44%  O McDowell      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      46%  S Fletcher      McDowell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      42%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; McDowell to 3B
   R      --3      51%  P O'Brien       Balk; McDowell Scores
   O      ---      50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Rangers 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Ed Correa facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  J Quirk         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      43%  B Jackson       Wild Pitch; Quirk to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      52%  G Pryor         Groundout: 2B-1B
          -2-      50%  B Biancalana    Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Quirk to 3B; Biancalana to 1B
   R      1-3      38%  L Smith         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Quirk Scores/unER; Biancalana to 3B
   O      1-3      43%  W Wilson        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Charlie Leibrandt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      38%  R Sierra        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      51%  P Incaviglia    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---      54%  S Buechele      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      55%  T Harrah        Walk
                  Steve Farr replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
   O      12-      50%  O Mercado       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Ed Correa facing 3-4-5
          ---      45%  R Law           Walk
   O      1--      53%  S Balboni       Law Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Farr facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  O McDowell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  S Fletcher      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Ed Correa facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  J Quirk         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  B Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      54%  G Pryor         Walk
   O      1--      58%  B Biancalana    Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Farr facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   R      ---      72%  R Sierra        Home Run (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   R      ---      83%  P Incaviglia    Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---      82%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  T Harrah        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Harrah to 1B
                  Curtis Wilkerson pinch runs for Toby Harrah batting 8th
          1--      84%  O Mercado       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Wilkerson to 2B
   O      12-      81%  O McDowell      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 6.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Dale Mohorcic facing 1-2-3
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Ed Correa pitching; Curtis Wilkerson moves to 2B
   O      ---      85%  L Smith         Groundout: C-1B
          ---      81%  W Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      85%  R Law           Flyball: CF
   O      1--      89%  S Balboni       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
                  Bret Saberhagen replaces Steve Farr pitching
          ---      90%  S Fletcher      Single to CF
          1--      92%  P O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-      90%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      12-      89%  R Sierra        Groundout: P-1B; Fletcher to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
          -23      89%  P Incaviglia    Intentional Walk
                  Darrell Porter pinch hits for Steve Buechele batting 7th; Bob Brower pinch runs for Pete Incaviglia batting 6th
   O      123      86%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Dale Mohorcic facing 5-6-7
                  Jerry Browne replaces Darrell Porter playing 2B batting 7th; Scott Fletcher moves to 3B; Curtis Wilkerson moves to SS; Bob Brower moves to LF; Ruben Sierra moves to RF
   O      ---      90%  F White         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      92%  J Quirk         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  B Jackson       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  O Mercado       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Dale Mohorcic facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Kingery pinch hits for Greg Pryor batting 8th
          ---      85%  M Kingery       Walk
                  Jorge Orta pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana batting 9th
   O      1--      91%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Orta to 1B
   OO     1--     100%  L Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Rangers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation