April 25, 1987 Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
TOR 4 CLE 2
NYY 1 DET 13
KCR 2 MIL 8
BAL 2 MIN 8
CAL 7 OAK 7
SEA 3 TEX 2
BOS 1 ATL 5
SFG 3 CIN 3
@HOU 0
(10) LAD 4
SDP 2 CHC 9
@MON 4 STL 3
@NYM 2 PHI 3
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 34,643

Saturday, April 25, 1987
Time of Game: 2:11

Red Sox

8-9

Lost 2

4th, 7½ GB

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

W: J Guzman (1-1), L: B Hurst (2-2)

Rangers

5-11

Won 3

6th, 5 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .832    0    1   4   
E Romero 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .715    0    5   1   
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .620    0    4   1   SB
D Baylor DH                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .288  .925    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .940    0    3   0   2B
M Greenwell LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .300    0    3   0   
G Hoffman SS                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .250  .636    0    0   0   
D Henderson CF                3   0   2   0    0   0  .220  .699    0    3   0   
D Sheaffer C                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .263  .724    0    5   0   SF,GDP

B Hurst P                                                                0   1
Totals                       30   1   5   1    3   1                    24   7

BATTING

2B: D Evans (6, off J Guzman).

SF: D Sheaffer (1, off J Guzman).

TB: D Henderson 2; E Romero 2; D Evans 2.

GIDP: D Sheaffer (2).

RBI: D Sheaffer (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: W Boggs (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Buckner (1, 2nd base off J Guzman/D Slaught).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Brower CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .290  .776    0    5   0   CS
S Fletcher SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .369  .906    0    2   4   3B
P Incaviglia LF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .338 1.037    0    1   0   
R Sierra RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .207  .621    0    3   0   SB
L Parrish DH                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .230  .670    0    0   0   SB
D Slaught C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .769    0    1   0   
T Paciorek 1B                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .231  .498    0    7   0   SF
  P O'Brien 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .537         3   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .704    0    1   2   
J Browne 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .833    0    4   3   3B

J Guzman P                                                               0   3
Totals                       30   2   7   2    1   5                    27  12

BATTING

3B: J Browne (2, off B Hurst); S Fletcher (1, off B Hurst).

SF: T Paciorek (1, off B Hurst).

TB: S Fletcher 4; J Browne 3; B Brower; D Slaught; L Parrish; R Sierra.

RBI: T Paciorek (2); B Brower (4).

2-out RBI: B Brower.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Fletcher-J Browne-T Paciorek.

E: D Slaught (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sierra (2, 3rd base off B Hurst/D Sheaffer); L Parrish (1, 2nd base off B Hurst/D Sheaffer).

CS: B Brower (3, 2nd base by B Hurst/D Sheaffer).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hurst, L (2-2)               8     7   2   2    1   5   0   4.40   32     -       ·  ·      8·11· 6· 1     64    -     1.20   0.14
Totals                         8     7   2   2    1   5   0          32     -       ·  ·      8·11· 6· 1           -

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Guzman, W (1-1)              9     5   1   1    3   1   0   5.50   34     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 8· 1     71    -     1.32   0.64
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   1   0          34     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 8· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 34,643.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Texas Rangers                        
1. W Boggs              3B    1. B Brower             CF 
2. E Romero             2B    2. S Fletcher           SS 
3. B Buckner            1B    3. P Incaviglia         LF 
4. D Baylor             DH    4. R Sierra             RF 
5. D Evans              RF    5. L Parrish            DH 
6. M Greenwell          LF    6. D Slaught            C  
7. G Hoffman            SS    7. T Paciorek           1B 
8. D Henderson          CF    8. S Buechele           3B 
9. D Sheaffer           C     9. J Browne             2B 

   B Hurst              P        J Guzman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  1-1  --3      18%  76% B Brower        B Hurst         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Browne Scores
   t 9   1  2-1  ---     -14%  77% D Evans         J Guzman        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   t 9   1  2-1  -2-      12%  88% M Greenwell     J Guzman        Flyball: CF
   t 9   2  2-1  -2-      12% 100% G Hoffman       J Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
   t 7   1  1-1  1--       9%  59% D Sheaffer      J Guzman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Boggs         Lineout: SS
          ---      50%  E Romero        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      53%  B Buckner       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      51%  D Baylor        Buckner Steals 2B; Buckner to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3      50%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      55%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Brower        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  M Greenwell     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  G Hoffman       Walk
          1--      43%  D Henderson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Hoffman to 3B
   RO     1-3      43%  D Sheaffer      Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hoffman Scores
   O      1--      45%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  R Sierra        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  L Parrish       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      49%  D Slaught       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Parrish to 2B
   O      12-      44%  T Paciorek      Flyball: CF
   O      12-      39%  S Buechele      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Guzman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      42%  E Romero        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      43%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      42%  D Baylor        Walk
   O      1--      44%  D Evans         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Hurst facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      42%  J Browne        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      40%  B Brower        Lineout: LF
          ---      43%  S Fletcher      Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      --3      38%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Guzman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  M Greenwell     Lineout: RF
   O      ---      42%  G Hoffman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  D Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
          ---      48%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      55%  L Parrish       Walk; Sierra to 2B
          12-      61%  D Slaught       Sierra Steals 3B; Parrish Steals 2B
   O      -23      55%  " "             Strikeout
   RO     -23      54%  T Paciorek      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sierra Scores
   O      -2-      50%  S Buechele      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Guzman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D Sheaffer      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  W Boggs         Lineout: CF
          ---      54%  E Romero        Single to LF (Short LF)
   O      1--      57%  B Buckner       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bruce Hurst facing 9-1-2
          ---      61%  J Browne        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Browne to 1B
   O      1--      57%  B Brower        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  S Fletcher      Brower Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B)
          ---      53%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--      50%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Guzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Baylor        Foul Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      56%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  R Sierra        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---      52%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Slaught       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Guzman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  G Hoffman       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  D Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--      59%  D Sheaffer      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bruce Hurst facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      55%  T Paciorek      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  S Buechele      Flyball: LF
          ---      57%  J Browne        Triple to CF (Deep CF)
   R      --3      76%  B Brower        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Browne Scores
   O      1--      74%  S Fletcher      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Guzman facing 1-2-3
                  Pete O'Brien replaces Tom Paciorek playing 1B batting 7th
   O      ---      79%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  E Romero        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bruce Hurst facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  R Sierra        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      83%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Guzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  D Baylor        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      77%  D Evans         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      -2-      88%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  G Hoffman       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation