April 6, 1989 Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
BOS 4 CHW 3
@CAL 2 MIL 3
@CLE 0 KCR 3
TOR 2 MIN 7
NYY 1 OAK 11
SEA 3 TEX 5
DET 4 PHI 8
@CHC 3 LAD 4
@CIN 1 ATL 3
@HOU 2 MON 3
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 25,735

Thursday, April 6, 1989, 5:01
Time of Game: 3:33

Tigers

0-2

Lost 2

6th, 2 GB

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

W: C Guante (1-0), L: F Williams (0-1), S: J Russell (1)

Rangers

2-0

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Williams CF                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .125  .347   25    2   0   2·SB
T Lovullo 3B-1B               3   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .222   34    0   2   
L Whitaker 2B                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .583   20    1   0   
A Trammell SS                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .333   24    2   2   
F Lynn LF                     3   1   1   0    2   1  .286  .730   25    1   0   CS
M Nokes C                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .143  .393   25   12   1   
P Sheridan RF                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .334   10    0   0   
  C Lemon PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    2    1   0   
D Bergman DH                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .667 1.417   13    0   0   CS
B Bean 1B                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .500   19    4   0   HBP
  M Brumley PR-3B             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

J Robinson P                                                             1   1
  F Williams P                                                           0   0
  M Henneman P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   4   7   3    7   9              197   24   6

BATTING

HBP: B Bean (1, by C Guante).

TB: L Whitaker 2; D Bergman 2; K Williams; P Sheridan; F Lynn.

RBI: L Whitaker (1); K Williams (1); D Bergman (1).

2-out RBI: L Whitaker; K Williams.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Robinson-A Trammell-B Bean.

E: B Bean (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Williams 2 (2, 2nd base off N Ryan/J Sundberg 2).

CS: D Bergman (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by J Sundberg); F Lynn (1, 2nd base by N Ryan/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Espy CF                     2   3   1   0    2   0  .400 1.225   22    3   0   SB
S Fletcher SS                 3   1   2   1    0   1  .667 1.547   23    2   1   SH
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   2   2    0   1  .375  .875   15    2   2   
R Sierra RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   21    1   0   
J Franco 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .143  .393   22    3   2   
P Incaviglia LF               3   0   1   0    1   1  .143  .393   17    3   0   
G Petralli DH                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   20    0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .629   19    2   1   CS,GDP
J Sundberg C                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .250 1.250   19    9   2   HR

N Ryan P                                                                 2   0
  C McMurtry P                                                           0   0
  K Rogers P                                                             0   0
  C Guante P                                                             0   0
  J Russell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   5   8   4    5  11              178   27   8

BATTING

HR: J Sundberg (1, off J Robinson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: S Fletcher (1, off J Robinson).

TB: J Sundberg 4; S Fletcher 2; R Palmeiro 2; J Franco; C Espy; P Incaviglia.

GIDP: S Buechele (1).

RBI: R Palmeiro 2 (3); S Fletcher (4); J Sundberg (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: S Buechele (1); J Sundberg (1); C McMurtry ().

BASERUNNING

SB: C Espy (1, 2nd base off J Robinson/M Nokes).

CS: S Buechele (1, 2nd base by M Henneman/M Nokes).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Robinson                     5     5   4   3    3   5   1   5.40   23  105-62   31·18·13    8· 4· 3· 0     45    -     1.40  -0.23
F Williams, L (0-1)            2     3   1   1    1   4   0   4.50   10   45-28   10· 9· 9    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.64  -0.09
M Henneman                     1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    3   12-6     2· 4· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.53   0.03
Totals                         8     8   5   4    5  11   1          36  162-96   43·31·22   11· 5· 4· 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
N Ryan                         5     7   4   3    3   8   0   5.40   25  107-68   28·23·17    7· 2· 5· 0     44    -     1.18  -0.23
C McMurtry                     1.2   0   0   0    3   0   0   0.00    7   34-16    9· 1· 6    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.12
K Rogers                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0  undef    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.48  -0.03
C Guante, W (1-0)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-5     3· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.22   0.07
J Russell, S (1)               1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   28-16    7· 4· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          1-0    2.32   0.29
Totals                         9     7   4   3    7   9   0          41  181-105  47·29·29   10· 7· 7· 0          4-0

K Rogers faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: C McMurtry (1).

WP: J Robinson 4 (4); N Ryan (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Guante (1; B Bean).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 3:33.

Attendance: 25,735.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 85° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Texas Rangers                        
1. K Williams           CF    1. C Espy               CF 
2. T Lovullo            3B    2. S Fletcher           SS 
3. L Whitaker           2B    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. A Trammell           SS    4. R Sierra             RF 
5. F Lynn               LF    5. J Franco             2B 
6. M Nokes              C     6. P Incaviglia         LF 
7. P Sheridan           RF    7. G Petralli           DH 
8. D Bergman            DH    8. S Buechele           3B 
9. B Bean               1B    9. J Sundberg           C  

   J Robinson           P        N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  4-4  12-  6   18%  82% R Palmeiro      F Williams      Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Espy Scores; Fletcher to 2B
   t 6   0  4-4  12-  3   13%  50% K Williams      C McMurtry      Bergman Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS-3B)
   b 5   2  4-3  -23  5   13%  55% J Franco        J Robinson      Wild Pitch; Fletcher Scores/unER; Sierra to 3B
   t 2   1  1-0  1-3  1  -13%  41% D Bergman       N Ryan          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lynn Scores; Sheridan to 3B; Bergman to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 3   0  2-1  ---  1   12%  55% J Sundberg      J Robinson      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  K Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  T Lovullo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  L Whitaker      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   55%  A Trammell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  C Espy          Walk
   O      1--  2   57%  S Fletcher      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Espy to 2B
   R      -2-  5   65%  R Palmeiro      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Espy Scores
          1--      66%  R Sierra        Wild Pitch; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      -2-  5   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   61%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   57%  F Lynn          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  7   60%  M Nokes         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   53%  P Sheridan      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lynn to 3B
   R      1-3  1   41%  D Bergman       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lynn Scores; Sheridan to 3B; Bergman to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  3   49%  B Bean          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23  2   39%  K Williams      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sheridan Scores/No RBI/unER; Bergman to 3B
          1-3      38%  T Lovullo       Williams Steals 2B
          -23  6   37%  " "             Walk
   O      123  5   44%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeff Robinson facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   48%  P Incaviglia    Walk
   O      1--  7   44%  G Petralli      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   OO     1--  4   38%  S Buechele      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   41%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   42%  F Lynn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   43%  M Nokes         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeff Robinson facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  1   55%  J Sundberg      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   53%  C Espy          Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   51%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  P Sheridan      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   50%  D Bergman       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          1--      48%  B Bean          Wild Pitch; Bergman to 2B
   O      -2-  4   51%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Bergman to 3B
   R      --3  3   40%  K Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bergman Scores
          1--      39%  T Lovullo       Williams Steals 2B
          -2-  6   38%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  3   26%  L Whitaker      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Williams Scores; Lovullo to 3B; Whitaker to 2B/Adv on E2
   O      -23  4   30%  A Trammell      Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   27%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   31%  J Franco        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4   36%  P Incaviglia    Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Franco to 2B
   O      12-  6   30%  G Petralli      Flyball: LF
   O      12-  4   24%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   22%  F Lynn          Walk
   O      1--      26%  M Nokes         Lynn Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   27%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   28%  P Sheridan      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Jeff Robinson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   25%  J Sundberg      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  5   29%  C Espy          Walk
          1--      31%  S Fletcher      Espy Steals 2B
          -2-      34%  " "             Wild Pitch; Espy to 3B
   R      --3  6   41%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Espy Scores
   O      1--  1   37%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: SS (Deep SS)
          1--  6   41%  R Sierra        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Fletcher to 3B
          1-3      43%  J Franco        Wild Pitch; Sierra to 2B
   R      -23      55%  " "             Wild Pitch; Fletcher Scores/unER; Sierra to 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Craig McMurtry facing 8-9-1
                  Craig McMurtry replaces Nolan Ryan pitching
          ---  5   45%  D Bergman       Walk
          1--  5   37%  B Bean          Walk; Bergman to 2B
   O      12-      50%  K Williams      Bergman Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS-3B)
   O      1--  4   54%  " "             Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      52%  T Lovullo       Balk; Williams to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      --3  7   57%  " "             Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Frank Williams facing 6-7-8
                  Frank Williams replaces Jeff Robinson pitching
   O      ---  4   54%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   52%  G Petralli      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   50%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Craig McMurtry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   54%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   57%  A Trammell      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   55%  F Lynn          Walk
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Craig McMurtry pitching
          1--  4   51%  M Nokes         Walk; Lynn to 2B
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Kenny Rogers pitching; Chet Lemon pinch hits for Pat Sheridan batting 7th
   O      12-  2   59%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Frank Williams facing 9-1-2
                  Chet Lemon moves to RF
   O      ---  3   55%  J Sundberg      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   59%  C Espy          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   64%  S Fletcher      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Espy to 2B
   R      12-  6   82%  R Palmeiro      Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Espy Scores; Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-  2   79%  R Sierra        Lineout: CF (Deep CF); Fletcher to 3B
          1-3  4   81%  J Franco        Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      123  3   75%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Cecilio Guante facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   80%  D Bergman       Flyball: LF
          ---  4   74%  B Bean          Hit By Pitch
                  Jeff Russell replaces Cecilio Guante pitching; Mike Brumley pinch runs for Bill Bean batting 9th
   O      1--  6   81%  K Williams      Lineout: CF
   O      1--  7   87%  T Lovullo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mike Henneman facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Henneman replaces Frank Williams pitching; Torey Lovullo moves to 1B; Mike Brumley moves to 3B
   O      ---  3   86%  G Petralli      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   87%  S Buechele      Walk
   O      1--      85%  J Sundberg      Buechele Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   84%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Jeff Russell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   91%  L Whitaker      Flyball: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   96%  A Trammell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6  100%  F Lynn          Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation