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DET  3
@BAL  2

CLE  8
CHW  4

MIL  2
BOS  0

MIN  8
CAL  0

OAK  7
SEA  6

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TEX  9
NYY  6

TOR  5
KCR  1

PIT  4
@CHC  3

CIN  8
ATL  1

HOU  6
@LAD  5

NYM  5
MON  4

SFG  6
@SDP  4

PHI  7
@STL  6

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Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 35,453

Saturday, April 21, 1990, 7:37
Time of Game: 3:16
Yankees
6
4-5
Lost 4
3rd, 2½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   1  1  0   1  0  2    6 12  0
Rangers         4  0  0   3  1  0   1  0  X    9 14  1
W: C Hough (1-1), L: G Cadaret (0-1), S: J Russell (3)
Rangers
9
6-6
Won 2
3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   0   1   0    1   0  .243  .525   21    1   1   
A Espinoza SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .161  .408   14    1   2   
  L Polonia PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .455  .872    6    0   0   
  W Tolleson SS               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Sanders PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Balboni PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583    1    0   0   
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   1   0    1   1  .400  .964   26   10   0   
M Hall LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .138  .414    8    1   0   
  R Velarde PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    6    0   0   
D Winfield DH                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .292  .958   15    0   0   2·HR,GDP
J Barfield RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .608   15    1   0   
R Kelly CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .323  .678   15    1   0   SB
B Geren C                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .375  .875   14    8   1   2B
M Blowers 3B                  4   2   3   4    0   0  .313 1.109   18    0   3   2·HR

G Cadaret P                                                              1   2
  C Parker P                                                             0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
  J Habyan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   6  12   6    2   3              159   24  10
BATTING
2B: B Geren (2, off C McMurtry).
HR: D Winfield 2 (2, 2 off C Hough; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Blowers 2 (2, off C Hough, off C McMurtry; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: M Blowers 9; D Winfield 8; B Geren 2; R Kelly 2; M Hall; A Espinoza; S Sax; D Mattingly.
GIDP: D Winfield (1).
RBI: M Blowers 4 (5); D Winfield 2 (5).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
BASERUNNING
SB: R Kelly (4, 2nd base off C Hough/C Kreuter).
PO: S Sax (1st base by C Hough).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .733   17    4   0   2B,CS
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   2   2   1    0   1  .400 1.107   14   10   0   HR
  J Daugherty PH-1B           1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .453    6    1   0   
J Franco 2B                   4   2   2   1    1   0  .229  .525   17    3   2   
R Sierra RF                   5   1   3   2    0   1  .327  .904   25    1   0   2B
P Incaviglia LF               5   0   1   1    0   2  .279  .852   18    2   0   
M Stanley DH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .343    7    0   0   SH
  T Bosley PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .650    4    0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 2   1   1   1    1   0  .290 1.050   13    0   1   HR,HBP,IW
  J Huson PR-3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .667         1   1   
C Kreuter C                   2   1   0   1    1   1  .000  .200   21    4   0   SF
J Kunkel SS                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .138  .435   11    1   2   3B

C Hough P                                                                0   2
  G Mielke P                                                             0   1
  M Jeffcoat P                                                           0   0
  C McMurtry P                                                           0   1
  K Rogers P                                                             0   0
  J Russell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   9  14   9    3   8              153   27  10
BATTING
2B: R Sierra (2, off G Cadaret); G Pettis (2, off G Cadaret).
3B: J Kunkel (1, off G Cadaret).
HR: S Buechele (3, off C Parker; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Palmeiro (2, off G Cadaret; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: C Kreuter (1, off G Cadaret).
SH: M Stanley (1, off G Cadaret).
IBB: S Buechele (1, by G Cadaret).
HBP: S Buechele (1, by E Plunk).
TB: R Palmeiro 5; R Sierra 4; S Buechele 4; J Kunkel 3; G Pettis 3; J Franco 2; J Daugherty; T Bosley; P Incaviglia.
RBI: R Sierra 2 (9); C Kreuter (1); J Franco (3); R Palmeiro (7); J Kunkel (2); P Incaviglia (11); S Buechele (7); G Pettis (1).
2-out RBI: S Buechele.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Kunkel-J Franco-R Palmeiro.
E: J Franco (2).
BASERUNNING
CS: G Pettis (2, 2nd base by G Cadaret/B Geren).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Cadaret, L (0-1)             3.1   9   7   7    2   2   1  11.74   20   64-35   22· 3·10   11· 0· 5· 0     14    -     0.75  -0.41
C Parker                       2.2   2   2   2    1   4   1   3.52   11   49-29   12· 6·11    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.03
E Plunk                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   22-12    7· 2· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.13   0.00
J Habyan                       1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   14-9     7· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    14   9   9    3   8   2          41  149-85   48·12·25   17· 5· 7· 0          1-0 
Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hough, W (1-1)               6.1   8   4   4    2   1   3   3.44   27   93-55   33· 6·16    6·10· 8· 0     40    -     0.72   0.02
G Mielke                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.06    2    8-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.69   0.03
M Jeffcoat                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.79    4   17-12    3· 5· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
C McMurtry                     0.1   3   2   2    0   0   1  11.57    4   20-11    7· 0· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.03
K Rogers, H (1)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.06    2    8-5     4· 0· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          1-0    0.72   0.00
J Russell, S (3)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.76    1    6-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.31   0.03
Totals                         9    12   6   6    2   3   4          40  152-92   52·12·27   12·12·11· 0          4-0 
C Parker faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: C Parker (1).
IBB: G Cadaret (1; S Buechele).
PO: C Hough (3; S Sax, 1st base).
HBP: E Plunk (1; S Buechele).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Rocky Roe.
Time of Game: 3:16.
Attendance: 35,453.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 82° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Texas Rangers                        
1. S Sax                2B    1. G Pettis             CF 
2. A Espinoza           SS    2. R Palmeiro           1B 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. J Franco             2B 
4. M Hall               LF    4. R Sierra             RF 
5. D Winfield           DH    5. P Incaviglia         LF 
6. J Barfield           RF    6. M Stanley            DH 
7. R Kelly              CF    7. S Buechele           3B 
8. B Geren              C     8. C Kreuter            C  
9. M Blowers            3B    9. J Kunkel             SS 

   G Cadaret            P        C Hough              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-1  12-  5   10%  82% R Sierra        G Cadaret       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Palmeiro Scores; Franco to 3B
   b 4   0  2-4  1--  2   10%  91% J Kunkel        G Cadaret       Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Kreuter Scores
   t 4   0  4-1  ---  3   -9%  74% D Winfield      C Hough         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  1    7%  67% R Palmeiro      G Cadaret       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Pettis to 3B
   t 2   0  4-0  ---  2   -6%  79% D Winfield      C Hough         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   46%  S Sax           Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  A Espinoza      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--      54%  D Mattingly     Sax Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  5   53%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  M Hall          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Cadaret facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  G Pettis        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  1   67%  R Palmeiro      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Pettis to 3B
   R      1-3  3   73%  J Franco        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Pettis Scores; Palmeiro to 2B
   R      12-  5   82%  R Sierra        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Palmeiro Scores; Franco to 3B
   R      1-3  3   86%  P Incaviglia    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Franco Scores; Sierra to 2B
   O      12-  1   86%  M Stanley       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Sierra to 3B; Incaviglia to 2B
          -23  4   86%  S Buechele      Intentional Walk
   RO     123  4   87%  C Kreuter       Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Sierra Scores; Incaviglia to 3B
   O      1-3  4   85%  J Kunkel        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 4.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   79%  D Winfield      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   81%  J Barfield      Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   78%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   81%  B Geren         Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
          1--      80%  M Blowers       Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   83%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Cadaret facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   82%  G Pettis        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   81%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  3   80%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 4.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   82%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   80%  A Espinoza      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  3   83%  D Mattingly     Lineout: LF
   O      1--  2   85%  M Hall          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Cadaret facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   88%  R Sierra        Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      -2-  3   86%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   84%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      -2-  1   82%  S Buechele      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 4.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   74%  D Winfield      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   76%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   78%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   79%  B Geren         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Greg Cadaret facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   82%  C Kreuter       Walk
   R      1--  2   91%  J Kunkel        Triple to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Kreuter Scores
   R      --3  2   93%  G Pettis        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kunkel Scores
   O      1--      91%  R Palmeiro      Pettis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   R      ---  5   95%  " "             Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
                  Clay Parker replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   O      ---  4   94%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   94%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 7.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Charlie Hough facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  3   90%  M Blowers       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   92%  S Sax           Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   93%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Clay Parker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   93%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  2   96%  S Buechele      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   96%  C Kreuter       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 8.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-8, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   94%  M Hall          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   97%  D Winfield      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   98%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Clay Parker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   97%  J Kunkel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  G Pettis        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Rangers 8.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-8, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   96%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   97%  B Geren         Groundout: P-1B; Kelly to 2B
   R      -2-  5   94%  M Blowers       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Kelly Scores
                  Gary Mielke replaces Charlie Hough pitching
   O      1--  2   96%  S Sax           Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Blowers to 2B
                  Luis Polonia pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza batting 2nd
   O      -2-  6   97%  L Polonia       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Clay Parker facing 3-4-5
                  Wayne Tolleson replaces Luis Polonia playing SS batting 2nd
          ---  5   98%  J Franco        Walk
          1--      98%  R Sierra        Wild Pitch; Franco to 2B
   R      -2-  5   99%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Franco Scores
                  Eric Plunk replaces Clay Parker pitching
   O      1--  5   99%  P Incaviglia    Popfly: 1B
                  Thad Bosley pinch hits for Mike Stanley batting 6th
          1--  4   99%  T Bosley        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Sierra to 2B
          12-  6   99%  S Buechele      Hit By Pitch; Sierra to 3B; Bosley to 2B
                  Jeff Huson pinch runs for Steve Buechele batting 7th
   O      123  6   99%  C Kreuter       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   98%  J Kunkel        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 9.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-9, Mike Jeffcoat facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Jeffcoat replaces Gary Mielke pitching; Jeff Huson moves to 3B
   O      ---  4   99%  D Mattingly     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  M Hall          Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  6   99%  D Winfield      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Winfield to 1B
   O      1--  4  100%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-4, John Habyan facing 1-2-3
                  John Habyan replaces Eric Plunk pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  G Pettis        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  Jack Daugherty pinch hits for Rafael Palmeiro batting 2nd
          ---  6  100%  J Daugherty     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2  100%  J Franco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Daugherty to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   99%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 9.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-9, Craig McMurtry facing 7-8-9
                  Craig McMurtry replaces Mike Jeffcoat pitching; Jack Daugherty moves to 1B
   O      ---  5  100%  R Kelly         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  8   99%  B Geren         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   RR     -2-  3   99%  M Blowers       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Geren Scores
          ---  4   97%  S Sax           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Craig McMurtry pitching; Steve Balboni pinch hits for Deion Sanders batting 2nd; Deion Sanders pinch hits for Wayne Tolleson batting 2nd
   O      1--  1   99%  S Balboni       Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
          1--  7   97%  D Mattingly     Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Sax to 3B
                  Jeff Russell replaces Kenny Rogers pitching; Randy Velarde pinch hits for Mel Hall batting 4th
   O      1-3  6  100%  R Velarde       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
        2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Rangers 9.

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