September 11, 1993 Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
OAK 1 CHW 3
DET 1 CLE 9
BOS 3 NYY 12
@KCR 5 SEA 7
@MIL 3 TEX 7
MIN 4 TOR 9
CAL 5 FLA 3
@LAD 2 MON 4
CIN 2 CHC 4
@NYM 3 HOU 4
@PHI 1 COL 3
@PIT 2 ATL 13
@SDP 1 STL 3
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 40,231

Saturday, September 11, 1993, 7:39
Time of Game: 3:18

Twins

60-82

Lost 3

6th, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    4  5  2
Rangers         0  1  0   2  0  3   0  1  X    7 12  1

W: R Reed (1-0), L: L Casian (5-3), S: G Nelson (5)

Rangers

77-65

Won 6

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   1   0   0    1   0  .282  .719   22    0   4   
R Becker CF                   1   1   0   0    3   1  .333 1.223   22    0   0   
K Puckett RF                  4   1   1   4    0   0  .300  .831    7    1   0   HR,GDP
S Mack LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .279  .748   16    1   0   
B Harper C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .781   21    7   1   
C Hale DH                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .317  .797   14    0   0   CS
D McCarty 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .230  .571   13   11   0   
S Stahoviak 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286   17    0   3   CS
D Hocking SS                  1   1   0   0    3   0  .333  .889   24    4   4   

M Trombley P                                                             0   2
  L Casian P                                                             0   0
  C Willis P                                                             0   0
  B Merriman P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   4   5   4    8   4              156   24  14

BATTING

HR: K Puckett (20, off R Pavlik; 5th inn, 3 on, 1 out).

TB: K Puckett 4; C Hale 3; S Stahoviak.

GIDP: K Puckett (13).

RBI: K Puckett 4 (81).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: R Becker (1); S Mack (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Hale (1, 2nd base by R Reed/I Rodriguez); S Stahoviak (1, 2nd base by R Pavlik/I Rodriguez).

PO: R Becker (1st base by R Pavlik).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ducey CF                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .951    6    1   0   2B,SB
  B Davis PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .689    2    0   0   
  D Dascenzo CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .534    4    0   0   
G Redus RF                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .287  .814   27    2   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 2   1   1   3    2   0  .311  .971   25    9   1   HR,SF
J Gonzalez LF                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .309  .998   16    3   0   
J Franco DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .290  .816   17    0   0   3B,SF
I Rodriguez C                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .275  .742   26    4   2   
D Palmer 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   2  .239  .816   19    1   2   CS
D Strange 2B                  2   2   1   0    2   1  .254  .667   21    5   2   2B
M Diaz SS                     4   2   3   1    0   0  .277  .660   11    1   3   

R Pavlik P                                                               0   0
  R Reed P                                                               1   1
  C Lefferts P                                                           0   0
  G Nelson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   7  12   6    7   7              174   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Ducey (4, off M Trombley); D Strange (24, off M Trombley).

3B: J Franco (3, off B Merriman).

HR: R Palmeiro (35, off B Merriman; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: J Franco (4, off C Willis); R Palmeiro (8, off L Casian).

TB: R Palmeiro 4; M Diaz 3; R Ducey 3; J Franco 3; G Redus 2; D Strange 2; J Gonzalez; B Davis.

RBI: R Palmeiro 3 (96); J Franco (73); M Diaz (23); J Gonzalez (109).

2-out RBI: M Diaz; R Palmeiro.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. I Rodriguez-D Strange; D Palmer-D Strange-R Palmeiro.

E: R Pavlik ().

BASERUNNING

SB: R Ducey (1, 2nd base off M Trombley/B Harper).

CS: D Palmer (8, 2nd base by B Merriman/B Harper).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Trombley                     5     6   3   2    5   5   0   5.19   26  107-63   38· 9·16   12· 2· 2· 0     45    -     1.06  -0.04
L Casian, BS (2), L (5-3)      0.1   3   3   2    0   0   0   1.31    4   17-11   10· 0· 1    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.51  -0.23
C Willis                       0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.33    3    6-5     3· 2· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    1.66  -0.19
B Merriman                     2     2   1   1    2   1   1  12.23    9   37-22   16· 1· 5    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   7   5    7   7   1          42  167-101  67·12·22   18· 6· 4· 0          2-2

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Pavlik                       4.1   3   4   4    6   2   1   4.04   21   88-46   30· 6·10    3· 7· 3· 0     37    -     1.23  -0.23
R Reed, W (1-0)                1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   5.87    5   23-13    7· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.86   0.09
C Lefferts, H (11)             0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   6.06    3   14-4     3· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.84  -0.07
G Nelson, S (5)                2.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.93    8   28-18   13· 0· 5    4· 3· 1· 0          2-0    1.12   0.25
Totals                         9     5   4   4    8   4   1          37  153-81   53· 7·19    9·10· 6· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: M Trombley (5).

IBB: None.

PO: R Pavlik (2; R Becker, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 40,231.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 94° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Texas Rangers                        
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. R Ducey              CF 
2. R Becker             CF    2. G Redus              RF 
3. K Puckett            RF    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. S Mack               LF    4. J Gonzalez           LF 
5. B Harper             C     5. J Franco             DH 
6. C Hale               DH    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. D McCarty            1B    7. D Palmer             3B 
8. S Stahoviak          3B    8. D Strange            2B 
9. D Hocking            SS    9. M Diaz               SS 

   M Trombley           P        R Pavlik             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  3-0  123  2  -34%  38% K Puckett       R Pavlik        Home Run (Fly Ball); Hocking Scores; Knoblauch Scores; Becker Scores
   b 6   1  4-4  12-  1   18%  80% J Gonzalez      C Willis        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Davis Scores; Redus to 3B/Adv on E7
   t 7   1  6-4  12-  1   14%  89% K Puckett       G Nelson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   b 2   2  0-0  1--  4   12%  64% M Diaz          M Trombley      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Strange Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Diaz to 2B
   b 6   0  4-3  12-  8   12%  67% G Redus         L Casian        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Diaz to 3B; Davis to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Pavlik facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   50%  R Becker        Walk
   O      1--  3   53%  K Puckett       Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
          1--      52%  S Mack          Becker Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Becker to 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Trombley facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  R Ducey         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   57%  G Redus         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          -2-  7   58%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      12-  7   54%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   50%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Pavlik facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  9   52%  B Harper        Lineout: 3B
          ---  3   50%  C Hale          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   46%  D McCarty       Walk; Hale to 2B
   O      12-  2   51%  S Stahoviak     Flyball: LF
          12-  5   48%  D Hocking       Walk; Hale to 3B; McCarty to 2B
   O      123  2   55%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Trombley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   52%  D Strange       Walk
   R      1--  4   64%  M Diaz          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Strange Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Diaz to 2B
   O      -2-  2   61%  R Ducey         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Pavlik facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   64%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   66%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   67%  S Mack          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Trombley facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   70%  G Redus         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   67%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Palmeiro to 1B
          1--      69%  J Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      -2-  4   66%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   62%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Pavlik facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   65%  B Harper        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   67%  C Hale          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   69%  D McCarty       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Trombley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   67%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   65%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   67%  D Strange       Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  4   77%  M Diaz          Single to RF (Line Drive); Strange Scores
          1--  2   79%  R Ducey         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Diaz to 3B
          1-3      79%  G Redus         Ducey Steals 2B
          -23  6   80%  " "             Walk
   R      123 10   87%  R Palmeiro      Walk; Diaz Scores; Ducey to 3B; Redus to 2B
   O      123  2   84%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Pavlik facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   80%  S Stahoviak     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      1--      86%  D Hocking       Stahoviak Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  8   84%  " "             Walk
          1--  6   80%  C Knoblauch     Walk; Hocking to 2B
          12-  6   72%  R Becker        Walk; Hocking to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B
   RRRR   123  2   38%  K Puckett       Home Run (Fly Ball); Hocking Scores; Knoblauch Scores; Becker Scores
                  Rick Reed replaces Roger Pavlik pitching
   O      ---  6   40%  S Mack          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   41%  B Harper        Groundout: 1B-P
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Trombley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   38%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   36%  I Rodriguez     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  7   37%  D Palmer        Walk
   O      1--  3   34%  D Strange       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rick Reed facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   30%  C Hale          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  6   38%  D McCarty       Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Hale Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   39%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Larry Casian facing 9-1-2
                  Larry Casian replaces Mike Trombley pitching
          ---  2   46%  M Diaz          Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Butch Davis pinch hits for Rob Ducey batting 1st
          1--  2   55%  B Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Diaz to 2B
          12-  8   67%  G Redus         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Diaz to 3B; Davis to 2B
   RO     123  5   63%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Diaz Scores
                  Carl Willis replaces Larry Casian pitching
   R      12-  1   80%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Davis Scores; Redus to 3B/Adv on E7
   RO     1-3  2   83%  J Franco        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Redus Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   82%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 6.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Craig Lefferts facing 9-1-2
                  Craig Lefferts replaces Rick Reed pitching; Doug Dascenzo replaces Butch Davis playing CF batting 1st
          ---  4   76%  D Hocking       Walk
   O      1--  5   81%  C Knoblauch     Lineout: SS
          1--  5   75%  R Becker        Walk; Hocking to 2B
                  Gene Nelson replaces Craig Lefferts pitching
   OO     12-  1   89%  K Puckett       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Brett Merriman facing 7-8-9
                  Brett Merriman replaces Carl Willis pitching
          ---  4   90%  D Palmer        Walk
   O      1--      88%  D Strange       Palmer Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   89%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  1   88%  M Diaz          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   86%  D Dascenzo      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Gene Nelson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   90%  S Mack          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   93%  B Harper        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   90%  C Hale          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   94%  D McCarty       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Brett Merriman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   93%  G Redus         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   97%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   97%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   97%  J Franco        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      --3 12   97%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 7.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Gene Nelson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   99%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Hocking       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1  100%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 7.

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