September 12, 1993 Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 14
OAK 5 DET 6
@CHW 3 BOS 11
@CLE 1 KCR 10
NYY 2 SEA 5
@MIL 4
(10) MIN 4
@TEX 2 TOR 4
CAL 1 LAD 1
FLA 0 MON 3
CIN 2 NYM 5
CHC 0 HOU 9
@PHI 2 PIT 4
COL 3 SDP 5
ATL 4 STL 4
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 40,105

Sunday, September 12, 1993, 2:07
Time of Game: 3:04

Twins

61-82

Won 1

6th, 19½ GB

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

W: K Tapani (9-14), L: N Ryan (5-4), S: R Aguilera (30)

Rangers

77-66

Lost 1

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .712   14    0   5   GDP
R Becker CF                   1   1   0   0    2   0  .286 1.154   14    2   0   SB,CS
  P Munoz LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .680    1    0   0   
K Puckett RF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .299  .829   14    0   0   
S Mack LF-CF                  3   2   1   1    1   0  .279  .755   18    4   0   HR
B Harper C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .774   14   10   1   
C Hale DH                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .317  .798   19    0   0   GDP
D McCarty 1B                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .230  .573   16    8   3   2B
S Stahoviak 3B                3   0   1   0    1   1  .200  .573   17    0   1   2B
  J Reboulet PR-3B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .631         0   0   
D Hocking SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .862   15    0   0   2B

K Tapani P                                                               3   0
  C Willis P                                                             0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   4   6   4    5   4              142   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Hocking (1, off N Ryan); D McCarty (13, off N Ryan); S Stahoviak (1, off B Patterson).

HR: S Mack (10, off N Ryan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: S Mack 4; S Stahoviak 2; D Hocking 2; D McCarty 2; C Hale; K Puckett.

GIDP: C Knoblauch (10); C Hale (3).

RBI: D McCarty 2 (16); C Hale (22); S Mack (61).

2-out RBI: D McCarty 2; C Hale.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Becker (1, 2nd base off N Ryan/I Rodriguez).

CS: R Becker (1, 2nd base by N Ryan/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Ducey RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .862   26    3   0   
D Strange 2B                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .256  .670   12    4   2   SB
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .965   11    9   1   
J Gonzalez LF                 4   0   2   2    0   2  .311 1.000   18    1   0   2B
J Franco DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .290  .818   15    0   0   2B
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .740   15    6   1   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .239  .813   19    1   3   SB
D Hulse CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .287  .700   11    1   0   
M Diaz SS                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .653    6    0   1   
  D Peltier PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .727    5    0   0   
  J Huson SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .372         1   2   
  G Redus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .811    7    0   0   

N Ryan P                                                                 0   0
  M Whiteside P                                                          1   0
  B Patterson P                                                          0   0
  J Bronkey P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2    2  11              145   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (30, off C Willis); J Franco (26, off K Tapani).

TB: J Gonzalez 3; D Strange 2; J Franco 2; I Rodriguez; D Palmer.

RBI: J Gonzalez 2 (111).

2-out RBI: J Gonzalez 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Huson-D Strange-R Palmeiro; I Rodriguez-D Strange; R Palmeiro-J Huson-M Whiteside.

E: J Huson (6); D Strange (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Palmer (11, 2nd base off K Tapani/B Harper); D Strange (6, 2nd base off K Tapani/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
K Tapani, W (9-14)             6.2   4   1   1    2   9   0   4.72   26  103-70   42·17·10    9· 3· 3· 0     69    -     1.00   0.24
C Willis, H (10)               1.1   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.42    6   23-15    6· 3· 6    2· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.38   0.06
R Aguilera, S (30)             1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.79    4   17-13    8· 2· 3    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.50   0.09
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2  11   0          36  143-98   56·22·19   11· 6· 6· 0          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
N Ryan, L (5-4)                5.2   4   4   4    5   3   1   4.70   25  102-58   34·11·13    8· 6· 3· 0     43    -     1.31  -0.18
M Whiteside                    2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.71    8   26-20   13· 2· 5    4· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.43   0.05
B Patterson                    0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.44    3    9-6     6· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.36  -0.02
J Bronkey                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.55    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.70   0.04
Totals                         9     6   4   4    5   4   1          37  141-86   54·13·19   14·11· 3· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 40,105.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 91° F, Wind 18mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Texas Rangers                        
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. R Ducey              RF 
2. R Becker             CF    2. D Strange            2B 
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 Hulse              CF 
9. D Hocking            SS    9. M Diaz               SS 

   K Tapani             P        N Ryan               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-2  12-  7   20%  86% D McCarty       N Ryan          Double to LF (Line Drive); Mack Scores; Hale Scores
   t 6   2  1-1  12-  8   16%  65% C Hale          N Ryan          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Becker Scores; Mack to 2B
   t 2   0  1-0  ---  1   10%  50% S Mack          N Ryan          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 9   0  4-2  ---  6   -9%  82% I Rodriguez     R Aguilera      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  2   -9%  38% J Gonzalez      K Tapani        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Strange Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   50%  R Becker        Walk
   OO     1--  6   45%  K Puckett       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Becker Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  R Ducey         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   45%  D Strange       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--      43%  R Palmeiro      Strange Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   47%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   38%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Strange Scores
          1--  5   36%  J Franco        Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  7   40%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   50%  S Mack          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   48%  B Harper        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  7   50%  C Hale          Walk
   O      1--  4   47%  D McCarty       Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called (Short 3B Line); Hale stays at 1B
   O      1--  6   45%  S Stahoviak     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Tapani facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   41%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   43%  D Hulse         Strikeout Swinging, Palmer Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   47%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   50%  R Ducey         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   57%  D Hocking       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      -2-  1   52%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  2   49%  R Becker        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Hocking to 3B
   O      --3  2   44%  K Puckett       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Tapani facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  D Strange       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   49%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   50%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  S Mack          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   45%  B Harper        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  1   44%  C Hale          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Tapani facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   49%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   50%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  D McCarty       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   50%  S Stahoviak     Walk
   O      1--  1   48%  D Hocking       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Stahoviak to 2B
   O      -2-  6   43%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Tapani facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   46%  D Hulse         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   48%  M Diaz          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      --- 11   50%  R Ducey         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   55%  R Becker        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      53%  S Mack          Becker Steals 2B
          -2-  7   55%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   49%  B Harper        Lineout: CF
   R      12-  8   65%  C Hale          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Becker Scores; Mack to 2B
   RR     12-  7   86%  D McCarty       Double to LF (Line Drive); Mack Scores; Hale Scores
                  Matt Whiteside replaces Nolan Ryan pitching
   O      -2-  4   84%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Kevin Tapani facing 2-3-4
                  Pedro Munoz replaces Rich Becker playing LF batting 2nd; Shane Mack moves to CF
   O      ---  4   87%  D Strange       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   90%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Matt Whiteside facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   89%  D Hocking       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   88%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   87%  P Munoz         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Kevin Tapani facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   81%  J Franco        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   86%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  4   90%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   88%  D Hulse         Walk
                  Carl Willis replaces Kevin Tapani pitching; Dan Peltier pinch hits for Mario Diaz batting 9th
   O      12-  5   93%  D Peltier       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Matt Whiteside facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Huson replaces Dan Peltier playing SS batting 9th
          ---  3   94%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  5   95%  S Mack          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Puckett to 2B; Mack to 1B
   O      12-  5   94%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Mack to 2B; Harper to 1B
   OO     12-  3   91%  C Hale          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Carl Willis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   94%  R Ducey         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   91%  D Strange       Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   94%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B; Strange to 2B
   R      -2-  3   87%  J Gonzalez      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Strange Scores
   O      -2-  5   92%  J Franco        Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Patterson facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Patterson replaces Matt Whiteside pitching
   O      ---  3   92%  D McCarty       Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
          ---  2   93%  S Stahoviak     Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  4   95%  D Hocking       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Stahoviak to 3B; Hocking to 1B
                  Jeff Bronkey replaces Bob Patterson pitching; Jeff Reboulet pinch runs for Scott Stahoviak batting 8th
   OO     1-3  4   91%  C Knoblauch     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Carl Willis pitching; Jeff Reboulet moves to 3B
          ---  6   82%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   89%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   95%  D Hulse         Flyball: CF
                  Gary Redus pinch hits for Jeff Huson batting 9th
   O      1--  7  100%  G Redus         Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 2.

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