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DET
@CAL		3
4
BOS
@CLE		4
9
MIL
@KCR		8
2
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@MIN		1
7
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@OAK		4
3
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@SEA		10
4
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@TEX		7
26
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@ATL		1
7
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@CHC		6
10
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@FLA		0
5
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@HOU		5
13
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@MON		1
2
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@NYM		5
3
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@PHI		1
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Friday, April 19, 1996, 7:35
, The Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 41,184, Time of Game: 4:15
Orioles
7
11-4
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Rangers
26
11-4
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Dennis Cook (1-0)
L: Kent Mercker (1-1)
S: Ed Vosberg (4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         1  0  0   5  0  0   1  0  0    7 10  0
Rangers         5  1  0   0  3  0   1 16  X   26 19  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brady Anderson CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .351 1.119 16 8 0.054 1.00 0.098 -0.045 0.6 4 0 HR
   Billy Ripken PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 2 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4
Roberto Alomar 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .362 1.045 16 10 0.067 1.02 0.127 -0.060 0.3 4 2 2B
   Jeff Huson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 6 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.6
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .255 .882 30 18 -0.044 0.96 0.044 -0.089 -0.2 4 1 2B
   Gregg Zaun PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .650 4 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -1.2 GDP
Bobby Bonilla DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 .259 .665 10 8 0.072 0.96 0.115 -0.043 0.6
Cal Ripken SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 .236 .652 15 9 0.085 1.21 0.129 -0.044 1.2 1 1
B.J. Surhoff 3B 3 1 0 1 1 1 .321 .994 21 9 -0.022 1.36 0.076 -0.098 0.2 0 3
Mike Devereaux LF-RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .348 .810 17 10 0.046 0.99 0.111 -0.065 0.4 4 0 2B
Chris Hoiles C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .422 14 9 -0.105 0.85 0.000 -0.105 -1.2 4 1
Tony Tarasco RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .623 15 10 -0.038 0.76 0.017 -0.055 -0.3 1 0
   Jeffrey Hammonds PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .913 2 2 -0.009 0.34 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 1 0
Kent Mercker P 0 0
   Jimmy Myers P 0 0
   Roger McDowell P 1 0
   Armando Benitez P 0 0
   Jesse Orosco P 0 0
   Manny Alexander P 0 0
Team Totals 36 7 10 6 4 8 .278 .794 168 99 0.106 0.93 0.717 -0.613 1.3 24 8
2B: M Devereaux (2, off R Pavlik); R Palmeiro (2, off D Cook); R Alomar (7, off R Pavlik).
HR: B Anderson (5, off R Pavlik; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: B Anderson 4; R Palmeiro 3; M Devereaux 2; B Bonilla 2; R Alomar 2; C Ripken; B Ripken; T Tarasco.
GIDP: G Zaun (1).
RBI: M Devereaux 2 (5); C Ripken (8); B Anderson (10); R Alomar (10); B Surhoff (10).
2-out RBI: C Ripken; R Alomar.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Palmeiro-C Ripken-R McDowell.

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darryl Hamilton CF 6 4 4 0 1 0 .317 .738 28 14 0.068 0.35 0.089 -0.022 3.0 4 0 SB
Ivan Rodriguez C 2 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .908 7 4 0.116 0.99 0.131 -0.015 1.1 3 1 3B
   Dave Valle PH-C 3 2 1 1 1 0 .222 .639 19 11 -0.046 0.26 0.003 -0.049 0.3 4 0
Will Clark 1B 3 3 2 3 2 0 .333 1.031 33 18 0.164 0.56 0.203 -0.038 2.9 10 0 HR,2B,HBP,GDP
   Damon Buford PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .665 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Juan Gonzalez RF 5 2 2 6 1 1 .390 1.127 22 15 0.083 0.54 0.134 -0.051 3.3 2 0 HR,2B
   Craig Worthington PR-1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .690 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mickey Tettleton DH 2 3 0 2 3 1 .265 1.007 31 12 0.012 0.34 0.039 -0.027 0.8 SF
Dean Palmer 3B 4 3 2 5 2 0 .268 .926 19 11 0.155 0.42 0.173 -0.018 3.8 0 0 2·HR
   Kurt Stillwell PR-3B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .523 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Rusty Greer LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .351 .951 19 10 0.095 0.33 0.110 -0.015 1.7 1 0 2·2B,SF
Mark McLemore 2B 2 2 1 1 3 0 .244 .644 30 13 -0.006 0.29 0.011 -0.017 0.4 2 5 CS,SF
Kevin Elster SS 6 2 3 5 0 0 .265 .752 20 13 -0.038 0.44 0.025 -0.063 3.7 0 3 HR,2B
Roger Pavlik P 0 0
   Dennis Cook P 0 0
   Gil Heredia P 0 0
   Ed Vosberg P 0 0
Team Totals 38 26 19 26 13 2 .500 1.679 228 121 0.603 0.41 0.918 -0.315 20.9 27 10
2B: J Gonzalez (3, off J Orosco); R Greer 2 (7, 1 off R McDowell, 1 off K Mercker); K Elster (4, off J Myers); W Clark (4, off K Mercker).
3B: I Rodriguez (1, off K Mercker).
HR: D Palmer 2 (4, 1 off J Myers, 1 off J Orosco; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Gonzalez (2, off K Mercker; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs); K Elster (2, off M Alexander; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); W Clark (2, off K Mercker; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
SF: M McLemore (2, off K Mercker); M Tettleton (1, off J Orosco); R Greer (1, off M Alexander).
HBP: W Clark (1, by K Mercker).
TB: D Palmer 8; K Elster 7; W Clark 6; J Gonzalez 6; R Greer 5; D Hamilton 4; I Rodriguez 3; M McLemore; D Valle.
GIDP: W Clark (2).
RBI: J Gonzalez 6 (19); K Elster 5 (10); D Palmer 5 (13); W Clark 3 (12); M Tettleton 2 (10); R Greer 2 (12); M McLemore (7); D Valle (1); I Rodriguez (10).
2-out RBI: K Elster 4; R Greer.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 8 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Stillwell-M McLemore-C Worthington.
Baserunning
SB: D Hamilton (3, 2nd base off A Benitez/C Hoiles).
CS: M McLemore (1, 2nd base by J Myers/C Hoiles).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kent Mercker, L (1-1) 4.1 7 8 8 2 2 2 9.00 23 81 46 32 5 9 2 16 6 0 17 -0.414 0.69 -4.5
Jimmy Myers 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 1.29 6 26 12 7 0 5 1 4 3 0 1 1 -0.154 0.50 -1.8
Roger McDowell 1.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0.87 7 25 15 8 2 5 2 3 1 0 2 0 -0.002 0.57 0.7
Armando Benitez 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 6.75 3 21 10 7 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.021 0.14 -1.8
Jesse Orosco 0.1 6 8 8 2 0 1 27.00 9 47 27 17 4 6 0 7 5 0 3 3 -0.013 0.02 -7.2
Manny Alexander 0.2 1 5 5 4 0 1 67.50 7 29 12 7 2 3 1 2 0 0 3 3 0.000 0.00 -6.3
Team Totals 8 19 26 26 13 2 5 29.25 55 229 122 78 15 29 6 33 15 0 17 9 7 -0.604 0.93 -20.9
A Benitez faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Pavlik 3.2 6 6 6 3 4 1 4.76 20 84 43 28 6 9 3 10 8 0 26 -0.364 1.02 -4.2
Dennis Cook, W (1-0) 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 0.82 11 52 36 24 3 9 4 3 0 0 2 0 0.209 0.93 2.0
Gil Heredia, H (4) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.25 4 17 11 8 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 0.042 1.49 0.1
Ed Vosberg, S (4) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 5 15 9 5 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.009 0.07 0.8
Team Totals 9 10 7 7 4 8 1 7.00 40 168 99 65 11 23 10 18 10 0 26 4 1 -0.104 0.41 -1.3
Balks: None.
WP: A Benitez (1); R Pavlik (1).
HBP: K Mercker (1; W Clark).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - John Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 4:15.
Attendance: 41,184.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 92° F, Wind 17mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Texas Rangers
1 Brady Anderson CF 1 Darryl Hamilton CF
2 Roberto Alomar 2B 2 Ivan Rodriguez C
3 Rafael Palmeiro 1B 3 Will Clark 1B
4 Bobby Bonilla DH 4 Juan Gonzalez RF
5 Cal Ripken SS 5 Mickey Tettleton DH
6 B.J. Surhoff 3B 6 Dean Palmer 3B
7 Mike Devereaux LF 7 Rusty Greer LF
8 Chris Hoiles C 8 Mark McLemore 2B
9 Tony Tarasco RF 9 Kevin Elster SS
Kent Mercker P Roger Pavlik P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 7-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR TEX D. Palmer J. Myers 16% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball); Tettleton Scores
b1 0-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  R TEX I. Rodriguez K. Mercker 13% 63% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores
t4 5-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R BAL R. Alomar R. Pavlik -13% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive); Devereaux Scores; Anderson to 3B
b1 1-1 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR TEX J. Gonzalez K. Mercker 12% 78% Home Run (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores; Clark Scores
b5 6-6 0 --- 8,(3-2)  R TEX W. Clark K. Mercker 12% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Roger Pavlik facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R BAL B. Anderson R. Pavlik -8% 42% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BAL R. Alomar R. Pavlik 2% 44% Lineout: CF
t1 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O BAL R. Palmeiro R. Pavlik 2% 45% Strikeout Looking
t1 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL B. Bonilla R. Pavlik 1% 46% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX D. Hamilton K. Mercker 4% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  R TEX I. Rodriguez K. Mercker 13% 63% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores
b1 1-1 0 --3 5,(2-2)  TEX W. Clark K. Mercker 3% 66% Hit By Pitch
b1 1-1 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR TEX J. Gonzalez K. Mercker 12% 78% Home Run (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores; Clark Scores
b1 4-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O TEX M. Tettleton K. Mercker -1% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b1 4-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX D. Palmer K. Mercker 1% 78% Walk
b1 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Greer K. Mercker 5% 83% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Palmer to 3B
b1 4-1 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RO TEX M. McLemore K. Mercker 0% 83% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Palmer Scores; Greer to 3B
b1 5-1 2 --3 3,(2-0)  O TEX K. Elster K. Mercker -2% 81% Flyball: 2B (Deep 1B)
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 5.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, Rangers' Roger Pavlik facing 5-6-7
t2 1-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL C. Ripken R. Pavlik 2% 83% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
t2 1-5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O BAL B. Surhoff R. Pavlik 1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 1-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O BAL M. Devereaux R. Pavlik 1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Orioles' Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
b2 5-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  TEX D. Hamilton K. Mercker 1% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b2 5-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez K. Mercker -1% 86% Flyball: LF
b2 5-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  R TEX W. Clark K. Mercker 5% 90% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hamilton Scores
b2 6-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez K. Mercker -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b2 6-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O TEX M. Tettleton K. Mercker -1% 88% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 6.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' Roger Pavlik facing 8-9-1
t3 1-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL C. Hoiles R. Pavlik 2% 90% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 1-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BAL T. Tarasco R. Pavlik -2% 88% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
t3 1-6 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BAL B. Anderson R. Pavlik 2% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Tarasco to 2B
t3 1-6 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BAL R. Alomar R. Pavlik 2% 92% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Orioles' Kent Mercker facing 6-7-8
b3 6-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX D. Palmer K. Mercker -1% 91% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b3 6-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX R. Greer K. Mercker -1% 90% Lineout: LF
b3 6-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. McLemore K. Mercker -0% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 6.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' Roger Pavlik facing 3-4-5
t4 1-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BAL R. Palmeiro R. Pavlik -2% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t4 1-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  BAL B. Bonilla R. Pavlik -4% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmeiro to 2B
t4 1-6 0 12- 5,(3-1)  BAL C. Ripken R. Pavlik -6% 78% Walk; Palmeiro to 3B; Bonilla to 2B
t4 1-6 0 123 4,(3-0)  R BAL B. Surhoff R. Pavlik -8% 70% Walk; Palmeiro Scores; Bonilla to 3B; Ripken to 2B
t4 2-6 0 123 4,(1-2)  R BAL M. Devereaux R. Pavlik -5% 65% Wild Pitch; Bonilla Scores; Ripken to 3B; Surhoff to 2B
t4 3-6 0 -23 5,(2-2)  RR BAL M. Devereaux R. Pavlik -11% 54% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ripken Scores; Surhoff Scores
t4 5-6 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BAL C. Hoiles R. Pavlik 5% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-6 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O BAL T. Tarasco R. Pavlik 4% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t4 5-6 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BAL B. Anderson R. Pavlik -1% 62% Walk
t4 5-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R BAL R. Alomar R. Pavlik -13% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive); Devereaux Scores; Anderson to 3B
Dennis Cook replaces Roger Pavlik pitching
t4 6-6 2 -23 8,(3-2)  O BAL R. Palmeiro D. Cook 7% 57% Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 6-6, Orioles' Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
b4 6-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX K. Elster K. Mercker -3% 54% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b4 6-6 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX D. Hamilton K. Mercker -2% 52% Flyball: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
Dave Valle pinch hits for Ivan Rodriguez (C) batting 2nd
b4 6-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX D. Valle K. Mercker -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 6.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 6-6, Rangers' Dennis Cook facing 4-5-6
Dave Valle moves from PH to C
t5 6-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL B. Bonilla D. Cook 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 6-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL C. Ripken D. Cook 2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t5 6-6 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O BAL B. Surhoff D. Cook 2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 6-6, Orioles' Kent Mercker facing 3-4-5
b5 6-6 0 --- 8,(3-2)  R TEX W. Clark K. Mercker 12% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b5 7-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez K. Mercker -2% 67% Flyball: LF
b5 7-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX M. Tettleton K. Mercker 2% 70% Walk
Jimmy Myers replaces Kent Mercker pitching
b5 7-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR TEX D. Palmer J. Myers 16% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball); Tettleton Scores
b5 9-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX R. Greer J. Myers -1% 84% Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
b5 9-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX M. McLemore J. Myers 1% 85% Walk
b5 9-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX K. Elster J. Myers -1% 84% McLemore Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 9.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 6-9, Rangers' Dennis Cook facing 7-8-9
t6 6-9 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BAL M. Devereaux D. Cook 3% 86% Strikeout Looking
t6 6-9 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL C. Hoiles D. Cook 2% 88% Flyball: LF
t6 6-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL T. Tarasco D. Cook 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-6, Orioles' Jimmy Myers facing 9-1-2
b6 9-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX K. Elster J. Myers 2% 92% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b6 9-6 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  TEX D. Hamilton J. Myers 2% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Elster to 3B
b6 9-6 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  O TEX D. Valle J. Myers -3% 91% Fielder's Choice 3B; Elster out at Hm/3B-C; Hamilton to 2B
Roger McDowell replaces Jimmy Myers pitching
b6 9-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX W. Clark R. McDowell -4% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 9.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 6-9, Rangers' Dennis Cook facing 1-2-3
t7 6-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL B. Anderson D. Cook 3% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL R. Alomar D. Cook 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-9 2 --- 9,(3-2)  BAL R. Palmeiro D. Cook -2% 90% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 6-9 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  BAL B. Bonilla D. Cook -2% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Palmeiro to 3B
Gil Heredia replaces Dennis Cook pitching
t7 6-9 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  R BAL C. Ripken G. Heredia -7% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Palmeiro Scores; Bonilla to 2B
t7 7-9 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O BAL B. Surhoff G. Heredia 7% 87% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-7, Orioles' Roger McDowell facing 4-5-6
b7 9-7 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez R. McDowell -1% 86% Flyball: CF
b7 9-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX M. Tettleton R. McDowell 1% 87% Walk
b7 9-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX D. Palmer R. McDowell -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B; Tettleton to 2B
b7 9-7 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R TEX R. Greer R. McDowell 6% 92% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Tettleton Scores
b7 10-7 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  TEX M. McLemore R. McDowell 0% 92% Walk
b7 10-7 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O TEX K. Elster R. McDowell -1% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 10.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 7-10, Rangers' Gil Heredia facing 7-8-9
t8 7-10 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL M. Devereaux G. Heredia 3% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t8 7-10 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL C. Hoiles G. Heredia 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
Ed Vosberg replaces Gil Heredia pitching
Jeffrey Hammonds pinch hits for Tony Tarasco (RF) batting 9th
t8 7-10 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL J. Hammonds E. Vosberg 1% 97% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-7, Orioles' Armando Benitez facing 1-2-3
Armando Benitez replaces Roger McDowell pitching
Jeffrey Hammonds moves from PH to LF
Mike Devereaux moves from LF to RF
b8 10-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX D. Hamilton A. Benitez 1% 97% Single to 3B (Pop Fly to Deep 3B)
b8 10-7 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  TEX D. Valle A. Benitez 0% 98% Hamilton Steals 2B
b8 10-7 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  TEX D. Valle A. Benitez 0% 98% Walk
b8 10-7 0 12- 5,(2-2)  TEX W. Clark A. Benitez 1% 99% Wild Pitch; Hamilton to 3B; Valle to 2B
b8 10-7 0 -23 8,(3-2)  TEX W. Clark A. Benitez 0% 99% Walk
Jesse Orosco replaces Armando Benitez pitching
b8 10-7 0 123 4,(1-2)  RR TEX J. Gonzalez J. Orosco 1% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores; Valle Scores; Clark to 3B
b8 12-7 0 -23 5,(3-1)  RO TEX M. Tettleton J. Orosco 0% 100% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Clark Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
b8 13-7 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RR TEX D. Palmer J. Orosco 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores
b8 15-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX R. Greer J. Orosco 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
b8 15-7 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  TEX M. McLemore J. Orosco 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Greer to 2B
b8 15-7 1 12- 7,(1-2)  R TEX K. Elster J. Orosco 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Greer Scores; McLemore to 2B
b8 16-7 1 12- 6,(3-2)  TEX D. Hamilton J. Orosco 0% 100% Walk; McLemore to 3B; Elster to 2B
b8 16-7 1 123 7,(3-2)  R TEX D. Valle J. Orosco 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); McLemore Scores; Elster to 3B; Hamilton to 2B
b8 17-7 1 123 9,(3-2)  R TEX W. Clark J. Orosco 0% 100% Walk; Elster Scores; Hamilton to 3B; Valle to 2B
Manny Alexander replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
Damon Buford pinch runs for Will Clark (1B) batting 3rd
b8 18-7 1 123 5,(3-1)  R TEX J. Gonzalez M. Alexander 0% 100% Walk; Hamilton Scores; Valle to 3B; Buford to 2B
Craig Worthington pinch runs for Juan Gonzalez (RF) batting 4th
b8 19-7 1 123 6,(3-2)  R TEX M. Tettleton M. Alexander 0% 100% Walk; Valle Scores; Buford to 3B; Worthington to 2B
b8 20-7 1 123 6,(3-2)  R TEX D. Palmer M. Alexander 0% 100% Walk; Buford Scores; Worthington to 3B; Tettleton to 2B
Kurt Stillwell pinch runs for Dean Palmer (3B) batting 6th
b8 21-7 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO TEX R. Greer M. Alexander 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Worthington Scores; Tettleton to 3B
b8 22-7 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  TEX M. McLemore M. Alexander 0% 100% Walk; Stillwell to 2B
b8 22-7 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR TEX K. Elster M. Alexander 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tettleton Scores; Stillwell Scores; McLemore Scores
b8 26-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX D. Hamilton M. Alexander 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
16 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 26.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 7-26, Rangers' Ed Vosberg facing 1-2-3
Craig Worthington moves from PR to 1B
Kurt Stillwell moves from PR to 3B
Damon Buford moves from PR to RF
Billy Ripken pinch hits for Brady Anderson (CF) batting 1st
t9 7-26 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BAL B. Ripken E. Vosberg 0% 100% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
Jeff Huson pinch hits for Roberto Alomar (2B) batting 2nd
t9 7-26 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  BAL J. Huson E. Vosberg 0% 100% Walk; Ripken to 2B
Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Rafael Palmeiro (1B) batting 3rd
t9 7-26 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO BAL G. Zaun E. Vosberg 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Ripken to 3B
t9 7-26 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O BAL B. Bonilla E. Vosberg 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 26.

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