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@CLE		8
9
NYY
@KCR		2
5
BOS
@MIN		6
8
MIL
@OAK		6
9
CHW
@TEX		6
5
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@ATL		3
2
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@CHC		4
3
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@FLA		7
2
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@MON		11
12
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@NYM		6
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@PHI		2
6
HOU
@SFG		8
4
Tuesday, April 23, 1996 1:05
, The Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 29,123, Time of Game: 3:14
White Sox
6
10-9
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 2½ GB
 at Rangers
5
13-6
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
W: James Baldwin (1-0)
L: Ken Hill (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       2  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0    6 11  1
Rangers         0  0  0   0  5  0   0  0  0    5  9  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Phillips LF 5 2 3 2 0 0 .298 .876 16 11 0.081 0.79 0.132 -0.052 1.7 1 0 2B
Dave Martinez CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .695 12 5 -0.035 0.85 0.041 -0.076 -0.6 3 0
   Lyle Mouton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .789 4 3 0.029 0.59 0.029 0.000 0.2 2B
   Darren Lewis CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .756 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Frank Thomas 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 .387 1.231 18 10 0.019 0.99 0.057 -0.038 0.7 6 0 2B,IW
Harold Baines DH 3 1 1 2 2 0 .322 1.039 17 8 0.119 1.09 0.181 -0.061 1.3 HR,IW
Robin Ventura 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .234 .717 25 14 -0.134 1.05 0.010 -0.144 -1.9 2 1
Danny Tartabull RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .212 .670 25 13 -0.064 0.97 0.040 -0.104 -1.2 2 0
Chad Kreuter C 5 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .716 18 13 -0.049 0.75 0.029 -0.077 -0.6 9 0
   Ron Karkovice C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .713 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jose Munoz 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .385 .885 11 8 -0.015 0.80 0.069 -0.084 0.2 2 1 GDP
   Ray Durham 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .954 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Ozzie Guillen SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .222 .631 14 9 0.023 0.67 0.068 -0.045 0.5 0 5 2B
James Baldwin P 2
   Joe Magrane P
   Kirk McCaskill P
   Roberto Hernandez P
Team Totals 37 6 11 6 6 5 .297 .882 160 94 -0.026 0.88 0.656 -0.681 0.3 27 10
2B: O Guillen (6, off K Hill); F Thomas (6, off K Hill); T Phillips (4, off K Hill); L Mouton (1, off E Vosberg).
HR: H Baines (5, off K Hill; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
IBB: H Baines (2, by K Hill); F Thomas (4, by E Vosberg).
TB: H Baines 4; T Phillips 4; F Thomas 3; L Mouton 2; O Guillen 2; J Munoz 2; C Kreuter.
GIDP: J Munoz (1).
RBI: H Baines 2 (15); T Phillips 2 (16); O Guillen (5); F Thomas (19).
2-out RBI: H Baines 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Guillen-R Durham-F Thomas.
E: J Baldwin ().

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darryl Hamilton CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .296 .691 17 12 -0.108 1.31 0.033 -0.141 -1.0 2 0
Ivan Rodriguez C 4 1 1 2 1 0 .375 1.028 22 13 0.208 1.88 0.316 -0.108 1.6 5 0 2B
   Damon Buford PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .722 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Will Clark 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .323 1.006 27 14 0.151 1.97 0.250 -0.099 -0.0 8 0
Juan Gonzalez RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 .351 1.018 15 10 -0.381 2.33 0.100 -0.480 -1.3 0 0 GDP
Mickey Tettleton DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 .246 .929 26 12 -0.066 2.18 0.124 -0.190 0.4
Dean Palmer 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .333 1.092 15 8 -0.101 1.98 0.057 -0.158 -0.2 1 3
Rusty Greer LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .319 .844 11 8 -0.142 1.96 0.045 -0.187 -0.4 3 0
Mark McLemore 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .279 .739 14 10 -0.028 1.64 0.088 -0.116 0.2 3 4
Kevin Elster SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .706 10 5 -0.006 1.57 0.075 -0.081 0.4 4 2
   Warren Newson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .929 2 1 -0.053 2.00 0.000 -0.053 -0.2
   Kurt Stillwell SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .481 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ken Hill P
   Ed Vosberg P
Team Totals 36 5 9 5 5 9 .250 .619 159 93 -0.526 1.89 1.088 -1.613 -0.7 27 9
2B: I Rodriguez (8, off J Baldwin).
TB: D Palmer 2; I Rodriguez 2; J Gonzalez; M Tettleton; D Hamilton; M McLemore; R Greer; K Elster.
GIDP: J Gonzalez (2).
RBI: I Rodriguez 2 (15); J Gonzalez (22); K Elster (12); M McLemore (8).
2-out RBI: J Gonzalez.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. M McLemore-K Elster-W Clark.

Chicago White Sox

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
James Baldwin, W (1-0) 5 6 5 3 2 6 0 5.40 24 98 58 35 6 17 7 9 4 0 43 -0.093 1.14 -1.8
Joe Magrane, H (5) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.48 6 24 14 8 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.024 1.81 0.2
Kirk McCaskill, H (2) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.36 7 19 12 7 2 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 0.351 2.64 1.7
Roberto Hernandez, S (5) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 4 18 9 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.244 5.30 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 5 3 5 9 0 3.00 41 159 93 55 14 24 14 13 6 0 43 1 0 0.526 0.88 0.7
J Magrane faced 1 batter in the 7th 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
Ken Hill, L (3-2) 5.2 10 6 6 3 4 1 4.11 30 109 69 48 8 13 9 14 8 0 26 -0.196 0.77 -2.5
Ed Vosberg 3.1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0.00 13 51 25 15 4 6 4 5 2 0 1 0 0.223 1.16 2.2
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 6 5 1 6.00 43 160 94 63 12 19 13 19 10 0 26 1 0 0.027 1.89 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: J Baldwin (1); K Hill (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: K Hill (2; H Baines); E Vosberg (1; F Thomas).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Terry Craft.
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 29,123.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-6 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX J. Gonzalez R. Hernandez 37% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Buford to 3B
b9 5-6 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Tettleton R. Hernandez 18% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 5-6 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  TEX W. Clark R. Hernandez -18% 44% Walk; Buford to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(0-2)  RR CHW H. Baines K. Hill 15% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Phillips Scores
b5 2-6 1 12- 7,(2-2)  RR TEX I. Rodriguez J. Baldwin -15% 66% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Elster Scores/unER; Hamilton Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW T. Phillips K. Hill 5% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHW D. Martinez K. Hill -4% 51% Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CHW F. Thomas K. Hill -3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(0-2)  RR CHW H. Baines K. Hill 15% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Phillips Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW R. Ventura K. Hill 1% 64% Walk
t1 2-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHW D. Tartabull K. Hill -2% 62% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX D. Hamilton J. Baldwin 2% 65% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Baldwin 2% 66% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX W. Clark J. Baldwin 1% 68% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW C. Kreuter K. Hill -2% 66% Flyball: SS (Deep 3B)
t2 2-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHW J. Munoz K. Hill -2% 64% Lineout: SS
t2 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW O. Guillen K. Hill -1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez J. Baldwin 3% 66% Flyball: RF
b2 0-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX M. Tettleton J. Baldwin -3% 63% Walk
b2 0-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  TEX D. Palmer J. Baldwin -4% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Tettleton to 2B
b2 0-2 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O TEX R. Greer J. Baldwin 5% 64% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-2 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O TEX M. McLemore J. Baldwin 5% 69% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW T. Phillips K. Hill 3% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 2-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHW D. Martinez K. Hill 4% 76% Walk; Phillips to 2B
t3 2-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHW F. Thomas K. Hill -0% 75% Groundout: 2B unassisted (2B-1B); Phillips to 3B; Martinez to 2B
t3 2-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  CHW H. Baines K. Hill 1% 76% Intentional Walk
t3 2-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  O CHW R. Ventura K. Hill -6% 70% Lineout: 2B
t3 2-0 2 123 6,(3-2)  O CHW D. Tartabull K. Hill -6% 64% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX K. Elster J. Baldwin 3% 67% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX D. Hamilton J. Baldwin 2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Baldwin 1% 70% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW C. Kreuter K. Hill 3% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t4 2-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHW J. Munoz K. Hill 7% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kreuter to 3B
t4 2-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R CHW O. Guillen K. Hill 7% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Kreuter Scores; Munoz to 3B
t4 3-0 0 -23 4,(0-2)  RR CHW T. Phillips K. Hill 4% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive); Munoz Scores; Guillen Scores
t4 5-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHW D. Martinez K. Hill 1% 92% Wild Pitch; Phillips to 2B
t4 5-0 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O CHW D. Martinez K. Hill -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 5-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CHW F. Thomas K. Hill 3% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Phillips Scores
t4 6-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHW H. Baines K. Hill -1% 93% Flyball: CF; Thomas to 3B
t4 6-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Ventura K. Hill -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 3-4-5
b4 0-6 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O TEX W. Clark J. Baldwin 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b4 0-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez J. Baldwin 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TEX M. Tettleton J. Baldwin 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
t5 6-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW D. Tartabull K. Hill -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t5 6-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW C. Kreuter K. Hill -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 6-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW J. Munoz K. Hill 0% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 6-0 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O CHW O. Guillen K. Hill -1% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, White Sox' James Baldwin facing 6-7-8
b5 0-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX D. Palmer J. Baldwin -2% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b5 0-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Greer J. Baldwin -4% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Palmer to 3B
b5 0-6 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R TEX M. McLemore J. Baldwin -5% 83% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Left); Palmer Scores; Greer to 2B
b5 1-6 0 12- 3,(1-1)  R TEX K. Elster J. Baldwin -7% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Greer Scores; McLemore to 2B
b5 2-6 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX D. Hamilton J. Baldwin 6% 81% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Elster to 2B
b5 2-6 1 12- 7,(2-2)  RR TEX I. Rodriguez J. Baldwin -15% 66% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Elster Scores/unER; Hamilton Scores
b5 4-6 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  TEX W. Clark J. Baldwin -3% 63% Wild Pitch; Rodriguez to 3B
b5 4-6 1 --3 5,(2-2)  O TEX W. Clark J. Baldwin 7% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-6 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R TEX J. Gonzalez J. Baldwin -10% 60% Single to LF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores/unER
b5 5-6 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  TEX M. Tettleton J. Baldwin -3% 57% Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
b5 5-6 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O TEX D. Palmer J. Baldwin 7% 64% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 5.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rangers' Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
t6 6-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW T. Phillips K. Hill -3% 61% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t6 6-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW D. Martinez K. Hill -2% 59% Flyball: CF
t6 6-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  CHW F. Thomas K. Hill 2% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Ed Vosberg replaces Ken Hill pitching
t6 6-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHW H. Baines E. Vosberg 2% 63% Walk; Thomas to 2B
t6 6-5 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O CHW R. Ventura E. Vosberg -5% 57% Lineout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Joe Magrane facing 7-8-9
Joe Magrane replaces James Baldwin pitching
b6 5-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Greer J. Magrane 4% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX M. McLemore J. Magrane -4% 57% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b6 5-6 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O TEX K. Elster J. Magrane 5% 62% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 5-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX D. Hamilton J. Magrane -3% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Elster to 2B
b6 5-6 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez J. Magrane 8% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 5.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rangers' Ed Vosberg facing 6-7-8
t7 6-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW D. Tartabull E. Vosberg 4% 71% Walk
t7 6-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CHW C. Kreuter E. Vosberg -4% 67% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 6-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO CHW J. Munoz E. Vosberg -7% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Joe Magrane facing 3-4-5
b7 5-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX W. Clark J. Magrane -7% 53% Walk
Kirk McCaskill replaces Joe Magrane pitching
b7 5-6 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez K. McCaskill 7% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b7 5-6 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  TEX M. Tettleton K. McCaskill -7% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive); Clark to 2B
b7 5-6 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O TEX D. Palmer K. McCaskill 9% 62% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b7 5-6 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O TEX R. Greer K. McCaskill 10% 72% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 5.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rangers' Ed Vosberg facing 9-1-2
t8 6-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW O. Guillen E. Vosberg -3% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 6-5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHW T. Phillips E. Vosberg -2% 66% Flyball: LF
Lyle Mouton pinch hits for Dave Martinez (CF) batting 2nd
t8 6-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  CHW L. Mouton E. Vosberg 3% 69% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t8 6-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHW F. Thomas E. Vosberg 1% 70% Intentional Walk
t8 6-5 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O CHW H. Baines E. Vosberg -5% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Kirk McCaskill facing 8-9-1
Darren Lewis replaces Lyle Mouton (PH) playing CF batting 2nd
b8 5-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX M. McLemore K. McCaskill 7% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
Warren Newson pinch hits for Kevin Elster (SS) batting 9th
b8 5-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX W. Newson K. McCaskill 5% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b8 5-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX D. Hamilton K. McCaskill 4% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 5.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rangers' Ed Vosberg facing 5-6-7
Kurt Stillwell replaces Warren Newson (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 6-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW R. Ventura E. Vosberg -2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW D. Tartabull E. Vosberg -2% 77% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 6-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Kreuter E. Vosberg -1% 76% Flyball: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Roberto Hernandez facing 2-3-4
Roberto Hernandez replaces Kirk McCaskill pitching
Ron Karkovice replaces Chad Kreuter playing C batting 7th
Ray Durham replaces Jose Munoz playing 2B batting 8th
b9 5-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX I. Rodriguez R. Hernandez -14% 62% Walk
Damon Buford pinch runs for Ivan Rodriguez (C) batting 2nd
b9 5-6 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  TEX W. Clark R. Hernandez -18% 44% Walk; Buford to 2B
b9 5-6 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX J. Gonzalez R. Hernandez 37% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Buford to 3B
b9 5-6 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Tettleton R. Hernandez 18% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 5.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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