May 12, 1997 Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 16
CHW 8 MIL 9
SEA 8 MIN 12
TOR 2 BAL 5
@OAK 1 TEX 4
CLE 2 FLA 11
HOU 4 COL 9
@PHI 2 ATL 10
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 25,327

Monday, May 12, 1997, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:29

Indians

17-18

Lost 3

3rd, 3 GB

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

W: J Burkett (2-2), L: J McDowell (3-3), S: J Wetteland (9)

Rangers

20-14

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .207  .617   12    1   0   
T Fernandez 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .773    9    0   4   2B,GDP
J Thome 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .298  .978   18    9   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .854   16    0   3   
D Justice LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .358 1.198   17    2   0   CS
J Franco DH                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .364  .912   18    0   0   2B
B Giles RF                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .262  .903   22    2   0   
S Alomar C                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .337 1.017   16    8   0   
  C Curtis PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .921         0   0   
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .711   12    2   2   
  K Mitchell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .681    4    0   0   

J McDowell P                                                             0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   2   9   2    2   4              144   24   9

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez (7, off J Burkett); J Franco (4, off J Wetteland).

TB: J Franco 3; T Fernandez 2; M Grissom 2; S Alomar 2; D Justice; O Vizquel.

GIDP: T Fernandez (3).

RBI: O Vizquel (13); S Alomar (23).

2-out RBI: S Alomar; O Vizquel.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Justice (3, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by J Burkett).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Newson LF-RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .774   19    2   0   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .343  .841   17    4   0   
R Greer CF-LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .296  .833   13    2   0   
J Gonzalez DH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .686    7    0   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   2   2   2    0   0  .367 1.057   11    9   2   2·HR
D Palmer 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .800   10    2   3   
L Stevens RF                  3   1   2   1    0   1  .315  .958   12    4   0   HR
  D Buford CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .665         0   0   
M McLemore 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .180  .501   10    1   3   SH
B Gil SS                      3   1   1   1    0   1  .209  .583   13    2   4   HR

J Burkett P                                                              1   2
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       28   4   5   4    1   8              112   27  14

BATTING

HR: B Gil (2, off J McDowell; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); W Clark 2 (4, off J McDowell, off E Plunk; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); L Stevens (6, off E Plunk; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SH: M McLemore (2, off J McDowell).

TB: W Clark 8; L Stevens 5; B Gil 4.

RBI: W Clark 2 (13); L Stevens (23); B Gil (9).

2-out RBI: B Gil; W Clark.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M McLemore-W Clark.

E: R Greer (1).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J McDowell, L (3-3)            6     3   2   2    1   4   2   5.09   22   79-52   29· 9·14   11· 3· 3· 0     61    -     0.90   0.09
E Plunk                        2     2   2   2    0   4   2   5.57    8   33-23   11· 5· 7    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.28  -0.13
Totals                         8     5   4   4    1   8   4          30  112-75   40·14·21   11· 5· 5· 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
J Burkett, W (2-2)             8     7   1   1    1   3   0   3.59   30  113-69   48· 7·14   13· 2·11· 0     66    -     1.21   0.42
J Wetteland, S (9)             1     2   1   1    1   1   0   1.88    6   26-13   10· 3· 0    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.02   0.04
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2   4   0          36  139-82   58·10·14   15· 3·12· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Burkett (2; D Justice, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 25,327.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 9mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Texas Rangers                        
1. M Grissom            CF    1. W Newson             LF 
2. T Fernandez          2B    2. I Rodriguez          C  
3. J Thome              1B    3. R Greer              CF 
4. M Williams           3B    4. J Gonzalez           DH 
5. D Justice            LF    5. W Clark              1B 
6. J Franco             DH    6. D Palmer             3B 
7. B Giles              RF    7. L Stevens            RF 
8. S Alomar             C     8. M McLemore           2B 
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. B Gil                SS 

   J McDowell           P        J Burkett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-1  ---  4   14%  66% B Gil           J McDowell      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   b 4   2  1-0  ---  4   13%  51% W Clark         J McDowell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  4  -11%  40% O Vizquel       J Burkett       Single to CF (Line Drive); Franco Scores; Giles to 3B; Vizquel to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   b 7   0  1-2  ---  6   10%  88% W Clark         E Plunk         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 6   0  2-1  ---  2   -9%  56% T Fernandez     J Burkett       Double to RF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  M Grissom       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   53%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   55%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  W Newson        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   51%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  R Greer         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   46%  D Justice       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  7   41%  J Franco        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Justice to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Giles         Justice Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-SS-3B)
          1--  6   46%  " "             Walk; Franco to 2B
   O      12-  2   51%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF
   R      12-  4   40%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive); Franco Scores; Giles to 3B; Vizquel to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   O      -23  5   45%  M Grissom       Lineout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack McDowell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   43%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   41%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   40%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Burkett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   42%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   44%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack McDowell facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   49%  L Stevens       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   47%  M McLemore      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Stevens to 2B
   O      -2-  5   43%  B Gil           Strikeout Looking
          -2-  7   44%  W Newson        Walk
   O      12-  6   39%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   41%  D Justice       Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   43%  J Franco        Lineout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   44%  B Giles         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack McDowell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   41%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   39%  J Gonzalez      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   R      ---  4   51%  W Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   50%  D Palmer        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, John Burkett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   53%  S Alomar        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   56%  O Vizquel       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   57%  M Grissom       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack McDowell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   54%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   52%  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4   66%  B Gil           Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   65%  W Newson        Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, John Burkett facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   56%  T Fernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   62%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   68%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  7   73%  D Justice       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jack McDowell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   71%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   69%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   68%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, John Burkett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   72%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   76%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   73%  S Alomar        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   78%  O Vizquel       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7
                  Eric Plunk replaces Jack McDowell pitching
   R      ---  6   88%  W Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   86%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4   93%  L Stevens       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   92%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  B Gil           Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
                  Rusty Greer moves to LF; Damon Buford replaces Lee Stevens playing CF batting 7th; Warren Newson moves to RF
          ---  1   87%  M Grissom       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   96%  T Fernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   97%  W Newson        Popfly: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   96%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, John Wetteland facing 4-5-6
                  John Wetteland replaces John Burkett pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  D Justice       Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---  6   99%  J Franco        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   96%  B Giles         Walk
   R      12-  3   92%  S Alomar        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Franco Scores; Giles to 3B
                  Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Omar Vizquel batting 9th; Chad Curtis pinch runs for Sandy Alomar batting 8th
   O      1-3  4  100%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 4.

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