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KCR  5
BOS  3
 DET  6
@OAK  3
 TOR  6
@SEA  0
 CLE  7
@TEX  2
 ATL  6
SDP  3
 LAD  4
@FLA  3
 MON  2
COL  1
 NYM  4
STL  1
 PHI  4
ARI  1
 PIT  8
CIN  7
Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 28,504

 Thursday, May 7, 1998, 8:35
Time of Game: 2:21
Indians
7
20-12
Won 6
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  3   1  0  0   0  0  2    7 12  1
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  4  1
W: Bartolo Colon (3-1), L: Aaron Sele (5-2)
 Rangers
2
19-13
Lost 4
1st

Batting Stats

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   3   3   0    2   0  .304  .833   16    8    0   0   2B
O Vizquel SS                  4   2   3   4    0   0  .321  .818   19   11    2   4   2·3B,SF
D Justice DH                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .316  .995   15   11    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .374 1.151   18   10   12   0   SF,IW
S Alomar C                    5   0   0   1    0   1  .236  .637   12   10    7   0   
B Giles LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .297 1.105    8    6    3   0   
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .796   10    8    0   0   
  M Whiten RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
T Fryman 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .218  .662   10    7    1   2   
D Bell 2B                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .350  .889   12    9    2   6   2B

B Colon P                                                                     0   2
Totals                       36   7  12   0    3   4              120   80   27  14
Batting Events
2B: K Lofton (7, off A Sele); D Bell (4, off A Sele).
3B: O Vizquel 2 (2, 1 off S Bailes, 1 off A Sele).
SF: J Thome (2, off S Bailes); O Vizquel (1, off A Sele).
IBB: J Thome (2, by A Sele).
TB: O Vizquel 7; K Lofton 4; D Bell 4; D Justice; M Ramirez; T Fryman.
RBI: O Vizquel 4 (16); J Thome (27); S Alomar (10); D Justice (33).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. O Vizquel-D Bell-J Thome.
E: T Fryman (4).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .336  .778   20   10    4   0   
M McLemore 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .330  .875   19   10    3   1   
R Greer LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .244  .657   25   19    4   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .932   12    6    2   0   GDP
W Clark 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .330  .926   12    9    7   0   HR
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .424 1.156   16    9    4   0   
L Stevens DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .800   11   10    0   0   
K Elster SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .722   11    7    1   3   
F Tatis 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .210  .482   10    5    2   3   

A Sele P                                                                      0   0
  S Bailes P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   0    3   7              136   85   27   7
Batting Events
HR: W Clark (5, off B Colon; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: W Clark 4; T Goodwin; F Tatis; R Greer.
GIDP: J Gonzalez (6).
RBI: W Clark 2 (20).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. K Elster-F Tatis.
E: K Elster (4).

Pitching Stats

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Colon, W (3-1)               9     4   2   2    3   7   1   3.15   34  136-85   47·14·24   15· 9· 4· 0     75    -     0.59   0.31
Totals                         9     4   2   2    3   7   1          34  136-85   47·14·24   15· 9· 4· 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
A Sele, L (5-2)                8    10   5   5    3   3   0   3.18   36  105-68   44· 5·19   11·19· 8· 0     42    -     0.58  -0.19
S Bailes                       1     2   2   2    0   1   0   7.00    5   15-12    5· 3· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   7   7    3   4   0          41  120-80   49· 8·23   12·22· 8· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: A Sele (1; J Thome).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dale Scott.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 28,504.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Cleveland Indians                         Texas Rangers                                
1. Kenny Lofton                 CF       1. Tom Goodwin                  CF
2. Omar Vizquel                 SS       2. Mark McLemore                2B
3. David Justice                DH       3. Rusty Greer                  LF
4. Jim Thome                    1B       4. Juan Gonzalez                RF
5. Sandy Alomar                  C       5. Will Clark                   1B
6. Brian Giles                  LF       6. Ivan Rodriguez                C
7. Manny Ramirez                RF       7. Lee Stevens                  DH
8. Travis Fryman                3B       8. Kevin Elster                 SS
9. David Bell                   2B       9. Fernando Tatis               3B

   Bartolo Colon                 P          Aaron Sele                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 1 -23 OO 2,(0-1)  -12% 54% 1-0 CLE S. Alomar A. Sele Double Play: Popfly: SS-3B
t3 0 1-3 RR 5,(2-2)  12% 83% 1-0 CLE O. Vizquel A. Sele Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Bell Scores; Lofton Scores
b1 1 12- OO 3,(1-1)  9% 59% 0-1 TEX J. Gonzalez B. Colon Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 0 1-3 R 3,(0-2)  8% 69% 0-0 CLE D. Justice A. Sele Single to CF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Vizquel to 3B
t1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  6% 61% 0-0 CLE O. Vizquel A. Sele Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Lofton to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  6% 56% 0-0 CLE K. Lofton A. Sele Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  6% 61% 0-0 CLE O. Vizquel A. Sele Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Lofton to 3B
t1 0 1-3 R 3,(0-2)  8% 69% 0-0 CLE D. Justice A. Sele Single to CF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Vizquel to 3B
t1 0 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  -3% 66% 1-0 CLE J. Thome A. Sele Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Justice to 2B
t1 1 -23 OO 2,(0-1)  -12% 54% 1-0 CLE S. Alomar A. Sele Double Play: Popfly: SS-3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  -4% 50% 0-1 TEX T. Goodwin B. Colon Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
b1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  -5% 45% 0-1 TEX M. McLemore B. Colon Walk; Goodwin to 2B
b1 0 12- O 3,(0-2)  5% 50% 0-1 TEX R. Greer B. Colon Strikeout Swinging
b1 1 12- OO 3,(1-1)  9% 59% 0-1 TEX J. Gonzalez B. Colon Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 57% 1-0 CLE B. Giles A. Sele Strikeout Looking
t2 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 56% 1-0 CLE M. Ramirez A. Sele Strikeout Looking
t2 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 54% 1-0 CLE T. Fryman A. Sele Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  3% 57% 0-1 TEX W. Clark B. Colon Popfly: SS
b2 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 59% 0-1 TEX I. Rodriguez B. Colon Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  1% 60% 0-1 TEX L. Stevens B. Colon Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  6% 66% 1-0 CLE D. Bell A. Sele Double to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  6% 72% 1-0 CLE K. Lofton A. Sele Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Bell to 3B
t3 0 1-3 RR 5,(2-2)  12% 83% 1-0 CLE O. Vizquel A. Sele Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Bell Scores; Lofton Scores
t3 0 --3 O 2,(1-0)  -3% 81% 3-0 CLE D. Justice A. Sele Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t3 1 --3 4,(3-0)  1% 82% 3-0 CLE J. Thome A. Sele Intentional Walk
t3 1 1-3 RO 2,(1-0)  1% 83% 3-0 CLE S. Alomar A. Sele Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Vizquel Scores
t3 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 81% 4-0 CLE B. Giles A. Sele Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 84% 0-4 TEX K. Elster B. Colon Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  -2% 81% 0-4 TEX F. Tatis B. Colon Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b3 1 1-- O 6,(2-2)  3% 84% 0-4 TEX T. Goodwin B. Colon Strikeout Swinging
b3 2 1-- O 2,(0-1)  2% 86% 0-4 TEX M. McLemore B. Colon Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Rangers 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 85% 4-0 CLE M. Ramirez A. Sele Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- 3,(2-0)  1% 86% 4-0 CLE T. Fryman A. Sele Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  3% 89% 4-0 CLE D. Bell A. Sele Single to CF (Line Drive); Fryman to 3B
t4 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  1% 90% 4-0 CLE K. Lofton A. Sele Walk; Bell to 2B
t4 1 123 RO 3,(2-0)  0% 90% 4-0 CLE O. Vizquel A. Sele Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Fryman Scores
t4 2 12- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 89% 5-0 CLE D. Justice A. Sele Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- 11,(3-2)  -3% 86% 0-5 TEX R. Greer B. Colon Single to 1B (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b4 0 1-- O 2,(0-1)  2% 89% 0-5 TEX J. Gonzalez B. Colon Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  2% 91% 0-5 TEX W. Clark B. Colon Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b4 2 1-- O 6,(3-2)  2% 92% 0-5 TEX I. Rodriguez B. Colon Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 92% 5-0 CLE J. Thome A. Sele Popfly: LF
t5 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 91% 5-0 CLE S. Alomar A. Sele Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 91% 5-0 CLE B. Giles A. Sele Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  2% 92% 0-5 TEX L. Stevens B. Colon Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b5 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 94% 0-5 TEX K. Elster B. Colon Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b5 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 94% 0-5 TEX F. Tatis B. Colon Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  1% 95% 5-0 CLE M. Ramirez A. Sele Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t6 0 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 94% 5-0 CLE T. Fryman A. Sele Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  1% 95% 5-0 CLE D. Bell A. Sele Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Ramirez to 2B
t6 1 12- 6,(3-2)  1% 96% 5-0 CLE K. Lofton A. Sele Walk; Ramirez to 3B; Bell to 2B
t6 1 123 O 7,(3-2)  -2% 95% 5-0 CLE O. Vizquel A. Sele Lineout: CF
t6 2 123 O 4,(1-2)  -2% 93% 5-0 CLE D. Justice A. Sele Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 95% 0-5 TEX T. Goodwin B. Colon Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O 8,(3-2)  1% 96% 0-5 TEX M. McLemore B. Colon Strikeout Looking
b6 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  0% 96% 0-5 TEX R. Greer B. Colon Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 0.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 7,(2-2)  -0% 96% 5-0 CLE J. Thome A. Sele Strikeout Swinging
t7 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -0% 95% 5-0 CLE S. Alomar A. Sele Flyball: RF
t7 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 95% 5-0 CLE B. Giles A. Sele Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  -3% 92% 0-5 TEX J. Gonzalez B. Colon Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gonzalez to 2B
b7 0 -2- O 1,(0-0)  3% 95% 0-5 TEX W. Clark B. Colon Lineout: LF
b7 1 -2- O 2,(1-0)  2% 96% 0-5 TEX I. Rodriguez B. Colon Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 2 -2- O 1,(0-0)  1% 98% 0-5 TEX L. Stevens B. Colon Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 0.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rangers' Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 98% 5-0 CLE M. Ramirez A. Sele Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 97% 5-0 CLE T. Fryman A. Sele Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 97% 5-0 CLE D. Bell A. Sele Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 8-9-1
Mark Whiten replaces Manny Ramirez playing RF batting 7th
b8 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 98% 0-5 TEX K. Elster B. Colon Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b8 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 99% 0-5 TEX F. Tatis B. Colon Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
b8 2 --- 5,(3-1)  -0% 99% 0-5 TEX T. Goodwin B. Colon Walk
b8 2 1-- O 3,(2-0)  1% 99% 0-5 TEX M. McLemore B. Colon Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 0.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rangers' Scott Bailes facing 1-2-3
Scott Bailes replaces Aaron Sele pitching
t9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  0% 99% 5-0 CLE K. Lofton S. Bailes Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Lofton to 2B/Adv on E6
t9 0 -2- R 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 5-0 CLE O. Vizquel S. Bailes Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lofton Scores
t9 0 --3 O 4,(1-2)  -0% 100% 6-0 CLE D. Justice S. Bailes Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t9 1 --3 RO 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 6-0 CLE J. Thome S. Bailes Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Vizquel Scores
t9 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  0% 100% 7-0 CLE S. Alomar S. Bailes Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Indians' Bartolo Colon facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  0% 100% 0-7 TEX R. Greer B. Colon Strikeout Swinging
b9 1 --- 4,(3-0)  -0% 100% 0-7 TEX J. Gonzalez B. Colon Walk
b9 1 1-- RR 4,(1-2)  -0% 100% 0-7 TEX W. Clark B. Colon Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores
b9 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 2-7 TEX I. Rodriguez B. Colon Strikeout Swinging
b9 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  0% 100% 2-7 TEX L. Stevens B. Colon Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 2.

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