May 25, 1998 Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 6
@ANA 4 TOR 7
@BOS 5 NYY 12
@CHW 0 CLE 7
DET 4 OAK 8
TBD 2 SEA 12
BAL 4 MIN 9
@TEX 3 ARI 3
SDP 2 ATL 9
CHC 5 SFG 3
@CIN 1 LAD 4
@HOU 3
(10) PHI 5
@MON 3
(14) COL 6
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 30,887

Monday, May 25, 1998, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:23

Twins

22-27

Won 3

2nd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  8   1  0  0   0  0  0    9 12  0
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    3  6  1

W: M Morgan (2-1), L: D Oliver (2-5)

Rangers

31-18

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Meares SS                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .292  .765   18    2   4   
D Hocking LF                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .143  .421   14    0   0   GDP
P Molitor DH                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .283  .710   11    0   0   2B
R Coomer 1B                   5   1   1   2    0   0  .272  .755   23   12   0   
A Ochoa RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .653   12    1   0   
M Lawton CF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .226  .734   12    4   0   
J Shave 3B                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .276  .748    6    0   0   HR,CS
T Walker 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .353  .918   25    2   6   
J Valentin C                  3   2   2   0    1   0  .250  .706   20    6   0   2B

M Morgan P                                                               0   2
  H Carrasco P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   9  12   9    2   4              141   27  12

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (9, off D Oliver); J Valentin (4, off D Oliver).

HR: J Shave (1, off D Oliver; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: J Shave 6; J Valentin 3; P Molitor 3; D Hocking; T Walker; A Ochoa; P Meares; R Coomer.

GIDP: D Hocking (1).

RBI: J Shave 3 (5); R Coomer 2 (28); P Molitor 2 (24); D Hocking (3); P Meares (26).

2-out RBI: J Shave 3; P Molitor.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Shave (2, 3rd base by D Oliver/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .745   12    4   0   
M McLemore 2B                 4   0   1   2    0   1  .306  .819   12    2   5   
R Greer LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .752   12    1   0   
  M Simms RF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .378 1.118    5    0   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .312  .936   10    1   0   
  B Haselman C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .320  .893    5    0   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .825   14    9   0   
  A Levine P-P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Witt PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
I Rodriguez C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .389 1.115    3    4   1   
  L Alicea LF                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .290  .774    7    0   0   
L Stevens DH-1B               3   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .860    4    4   0   
K Elster SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .724    6    1   3   
  D Cedeno PH-SS              1   1   0   1    0   0  .345  .835    2    0   2   
F Tatis 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .652    6    1   2   2B

D Oliver P                                                               0   1
Totals                       33   3   6   3    0   5              101   27  14

BATTING

2B: F Tatis (4, off M Morgan).

TB: F Tatis 2; T Goodwin; L Stevens; R Greer; M McLemore; L Alicea.

RBI: M McLemore 2 (33); D Cedeno (5).

2-out RBI: M McLemore 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M McLemore-W Clark.

E: F Tatis (7).

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
M Morgan, W (2-1)              7.1   5   3   3    0   3   0   3.98   27   81-53   38· 4·11   13· 8· 3· 0     59    -     0.20   0.13
H Carrasco                     0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.19    3    9-6     2· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.09   0.00
R Aguilera                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.00    3   11-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     6   3   3    0   5   0          33  101-66   43· 7·16   15· 9· 4· 0          2-2

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Oliver, L (2-5)              3.2   9   9   6    1   4   1   6.66   21   76-47   28· 8·11   10· 2· 4· 0     16    -     0.79  -0.36
A Levine                       4.1   3   0   0    1   0   0   1.65   16   49-32   25· 1· 6    7· 5· 3· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
D Patterson                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    3    8-6     3· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   6    2   4   1          40  133-85   56·10·19   20· 7· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Oliver (4); A Levine (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Ed Hickox.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 30,887.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Texas Rangers                        
1. P Meares             SS    1. T Goodwin            CF 
2. D Hocking            LF    2. M McLemore           2B 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. R Greer              LF 
4. R Coomer             1B    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. A Ochoa              RF    5. W Clark              1B 
6. M Lawton             CF    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. J Shave              3B    7. L Stevens            DH 
8. T Walker             2B    8. K Elster             SS 
9. J Valentin           C     9. F Tatis              3B 

   M Morgan             P        D Oliver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  12-  3   12%  66% P Meares        D Oliver        Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Walker Scores; Valentin to 3B
   t 3   1  0-2  12-  1   10%  83% P Molitor       D Oliver        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Meares Scores; Hocking to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  12-  4   -9%  50% J Valentin      D Oliver        Shave Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   t 3   2  0-5  1-3  1    7%  96% J Shave         D Oliver        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Coomer Scores/unER; Lawton Scores/unER; Shave Scores/unER
   t 3   1  0-1  1-3  5    6%  72% D Hocking       D Oliver        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Valentin Scores; Meares to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  D Hocking       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   45%  P Molitor       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  T Goodwin       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   49%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  R Greer         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   46%  A Ochoa         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  W Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   50%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   54%  J Shave         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   60%  T Walker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Shave to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Valentin      Shave Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          1--  6   54%  " "             Walk; Walker to 2B
   R      12-  3   66%  P Meares        Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Walker Scores; Valentin to 3B
   R      1-3  5   72%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Valentin Scores; Meares to 2B
   R      12-  1   83%  P Molitor       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Meares Scores; Hocking to 3B
   RR     -23  4   89%  R Coomer        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hocking Scores; Molitor Scores
          1--      90%  A Ochoa         Wild Pitch; Coomer to 2B
   O      -2-  4   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   89%  M Lawton        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Coomer to 3B; Lawton to 1B
   RRR    1-3  1   96%  J Shave         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Coomer Scores/unER; Lawton Scores/unER; Shave Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   96%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  8 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-8, Mike Morgan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   97%  L Stevens       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  K Elster        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   98%  F Tatis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-0, Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   98%  J Valentin      Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   98%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Valentin to 3B
   O      --3  4   98%  D Hocking       Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  3   98%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Valentin Scores
                  Alan Levine replaces Darren Oliver pitching
   O      1--  3   98%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-9, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   99%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   99%  R Greer         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   99%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-0, Alan Levine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   99%  A Ochoa         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   99%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF
          ---  2   99%  J Shave         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   99%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-9, Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  W Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   99%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   99%  L Stevens       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-0, Alan Levine facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   99%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   99%  P Meares        Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  1   99%  D Hocking       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-9, Mike Morgan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   99%  K Elster        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  F Tatis         Flyball: CF
          ---  2  100%  T Goodwin       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6  100%  M McLemore      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-0, Alan Levine facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1  100%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  R Coomer        Lineout: SS
          ---  2  100%  A Ochoa         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--     100%  M Lawton        Wild Pitch; Ochoa to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-9, Mike Morgan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6  100%  R Greer         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: C
   O      ---  6  100%  W Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-0, Alan Levine facing 7-8-9
                  Alan Levine replaces Will Clark pitching and batting 5th; Bill Haselman replaces Juan Gonzalez playing C batting 4th; Lee Stevens moves to 1B (team loses DH); Luis Alicea replaces Ivan Rodriguez playing LF batting 6th; Mike Simms replaces Rusty Greer playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  1  100%  J Shave         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7  100%  T Walker        Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  J Valentin      Popfly: CF
   O      1--  4  100%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-9, Mike Morgan facing 6-7-8
          ---  4  100%  L Alicea        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   99%  L Stevens       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alicea to 3B
                  Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Kevin Elster batting 8th
   RO     1-3  2  100%  D Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Alicea Scores
          1--  1   99%  F Tatis         Double to LF (Line Drive); Cedeno to 3B
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Mike Morgan pitching
   O      -23  2  100%  T Goodwin       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   RR     -23  2   99%  M McLemore      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cedeno Scores; Tatis Scores
   O      1--  5  100%  M Simms         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-3, Danny Patterson facing 2-3-4
                  Danny Patterson replaces Alan Levine pitching and batting 5th; Domingo Cedeno moves to SS
   O      ---  2  100%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4  100%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-9, Rick Aguilera facing 4-5-6
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
                  Bobby Witt pinch hits for Danny Patterson batting 5th
   O      ---  3  100%  B Witt          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3  100%  L Alicea        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 3.

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