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OAK
@BOS		4
7
BAL
@CHW		5
12
SEA
@CLE		3
5
ANA
@NYY		6
4
ANA
@NYY		6
7
MIN
@TBD		7
3
DET
@TEX		6
8
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@TOR		7
2
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@ARI		4
3
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@CIN		9
2
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@COL		6
5
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@HOU		6
2
MON
@LAD		3
4
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@PHI		2
0
NYM
@SFG		4
1
FLA
@STL		7
6		 
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Wednesday, August 26, 1998 7:36
, The Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 22,618, Time of Game: 3:02
Tigers
6
51-81
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 22½ GB
 at Rangers
8
70-62
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 3 GB
L: Bryce Florie (6-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  4  0   1  0  0    6  8  1
Rangers         4  2  0   0  0  1   0  1  X    8 12  2

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .251 .629 13 7 0.053 1.29 0.130 -0.078 0.3 1 0
Frank Catalanotto 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .287 .795 19 12 0.291 1.44 0.326 -0.035 2.8 10 1 HR,HBP
Damion Easley 2B-SS 5 0 0 1 0 0 .282 .820 15 7 -0.162 1.52 0.000 -0.162 -1.4 2 3
Tony Clark DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .281 .849 13 8 -0.013 1.55 0.027 -0.040 -0.1
Luis Gonzalez LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .798 16 6 -0.066 1.77 0.023 -0.089 -0.7 1 0 IW
Juan Encarnacion RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .395 1.020 9 6 -0.113 1.96 0.066 -0.179 0.1 1 0 3B
Joe Randa 3B-2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .239 .641 11 8 -0.081 1.28 0.032 -0.113 -0.3 1 3
Paul Bako C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .278 .683 12 10 -0.011 1.06 0.071 -0.082 0.4 6 0
Deivi Cruz SS 3 2 0 1 0 0 .261 .635 10 6 0.005 1.22 0.059 -0.054 -0.2 1 3
   Bobby Higginson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .860 5 3 -0.029 1.08 0.000 -0.029 -0.1
   Gabe Alvarez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .679 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Bryce Florie P 1
   Frank Castillo P 1
   A.J. Sager P
   Matt Anderson P
Team Totals 36 6 8 6 2 6 .222 .643 123 73 -0.126 1.45 0.734 -0.861 0.7 24 12
3B: J Encarnacion (1, off E Loaiza).
HR: F Catalanotto (4, off E Loaiza; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
IBB: L Gonzalez (6, by X Hernandez).
HBP: F Catalanotto (2, by E Gunderson).
TB: F Catalanotto 5; J Encarnacion 4; P Bako; J Randa; B Hunter; T Clark.
RBI: F Catalanotto 2 (18); D Easley (82); D Cruz (29); T Clark (83); J Randa (36).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Catalanotto-D Cruz-F Castillo.
E: G Alvarez (16).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Goodwin CF 4 3 1 1 1 1 .288 .700 20 9 0.088 0.54 0.112 -0.023 1.2 1 0 HR
Mark McLemore 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 .263 .714 23 12 0.148 0.63 0.160 -0.012 1.8 5 1 3B
Rusty Greer LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 .308 .850 21 12 0.132 0.68 0.154 -0.022 1.4 2 0 2B
Juan Gonzalez DH 4 1 3 4 1 0 .302 .963 18 9 0.261 0.86 0.267 -0.006 3.4 2·2B
Will Clark 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 .299 .873 25 11 0.025 0.72 0.065 -0.040 0.3 6 2
Ivan Rodriguez C 5 0 2 0 0 0 .324 .851 14 12 -0.007 0.81 0.057 -0.064 -0.5 6 0
Todd Zeile 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .765 13 9 -0.132 0.81 0.000 -0.132 -2.0 0 3 GDP
Roberto Kelly RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .323 .902 18 13 -0.082 0.71 0.000 -0.082 -1.2 3 0
Royce Clayton SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .656 12 8 -0.061 0.56 0.000 -0.061 -1.1 2 3
Esteban Loaiza P 1
   Tim Crabtree P
   Eric Gunderson P
   Xavier Hernandez P
   John Wetteland P 1
Team Totals 36 8 12 8 6 6 .333 .984 164 95 0.372 0.71 0.815 -0.442 3.3 27 9
2B: J Gonzalez 2 (36, 1 off B Florie, 1 off F Castillo); R Greer (24, off B Florie).
3B: M McLemore (1, off M Anderson).
HR: T Goodwin (2, off B Florie; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: J Gonzalez 5; M McLemore 4; T Goodwin 4; R Greer 4; I Rodriguez 2; W Clark.
GIDP: T Zeile (10).
RBI: J Gonzalez 4 (133); W Clark (84); T Goodwin (23); M McLemore (47); R Greer (88).
2-out RBI: J Gonzalez 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
E: T Zeile (20); I Rodriguez (5).

Detroit Tigers

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
Bryce Florie, L (6-8) 1.2 6 6 6 1 2 1 4.85 12 45 28 15 5 8 4 5 3 0 20 -0.350 0.81 -4.2
Frank Castillo 3.1 3 0 0 2 3 0 7.33 14 57 33 19 5 9 3 6 2 0 1 1 0.048 0.56 1.1
A.J. Sager 2.1 2 2 1 1 1 0 6.89 11 40 22 12 2 8 6 3 2 0 0 0 -0.015 0.80 0.2
Matt Anderson 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.45 5 22 12 8 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 -0.057 0.65 -0.4
Team Totals 8 12 8 7 6 6 1 7.88 42 164 95 54 13 28 15 15 8 0 20 2 2 -0.374 1.45 -3.3

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
Esteban Loaiza, W (8-8) 5 8 5 5 0 2 1 4.58 23 63 40 27 2 11 9 12 7 0 33 -0.156 0.92 -2.1
Tim Crabtree, H (8) 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3.97 5 16 10 4 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 -0.064 1.38 -0.4
Eric Gunderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.26 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.116 3.14 -0.8
Xavier Hernandez, H (8) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.72 7 26 13 5 5 3 2 2 1 0 3 1 0.376 3.14 2.0
John Wetteland, S (36) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.74 3 14 8 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.087 1.08 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 6 5 2 6 1 5.00 39 123 73 41 9 23 15 15 8 0 33 5 1 0.127 0.71 -0.7
T Crabtree faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
E Gunderson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Florie (9).
HBP: E Gunderson (1; F Catalanotto).
IBB: X Hernandez (1; L Gonzalez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 22,618.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 96° F, Wind 10mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 6-7 2 123 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Encarnacion X. Hernandez 14% 78% Lineout: SS
t5 3-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R DET F. Catalanotto E. Loaiza -12% 66% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Cruz Scores; Hunter to 3B
t7 5-7 0 12- 4,(1-2)  DET F. Catalanotto E. Gunderson -12% 53% Hit By Pitch; Cruz to 3B; Hunter to 2B/Adv on E2
b1 0-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  R TEX R. Greer B. Florie 11% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 3B
t7 5-7 0 123 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Easley X. Hernandez 11% 64% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET B. Hunter E. Loaiza 2% 52% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R DET F. Catalanotto E. Loaiza -9% 43% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Easley E. Loaiza 2% 45% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t1 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET T. Clark E. Loaiza 1% 46% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX T. Goodwin B. Florie 4% 49% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX M. McLemore B. Florie 5% 55% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Goodwin to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  R TEX R. Greer B. Florie 11% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 3B
b1 1-1 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RR TEX J. Gonzalez B. Florie 10% 76% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McLemore Scores; Greer Scores
b1 3-1 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  TEX W. Clark B. Florie 2% 78% Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 3B
b1 3-1 0 --3 7,(3-2)  R TEX W. Clark B. Florie 3% 81% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Gonzalez Scores
b1 4-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez B. Florie -2% 79% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b1 4-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX T. Zeile B. Florie -1% 78% Groundout: P-1B; Rodriguez to 2B
b1 4-1 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O TEX R. Kelly B. Florie -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 4.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 5-6-7
t2 1-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET L. Gonzalez E. Loaiza 2% 78% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t2 1-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  DET J. Encarnacion E. Loaiza -2% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t2 1-4 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O DET J. Randa E. Loaiza 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET P. Bako E. Loaiza 2% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 9-1-2
b2 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX R. Clayton B. Florie -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R TEX T. Goodwin B. Florie 6% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b2 5-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX M. McLemore B. Florie -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
b2 5-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX R. Greer B. Florie 1% 86% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
Frank Castillo replaces Bryce Florie pitching
b2 5-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R TEX J. Gonzalez F. Castillo 4% 90% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Greer Scores
b2 6-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TEX W. Clark F. Castillo -1% 89% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 6.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 9-1-2
t3 1-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET D. Cruz E. Loaiza 2% 91% Popfly: 2B
t3 1-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Hunter E. Loaiza 1% 92% Lineout: CF
t3 1-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET F. Catalanotto E. Loaiza 1% 92% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Frank Castillo facing 6-7-8
b3 6-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX I. Rodriguez F. Castillo 1% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b3 6-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX T. Zeile F. Castillo -1% 92% Flyball: RF
b3 6-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Kelly F. Castillo -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b3 6-1 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O TEX R. Clayton F. Castillo -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 6.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 3-4-5
t4 1-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Easley E. Loaiza 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET T. Clark E. Loaiza 1% 93% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t4 1-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET L. Gonzalez E. Loaiza 1% 94% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
b4 6-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX T. Goodwin F. Castillo -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b4 6-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX M. McLemore F. Castillo -0% 93% Flyball: LF
b4 6-1 2 --- 8,(3-2)  TEX R. Greer F. Castillo 0% 93% Walk
b4 6-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez F. Castillo -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 6.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Rangers' Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8
t5 1-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  DET J. Encarnacion E. Loaiza -4% 88% Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
t5 1-6 0 --3 1,(0-0)  R DET J. Randa E. Loaiza -3% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Encarnacion Scores
t5 2-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET P. Bako E. Loaiza -7% 78% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Randa to 3B
t5 2-6 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO DET D. Cruz E. Loaiza 4% 82% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Randa Scores
t5 3-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Hunter E. Loaiza -4% 78% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Cruz to 2B
t5 3-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R DET F. Catalanotto E. Loaiza -12% 66% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Cruz Scores; Hunter to 3B
t5 4-6 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  RO DET D. Easley E. Loaiza 1% 67% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Hunter Scores
t5 5-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET T. Clark E. Loaiza -3% 64% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Easley to 2B
t5 5-6 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O DET L. Gonzalez E. Loaiza 6% 70% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Tigers' Frank Castillo facing 5-6-7
b5 6-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  TEX W. Clark F. Castillo 3% 73% Walk
b5 6-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  TEX I. Rodriguez F. Castillo 5% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Clark to 2B
b5 6-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX T. Zeile F. Castillo -9% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B); Clark to 3B
b5 6-5 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O TEX R. Kelly F. Castillo -4% 65% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 6.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Rangers' Tim Crabtree facing 6-7-8
Tim Crabtree replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching
t6 5-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET J. Encarnacion T. Crabtree 4% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 5-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET J. Randa T. Crabtree 3% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 5-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Bako T. Crabtree 2% 73% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 9-1-2
A.J. Sager replaces Frank Castillo pitching
b6 6-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX R. Clayton A. Sager -2% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b6 6-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX T. Goodwin A. Sager -2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX M. McLemore A. Sager 1% 70% Walk
b6 6-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  TEX R. Greer A. Sager 3% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive); McLemore to 3B
b6 6-5 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R TEX J. Gonzalez A. Sager 10% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive); McLemore Scores; Greer to 2B
b6 7-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX W. Clark A. Sager -3% 80% Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Rangers 7.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Rangers' Tim Crabtree facing 9-1-2
t7 5-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Cruz T. Crabtree -6% 74% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t7 5-7 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET B. Hunter T. Crabtree -9% 65% Walk; Cruz to 2B
Eric Gunderson replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
t7 5-7 0 12- 4,(1-2)  DET F. Catalanotto E. Gunderson -12% 53% Hit By Pitch; Cruz to 3B; Hunter to 2B/Adv on E2
Xavier Hernandez replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
t7 5-7 0 123 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Easley X. Hernandez 11% 64% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t7 5-7 1 123 6,(3-2)  RO DET T. Clark X. Hernandez 2% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Cruz Scores/unER; Hunter to 3B; Catalanotto to 2B
t7 6-7 2 -23 4,(3-0)  DET L. Gonzalez X. Hernandez -2% 64% Intentional Walk
t7 6-7 2 123 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Encarnacion X. Hernandez 14% 78% Lineout: SS
1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 6-7-8
b7 7-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez A. Sager -2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 7-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX T. Zeile A. Sager -2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b7 7-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX R. Kelly A. Sager -1% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 7.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Rangers' Xavier Hernandez facing 7-8-9
t8 6-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET J. Randa X. Hernandez 6% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 6-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Bako X. Hernandez 4% 83% Strikeout Swinging
Bobby Higginson pinch hits for Deivi Cruz (SS) batting 9th
t8 6-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Higginson X. Hernandez 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 9-1-2
Joe Randa moves from 3B to 2B
Gabe Alvarez replaces Bobby Higginson (PH) playing 3B batting 9th
Damion Easley moves from 2B to SS
b8 7-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX R. Clayton A. Sager -2% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 7-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX T. Goodwin A. Sager 2% 86% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
Matt Anderson replaces A.J. Sager pitching
b8 7-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  R TEX M. McLemore M. Anderson 9% 95% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores/unER
b8 8-6 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O TEX R. Greer M. Anderson -2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 8-6 2 --3 6,(3-2)  TEX J. Gonzalez M. Anderson 0% 93% Walk
b8 8-6 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  TEX W. Clark M. Anderson 0% 94% Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
b8 8-6 2 123 6,(1-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez M. Anderson -2% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 8.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Rangers' John Wetteland facing 1-2-3
John Wetteland replaces Xavier Hernandez pitching
t9 6-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Hunter J. Wetteland 4% 96% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
t9 6-8 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET F. Catalanotto J. Wetteland 3% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-8 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET D. Easley J. Wetteland 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 8.

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  • 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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