September 9, 1998 Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 28,441

Wednesday, September 9, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:36

Royals

65-79

Lost 4

3rd, 15 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1
Rangers         2  2  3   0  0  0   0  1  X    8 15  2

W: A Sele (18-10), L: P Rapp (11-12)

Rangers

78-67

Won 3

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .755   16    1   0   
J Giambi DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .318  .966   26    0   0   
J Offerman 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .309  .836   17    1   4   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .841   13    0   2   
  S Leius 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .372         0   0   
J King 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .769   26   11   1   
H Morris LF                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .309  .735   15    1   0   
J Conine RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .741   13    1   0   
M Sweeney C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .725    8    6   1   2B
M Lopez SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .555   15    3   2   
  C Hatcher PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    2    0   0   
  S Halter SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .580         0   0   

P Rapp P                                                                 0   0
  J Suppan P                                                             0   1
  A McDill P                                                             0   1
  B Bevil P                                                              0   0
  J Pittsley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   0   6   0    1   8              151   24  12

BATTING

2B: M Sweeney (16, off A Sele).

TB: J Offerman 2; M Sweeney 2; H Morris 2; J Giambi.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lopez-J Offerman-J King.

E: M Lopez (10).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  5   0   2   2    0   1  .291  .709   20    3   0   2·2B
M McLemore 2B                 4   0   2   0    1   1  .264  .724   22    1   5   2B
R Greer LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .307  .843   21    1   0   2B,SF,GDP
  B Haselman C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .883         1   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 4   1   3   0    1   1  .318  .994   21    2   0   2B
  M Simms RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .979         0   0   
W Clark 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   2  .304  .893   21   10   1   2B
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .327  .875   15    7   0   
  W Newson LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .572         0   0   
L Stevens DH                  4   2   2   3    0   0  .258  .808    9    0   0   HR
T Zeile 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .771   13    0   3   2B
R Clayton SS                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .243  .659   15    1   2   

A Sele P                                                                 0   0
  T Fossas P                                                             1   0
  X Hernandez P                                                          0   0
  A Levine P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   8  15   8    2   7              157   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (41, off B Bevil); M McLemore (14, off A McDill); R Greer (27, off P Rapp); T Zeile (28, off J Suppan); T Goodwin 2 (11, off J Pittsley, off P Rapp); W Clark (37, off P Rapp).

HR: L Stevens (16, off P Rapp; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: R Greer (6, off J Pittsley).

TB: L Stevens 5; T Goodwin 4; J Gonzalez 4; M McLemore 3; R Greer 2; R Clayton 2; W Clark 2; T Zeile 2; I Rodriguez.

GIDP: R Greer (14).

RBI: L Stevens 3 (52); W Clark 2 (97); T Goodwin 2 (28); R Greer (96).

2-out RBI: W Clark 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

E: R Clayton (18); T Zeile (23).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Rapp, L (11-12)              2.1   9   7   7    1   2   1   5.27   16   59-39   21· 2·16    3· 3· 7· 0     12    -     0.77  -0.32
J Suppan                       2.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   6.42   10   35-23   11· 4· 8    5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
A McDill                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   17-10    7· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
B Bevil                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.06    4   20-14    7· 3· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
J Pittsley                     1     2   1   1    1   1   0   6.96    6   26-15    9· 2· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15   8   8    2   7   1          40  157-101  55·12·34   12· 9·10· 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, W (18-10)              7     5   0   0    1   7   0   4.26   27  122-81   48· 2·31   10· 7· 2· 0     73    -     0.40   0.19
T Fossas                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   7.79    3   12-9     7· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
X Hernandez                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.33    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.03   0.00
A Levine                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.99    3    8-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     6   0   0    1   8   0          34  146-100  61· 3·36   15· 8· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: A Sele (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 28,441.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 93° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Texas Rangers                        
1. J Damon              CF    1. T Goodwin            CF 
2. J Giambi             DH    2. M McLemore           2B 
3. J Offerman           2B    3. R Greer              LF 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. J King               1B    5. W Clark              1B 
6. H Morris             LF    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. J Conine             RF    7. L Stevens            DH 
8. M Sweeney            C     8. T Zeile              3B 
9. M Lopez              SS    9. R Clayton            SS 

   P Rapp               P        A Sele               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  5   17%  71% W Clark         P Rapp          Double to LF (Line Drive); Greer Scores; Gonzalez Scores
   b 2   1  0-2  1-3  6    9%  87% T Goodwin       P Rapp          Double to CF (Fly Ball); Stevens Scores; Clayton Scores
   b 3   1  0-4  12-  2    7%  97% L Stevens       P Rapp          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clark Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   b 2   1  0-4  1-3  3   -5%  84% R Greer         P Rapp          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   1  0-2  1--  3    5%  78% R Clayton       P Rapp          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Stevens to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   50%  J Giambi        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  5   53%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   55%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   53%  R Greer         Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  6   54%  J Gonzalez      Walk
   RR     12-  5   71%  W Clark         Double to LF (Line Drive); Greer Scores; Gonzalez Scores
   O      -2-  4   68%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   71%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   68%  H Morris        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   71%  J Conine        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   74%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pat Rapp facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   76%  L Stevens       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   74%  T Zeile         Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   78%  R Clayton       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Stevens to 3B
   RR     1-3  6   87%  T Goodwin       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Stevens Scores; Clayton Scores
          -2-  5   89%  M McLemore      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Goodwin to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   84%  R Greer         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Aaron Sele facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   86%  M Lopez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   87%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   86%  J Giambi        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   88%  J Offerman      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pat Rapp facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   89%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   89%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B); Clark to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
          -2-  2   89%  I Rodriguez     Single to SS (Line Drive); Clark stays at 2B
   RRR    12-  2   97%  L Stevens       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clark Scores; Rodriguez Scores
                  Jeff Suppan replaces Pat Rapp pitching
          ---  3   97%  T Zeile         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   97%  R Clayton       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line); Zeile to 3B
   O      --3  3   96%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 7.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   97%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   97%  J King          Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   97%  H Morris        Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  J Conine        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jeff Suppan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   97%  M McLemore      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  R Greer         Popfly: SS
          ---  1   97%  J Gonzalez      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   97%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 7.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Aaron Sele facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   98%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   98%  M Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  J Damon         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jeff Suppan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   98%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  L Stevens       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 7.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Aaron Sele facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   99%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF
          ---  6   98%  J Offerman      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Offerman to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  4   99%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          -2-      99%  J King          Wild Pitch; Offerman to 3B
   O      --3  8   99%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Allen McDill facing 9-1-2
                  Allen McDill replaces Jeff Suppan pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  R Clayton       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  T Goodwin       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   99%  M McLemore      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   99%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 7.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Aaron Sele facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   99%  H Morris        Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Morris out at 2B/3B-2B-SS
   O      ---  4   99%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   99%  M Sweeney       Double to RF (Line Drive)
                  Chris Hatcher pinch hits for Mendy Lopez batting 9th
   O      -2-  2  100%  C Hatcher       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Brian Bevil facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Bevil replaces Allen McDill pitching; Shane Halter replaces Chris Hatcher playing SS batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  J Gonzalez      Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  7  100%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3  100%  I Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  5   99%  L Stevens       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 7.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Tony Fossas facing 1-2-3
                  Tony Fossas replaces Aaron Sele pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7  100%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3  100%  J Offerman      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Tony Fossas pitching
   O      1--  4  100%  D Palmer        Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jim Pittsley facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Pittsley replaces Brian Bevil pitching; Scott Leius replaces Dean Palmer playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  T Zeile         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6  100%  R Clayton       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2  100%  T Goodwin       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Clayton to 3B
          -23  5  100%  M McLemore      Walk
   RO     123  4  100%  R Greer         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Clayton Scores
   O      12-  7  100%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Alan Levine facing 5-6-7
                  Alan Levine replaces Xavier Hernandez pitching; Bill Haselman replaces Rusty Greer playing C batting 3rd; Warren Newson replaces Ivan Rodriguez playing LF batting 6th; Mike Simms replaces Juan Gonzalez playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  J King          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 8.

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