August 14, 2003 Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 5
CHW 1 NYY 8
@BAL 5 CLE 8
@MIN 3 BOS 4
@OAK 2
(10) TOR 5
@SEA 2 TEX 6
DET 3 ATL 7
SDP 4 CHC 7
HOU 1 CIN 3
ARI 2 LAD 6
@FLA 4 PHI 4
MIL 3 STL 4
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 17,019

Thursday, August 14, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Tigers

31-88

Lost 2

5th, 33 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    3 11  3
Rangers         1  2  2   1  0  0   0  0  X    6 11  1

W: J Thomson (10-10), L: M Roney (1-8), S: F Cordero (10)

Rangers

54-67

Won 2

4th, 19 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Sanchez CF                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .281  .681   10    0   0   3B,SB
W Morris 2B                   4   0   3   2    0   1  .284  .713   13    2   3   2B
B Higginson RF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .688   10    2   0   SH,GDP
D Young DH                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .281  .880   10    0   0   
C Pena 1B                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .261  .785   14    9   0   2B
C Monroe LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .709   12    1   0   GDP
S Halter 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .595   11    2   5   
B Inge C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .186  .565   12    5   0   2B,GDP
R Santiago SS                 3   1   0   0    0   0  .218  .572    6    3   2   

M Roney P                                                                0   1
  S Loux P                                                               0   0
  S Sparks P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   3  11   2    0   6               98   24  11

BATTING

2B: W Morris (9, off J Thomson); B Inge (9, off J Thomson); C Pena (17, off J Thomson).

3B: A Sanchez (8, off J Thomson).

SH: B Higginson (1, off J Thomson).

TB: A Sanchez 4; W Morris 4; C Pena 3; B Inge 2; D Young 2; S Halter.

GIDP: B Higginson (9); B Inge (3); C Monroe (3).

RBI: W Morris 2 (20).

2-out RBI: W Morris.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Morris-R Santiago-C Pena; R Santiago-W Morris-C Pena.

E: S Halter (9); M Roney (); B Higginson (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Sanchez (35, 2nd base off J Thomson/T Greene).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Young 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .312  .804   21    4   3   
H Blalock 3B                  3   0   1   1    2   0  .318  .907   16    2   5   
A Rodriguez SS                3   0   1   1    1   0  .305  .982   17    1   8   GDP
R Palmeiro DH                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .253  .865   23    0   0   
M Teixeira 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .252  .793   19   13   1   
S Spencer LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .268  .751   26    0   0   HR
L Nix RF                      4   0   2   2    0   1  .274  .779   16    0   0   
T Greene C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .221  .698   13    6   0   2B,GDP
R Nivar CF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .196  .484   15    1   0   

J Thomson P                                                              0   2
  A Fultz P                                                              0   0
  F Cordero P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   6  11   5    4   2              166   27  19

BATTING

2B: T Greene (9, off M Roney).

HR: S Spencer (10, off M Roney; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: S Spencer 5; T Greene 2; R Nivar 2; L Nix 2; A Rodriguez; H Blalock; R Palmeiro; M Young.

GIDP: T Greene (2); A Rodriguez (16).

RBI: L Nix 2 (13); S Spencer (40); A Rodriguez (83); H Blalock (68).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Rodriguez-M Young-M Teixeira 2; M Teixeira-A Rodriguez-M Teixeira.

E: T Greene (2).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Roney, L (1-8)               2     5   5   3    2   1   1   5.19   14   64-36   26· 2· 8    3· 6· 2· 0     29    -     0.94  -0.28
S Loux                         3     3   1   1    1   0   0   6.28   12   45-26   19· 1· 6    9· 1· 1· 0          3-2    0.57   0.00
S Sparks                       3     3   0   0    1   1   0   4.52   12   57-37   24· 6· 7    6· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.28   0.05
Totals                         8    11   6   4    4   2   1          38  166-99   69· 9·21   18·10· 4· 0          3-2

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Thomson, W (10-10)           7     9   3   3    0   6   0   5.24   28   83-59   35·10·14   14· 6· 2· 0     53    -     0.87   0.18
A Fultz, H (16)                1     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.43    4    7-5     4· 0· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.90   0.05
F Cordero, S (10)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    3    7-5     5· 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9    11   3   3    0   6   0          35   97-69   44·10·15   18· 7· 4· 0           -

M Roney faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Matt Hollowell.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 17,019.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Texas Rangers                        
1. A Sanchez            CF    1. M Young              2B 
2. W Morris             2B    2. H Blalock            3B 
3. B Higginson          RF    3. A Rodriguez          SS 
4. D Young              DH    4. R Palmeiro           DH 
5. C Pena               1B    5. M Teixeira           1B 
6. C Monroe             LF    6. S Spencer            LF 
7. S Halter             3B    7. L Nix                RF 
8. B Inge               C     8. T Greene             C  
9. R Santiago           SS    9. R Nivar              CF 

   M Roney              P        J Thomson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  6-3  12-  2   13%  86% C Monroe        J Thomson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Young to 3B
   b 2   0  1-1  ---  9    9%  65% S Spencer       M Roney         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 8   0  6-3  1--  1    9%  96% B Higginson     A Fultz         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   b 3   1  1-3  123  4    9%  90% L Nix           S Loux          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Palmeiro Scores; Teixeira Scores; Spencer to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  3   -8%  42% A Sanchez       J Thomson       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Thomson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   42%  A Sanchez       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   R      --3  1   38%  W Morris        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Sanchez Scores
   O      1--  1   40%  B Higginson     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Morris to 2B
   O      -2-  3   43%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B; Morris to 3B
   O      --3  4   46%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Roney facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   52%  M Young         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Young to 2B
   R      -2-  4   58%  H Blalock       Single to RF (Line Drive); Young Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   55%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   53%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: P-1B; Blalock to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  M Teixeira      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, John Thomson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   52%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   50%  S Halter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   56%  B Inge          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Matt Roney facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  9   65%  S Spencer       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   63%  L Nix           Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   66%  T Greene        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      -2-  1   73%  R Nivar         Single to P/Bunt; Greene Scores/No RBI/unER/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      1--  7   71%  M Young         Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  1   69%  H Blalock       Flyball: C/Interference called (Front of Home)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, John Thomson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   72%  R Santiago      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   74%  A Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   75%  W Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Matt Roney facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   78%  A Rodriguez     Walk
          1--  7   84%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Rodriguez to 3B
          1-3  6   86%  M Teixeira      Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
                  Shane Loux replaces Matt Roney pitching
   O      123  6   81%  S Spencer       Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Palmeiro to 3B; Teixeira to 2B
   RR     123  4   90%  L Nix           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Palmeiro Scores; Teixeira Scores; Spencer to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   86%  T Greene        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 5.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, John Thomson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   88%  B Higginson     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   89%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   87%  C Pena          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   90%  C Monroe        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Shane Loux facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   92%  R Nivar         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Nivar to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-  2   92%  M Young         Groundout: 2B-1B; Nivar to 3B
          --3  5   92%  H Blalock       Walk
   R      1-3  2   94%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Nivar Scores; Blalock to 2B
   O      12-  6   93%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  3   92%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Rangers 6.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, John Thomson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   94%  S Halter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   92%  B Inge          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   94%  R Santiago      Fielder's Choice P; Inge out at 3B/P-3B-SS-3B; Santiago to 1B
          1--  1   92%  A Sanchez       Single to 1B/Bunt; Santiago to 3B
   R      1-3      90%  W Morris        Sanchez Steals 2B; Santiago Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI
   R      -2-  3   84%  " "             Double to LF (Fly Ball); Sanchez Scores
   O      -2-  4   87%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Shane Loux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   86%  S Spencer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   85%  L Nix           Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   84%  T Greene        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 6.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, John Thomson facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   80%  D Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  1   73%  C Pena          Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Young to 2B
   OO     12-  2   86%  C Monroe        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Young to 3B
   O      --3  2   90%  S Halter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Steve Sparks facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Sparks replaces Shane Loux pitching
   O      ---  3   89%  R Nivar         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   90%  M Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   91%  H Blalock       Walk; Young to 2B
   OO     12-  5   88%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, John Thomson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   90%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   92%  R Santiago      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   93%  A Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Steve Sparks facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   92%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: 3B (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  6   92%  M Teixeira      Lineout: RF
          ---  6   92%  S Spencer       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4   93%  L Nix           Single to CF (Ground Ball); Spencer to 3B
   O      1-3  6   91%  T Greene        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Aaron Fultz facing 2-3-4
                  Aaron Fultz replaces John Thomson pitching
          ---  1   87%  W Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   96%  B Higginson     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---  1   95%  D Young         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   97%  C Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Steve Sparks facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   96%  R Nivar         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   96%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  H Blalock       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Francisco Cordero facing 6-7-8
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Aaron Fultz pitching
   O      ---  2   98%  C Monroe        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2  100%  S Halter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation