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Wednesday, September 3, 2008 1:07PM
, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 12,882, Time of Game: 2:11
Mariners
0
54-85
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 30½ GB
 at Rangers
1
69-72
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 16½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  0
Rangers         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  8  0

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ichiro Suzuki RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .746 15 9 -0.063 1.17 0.037 -0.100 -0.4 0 0
Jeremy Reed CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .678 16 11 -0.173 1.60 0.000 -0.173 -1.2 2 0
Adrian Beltre 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .264 .783 18 15 -0.035 1.07 0.044 -0.079 -0.0 1 4
Raul Ibanez LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .306 .882 14 9 0.051 1.09 0.101 -0.050 0.2 4 0 2B
Jose Lopez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .746 9 7 -0.109 1.73 0.036 -0.144 -0.7 2B
Bryan LaHair 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .665 9 7 -0.146 1.67 0.000 -0.146 -1.1 10 0
   Tug Hulett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .768 3 3 -0.077 2.93 0.000 -0.077 -0.3
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .271 .673 21 11 0.052 1.40 0.120 -0.068 0.5 2 4
Rob Johnson C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 6 6 -0.111 1.93 0.000 -0.111 -0.9 3 1 SH
   Jeff Clement PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .654 4 4 -0.039 1.47 0.000 -0.039 -0.1
Luis Valbuena 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 11 7 -0.128 1.59 0.000 -0.128 -0.9 2 2
Felix Hernandez P 1
   Jake Woods P
   Miguel Batista P
Team Totals 34 0 8 0 0 5 .235 .529 126 89 -0.778 1.49 0.338 -1.115 -4.9 24 12
2B: R Ibanez (40, off W Madrigal); J Lopez (35, off D Nippert).
SH: R Johnson (1, off D Nippert).
TB: R Ibanez 3; Y Betancourt 2; A Beltre 2; J Lopez 2; I Suzuki.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Valbuena-Y Betancourt-B LaHair; A Beltre-B LaHair.

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joaquin Arias 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .668 13 7 -0.063 1.12 0.008 -0.071 -0.7 0 3
Mike Young SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .749 14 8 -0.066 0.98 0.024 -0.090 -0.8 1 3
Josh Hamilton CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .301 .906 10 6 0.109 0.86 0.140 -0.032 1.4 3 0 2B,SB
Milton Bradley DH 2 0 0 1 1 0 .327 1.031 20 12 -0.048 1.09 0.008 -0.056 -0.5 SF,IW
Hank Blalock 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 .738 11 7 -0.068 0.97 0.032 -0.100 -1.1 11 1 GDP
Marlon Byrd LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .835 14 9 -0.116 0.99 0.000 -0.116 -1.3 1 0 GDP
Nelson Cruz RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .762 9 7 -0.058 0.75 0.000 -0.058 -0.7 2 0
Chris Davis 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .278 .882 10 7 0.068 0.55 0.078 -0.010 0.7 2 3 2·2B
Taylor Teagarden C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 1.091 9 7 -0.034 1.03 0.032 -0.066 -0.4 6 0
Dustin Nippert P 1 1
   Warner Madrigal P
   Frank Francisco P
Team Totals 29 1 8 1 2 3 .276 .692 110 70 -0.276 0.94 0.322 -0.599 -3.4 27 11
2B: J Hamilton (30, off F Hernandez); C Davis 2 (17, 2 off F Hernandez).
SF: M Bradley (5, off F Hernandez).
IBB: M Bradley (13, by M Batista).
TB: J Hamilton 4; C Davis 4; T Teagarden; H Blalock; M Young.
GIDP: M Byrd (8); H Blalock (6).
RBI: M Bradley (74).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: J Hamilton (8, 2nd base off M Batista/R Johnson).

Seattle Mariners

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
Felix Hernandez, L (9-9) 7.1 7 1 1 1 3 0 3.18 29 102 67 48 8 11 11 14 7 0 62 0.257 0.96 3.1
Jake Woods 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.82 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.015 0.44 -0.3
Miguel Batista 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.09 2 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.035 0.89 0.6
Team Totals 8 8 1 1 2 3 0 1.12 32 110 70 50 9 11 12 15 8 0 62 1 0 0.277 1.49 3.4
J Woods faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

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
Dustin Nippert, W (2-4) 7 7 0 0 0 4 0 6.59 28 99 68 46 8 14 14 10 6 0 67 0.479 1.36 3.8
Warner Madrigal, H (3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.94 4 14 11 7 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.126 1.92 0.5
Frank Francisco, S (4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.49 3 13 10 7 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.172 2.20 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 35 126 89 60 11 18 17 13 7 0 67 0 0 0.777 0.94 4.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: M Batista (6; M Bradley).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Dana DeMuth.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 12,882.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 22mph out to Centerfield.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX M. Byrd F. Hernandez -8% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 0-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O SEA J. Lopez W. Madrigal 8% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX J. Hamilton F. Hernandez 8% 63% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Young to 3B
t9 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O SEA T. Hulett F. Francisco 8% 90% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-1 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O SEA B. LaHair D. Nippert 8% 68% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O SEA I. Suzuki D. Nippert 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SEA J. Reed D. Nippert 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  SEA A. Beltre D. Nippert -1% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O SEA R. Ibanez D. Nippert 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Felix Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX J. Arias F. Hernandez -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX M. Young F. Hernandez 2% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX J. Hamilton F. Hernandez 8% 63% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Young to 3B
b1 0-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  RO TEX M. Bradley F. Hernandez -0% 63% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Young Scores
b1 1-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O TEX H. Blalock F. Hernandez -3% 60% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SEA J. Lopez D. Nippert 2% 62% Lineout: RF
t2 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SEA B. LaHair D. Nippert 2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O SEA Y. Betancourt D. Nippert 1% 65% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Felix Hernandez facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX M. Byrd F. Hernandez -2% 63% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX N. Cruz F. Hernandez -1% 62% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b2 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX C. Davis F. Hernandez -1% 61% Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O SEA R. Johnson D. Nippert 3% 63% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t3 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O SEA L. Valbuena D. Nippert 2% 65% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t3 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O SEA I. Suzuki D. Nippert 1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Felix Hernandez facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX T. Teagarden F. Hernandez 3% 70% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX J. Arias F. Hernandez -2% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Teagarden to 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. Young F. Hernandez -3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O TEX J. Hamilton F. Hernandez -3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SEA J. Reed D. Nippert 3% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  SEA A. Beltre D. Nippert -3% 62% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  SEA R. Ibanez D. Nippert -5% 57% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Beltre to 2B
t4 0-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O SEA J. Lopez D. Nippert 4% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Beltre to 3B; Ibanez to 2B
t4 0-1 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O SEA B. LaHair D. Nippert 8% 68% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Felix Hernandez facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O TEX M. Bradley F. Hernandez -2% 66% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b4 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX H. Blalock F. Hernandez -2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX M. Byrd F. Hernandez -1% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  SEA Y. Betancourt D. Nippert -5% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t5 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O SEA R. Johnson D. Nippert 5% 63% Foul Bunt Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t5 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O SEA L. Valbuena D. Nippert 4% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  SEA I. Suzuki D. Nippert -4% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Betancourt to 3B
t5 0-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O SEA J. Reed D. Nippert 7% 70% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Felix Hernandez facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX N. Cruz F. Hernandez -2% 68% Groundout: C-1B (Short 3B Line)
b5 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX C. Davis F. Hernandez 4% 72% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b5 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TEX T. Teagarden F. Hernandez -3% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 1-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  TEX J. Arias F. Hernandez 1% 70% Walk
b5 1-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O TEX M. Young F. Hernandez -4% 65% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 3-4-5
t6 0-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O SEA A. Beltre D. Nippert 4% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O SEA R. Ibanez D. Nippert 3% 72% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
t6 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  SEA J. Lopez D. Nippert -4% 68% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t6 0-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O SEA B. LaHair D. Nippert 5% 74% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Felix Hernandez facing 3-4-5
b6 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX J. Hamilton F. Hernandez 3% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 1-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX M. Bradley F. Hernandez -3% 74% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  TEX H. Blalock F. Hernandez 3% 77% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hamilton to 2B
b6 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX M. Byrd F. Hernandez -8% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Dustin Nippert facing 7-8-9
t7 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  SEA Y. Betancourt D. Nippert -7% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O SEA R. Johnson D. Nippert 4% 65% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Betancourt to 2B
t7 0-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O SEA L. Valbuena D. Nippert 7% 72% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 0-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O SEA I. Suzuki D. Nippert 6% 78% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Felix Hernandez facing 7-8-9
b7 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX N. Cruz F. Hernandez -2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  TEX C. Davis F. Hernandez 4% 80% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b7 1-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O TEX T. Teagarden F. Hernandez -3% 77% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
b7 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O TEX J. Arias F. Hernandez -3% 74% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Warner Madrigal facing 2-3-4
Warner Madrigal replaces Dustin Nippert pitching
t8 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O SEA J. Reed W. Madrigal 6% 79% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t8 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SEA A. Beltre W. Madrigal 4% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  SEA R. Ibanez W. Madrigal -6% 78% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t8 0-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O SEA J. Lopez W. Madrigal 8% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Felix Hernandez facing 2-3-4
b8 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX M. Young F. Hernandez -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Jake Woods replaces Felix Hernandez pitching
b8 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX J. Hamilton J. Woods 2% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
Miguel Batista replaces Jake Woods pitching
b8 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. Bradley M. Batista 1% 88% Hamilton Steals 2B
b8 1-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  TEX M. Bradley M. Batista 1% 88% Intentional Walk
b8 1-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO TEX H. Blalock M. Batista -5% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Frank Francisco facing 6-7-8
Frank Francisco replaces Warner Madrigal pitching
Tug Hulett pinch hits for Bryan LaHair (1B) batting 6th
t9 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O SEA T. Hulett F. Francisco 8% 90% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O SEA Y. Betancourt F. Francisco 6% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
Jeff Clement pinch hits for Rob Johnson (C) batting 8th
t9 0-1 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O SEA J. Clement F. Francisco 4% 100% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 1.

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