April 6, 1988 Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 3
@BAL 1 BOS 6
DET 5 CAL 4
@CHW 2
(10) TOR 11
@KCR 4 NYY 5
MIN 3 SEA 6
@OAK 5 CLE 5
@TEX 1 CHC 3
@ATL 0 HOU 5
SDP 1 MON 5
NYM 1 PHI 6
PIT 5
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 13,003

Wednesday, April 6, 1988, 1:37
Time of Game: 2:37

Indians

1-1

Won 1

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  2   1  1  0   1  0  0    5 10  1
Rangers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  2

W: G Swindell (1-0), L: B Witt (0-1)

Rangers

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Franco 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .778   15    5   1   2·SB
W Upshaw 1B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .375 1.194   22    5   0   SB
P Tabler DH                   3   0   2   1    2   0  .286  .730   23    0   0   
J Carter CF                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .333  .944   22    2   0   2B,SF
M Hall LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    3   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .125  .625   14    0   0   HR
C Snyder RF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .429 1.429   11    4   0   2B
J Bell SS                     2   1   0   0    2   0  .250  .821   15    0   3   SB
A Allanson C                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .143  .286   12    8   1   

G Swindell P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   5  10   5    4   4              145   27   5

BATTING

2B: J Carter (1, off B Witt); C Snyder (1, off B Witt).

HR: B Jacoby (1, off B Witt; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

SF: J Carter (1, off J Russell).

TB: B Jacoby 4; C Snyder 3; P Tabler 2; J Carter 2; W Upshaw 2; A Allanson; J Franco.

RBI: J Carter 2 (2); A Allanson (1); B Jacoby (1); P Tabler (1).

2-out RBI: B Jacoby; P Tabler; J Carter.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: B Jacoby (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bell (1, 2nd base off B Witt/M Stanley); J Franco 2 (2, 2nd base off B Witt/M Stanley, 3rd base off B Witt/M Stanley); W Upshaw (1, 2nd base off B Witt/M Stanley).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .500 1.375   13    7   0   HR
S Fletcher SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .500   11    1   3   
R Sierra RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125   10    0   1   
L Parrish DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .125   22    0   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .857 2.732   16    7   0   2B,CS
P Incaviglia LF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   21    5   0   
M Stanley C                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   12    6   0   
S Buechele 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .400  .971   13    0   2   
J Browne 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .762   10    1   1   

B Witt P                                                                 0   1
  J Russell P                                                            0   0
  J Cecena P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1    1   8              128   27   8

BATTING

2B: P O'Brien (1, off G Swindell).

HR: O McDowell (1, off G Swindell; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: P O'Brien 4; O McDowell 4; S Fletcher 2; J Browne.

RBI: O McDowell (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: M Stanley (1); O McDowell (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: P O'Brien (1, 2nd base by G Swindell/A Allanson).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Swindell, W (1-0)            9     7   1   1    1   8   1   1.00   34  125-82   42·19·21    7·12· 6· 0     76    -     0.88   0.31
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   8   1          34  125-82   42·19·21    7·12· 6· 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
B Witt, L (0-1)                6.1   8   5   4    4   4   1   5.68   30  103-61   37· 7·17    7· 9· 6· 0     39    -     0.79  -0.20
J Russell                      1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   16-12   11· 0· 1    0· 3· 2· 0          2-1    0.28   0.00
J Cecena                       1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   18-12    6· 2· 4    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   4    4   4   1          40  137-85   54· 9·22    9·13·10· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 13,003.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 75° F, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Texas Rangers                        
1. J Franco             2B    1. O McDowell           CF 
2. W Upshaw             1B    2. S Fletcher           SS 
3. P Tabler             DH    3. R Sierra             RF 
4. J Carter             CF    4. L Parrish            DH 
5. M Hall               LF    5. P O'Brien            1B 
6. B Jacoby             3B    6. P Incaviglia         LF 
7. C Snyder             RF    7. M Stanley            C  
8. J Bell               SS    8. S Buechele           3B 
9. A Allanson           C     9. J Browne             2B 

   G Swindell           P        B Witt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  12-  1   15%  75% A Allanson      B Witt          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Snyder Scores; Bell to 3B/Adv on E8; Allanson to 2B
   b 4   0  3-0  ---  4  -10%  69% O McDowell      G Swindell      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   t 4   2  0-2  ---  5    9%  80% B Jacoby        B Witt          Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   t 5   2  1-3  1-3  2    9%  85% J Carter        B Witt          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Upshaw Scores/unER; Tabler to 3B
   t 3   1  0-1  -23  2   -8%  62% W Upshaw        B Witt          Flyball: 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  J Franco        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   46%  W Upshaw        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   45%  P Tabler        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  S Fletcher      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Fletcher out at 2B/SS-2B
   O      ---  2   50%  R Sierra        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   46%  M Hall          Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   45%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   47%  L Parrish       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   45%  P O'Brien       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--      49%  P Incaviglia    O'Brien Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   50%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   54%  C Snyder        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  5   60%  J Bell          Walk; Snyder to 2B
   R      12-  1   75%  A Allanson      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Snyder Scores; Bell to 3B/Adv on E8; Allanson to 2B
   O      -23  3   70%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  2   62%  W Upshaw        Flyball: 1B
   RO     -23  3   68%  P Tabler        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bell Scores; Allanson out at Hm/RF-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   70%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   72%  S Buechele      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  3   73%  J Browne        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   72%  J Carter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   70%  M Hall          Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---  5   80%  B Jacoby        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
          ---  1   81%  C Snyder        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   79%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  4   69%  O McDowell      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   65%  S Fletcher      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   69%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   73%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   76%  P O'Brien       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   74%  A Allanson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   73%  J Franco        Lineout: CF
          ---  9   73%  W Upshaw        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      75%  P Tabler        Upshaw Steals 2B; Upshaw to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3  7   76%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  2   85%  J Carter        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Upshaw Scores/unER; Tabler to 3B
   O      -23  4   81%  M Hall          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg Swindell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   84%  P Incaviglia    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  3   86%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   84%  S Buechele      Walk
          1--  4   82%  J Browne        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Buechele to 2B
   O      12-  3   87%  O McDowell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   86%  B Jacoby        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   85%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   85%  J Bell          Walk
          1--      86%  A Allanson      Bell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   84%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg Swindell facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   80%  S Fletcher      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   84%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   87%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
          1--  3   84%  P O'Brien       Single to RF (Line Drive); Fletcher to 3B
   O      1-3  4   90%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   91%  J Franco        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      92%  W Upshaw        Franco Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   91%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      92%  P Tabler        Franco Steals 3B
          --3  4   92%  " "             Walk
                  Jeff Russell replaces Bobby Witt pitching
   RO     1-3  6   94%  J Carter        Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Franco Scores
   O      1--  3   93%  M Hall          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   95%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   96%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  J Browne        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jeff Russell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   96%  B Jacoby        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   96%  C Snyder        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   96%  J Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   97%  O McDowell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   98%  S Fletcher      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  2   99%  R Sierra        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jose Cecena facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Cecena replaces Jeff Russell pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  A Allanson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   98%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   98%  W Upshaw        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   99%  P Tabler        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Upshaw to 3B
   O      1-3  4   98%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   99%  L Parrish       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   98%  P O'Brien       Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   99%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4  100%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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