April 8, 1988 Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 8
@CAL 2 CHW 3
SEA 2 CLE 3
BAL 0 KCR 3
DET 2 MIN 6
TOR 3 NYY 6
MIL 4 BOS 4
@TEX 0 LAD 6
@ATL 3 HOU 8
@CIN 3
(16) CHC 6
@MON 4 PHI 5
NYM 1 SFG 5
SDP 1 PIT 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 18,470

Friday, April 8, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:15

Red Sox

2-2

Won 1

4th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  1    4 13  0
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  0

W: O Boyd (1-0), L: M Jeffcoat (0-1)

Rangers

1-3

Lost 3

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 5   1   2   0    0   2  .385  .852   18    6   0   
M Barrett 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .550   21    3   2   
W Boggs 3B                    3   2   3   1    2   0  .563 1.445   26    1   2   2B
J Rice DH                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .389   20    0   0   
D Evans 1B                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .438  .975   16    5   0   SF,GDP
  E Romero 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Greenwell LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .429 1.100   15    5   0   HBP
T Benzinger RF                4   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .666    8    0   0   
  K Romine RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         0   0   
R Gedman C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083   13    5   0   HBP,GDP
S Owen SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .679   14    2   2   

O Boyd P                                                                 0   1
  W Gardner P                                                            0   0
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   4  13   4    3   4              151   27   7

BATTING

2B: W Boggs (4, off M Jeffcoat).

SF: D Evans (1, off M Williams).

HBP: M Greenwell (1, by M Jeffcoat); R Gedman (1, by M Jeffcoat).

TB: W Boggs 4; B Anderson 2; D Evans 2; M Barrett 2; T Benzinger 2; J Rice; M Greenwell.

GIDP: R Gedman (1); D Evans (1).

RBI: D Evans 2 (3); W Boggs (2); T Benzinger (3).

2-out RBI: T Benzinger; D Evans.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Owen-M Barrett-D Evans.

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .313  .794   25    7   0   SB
S Fletcher SS                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .236   18    1   3   
R Sierra RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .133  .388   13    4   0   2B
L Parrish DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .133  .321   16    0   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .733 2.017   13    6   1   2B
S Kemp LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   13    1   0   
M Stanley C                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .111  .384   26    5   0   GDP
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.071   16    2   1   
  G Petralli PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    1    0   0   
J Browne 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .800   16    1   1   SB

M Jeffcoat P                                                             0   1
  J Russell P                                                            0   0
  G Hoffman P                                                            0   0
  M Williams P                                                           0   0
  J Cecena P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   0   9   0    3   5              157   27   7

BATTING

2B: P O'Brien (2, off O Boyd); R Sierra (1, off O Boyd).

TB: P O'Brien 4; R Sierra 2; S Buechele; S Kemp; O McDowell; L Parrish; J Browne.

GIDP: M Stanley (1).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Fletcher-J Browne-P O'Brien; P O'Brien-S Fletcher-P O'Brien; S Buechele-P O'Brien.

BASERUNNING

SB: O McDowell (2, 2nd base off O Boyd/R Gedman); J Browne (1, 2nd base off O Boyd/R Gedman).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Boyd, W (1-0)                6     8   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   26   97-64   39·10·15    7· 9· 7· 0     57    -     1.17   0.23
W Gardner, H (1)               2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7   32-21   12· 4· 5    1· 4· 0· 0          2-0    1.55   0.24
L Smith                        1     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    5   25-12    5· 3· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.80   0.02
Totals                         9     9   0   0    3   5   0          38  154-97   56·17·24    9·14· 7· 0          2-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Jeffcoat, L (0-1)            6.1  10   3   3    2   2   0   4.26   30  106-70   46· 2·22    8· 5·11· 0     41    -     1.09   0.03
J Russell                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    6-6     6· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    1.00  -0.05
G Hoffman                      1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   18-11    7· 3· 1    0· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.38   0.03
M Williams                     0.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   5.40    4   14-8     4· 2· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.23  -0.02
J Cecena                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    6-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9    13   4   4    3   4   0          42  150-98   64· 9·25    9·10·14· 0          3-1

O Boyd faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: M Williams (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Jeffcoat 2 (2; M Greenwell, R Gedman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 18,470.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Texas Rangers                        
1. B Anderson           CF    1. O McDowell           CF 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. S Fletcher           SS 
3. W Boggs              3B    3. R Sierra             RF 
4. J Rice               DH    4. L Parrish            DH 
5. D Evans              1B    5. P O'Brien            1B 
6. M Greenwell          LF    6. S Kemp               LF 
7. T Benzinger          RF    7. M Stanley            C  
8. R Gedman             C     8. S Buechele           3B 
9. S Owen               SS    9. J Browne             2B 

   O Boyd               P        M Jeffcoat           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-1  12-  1  -10%  60% D Evans         M Jeffcoat      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Boggs to 3B
   t 3   2  0-1  1-3  2   10%  71% T Benzinger     M Jeffcoat      Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Boggs Scores; Greenwell to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4    9%  62% M Barrett       M Jeffcoat      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Anderson to 3B
   b 7   0  3-0  1--  5   -8%  74% S Buechele      O Boyd          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Stanley to 2B
   b 7   0  3-0  12-  4    8%  82% J Browne        W Gardner       Flyball: CF (Short CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Jeffcoat facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  B Anderson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          1--  4   62%  M Barrett       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Anderson to 3B
   R      1-3  3   68%  W Boggs         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Anderson Scores; Barrett to 2B
   O      12-  8   63%  J Rice          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  3   60%  D Evans         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Barrett to 3B
   O      1-3  2   56%  M Greenwell     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   58%  O McDowell      Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  3   59%  S Fletcher      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   57%  R Sierra        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   61%  L Parrish       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Jeffcoat facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   64%  T Benzinger     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   57%  R Gedman        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---  5   58%  S Owen          Walk
          1--  2   60%  B Anderson      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Owen to 2B
   O      12-  3   56%  M Barrett       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   52%  P O'Brien       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   56%  S Kemp          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   OO     1--  6   61%  M Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Jeffcoat facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   65%  W Boggs         Walk
          1--  2   70%  J Rice          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Boggs to 2B
   OO     12-  1   60%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Boggs to 3B
          --3  4   61%  M Greenwell     Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3  2   71%  T Benzinger     Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Boggs Scores; Greenwell to 2B
   O      12-  2   68%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   70%  S Buechele      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   72%  J Browne        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   71%  O McDowell      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      70%  S Fletcher      McDowell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   73%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Jeffcoat facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   72%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   70%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   69%  M Barrett       Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Oil Can Boyd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   72%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   69%  L Parrish       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  2   73%  P O'Brien       Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  2   70%  S Kemp          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Parrish to 2B
   O      12-  4   76%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Jeffcoat facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   78%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   76%  J Rice          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  6   78%  D Evans         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Boggs to 2B
   O      12-  1   76%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Boggs to 3B; Evans to 2B
   O      -23  2   72%  T Benzinger     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   75%  S Buechele      Flyball: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  1   71%  J Browne        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      69%  O McDowell      Browne Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   74%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   78%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Jeffcoat facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   81%  R Gedman        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  3   75%  S Owen          Double Play: Lineout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   75%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Oil Can Boyd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   78%  R Sierra        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   80%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   77%  P O'Brien       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   82%  S Kemp          Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Jeffcoat facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   80%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   83%  W Boggs         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Jeff Russell replaces Mike Jeffcoat pitching
   O      -2-  2   81%  J Rice          Lineout: CF (Deep CF); Boggs to 3B
   R      --3  4   89%  D Evans         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Boggs Scores
                  Guy Hoffman replaces Jeff Russell pitching
          1--  2   90%  M Greenwell     Single to RF (Line Drive); Evans to 3B
   O      1-3  3   88%  T Benzinger     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
                  Kevin Romine replaces Todd Benzinger playing RF batting 7th
          ---  8   83%  M Stanley       Walk
          1--  5   74%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Stanley to 2B
                  Wes Gardner replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching
   O      12-  4   82%  J Browne        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      12-  5   88%  O McDowell      Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Stanley to 3B
   O      1-3  6   93%  S Fletcher      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Guy Hoffman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   92%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   92%  S Owen          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  7   92%  B Anderson      Foul Flyball: C (3B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Wes Gardner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   94%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   96%  L Parrish       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   95%  P O'Brien       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   97%  S Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mitch Williams facing 2-3-4
                  Mitch Williams replaces Guy Hoffman pitching
          ---  3   97%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--      98%  W Boggs         Balk; Barrett to 2B
          -2-  5   98%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   98%  J Rice          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Barrett to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   98%  D Evans         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Barrett Scores
                  Jose Cecena replaces Mitch Williams pitching
   O      1--  6   98%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Lee Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Lee Smith replaces Wes Gardner pitching; Ed Romero replaces Dwight Evans playing 1B batting 5th
          ---  8   96%  M Stanley       Walk
                  Geno Petralli pinch hits for Steve Buechele batting 8th
   O      1--  1   98%  G Petralli      Flyball: CF
          1--  6   96%  J Browne        Walk; Stanley to 2B
   O      12-  6   99%  O McDowell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4  100%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Rangers 0.

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