April 9, 1988 Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 8
@CAL 6 SEA 3
@CHW 2
(10) CLE 12
BAL 1 DET 11
@KCR 4 TOR 10
@MIN 0 NYY 4
MIL 1 BOS 2
@TEX 1 LAD 11
@ATL 3 CIN 5
HOU 4 MON 10
CHC 6 PHI 9
NYM 3 SFG 3
SDP 1 STL 3
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 27,527

Saturday, April 9, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:01

Red Sox

3-2

Won 2

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: R Clemens (1-0), L: C Hough (1-1), S: L Smith (2)

Rangers

1-4

Lost 4

6th, 3 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .662   15    2   0   GDP
  K Romine CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         0   0   
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .458   17    1   4   
W Boggs 3B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .579 1.441   19    1   2   
J Rice LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .318   11    1   0   
  T Benzinger RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
M Greenwell RF-LF             1   0   0   0    3   0  .400 1.104   19    0   0   IW
D Evans 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .368  .855   17   12   1   
S Horn DH                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .273  .523   13    0   0   SF
R Gedman C                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .071  .411    9    9   1   HR
S Owen SS                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .638    8    1   2   

R Clemens P                                                              0   1
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   2   3   2    6   6              128   27  11

BATTING

HR: R Gedman (1, off C Hough; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: S Horn (1, off C Hough).

IBB: M Greenwell (1, by C Hough).

TB: R Gedman 4; W Boggs 2.

GIDP: B Anderson (1).

RBI: R Gedman (2); S Horn (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Evans.

E: W Boggs (2).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .638   22    1   0   
C Wilkerson SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   17    1   3   
R Sierra RF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .167  .583   18    1   0   3B
S Kemp DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250   13    0   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .684 1.805   25    8   2   
G Petralli C                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400   17    8   0   
  S Fletcher PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .236         0   0   
C Espy LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   10    5   0   SB,CS
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .400  .871   21    0   3   SB
J Browne 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .286  .730   24    1   3   

C Hough P                                                                2   0
  M Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   0    2   9              167   27  11

BATTING

3B: R Sierra (1, off R Clemens).

TB: R Sierra 3; C Espy 2; P O'Brien 2; G Petralli.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P O'Brien-C Wilkerson-C Hough.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Buechele (1, 2nd base off R Clemens/R Gedman); C Espy (1, 2nd base off R Clemens/R Gedman).

CS: C Espy (1, 2nd base by R Clemens/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
R Clemens, W (1-0)             8     5   1   0    2   9   0   1.59   31  149-98   51·19·28   12· 4· 4· 0     77    -     1.06   0.31
L Smith, S (2)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-5     4· 0· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.74   0.20
Totals                         9     6   1   0    2   9   0          34  157-103  55·19·29   13· 4· 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
C Hough, L (1-1)               8.2   3   2   2    6   6   1   2.70   34  125-70   40·12·18   11· 9· 2· 0     70    -     1.62  -0.02
M Williams                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.37   0.03
Totals                         9     3   2   2    6   6   1          35  126-71   41·12·18   11·10· 2· 0          2-0

Balks: R Clemens (4); C Hough (1).

WP: None.

IBB: C Hough (1; M Greenwell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - (none), 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 27,527.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 62° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Texas Rangers                        
1. B Anderson           CF    1. O McDowell           CF 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. C Wilkerson          SS 
3. W Boggs              3B    3. R Sierra             RF 
4. J Rice               LF    4. S Kemp               DH 
5. M Greenwell          RF    5. P O'Brien            1B 
6. D Evans              1B    6. G Petralli           C  
7. S Horn               DH    7. C Espy               LF 
8. R Gedman             C     8. S Buechele           3B 
9. S Owen               SS    9. J Browne             2B 

   R Clemens            P        C Hough              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  1-0  ---  2   25%  50% R Gedman        C Hough         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 9   1  2-1  1--  2   21% 100% C Espy          L Smith         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   t 8   0  1-1  1--  5  -15%  42% B Anderson      C Hough         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   b 4   2  0-0  12-  5  -14%  31% S Buechele      R Clemens       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); O'Brien Scores/unER; Espy to 3B
   t 9   1  1-1  12-  5   13%  72% D Evans         C Hough         Walk; Boggs to 3B; Greenwell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   47%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  J Rice          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   49%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   46%  R Sierra        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  5   50%  S Kemp          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   54%  M Greenwell     Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   48%  S Horn          Groundout: SS-1B; Greenwell to 2B
   O      -2-  3   45%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   41%  P O'Brien       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   45%  G Petralli      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   48%  C Espy          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      47%  S Buechele      Espy Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   48%  S Owen          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   45%  M Barrett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   41%  J Browne        Walk
          1--      38%  O McDowell      Balk; Browne to 2B
   O      -2-  5   42%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   46%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B; Browne to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   54%  W Boggs         Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      52%  M Greenwell     Balk; Rice to 2B
          -2-  4   55%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   49%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  5   44%  S Horn          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  S Kemp          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  9   44%  P O'Brien       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   47%  G Petralli      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   45%  C Espy          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); O'Brien to 2B
   R      12-  5   31%  S Buechele      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); O'Brien Scores/unER; Espy to 3B
          1-3      30%  J Browne        Buechele Steals 2B
   O      -23 11   36%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   33%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   30%  S Owen          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   29%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   31%  O McDowell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   33%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   31%  R Sierra        Walk
   O      1--  4   34%  S Kemp          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   30%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   27%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   26%  J Rice          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   28%  P O'Brien       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  8   29%  G Petralli      Lineout: CF
          ---  2   28%  C Espy          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   30%  S Buechele      Espy Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   26%  M Greenwell     Flyball: SS
   O      ---  7   23%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   21%  S Horn          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   23%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   24%  J Browne        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   25%  O McDowell      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   50%  R Gedman        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  5   57%  S Owen          Walk
   OO     1--  5   42%  B Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   O      ---  1   39%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
                  Kevin Romine replaces Brady Anderson playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  5   44%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   47%  R Sierra        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Hough facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   58%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   56%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B; Boggs to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  M Greenwell     Intentional Walk
          12-  5   72%  D Evans         Walk; Boggs to 3B; Greenwell to 2B
   RO     123  4   83%  S Horn          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Boggs Scores
                  Mitch Williams replaces Charlie Hough pitching
   O      12-  1   80%  R Gedman        Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Lee Smith facing 5-6-7
                  Lee Smith replaces Roger Clemens pitching; Mike Greenwell moves to LF; Todd Benzinger replaces Jim Rice playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  5   89%  P O'Brien       Lineout: 1B
          ---  1   79%  G Petralli      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Scott Fletcher pinch runs for Geno Petralli batting 6th
   OO     1--  2  100%  C Espy          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation