April 1, 1997 Milwaukee Brewers at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 7
DET 5 SEA 4
NYY 2 TEX 6
MIL 2 CHW 6
@TOR 5
(10) CIN 11
COL 4 FLA 4
CHC 2 HOU 2
ATL 1 PHI 3
@LAD 0 MON 2
STL 1 SDP 12
NYM 5 PIT 5
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 45,098

Tuesday, April 1, 1997, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:42

Brewers

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: K Hill (1-0), L: B McDonald (0-1)

Rangers

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .600 1.600   14    0   7   2·2B
J Cirillo 3B                  1   0   0   0    4   0  .000  .800   26    0   6   
D Nilsson DH                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   13    0   0   SF
J Jaha 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   20   17   1   
J Valentin SS                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .833   18    3   4   CS
G Williams LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   14    2   0   
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   11    0   0   
C Carr CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   16    0   0   
M Matheny C                   2   1   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000   10    2   0   
  J Levis PH-C                1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500   11    0   0   

B McDonald P                                                             0   0
  R Villone P                                                            0   1
Totals                       32   2   7   2    6   7              153   24  19

BATTING

2B: F Vina 2 (2, 2 off K Hill).

SF: D Nilsson (1, off K Hill).

TB: F Vina 5; C Carr; M Matheny; J Valentin; J Burnitz.

RBI: J Valentin (1); D Nilsson (1).

2-out RBI: J Valentin.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Vina-J Valentin-J Jaha; R Villone-J Valentin-J Jaha.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Valentin (1, 2nd base by K Hill/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   11    1   1   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    8   1   GDP
R Greer LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   14    1   0   
D Palmer 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   19    1   0   
L Stevens 1B                  4   2   2   3    0   0  .500 1.750    8    5   0   HR,GDP
M Tettleton DH                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   13    0   0   
W Newson RF                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167   14    7   0   IW
D Buford CF                   3   1   2   3    0   0  .667 2.667   15    1   0   HR,2B
B Gil SS                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    2   1   

K Hill P                                                                 1   1
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       29   6   7   6    4   2              120   27   4

BATTING

2B: D Buford (1, off B McDonald).

HR: D Buford (1, off B McDonald; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); L Stevens (1, off B McDonald; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: W Newson (1, by B McDonald).

TB: D Buford 6; L Stevens 5; R Greer; D Palmer; W Newson.

GIDP: L Stevens (1); I Rodriguez (1).

RBI: L Stevens 3 (3); D Buford 3 (3).

2-out RBI: L Stevens 3; D Buford 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B McDonald, L (0-1)            7     7   6   6    3   2   2   7.71   30  109-65   43· 8·14   18· 5· 2· 0     38    -     0.50  -0.23
R Villone                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   11-6     4· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8     7   6   6    4   2   2          33  120-71   47· 9·15   20· 5· 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
K Hill, W (1-0)                8     6   2   2    4   7   0   2.25   33  120-76   39·17·20    7· 7· 8· 0     65    -     1.10   0.25
J Wetteland                    1     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    6   30-16   10· 1· 5    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.63   0.02
Totals                         9     7   2   2    6   7   0          39  150-92   49·18·25    7· 9·10· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B McDonald (1; W Newson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 45,098.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Texas Rangers                        
1. F Vina               2B    1. M McLemore           2B 
2. J Cirillo            3B    2. I Rodriguez          C  
3. D Nilsson            DH    3. R Greer              LF 
4. J Jaha               1B    4. D Palmer             3B 
5. J Valentin           SS    5. L Stevens            1B 
6. G Williams           LF    6. M Tettleton          DH 
7. J Burnitz            RF    7. W Newson             RF 
8. C Carr               CF    8. D Buford             CF 
9. M Matheny            C     9. B Gil                SS 

   B McDonald           P        K Hill               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  4   22%  77% L Stevens       B McDonald      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Greer Scores; Palmer Scores
   b 6   2  2-4  1--  5   12%  93% D Buford        B McDonald      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Newson Scores
   t 5   0  4-0  1--  1   -8%  77% F Vina          K Hill          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Matheny to 3B
   t 5   2  4-1  1-3  3   -8%  74% J Valentin      K Hill          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Vina Scores; Cirillo to 3B
   t 5   1  4-1  1-3  5    7%  82% J Jaha          K Hill          Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  F Vina          Lineout: SS
          ---  5   50%  J Cirillo       Walk
   O      1--  2   52%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Cirillo to 2B
   O      -2-  6   55%  J Jaha          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  M McLemore      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   51%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   52%  R Greer         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   55%  D Palmer        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Greer to 3B
   RRR    1-3  4   77%  L Stevens       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Greer Scores; Palmer Scores
   O      ---  3   76%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Hill facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   73%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      1--  3   76%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   73%  J Burnitz       Single to CF (Line Drive); Valentin to 2B
   O      12-  7   77%  C Carr          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   81%  M Matheny       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ben McDonald facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   79%  W Newson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   79%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   78%  B Gil           Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   72%  F Vina          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          -2-  6   69%  J Cirillo       Walk
   O      12-  1   74%  D Nilsson       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      12-  5   79%  J Jaha          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   83%  J Valentin      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   81%  M McLemore      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  2   80%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   80%  R Greer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   82%  G Williams      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   84%  J Burnitz       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  C Carr          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   84%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   85%  L Stevens       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   84%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 1B-2B-1B; Stevens to 2B
          -2-  4   84%  W Newson        Intentional Walk
   R      12-  5   90%  D Buford        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Stevens Scores; Newson to 3B
   O      -23  3   88%  B Gil           Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Rangers 4.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Hill facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   85%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   77%  F Vina          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Matheny to 3B
          -23  6   73%  J Cirillo       Walk
   RO     123  2   76%  D Nilsson       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Matheny Scores; Vina to 3B
   O      1-3  5   82%  J Jaha          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  3   74%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Vina Scores; Cirillo to 3B
   O      1-3  1   80%  G Williams      Valentin Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   82%  M McLemore      Walk
   OO     1--  4   77%  I Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  4   78%  R Greer         Walk
   O      1--  4   76%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Hill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   80%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   82%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   83%  C Carr          Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ben McDonald facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   82%  L Stevens       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   81%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   81%  W Newson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   RR     1--  5   93%  D Buford        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Newson Scores
   O      ---  6   93%  B Gil           Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Rangers 6.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Ken Hill facing 9-1-2
                  Jesse Levis pinch hits for Mike Matheny batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  J Levis         Flyball: CF
          ---  1   93%  F Vina          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   95%  J Cirillo       Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   97%  D Nilsson       Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
                  Jesse Levis moves to C
   O      ---  1   96%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  R Greer         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Ken Hill facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   97%  J Jaha          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   98%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  G Williams      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ron Villone facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Villone replaces Ben McDonald pitching
          ---  7   99%  D Palmer        Walk
   OO     1--  1   98%  L Stevens       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Rangers 6.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, John Wetteland facing 7-8-9
                  John Wetteland replaces Ken Hill pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  J Burnitz       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   98%  C Carr          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--      98%  J Levis         Defensive Indifference; Carr to 2B
          -2-  8   96%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   99%  F Vina          Lineout: RF
          12-  7   96%  J Cirillo       Walk; Carr to 3B; Levis to 2B
   O      123  5  100%  D Nilsson       Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 2, Rangers 6.

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