April 6, 1999 Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 6
CLE 5 MIN 6
TOR 1 NYY 7
@OAK 4 CHW 11
@SEA 3 TEX 6
DET 0 ATL 11
PHI 3 SFG 7
@CIN 6 NYM 12
@FLA 3 HOU 4
CHC 2 LAD 3
ARI 2
(10) PIT 8
MON 2 SDP 4
COL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 28,329

Tuesday, April 6, 1999, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Tigers

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
Rangers         2  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  X    6 12  0

W: A Sele (1-0), L: J Thompson (0-1)

Rangers

1-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Encarnacion LF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .333 1.000   13    0   0   
B Higginson DH                4   0   1   0    0   2  .250 1.000   16    0   0   2B
D Easley 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .778   14    3   3   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .777   19    7   0   2B
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .375  .819   14    0   3   
K Garcia RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .400  .800   24    3   0   
G Kapler CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .650   15    6   0   
B Haselman C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    4   1   GDP
  G Jefferies PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    2    0   0   
  B Ausmus C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715   13    1   2   

J Thompson P                                                             0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  M Kida P                                                               0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   0   7   0    1   9              137   24   9

BATTING

2B: T Clark (1, off D Patterson); B Higginson (1, off A Sele).

TB: T Clark 2; K Garcia 2; B Higginson 2; J Encarnacion; D Palmer; G Kapler.

GIDP: B Haselman (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Palmer-D Easley-T Clark; D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark.

PB: B Ausmus (2).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .125  .347   21    1   3   GDP
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .250  .583   25    8   1   
R Greer LF                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .250  .833   25    0   0   2·2B,GDP
J Gonzalez RF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .375  .819   16    2   0   SB
R Palmeiro DH                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .167  .708   21    0   0   
R Kelly CF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.750   12    1   0   HR
T Zeile 3B                    3   1   2   0    1   1  .429 1.071   25    1   4   2B
L Stevens 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .286 1.089   18   11   1   IW
L Alicea 2B                   2   0   1   1    2   1  .200  .700   18    2   3   

A Sele P                                                                 1   1
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   6  12   5    6   4              181   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Greer 2 (2, 2 off J Thompson); T Zeile (1, off M Kida).

HR: R Kelly (1, off M Kida; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

IBB: L Stevens (1, by M Kida).

TB: R Kelly 5; R Greer 4; T Zeile 3; I Rodriguez 2; L Stevens; J Gonzalez; R Clayton; L Alicea.

GIDP: R Greer (1); R Clayton (1).

RBI: R Kelly 2 (2); R Greer 2 (3); L Alicea (1).

2-out RBI: R Kelly 2; L Alicea.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Zeile-L Alicea-L Stevens.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gonzalez (1, 2nd base off C Nitkowski/B Ausmus).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Thompson, L (0-1)            5     7   2   2    1   3   0   3.60   22   97-66   43· 9·14    9· 6· 3· 0     47    -     0.82   0.04
M Anderson                     1.2   2   1   1    2   1   0   5.40    9   47-28   18· 4· 6    0· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.73   0.05
C Nitkowski                    0     0   1   1    1   0   0  27.00    1    6-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.61  -0.01
M Kida                         0.1   3   2   2    1   0   1  45.00    5   17-6     4· 0· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          2-2    0.27  -0.12
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   10-5     2· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    12   6   6    6   4   1          40  177-107  68·13·25   11·13· 6· 0          3-2

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Sele, W (1-0)                7     6   0   0    1   6   0   0.00   27  110-70   34·14·22   12· 4· 4· 0     70    -     1.04   0.45
T Crabtree                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-7     2· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
D Patterson                    1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   18-10    4· 5· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   9   0          34  137-87   40·21·26   13· 6· 5· 0           -

C Nitkowski faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Kida (1).

IBB: M Kida (1; L Stevens).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 28,329.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Texas Rangers                        
1. J Encarnacion        LF    1. R Clayton            SS 
2. B Higginson          DH    2. I Rodriguez          C  
3. D Easley             2B    3. R Greer              LF 
4. T Clark              1B    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. D Palmer             3B    5. R Palmeiro           DH 
6. K Garcia             RF    6. R Kelly              CF 
7. G Kapler             CF    7. T Zeile              3B 
8. B Haselman           C     8. L Stevens            1B 
9. D Cruz               SS    9. L Alicea             2B 

   J Thompson           P        A Sele               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  2-0  123  4   17%  77% B Haselman      A Sele          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  4   13%  76% R Greer         J Thompson      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Clayton Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   t 4   1  2-0  12-  4   -7%  60% G Kapler        A Sele          Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Palmer to 3B; Garcia to 2B
   b 2   1  0-2  12-  4   -7%  69% R Clayton       J Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   2  0-2  1-3  1    5%  92% R Kelly         M Kida          Wild Pitch; Gonzalez Scores/No RBI; Palmeiro to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   55%  D Easley        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   59%  R Clayton       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   63%  I Rodriguez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Clayton to 2B
   RR     12-  4   76%  R Greer         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Clayton Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   O      -2-  2   73%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   70%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1   68%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   70%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   72%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   71%  K Garcia        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   69%  G Kapler        Walk; Garcia to 2B
   O      12-  3   73%  B Haselman      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   76%  T Zeile         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   73%  L Stevens       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          1--  6   76%  L Alicea        Walk; Zeile to 2B
   OO     12-  4   69%  R Clayton       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   72%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   71%  B Higginson     Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   75%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   77%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   76%  R Greer         Flyball: CF; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  7   73%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   71%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   74%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   71%  D Palmer        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4   66%  K Garcia        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Palmer to 2B
          12-  4   60%  G Kapler        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Palmer to 3B; Garcia to 2B
   OO     123  4   77%  B Haselman      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   75%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF
   O      --- 11   74%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   75%  L Stevens       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   73%  L Alicea        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   76%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   73%  J Encarnacion   Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   76%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   79%  D Easley        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   78%  R Clayton       Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  8   76%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   78%  R Greer         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   75%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   79%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   81%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  9   83%  K Garcia        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Anderson facing 5-6-7
                  Matt Anderson replaces Justin Thompson pitching
   O      ---  7   81%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: RF
          ---  3   83%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   85%  T Zeile         Walk; Kelly to 2B
   O      12-  4   82%  L Stevens       Flyball: CF
          12-  6   84%  L Alicea        Walk; Kelly to 3B; Zeile to 2B
   O      123  6   79%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   83%  G Kapler        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Bill Haselman batting 8th
   O      ---  2   86%  G Jefferies     Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6   87%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Anderson facing 2-3-4
                  Brad Ausmus replaces Gregg Jefferies playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  7   86%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   85%  R Greer         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   85%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Matt Anderson pitching
          1--      86%  R Palmeiro      Gonzalez Steals 2B; Gonzalez to 3B/Passed Ball
          --3  6   87%  " "             Walk
                  Masao Kida replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   R      1-3      92%  R Kelly         Wild Pitch; Gonzalez Scores/No RBI; Palmeiro to 2B
   RR     -2-  5   98%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Palmeiro Scores
          ---  5   98%  T Zeile         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  4   98%  L Stevens       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1   99%  L Alicea        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Zeile Scores; Stevens to 3B
   O      1-3  2   99%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Tim Crabtree facing 1-2-3
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Aaron Sele pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  B Higginson     Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Todd Jones facing 2-3-4
                  Todd Jones replaces Masao Kida pitching
          ---  5  100%  I Rodriguez     Walk
   OO     1--  2  100%  R Greer         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Danny Patterson facing 4-5-6
                  Danny Patterson replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
          ---  4   99%  T Clark         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  5  100%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6  100%  K Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3  100%  G Kapler        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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