April 7, 1999 Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 9
@ANA 1 TBD 8
@BAL 5 BOS 6
@KCR 0 TOR 9
@MIN 3 NYY 4
@OAK 0 SEA 7
CHW 3 TEX 10
DET 7 ATL 4
PHI 0 SFG 8
@CIN 3 NYM 6
@FLA 0 CHC 9
@HOU 2 LAD 6
ARI 4 MON 4
@PIT 3 SDP 2
COL 1 STL 4
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 25,004

Wednesday, April 7, 1999, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 3:07

Tigers

1-2

Lost 2

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   2  2  0   0  3  0    7 12  0
Rangers         0  1  1   0  3  0   3  2  X   10 18  0

W: M Morgan (1-0), L: W Blair (0-1), S: J Wetteland (1)

Rangers

2-1

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Encarnacion LF              5   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .643   11    4   0   
G Jefferies DH                5   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .522   20    0   0   
D Easley 2B-SS                4   2   2   0    1   0  .308 1.049   24    3   3   3B
T Clark 1B                    5   2   3   3    0   0  .429 1.215   16    8   2   HR,2B,GDP
D Palmer 3B                   4   1   0   0    0   2  .250  .607   20    2   0   HBP
B Higginson RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .795   10    0   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .800   10    1   4   2B
  F Catalanotto PH-2B         1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .571 1.625   14    4   0   HR
B Hunter CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .542   17    0   0   

W Blair P                                                                1   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          1   1
  F Lira P                                                               0   0
  S Runyan P                                                             0   2
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   7  12   7    2   3              143   24  12

BATTING

2B: T Clark (2, off J Wetteland); D Cruz (2, off M Morgan).

3B: D Easley (1, off T Crabtree).

HR: T Clark (1, off M Clark; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); B Ausmus (1, off M Clark; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: D Palmer (1, by T Crabtree).

TB: T Clark 7; B Ausmus 6; D Easley 4; D Cruz 2; F Catalanotto; G Jefferies; B Hunter.

GIDP: T Clark (1).

RBI: T Clark 3 (3); B Ausmus 2 (2); G Jefferies (2); F Catalanotto (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Goodwin CF                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .222  .555   25    4   0   2B
I Rodriguez C                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .308  .665   17    3   0   
R Greer LF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .308  .819   21    2   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 5   2   3   1    0   0  .462 1.038   13    3   0   2B
R Palmeiro DH                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .273 1.021   11    0   0   HR
  S Green PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Zeile 3B                    4   1   3   1    1   0  .545 1.433   17    1   4   2·2B,IW
L Stevens 1B                  4   1   3   4    1   0  .455 1.447   14   11   0   2·2B
L Alicea 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .408   26    2   2   
R Clayton SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   1   
  J Shave SS                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    8    1   4   SH

M Clark P                                                                0   0
  M Morgan P                                                             0   1
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   0
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       41  10  18  10    2   4              152   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (1, off W Blair); T Zeile 2 (3, off W Blair, off F Lira); T Goodwin (1, off W Blair); L Stevens 2 (2, off W Blair, off D Brocail).

HR: R Palmeiro (1, off F Lira; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: J Shave (1, off S Runyan).

IBB: T Zeile (1, by C Nitkowski).

TB: T Zeile 5; R Palmeiro 5; L Stevens 5; J Gonzalez 4; T Goodwin 3; R Greer 2; I Rodriguez 2; J Shave.

RBI: L Stevens 4 (5); R Greer (4); R Palmeiro (2); T Zeile (1); J Gonzalez (3); J Shave (1); I Rodriguez (1).

2-out RBI: L Stevens 3; T Zeile; R Greer.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Morgan-J Shave-L Stevens.

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
W Blair, L (0-1)               4     8   5   5    0   2   0  11.25   20   72-46   26· 2·18    5· 7· 6· 0     28    -     1.14  -0.26
C Nitkowski                    1     1   0   0    2   1   0   6.75    6   22-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    2.67  -0.04
F Lira                         1     4   2   2    0   0   1  18.00    7   20-13    8· 1· 4    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.81  -0.07
S Runyan                       1     1   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    4   16-9     5· 0· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.33  -0.05
D Brocail                      1     4   2   2    0   1   0  13.50    7   19-14    9· 1· 4    1· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.56  -0.10
Totals                         8    18  10  10    2   4   1          44  149-90   53· 5·32   15· 9·14· 0          3-3

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 Clark                        4.1   6   4   4    2   0   2   8.31   21   74-46   32· 3·11    8· 8· 3· 0     33    -     0.94  -0.23
M Morgan, W (1-0)              2.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    8   25-16    8· 3· 5    3· 3· 1· 0          2-0    1.29   0.27
T Crabtree                     0     2   3   3    0   0   0  27.00    3   13-8     6· 1· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.09  -0.16
E Gunderson, H (1)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.79   0.07
D Patterson, H (1)             0.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-7     6· 1· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    3.30  -0.14
J Wetteland, S (1)             1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   15-10    6· 2· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.25   0.17
Totals                         9    12   7   7    2   3   2          41  138-88   59·10·19   14·13· 8· 0          8-2

W Blair faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
F Lira faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
T Crabtree faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Runyan (1); M Clark 2 (2).

IBB: C Nitkowski (1; T Zeile).

HBP: T Crabtree (1; D Palmer).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 25,004.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Texas Rangers                        
1. J Encarnacion        LF    1. T Goodwin            CF 
2. G Jefferies          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. B Higginson          RF    6. T Zeile              3B 
7. D Cruz               SS    7. L Stevens            1B 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. L Alicea             2B 
9. B Hunter             CF    9. R Clayton            SS 

   W Blair              P        M Clark              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  2-0  1--  3  -18%  53% T Clark         M Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Easley Scores
   t 8   1  8-6  1-3  4  -16%  58% B Ausmus        D Patterson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Palmer Scores; Catalanotto to 3B
   b 5   0  4-2  12-  5   16%  61% I Rodriguez     W Blair         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Shave Scores; Goodwin to 3B
   t 8   1  8-7  1-3  5   15%  73% B Hunter        D Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   t 8   2  8-7  1-3  4   13%  85% J Encarnacion   J Wetteland     Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Clark facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   54%  G Jefferies     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   55%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  T Goodwin       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   51%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  R Greer         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Clark facing 4-5-6
                  Jon Shave replaces Royce Clayton playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  4   53%  T Clark         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   54%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   56%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   61%  J Gonzalez      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   57%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   54%  T Zeile         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  3   63%  L Stevens       Double to RF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores
   O      -2-  6   60%  L Alicea        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Clark facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   63%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   60%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   63%  B Hunter        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   66%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willie Blair facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   64%  J Shave         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   68%  T Goodwin       Double to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   64%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  8   73%  R Greer         Single to LF (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores
   O      1--  2   71%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Clark facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   74%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  6   71%  D Easley        Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   RR     1--  3   53%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Easley Scores
   O      ---  2   55%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   54%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  3   57%  D Cruz          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   54%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  3   58%  T Zeile         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   55%  L Stevens       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Zeile to 3B
   O      --3  3   50%  L Alicea        Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Clark facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  4   38%  B Ausmus        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   34%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      32%  J Encarnacion   Wild Pitch; Hunter to 2B
   O      -2-  2   36%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  6   27%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hunter Scores
          1--      26%  D Easley        Wild Pitch; Jefferies to 2B
          -2-  5   24%  " "             Walk
                  Mike Morgan replaces Mark Clark pitching
   OO     12-  3   32%  T Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Willie Blair facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   37%  J Shave         Single to LF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
          1--  5   45%  T Goodwin       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Shave to 2B
   R      12-  5   61%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Shave Scores; Goodwin to 3B
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Willie Blair pitching
   O      1-3  3   53%  R Greer         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
   R      1-3  5   62%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores; Greer to 2B
   O      12-  1   58%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Greer to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
          -23  4   59%  T Zeile         Intentional Walk
   R      123  4   71%  L Stevens       Walk; Greer Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Zeile to 2B
   O      123  5   64%  L Alicea        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   68%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   71%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   67%  D Cruz          Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  1   73%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Felipe Lira facing 9-1-2
                  Felipe Lira replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      ---  3   70%  J Shave         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   68%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   70%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   72%  R Greer         Single to CF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  2   67%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Morgan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   72%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   75%  J Encarnacion   Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   77%  G Jefferies     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Felipe Lira facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   87%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  3   90%  T Zeile         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
                  Sean Runyan replaces Felipe Lira pitching
   R      -2-  3   94%  L Stevens       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Zeile Scores
          1--      95%  L Alicea        Wild Pitch; Stevens to 2B
   O      -2-  5   95%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Stevens to 3B
   RO     --3  3   96%  J Shave         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Stevens Scores
   O      ---  5   95%  T Goodwin       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Rangers 8.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Tim Crabtree facing 3-4-5
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Mike Morgan pitching
          ---  5   91%  D Easley        Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  4   87%  T Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive); Easley Scores
          1--  4   79%  D Palmer        Hit By Pitch; Clark to 2B
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Tim Crabtree pitching
   O      12-  1   86%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
                  Danny Patterson replaces Eric Gunderson pitching; Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Deivi Cruz batting 7th
   R      12-  1   74%  F Catalanotto   Single to LF (Line Drive); Clark Scores; Palmer to 3B
   R      1-3  4   58%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Palmer Scores; Catalanotto to 3B
   O      1-3  5   73%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  John Wetteland replaces Danny Patterson pitching
   O      1-3  4   85%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-7, Doug Brocail facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Brocail replaces Sean Runyan pitching; Frank Catalanotto moves to 2B; Damion Easley moves to SS
   O      ---  4   84%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   82%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   83%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   85%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive); Gonzalez to 3B
                  Scarborough Green pinch runs for Rafael Palmeiro batting 5th
   R      1-3  2   93%  T Zeile         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores; Green to 2B
   R      12-  2   97%  L Stevens       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Green Scores; Zeile to 3B
   O      -23  4   96%  L Alicea        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 10.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-10, John Wetteland facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   98%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  D Easley        Flyball: LF
          ---  2   98%  T Clark         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  5  100%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation