August 23, 2008 Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 7
MIN 5 NYY 5
@BAL 3 TBR 5
@CHW 3 DET 4
@KCR 0 OAK 5
@SEA 1 CLE 8
@TEX 7 TOR 11
BOS 0 ARI 7
FLA 1 CHC 9
WSN 2 COL 7
CIN 6 MIL 6
PIT 3 HOU 8
@NYM 3 PHI 9
LAD 2 SFG 4
SDP 3 ATL 8
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 29,900

Saturday, August 23, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 3:29

Indians

61-67

Won 6

4th, 12½ GB

Eric Wedge

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   0  6  0   0  1  0    8  8  0
Rangers         0  0  1   6  0  0   0  0  0    7 10  0

W: R Perez (3-3), L: J Wright (6-5), S: J Lewis (6)

Rangers

63-67

Lost 2

2nd, 16 GB

Ron Washington

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   1   2   0    1   1  .272  .910   20    5   0   3·SB
D Dellucci DH                 3   0   0   0    2   1  .247  .742   28    0   0   SB,GDP
B Francisco LF                4   1   0   0    1   1  .285  .801   24    1   0   
J Peralta SS                  3   1   0   1    0   0  .274  .813   24    0   2   HBP,SF,GDP
S Choo RF                     2   1   0   1    2   1  .260  .821   17    2   0   
R Garko 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .257  .706   19    9   0   
K Shoppach C                  4   1   2   3    0   1  .263  .848   12    4   0   HR
  F Gutierrez PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .231  .653         0   0   
  S Fasano C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .770         4   0   
A Marte 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .189  .538    6    0   2   
  J Carroll PH-3B             1   0   1   1    0   0  .271  .691    6    0   0   
A Cabrera 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .225  .647   23    2   5   GDP

J Sowers P                                                               0   1
  E Mujica P                                                             0   0
  R Perez P                                                              0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  J Lewis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   8   8   8    7   7              179   27  10

BATTING

HR: K Shoppach (15, off W Madrigal; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: J Peralta (3, off B McCarthy).

HBP: J Peralta (4, by J Rupe).

TB: K Shoppach 5; G Sizemore 2; R Garko 2; A Marte; J Carroll.

GIDP: D Dellucci (12); A Cabrera (6); J Peralta (20).

RBI: K Shoppach 3 (42); R Garko 2 (67); J Carroll (25); S Choo (35); J Peralta (72).

2-out RBI: K Shoppach 3; R Garko 2; S Choo.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko; A Marte-A Cabrera-R Garko.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sizemore 3 (34, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird 2, 3rd base off B McCarthy/G Laird); D Dellucci (3, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Boggs LF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .747   26    0   0   
M Young SS                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .288  .757   26    2   1   HR
J Hamilton CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .918   16    6   0   
M Bradley DH                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .318 1.030   20    0   0   
H Blalock 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .266  .753   18    4   1   
M Byrd RF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .297  .852   14    4   0   2B,GDP
G Laird C                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .282  .748   14    7   0   2B
C Davis 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   3  .268  .847   16    0   2   2B
J Arias 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .385 1.000   11    2   4   SB,GDP

B McCarthy P                                                             0   0
  J Rupe P                                                               0   0
  W Madrigal P                                                           0   0
  J Wright P                                                             2   0
  F Francisco P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   7  10   7    2   8              161   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Byrd (22, off J Sowers); G Laird (17, off J Sowers); C Davis (13, off J Sowers).

HR: M Young (12, off J Sowers; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: M Young 5; G Laird 3; C Davis 2; J Arias 2; M Byrd 2; H Blalock; M Bradley.

GIDP: M Byrd (7); J Arias (2).

RBI: M Young 3 (72); G Laird 2 (35); J Arias (2); M Byrd (39).

2-out RBI: M Young 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 6 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Davis-J Arias-H Blalock; J Arias-H Blalock; J Arias-M Young-H Blalock.

PB: G Laird (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Arias (1, 2nd base off J Sowers/K Shoppach).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Sowers                       3.2   8   7   7    1   2   1   5.95   20   77-52   33· 6·13    7· 3· 7· 0     18    -     1.01  -0.36
E Mujica                       2.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   7.09    7   27-18   12· 5· 1    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.38   0.14
R Perez, W (3-3)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.39    3   16-10    4· 2· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.09
R Betancourt, H (6)            1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.47    4   19-10    4· 1· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.56   0.14
J Lewis, S (6)                 1     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.86    3   15-9     2· 3· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.20
Totals                         9    10   7   7    2   8   1          37  154-99   55·17·27   10· 8· 9· 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
B McCarthy                     4     3   1   1    4   3   0   2.25   17   75-41   19· 6·16    3· 5· 2· 0     51    -     1.34   0.10
J Rupe                         0.2   2   5   5    3   0   0   4.52    7   26-10    6· 0· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.80  -0.12
W Madrigal, BS (2)             1.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   5.64    5   20-13   10· 0· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          2-2    1.05  -0.20
J Wright, L (6-5)              1.2   2   1   0    0   1   0   4.29    7   31-21   11· 3· 7    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.64  -0.15
F Francisco                    1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.78    4   19-14    7· 5· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.84   0.08
Totals                         9     8   8   7    7   7   1          40  171-99   53·14·32   11·11· 3· 0          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: J Sowers (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Rupe (9; J Peralta).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Mike Estabrook.

Time of Game: 3:29.

Attendance: 29,900.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 0mph, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Texas Rangers                        
1. G Sizemore           CF    1. B Boggs              LF 
2. D Dellucci           DH    2. M Young              SS 
3. B Francisco          LF    3. J Hamilton           CF 
4. J Peralta            SS    4. M Bradley            DH 
5. S Choo               RF    5. H Blalock            1B 
6. R Garko              1B    6. M Byrd               RF 
7. K Shoppach           C     7. G Laird              C  
8. A Marte              3B    8. C Davis              3B 
9. A Cabrera            2B    9. J Arias              2B 

   J Sowers             P        B McCarthy           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  7-4  12-  1   29%  45% K Shoppach      W Madrigal      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Choo Scores; Garko Scores
   t 8   1  7-7  -2-  5   22%  77% J Carroll       J Wright        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gutierrez Scores/unER; Carroll to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 4   0  1-1  12-  5  -15%  19% M Byrd          J Sowers        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bradley Scores; Blalock to 3B
   b 3   2  1-0  1-3  4  -12%  44% M Young         J Sowers        Single to RF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Arias to 3B
   b 9   0  8-7  ---  6    9%  89% C Davis         J Lewis         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon McCarthy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  G Sizemore      Walk
          1--      56%  D Dellucci      Sizemore Steals 2B
          -2-  5   59%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   54%  B Francisco     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          12-      58%  J Peralta       Dellucci Steals 2B; Sizemore Steals 3B
   RO     -23  9   59%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Sizemore Scores; Dellucci to 3B
   O      --3  6   55%  S Choo          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeremy Sowers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   58%  B Boggs         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  4   59%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   60%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon McCarthy facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   64%  R Garko         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   61%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   64%  A Marte         Single to LF (Line Drive); Garko to 2B
   OO     12-  6   56%  A Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeremy Sowers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   58%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   60%  H Blalock       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   61%  M Byrd          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon McCarthy facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   65%  G Sizemore      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      67%  D Dellucci      Sizemore Steals 2B
          -2-  5   70%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   65%  B Francisco     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   OO     12-  4   56%  J Peralta       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeremy Sowers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   59%  G Laird         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   54%  C Davis         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  4   48%  J Arias         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Davis to 3B
   O      1-3  7   56%  B Boggs         Lineout: CF
   R      1-3  4   44%  M Young         Single to RF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Arias to 3B
   O      1-3  6   50%  J Hamilton      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Brandon McCarthy facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   54%  S Choo          Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  R Garko         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   47%  K Shoppach      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   44%  A Marte         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeremy Sowers facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   40%  M Bradley       Walk
          1--  3   33%  H Blalock       Single to RF (Line Drive); Bradley to 2B
   R      12-  5   19%  M Byrd          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bradley Scores; Blalock to 3B
   RR     -23  4   11%  G Laird         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Blalock Scores; Byrd Scores
   O      -2-  3   13%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  1    9%  J Arias         Single to CF (Line Drive); Laird Scores
   O      1--  7   10%  B Boggs         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          1--       9%  M Young         Arias Steals 2B
          -2-       9%  " "             Wild Pitch; Arias to 3B
   RR     --3  7    4%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Arias Scores
                  Edward Mujica replaces Jeremy Sowers pitching
   O      ---  2    4%  J Hamilton      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 7.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-7, Josh Rupe facing 9-1-2
                  Josh Rupe replaces Brandon McCarthy pitching
          ---  6    5%  A Cabrera       Walk
          1--  3    8%  G Sizemore      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cabrera to 2B
   OO     12-  2    3%  D Dellucci      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Cabrera to 3B
          --3  4    4%  B Francisco     Walk
          1-3  2    5%  J Peralta       Hit By Pitch; Francisco to 2B
   R      123  4    8%  S Choo          Walk; Cabrera Scores; Francisco to 3B; Peralta to 2B
   RR     123  5   16%  R Garko         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Francisco Scores; Peralta Scores; Choo to 2B
                  Warner Madrigal replaces Josh Rupe pitching
   RRR    12-  1   45%  K Shoppach      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Choo Scores; Garko Scores
   O      ---  2   43%  A Marte         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 7-7, Edward Mujica facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   39%  M Bradley       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   43%  H Blalock       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  1   50%  M Byrd          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 7.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 7-7, Warner Madrigal facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   47%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   44%  G Sizemore      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   42%  D Dellucci      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 7-7, Edward Mujica facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   37%  G Laird         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   42%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   50%  J Arias         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 7.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 7-7, Jamey Wright facing 3-4-5
                  Jamey Wright replaces Warner Madrigal pitching
   O      ---  5   46%  B Francisco     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   43%  J Peralta       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   41%  S Choo          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 7-7, Rafael Perez facing 1-2-3
                  Rafael Perez replaces Edward Mujica pitching
   O      ---  6   45%  B Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   48%  M Young         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   50%  J Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 7-7, Jamey Wright facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   45%  R Garko         Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   50%  K Shoppach      Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
                  Jamey Carroll pinch hits for Andy Marte batting 8th
          1--      54%  J Carroll       Passed Ball; Shoppach to 2B
                  Franklin Gutierrez pinch runs for Kelly Shoppach batting 7th
   R      -2-  5   77%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gutierrez Scores/unER; Carroll to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  5   74%  A Cabrera       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Carroll to 3B
                  Frank Francisco replaces Jamey Wright pitching
   O      --3  5   69%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 7-8, Rafael Betancourt facing 4-5-6
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Rafael Perez pitching; Sal Fasano replaces Franklin Gutierrez playing C batting 7th; Jamey Carroll moves to 3B
   O      ---  5   76%  M Bradley       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   69%  H Blalock       Walk
   O      1--  5   77%  M Byrd          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   84%  G Laird         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Rangers 7.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-7, Frank Francisco facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   82%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   81%  B Francisco     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   80%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 7-8, Jensen Lewis facing 8-9-1
                  Jensen Lewis replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
   O      ---  6   89%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  J Arias         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  B Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Rangers 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation