October 2, 1987 · 8:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead SEA by 2 · TEX by 2 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1MI Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | — |
2KC Royals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 2.0 |
3OA Athletics | 81 | 81 | .500 | 4.0 |
4SE Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7.0 |
5CW White Sox | 77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 |
6LA Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10.0 |
7TE Rangers | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10.0 |
| HRHarold Reynolds2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBPhil BradleyLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EM Edgar Martinez3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MBMickey Brantley Sr.RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KPKen PhelpsDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ADAlvin Davis1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MDMario DiazSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JNJerry NarronC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DNDonell NixonCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MKMike KingeryRF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GMGary Matthews Sr.PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DVDave ValleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DRDomingo RamosSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBScott BradleyRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MosesCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Davis, Kingery
HR: Davis
RBI: Reynolds, Davis 2, Matthews Sr., Bradley
CS: Reynolds, Nixon
LOB: 11
| JBJerry Browne2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SFScott FletcherSS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RS Ruben SierraRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PIPete IncavigliaLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| POPete O'Brien1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLarry ParrishDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OMOddibe McDowellCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPGeno PetralliC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTom O'Malley3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BBBob BrowerCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPTom PaciorekLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSDon SlaughtC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CECecil EspyPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBSteve Buechele3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2B: Fletcher
HR: Sierra
RBI: Sierra 3, O'Brien
CS: McDowell
LOB: 16
The Mariners edged the Rangers 5-4 at Arlington Stadium.
Dennis Powell got the win, Dale Mohorcic took the loss and Bill Wilkinson earned the save. Alvin Davis went 3-for-3 for the Mariners, while Ruben Sierra went 1-for-3 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
