Sentence:  Rookie southpaw George Stepanovich relieved Hyde at the start of the <WSD>ninth</WSD> and gave up the A 's fifth tally on a walk to second baseman Dick Howser , a wild pitch , and Frank Cipriani 's single under Shortstop Jerry Adair 's glove into center . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position