April 4, 1998 Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 11
@ANA 0 BAL 2
DET 1 KCR 3
@MIN 2
(10) OAK 7
NYY 3 SEA 12
BOS 6 TBD 8
CHW 2 TOR 9
TEX 2 SFG 5
@ARI 3 ATL 5
PHI 4 CHC 3
MON 1 CIN 3
LAD 1 MIL 6
@FLA 2 COL 5
@HOU 3 NYM 7
PIT 6
(13) STL 8
SDP 6

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 43,306

Saturday, April 4, 1998, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:59

Tigers

1-4

Lost 4

5th, 3½ GB

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

W: S Kamieniecki (1-0), L: G Keagle (0-1), S: A Benitez (1)

Orioles

4-1

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .768   15    7   0   3·SB
B Roberts DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .316  .777   17    0   0   
B Higginson RF                2   0   1   0    2   0  .471 1.179   29    2   0   2B
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .573   18    5   1   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .375 1.132   16    1   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   2  .400 1.105   20    1   1   HR,2B,CS
J Randa 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .571   18    1   2   
J Oliver C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334   16    6   0   
  F Catalanotto PH            0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    6    0   0   
B Ripken SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .450    7    0   1   
  R Casanova PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125    3    0   0   

G Keagle P                                                               0   2
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
  D Bochtler P                                                           1   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   1
Totals                       30   1   5   1    6   5              165   24   8

BATTING

2B: B Higginson (2, off S Kamieniecki); D Easley (2, off S Kamieniecki).

HR: D Easley (1, off A Benitez; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: D Easley 6; B Higginson 2; J Randa; B Hunter.

RBI: D Easley (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Ripken (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Hunter 3 (4, 3rd base off A Rhodes/C Hoiles, 2nd base off A Rhodes/C Hoiles, 2nd base off S Kamieniecki/C Hoiles).

CS: D Easley (1, 3rd base by A Mills/C Hoiles).

PO: B Roberts (1st base by S Kamieniecki).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .056  .317   20    4   0   SB,HBP
R Alomar 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .417   18    0   1   
E Davis RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .417  .834   17    1   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .133  .449   27   11   3   
C Ripken 3B                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .222  .652   14    1   1   
B Surhoff LF                  2   0   0   1    0   1  .083  .533   12    1   0   SF
J Carter DH                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .375 1.000   10    0   0   
C Hoiles C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .500   12    5   1   
M Bordick SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .077   11    1   3   

S Kamieniecki P                                                          2   2
  A Mills P                                                              1   0
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   1
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       28   2   4   2    2   6              141   27  12

BATTING

SF: B Surhoff (1, off S Runyan).

HBP: B Anderson (2, by G Keagle).

TB: R Alomar; E Davis; B Anderson; J Carter.

RBI: B Surhoff (4); C Ripken (6).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Anderson (2, 2nd base off G Keagle/J Oliver).

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
G Keagle, L (0-1)              5.1   4   2   2    1   5   0   3.38   23   92-56   33· 9·13    6· 6· 4· 0     56    -     1.26   0.07
S Runyan                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    1    0-0     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.73  -0.02
D Bochtler                     1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0  11.57    5   24-12    7· 0· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          1-0    0.53   0.04
D Brocail                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0  16.20    3   17-10    7· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8     4   2   2    2   6   0          32  133-78   48·10·20    8· 9· 6· 0          3-1

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Kamieniecki, W (1-0)         6     4   0   0    3   2   0   0.00   24   89-52   33· 3·16    9· 7· 3· 0     63    -     1.23   0.28
A Mills, H (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2   12-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.48   0.16
A Rhodes, H (1)                1.1   0   0   0    2   1   0   4.50    6   31-19    7· 2·10    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.82   0.12
A Benitez, S (1)               0.2   1   1   1    1   2   1   9.00    4   17-10    1· 3· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.90   0.04
Totals                         9     5   1   1    6   5   1          36  149-87   45· 8·34   13· 9· 3· 0          1-0

S Kamieniecki faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Keagle (1).

IBB: None.

PO: S Kamieniecki (1; B Roberts, 1st base).

HBP: G Keagle (1; B Anderson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 43,306.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 50° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. B Hunter             CF    1. B Anderson           CF 
2. B Roberts            DH    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. B Higginson          RF    3. E Davis              RF 
4. T Clark              1B    4. R Palmeiro           1B 
5. L Gonzalez           LF    5. C Ripken             3B 
6. D Easley             2B    6. B Surhoff            LF 
7. J Randa              3B    7. J Carter             DH 
8. J Oliver             C     8. C Hoiles             C  
9. B Ripken             SS    9. M Bordick            SS 

   G Keagle             P        S Kamieniecki        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  2-0  ---  3   -9%  72% D Easley        S Kamieniecki   Double to P (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   t 9   2  2-1  1--  3    8% 100% R Casanova      A Benitez       Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   1  2-0  -2-  4    8%  87% J Oliver        A Mills         Easley Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   t 8   2  2-0  1-3  4    8%  94% T Clark         A Rhodes        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   b 6   0  0-0  1--  1    7%  70% E Davis         G Keagle        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alomar to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Kamieniecki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Pop Fly)
          1--      44%  B Roberts       Hunter Steals 2B
          -2-  4   41%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      48%  B Higginson     Roberts Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          -2-  6   46%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   51%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
          12-  8   48%  L Gonzalez      Walk; Hunter to 3B; Higginson to 2B
   O      123  6   55%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   58%  B Anderson      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   55%  R Alomar        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   52%  E Davis         Strikeout Looking
          1--      53%  R Palmeiro      Anderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Kamieniecki facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   46%  J Randa         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   48%  J Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Randa to 2B
   O      -2-  2   52%  B Ripken        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   55%  B Hunter        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  C Ripken        Lineout: P-2B-1B (Short RF Line)
          ---  7   56%  B Surhoff       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   59%  J Carter        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Surhoff to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  C Hoiles        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  6   50%  M Bordick       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Kamieniecki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   53%  B Roberts       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   55%  B Higginson     Lineout: 1B-P (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  6   56%  T Clark         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   60%  B Anderson      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   56%  R Alomar        Foul Flyball: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  3   54%  E Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Anderson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Kamieniecki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   55%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   56%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  C Ripken        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   51%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Kamieniecki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  J Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   55%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   57%  B Hunter        Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   54%  C Hoiles        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   52%  M Bordick       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Kamieniecki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   54%  B Roberts       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   47%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   53%  T Clark         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      -2-  1   58%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   63%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   70%  E Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alomar to 2B
          12-      77%  R Palmeiro      Wild Pitch; Alomar to 3B; Davis to 2B
          -23  8   79%  " "             Walk
   RO     123  5   80%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Alomar Scores; Davis to 3B
                  Sean Runyan replaces Greg Keagle pitching
   RO     1-3      82%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Davis Scores
                  Doug Bochtler replaces Sean Runyan pitching
          1--  5   83%  J Carter        Walk; Ripken to 2B
   O      12-  6   81%  C Hoiles        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Kamieniecki facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   72%  D Easley        Double to P (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
                  Alan Mills replaces Scott Kamieniecki pitching
   O      -2-  6   78%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-      87%  J Oliver        Easley Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  6   88%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Bochtler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   87%  M Bordick       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   86%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   85%  R Alomar        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Arthur Rhodes facing 9-1-2
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Alan Mills pitching
   O      ---  4   89%  B Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   85%  B Hunter        Walk
   O      1--  2   90%  B Roberts       Flyball: RF
          1--      89%  B Higginson     Hunter Steals 2B
          -2-  9   86%  " "             Walk
          12-      85%  T Clark         Hunter Steals 3B
   O      1-3  4   94%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Brocail facing 3-4-5
                  Doug Brocail replaces Doug Bochtler pitching
   O      ---  7   93%  E Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   92%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  7   92%  C Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Arthur Rhodes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   96%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
                  Armando Benitez replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
   R      ---  5   90%  D Easley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   96%  J Randa         Strikeout Looking
                  Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Joe Oliver batting 8th
          ---  6   92%  F Catalanotto   Walk
                  Raul Casanova pinch hits for Billy Ripken batting 9th
   O      1--  3  100%  R Casanova      Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation