May 14, 1998 Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 43,039

Thursday, May 14, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 3:32

Indians

21-18

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  2  1   0  0  2   0  0  0    5 10  0
Orioles         0  0  3   1  0  0   0  0  0    4 12  1

W: C Nagy (4-2), L: A Rhodes (2-2), S: M Jackson (11)

Orioles

20-19

Lost 1

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .295  .822   14    3   0   GDP
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .295  .747   24    5   3   
D Justice DH                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .307  .974   20    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    4   1   1   1    1   2  .338 1.066   18    7   0   HR
M Ramirez RF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .270  .778   19    2   0   IW
  M Whiten RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         0   0   
B Giles LF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .909   15    0   0   
S Alomar C                    4   2   2   0    1   1  .252  .660   16    7   0   2B
T Fryman 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .214  .669   18    1   3   HR
D Bell 2B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .281  .767   11    2   4   

C Nagy P                                                                 0   1
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   5    7  10              155   27  11

BATTING

2B: S Alomar (8, off M Mussina).

HR: J Thome (7, off M Mussina; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); T Fryman (5, off A Rhodes; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: M Ramirez (1, by A Rhodes).

TB: T Fryman 5; J Thome 4; S Alomar 3; K Lofton 2; M Ramirez; D Bell; B Giles.

GIDP: K Lofton (2).

RBI: T Fryman 2 (17); K Lofton 2 (21); J Thome (30).

2-out RBI: K Lofton 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

PO: D Justice (1st base by A Rhodes).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .103  .459    9    3   0   SB
B Surhoff LF                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .279  .775   16    2   0   2B
R Alomar 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .283  .764   20    2   3   
R Palmeiro 1B                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .278  .876   15    8   0   2B
J Carter RF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .275  .739   14    0   0   
C Ripken 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .700   19    0   2   
H Baines DH                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .309  .816   17    0   0   IW
  J Hammonds PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .904         0   0   
C Hoiles C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .687   16    8   0   
  E Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .924    4    0   0   
  L Webster C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .824         2   0   
M Bordick SS                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .274  .814    9    2   2   HR,2B

M Mussina P                                                              0   1
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   0
  A Mills P                                                              0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39   4  12   4    2   6              139   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Bordick (6, off C Nagy); B Surhoff (10, off C Nagy); R Palmeiro (9, off P Assenmacher).

HR: M Bordick (5, off C Nagy; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: H Baines (2, by C Nagy).

TB: M Bordick 7; R Palmeiro 3; B Surhoff 2; C Hoiles; C Ripken; R Alomar; H Baines; B Anderson; J Carter.

RBI: M Bordick (13); B Surhoff (31); J Carter (12); R Palmeiro (29).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Bordick-R Palmeiro.

E: A Rhodes ().

BASERUNNING

SB: B Anderson (3, 2nd base off C Nagy/S Alomar).

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
C Nagy, W (4-2)                6     9   4   4    2   2   1   5.81   29  101-57   37· 5·15   10· 7· 8· 0     38    -     1.27  -0.07
J Mesa, H (6)                  1.2   2   0   0    0   3   0   4.63    7   24-18    7· 8· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.08   0.14
P Assenmacher, H (8)           1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.20    4   12-11    4· 4· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    3.27   0.19
M Jackson, S (11)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    5.17   0.15
Totals                         9    12   4   4    2   6   1          41  139-87   49·17·21   14·10· 9· 0          3-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mussina                      5.1   7   4   4    2   4   1   2.52   25   81-57   34· 8·15    8· 7· 4· 0     40    -     1.06  -0.01
A Rhodes, BS (2), L (2-2)      1.2   2   1   1    2   2   1   4.26    8   33-16    8· 3· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          1-1    1.28  -0.18
A Mills                        0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.32    3   13-7     3· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.03
J Orosco                       0.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   7.27    4   17-6     2· 1· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.61   0.00
A Benitez                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.24    3   11-7     1· 6· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.91   0.07
Totals                         9    10   5   5    7  10   2          43  155-93   48·21·24   10·10· 6· 0          3-1

J Orosco faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Nagy (5; H Baines); A Rhodes (1; M Ramirez).

PO: A Rhodes (0; D Justice, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:32.

Attendance: 43,039.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. K Lofton             CF    1. B Anderson           CF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. B Surhoff            LF 
3. D Justice            DH    3. R Alomar             2B 
4. J Thome              1B    4. R Palmeiro           1B 
5. M Ramirez            RF    5. J Carter             RF 
6. B Giles              LF    6. C Ripken             3B 
7. S Alomar             C     7. H Baines             DH 
8. T Fryman             3B    8. C Hoiles             C  
9. D Bell               2B    9. M Bordick            SS 

   C Nagy               P        M Mussina            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  4-3  1--  6   27%  63% T Fryman        A Rhodes        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Alomar Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  123  5   17%  69% K Lofton        M Mussina       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ramirez Scores; Alomar Scores; Fryman to 3B
   b 9   2  5-4  -2-  2   15% 100% J Carter        M Jackson       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   b 8   2  5-4  12-  2   12%  83% B Anderson      P Assenmacher   Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   b 4   0  3-3  ---  3  -12%  32% M Bordick       C Nagy          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   47%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  B Anderson      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   45%  B Surhoff       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  3   48%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   50%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   54%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   50%  B Giles         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          1--  6   54%  S Alomar        Walk; Ramirez to 2B
          12-  1   60%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ramirez to 3B; Alomar to 2B
   O      123  5   52%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  5   69%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ramirez Scores; Alomar Scores; Fryman to 3B
   O      1-3  4   65%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   67%  J Carter        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   69%  C Ripken        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   68%  H Baines        Walk
   O      1--  9   70%  C Hoiles        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Mussina facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   68%  D Justice       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      ---  3   77%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   76%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   77%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   79%  S Alomar        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Giles to 3B
   O      -23  5   75%  T Fryman        Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   69%  M Bordick       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   75%  B Anderson      Fielder's Choice P; Bordick out at 2B/P-SS-3B-2B
          1--      74%  B Surhoff       Anderson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   64%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Anderson Scores
          -2-  4   59%  R Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Surhoff to 3B
   R      1-3  4   48%  R Palmeiro      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Surhoff Scores; Alomar to 3B
   R      1-3  1   40%  J Carter        Single to CF (Pop Fly); Alomar Scores; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      12-  5   43%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Palmeiro to 3B; Carter to 2B
          -23  4   42%  H Baines        Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   50%  C Hoiles        Popfly: SS
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  K Lofton        Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  4   44%  O Vizquel       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  3   32%  M Bordick       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   34%  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   36%  B Surhoff       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   37%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Mussina facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   34%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   31%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   30%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-3, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   32%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   34%  J Carter        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   32%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   35%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   31%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   35%  S Alomar        Single to P (Line Drive to P's Right)
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Mike Mussina pitching
   RR     1--  6   63%  T Fryman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Alomar Scores
          ---  1   65%  D Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  3   59%  K Lofton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Charles Nagy facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   53%  C Hoiles        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   59%  M Bordick       Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      1--  1   64%  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   68%  B Surhoff       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Arthur Rhodes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   66%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   68%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  6   65%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      66%  M Ramirez       Justice Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Justice to 2B
          -2-  4   67%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   62%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Jose Mesa facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Mesa replaces Charles Nagy pitching
   O      ---  4   67%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   71%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   73%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Alan Mills facing 7-8-9
                  Alan Mills replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
   O      ---  3   71%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   69%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   70%  D Bell          Walk
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Alan Mills pitching
          1--  2   72%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Bell to 2B
          12-  5   75%  O Vizquel       Walk; Bell to 3B; Lofton to 2B
   O      123  6   68%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Jose Mesa facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   74%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   67%  H Baines        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Eric Davis pinch hits for Chris Hoiles batting 8th; Jeffrey Hammonds pinch runs for Harold Baines batting 7th
   O      1--  4   75%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   70%  M Bordick       Single to P (Bunt to Weak 3B); Hammonds to 2B
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Jose Mesa pitching
   O      12-  2   83%  B Anderson      Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jesse Orosco facing 4-5-6
                  Lenny Webster replaces Eric Davis playing C batting 8th
          ---  4   85%  J Thome         Walk
                  Armando Benitez replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
   O      1--  3   83%  M Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  5   80%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   78%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Paul Assenmacher facing 2-3-4
                  Mark Whiten replaces Manny Ramirez playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   88%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  R Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   85%  R Palmeiro      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Mike Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Carter        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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