April 8, 2000 Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 42,547

Saturday, April 8, 2000, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 3:06

Tigers

1-4

Lost 4

5th, 2½ GB

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

W: A Reyes (1-0), L: D Brocail (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Orioles

4-1

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Easley 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .118  .368   19    2   1   
  J Gonzalez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    3    0   0   GDP
  S Halter 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    3   1   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   3   0    1   0  .444 1.361   21    4   2   2B
B Higginson LF                3   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .529   14    2   0   2·SH
D Palmer 3B                   3   1   0   0    2   3  .263 1.049   25    1   3   
T Clark 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .769   15    8   2   GDP
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .824   12    3   0   
R Fick DH                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .267  .534   12    0   0   
  G Jefferies PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    6    0   0   
K Garcia RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  L Polonia PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .234    4    1   0   
D Cruz SS                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .368  .874   10    3   5   CS

H Nomo P                                                                 0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            1   1
Totals                       35   1  10   1    4   7              156   28  15

BATTING

2B: B Ausmus (3, off M Mussina).

SH: B Higginson 2 (2, off M Mussina, off A Reyes).

TB: B Ausmus 4; R Fick 2; D Cruz 2; B Higginson; J Encarnacion; D Easley.

GIDP: T Clark (2); J Gonzalez (1).

RBI: R Fick (1).

2-out RBI: R Fick.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Palmer-D Easley-T Clark; B Ausmus-D Palmer.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Cruz (1, 2nd base by M Mussina/C Johnson).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .158  .431   15    3   0   2·SH
D DeShields 2B                5   0   1   1    0   1  .300  .841   22    5   3   
B Surhoff LF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .400  .955   14    1   0   
A Belle RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .235 1.011   12    1   0   CS,GDP
H Baines DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .301   14    0   0   
J Conine 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347    9    0   2   
W Clark 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .571 1.500   16    8   3   2B
C Johnson C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .368 1.400   16    8   2   
M Bordick SS                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .389 1.122   16    2   2   

M Mussina P                                                              2   0
  C McElroy P                                                            0   0
  A Reyes P                                                              0   1
Totals                       33   2   8   2    3   5              134   30  13

BATTING

2B: W Clark (3, off H Nomo).

SH: B Anderson 2 (2, 2 off D Brocail).

TB: M Bordick 2; W Clark 2; D DeShields; C Johnson; H Baines; A Belle; B Surhoff.

GIDP: A Belle (1).

RBI: B Surhoff (4); D DeShields (2).

2-out RBI: B Surhoff.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Bordick-D DeShields-W Clark; M Bordick-W Clark.

E: B Anderson (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Belle (1, 3rd base by H Nomo/B Ausmus).

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
H Nomo                         7     4   0   0    2   5   0   1.93   26   96-57   32·12·13   10· 5· 4· 0     72    -     1.44   0.51
D Brocail, BS (1), L (0-1)     2.1   4   2   2    1   0   0   8.10   12   38-22   17· 0· 5    4· 2· 5· 0          0-0    2.74  -0.37
Totals                         9.1   8   2   2    3   5   0          38  134-79   49·12·18   14· 7· 9· 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                      8    10   1   1    1   6   0   2.87   33  118-80   51·11·18    9· 4·13· 0     63    -     1.22   0.34
C McElroy                      0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2   10-5     5· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.89  -0.05
A Reyes, W (1-0)               1.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6   26-15   10· 0· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.43   0.35
Totals                        10    10   1   1    4   7   0          41  154-100  66·11·23   12· 5·13· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: H Nomo (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 42,547.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. D Easley             2B    1. B Anderson           CF 
2. B Ausmus             C     2. D DeShields          2B 
3. B Higginson          LF    3. B Surhoff            LF 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. A Belle              RF 
5. T Clark              1B    5. H Baines             DH 
6. J Encarnacion        CF    6. J Conine             3B 
7. R Fick               DH    7. W Clark              1B 
8. K Garcia             RF    8. C Johnson            C  
9. D Cruz               SS    9. M Bordick            SS 

   H Nomo               P        M Mussina            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   1  1-1  -2-  4   29% 100% D DeShields     D Brocail       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bordick Scores
   b 8   2  1-0  -2-  1   27%  55% B Surhoff       D Brocail       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bordick Scores
   t10   1  1-1  12-  2   23%  65% T Clark         A Reyes         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 7   1  0-1  123  3   16%  38% J Gonzalez      M Mussina       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-  4  -11%  41% R Fick          M Mussina       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Palmer Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  D Easley        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   41%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive); Easley to 2B
   O      12-  1   42%  B Higginson     Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Easley to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      -23  5   49%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   55%  T Clark         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  B Anderson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   51%  D DeShields     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  B Surhoff       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   52%  J Encarnacion   Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   54%  R Fick          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   55%  K Garcia        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   59%  A Belle         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   64%  H Baines        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Belle to 2B
   O      12-  3   59%  J Conine        Flyball: CF
   OO     12-  6   50%  W Clark         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Belle Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  8   55%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   52%  B Ausmus        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  8   56%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   60%  C Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   56%  M Bordick       Flyball: CF
          1--  4   60%  B Anderson      Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  4   56%  D DeShields     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  B Surhoff       Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   46%  D Palmer        Walk
   O      1--  3   48%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B; Palmer to 2B
   O      -2-  1   52%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B
   R      -2-  4   41%  R Fick          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Palmer Scores
   O      1--  1   44%  K Garcia        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Hideo Nomo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   41%  A Belle         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6   39%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   37%  J Conine        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   33%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      40%  D Easley        Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   42%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   43%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Hideo Nomo facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   52%  W Clark         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   45%  C Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2   40%  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  5   35%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   38%  B Higginson     Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   40%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   41%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Hideo Nomo facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   47%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; DeShields to 1B
   O      1--  5   41%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   32%  A Belle         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   28%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   23%  R Fick          Single to RF (Line Drive); Encarnacion to 2B
   O      12-  5   28%  K Garcia        Lineout: LF
          12-  1   22%  D Cruz          Single to RF (Line Drive); Encarnacion to 3B; Fick to 2B
                  Juan Gonzalez pinch hits for Damion Easley batting 1st
   OO     123  3   38%  J Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Hideo Nomo facing 5-6-7
                  Shane Halter replaces Juan Gonzalez playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  5   33%  H Baines        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1   30%  J Conine        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   32%  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--  3   27%  C Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   23%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   13%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ausmus to 3B; Higginson to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw to 3B)
   O      -23  5   18%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  3   27%  T Clark         Fielder's Choice 1B; Ausmus out at Hm/1B-C; Higginson to 3B; Clark to 1B
   O      1-3  4   33%  J Encarnacion   Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Brocail replaces Hideo Nomo pitching
          ---  2   43%  M Bordick       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   38%  B Anderson      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bordick to 2B
   O      -2-  5   28%  D DeShields     Lineout: 1B
   R      -2-  1   55%  B Surhoff       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bordick Scores
          1--  5   59%  A Belle         Walk; Surhoff to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Surhoff to 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Chuck McElroy facing 7-8-9
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Mike Mussina pitching; Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Robert Fick batting 7th
          ---  6   42%  G Jefferies     Walk
                  Luis Polonia pinch hits for Karim Garcia batting 8th
   O      1--  4   45%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B; Jefferies to 2B
                  Al Reyes replaces Chuck McElroy pitching
   O      -2-  2   54%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  8   65%  S Halter        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Brocail facing 6-7-8
                  Luis Polonia moves to RF
   O      ---  2   59%  J Conine        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   54%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   50%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Al Reyes facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   42%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  2   45%  B Higginson     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 2B
          -2-  5   42%  D Palmer        Walk
   OO     12-  2   65%  T Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   72%  M Bordick       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   71%  B Anderson      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bordick to 2B
   R      -2-  4  100%  D DeShields     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bordick Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

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