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ANA  8
CLE  6

(11)
DET  8
@CHW  7

(10)
KCR  2
@MIN  1

OAK  4
NYY  2

BOS 10
@SEA  5

BAL  5
@TEX  4

TOR  6
MIL  2

ATL  5
CHC  4

CIN  9
@FLA  7

HOU  3
STL  2

(11)
LAD  5
PIT  3

COL  5
@MON  4

SDP 13
PHI  3

SFG  6
NYM  4

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 38,560

Friday, April 4, 1997, 1:06
Time of Game: 3:51
Tigers
8
1-3
Won 1
5th, 2½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   1  1  0   0  5  0   1    8 10  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  6  0   0    7 10  3
W: T Jones (1-1), L: A Levine (0-1), S: A Sager (1)
White Sox
7
1-2
Lost 2
2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .063  .181   17    2   0   
D Easley 2B-SS                4   1   1   1    1   1  .286  .732   21    6   4   SB
T Fryman 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   2  .375  .984   27    0   2   3B,2B,SF
T Clark 1B                    3   1   0   1    2   1  .438 1.188   23    8   2   
B Higginson LF                5   2   1   1    0   2  .375 1.100   20    0   1   2B
M Nieves RF                   5   0   2   3    0   0  .294  .882   19    2   0   2·2B
C Pride DH                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .429 1.214   15    0   0   3B
  B Trammell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522    1    0   0   
M Walbeck C                   3   0   0   1    1   0  .143  .793   14    6   0   SF
D Cruz SS                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .455  .910    9    3   4   
  V Coleman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Reed 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .858    2    1   1   

B Moehler P                                                              1   2
  M Myers P                                                              0   1
  F Lira P                                                               1   0
  D Miceli P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
  A Sager P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39   8  10   8    4   9              172   30  17
BATTING
2B: M Nieves 2 (2, off M Bertotti, off T Castillo); T Fryman (1, off J Baldwin); B Higginson (2, off A Levine).
3B: T Fryman (1, off J Baldwin); C Pride (1, off J Baldwin).
SF: T Fryman (1, off J Baldwin); M Walbeck (1, off J Baldwin).
TB: T Fryman 5; M Nieves 4; C Pride 4; B Higginson 2; D Easley; B Hunter; D Cruz.
RBI: M Nieves 3 (7); T Clark (7); B Higginson (3); D Easley (1); M Walbeck (2); T Fryman (2).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 3. T Clark-D Cruz-F Lira; D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark; T Clark-D Cruz-B Moehler.
BASERUNNING
SB: D Easley (1, 2nd base off A Levine/T Pena).
PO: C Pride (1st base by J Baldwin).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips RF                 3   1   1   1    3   0  .545 1.394   34    1   0   2B,GDP
D Martinez CF                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .286   14    2   0   
F Thomas 1B                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .167  .453   19   11   0   GDP
A Belle LF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .357 1.071   18    5   0   
H Baines DH                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .308  .616   15    0   0   GDP
C Snopek 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .100  .331   16    0   1   
  N Martin PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0 1.000 5.000    7    0   0   
R Durham 2B                   4   1   2   2    1   0  .182  .812   28    2   4   3B,2B
R Karkovice C                 3   1   2   1    1   0  .375 1.194   18    6   1   HR
  D Lewis PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Pena C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    2    2   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   1   1   2    2   0  .091  .413   17    0   3   2B,SB

J Baldwin P                                                              1   3
  T Castillo P                                                           0   0
  A Levine P                                                             0   0
  M Bertotti P                                                           0   0
  B Simas P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   7  10   7   10   6              188   30  12
BATTING
2B: O Guillen (1, off D Miceli); R Durham (1, off F Lira); T Phillips (2, off D Miceli).
3B: R Durham (1, off B Moehler).
HR: R Karkovice (1, off B Moehler; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: R Karkovice 5; R Durham 5; O Guillen 2; T Phillips 2; C Snopek; H Baines; A Belle; D Martinez.
GIDP: H Baines (1); T Phillips (1); F Thomas (2).
RBI: O Guillen 2 (2); R Durham 2 (2); D Martinez (1); R Karkovice (1); T Phillips (1).
2-out RBI: R Durham 2; O Guillen 2; T Phillips; D Martinez.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
FIELDING
E: C Snopek (2); A Belle (1); J Baldwin ().
BASERUNNING
SB: O Guillen (1, 2nd base off M Myers/M Walbeck).

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
B Moehler                      6.2   4   1   1    4   5   1   1.35   26  106-61   36·12·13    9· 6· 2· 0     63    -     1.28   0.29
M Myers, H (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    3   12-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.26   0.09
F Lira                         0.2   3   4   4    2   0   0  15.43    6   23-12    6· 1· 5    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.36  -0.03
D Miceli                       0     2   2   2    0   0   0  54.00    2    5-2     2· 0· 0    0· 0· 2· 0          2-2    1.47  -0.23
T Jones, BS (1), W (1-1)       1.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   4.50    6   23-10    7· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    3.03  -0.41
A Sager, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-8     6· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    6.84   0.53
Totals                        10    10   7   7   10   6   1          46  180-96   60·14·22   15· 8· 7· 0          6-3 
Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Baldwin                      7.1   7   5   3    1   7   0   3.68   30  103-71   32·13·26    9· 6· 7· 0     54    -     0.88  -0.07
T Castillo                     0.2   1   2   1    1   0   0   5.40    5   19-14   10· 2· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.31  -0.05
A Levine, L (0-1)              1.1   1   1   1    1   2   0   2.70    6   34-18    8· 5· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.29   0.09
M Bertotti                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1    4-3     3· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    3.26  -0.29
B Simas                        0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3    8-4     2· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.25   0.06
Totals                        10    10   8   5    4   9   0          45  168-110  55·20·35   14· 9· 9· 0          3-2 
D Miceli faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
T Jones faced 2 batters in the 10th inning.
M Bertotti faced 1 batter in the 10th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: J Baldwin (0; C Pride, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 3:51.
Attendance: 38,560.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 16mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Chicago White Sox                    
1. B Hunter             CF    1. T Phillips           RF 
2. D Easley             2B    2. D Martinez           CF 
3. T Fryman             3B    3. F Thomas             1B 
4. T Clark              1B    4. A Belle              LF 
5. B Higginson          LF    5. H Baines             DH 
6. M Nieves             RF    6. C Snopek             3B 
7. C Pride              DH    7. R Durham             2B 
8. M Walbeck            C     8. R Karkovice          C  
9. D Cruz               SS    9. O Guillen            SS 

   B Moehler            P        J Baldwin            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   1  7-7  -2-  4   29%  85% M Nieves        M Bertotti      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Higginson Scores
   b 8   2  7-6  -2-  3  -23%  50% D Martinez      T Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Phillips Scores; Martinez out at 2B/LF-2B
   b10   2  8-7  1-3  7   21% 100% T Phillips      A Sager         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   b10   0  8-7  12-  2   19%  66% T Pena          A Sager         Bunt Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   b10   0  8-7  1--  5  -18%  47% R Durham        T Jones         Walk; Martin to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  B Hunter        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   46%  D Easley        Flyball: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  4   48%  T Fryman        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  5   49%  T Clark         Walk
   O      12-  3   45%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   42%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  2   45%  D Martinez      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   48%  F Thomas        Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   50%  A Belle         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   48%  M Nieves        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   46%  C Pride         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   45%  M Walbeck       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   41%  H Baines        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   45%  C Snopek        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   47%  R Durham        Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line); Baines to 2B
          -2-  8   45%  R Karkovice     Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  B Hunter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   44%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   40%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  5   44%  D Martinez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  5   50%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   61%  T Fryman        Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   RO     --3  2   60%  T Clark         Groundout: P-2B-1B (Weak 2B); Fryman Scores
   O      ---  4   58%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  2   57%  M Nieves        Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   60%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   62%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   60%  C Snopek        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   64%  R Durham        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, James Baldwin facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   67%  C Pride         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--      73%  M Walbeck       Pride Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Pride to 3B
   RO     --3  2   73%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pride Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   71%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   71%  B Hunter        Foul Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Brian Moehler facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  1   58%  R Karkovice     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  5   53%  O Guillen       Walk
   OO     1--  2   64%  T Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  2   66%  D Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, James Baldwin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   63%  D Easley        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   61%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   60%  T Clark         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Moehler facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   64%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   67%  A Belle         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   69%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, James Baldwin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   66%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   64%  M Nieves        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   68%  C Pride         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  3   63%  M Walbeck       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   68%  C Snopek        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          ---  6   53%  R Durham        Triple to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      --3  4   66%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 3B-SS-1B
                  Mike Myers replaces Brian Moehler pitching
          --3  4   63%  O Guillen       Walk
          1-3      61%  T Phillips      Guillen Steals 2B
          -23  6   59%  " "             Walk
   O      123  2   74%  D Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, James Baldwin facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   78%  D Cruz          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   86%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cruz to 3B
   R      1-3  3   93%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Cruz Scores; Hunter to 3B/Adv on E7; Easley to 2B
   RO     -23  5   94%  T Fryman        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hunter Scores; Easley to 3B
                  Tony Castillo replaces James Baldwin pitching
          --3  8   95%  T Clark         Walk
   R      1-3  3   97%  B Higginson     Fielder's Choice 3B; Easley Scores/unER; Clark to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw); Higginson to 1B
   RR     12-  4   99%  M Nieves        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Clark Scores/unER; Higginson Scores
   O      -2-  2   99%  C Pride         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  2   99%  M Walbeck       Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Felipe Lira facing 3-4-5
                  Felipe Lira replaces Mike Myers pitching
          ---  5   98%  F Thomas        Walk
          1--  3   96%  A Belle         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Thomas to 2B
   OO     12-  1   99%  H Baines        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B); Thomas to 3B
          --3  4   99%  C Snopek        Walk
          1-3      99%  R Durham        Defensive Indifference; Snopek to 2B
   RR     -23  5   97%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Thomas Scores; Snopek Scores
          -2-  5   96%  R Karkovice     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Durham to 3B
                  Dan Miceli replaces Felipe Lira pitching; Darren Lewis pinch runs for Ron Karkovice batting 8th
   RR     1-3  2   87%  O Guillen       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Durham Scores; Lewis Scores
   R      -2-  3   73%  T Phillips      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Guillen Scores
                  Todd Jones replaces Dan Miceli pitching
   RO     -2-  3   50%  D Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Phillips Scores; Martinez out at 2B/LF-2B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 7-7, Alan Levine facing 9-1-2
                  Alan Levine replaces Tony Castillo pitching; Tony Pena replaces Darren Lewis playing C batting 8th; Vince Coleman pinch hits for Deivi Cruz batting 9th
   O      ---  4   44%  V Coleman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   39%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  9   42%  D Easley        Walk
          1--      46%  T Fryman        Easley Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   36%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 7-7, Todd Jones facing 3-4-5
                  Jody Reed replaces Vince Coleman playing 2B batting 9th; Damion Easley moves to SS
   O      ---  1   42%  F Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  A Belle         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   50%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 7.

Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 7-7, Alan Levine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   44%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   56%  B Higginson     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
                  Mike Bertotti replaces Alan Levine pitching
   R      -2-  4   85%  M Nieves        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Higginson Scores
                  Bill Simas replaces Mike Bertotti pitching; Bubba Trammell pinch hits for Curtis Pride batting 7th
   O      -2-  1   82%  B Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B; Nieves to 3B
          --3  5   83%  M Walbeck       Walk
   O      1-3  2   79%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 10th, White Sox Batting, Behind 7-8, Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Norberto Martin pinch hits for Chris Snopek batting 6th
          ---  7   65%  N Martin        Walk
          1--  5   47%  R Durham        Walk; Martin to 2B
                  A.J. Sager replaces Todd Jones pitching
   O      12-  2   66%  T Pena          Bunt Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      12-  2   79%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Martin to 3B; Guillen to 1B
   O      1-3  7  100%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199704040

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