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ANA
@BAL		1
2
SEA
@CHW		0
5
TOR
@CLE		3
5
MIL
@TEX		8
5
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@TEX		0
2
PIT
@FLA		7
2
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@PHI		3
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Monday, August 18, 1997, 7:06
, Comiskey Park II
Attendance: 31,441, Time of Game: 2:46
Mariners
0
69-55
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at White Sox
5
60-63
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Scott Eyre (2-2)
L: Felipe Lira (5-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
White Sox       0  0  1   1  0  3   0  0  X    5  9  0

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joey Cora 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .318 .845 22 13 -0.016 0.75 0.040 -0.055 -0.3 1 2
Alex Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .298 .843 15 9 -0.093 0.88 0.024 -0.118 -0.9 5 4 GDP
Ken Griffey CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .308 1.017 12 8 0.100 0.66 0.117 -0.017 0.8 1 0 2B
Edgar Martinez DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 .326 .989 21 8 -0.054 1.09 0.016 -0.070 -0.1
Jay Buhner RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .863 16 9 -0.130 1.15 0.000 -0.130 -1.8 1 0 GDP
Dan Wilson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .758 10 8 -0.095 1.22 0.000 -0.095 -1.2 5 1
Mike Blowers 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .808 11 7 0.007 1.03 0.037 -0.030 0.1 4 1
   Paul Sorrento PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .835 6 3 -0.006 0.23 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 3 0
Russ Davis 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .804 13 7 -0.048 0.80 0.033 -0.081 -0.7 1 0 GDP
Rich Amaral LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .252 .601 10 7 -0.056 0.74 0.000 -0.056 -0.7 1 0
Felipe Lira P 1 1
   Paul Spoljaric P 0 0
   Bob Wells P 1 0
Team Totals 28 0 4 0 4 7 .143 .429 136 79 -0.391 0.90 0.267 -0.658 -4.8 24 9
2B: K Griffey (30, off S Eyre).
TB: K Griffey 3; M Blowers; R Davis.
GIDP: A Rodriguez (10); R Davis (9); J Buhner (19).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Rodriguez-J Cora-M Blowers; F Lira-A Rodriguez-M Blowers.

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ray Durham 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .260 .689 13 8 -0.021 0.65 0.034 -0.055 -0.6 2 5
Dave Martinez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .755 19 12 -0.093 0.57 0.002 -0.095 -0.8 4 0 GDP
Robin Ventura 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .377 1.084 22 15 0.012 0.41 0.033 -0.021 -0.1 0 1
Albert Belle DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 .261 .791 22 10 0.024 0.71 0.057 -0.033 0.2
Lyle Mouton LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .269 .675 17 12 -0.033 0.86 0.029 -0.063 -0.3 1 0
Mike Cameron CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .265 .815 11 7 0.051 0.74 0.082 -0.030 1.2 5 0 2B,HBP
Jorge Fabregas C 4 0 2 3 0 0 .248 .612 11 7 0.098 0.71 0.122 -0.025 1.5 7 0
Mario Valdez 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 .259 .677 8 3 0.050 0.83 0.058 -0.008 -0.1 6 0 GDP
Ozzie Guillen SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .258 .638 16 11 0.023 1.17 0.127 -0.104 -0.3 2 3 2B
Scott Eyre P 0 0
   Keith Foulke P 0 0
Team Totals 30 5 9 5 3 5 .300 .749 139 85 0.111 0.73 0.544 -0.434 0.7 27 9
2B: O Guillen (17, off F Lira); M Cameron (13, off P Spoljaric).
HBP: M Cameron (3, by F Lira).
TB: O Guillen 2; M Cameron 2; J Fabregas 2; R Ventura; L Mouton; M Valdez; D Martinez; R Durham.
GIDP: D Martinez (3); M Valdez (3).
RBI: J Fabregas 3 (38); M Cameron (43); O Guillen (33).
2-out RBI: J Fabregas.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 3. O Guillen-R Durham-M Valdez; R Ventura-R Durham-M Valdez; R Durham-O Guillen-M Valdez.

Seattle Mariners

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Felipe Lira, L (5-8) 3.2 5 2 2 2 2 0 5.87 17 58 35 22 5 8 5 7 2 0 43 -0.075 1.06 -0.7
Paul Spoljaric 3 4 3 3 1 2 0 3.20 13 64 37 19 6 12 5 5 2 0 3 0 -0.038 0.50 -0.8
Bob Wells 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.47 4 17 13 8 0 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.003 0.03 0.8
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 3 5 0 5.62 34 139 85 49 11 25 13 12 4 0 43 4 0 -0.110 0.90 -0.7

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott Eyre, W (2-2) 5 3 0 0 3 4 0 4.66 19 89 49 19 10 20 4 8 1 0 62 0.284 1.17 2.7
Keith Foulke, S (1) 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 7.36 13 47 30 14 5 11 5 4 2 0 0 0 0.106 0.51 2.1
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 4 7 0 0.00 32 136 79 33 15 31 9 12 3 0 62 0 0 0.390 0.73 4.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: F Lira (5; M Cameron).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 31,441.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Seattle Mariners         Chicago White Sox
1 Joey Cora 2B 1 Ray Durham 2B
2 Alex Rodriguez SS 2 Dave Martinez RF
3 Ken Griffey CF 3 Robin Ventura 3B
4 Edgar Martinez DH 4 Albert Belle DH
5 Jay Buhner RF 5 Lyle Mouton LF
6 Dan Wilson C 6 Mike Cameron CF
7 Mike Blowers 1B 7 Jorge Fabregas C
8 Russ Davis 3B 8 Mario Valdez 1B
9 Rich Amaral LF 9 Ozzie Guillen SS
Felipe Lira P Scott Eyre P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  R CHW O. Guillen F. Lira 13% 72% Double to RF (Line Drive); Valdez Scores
b4 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R CHW J. Fabregas F. Lira 10% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ventura Scores; Cameron to 2B
t3 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO SEA A. Rodriguez S. Eyre 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  SEA K. Griffey S. Eyre -8% 42% Double to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO SEA R. Davis S. Eyre 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Scott Eyre facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O SEA J. Cora S. Eyre 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  SEA A. Rodriguez S. Eyre -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  SEA K. Griffey S. Eyre -8% 42% Double to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 5,(3-1)  SEA E. Martinez S. Eyre -1% 41% Walk
t1 0-0 1 123 4,(1-2)  O SEA J. Buhner S. Eyre 7% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 123 3,(0-2)  O SEA D. Wilson S. Eyre 7% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Felipe Lira facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW R. Durham F. Lira 3% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CHW D. Martinez F. Lira -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW R. Ventura F. Lira -1% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Scott Eyre facing 7-8-9
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  SEA M. Blowers S. Eyre -4% 46% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO SEA R. Davis S. Eyre 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SEA R. Amaral S. Eyre 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Felipe Lira facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CHW A. Belle F. Lira 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW L. Mouton F. Lira -3% 55% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW M. Cameron F. Lira -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHW J. Fabregas F. Lira -2% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Scott Eyre facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  SEA J. Cora S. Eyre -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO SEA A. Rodriguez S. Eyre 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O SEA K. Griffey S. Eyre 1% 56% Popfly: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Felipe Lira facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW M. Valdez F. Lira 4% 60% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b3 0-0 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  R CHW O. Guillen F. Lira 13% 72% Double to RF (Line Drive); Valdez Scores
b3 1-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHW R. Durham F. Lira -4% 68% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b3 1-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHW D. Martinez F. Lira -5% 63% Baserunner Out Advancing; Guillen out at 3B/C-3B
b3 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW D. Martinez F. Lira -1% 62% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Scott Eyre facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O SEA E. Martinez S. Eyre 3% 65% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O SEA J. Buhner S. Eyre 2% 67% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O SEA D. Wilson S. Eyre 1% 68% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Felipe Lira facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  CHW R. Ventura F. Lira 3% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Belle F. Lira -3% 69% Flyball: RF
b4 1-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O CHW L. Mouton F. Lira -3% 66% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW M. Cameron F. Lira 2% 68% Hit By Pitch; Ventura to 2B
b4 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R CHW J. Fabregas F. Lira 10% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ventura Scores; Cameron to 2B
b4 2-0 2 12- 4,(3-0)  CHW M. Valdez F. Lira 2% 80% Walk; Cameron to 3B; Fabregas to 2B
Paul Spoljaric replaces Felipe Lira pitching
b4 2-0 2 123 6,(3-2)  O CHW O. Guillen P. Spoljaric -5% 75% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Scott Eyre facing 7-8-9
t5 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O SEA M. Blowers S. Eyre 3% 78% Flyball: CF
t5 0-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  SEA R. Davis S. Eyre -3% 74% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B)
t5 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O SEA R. Amaral S. Eyre 4% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O SEA J. Cora S. Eyre 3% 81% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariners' Paul Spoljaric facing 1-2-3
b5 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW R. Durham P. Spoljaric -2% 79% Popfly: CF
b5 2-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW D. Martinez P. Spoljaric -1% 78% Flyball: LF
b5 2-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW R. Ventura P. Spoljaric -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Keith Foulke facing 2-3-4
Keith Foulke replaces Scott Eyre pitching
t6 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA A. Rodriguez K. Foulke 3% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  SEA K. Griffey K. Foulke -4% 77% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t6 0-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O SEA E. Martinez K. Foulke 4% 81% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O SEA J. Buhner K. Foulke 3% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariners' Paul Spoljaric facing 4-5-6
b6 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW A. Belle P. Spoljaric 2% 86% Walk
b6 2-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHW L. Mouton P. Spoljaric 3% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive); Belle to 2B
b6 2-0 0 12- 3,(2-0)  R CHW M. Cameron P. Spoljaric 6% 95% Double to CF (Line Drive); Belle Scores; Mouton to 3B
b6 3-0 0 -23 3,(2-0)  RR CHW J. Fabregas P. Spoljaric 2% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Mouton Scores; Cameron Scores
b6 5-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO CHW M. Valdez P. Spoljaric -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 5-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW O. Guillen P. Spoljaric -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' Keith Foulke facing 6-7-8
t7 0-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O SEA D. Wilson K. Foulke 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
Paul Sorrento pinch hits for Mike Blowers (1B) batting 7th
t7 0-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O SEA P. Sorrento K. Foulke 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O SEA R. Davis K. Foulke 0% 98% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mariners' Paul Spoljaric facing 1-2-3
Paul Sorrento moves from PH to 1B
b7 5-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW R. Durham P. Spoljaric -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b7 5-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHW D. Martinez P. Spoljaric 0% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 5-0 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  O CHW R. Ventura P. Spoljaric -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
Bob Wells replaces Paul Spoljaric pitching
b7 5-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHW A. Belle B. Wells -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' Keith Foulke facing 9-1-2
t8 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA R. Amaral K. Foulke 1% 99% Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
t8 0-5 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O SEA J. Cora K. Foulke 0% 99% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t8 0-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SEA A. Rodriguez K. Foulke 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mariners' Bob Wells facing 5-6-7
b8 5-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHW L. Mouton B. Wells -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW M. Cameron B. Wells -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Fabregas B. Wells -0% 99% Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' Keith Foulke facing 3-4-5
t9 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA K. Griffey K. Foulke 0% 100% Lineout: RF
t9 0-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  SEA E. Martinez K. Foulke -0% 99% Walk
t9 0-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO SEA J. Buhner K. Foulke 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 5.

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