June 25, 1998 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 14,081

Thursday, June 25, 1998, 7:08
Time of Game: 2:52

Reds

31-49

Won 1

6th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  2  2   0  0  0   0  3  0    7  9  1
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  1    5 15  1

W: B Tomko (6-6), L: J Parque (2-1), S: J Shaw (19)

White Sox

32-45

Lost 1

4th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sanders CF-RF               5   0   1   1    0   1  .233  .705   19    4   0   
C Stynes RF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .692   10    2   0   SH
  M Frank CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .467    4    2   0   
B Larkin SS                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .277  .806   13    2   1   2B
B Boone 2B                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .290  .808   25    2   2   
D Young LF                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .314  .845   14    4   0   2B
E Perez 1B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .210  .553    8    4   2   SH
M Nieves DH                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .250  .731   13    0   0   GDP,IW
P Reese 3B                    2   1   2   4    2   0  .196  .556   14    1   1   HR,2·SB
B Fordyce C                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .240  .625   23    4   0   

B Tomko P                                                                1   1
  D Graves P                                                             0   0
  J Shaw P                                                               1   0
Totals                       34   7   9   7    4   8              143   27   7

BATTING

2B: B Larkin (15, off J Parque); D Young (28, off J Parque).

HR: P Reese (1, off K Foulke; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SH: C Stynes (2, off J Bere); E Perez (1, off K Foulke).

IBB: M Nieves (1, by K Foulke).

TB: P Reese 5; D Young 4; B Larkin 2; B Boone; E Perez; R Sanders.

GIDP: M Nieves (3).

RBI: P Reese 4 (8); D Young (37); B Boone (43); R Sanders (29).

2-out RBI: R Sanders.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

E: D Young (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Reese 2 (2, 2nd base off J Bere/C O'Brien 2).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .842   21    2   3   
M Caruso SS                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .322  .776   11    1   2   SB
F Thomas DH                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .851   12    0   0   
A Belle LF                    5   1   4   1    0   0  .271  .848   17    1   0   
R Ventura 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .280  .835   32    0   5   
W Cordero 1B                  5   0   1   1    0   3  .250  .732   22   11   1   
M Ordonez RF                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .715   17    3   0   
M Cameron CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .209  .604   15    0   0   SB
C O'Brien C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .693   17    7   1   
  G Norton PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .238  .734    6    0   0   
  C Kreuter C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .773         1   0   

J Parque P                                                               0   0
  J Bere P                                                               1   1
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
Totals                       42   5  15   4    1   4              170   27  13

BATTING

TB: A Belle 4; M Caruso 3; F Thomas; M Ordonez; R Ventura; G Norton; M Cameron; W Cordero; C O'Brien; R Durham.

RBI: W Cordero (25); A Belle (60); G Norton (15); M Ordonez (31).

2-out RBI: A Belle; G Norton; W Cordero.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ventura-R Durham-W Cordero.

E: M Caruso (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Cameron (14, 2nd base off B Tomko/B Fordyce); M Caruso (10, 2nd base off B Tomko/B Fordyce).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Tomko, W (6-6)               7     8   2   1    1   2   0   4.98   30  109-73   48· 6·19    7·14· 6· 0     56    -     1.38   0.23
D Graves                       0.2   4   2   2    0   1   0   3.48    6   24-16   13· 2· 1    1· 1· 3· 0          0-0    1.02  -0.07
J Shaw, S (19)                 1.1   3   1   1    0   1   0   2.11    7   27-18   13· 1· 4    2· 0· 4· 0          2-0    1.90   0.11
Totals                         9    15   5   4    1   4   0          43  160-107  74· 9·24   10·15·13· 0          2-0

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 Parque, L (2-1)              3     6   4   4    2   2   0   5.83   16   57-35   20· 3·12    8· 2· 2· 0     31    -     1.37  -0.24
J Bere                         4     1   0   0    1   4   0   6.02   15   56-36   24· 5· 7    6· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.53   0.12
K Foulke                       2     2   3   3    1   2   1   4.54    9   25-14    7· 3· 4    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.41  -0.11
Totals                         9     9   7   7    4   8   1          40  138-85   51·11·23   17· 8· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Tomko (6).

IBB: K Foulke (1; M Nieves).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 14,081.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 93° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Chicago White Sox                    
1. R Sanders            CF    1. R Durham             2B 
2. C Stynes             RF    2. M Caruso             SS 
3. B Larkin             SS    3. F Thomas             DH 
4. B Boone              2B    4. A Belle              LF 
5. D Young              LF    5. R Ventura            3B 
6. E Perez              1B    6. W Cordero            1B 
7. M Nieves             DH    7. M Ordonez            RF 
8. P Reese              3B    8. M Cameron            CF 
9. B Fordyce            C     9. C O'Brien            C  

   B Tomko              P        J Parque             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-4  12-  2   10%  98% P Reese         K Foulke        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Young Scores; Nieves Scores
   b 9   2  7-5  1-3  5   10% 100% M Ordonez       J Shaw          Lineout: SS
   b 6   1  4-1  123  4   10%  79% W Cordero       B Tomko         Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   2  4-1  123  2   10%  89% M Ordonez       B Tomko         Lineout: CF
   t 2   2  1-1  123  4   10%  62% R Sanders       J Parque        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Nieves to 3B; Reese to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Parque facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  R Sanders       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  C Stynes        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   45%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   42%  R Durham        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   45%  M Caruso        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   48%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--      47%  A Belle         Caruso Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   38%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball); Caruso Scores
   O      1--  5   40%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Parque facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   38%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   42%  D Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  4   47%  E Perez         Single to RF (Line Drive); Young to 3B
          1-3  6   50%  M Nieves        Walk; Perez to 2B
   R      123  4   60%  P Reese         Walk; Young Scores; Perez to 3B; Nieves to 2B
   O      123  5   52%  B Fordyce       Strikeout Looking
   R      123  4   62%  R Sanders       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Nieves to 3B; Reese to 2B
   O      123  2   55%  C Stynes        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Brett Tomko facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   58%  W Cordero       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   59%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   61%  M Cameron       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Parque facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   66%  B Larkin        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  3   75%  B Boone         Single to RF (Line Drive); Larkin Scores; Boone to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  3   81%  D Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Boone Scores
   O      1--  1   79%  E Perez         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   75%  M Nieves        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Brett Tomko facing 9-1-2
          --- 10   71%  C O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   75%  R Durham        Flyball: LF
          1--  1   71%  M Caruso        Single to CF (Fly Ball); O'Brien to 2B
   O      12-  2   76%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  4   80%  A Belle         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jason Bere facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Bere replaces Jim Parque pitching
          ---  3   82%  P Reese         Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   81%  B Fordyce       Strikeout Swinging, Reese Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   79%  R Sanders       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      -2-  4   77%  C Stynes        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   80%  R Ventura       Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  5   82%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   83%  M Ordonez       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jason Bere facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   81%  B Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   80%  B Boone         Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  6   80%  D Young         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Brett Tomko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   82%  M Cameron       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  2   84%  C O'Brien       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   85%  R Durham        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jason Bere facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   84%  E Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   83%  M Nieves        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   84%  P Reese         Walk
          1--      84%  B Fordyce       Reese Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Brett Tomko facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   78%  M Caruso        Single to 1B (Bunt to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   82%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
          1--  1   77%  A Belle         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Caruso to 2B
          12-      72%  R Ventura       Wild Pitch; Caruso to 3B; Belle to 2B
          -23  6   69%  " "             Walk
   O      123  4   79%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  2   89%  M Ordonez       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jason Bere facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   90%  R Sanders       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   89%  C Stynes        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Sanders to 2B
   O      -2-  4   88%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  6   86%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Brett Tomko facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Frank replaces Chris Stynes playing CF batting 2nd; Reggie Sanders moves to RF
          ---  1   81%  M Cameron       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      79%  C O'Brien       Cameron Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   84%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      -2-  2   89%  R Durham        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  2   81%  M Caruso        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cameron Scores/Adv on E7/unER
   O      1--  5   85%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Keith Foulke facing 5-6-7
                  Keith Foulke replaces Jason Bere pitching
          ---  2   87%  D Young         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   87%  E Perez         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Young to 2B
          -2-  4   87%  M Nieves        Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-  2   98%  P Reese         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Young Scores; Nieves Scores
   O      ---  3   98%  B Fordyce       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Danny Graves facing 4-5-6
                  Danny Graves replaces Brett Tomko pitching
          ---  2   96%  A Belle         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   91%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Belle to 3B
   O      1-3  7   95%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  1   92%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Belle Scores; Ventura to 2B
   O      12-  4   96%  M Cameron       Flyball: CF
                  Greg Norton pinch hits for Charlie O'Brien batting 9th
   R      12-  6   90%  G Norton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ventura Scores; Ordonez to 3B
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Danny Graves pitching
   O      1-3  4   96%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 7, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 7-4, Keith Foulke facing 2-3-4
                  Chad Kreuter replaces Greg Norton playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  M Frank         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  B Larkin        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   95%  B Boone         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 7, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Jeff Shaw facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  M Caruso        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
          ---  2   95%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   89%  A Belle         Single to CF (Line Drive); Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  6   94%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B-2B-P (2B-1B); Thomas to 3B; Belle to 2B
   R      -23  4   90%  W Cordero       Single to 2B (Line Drive); Thomas Scores; Belle to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  M Ordonez       Lineout: SS
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 7, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199806250

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