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Sunday, August 8, 2004 2:05PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 25,897, Time of Game: 2:48
Indians
2
57-55
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 6 GB
 at White Sox
3
55-53
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 6 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  7  0
White Sox       1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  1
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Matt Lawton RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .818 18 11 -0.137 1.26 0.000 -0.137 -1.1 2 0
Omar Vizquel SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .758 18 12 -0.084 0.91 0.024 -0.109 -0.6 2 2 CS
Travis Hafner DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .322 1.008 16 9 -0.079 1.42 0.043 -0.122 -0.3
Victor Martinez C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .301 .893 11 9 0.234 1.58 0.337 -0.103 0.1 8 2 HR
Casey Blake 3B-1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 .278 .836 18 10 0.137 1.24 0.172 -0.035 0.9 1 1 3B
Ben Broussard 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .273 .809 6 3 0.047 1.32 0.106 -0.058 0.2 5 0 2B
   Lou Merloni PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .799 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jody Gerut PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .734 7 5 -0.079 3.13 0.000 -0.079 -0.3
   John McDonald 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .674 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Ronnie Belliard 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .298 .790 16 10 -0.064 1.68 0.051 -0.115 -0.6 2 0
Grady Sizemore CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .275 .864 12 8 -0.241 2.22 0.000 -0.241 -1.3 3 0
Coco Crisp LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .276 .748 12 8 -0.029 1.16 0.042 -0.071 0.0 2 0 SB
Scott Elarton P
   David Riske P
   Rafael Betancourt P
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 2 11 .212 .651 134 85 -0.295 1.46 0.775 -1.070 -3.2 26 6
2B: B Broussard (20, off J Contreras).
3B: C Blake (2, off J Contreras).
HR: V Martinez (18, off D Marte; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: C Blake 5; V Martinez 4; B Broussard 2; C Crisp; R Belliard.
RBI: B Broussard (48); V Martinez (82).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. V Martinez-O Vizquel.
Baserunning
SB: C Crisp (14, 2nd base off J Contreras/B Davis).
CS: O Vizquel (4, 2nd base by J Contreras/B Davis).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roberto Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 .834 15 12 -0.081 0.74 0.000 -0.081 -1.2 1 1
Aaron Rowand CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .309 .908 12 8 -0.030 0.64 0.024 -0.054 -0.4 4 0 SB
Carlos Lee DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 .291 .853 18 15 -0.033 0.54 0.012 -0.046 -0.6
Paul Konerko 1B 2 0 1 1 2 0 .282 .911 14 5 0.109 0.68 0.125 -0.015 1.2 5 1 2B,IW
   Ross Gload PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .689 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Carl Everett LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .245 .685 17 11 -0.025 0.76 0.008 -0.033 -0.4 1 1
   Joe Borchard RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .546 4 3 -0.030 1.11 0.000 -0.030 -0.5 0 0
Jose Valentin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .797 16 9 -0.126 1.16 0.000 -0.126 -1.1 2 1
Juan Uribe 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .266 .787 11 8 -0.034 1.00 0.055 -0.089 0.1 1 2 CS
Timo Perez RF-LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .251 .634 11 8 -0.026 1.09 0.030 -0.056 -0.7 1 0
Ben Davis C 4 0 2 2 0 1 .218 .564 30 19 0.481 1.19 0.514 -0.033 0.6 11 1 2B
Jose Contreras P 1 1
   Damaso Marte P
   Shingo Takatsu P
Team Totals 33 3 8 3 3 8 .242 .609 148 98 0.205 0.88 0.768 -0.563 -2.9 27 8
2B: B Davis (2, off S Elarton); P Konerko (15, off S Elarton).
IBB: P Konerko (4, by R Betancourt).
TB: B Davis 3; P Konerko 2; J Uribe 2; C Lee; T Perez; A Rowand.
RBI: B Davis 2 (9); P Konerko (75).
2-out RBI: B Davis; P Konerko.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: P Konerko (5).
Outfield Assists: C Everett (R Belliard at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: A Rowand (13, 2nd base off R Betancourt/V Martinez).
CS: J Uribe (9, 2nd base by S Elarton/V Martinez).

Cleveland Indians

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 Elarton 6 5 2 2 2 6 0 7.19 24 101 65 39 12 14 3 13 3 0 58 0.056 0.74 1.4
David Riske 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.31 3 17 14 13 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.050 0.63 0.6
Rafael Betancourt, L (5-6) 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 0 4.37 9 30 19 10 3 6 3 3 2 0 0 0 -0.312 1.33 0.9
Team Totals 8.2 8 3 3 3 8 0 3.12 36 148 98 62 15 21 6 19 5 0 58 0 0 -0.206 1.46 2.9

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
Jose Contreras 8 5 1 1 1 9 0 5.17 29 108 67 31 17 19 8 11 4 0 76 0.465 1.18 3.6
Damaso Marte, BS (5) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.18 3 11 8 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.320 2.38 -1.0
Shingo Takatsu, W (5-3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.67 3 16 10 8 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.149 3.37 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 11 1 2.00 35 135 85 43 18 24 9 13 5 0 76 1 0 0.294 0.88 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Betancourt (4; P Konerko).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Kevin Kelley, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 25,897.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Chicago White Sox
1 Matt Lawton RF 1 Roberto Alomar 2B
2 Omar Vizquel SS 2 Aaron Rowand CF
3 Travis Hafner DH 3 Carlos Lee DH
4 Victor Martinez C 4 Paul Konerko 1B
5 Casey Blake 3B 5 Carl Everett LF
6 Ben Broussard 1B 6 Jose Valentin SS
7 Ronnie Belliard 2B 7 Juan Uribe 3B
8 Grady Sizemore CF 8 Timo Perez RF
9 Coco Crisp LF 9 Ben Davis C
Scott Elarton P Jose Contreras P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-2 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  R CHW B. Davis R. Betancourt 43% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Perez Scores
t9 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R CLE V. Martinez D. Marte -34% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t9 2-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CLE G. Sizemore S. Takatsu 12% 65% Lineout: CF
t7 0-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R CLE B. Broussard J. Contreras -11% 65% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Blake Scores
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R CHW P. Konerko S. Elarton 10% 63% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lee Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE M. Lawton J. Contreras 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE O. Vizquel J. Contreras -2% 50% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CLE T. Hafner J. Contreras 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE V. Martinez J. Contreras 2% 55% Vizquel Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Alomar S. Elarton -2% 53% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Rowand S. Elarton -2% 51% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- 8,(2-2)  CHW C. Lee S. Elarton 1% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R CHW P. Konerko S. Elarton 10% 63% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lee Scores
b1 1-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHW C. Everett S. Elarton 1% 63% Walk
b1 1-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O CHW J. Valentin S. Elarton -4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE V. Martinez J. Contreras 3% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE C. Blake J. Contreras -3% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CLE B. Broussard J. Contreras 3% 63% Lineout: 3B
t2 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CLE R. Belliard J. Contreras 3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Scott Elarton facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW J. Uribe S. Elarton 3% 68% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b2 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW T. Perez S. Elarton -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B; Uribe to 2B
b2 1-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R CHW B. Davis S. Elarton 8% 75% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Uribe Scores
b2 2-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHW R. Alomar S. Elarton -3% 73% Flyball: CF
b2 2-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Rowand S. Elarton -3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE G. Sizemore J. Contreras 3% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CLE C. Crisp J. Contreras -3% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t3 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  CLE M. Lawton J. Contreras -1% 68% Crisp Steals 2B
t3 0-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CLE M. Lawton J. Contreras 4% 72% Flyball: LF
t3 0-2 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel J. Contreras 3% 76% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Scott Elarton facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW C. Lee S. Elarton -2% 74% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b3 2-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CHW P. Konerko S. Elarton 2% 76% Walk
b3 2-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Everett S. Elarton -2% 73% Flyball: RF
b3 2-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHW J. Valentin S. Elarton -2% 72% Popfly: 1B (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE T. Hafner J. Contreras -4% 67% Walk
t4 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE V. Martinez J. Contreras 4% 71% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 0-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CLE C. Blake J. Contreras 3% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-2 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CLE B. Broussard J. Contreras 3% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Scott Elarton facing 7-8-9
b4 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW J. Uribe S. Elarton 2% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b4 2-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW T. Perez S. Elarton -2% 78% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
b4 2-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO CHW B. Davis S. Elarton -4% 74% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Uribe Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 7-8-9
t5 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CLE R. Belliard J. Contreras 3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE G. Sizemore J. Contreras 2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE C. Crisp J. Contreras 1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
b5 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW R. Alomar S. Elarton -2% 79% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b5 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Rowand S. Elarton -1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW C. Lee S. Elarton -1% 76% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
t6 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE M. Lawton J. Contreras 3% 80% Popfly: SS (Short CF)
t6 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel J. Contreras 2% 82% Flyball: CF
t6 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE T. Hafner J. Contreras 1% 84% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Scott Elarton facing 4-5-6
b6 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW P. Konerko S. Elarton -2% 82% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b6 2-0 1 --- 8,(1-2)  O CHW C. Everett S. Elarton -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW J. Valentin S. Elarton -1% 80% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
t7 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE V. Martinez J. Contreras 4% 84% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  CLE C. Blake J. Contreras -8% 75% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
t7 0-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R CLE B. Broussard J. Contreras -11% 65% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Blake Scores
t7 1-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CLE R. Belliard J. Contreras 6% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive); Broussard to 3B; Belliard out at 2B
t7 1-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O CLE G. Sizemore J. Contreras 7% 78% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' David Riske facing 7-8-9
David Riske replaces Scott Elarton pitching
b7 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Uribe D. Riske -2% 76% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
b7 2-1 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHW T. Perez D. Riske -2% 74% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b7 2-1 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O CHW B. Davis D. Riske -1% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Jose Contreras facing 9-1-2
Timo Perez moves from RF to LF
Joe Borchard replaces Carl Everett (LF) playing RF batting 5th
t8 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE C. Crisp J. Contreras 6% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CLE M. Lawton J. Contreras 4% 83% Flyball: CF
t8 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE O. Vizquel J. Contreras 3% 86% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Rafael Betancourt facing 1-2-3
Rafael Betancourt replaces David Riske pitching
b8 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW R. Alomar R. Betancourt -2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW A. Rowand R. Betancourt 2% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 2-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Lee R. Betancourt -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging, Rowand Steals 2B
b8 2-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHW P. Konerko R. Betancourt 0% 85% Intentional Walk
Ross Gload pinch runs for Paul Konerko (1B) batting 4th
b8 2-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Borchard R. Betancourt -3% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Damaso Marte facing 3-4-5
Damaso Marte replaces Jose Contreras pitching
Ross Gload moves from PR to 1B
t9 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE T. Hafner D. Marte 8% 90% Strikeout Looking
t9 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R CLE V. Martinez D. Marte -34% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t9 2-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE C. Blake D. Marte -6% 50% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
Shingo Takatsu replaces Damaso Marte pitching
Jody Gerut pinch hits for Lou Merloni batting 6th
Lou Merloni pinch hits for Ben Broussard (1B) batting 6th
t9 2-2 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O CLE J. Gerut S. Takatsu 8% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-2 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  CLE R. Belliard S. Takatsu -5% 53% Walk; Blake to 2B
t9 2-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CLE G. Sizemore S. Takatsu 12% 65% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Indians' Rafael Betancourt facing 6-7-8
Casey Blake moves from 3B to 1B
John McDonald replaces Jody Gerut (PH) playing 3B batting 6th
b9 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Valentin R. Betancourt -6% 59% Popfly: 3B
b9 2-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW J. Uribe R. Betancourt -5% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 2-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW T. Perez R. Betancourt 3% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 2-2 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  R CHW B. Davis R. Betancourt 43% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Perez Scores
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 3.

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