May 17, 2008 Cleveland Indians at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 42,023

Saturday, May 17, 2008, 3:55pm
Time of Game: 2:51

Indians

22-21

Lost 2

2nd, ½ GB

Eric Wedge

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2 10  3
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  3    4  6  0

W: B Bray (1-0), L: M Kobayashi (2-1)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Reds

20-23

Won 5

5th, 6 GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   0   2   0    1   1  .268  .839   21    3   0   2·SB
J Peralta SS                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .221  .705   19    0   2   
D Dellucci LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .692   16    0   0   
V Martinez C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .752   13    5   1   2B
B Francisco RF                4   2   3   1    0   0  .375  .970   10    0   0   HR,SB
R Garko 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .235  .713   15   13   1   2B
  J Carroll PR-3B-2B          0   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .521         0   0   
A Cabrera 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .522   13    0   8   GDP
  M Kobayashi P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Blake 3B-1B-3B              3   0   0   0    1   1  .223  .689   23    1   0   IW
F Carmona P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    2   3   
  R Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Aubrey 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       36   2  10   2    2   7              140   24  15

BATTING

2B: R Garko (8, off A Harang); V Martinez (8, off A Harang).

HR: B Francisco (1, off D Weathers; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

IBB: C Blake (1, by A Harang).

TB: B Francisco 6; R Garko 3; G Sizemore 2; V Martinez 2; J Peralta; D Dellucci.

GIDP: A Cabrera (3).

RBI: R Garko (19); B Francisco (6).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

E: R Garko (3); J Peralta 2 (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sizemore 2 (9, 2nd base off B Bray/P Bako, 2nd base off A Harang/P Bako); B Francisco (1, 2nd base off A Harang/P Bako).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Patterson CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .685   11    5   0   
J Hairston SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .347  .956   14    2   1   2B,SB,CS,HBP
K Griffey RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .706   17    1   0   
B Phillips 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .872   18    1   4   
J Votto 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .870   15    5   1   
E Encarnacion 3B              3   1   1   0    0   1  .255  .822   10    0   1   HBP
A Dunn LF                     4   1   1   3    0   1  .211  .807   15    5   0   HR
P Bako C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .832   14    7   0   
A Harang P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .524    8    1   1   
  S Hatteberg PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .552    2    0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Bray P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4   6   4    0   5              124   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Hairston (6, off F Carmona).

HR: A Dunn (9, off M Kobayashi; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: J Hairston (1, by F Carmona); E Encarnacion (1, by M Kobayashi).

TB: A Dunn 4; B Phillips 2; J Hairston 2; E Encarnacion; J Votto.

RBI: A Dunn 3 (25); B Phillips (22).

2-out RBI: B Phillips.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Phillips-J Hairston-J Votto.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Hairston (4, 2nd base off M Kobayashi/V Martinez).

CS: J Hairston (2, 2nd base by R Perez/V Martinez).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Carmona                      7.1   4   1   1    0   4   0   2.25   29   99-69   43·11·15   18· 4· 2· 0     70    -     1.38   0.29
R Perez, H (6)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.44    1    6-3     0· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.35   0.08
M Kobayashi, BS (1), L (2-1)   0.1   2   3   3    0   0   1   3.20    4   16-8     8· 0· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          1-0    4.18  -0.72
Totals                         8     6   4   4    0   5   1          34  121-80   51·14·15   18· 7· 2· 0          2-0

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Harang                       7     8   1   1    1   5   0   3.12   30  101-66   40· 3·23    9·10· 5· 0     61    -     1.11   0.30
D Weathers                     1     2   1   1    0   0   1   4.50    4   13-8     4· 0· 4    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.34  -0.19
B Bray, W (1-0)                1     0   0   0    1   2   0   4.26    4   17-10    2· 3· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.70   0.04
Totals                         9    10   2   2    2   7   1          38  131-84   46· 6·32   10·12· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Carmona (2).

IBB: A Harang (3; C Blake).

HBP: F Carmona (3; J Hairston); M Kobayashi (1; E Encarnacion).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 42,023.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Cincinnati Reds                      
1. G Sizemore           CF    1. C Patterson          CF 
2. J Peralta            SS    2. J Hairston           SS 
3. D Dellucci           LF    3. K Griffey            RF 
4. V Martinez           C     4. B Phillips           2B 
5. B Francisco          RF    5. J Votto              1B 
6. R Garko              1B    6. E Encarnacion        3B 
7. A Cabrera            2B    7. A Dunn               LF 
8. C Blake              3B    8. P Bako               C  
9. F Carmona            P     9. A Harang             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  2-1  12-  4   47% 100% A Dunn          M Kobayashi     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Votto Scores; Encarnacion Scores
   t 8   1  1-1  ---  5  -27%  28% B Francisco     D Weathers      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 9   0  2-1  1--  1   18%  53% E Encarnacion   M Kobayashi     Hit By Pitch; Votto to 2B
   b 6   2  1-0  --3  1   16%  54% B Phillips      F Carmona       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hairston Scores
   b 9   0  2-1  ---  5   13%  34% J Votto         M Kobayashi     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  G Sizemore      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   54%  J Peralta       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  D Dellucci      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   51%  J Hairston      Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  5   52%  K Griffey       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Griffey to 1B
          1--  5   54%  B Phillips      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Griffey to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  J Votto         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  V Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   50%  B Francisco     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      1--  4   38%  R Garko         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Francisco Scores
   O      -2-  2   41%  A Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   41%  C Blake         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   44%  F Carmona       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Fausto Carmona facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   42%  E Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   40%  A Dunn          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   39%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Aaron Harang facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   41%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   43%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   42%  D Dellucci      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   44%  V Martinez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Fausto Carmona facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   41%  A Harang        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   39%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   38%  J Hairston      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Aaron Harang facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   34%  B Francisco     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   38%  R Garko         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      1--  7   41%  A Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      40%  C Blake         Francisco Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   43%  " "             Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Fausto Carmona facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   40%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   38%  B Phillips      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   36%  J Votto         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Aaron Harang facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   39%  F Carmona       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   36%  G Sizemore      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   39%  J Peralta       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--      38%  D Dellucci      Sizemore Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   42%  " "             Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Fausto Carmona facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   47%  E Encarnacion   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   45%  A Dunn          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Encarnacion to 2B
   O      -2-  6   40%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-1B; Encarnacion to 3B
   O      --3  3   34%  A Harang        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Aaron Harang facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   27%  V Martinez      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   29%  B Francisco     Lineout: CF; Martinez to 3B
   O      --3  6   36%  R Garko         Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  3   40%  A Cabrera       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   36%  C Patterson     Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  2   43%  J Hairston      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-      48%  K Griffey       Wild Pitch; Hairston to 3B
   O      --3  2   38%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      --3  1   54%  B Phillips      Single to CF (Line Drive); Hairston Scores
   O      1--  1   50%  J Votto         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Aaron Harang facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   54%  C Blake         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   57%  F Carmona       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   55%  G Sizemore      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   51%  J Peralta       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sizemore to 2B
   O      12-  5   59%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Fausto Carmona facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   70%  E Encarnacion   Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Encarnacion to 2B
   O      -2-  6   62%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   56%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Aaron Harang batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   50%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Weathers facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Weathers replaces Scott Hatteberg pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   55%  V Martinez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   R      ---  5   28%  B Francisco     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  2   26%  R Garko         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Jamey Carroll pinch runs for Ryan Garko batting 6th
   OO     1--  1   31%  A Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
                  Casey Blake moves to 1B; Jamey Carroll moves to 3B
   O      ---  2   25%  C Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   32%  J Hairston      Hit By Pitch
                  Rafael Perez replaces Fausto Carmona pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  6   24%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging; Hairston stays at 1B
                  Masahide Kobayashi replaces Asdrubal Cabrera pitching and batting 7th; Michael Aubrey replaces Rafael Perez playing 1B batting 9th; Jamey Carroll moves to 2B; Casey Blake moves to 3B
          1--      27%  B Phillips      Hairston Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   17%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Bray facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Bray replaces Dave Weathers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   19%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   20%  M Aubrey        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          ---  5   19%  G Sizemore      Walk
          1--      18%  J Peralta       Sizemore Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   21%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Masahide Kobayashi facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   34%  J Votto         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--  1   53%  E Encarnacion   Hit By Pitch; Votto to 2B
   RRR    12-  4  100%  A Dunn          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Votto Scores; Encarnacion Scores
        3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Reds 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation