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Standings
TOR
@BAL		6
1
DET
@BOS		4
0
CHW
@CAL		6
10
OAK
@CLE		6
8
NYY
@MIL		7
8		 
(10)
TEX
@MIN		2
4
KCR
@SEA		9
0
HOU
@ATL		4
5
PHI
@CHC		5
0
SDP
@CIN		6
4		 
(13)
MON
@NYM		3
4
LAD
@SFG		8
9
PIT
@STL		2
0
Wednesday, September 23, 1987
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 4,879, Time of Game: 3:11
Athletics
6
77-75
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 5 GB
 at Indians
8
58-95
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
7th, 35½ GB
W: Ed Vande Berg (1-0)
L: Eric Plunk (4-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  2   1  1  0   1  0  0    6 13  2
Indians         1  0  2   2  0  0   0  3  X    8 13  1

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Polonia LF 4 1 4 2 1 0 .292 .751 0.247 0.98 0.302 -0.055 2.3 2 0 HR,3B,SB,CS
Mike Davis RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .260 .779 -0.156 1.22 0.028 -0.184 -1.3 3 0 GDP
Mark McGwire 1B 3 1 2 0 1 1 .296 1.001 0.126 1.08 0.153 -0.027 0.8 7 0 2B
   Alfredo Griffin PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 .654 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Stan Javier CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .561 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
   Reggie Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .681 -0.042 1.59 0.000 -0.042 -0.3
Carney Lansford 3B-1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .296 .841 0.141 1.37 0.214 -0.073 1.1 0 3 2B,SH
Jose Canseco DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 .262 .790 -0.149 1.33 0.021 -0.169 -1.7 SF
Dwayne Murphy CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .241 .759 0.057 1.32 0.116 -0.059 0.2 3 0
   Steve Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .801 -0.072 1.64 0.000 -0.072 -0.6
   Mike Gallego 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .683 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tony Phillips SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 .247 .729 0.052 1.08 0.112 -0.060 0.6 1 2 HR
Tony Bernazard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .726 -0.126 1.16 0.000 -0.126 -1.1 2 2
Terry Steinbach C 4 2 2 1 0 0 .288 .826 0.113 0.87 0.164 -0.051 1.0 4 0 HR
Steve Ontiveros P 2
   Greg Cadaret P
   Eric Plunk P
   Gary Lavelle P
   Dennis Eckersley P
Team Totals 36 6 13 6 3 9 .361 1.122 0.191 1.17 1.110 -0.918 1.0 24 9
2B: C Lansford (26, off D Gordon); M McGwire (27, off D Gordon).
3B: L Polonia (10, off D Gordon).
HR: L Polonia (4, off D Akerfelds; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs); T Phillips (9, off D Akerfelds; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs); T Steinbach (16, off D Akerfelds; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SF: J Canseco (7, off D Gordon).
SH: C Lansford (5, off D Gordon).
TB: L Polonia 9; T Steinbach 5; T Phillips 4; C Lansford 3; M McGwire 3; D Murphy; M Davis.
GIDP: M Davis (13).
RBI: L Polonia 2 (48); D Murphy (32); T Phillips (42); T Steinbach (56); J Canseco (106).
2-out RBI: D Murphy; T Phillips; T Steinbach.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Bernazard-T Phillips-M McGwire; C Lansford-T Bernazard-M McGwire.
E: S Ontiveros (); T Steinbach (9).
Baserunning
SB: L Polonia (29, 2nd base off D Akerfelds/C Bando).
CS: L Polonia (7, 3rd base by D Akerfelds/C Bando).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brett Butler CF 2 1 1 1 2 0 .289 .806 0.166 2.14 0.193 -0.027 1.4 3 0 3B,SB,SF
Julio Franco SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 .322 .822 0.061 1.63 0.156 -0.095 0.2 1 3 2B,SB,SF
Joe Carter 1B 5 1 2 4 0 0 .260 .777 0.229 2.17 0.389 -0.160 0.9 7 0
Mel Hall LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .278 .735 0.006 1.17 0.130 -0.124 -0.1 3 0 2B
Brook Jacoby 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .298 .927 0.006 1.22 0.081 -0.076 0.2 1 3
Cory Snyder RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .724 -0.052 1.38 0.054 -0.106 -0.2 2 0
Dave Clark DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 .175 .467 -0.020 1.77 0.116 -0.137 0.4 GDP
Chris Bando C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .223 .603 0.044 1.77 0.142 -0.098 -0.1 7 1
   Tommy Hinzo PR-2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 .671 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Junior Noboa 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .177 .409 0.078 1.95 0.228 -0.149 0.3 1 0 2B,SH,GDP
   Carmelo Castillo PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .249 .767 0.173 3.35 0.173 0.000 0.7
   Andy Allanson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .623 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Darrel Akerfelds P
   Don Gordon P
   Ed Vande Berg P 1
   Sammy Stewart P
Team Totals 33 8 13 7 4 4 .394 .981 0.691 1.74 1.662 -0.972 3.6 27 8
2B: M Hall (19, off S Ontiveros); J Franco (24, off D Eckersley); J Noboa (1, off E Plunk).
3B: B Butler (7, off S Ontiveros).
SF: B Butler (2, off G Lavelle); J Franco (5, off E Plunk).
SH: J Noboa (4, off S Ontiveros).
TB: B Butler 3; J Franco 3; J Noboa 2; M Hall 2; J Carter 2; B Jacoby 2; C Snyder; C Bando; D Clark; C Castillo.
GIDP: J Noboa (1); D Clark (2).
RBI: J Carter 4 (100); B Butler (37); M Hall (67); J Franco (52).
2-out RBI: J Carter 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Vande Berg-J Franco-J Carter.
E: B Jacoby (22).
Baserunning
SB: B Butler (31, 2nd base off E Plunk/T Steinbach); J Franco (31, 2nd base off S Ontiveros/T Steinbach).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Ontiveros 3 8 5 4 1 1 0 3.97 18 25 -0.442 1.38 -3.8
Greg Cadaret 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.76 1 2 0 -0.022 1.50 -0.3
Eric Plunk, L (4-5) 4.1 3 2 2 2 3 0 5.00 17 3 1 0.192 1.91 2.4
Gary Lavelle, BS (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.83 1 2 1 -0.052 4.94 -0.0
Dennis Eckersley 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.06 3 1 1 -0.366 1.99 -1.8
Team Totals 8 13 8 7 4 4 0 7.88 40 25 8 3 -0.690 1.17 -3.6
S Ontiveros faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.
G Cadaret faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Darrel Akerfelds 3.2 7 4 4 2 3 3 6.69 19 32 -0.247 0.92 -2.0
Don Gordon 2.2 5 2 2 0 4 0 4.74 13 1 0 -0.202 1.50 -1.1
Ed Vande Berg, W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.35 6 1 0 0.177 1.40 1.5
Sammy Stewart, S (3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.31 3 0 0 0.081 1.03 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 6 6 3 9 3 6.00 41 32 2 0 -0.191 1.74 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 4,879.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Cleveland Indians
1 Luis Polonia LF 1 Brett Butler CF
2 Mike Davis RF 2 Julio Franco SS
3 Mark McGwire 1B 3 Joe Carter 1B
4 Carney Lansford 3B 4 Mel Hall LF
5 Jose Canseco DH 5 Brook Jacoby 3B
6 Dwayne Murphy CF 6 Cory Snyder RF
7 Tony Phillips SS 7 Dave Clark DH
8 Tony Bernazard 2B 8 Chris Bando C
9 Terry Steinbach C 9 Junior Noboa 2B
Steve Ontiveros P Darrel Akerfelds P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 6-6 2 -23 RR CLE J. Carter D. Eckersley 31% 93% Single; Castillo Scores; Franco Scores
b8 5-6 1 1-- CLE C. Castillo E. Plunk 17% 50% Single; Hinzo to 3B
b4 3-4 0 12- R CLE J. Noboa S. Ontiveros 17% 72% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Clark Scores/No RBI; Bando to 3B; Noboa to 2B
t3 1-1 0 1-- RR OAK L. Polonia D. Akerfelds -16% 30% Home Run; Steinbach Scores
t7 5-5 0 1-- OAK C. Lansford D. Gordon -16% 28% Double; McGwire to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Darrel Akerfelds facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- OAK L. Polonia D. Akerfelds -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- OAK M. Davis D. Akerfelds -2% 44% Polonia Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O OAK M. Davis D. Akerfelds 4% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 -2- O OAK M. McGwire D. Akerfelds 6% 54% Polonia Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- OAK M. McGwire D. Akerfelds -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O OAK C. Lansford D. Akerfelds 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CLE B. Butler S. Ontiveros 9% 63% Triple
b1 0-0 0 --3 O CLE J. Franco S. Ontiveros -4% 59% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --3 RO CLE J. Carter S. Ontiveros 2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B; Butler Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- O CLE M. Hall S. Ontiveros -1% 60% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Darrel Akerfelds facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O OAK J. Canseco D. Akerfelds 3% 62% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 1 --- O OAK D. Murphy D. Akerfelds 2% 64% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 2 --- R OAK T. Phillips D. Akerfelds -10% 54% Home Run
t2 1-1 2 --- O OAK T. Bernazard D. Akerfelds 1% 55% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- CLE B. Jacoby S. Ontiveros 4% 59% Single
b2 1-1 0 1-- CLE C. Snyder S. Ontiveros 5% 64% Single; Jacoby to 2B
b2 1-1 0 12- CLE D. Clark S. Ontiveros 7% 71% Single; Jacoby to 3B; Snyder to 2B
b2 1-1 0 123 O CLE C. Bando S. Ontiveros -6% 65% Strikeout
b2 1-1 1 123 OO CLE J. Noboa S. Ontiveros -15% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Darrel Akerfelds facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- OAK T. Steinbach D. Akerfelds -4% 46% Single
t3 1-1 0 1-- RR OAK L. Polonia D. Akerfelds -16% 30% Home Run; Steinbach Scores
t3 3-1 0 --- OAK M. Davis D. Akerfelds -3% 27% Single
t3 3-1 0 1-- O OAK M. McGwire D. Akerfelds 3% 29% Strikeout
t3 3-1 1 1-- OAK C. Lansford D. Akerfelds -5% 24% Single; Davis to 3B/Adv on E5
t3 3-1 1 1-3 O OAK J. Canseco D. Akerfelds 5% 30% Flyball: 2B
t3 3-1 2 1-3 O OAK D. Murphy D. Akerfelds 4% 34% Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 1-2-3
b3 1-3 0 --- O CLE B. Butler S. Ontiveros -3% 31% Lineout: RF
b3 1-3 1 --- CLE J. Franco S. Ontiveros 3% 34% Single
b3 1-3 1 1-- CLE J. Carter S. Ontiveros 4% 38% Franco Steals 2B; Franco to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 1-3 1 --3 R CLE J. Carter S. Ontiveros 6% 45% Single; Franco Scores
b3 2-3 1 1-- R CLE M. Hall S. Ontiveros 13% 58% Double; Carter Scores
b3 3-3 1 -2- O CLE B. Jacoby S. Ontiveros -4% 54% Flyball: CF
b3 3-3 2 -2- O CLE C. Snyder S. Ontiveros -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 3.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Darrel Akerfelds facing 7-8-9
t4 3-3 0 --- O OAK T. Phillips D. Akerfelds 3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 3-3 1 --- O OAK T. Bernazard D. Akerfelds 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-3 2 --- R OAK T. Steinbach D. Akerfelds -12% 42% Home Run
t4 4-3 2 --- OAK L. Polonia D. Akerfelds -1% 41% Single
Don Gordon replaces Darrel Akerfelds pitching
t4 4-3 2 1-- O OAK M. Davis D. Gordon 2% 44% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 7-8-9
b4 3-4 0 --- CLE D. Clark S. Ontiveros 5% 48% Walk
b4 3-4 0 1-- CLE C. Bando S. Ontiveros 7% 55% Single; Clark to 2B
b4 3-4 0 12- R CLE J. Noboa S. Ontiveros 17% 72% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Clark Scores/No RBI; Bando to 3B; Noboa to 2B
Greg Cadaret replaces Steve Ontiveros pitching
b4 4-4 0 -23 CLE B. Butler G. Cadaret 2% 74% Walk
Eric Plunk replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
b4 4-4 0 123 RO CLE J. Franco E. Plunk 2% 76% Foul Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bando Scores/unER; Noboa to 3B; Butler to 2B
b4 5-4 1 -23 O CLE J. Carter E. Plunk -7% 69% Lineout: 2B
b4 5-4 2 -23 O CLE M. Hall E. Plunk -6% 63% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 5.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Indians' Don Gordon facing 3-4-5
t5 4-5 0 --- OAK M. McGwire D. Gordon -8% 55% Double
t5 4-5 0 -2- O OAK C. Lansford D. Gordon 2% 57% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; McGwire to 3B
t5 4-5 1 --3 O OAK J. Canseco D. Gordon 8% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-5 2 --3 R OAK D. Murphy D. Gordon -12% 54% Single; McGwire Scores
t5 5-5 2 1-- O OAK T. Phillips D. Gordon 3% 57% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7
b5 5-5 0 --- CLE B. Jacoby E. Plunk 5% 61% Single
b5 5-5 0 1-- O CLE C. Snyder E. Plunk -4% 57% Flyball: CF
b5 5-5 1 1-- OO CLE D. Clark E. Plunk -7% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 5.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Indians' Don Gordon facing 8-9-1
t6 5-5 0 --- O OAK T. Bernazard D. Gordon 4% 54% Strikeout
t6 5-5 1 --- O OAK T. Steinbach D. Gordon 3% 56% Flyball: CF
t6 5-5 2 --- OAK L. Polonia D. Gordon -4% 52% Triple
t6 5-5 2 --3 O OAK M. Davis D. Gordon 6% 58% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
b6 5-5 0 --- O CLE C. Bando E. Plunk -3% 54% Foul Flyball: LF
b6 5-5 1 --- CLE J. Noboa E. Plunk 6% 61% Double
b6 5-5 1 -2- CLE B. Butler E. Plunk 2% 63% Walk
b6 5-5 1 12- O CLE J. Franco E. Plunk -5% 58% Flyball: RF; Noboa to 3B
b6 5-5 2 1-3 CLE J. Carter E. Plunk 1% 59% Butler Steals 2B
b6 5-5 2 -23 O CLE J. Carter E. Plunk -9% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 5.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Indians' Don Gordon facing 3-4-5
t7 5-5 0 --- OAK M. McGwire D. Gordon -6% 44% Single
t7 5-5 0 1-- OAK C. Lansford D. Gordon -16% 28% Double; McGwire to 3B
Alfredo Griffin pinch runs for Mark McGwire (1B) batting 3rd
t7 5-5 0 -23 RO OAK J. Canseco D. Gordon -2% 26% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffin Scores; Lansford to 3B
Ed Vande Berg replaces Don Gordon pitching
Steve Henderson pinch hits for Dwayne Murphy (CF) batting 6th
t7 6-5 1 --3 O OAK S. Henderson E. Vande Berg 7% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 6-5 2 --3 OAK T. Phillips E. Vande Berg -1% 32% Walk
t7 6-5 2 1-3 O OAK T. Bernazard E. Vande Berg 6% 38% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 4-5-6
Carney Lansford moves from 3B to 1B
Mike Gallego replaces Steve Henderson (PH) playing 3B batting 6th
Stan Javier replaces Alfredo Griffin (PR) playing CF batting 3rd
b7 5-6 0 --- O CLE M. Hall E. Plunk -5% 33% Strikeout
b7 5-6 1 --- O CLE B. Jacoby E. Plunk -4% 29% Strikeout
b7 5-6 2 --- O CLE C. Snyder E. Plunk -3% 26% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 5.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, Indians' Ed Vande Berg facing 9-1-2
t8 6-5 0 --- O OAK T. Steinbach E. Vande Berg 3% 29% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 6-5 1 --- OAK L. Polonia E. Vande Berg -3% 26% Single
t8 6-5 1 1-- OO OAK M. Davis E. Vande Berg 6% 32% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 7-8-9
b8 5-6 0 --- O CLE D. Clark E. Plunk -7% 26% Strikeout
b8 5-6 1 --- CLE C. Bando E. Plunk 7% 33% Walk
Carmelo Castillo pinch hits for Junior Noboa (2B) batting 9th
Tommy Hinzo pinch runs for Chris Bando (C) batting 8th
b8 5-6 1 1-- CLE C. Castillo E. Plunk 17% 50% Single; Hinzo to 3B
Gary Lavelle replaces Eric Plunk pitching
b8 5-6 1 1-3 RO CLE B. Butler G. Lavelle 5% 55% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hinzo Scores
Dennis Eckersley replaces Gary Lavelle pitching
b8 6-6 2 1-- CLE J. Franco D. Eckersley 6% 62% Double; Castillo to 3B
b8 6-6 2 -23 RR CLE J. Carter D. Eckersley 31% 93% Single; Castillo Scores; Franco Scores
b8 8-6 2 1-- O CLE M. Hall D. Eckersley -1% 92% Lineout: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 8.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-8, Indians' Sammy Stewart facing 3-4-5
Sammy Stewart replaces Ed Vande Berg pitching
Andy Allanson replaces Carmelo Castillo (PH) playing C batting 9th
Tommy Hinzo moves from PR to 2B
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Stan Javier (CF) batting 3rd
t9 6-8 0 --- O OAK R. Jackson S. Stewart 4% 96% Strikeout
t9 6-8 1 --- O OAK C. Lansford S. Stewart 3% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 6-8 2 --- O OAK J. Canseco S. Stewart 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 8.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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