April 7, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
BOS 1 DET 3
TBD 1 BAL 11
@KCR 7 MIN 12
TOR 2 NYY 13
@SEA 7 NYM 3
@CHC 2 STL 12
@COL 11 LAD 9
ARI 1 MIL 6
MON 4 PHI 9
FLA 8
(10) ATL 11
@PIT 3 SDP 3
CIN 2
(10) SFG 5
HOU 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 45,768

Tuesday, April 7, 1998, 1:08
Time of Game: 3:16

Devil Rays

4-3

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1 10  1
Tigers          0  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  X    3  8  1

W: B Florie (1-0), L: R Arrojo (1-1), S: T Jones (1)

Tigers

2-5

Won 1

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q McCracken CF                4   0   2   0    1   2  .485 1.045    0    1   0   SB
M Cairo 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .393  .822    0    3   2   CS
W Boggs 3B                    3   0   3   1    1   0  .321  .994    0    0   4   3B,2B
  B Smith PR-3B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .379 1.041    0   12   0   
P Sorrento DH                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .208  .696    0    0   0   
B Trammell LF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .300 1.100    0    2   0   
D Martinez RF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .381  .881    0    0   0   
J Flaherty C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .350    0    5   1   
K Stocker SS                  4   1   3   0    0   1  .320  .826    0    1   5   3B

R Arrojo P                                                               0   1
  R Tatis P                                                              0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   1
Totals                       36   1  10   1    5  10                    24  14

BATTING

2B: W Boggs (3, off B Florie).

3B: W Boggs (1, off B Moehler); K Stocker (2, off B Moehler).

TB: W Boggs 6; K Stocker 5; Q McCracken 2; D Martinez; M Cairo.

RBI: W Boggs (6).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 1 for 15.

FIELDING

E: F McGriff (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: Q McCracken (2, 2nd base off B Moehler/R Casanova).

CS: M Cairo (1, 2nd base by B Moehler/R Casanova).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .333  .908    0    4   0   3B
B Roberts DH                  3   0   0   1    1   0  .269  .695    0    0   0   
B Higginson RF                2   0   0   0    2   0  .364  .988    0    3   1   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .600    0    6   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   1   0   0    0   1  .391 1.071    0    1   0   SB,HBP
D Easley 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .321  .867    0    2   2   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .483    0    0   2   
R Casanova C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .133  .388    0   10   1   
B Ripken SS                   2   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .598    0    1   1   SB,CS,HBP

B Moehler P                                                              0   0
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
  B Florie P                                                             0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   3   8   3    4   5                    27   7

BATTING

3B: B Hunter (1, off R Arrojo).

HBP: B Ripken (1, by R Arrojo); L Gonzalez (1, by R Arrojo).

TB: B Hunter 5; T Clark 2; B Ripken; J Randa; R Casanova.

RBI: B Hunter (4); R Casanova (2); B Roberts (3).

2-out RBI: B Hunter; R Casanova.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Higginson-T Clark.

E: B Ripken (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Ripken (3, 2nd base off R Arrojo/J Flaherty); L Gonzalez (2, 2nd base off R Arrojo/J Flaherty).

CS: B Ripken (2, 2nd base by R Hernandez/J Flaherty).

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Arrojo, L (1-1)              5.2   8   3   3    2   3   0   5.40   29     -       ·  ·     13· 2· 7· 0     42    -     1.03  -0.06
R Tatis                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0  81.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.13  -0.01
A Lopez                        1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.25    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.68   0.07
R Hernandez                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         8     8   3   3    4   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 8· 0          5-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Moehler                      4.1   6   1   1    3   4   0   7.88   21     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 5· 0     48    -     1.37   0.06
S Runyan                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   7.71    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.58   0.02
B Florie, W (1-0)              2     3   0   0    1   4   0   6.35   11     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 4· 0          3-0    2.38   0.14
D Brocail, H (1)               1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          3-0    2.28   0.20
T Jones, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9    10   1   1    5  10   0          41     -       ·  ·      8· 8·10· 0          8-0

R Tatis faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Arrojo 2 (3; L Gonzalez, B Ripken).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 45,768.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 7mph in from Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Detroit Tigers                       
1. Q McCracken          CF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. M Cairo              2B    2. B Roberts            DH 
3. W Boggs              3B    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. T Clark              1B 
5. P Sorrento           DH    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. B Trammell           LF    6. D Easley             2B 
7. D Martinez           RF    7. J Randa              3B 
8. J Flaherty           C     8. R Casanova           C  
9. K Stocker            SS    9. B Ripken             SS 

   R Arrojo             P        B Moehler            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  3-1  123      12%  88% J Flaherty      D Brocail       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 6   2  1-2  -2-      11%  83% B Hunter        R Arrojo        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ripken Scores; Hunter to 3B/Adv on E3
   t 5   1  2-0  12-     -11%  58% W Boggs         B Moehler       Single to CF (Line Drive); Stocker Scores; McCracken to 2B
   t 5   2  2-1  123      10%  70% B Trammell      B Florie        Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   2  0-1  -2-      10%  76% R Casanova      R Arrojo        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Gonzalez Scores; Casanova to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  Q McCracken     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      48%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging, McCracken Steals 2B
          -2-      46%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      12-      49%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); McCracken to 3B; Boggs to 2B
          -23      48%  P Sorrento      Walk
   O      123      55%  B Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Hunter        Single to P (Line Drive to P's Left)
   O      1--      55%  B Roberts       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--      52%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      55%  T Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Higginson to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  J Flaherty      Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  K Stocker       Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   O      --3      55%  Q McCracken     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---      56%  J Randa         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--      54%  R Casanova      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Randa to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  B Ripken        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  M Cairo         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      53%  W Boggs         Cairo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      45%  " "             Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   O      --3      52%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3      56%  P Sorrento      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 1-2-3
          ---      65%  B Hunter        Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   RO     --3      64%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B; Hunter Scores
   O      ---      63%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  T Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  B Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  J Flaherty      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 5-6-7
          ---      71%  L Gonzalez      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      68%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      70%  J Randa         Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      76%  R Casanova      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Gonzalez Scores; Casanova to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-      77%  B Ripken        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      74%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
          ---      69%  K Stocker       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      62%  Q McCracken     Walk; Stocker to 2B
   O      12-      69%  M Cairo         Flyball: LF
   R      12-      58%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive); Stocker Scores; McCracken to 2B
                  Sean Runyan replaces Brian Moehler pitching
   O      12-      63%  F McGriff       Flyball: RF (Short RF); McCracken to 3B
          1-3      60%  P Sorrento      Walk; Boggs to 2B
                  Bryce Florie replaces Sean Runyan pitching
   O      123      70%  B Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rolando Arrojo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      70%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--      74%  T Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Higginson to 2B
   O      12-      71%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B; Higginson to 3B; Clark to 2B
   O      -23      65%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Bryce Florie facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  D Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      1--      65%  J Flaherty      Flyball: RF
          1--      59%  K Stocker       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-      66%  Q McCracken     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      73%  M Cairo         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rolando Arrojo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  R Casanova      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      71%  B Ripken        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      72%  B Hunter        Ripken Steals 2B
   R      -2-      83%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Ripken Scores; Hunter to 3B/Adv on E3
          --3      84%  B Roberts       Walk
                  Ramon Tatis replaces Rolando Arrojo pitching
          1-3      85%  B Higginson     Walk; Roberts to 2B
                  Albie Lopez replaces Ramon Tatis pitching
   O      123      80%  T Clark         Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Bryce Florie facing 3-4-5
          ---      72%  W Boggs         Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-      78%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      74%  P Sorrento      Reached on E6 (Line Drive)
   O      12-      81%  B Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
          12-      76%  D Martinez      Walk; Boggs to 3B; Sorrento to 2B
                  Doug Brocail replaces Bryce Florie pitching; Bobby Smith pinch runs for Wade Boggs batting 3rd
   O      123      88%  J Flaherty      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Albie Lopez facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Smith moves to 3B
   O      ---      87%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      86%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      85%  J Randa         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  K Stocker       Strikeout Swinging
          ---      85%  Q McCracken     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      93%  M Cairo         Fly Ball Double Play: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roberto Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Albie Lopez pitching
   O      ---      93%  R Casanova      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---      93%  B Ripken        Walk
   O      1--      92%  B Hunter        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      92%  B Roberts       Ripken Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Jones facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      ---      96%  B Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      99%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---     100%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199804070

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation