April 11, 1998 Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 22,094

Saturday, April 11, 1998, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:33

Orioles

8-2

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1

W: M Mussina (2-1), L: J Thompson (1-2), S: A Benitez (3)

Tigers

3-6

Lost 1

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .071  .436    0    0   0   
J Hammonds RF                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .348  .972    0    0   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .500    0   12   0   
J Carter DH                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .296  .737    0    0   0   
  R Alomar PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .614    0    0   0   
C Ripken 3B                   4   0   0   1    0   2  .222  .689    0    0   3   
B Surhoff LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .614    0    2   0   
C Hoiles C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .451    0    9   1   
  L Webster C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .444 1.444         2   0   
J Reboulet 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    0   3   
M Bordick SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .077  .220    0    2   2   CS

M Mussina P                                                              0   2
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   2    2   8                    27  11

BATTING

TB: R Palmeiro; J Hammonds; J Reboulet; J Carter.

RBI: C Ripken (8); J Carter (6).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Bordick (1, 2nd base by J Thompson/R Casanova).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .342  .969    0    2   0   
B Roberts DH                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .681    0    0   0   SB
B Higginson RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .367 1.033    0    1   0   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .579    0    7   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .847    0    2   0   
D Easley 2B-SS                3   0   1   0    0   2  .343  .949    0    3   0   CS
R Casanova C                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .118  .387    0    8   1   
J Randa 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .389    0    3   2   
B Ripken SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .614    0    1   4   
  F Catalanotto PH-2B         1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .500    0    0   0   

J Thompson P                                                             0   0
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
  D Bochtler P                                                           0   0
Totals                       28   0   2   0    3  11                    27   7

BATTING

TB: B Higginson; D Easley.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: D Easley (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Roberts (3, 2nd base off M Mussina/C Hoiles).

CS: D Easley (2, 2nd base by M Mussina/C Hoiles).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mussina, W (2-1)             8     2   0   0    2   9   0   1.96   27     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 2· 0     85    -     1.04   0.57
A Benitez, S (3)               1     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.45    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.52   0.10
Totals                         9     2   0   0    3  11   0          31     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 3· 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
J Thompson, L (1-2)            7     4   2   2    2   6   0   4.15   27     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 5· 0     65    -     0.71   0.12
S Runyan                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
D Bochtler                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   8.10    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   8   0          33     -       ·  ·      8·10· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 22,094.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 49° F, Wind 6mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Detroit Tigers                       
1. B Anderson           CF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. J Hammonds           RF    2. B Roberts            DH 
3. R Palmeiro           1B    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. J Carter             DH    4. T Clark              1B 
5. C Ripken             3B    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. B Surhoff            LF    6. D Easley             2B 
7. C Hoiles             C     7. R Casanova           C  
8. J Reboulet           2B    8. J Randa              3B 
9. M Bordick            SS    9. B Ripken             SS 

   M Mussina            P        J Thompson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  2-0  ---     -10%  80% B Hunter        A Benitez       Walk
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3       9%  65% J Carter        J Thompson      Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Hammonds Scores; Palmeiro to 3B
   b 9   0  2-0  1--       8%  88% B Roberts       A Benitez       Strikeout Looking
   b 9   1  2-0  1--       7%  95% B Higginson     A Benitez       Lineout: SS; Hunter to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--       6%  56% R Palmeiro      J Thompson      Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Hammonds to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  J Hammonds      Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
          1--      56%  R Palmeiro      Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Hammonds to 3B
   R      1-3      65%  J Carter        Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Hammonds Scores; Palmeiro to 3B
   RO     1-3      66%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B; Palmeiro Scores; Carter to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  B Surhoff       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  B Hunter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      63%  B Roberts       Walk
          1--      62%  B Higginson     Roberts Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-      69%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  C Hoiles        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  J Reboulet      Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---      66%  M Bordick       Reached on E4 (Line Drive)
   O      1--      65%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---      64%  D Easley        Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--      69%  R Casanova      Easley Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      68%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      70%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  J Hammonds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      67%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---      66%  J Carter        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  B Hunter        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---      72%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  C Hoiles        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 3-4-5
          ---      63%  B Higginson     Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      67%  T Clark         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      1--      70%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B; Higginson to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      72%  J Reboulet      Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---      74%  M Bordick       Walk
   O      1--      70%  B Anderson      Bordick Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      69%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      73%  R Casanova      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  B Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      75%  J Hammonds      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      72%  J Carter        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  B Roberts       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      80%  B Higginson     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  C Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      77%  B Surhoff       Flyball: RF
          ---      78%  C Hoiles        Walk
          1--      80%  J Reboulet      Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Hoiles to 2B
   O      12-      76%  M Bordick       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  T Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---      83%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sean Runyan facing 1-2-3
                  Sean Runyan replaces Justin Thompson pitching
   O      ---      84%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---      83%  J Hammonds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      82%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  R Casanova      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      90%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Billy Ripken batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doug Bochtler facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Bochtler replaces Sean Runyan pitching; Frank Catalanotto moves to 2B; Damion Easley moves to SS; Roberto Alomar pinch hits for Joe Carter batting 4th
   O      ---      91%  R Alomar        Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---      90%  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Armando Benitez facing 1-2-3
                  Armando Benitez replaces Mike Mussina pitching; Lenny Webster replaces Chris Hoiles playing C batting 7th
          ---      80%  B Hunter        Walk
   O      1--      88%  B Roberts       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      95%  B Higginson     Lineout: SS; Hunter to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199804110

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