May 14, 1998 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
@BAL 4 CHW 5
SEA 3 DET 8
OAK 3 MIN 2
BOS 1
(12) TEX 7
@NYY 5
(13) KCR 10
@TBD 2 TOR 5
ANA 4 ARI 4
MIL 1 CIN 11
FLA 8 CHC 9
@COL 7 PIT 7
@HOU 2 PHI 4
@LAD 0 SDP 3
NYM 1 SDP 6
NYM 2 SFG 6
MON 1 SFG 2
MON 0 ATL 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 9,260

Thursday, May 14, 1998, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:47

Athletics

16-22

Lost 1

4th, 8½ GB

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

W: A Sager (1-0), L: K Rogers (6-2)

Tigers

12-23

Won 2

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .259  .740   13    1   0   SB
J McDonald CF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .265  .695   23    2   1   
B Grieve RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .305  .864   15    2   0   HR
M Stairs DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .330 1.045   17    0   0   CS
J Giambi 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .825   22    8   1   
D Magadan 3B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .321  .807   23    0   4   HR
  M Blowers PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .548    2    0   0   
A Hinch C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .695   14    7   0   
S Spiezio 2B                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .254  .730    9    1   2   3B
K Abbott SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .291  .750   11    2   4   SB

K Rogers P                                                               1   1
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  A Small P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3    1   5              149   24  13

BATTING

3B: S Spiezio (1, off G Keagle).

HR: B Grieve (4, off G Keagle; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); D Magadan (1, off G Keagle; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: D Magadan 4; S Spiezio 4; B Grieve 4; M Stairs; K Abbott; J McDonald.

RBI: B Grieve (24); D Magadan (13); J McDonald (10).

2-out RBI: D Magadan.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Spiezio-K Abbott-J Giambi 2.

E: D Magadan (6); J McDonald (4); K Abbott (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Abbott (2, 2nd base off G Keagle/J Oliver); R Henderson (12, 2nd base off A Sager/J Oliver).

CS: M Stairs (1, 2nd base by A Sager/J Oliver).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .267  .701   16    2   0   
J Randa 3B                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .221  .602   18    1   0   
B Higginson RF                4   1   2   4    0   1  .331  .978   18    2   0   2·2B
T Clark 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .655    9    6   3   
D Easley 2B                   3   3   1   2    0   0  .310  .976    8    1   3   HR,SB,HBP
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .849   14    5   0   
J Manto DH                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .152  .485   13    0   0   GDP
  A Tomberlin PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .743    5    0   0   
J Oliver C                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .268  .716   16    5   1   
D Cruz SS                     4   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .528    8    2   3   GDP

G Keagle P                                                               0   0
  A Sager P                                                              2   0
  S Runyan P                                                             1   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   8  10   8    2   6              125   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Higginson 2 (10, off B Groom, off K Rogers).

HR: D Easley (8, off K Rogers; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: D Easley (8, by A Small).

TB: D Easley 4; B Higginson 4; J Oliver 2; B Hunter 2; L Gonzalez; J Manto; T Clark.

GIDP: D Cruz (1); J Manto (2).

RBI: B Higginson 4 (22); D Easley 2 (22); J Oliver (11); J Manto (4).

2-out RBI: J Oliver.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Easley (4, 2nd base off A Small/A Hinch).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rogers, L (6-2)              6     7   5   4    1   3   1   3.90   25   87-51   32·10· 9   12· 4· 5· 0     42    -     1.24  -0.32
T Mathews                      0.1   1   2   1    1   1   0   5.28    4   14-8     5· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57  -0.04
B Groom                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.78    1    6-3     2· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          3-2    1.11  -0.04
A Small                        1.1   1   1   1    0   2   0   6.50    6   18-12    7· 3· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   6    2   6   1          36  125-74   46·15·13   15· 5· 7· 0          4-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Keagle                       4.1   5   3   3    1   3   2   5.35   19   76-46   28· 3·15    2· 7· 6· 0     43    -     0.88  -0.06
A Sager, W (1-0)               2.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.32    9   34-21   13· 2· 6    7· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.97   0.12
S Runyan                       1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.63    4   21-13    5· 1· 7    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.30   0.03
D Brocail                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.08    2    7-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   5   2          34  138-84   48· 7·29   11· 9· 8· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Small (1; D Easley).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 9,260.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Henderson          LF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. J McDonald           CF    2. J Randa              3B 
3. B Grieve             RF    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. M Stairs             DH    4. T Clark              1B 
5. J Giambi             1B    5. D Easley             2B 
6. D Magadan            3B    6. L Gonzalez           LF 
7. A Hinch              C     7. J Manto              DH 
8. S Spiezio            2B    8. J Oliver             C  
9. K Abbott             SS    9. D Cruz               SS 

   K Rogers             P        G Keagle             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  3-1  12-  6   24%  67% B Higginson     K Rogers        Double to CF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores; Randa Scores
   b 6   1  3-3  --3  1   17%  82% D Easley        K Rogers        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Higginson Scores
   b 5   1  3-1  1-3  2  -16%  23% D Cruz          K Rogers        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
   b 2   1  0-0  1-3  4  -12%  50% J Manto         K Rogers        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   0  0-0  ---  3  -12%  38% B Grieve        G Keagle        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
          ---  4   50%  J McDonald      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   53%  B Grieve        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   55%  M Stairs        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  B Hunter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   51%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  9   52%  J Giambi        Foul Flyball: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   54%  D Magadan       Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  1   55%  A Hinch         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   59%  T Clark         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   56%  D Easley        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          1--  5   62%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   50%  J Manto         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   46%  S Spiezio       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   50%  K Abbott        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      1--  3   53%  R Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
          1--      52%  J McDonald      Abbott Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   56%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  J Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  D Cruz          Lineout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  6   50%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   38%  B Grieve        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   41%  M Stairs        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   43%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  5   32%  D Magadan       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   33%  A Hinch         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Kenny Rogers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   30%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   28%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   26%  T Clark         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Keagle facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   19%  S Spiezio       Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  3   22%  K Abbott        Strikeout Looking
          --3  6   21%  R Henderson     Walk
                  A.J. Sager replaces Greg Keagle pitching
          1-3      19%  J McDonald      Henderson Steals 2B
   RO     -23  2   18%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Spiezio Scores; Henderson to 3B
   O      --3  3   21%  B Grieve        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   27%  D Easley        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Easley to 2B
   O      -2-  4   25%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: RF (Short RF); Easley to 3B
   R      --3  4   31%  J Manto         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Easley Scores/unER
          1--  3   39%  J Oliver        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Manto to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   23%  D Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, A.J. Sager facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   21%  M Stairs        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   23%  J Giambi        Lineout: LF
   O      1--      27%  D Magadan       Stairs Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  7   28%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   37%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hunter to 2B/Adv on E8
          -2-  5   43%  J Randa         Walk
   RR     12-  6   67%  B Higginson     Double to CF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores; Randa Scores
   O      -2-  1   65%  T Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B; Higginson to 3B
   RR     --3  1   82%  D Easley        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Higginson Scores
   O      ---  4   81%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   80%  J Manto         Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, A.J. Sager facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   84%  A Hinch         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   86%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   84%  K Abbott        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   88%  R Henderson     Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, T.J. Mathews facing 8-9-1
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
   O      ---  5   87%  J Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   88%  D Cruz          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   90%  B Hunter        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Cruz to 2B
          12-  7   92%  J Randa         Walk; Cruz to 3B; Hunter to 2B
                  Buddy Groom replaces T.J. Mathews pitching
   RRO    123  6   97%  B Higginson     Double to CF (Line Drive); Cruz Scores/unER; Hunter Scores; Higginson to 3B/Adv on throw; Randa out at Hm/CF-3B-C
                  Aaron Small replaces Buddy Groom pitching
   O      --3  5   96%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 7.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-7, Sean Runyan facing 2-3-4
                  Sean Runyan replaces A.J. Sager pitching
   O      ---  7   97%  J McDonald      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   98%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Aaron Small facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   99%  D Easley        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   99%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  Andy Tomberlin pinch hits for Jeff Manto batting 7th
   O      1--  5   99%  A Tomberlin     Strikeout Swinging, Easley Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   99%  J Oliver        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Easley Scores
   O      1--  2   99%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 8.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-8, Sean Runyan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6  100%  J Giambi        Lineout: LF
                  Doug Brocail replaces Sean Runyan pitching; Mike Blowers pinch hits for Dave Magadan batting 6th
   O      ---  2  100%  M Blowers       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5  100%  A Hinch         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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