May 17, 1998 Anaheim Angels at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 13,476

Sunday, May 17, 1998, 1:06
Time of Game: 2:52

Angels

21-20

Lost 1

2nd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  0    3 14  0
Tigers          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  3  X    4  4  0

W: B Florie (3-0), L: R DeLucia (1-3), S: T Jones (6)

Tigers

14-24

Won 1

4th, 7 GB

BATTING

Anaheim Angels               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Erstad LF                   4   0   2   0    1   1  .318  .976   22    2   0   
D Mashore RF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .288  .782   15    1   0   
  G Anderson PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .711    4    0   0   
T Salmon DH                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .925   12    0   0   GDP
  N Martin PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .520         0   0   
C Fielder 1B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .245  .793   17   10   0   GDP
D Hollins 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .239  .706   17    0   0   2B
J Edmonds CF                  4   2   2   2    0   2  .303  .904   14    2   0   HR
P Nevin C                     4   0   2   0    0   2  .254  .809   18    5   1   
J Baughman 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000   13    1   3   CS
G DiSarcina SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .771   14    3   2   

O Olivares P                                                             0   2
  P Harris P                                                             0   0
  M Holtz P                                                              0   0
  R DeLucia P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   3  14   3    2   9              146   24   8

BATTING

2B: D Hollins (4, off J Thompson).

HR: J Edmonds (7, off B Florie; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Edmonds 5; C Fielder 2; D Hollins 2; D Erstad 2; P Nevin 2; J Baughman 2; D Mashore; T Salmon; G Anderson.

GIDP: C Fielder (7); T Salmon (2).

RBI: J Edmonds 2 (25); J Baughman (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Baughman-G DiSarcina-C Fielder.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Baughman (1, 2nd base by B Florie/P Bako).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .670   16    1   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   2   1   1    0   0  .225  .628    9    1   1   HR,HBP
B Higginson RF                1   1   0   0    3   0  .324  .970   19    2   0   
T Clark 1B                    2   0   1   1    2   0  .234  .668   16    5   0   SB,GDP
  A Tomberlin PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .275  .726         0   0   
  J Manto 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .485         1   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .302  .831   15    2   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .992   20    4   3   CS
F Catalanotto DH              2   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .788   16    0   0   
  B Roberts PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .214  .603    2    0   0   
P Bako C                      2   0   0   1    1   1  .320  .920   20    9   1   SF
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .218  .537   15    2   4   

J Thompson P                                                             0   0
  B Florie P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       25   4   4   4    9   4              148   27   9

BATTING

HR: J Randa (1, off P Harris; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: P Bako (1, off R DeLucia).

HBP: J Randa (4, by O Olivares).

TB: J Randa 4; B Roberts; D Easley; T Clark.

GIDP: T Clark (6).

RBI: B Roberts (5); J Randa (15); P Bako (7); T Clark (20).

2-out RBI: T Clark.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark; D Cruz-D Easley-J Manto.

PB: P Bako (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Clark (1, 2nd base off O Olivares/P Nevin).

CS: D Easley (4, 2nd base by O Olivares/P Nevin).

PITCHING

Anaheim Angels                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Olivares                     6.2   2   1   1    5   2   0   3.15   26  102-54   28·10·16    8· 5· 5· 0     63    -     1.17   0.30
P Harris, H (4)                0.1   1   1   1    1   1   1   6.00    3    9-5     3· 1· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.40  -0.09
M Holtz                        0     0   1   1    1   0   0   3.68    1    6-2     0· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.51  -0.10
R DeLucia, BS (2), L (1-3)     1     1   1   1    2   1   0   6.11    6   22-11    4· 1· 6    0· 2· 1· 0          1-1    3.90  -0.40
Totals                         8     4   4   4    9   4   1          36  139-72   35·12·25    8· 7· 7· 0          2-1

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                     6    10   2   2    2   5   0   4.13   29   89-56   31·12·14    9· 4· 9· 0     47    -     1.52   0.06
B Florie, W (3-0)              2     2   1   1    0   3   1   3.03    7   36-23   13· 5· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.69  -0.02
T Jones, S (6)                 1     2   0   0    0   1   0   1.88    4   15-10    6· 3· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.79   0.18
Totals                         9    14   3   3    2   9   1          40  140-89   50·20·20   12· 5·12· 0           -

P Harris faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
M Holtz faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R DeLucia (4); J Thompson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: O Olivares (2; J Randa).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 13,476.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 11mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Anaheim Angels                Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Erstad             LF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. D Mashore            RF    2. J Randa              3B 
3. T Salmon             DH    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. C Fielder            1B    4. T Clark              1B 
5. D Hollins            3B    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. J Edmonds            CF    6. D Easley             2B 
7. P Nevin              C     7. F Catalanotto        DH 
8. J Baughman           2B    8. P Bako               C  
9. G DiSarcina          SS    9. D Cruz               SS 

   O Olivares           P        J Thompson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  4-3  12-  5   29% 100% C Fielder       T Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 8   1  3-2  123  2   21%  77% B Roberts       R DeLucia       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Higginson Scores; Tomberlin to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   b 8   0  3-2  123  5  -15%  57% D Easley        R DeLucia       Strikeout Looking
   b 8   0  3-1  ---  1   15%  33% J Randa         P Harris        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 8   0  3-2  1--  5   13%  56% T Clark         R DeLucia       Walk; Higginson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  D Erstad        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  D Mashore       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  4   55%  T Salmon        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  B Hunter        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   51%  J Randa         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   46%  C Fielder       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   50%  D Hollins       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   53%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   51%  P Nevin         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Fielder to 2B
   O      12-  2   55%  J Baughman      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   59%  T Clark         Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   52%  D Easley        Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
          1--      54%  F Catalanotto   Clark Steals 2B
          -2-  6   55%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  G DiSarcina     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  D Erstad        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  3   53%  D Mashore       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   56%  T Salmon        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   53%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   51%  B Hunter        Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  3   53%  J Randa         Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   55%  B Higginson     Walk; Randa to 2B
   R      12-  3   66%  T Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Randa Scores; Higginson to 3B
   O      1-3  6   62%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   57%  C Fielder       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      54%  D Hollins       Wild Pitch; Fielder to 2B
          -2-  5   50%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   57%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
          12-      51%  P Nevin         Passed Ball; Fielder to 3B; Hollins to 2B
   O      -23  5   61%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   68%  J Baughman      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Omar Olivares facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   66%  D Easley        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4   64%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   63%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Thompson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   66%  G DiSarcina     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   63%  D Erstad        Walk
   O      1--  5   67%  D Mashore       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      70%  T Salmon        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Omar Olivares facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   68%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   66%  B Hunter        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   65%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   69%  C Fielder       Flyball: LF
          ---  1   62%  D Hollins       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   R      -2-  1   50%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Hollins Scores
          1--  1   41%  P Nevin         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Edmonds to 3B
   R      1-3  5   31%  J Baughman      Single to P (Bunt to P's Right); Edmonds Scores; Nevin to 2B
   O      12-  1   36%  G DiSarcina     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          12-  4   33%  D Erstad        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Nevin to 3B; Baughman to 2B
   O      123  5   41%  D Mashore       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Omar Olivares facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   47%  B Higginson     Walk
   OO     1--  3   34%  T Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   32%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bryce Florie facing 3-4-5
                  Bryce Florie replaces Justin Thompson pitching
   O      ---  3   35%  T Salmon        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   37%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   38%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Omar Olivares facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   46%  D Easley        Single to SS (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   38%  F Catalanotto   Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      29%  P Bako          Easley Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  9   32%  " "             Walk
                  Pep Harris replaces Omar Olivares pitching
          1--  4   36%  D Cruz          Walk; Bako to 2B
   O      12-  4   27%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bryce Florie facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  6   15%  J Edmonds       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   16%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   15%  J Baughman      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  6   17%  G DiSarcina     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  3   18%  D Erstad        Baughman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Pep Harris facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  1   33%  J Randa         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
                  Mike Holtz replaces Pep Harris pitching
          ---  6   42%  B Higginson     Walk
                  Rich DeLucia replaces Mike Holtz pitching
          1--  5   56%  T Clark         Walk; Higginson to 2B
                  Andy Tomberlin pinch runs for Tony Clark batting 4th
          12-      69%  L Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Higginson to 3B; Tomberlin to 2B
          -23  5   72%  " "             Walk
   O      123  5   57%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  Bip Roberts pinch hits for Frank Catalanotto batting 7th
   R      123  2   77%  B Roberts       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Higginson Scores; Tomberlin to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   RO     123  1   85%  P Bako          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Tomberlin Scores
   O      12-  4   82%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-4, Todd Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Jones replaces Bryce Florie pitching; Jeff Manto replaces Andy Tomberlin playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  4   90%  D Erstad        Strikeout Looking
                  Garret Anderson pinch hits for Damon Mashore batting 2nd
          ---  4   82%  G Anderson      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B)
          1--  2   71%  T Salmon        Single to CF (Line Drive); Anderson to 2B
                  Norberto Martin pinch runs for Tim Salmon batting 3rd
   OO     12-  5  100%  C Fielder       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199805170

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