June 26, 1998 Cincinnati Reds at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 25,240

Friday, June 26, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:43

Reds

32-49

Won 2

6th, 16 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            2  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    4 11  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  4  2

W: P Harnisch (7-3), L: D Brocail (3-1), S: J Shaw (20)

Tigers

30-46

Lost 1

5th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sanders RF-CF               5   0   2   0    0   0  .237  .712   16    5   0   2B,GDP
W Greene DH                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .273  .818   24    0   0   HR
B Larkin SS                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .279  .813   14    0   1   3B
D Young LF-1B                 3   1   1   0    2   0  .314  .847   18    4   0   SB,IW
B Boone 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .802   21    2   5   SB
S Casey 1B                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .172  .438   16    8   0   
  C Stynes PR-LF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .264  .690    9    0   0   
P Reese 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .203  .561   18    3   2   SH
M Frank CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .418   11    0   0   
  L Harris PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .670    3    0   0   
B Fordyce C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .626    7    5   0   
  E Taubensee PH-C            0   0   0   0    1   0  .309  .823    4    0   1   IW

P Harnisch P                                                             0   1
  D Graves P                                                             0   1
  J Shaw P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   4  11   3    3   3              161   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Sanders (8, off F Castillo).

3B: B Larkin (6, off D Bochtler).

HR: W Greene (9, off D Bochtler; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: P Reese (2, off D Brocail).

IBB: E Taubensee (1, by D Brocail); D Young (1, by D Bochtler).

TB: B Larkin 4; W Greene 4; R Sanders 3; S Casey 2; P Reese; D Young; B Boone; B Fordyce.

GIDP: R Sanders (7).

RBI: S Casey 2 (7); W Greene (32).

2-out RBI: S Casey 2; W Greene.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Reese-B Boone-S Casey.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Boone (3, 2nd base off D Crow/P Bako); D Young (2, 2nd base off F Castillo/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  .267  .681   17    1   0   GDP
D Easley 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .872   10    3   3   
B Higginson RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .952   17    3   0   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .874   20   10   1   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .307  .882   15    2   0   SB
G Berroa DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .570   10    0   0   
G Alvarez 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .368 1.166   15    0   2   
P Bako C                      2   1   1   1    1   1  .260  .691   13    4   0   2B
D Cruz SS                     3   1   1   2    0   0  .270  .648    8    2   5   HR

F Castillo P                                                             1   2
  D Bochtler P                                                           0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            1   0
  D Crow P                                                               0   0
Totals                       30   3   4   3    2   6              125   27  13

BATTING

2B: P Bako (5, off P Harnisch).

HR: D Cruz (2, off P Harnisch; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: D Cruz 4; P Bako 2; L Gonzalez; G Alvarez.

GIDP: B Hunter (4).

RBI: D Cruz 2 (14); P Bako (13).

2-out RBI: D Cruz 2; P Bako.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark.

E: D Cruz (5); T Clark (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Gonzalez (7, 2nd base off P Harnisch/B Fordyce).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Harnisch, W (7-3)            7     4   3   3    2   5   1   2.95   26  101-61   34·10·17    7· 7· 5· 0     60    -     1.22   0.04
D Graves, H (4)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    3   11-7     2· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.15
J Shaw, S (20)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.06    3   13-7     4· 0· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.78   0.22
Totals                         9     4   3   3    2   6   1          32  125-75   40·11·24    9· 9· 6· 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
F Castillo                     6     8   2   2    1   3   0   8.77   26   97-60   38· 6·16   11· 6· 5· 0     50    -     1.02   0.12
D Bochtler, BS (1)             0.2   2   1   1    1   0   1   3.94    5   13-7     4· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.43  -0.18
D Brocail, L (3-1)             1.1   0   1   0    1   0   0   3.55    7   31-16   10· 2· 4    5· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.74  -0.08
D Crow                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.30    4   14-9     6· 1· 2    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.70   0.05
Totals                         9    11   4   3    3   3   1          42  155-92   58·10·24   18·10· 8· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Bochtler (2; D Young); D Brocail (2; E Taubensee).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Marty Foster.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 25,240.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 89° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Sanders            RF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. W Greene             DH    2. D Easley             2B 
3. B Larkin             SS    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. D Young              LF    4. T Clark              1B 
5. B Boone              2B    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. S Casey              1B    6. G Berroa             DH 
7. P Reese              3B    7. G Alvarez            3B 
8. M Frank              CF    8. P Bako               C  
9. B Fordyce            C     9. D Cruz               SS 

   P Harnisch           P        F Castillo           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-1  -2-  2  -26%  34% D Cruz          P Harnisch      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bako Scores
   t 8   2  3-3  1-3  5   22%  72% R Sanders       D Brocail       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Stynes Scores/No RBI/unER; Taubensee to 2B
   t 7   2  3-2  ---  3   19%  43% W Greene        D Bochtler      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   t 1   2  0-0  123  1   15%  67% S Casey         F Castillo      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Larkin Scores; Young Scores; Boone to 2B
   b 5   2  2-0  -2-  4  -12%  60% P Bako          P Harnisch      Double to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   56%  R Sanders       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  7   52%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  3   56%  B Larkin        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Sanders to 3B
          1-3  4   59%  D Young         Walk; Larkin to 2B
   O      123  3   52%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Larkin to 3B; Young to 2B
   RR     123  1   67%  S Casey         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Larkin Scores; Young Scores; Boone to 2B
   O      12-  5   64%  P Reese         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   66%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   68%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   69%  B Higginson     Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Castillo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   67%  M Frank         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   65%  B Fordyce       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   66%  R Sanders       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   65%  W Greene        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Harnisch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   67%  T Clark         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   69%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   70%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Castillo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   68%  B Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   70%  D Young         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--      71%  B Boone         Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   69%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          -2-  6   70%  S Casey         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Young to 3B
   O      1-3  6   66%  P Reese         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Harnisch facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   62%  G Alvarez       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  5   55%  P Bako          Walk; Alvarez to 2B
   O      12-  3   61%  D Cruz          Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   OO     12-  2   72%  B Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Castillo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   70%  M Frank         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   72%  B Fordyce       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  1   67%  R Sanders       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Harnisch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   70%  D Easley        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   72%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   74%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Castillo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   72%  W Greene        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   70%  B Larkin        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   69%  D Young         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   64%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  1   69%  G Berroa        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   O      1--  6   72%  G Alvarez       Strikeout Swinging, Gonzalez Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   60%  P Bako          Double to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores
   RR     -2-  2   34%  D Cruz          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bako Scores
   O      ---  7   35%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Frank Castillo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   31%  B Boone         Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   29%  S Casey         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   31%  P Reese         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   O      1--  4   27%  M Frank         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pete Harnisch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   29%  D Easley        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   31%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   32%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Doug Bochtler facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Bochtler replaces Frank Castillo pitching
   O      ---  1   27%  B Fordyce       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   24%  R Sanders       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  3   43%  W Greene        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  2   48%  B Larkin        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          --3  4   50%  D Young         Intentional Walk
                  Doug Brocail replaces Doug Bochtler pitching
   O      1-3  4   41%  B Boone         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   35%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   41%  G Berroa        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   46%  G Alvarez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   50%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Doug Brocail facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   57%  S Casey         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
                  Chris Stynes pinch runs for Sean Casey batting 6th
   O      1--  5   54%  P Reese         Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Stynes to 2B
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Mike Frank batting 8th
   O      -2-  3   48%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B; Stynes to 3B
                  Eddie Taubensee pinch hits for Brook Fordyce batting 9th
          --3  4   50%  E Taubensee     Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  5   72%  R Sanders       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Stynes Scores/No RBI/unER; Taubensee to 2B
   O      12-  5   67%  W Greene        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Danny Graves facing 9-1-2
                  Danny Graves replaces Pete Harnisch pitching; Eddie Taubensee moves to C; Dmitri Young moves to 1B; Chris Stynes moves to LF; Reggie Sanders moves to CF; Lenny Harris moves to RF
   O      ---  3   74%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   79%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   82%  D Easley        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dean Crow facing 3-4-5
                  Dean Crow replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      ---  3   80%  B Larkin        Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   79%  D Young         Popfly: SS
          ---  4   80%  B Boone         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      81%  C Stynes        Boone Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   78%  " "             Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Shaw facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Shaw replaces Danny Graves pitching
   O      ---  4   87%  B Higginson     Lineout: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  5   95%  T Clark         Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  4  100%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199806260

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