August 30, 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 3
@BAL 2 ANA 8
@BOS 6 CHW 5
TEX 3 CLE 9
OAK 4 TBD 10
@DET 5 SEA 13
@NYY 3 TOR 6
MIN 0 ARI 7
MIL 3 CIN 14
FLA 7 CHC 4
@COL 3 HOU 11
PIT 4 LAD 4
NYM 2 MON 2
@SDP 1 PHI 5
@SFG 4 STL 8
ATL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 14,765

Sunday, August 30, 1998, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:50

Devil Rays

53-82

Won 1

5th, 45 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Devil Rays      0  1  4   1  0  0   0  0  4   10 13  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  5  0    5  8  2

W: R Arrojo (12-11), L: B Powell (3-5), S: R Hernandez (23)

Tigers

52-84

Lost 1

5th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Winn CF                     5   2   2   0    0   2  .307  .756   20    2   0   2·2B
W Boggs DH                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .278  .743   15    0   0   
B Smith 3B                    5   1   1   2    0   0  .305  .840   16    1   1   HR
F McGriff 1B                  4   2   2   1    1   1  .272  .785   24    8   1   2B
M Kelly RF                    5   2   2   2    0   0  .251  .723   15    1   0   
Q McCracken LF                5   1   2   0    0   1  .283  .734   21    1   0   
A Ledesma SS                  4   1   2   4    0   0  .332  .755   16    5   5   2B,SF
J Flaherty C                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .208  .548   11    7   0   
D Silvestri 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   14    1   3   
  M Cairo 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .685         0   0   

R Arrojo P                                                               1   1
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
  E Yan P                                                                0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       40  10  13  10    3   5              152   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Winn 2 (7, off S Runyan, off A Sager); F McGriff (26, off D Brocail); A Ledesma (12, off B Powell).

HR: B Smith (9, off B Powell; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: A Ledesma (2, off D Brocail).

TB: B Smith 4; R Winn 4; F McGriff 3; A Ledesma 3; M Kelly 2; Q McCracken 2; D Silvestri; J Flaherty.

RBI: A Ledesma 4 (21); M Kelly 2 (28); B Smith 2 (49); F McGriff (65); J Flaherty (21).

2-out RBI: A Ledesma 2; J Flaherty.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Ledesma-F McGriff 2; D Silvestri-A Ledesma-F McGriff.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Catalanotto DH              5   1   2   0    0   0  .290  .811   15    0   0   GDP
D Easley 2B-SS                2   1   0   0    2   0  .278  .813   23    3   3   HBP
B Higginson RF                3   1   1   0    2   0  .294  .859   17    2   1   GDP
T Clark 1B                    3   1   2   2    2   1  .287  .870   23   12   0   2B
L Gonzalez LF                 4   1   2   2    1   0  .265  .804   16    1   0   2B
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   0   0    1   0  .340  .964   19    0   0   GDP
G Alvarez 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .232  .661   21    1   4   
J Siddall C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .235  .728   13    5   2   
  B Hunter PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .629         0   0   
  P Bako C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .680         0   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .255  .621   12    2   4   
  G Berroa PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .626    4    0   0   
  J Randa PR-2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .639         1   0   

B Powell P                                                               0   1
  A Sager P                                                              0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   5   8   5   10   7              163   27  15

BATTING

2B: T Clark (29, off J Mecir); L Gonzalez (31, off E Yan).

HBP: D Easley (14, by R Arrojo).

TB: T Clark 3; L Gonzalez 3; F Catalanotto 2; B Higginson; J Siddall.

GIDP: J Encarnacion (1); F Catalanotto (3); B Higginson (13).

RBI: L Gonzalez 2 (59); T Clark 2 (88); J Siddall (3).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

E: B Powell (); B Higginson (6).

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, W (12-11)            7     3   0   0    4   5   0   3.58   27  100-56   26·15·15   13· 3· 1· 0     72    -     0.70   0.22
J Mecir                        0     2   4   4    2   0   0   3.27    4   16-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.69  -0.16
E Yan, H (8)                   0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   4.31    4   11-6     3· 2· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          2-2    2.84  -0.25
R Hernandez, S (23)            1.2   1   0   0    3   2   0   4.31    8   35-16    4· 3· 9    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.44   0.26
Totals                         9     8   5   5   10   7   0          43  162-84   37·20·27   17· 5· 3· 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
B Powell, L (3-5)              3     6   5   5    2   2   1   7.92   18   64-36   23· 5· 8    7· 2· 5· 0     27    -     1.14  -0.27
A Sager                        4     3   1   1    0   3   0   6.54   15   50-32   20· 4· 8    8· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.00
M Anderson                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.37    3    7-5     5· 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
S Runyan                       0     1   2   2    1   0   0   3.50    2    8-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.78  -0.06
D Brocail                      1     3   2   2    0   0   0   3.10    6   23-13    8· 3· 2    2· 3· 1· 0          2-2    0.57  -0.10
Totals                         9    13  10  10    3   5   1          44  152-89   58·12·19   20· 7· 9· 0          2-2

J Mecir faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
S Runyan faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Arrojo (17; D Easley).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 14,765.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 8mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Winn               CF    1. F Catalanotto        DH 
2. W Boggs              DH    2. D Easley             2B 
3. B Smith              3B    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. T Clark              1B 
5. M Kelly              RF    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. Q McCracken          LF    6. J Encarnacion        CF 
7. A Ledesma            SS    7. G Alvarez            3B 
8. J Flaherty           C     8. J Siddall            C  
9. D Silvestri          2B    9. D Cruz               SS 

   R Arrojo             P        B Powell             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  6-5  123  3   39%  82% F Catalanotto   R Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   b 8   1  6-4  12-  1  -15%  58% J Siddall       E Yan           Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gonzalez Scores; Alvarez to 2B
   t 3   2  0-2  12-  2   14%  84% A Ledesma       B Powell        Double to CF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; McCracken Scores
   b 8   1  6-5  12-  4  -14%  43% G Berroa        R Hernandez     Walk; Alvarez to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   b 8   0  6-2  -23  2  -12%  71% L Gonzalez      E Yan           Double to RF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores; Clark Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Powell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  R Winn          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  W Boggs         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   45%  B Smith         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rolando Arrojo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: LF
          ---  5   45%  D Easley        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  1   50%  B Higginson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Powell facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  F McGriff       Walk
          1--  2   59%  M Kelly         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Right); McGriff to 2B
   O      12-  4   54%  Q McCracken     Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Kelly to 2B
   R      12-  2   63%  A Ledesma       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kelly Scores; McCracken to 2B
          12-  4   68%  J Flaherty      Walk; McCracken to 3B; Ledesma to 2B
   O      123  6   62%  D Silvestri     Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   55%  R Winn          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rolando Arrojo facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   51%  T Clark         Walk
          1--  3   45%  L Gonzalez      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Clark to 2B
   OO     12-  4   56%  J Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Clark to 3B
   O      --3  4   60%  G Alvarez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Powell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   58%  W Boggs         Lineout: SS
   R      ---  3   68%  B Smith         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  7   70%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   68%  M Kelly         Popfly: 2B
          1--  5   69%  Q McCracken     Single to 2B (Ground Ball); McGriff to 2B
   RR     12-  2   84%  A Ledesma       Double to CF (Line Drive); McGriff Scores; McCracken Scores
   R      -2-  2   88%  J Flaherty      Single to CF (Line Drive); Ledesma Scores
   O      1--  3   88%  D Silvestri     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Rolando Arrojo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   89%  J Siddall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  D Cruz          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   90%  F Catalanotto   Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   91%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 5-0, A.J. Sager facing 1-2-3
                  A.J. Sager replaces Brian Powell pitching
          ---  2   93%  R Winn          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   93%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B; Winn to 3B
   RO     --3  1   93%  B Smith         Groundout: 3B-C-1B (Weak 3B); Winn Scores
   O      ---  4   93%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Rolando Arrojo facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   91%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--  5   88%  T Clark         Walk; Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  3   91%  L Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  4   93%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Higginson to 3B
   O      1-3  2   96%  G Alvarez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-0, A.J. Sager facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   95%  M Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   95%  Q McCracken     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   95%  A Ledesma       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Rolando Arrojo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   96%  J Siddall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   97%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-0, A.J. Sager facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   96%  J Flaherty      Flyball: RF
          ---  2   97%  D Silvestri     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   96%  R Winn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   96%  W Boggs         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Rolando Arrojo facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   95%  D Easley        Walk
   O      1--  2   96%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
          1--  1   94%  T Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  2   96%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   98%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-0, A.J. Sager facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   98%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   98%  M Kelly         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   98%  Q McCracken     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Rolando Arrojo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   98%  G Alvarez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   99%  J Siddall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Matt Anderson facing 7-8-9
                  Matt Anderson replaces A.J. Sager pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  A Ledesma       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  J Flaherty      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Silvestri     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Mecir facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Mecir replaces Rolando Arrojo pitching
          ---  1   98%  F Catalanotto   Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   96%  D Easley        Walk; Catalanotto to 2B
          12-  6   92%  B Higginson     Walk; Catalanotto to 3B; Easley to 2B
   RR     123  5   83%  T Clark         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Catalanotto Scores; Easley Scores; Higginson to 3B
                  Esteban Yan replaces Jim Mecir pitching
   RR     -23  2   71%  L Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores; Clark Scores
   O      -2-  2   79%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
          -2-  6   73%  G Alvarez       Walk
   R      12-  1   58%  J Siddall       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gonzalez Scores; Alvarez to 2B
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Esteban Yan pitching; Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Deivi Cruz batting 9th; Brian Hunter pinch runs for Joe Siddall batting 8th
          12-  4   43%  G Berroa        Walk; Alvarez to 3B; Hunter to 2B
                  Joe Randa pinch runs for Geronimo Berroa batting 9th
   OO     123  3   82%  F Catalanotto   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 6-5, Sean Runyan facing 1-2-3
                  Sean Runyan replaces Matt Anderson pitching; Paul Bako replaces Brian Hunter playing C batting 8th; Joe Randa moves to 2B; Damion Easley moves to SS
          ---  3   87%  R Winn          Double to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B)
          -2-  5   89%  W Boggs         Walk
                  Doug Brocail replaces Sean Runyan pitching
   O      12-  6   85%  B Smith         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   R      12-  2   95%  F McGriff       Double to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 1B); Winn Scores; Boggs to 3B
   RR     -23  6   98%  M Kelly         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Boggs Scores; McGriff Scores
          1--  4   99%  Q McCracken     Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Kelly to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   99%  A Ledesma       Reached on E9/Sacrifice Fly (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Kelly Scores; McCracken out at 2B/RF-SS; Ledesma to 1B
   O      1--  3   99%  J Flaherty      Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 10, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-10, Roberto Hernandez facing 2-3-4
                  Miguel Cairo replaces Dave Silvestri playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  D Easley        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   99%  B Higginson     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      99%  T Clark         Defensive Indifference; Higginson to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   99%  L Gonzalez      Walk
          12-  5   98%  J Encarnacion   Walk; Higginson to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      123  5  100%  G Alvarez       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 10, Tigers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation