September 4, 1998 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 23,139

Friday, September 4, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:57

Indians

78-62

Won 2

1st

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

W: C Nagy (13-9), L: S Greisinger (4-8)

Tigers

53-88

Lost 3

5th, 25½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   2   0    1   0  .281  .790   27    1   0   2B,SB
J Cora 2B                     3   2   1   0    2   0  .282  .744   25    0   1   SB
  E Wilson 2B                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .733   10    0   1   
D Justice DH                  3   2   1   1    1   0  .286  .841   19    0   0   2B
  C Fielder PH                2   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .729    9    0   0   GDP
M Ramirez RF                  1   3   1   3    3   0  .305  .975   22    1   0   HR
  M Whiten PH-RF              2   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .837    8    0   0   
T Fryman 3B                   3   1   1   3    1   0  .287  .846   20    2   2   HR
  J Branson PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .531    2    0   1   
B Giles LF                    4   0   2   2    1   1  .279  .897   23    3   0   
R Sexson 1B                   5   1   1   1    0   3  .351 1.016   20   10   1   HR
S Alomar C                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .237  .630   13    7   0   2B
O Vizquel SS                  5   0   0   0    0   3  .278  .697   25    2   5   

C Nagy P                                                                 1   0
Totals                       40  10  13  10    9   9              223   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Justice (37, off S Greisinger); K Lofton (29, off S Greisinger); S Alomar (25, off M Santana).

HR: R Sexson (7, off S Greisinger; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); T Fryman (24, off S Greisinger; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); M Ramirez (36, off S Greisinger; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: R Sexson 4; T Fryman 4; M Ramirez 4; S Alomar 3; K Lofton 3; B Giles 2; D Justice 2; E Wilson; M Whiten; J Cora.

GIDP: C Fielder (18).

RBI: T Fryman 3 (87); M Ramirez 3 (122); B Giles 2 (63); D Justice (76); R Sexson (23).

2-out RBI: B Giles 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

E: T Fryman (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cora (14, 2nd base off S Greisinger/P Bako); K Lofton (48, 3rd base off S Greisinger/P Bako).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .625   13    3   0   
B Higginson LF                3   0   1   0    0   1  .291  .847   13    3   0   3B
  K Bartee LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .692    4    0   0   
J Encarnacion RF              4   1   1   0    0   0  .320  .897   15    3   0   2B
T Clark 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .871    8    7   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .273  .802   11    2   2   
F Catalanotto 3B              4   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .797    7    0   3   
L Gonzalez DH                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .810   16    0   0   
P Bako C                      3   1   1   0    0   1  .274  .666    8    9   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .639   12    0   1   2B

S Greisinger P                                                           0   2
  D Bochtler P                                                           0   0
  M Santana P                                                            0   0
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
  D Crow P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   2   5   2    0   7              107   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Encarnacion (6, off C Nagy); D Cruz (18, off C Nagy).

3B: B Higginson (4, off C Nagy).

TB: B Higginson 3; J Encarnacion 2; D Cruz 2; P Bako; T Clark.

RBI: D Easley (86); D Cruz (35).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Catalanotto-D Easley-T Clark.

E: F Catalanotto (3).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Nagy, W (13-9)               9     5   2   2    0   7   0   5.40   33  107-72   45· 9·18   14· 6· 6· 0     76    -     0.41   0.20
Totals                         9     5   2   2    0   7   0          33  107-72   45· 9·18   14· 6· 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
S Greisinger, L (4-8)          4     7   8   8    4   2   3   5.87   23   99-54   33· 5·17    6· 5· 6· 0     14    -     0.64  -0.29
D Bochtler                     1.2   1   2   2    4   2   0   5.29   10   51-27   12· 2·13    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
M Santana                      1.2   3   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    8   33-18    7· 6· 5    2· 0· 3· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
S Runyan                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.47    2    9-5     1· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
D Crow                         1.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.67    6   30-21   11· 3· 7    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  10  10    9   9   3          49  222-125  64·17·45   13· 9· 9· 0          5-0

S Greisinger faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 23,139.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. K Lofton             CF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. J Cora               2B    2. B Higginson          LF 
3. D Justice            DH    3. J Encarnacion        RF 
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. T Clark              1B 
5. T Fryman             3B    5. D Easley             2B 
6. B Giles              LF    6. F Catalanotto        3B 
7. R Sexson             1B    7. L Gonzalez           DH 
8. S Alomar             C     8. P Bako               C  
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. D Cruz               SS 

   C Nagy               P        S Greisinger         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  -23  5   16%  74% M Ramirez       S Greisinger    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Lofton Scores; Cora Scores
   t 4   0  0-3  ---  2    6%  86% R Sexson        S Greisinger    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 1   1  3-0  ---  5   -6%  68% B Higginson     C Nagy          Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5    5%  59% J Cora          S Greisinger    Walk; Lofton to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  -23  4   -5%  58% D Justice       S Greisinger    Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Seth Greisinger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   53%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--  5   59%  J Cora          Walk; Lofton to 2B
          12-      63%  D Justice       Lofton Steals 3B; Cora Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   58%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   RRR    -23  5   74%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Lofton Scores; Cora Scores
   O      ---  5   73%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   73%  B Giles         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   72%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   74%  B Hunter        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   68%  B Higginson     Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      --3  2   73%  J Encarnacion   Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      --3  4   76%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Seth Greisinger facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   75%  S Alomar        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  8   74%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   75%  K Lofton        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   73%  J Cora          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   76%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   77%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   78%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Seth Greisinger facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   77%  D Justice       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  5   78%  M Ramirez       Walk
   O      1--  5   76%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      75%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Charles Nagy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   77%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   75%  D Cruz          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   78%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   80%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Seth Greisinger facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   86%  R Sexson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   85%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   85%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   84%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Charles Nagy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   86%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   84%  T Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   87%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   88%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Seth Greisinger facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   90%  J Cora          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   R      1--  5   94%  D Justice       Double to LF (Line Drive); Cora Scores
          -2-  6   95%  M Ramirez       Walk
   RRR    12-  5   98%  T Fryman        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Justice Scores; Ramirez Scores
                  Doug Bochtler replaces Seth Greisinger pitching
          ---  8   99%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   98%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   98%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-8, Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   99%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  1   98%  P Bako          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  6   96%  D Cruz          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Bako Scores
   O      -2-  7   98%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  6   98%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-1, Doug Bochtler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   98%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   98%  J Cora          Flyball: LF
          ---  6   98%  D Justice       Walk
          1--  6   98%  M Ramirez       Walk; Justice to 2B
          12-  5   98%  T Fryman        Walk; Justice to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   RR     123  4   99%  B Giles         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Justice Scores; Ramirez Scores; Fryman to 3B
                  Marino Santana replaces Doug Bochtler pitching
   O      1-3  5   99%  R Sexson        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 10, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Charles Nagy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  100%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1  100%  T Clark         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1  100%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-1, Marino Santana facing 8-9-1
                  Kimera Bartee replaces Bobby Higginson playing LF batting 2nd
          ---  3  100%  S Alomar        Double to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  5  100%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  3  100%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Line Drive); Alomar to 3B
          1-3  6  100%  J Cora          Walk; Lofton to 2B
                  Cecil Fielder pinch hits for David Justice batting 3rd
   OO     123  6  100%  C Fielder       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 10, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  100%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  P Bako          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-1, Marino Santana facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Whiten pinch hits for Manny Ramirez batting 4th
          ---  3  100%  M Whiten        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
                  Jeff Branson pinch hits for Travis Fryman batting 5th
   O      1--  2  100%  J Branson       Lineout: RF
                  Sean Runyan replaces Marino Santana pitching
   O      1--  6  100%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3  100%  R Sexson        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Whiten to 2B
                  Dean Crow replaces Sean Runyan pitching
          12-  2  100%  S Alomar        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Whiten to 3B; Sexson to 2B
   O      123  5  100%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 10, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
                  Enrique Wilson replaces Joey Cora playing 2B batting 2nd; Jeff Branson moves to 3B; Mark Whiten moves to RF
   O      ---  4  100%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4  100%  K Bartee        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-1, Dean Crow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  K Lofton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          --- 10  100%  E Wilson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  3  100%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  M Whiten        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Charles Nagy facing 3-4-5
          ---  8  100%  J Encarnacion   Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  1  100%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B; Encarnacion to 3B
   RO     --3  1  100%  D Easley        Groundout: 1B-P; Encarnacion Scores
   O      ---  1  100%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Tigers 2.

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