September 5, 1998 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 30,031

Saturday, September 5, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:50

Indians

79-62

Won 3

1st

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

W: D Burba (13-9), L: B Powell (3-6), S: M Jackson (36)

Tigers

53-89

Lost 4

5th, 26½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .279  .785   23    6   0   
J Cora 2B                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .280  .740   18    1   3   
D Justice DH                  3   0   1   1    2   1  .287  .842   20    0   0   SB,IW
M Ramirez RF                  3   0   1   0    2   1  .305  .977   23    2   0   2B,IW
T Fryman 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .843   18    1   0   2B
B Giles LF                    3   2   1   1    2   0  .280  .908   31    3   0   HR
R Sexson 1B                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .353 1.032   22    5   1   HR
E Diaz C                      4   1   1   0    1   0  .364  .884   20    3   1   2B
O Vizquel SS                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .280  .705   12    6   2   HR,2·SB

D Burba P                                                                0   1
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   5   9   5    9   7              187   27   8

BATTING

2B: E Diaz (1, off B Powell); T Fryman (31, off B Powell); M Ramirez (33, off B Powell).

HR: R Sexson (8, off A Sager; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); B Giles (16, off B Powell; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); O Vizquel (1, off S Runyan; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

IBB: M Ramirez (5, by A Sager); D Justice (5, by A Sager).

TB: R Sexson 5; O Vizquel 5; B Giles 4; E Diaz 2; M Ramirez 2; T Fryman 2; D Justice.

RBI: R Sexson 2 (25); B Giles (64); D Justice (77); O Vizquel (45).

2-out RBI: D Justice.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Burba-O Vizquel-R Sexson; R Sexson-O Vizquel.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Justice (8, 2nd base off A Sager/P Bako); O Vizquel 2 (30, 3rd base off A Sager/P Bako, 2nd base off A Sager/P Bako).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .623   16    7   0   
F Catalanotto 2B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .780   11    2   0   GDP
B Higginson LF                3   1   0   0    1   1  .289  .843   21    0   0   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .864   10   10   0   
J Encarnacion RF              4   1   3   2    0   0  .342  .964   13    0   0   HR,CS
L Gonzalez DH                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .804   15    0   0   GDP
J Randa 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .645   14    0   4   
P Bako C                      3   1   1   2    0   1  .274  .676   10    8   0   HR
D Cruz SS                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .261  .647   11    0   3   2B
  K Bartee PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .692         0   0   
  D Easley SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .802         0   0   

B Powell P                                                               0   0
  A Sager P                                                              0   0
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   4   8   4    1   3              121   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Cruz (19, off D Burba).

HR: J Encarnacion (4, off D Burba; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); P Bako (3, off D Burba; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Encarnacion 6; P Bako 4; D Cruz 3; J Randa; B Hunter.

GIDP: F Catalanotto (4); L Gonzalez (9).

RBI: J Encarnacion 2 (11); P Bako 2 (28).

2-out RBI: J Encarnacion 2.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Clark.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Encarnacion (2, 2nd base by M Jackson/E Diaz).

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
D Burba, W (13-9)              7     6   4   4    1   2   2   4.22   26   97-60   41· 3·16    6· 9· 8· 0     50    -     0.89   0.12
P Shuey, H (11)                0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.90    2    9-6     4· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.17  -0.00
P Assenmacher, H (25)          0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.32    2    5-3     2· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.91   0.16
M Jackson, S (36)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.71    3    9-6     6· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.72   0.22
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1   3   2          33  120-75   53· 5·17    8·12· 9· 0          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Powell, L (3-6)              5     6   2   2    6   3   1   7.60   26  105-54   34· 4·16    5· 6· 6· 0     44    -     1.11   0.04
A Sager                        1.1   2   2   2    3   2   1   6.67    9   43-19   12· 3· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.05  -0.08
S Runyan                       1     1   1   1    0   2   1   3.59    4   11-8     2· 1· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.02
D Brocail                      1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.06    5   20-8     6· 0· 2    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.06
Totals                         9     9   5   5    9   7   3          44  179-89   54· 8·27    9·11· 8· 0           -

D Burba faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Powell (3).

IBB: A Sager 2 (4; D Justice, M Ramirez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 30,031.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 13mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   D Burba              P        B Powell             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  5-2  1--  5  -18%  67% P Bako          D Burba         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Randa Scores
   b 9   1  5-4  1--  1   12%  89% L Gonzalez      M Jackson       Flyball: LF
   b 5   0  2-0  1--  4   11%  75% L Gonzalez      D Burba         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
   b 9   2  5-4  1--  1   11% 100% J Randa         M Jackson       Encarnacion Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 7   0  0-2  1--  6   11%  93% R Sexson        A Sager         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Giles Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Powell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   46%  J Cora          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7   47%  D Justice       Walk
          1--  4   51%  M Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive); Justice to 3B
   O      -23  5   45%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  B Hunter        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  6   49%  F Catalanotto   Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Powell facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  6   60%  B Giles         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          ---  5   63%  R Sexson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   68%  E Diaz          Walk; Sexson to 2B
   OO     12-  3   58%  O Vizquel       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          -2-  5   59%  K Lofton        Walk
   O      12-  2   55%  J Cora          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Burba facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   57%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   59%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   60%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Powell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   58%  D Justice       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   57%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   59%  T Fryman        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          -2-      59%  B Giles         Wild Pitch; Fryman to 3B
          --3  5   60%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  5   55%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Burba facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   58%  J Randa         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   60%  P Bako          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   58%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   62%  B Hunter        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Powell facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   68%  E Diaz          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   63%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   60%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF; Diaz to 3B
          --3  7   61%  J Cora          Walk
   R      1-3  3   72%  D Justice       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Diaz Scores; Cora to 3B
          1-3  5   73%  M Ramirez       Walk; Justice to 2B
   O      123  3   67%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Burba facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   70%  F Catalanotto   Lineout: RF
   O      ---  7   72%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   74%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Powell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   72%  B Giles         Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   70%  R Sexson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   69%  E Diaz          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Burba facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   64%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  4   75%  L Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   77%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, A.J. Sager facing 9-1-2
                  A.J. Sager replaces Brian Powell pitching
          ---  4   79%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          1--      81%  K Lofton        Vizquel Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   78%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  4   75%  J Cora          Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   76%  D Justice       Intentional Walk
          12-      77%  M Ramirez       Vizquel Steals 3B; Justice Steals 2B
          -23  4   78%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   72%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Burba facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   76%  P Bako          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   79%  D Cruz          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  4   80%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, A.J. Sager facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   83%  B Giles         Walk
   RR     1--  6   93%  R Sexson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Giles Scores
   O      ---  4   93%  E Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Sean Runyan replaces A.J. Sager pitching
   R      ---  3   96%  O Vizquel       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   96%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   95%  J Cora          Lineout: 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Burba facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   97%  F Catalanotto   Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  6   95%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  2   97%  T Clark         Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
   RR     1--  1   91%  J Encarnacion   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Higginson Scores
   O      ---  4   92%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Sean Runyan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   91%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
                  Doug Brocail replaces Sean Runyan pitching
   O      ---  3   91%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   90%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Dave Burba facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   85%  J Randa         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  5   67%  P Bako          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Randa Scores
                  Paul Shuey replaces Dave Burba pitching
          ---  4   58%  D Cruz          Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B)
                  Kimera Bartee pinch runs for Deivi Cruz batting 9th
   O      1--  5   67%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Paul Shuey pitching
   O      1--  1   75%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   82%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Doug Brocail facing 6-7-8
                  Damion Easley replaces Kimera Bartee playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  5   80%  B Giles         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  5   79%  R Sexson        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   78%  E Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
   O      ---  2   87%  T Clark         Lineout: CF
          ---  6   77%  J Encarnacion   Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   89%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1  100%  J Randa         Encarnacion Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

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