August 18, 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 21,311

Wednesday, August 18, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Devil Rays

52-69

Won 1

5th, 22 GB

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

W: W Alvarez (7-6), L: D Borkowski (0-4), S: A Lopez (1)

Tigers

47-73

Lost 1

5th, 25½ GB

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Lowery CF-LF                4   1   1   4    1   1  .330  .914   27    2   0   HR
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .740   26    0   2   
  B Smith 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .495         0   0   
B Trammell LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .896   20    3   0   
  D Martinez CF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .750    7    1   0   
F McGriff DH                  4   0   1   0    1   2  .320  .990   26    0   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .651   19    0   0   
P Sorrento 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .251  .796   19    8   0   
T Graffanino 2B               4   1   3   0    0   0  .321  .899   12    2   3   2·2B
A Ledesma SS                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .264  .636   16    1   1   
M Difelice C                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .287  .818   11   10   0   

W Alvarez P                                                              0   2
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    6   9              183   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Graffanino 2 (5, off M Anderson, off C Nitkowski).

HR: T Lowery (2, off D Borkowski; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: T Graffanino 5; T Lowery 4; A Ledesma 2; F McGriff; W Boggs.

RBI: T Lowery 4 (14).

2-out RBI: T Lowery 4.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Boggs-T Graffanino-P Sorrento.

E: W Boggs (9).

BASERUNNING

PO: T Lowery (1st base by D Borkowski).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Bartee CF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .206  .602   13    3   0   SB
  L Polonia PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .332  .873    7    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .790   17    9   0   
D Palmer 3B                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .262  .859   21    0   1   HBP
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .266  .816   14    8   0   GDP
J Encarnacion LF              4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .761   17    1   0   
D Easley 2B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .257  .770   21    3   5   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .674   16    1   3   
G Alvarez DH                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .190  .608   13    0   0   
G Kapler RF-CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .223  .726   17    2   0   3B

D Borkowski P                                                            0   1
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   1
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  M Kida P                                                               0   0
Totals                       28   0   1   0    7  10              156   27  11

BATTING

3B: G Kapler (3, off W Alvarez).

HBP: D Palmer (8, by W Alvarez).

TB: G Kapler 3.

GIDP: T Clark (9).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Bartee (2, 3rd base off W Alvarez/M Difelice).

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
W Alvarez, W (7-6)             6     1   0   0    7   6   0   4.10   27  112-63   31·12·20    6· 4· 3· 0     69    -     0.93   0.28
A Lopez, S (1)                 3     0   0   0    0   4   0   6.12    9   43-30   13· 6·11    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.40   0.10
Totals                         9     1   0   0    7  10   0          36  155-93   44·18·31    8· 6· 4· 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
D Borkowski, L (0-4)           4     4   4   4    4   3   1   8.29   19   89-53   31· 7·15    6· 3· 3· 0     37    -     0.76  -0.19
C Nitkowski                    2.2   3   0   0    1   2   0   5.01   12   52-32   20· 2·10    4· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.37   0.05
M Anderson                     1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   5.76    6   26-17    9· 2· 6    2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.22   0.02
M Kida                         1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.03    3   14-9     5· 4· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    6   9   1          40  181-111  65·15·31   13· 5· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Borkowski (2; T Lowery, 1st base).

HBP: W Alvarez (4; D Palmer).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 21,311.

Field Condition: Unknown.

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

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Detroit Tigers                       
1. T Lowery             CF    1. K Bartee             CF 
2. W Boggs              3B    2. B Ausmus             C  
3. B Trammell           LF    3. D Palmer             3B 
4. F McGriff            DH    4. T Clark              1B 
5. J Guillen            RF    5. J Encarnacion        LF 
6. P Sorrento           1B    6. D Easley             2B 
7. T Graffanino         2B    7. D Cruz               SS 
8. A Ledesma            SS    8. G Alvarez            DH 
9. M Difelice           C     9. G Kapler             RF 

   W Alvarez            P        D Borkowski          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  123  8   28%  80% T Lowery        D Borkowski     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Graffanino Scores; Ledesma Scores; Difelice Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3  1   11%  50% T Clark         W Alvarez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   b 3   0  4-0  ---  5   -7%  75% G Kapler        W Alvarez       Triple to LF (Line Drive)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2   -6%  48% W Boggs         D Borkowski     Lowery Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   b 3   1  4-0  --3  5    4%  83% B Ausmus        W Alvarez       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Borkowski facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  T Lowery        Walk
   O      1--      48%  W Boggs         Lowery Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  4   46%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   47%  B Trammell      Walk
   O      1--  6   45%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  K Bartee        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   43%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B; Bartee to 2B
          -2-      41%  D Palmer        Bartee Steals 3B
          --3  6   39%  " "             Walk
   OO     1-3  1   50%  T Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Borkowski facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  J Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   47%  T Graffanino    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   49%  A Ledesma       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Graffanino to 2B
          12-  4   52%  M Difelice      Walk; Graffanino to 3B; Ledesma to 2B
   RRRR   123  8   80%  T Lowery        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Graffanino Scores; Ledesma Scores; Difelice Scores
   O      ---  7   80%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Wilson Alvarez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   82%  J Encarnacion   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   83%  D Easley        Lineout: CF
          ---  4   82%  D Cruz          Walk
   O      1--  1   84%  G Alvarez       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Borkowski facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   83%  B Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   84%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   83%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   84%  P Sorrento      Walk; Guillen to 2B
   O      12-  3   81%  T Graffanino    Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   75%  G Kapler        Triple to LF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  3   79%  K Bartee        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   83%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
          --3  6   82%  D Palmer        Walk
   O      1-3  4   86%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Borkowski facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   85%  A Ledesma       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   84%  M Difelice      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   83%  T Lowery        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Wilson Alvarez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   86%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   83%  D Easley        Walk
   O      1--  6   86%  D Cruz          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   88%  G Alvarez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 2-3-4
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Dave Borkowski pitching
          ---  3   89%  W Boggs         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   88%  B Trammell      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   87%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   86%  J Guillen       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   88%  G Kapler        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   86%  K Bartee        Walk
   O      1--  5   88%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
          1--  4   87%  D Palmer        Hit By Pitch; Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  4   90%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   90%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   91%  T Graffanino    Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  3   93%  A Ledesma       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Graffanino to 3B
   O      1-3  2   90%  M Difelice      Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1-3  5   88%  T Lowery        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Wilson Alvarez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   91%  J Encarnacion   Lineout: LF
          ---  7   88%  D Easley        Walk
   O      1--  1   91%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B; Easley to 2B
          -2-  5   89%  G Alvarez       Walk
   O      12-  4   93%  G Kapler        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  9   92%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  B Trammell      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   92%  F McGriff       Walk
                  Matt Anderson replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      1--  4   91%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Albie Lopez facing 1-2-3
                  Albie Lopez replaces Wilson Alvarez pitching; Luis Polonia pinch hits for Kimera Bartee batting 1st
   O      ---  7   94%  L Polonia       Popfly: CF (Deep SS)
   O      ---  4   95%  B Ausmus        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   96%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Matt Anderson facing 6-7-8
                  Gabe Kapler moves to CF; Luis Polonia moves to RF
   O      ---  2   95%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   96%  T Graffanino    Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   96%  A Ledesma       Walk
   O      12-  4   95%  M Difelice      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5   95%  T Lowery        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Albie Lopez facing 4-5-6
                  Terrell Lowery moves to LF; Dave Martinez replaces Bubba Trammell playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---  5   96%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   98%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Masao Kida facing 2-3-4
                  Masao Kida replaces Matt Anderson pitching
   O      ---  1   98%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   98%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Albie Lopez facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Smith replaces Wade Boggs playing 3B batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   99%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5  100%  G Alvarez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  G Kapler        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199908180

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