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OAK
@BAL		9
6
OAK
@BAL		4
12
TOR
@BOS		7
5
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@DET		5
7
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@NYY		2
5
NYM
@ATL		3
6
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@CHC		5
8
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@FLA		1
2
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@LAD		3
5
PHI
@MIL		6
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Thursday, September 23, 1999 7:05PM
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 34,970, Time of Game: 3:01
Indians
5
92-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Tigers
7
62-90
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 29½ GB
W: Willie Blair (3-11)
L: Charles Nagy (17-10)
S: Todd Jones (26)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         2  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    5  6  1
Tigers          0  0  1   0  4  1   0  1  X    7 11  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kenny Lofton CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .301 .832 26 17 -0.137 1.36 0.055 -0.192 -0.9 0 0 2B,GDP
Omar Vizquel SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .330 .820 20 10 -0.031 0.88 0.027 -0.058 -0.1 1 3
Roberto Alomar 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 .327 .969 18 10 0.088 0.94 0.137 -0.049 1.3 0 2 HR
Manny Ramirez RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .335 1.101 2 2 -0.032 0.86 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 2 0
   Alex Ramirez RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .747 3 1 -0.034 1.26 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 1 0
   David Justice PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .892 2 1 -0.016 0.58 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 0
Jim Thome 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 .284 .988 19 13 -0.025 0.84 0.046 -0.072 0.0 8 2 HR
Harold Baines DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .313 .922 12 10 0.024 0.91 0.078 -0.054 -0.3
   Jolbert Cabrera PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .441 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Wil Cordero LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .288 .817 20 13 -0.017 1.27 0.081 -0.098 0.2 2 0 HR
Travis Fryman 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .244 .700 8 6 0.036 0.72 0.083 -0.048 0.6 0 1 HR
   Tyler Houston PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .675 3 3 -0.056 2.24 0.000 -0.056 -0.3
Sandy Alomar C 2 0 0 0 2 1 .308 .858 17 7 0.052 0.83 0.080 -0.028 0.1 9 0
   John McDonald PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Charles Nagy P 1 2
   David Riske P
   Paul Assenmacher P
   Steve Reed P
Team Totals 32 5 6 5 5 9 .188 .891 150 93 -0.148 1.01 0.587 -0.737 -0.3 24 10
2B: K Lofton (25, off W Blair).
HR: J Thome (33, off T Jones; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); T Fryman (9, off W Blair; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); W Cordero (6, off W Blair; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Alomar (24, off W Blair; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: J Thome 4; W Cordero 4; T Fryman 4; R Alomar 4; K Lofton 2; H Baines.
GIDP: K Lofton (6).
RBI: R Alomar 2 (113); W Cordero (28); J Thome (107); T Fryman (45).
2-out RBI: T Fryman.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Thome-O Vizquel-J Thome.
E: S Alomar (6).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Polonia DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 .311 .828 25 15 -0.015 0.79 0.066 -0.081 0.9 2B,SB
Brad Ausmus C 5 1 1 0 0 1 .274 .769 20 12 -0.044 0.69 0.054 -0.099 -1.4 9 0 2B
Tony Clark 1B 3 1 2 2 2 1 .285 .867 25 12 0.177 0.81 0.191 -0.014 1.6 8 0 IW
Dean Palmer 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 .257 .834 23 14 -0.105 0.85 0.000 -0.105 -1.7 0 0
Damion Easley 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .269 .790 19 12 0.024 1.05 0.061 -0.037 -0.0 1 4
Juan Encarnacion LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 .258 .738 19 12 0.248 1.29 0.302 -0.054 1.7 1 0 2B,SB
Gabe Kapler CF-RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .238 .745 16 8 0.084 1.04 0.129 -0.045 0.8 3 0
Karim Garcia RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .236 .713 11 6 -0.090 1.27 0.025 -0.115 -1.1 2 0 GDP
   Kimera Bartee PH-CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .211 .652 1 1 0.031 0.29 0.031 0.000 0.9 0 0 3B
Deivi Cruz SS 3 2 2 1 0 1 .282 .723 8 7 0.043 0.95 0.099 -0.055 0.6 3 2 2·2B,SF
Willie Blair P
   Francisco Cordero P
   Doug Brocail P
   Todd Jones P
Team Totals 33 7 11 7 6 9 .333 .970 167 99 0.353 0.93 0.958 -0.605 2.3 27 6
2B: J Encarnacion (30, off C Nagy); B Ausmus (24, off C Nagy); L Polonia (20, off C Nagy); D Cruz 2 (34, 2 off C Nagy).
3B: K Bartee (3, off P Assenmacher).
SF: D Cruz (5, off P Assenmacher).
IBB: T Clark (5, by S Reed).
TB: D Cruz 4; J Encarnacion 3; K Bartee 3; B Ausmus 2; L Polonia 2; T Clark 2; D Easley; G Kapler.
GIDP: K Garcia (1).
RBI: T Clark 2 (93); J Encarnacion 2 (71); D Cruz (52); G Kapler (46); L Polonia (26).
2-out RBI: J Encarnacion 2; T Clark; G Kapler.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark.
Baserunning
SB: J Encarnacion (33, 2nd base off C Nagy/S Alomar); L Polonia (17, 2nd base off S Reed/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charles Nagy, L (17-10) 5 10 6 6 4 4 0 4.78 28 107 65 36 12 17 11 9 4 0 23 -0.400 1.20 -3.7
David Riske 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 8.36 6 34 22 8 9 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.075 0.42 1.8
Paul Assenmacher 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.53 3 10 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -0.036 0.22 -1.0
Steve Reed 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.73 3 16 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.009 0.31 0.6
Team Totals 8 11 7 7 6 9 0 7.88 40 167 99 53 22 24 13 12 4 0 23 2 0 -0.352 1.01 -2.3
C Nagy faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Willie Blair, W (3-11) 6.1 4 4 4 4 6 3 6.89 27 97 57 27 6 24 6 11 2 0 51 -0.060 0.76 -0.5
Francisco Cordero, H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 1 6 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.082 1.84 0.6
Doug Brocail, H (19) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.69 3 12 8 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.085 1.06 0.6
Todd Jones, S (26) 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 3.96 6 35 25 15 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.040 1.99 -0.4
Team Totals 9 6 5 5 5 9 4 5.00 37 150 93 51 13 29 9 14 2 0 51 1 0 0.147 0.93 0.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Reed (5; T Clark).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - (none), 3B - Travis Katzenmeier.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 34,970.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 20mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Detroit Tigers
1 Kenny Lofton CF 1 Luis Polonia DH
2 Omar Vizquel SS 2 Brad Ausmus C
3 Roberto Alomar 2B 3 Tony Clark 1B
4 Manny Ramirez RF 4 Dean Palmer 3B
5 Jim Thome 1B 5 Damion Easley 2B
6 Harold Baines DH 6 Juan Encarnacion LF
7 Wil Cordero LF 7 Gabe Kapler CF
8 Travis Fryman 3B 8 Karim Garcia RF
9 Sandy Alomar C 9 Deivi Cruz SS
Charles Nagy P Willie Blair P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-3 2 12- 6,(2-2)  RR DET J. Encarnacion C. Nagy 26% 68% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Clark Scores; Easley Scores
t1 0-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  RR CLE R. Alomar W. Blair -12% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lofton Scores
b5 4-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R DET G. Kapler C. Nagy 11% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); Encarnacion Scores; Kapler to 2B
b5 1-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R DET T. Clark C. Nagy 10% 43% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores
b2 0-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO DET K. Garcia C. Nagy -9% 22% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE K. Lofton W. Blair -6% 44% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 4,(0-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel W. Blair 2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lofton to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  RR CLE R. Alomar W. Blair -12% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lofton Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE M. Ramirez W. Blair 1% 36% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t1 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE J. Thome W. Blair 1% 37% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET L. Polonia C. Nagy -2% 34% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b1 0-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET B. Ausmus C. Nagy -2% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  DET T. Clark C. Nagy 1% 34% Walk
b1 0-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O DET D. Palmer C. Nagy -2% 32% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE H. Baines W. Blair 2% 34% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
t2 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE W. Cordero W. Blair 1% 35% Strikeout Looking
t2 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R CLE T. Fryman W. Blair -8% 27% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t2 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE S. Alomar W. Blair 1% 27% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Easley C. Nagy -2% 25% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET J. Encarnacion C. Nagy 3% 28% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b2 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  DET G. Kapler C. Nagy 1% 29% Encarnacion Steals 2B
b2 0-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  DET G. Kapler C. Nagy 2% 31% Walk
b2 0-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO DET K. Garcia C. Nagy -9% 22% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
t3 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE K. Lofton W. Blair 2% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 3-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE O. Vizquel W. Blair -2% 22% Walk
t3 3-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  CLE R. Alomar W. Blair -2% 20% Walk; Vizquel to 2B
t3 3-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O CLE M. Ramirez W. Blair 2% 22% Flyball: CF; Vizquel to 3B; Alomar to 2B
t3 3-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O CLE J. Thome W. Blair 4% 26% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET D. Cruz C. Nagy 6% 32% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 0-3 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O DET L. Polonia C. Nagy -2% 29% Groundout: P-1B; Cruz to 3B
b3 0-3 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Ausmus C. Nagy -5% 24% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b3 0-3 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R DET T. Clark C. Nagy 7% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cruz Scores
b3 1-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Palmer C. Nagy -3% 29% Lineout: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
t4 3-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE H. Baines W. Blair 2% 31% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE W. Cordero W. Blair 1% 32% Lineout: SS
t4 3-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE T. Fryman W. Blair 1% 33% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
b4 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET D. Easley C. Nagy 5% 38% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b4 1-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion C. Nagy -4% 33% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET G. Kapler C. Nagy -4% 30% Flyball: RF
b4 1-3 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  DET K. Garcia C. Nagy 3% 32% Walk; Easley to 2B
b4 1-3 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Cruz C. Nagy -6% 27% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 9-1-2
t5 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE S. Alomar W. Blair 2% 29% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t5 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE K. Lofton W. Blair 1% 30% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 3-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE O. Vizquel W. Blair -1% 29% Walk
t5 3-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CLE R. Alomar W. Blair 2% 31% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
Alex Ramirez replaces Manny Ramirez playing RF batting 4th
b5 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET L. Polonia C. Nagy -3% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b5 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET B. Ausmus C. Nagy 5% 33% Double to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
b5 1-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  R DET T. Clark C. Nagy 10% 43% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores
b5 2-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Palmer C. Nagy -3% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Clark to 2B
b5 2-3 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  DET D. Easley C. Nagy 2% 42% Walk
b5 2-3 2 12- 6,(2-2)  RR DET J. Encarnacion C. Nagy 26% 68% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Clark Scores; Easley Scores
b5 4-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R DET G. Kapler C. Nagy 11% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); Encarnacion Scores; Kapler to 2B
b5 5-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET K. Garcia C. Nagy -3% 76% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 5.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
t6 3-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CLE A. Ramirez W. Blair 3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CLE J. Thome W. Blair 2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE H. Baines W. Blair 1% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
b6 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Cruz C. Nagy 4% 87% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b6 5-3 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  R DET L. Polonia C. Nagy 5% 92% Double to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Cruz Scores
David Riske replaces Charles Nagy pitching
b6 6-3 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Ausmus D. Riske -2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-3 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O DET T. Clark D. Riske -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-3 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O DET D. Palmer D. Riske -2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 6.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-6, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 7-8-9
t7 3-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  R CLE W. Cordero W. Blair -8% 80% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t7 4-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE T. Fryman W. Blair 4% 84% Flyball: CF
t7 4-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE S. Alomar W. Blair -4% 79% Walk
Francisco Cordero replaces Willie Blair pitching
t7 4-6 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO CLE K. Lofton F. Cordero 8% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Indians' David Riske facing 5-6-7
b7 6-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET D. Easley D. Riske -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 6-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion D. Riske -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET G. Kapler D. Riske -1% 85% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 6.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 2-3-4
Doug Brocail replaces Francisco Cordero pitching
t8 4-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel D. Brocail 4% 89% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
t8 4-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE R. Alomar D. Brocail 3% 92% Strikeout Swinging
David Justice pinch hits for Alex Ramirez (RF) batting 4th
t8 4-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE D. Justice D. Brocail 2% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Indians' Paul Assenmacher facing 8-9-1
Paul Assenmacher replaces David Riske pitching
David Justice moves from PH to RF
Kimera Bartee pinch hits for Karim Garcia (RF) batting 8th
b8 6-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET K. Bartee P. Assenmacher 3% 96% Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
b8 6-4 0 --3 1,(0-0)  RO DET D. Cruz P. Assenmacher 0% 96% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Bartee Scores
b8 7-4 1 --- 8,(3-2)  DET L. Polonia P. Assenmacher 0% 97% Walk
Steve Reed replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
b8 7-4 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  DET B. Ausmus S. Reed 1% 98% Polonia Steals 2B; Polonia to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b8 7-4 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O DET B. Ausmus S. Reed -1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 7-4 2 --3 4,(3-0)  DET T. Clark S. Reed 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b8 7-4 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O DET D. Palmer S. Reed -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 7.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-7, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
Kimera Bartee moves from PH to CF
Gabe Kapler moves from CF to RF
t9 4-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  R CLE J. Thome T. Jones -5% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t9 5-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  CLE H. Baines T. Jones -8% 84% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
Jolbert Cabrera pinch runs for Harold Baines (DH) batting 6th
t9 5-7 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O CLE W. Cordero T. Jones 7% 90% Strikeout Swinging
Tyler Houston pinch hits for Travis Fryman (3B) batting 8th
t9 5-7 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CLE T. Houston T. Jones 6% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-7 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  CLE S. Alomar T. Jones -4% 92% Walk; Cabrera to 2B
John McDonald pinch runs for Sandy Alomar (C) batting 9th
t9 5-7 2 12- 11,(2-2)  O CLE K. Lofton T. Jones 8% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 7.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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