April 29, 2000 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
TBD 6
(13) BAL 3
TEX 1 CLE 3
BOS 2 CHW 2
@DET 1 SEA 11
@KCR 3 OAK 6
@MIN 2
(10) TOR 6
@NYY 2 ARI 7
@CHC 4
(10) NYM 13
@COL 6 LAD 13
FLA 12 HOU 10
@MIL 3 STL 7
@PHI 6
(10) CIN 6
@PIT 5 ATL 7
@SDP 4
(12) SFG 2
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 28,393

Saturday, April 29, 2000, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:37

White Sox

17-7

Won 4

1st

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

W: C Eldred (2-0), L: D Mlicki (0-5), S: K Foulke (3)

Tigers

5-17

Lost 3

5th, 11 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .892   18    1   1   CS,HBP
J Valentin SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .307  .901   20    3   5   2B,SH
F Thomas DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .368 1.086   21    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .818    7    6   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .330 1.013   17    9   1   
C Singleton CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .851   15    2   0   
J Abbott LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .222  .572   13    0   0   2B
G Norton 3B                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .328  .944   12    2   2   2B
J Paul C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .351  .980    6    3   0   

C Eldred P                                                               1   1
  B Simas P                                                              0   0
  K Wunsch P                                                             0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   2   5   2    2   3              129   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Abbott (2, off D Mlicki); G Norton (3, off D Mlicki); J Valentin (7, off D Mlicki).

SH: J Valentin (1, off J Poole).

HBP: R Durham (3, by J Poole).

TB: J Abbott 3; G Norton 2; J Valentin 2; M Ordonez.

RBI: G Norton (15); J Valentin (16).

2-out RBI: J Valentin.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Durham (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by M Anderson).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia DH                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .667   11    0   0   
G Jefferies 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .700   15    0   2   
  S Halter 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .527         1   0   
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .363  .957   12    2   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .776    9    1   0   
B Higginson LF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .260  .770   15    3   0   2B
D Easley 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .103  .442   11    2   4   HBP
B Ausmus C                    2   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .700   14    3   1   SF
R Fick 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .588    8   11   3   2B
D Cruz SS                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .224  .618   16    1   1   

D Mlicki P                                                               2   1
  J Poole P                                                              0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           1   1
Totals                       32   1   6   1    3   3              111   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Higginson (5, off C Eldred); R Fick (2, off C Eldred).

SF: B Ausmus (1, off C Eldred).

HBP: D Easley (3, by C Eldred).

TB: B Higginson 3; R Fick 2; B Ausmus; J Encarnacion; L Polonia.

RBI: B Ausmus (6).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Eldred, W (2-0)              7     4   1   1    3   1   0   4.91   29   84-50   34· 2·14   11· 8· 5· 0     63    -     1.12   0.38
B Simas, H (1)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.13    2    6-5     5· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.21   0.12
K Wunsch                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.50    1    4-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.30  -0.04
K Foulke, S (3)                1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   1.13    5   15-11    6· 3· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          1-0    3.99   0.30
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   3   0          37  109-68   46· 6·16   13·11· 6· 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
D Mlicki, L (0-5)              7     4   2   2    2   3   0   7.20   27  105-71   46· 8·17   10· 7· 5· 0     62    -     0.99   0.15
J Poole                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.00    2    7-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.21  -0.02
M Anderson                     1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.73    5   15-11    5· 1· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.94   0.13
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   3   0          34  127-86   54· 9·23   15· 8· 5· 0          1-0

K Wunsch faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Eldred (2).

IBB: None.

PO: M Anderson (1; R Durham, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: J Poole (1; R Durham); C Eldred (2; D Easley).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Vanvleet, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - CB Bucknor.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 28,393.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Durham             2B    1. L Polonia            DH 
2. J Valentin           SS    2. G Jefferies          3B 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. J Encarnacion        CF 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. P Konerko            1B    5. B Higginson          LF 
6. C Singleton          CF    6. D Easley             2B 
7. J Abbott             LF    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. G Norton             3B    8. R Fick               1B 
9. J Paul               C     9. D Cruz               SS 

   C Eldred             P        D Mlicki             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-1  1-3  4   14%  64% J Valentin      D Mlicki        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Norton Scores; Durham to 3B
   b 9   0  2-1  ---  3  -14%  64% B Ausmus        K Foulke        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   b 9   0  2-1  1--  1   13%  77% R Fick          K Foulke        Flyball: RF
   t 5   1  1-0  -2-  2   13%  52% G Norton        D Mlicki        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Abbott Scores
   b 9   1  2-1  1--  4   12%  89% D Cruz          K Foulke        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  9   46%  J Valentin      Popfly: 2B
          ---  7   47%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  1   45%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal Eldred facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  G Jefferies     Lineout: RF
          ---  1   48%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  C Singleton     Popfly: SS
          ---  1   47%  J Abbott        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   45%  G Norton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal Eldred facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   39%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   40%  D Easley        Flyball: RF; Higginson to 3B
   RO     --3  1   38%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Higginson Scores
          ---  2   36%  R Fick          Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-      36%  D Cruz          Wild Pitch; Fick to 3B
          --3  4   35%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  2   40%  L Polonia       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   37%  J Paul          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   35%  R Durham        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   34%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cal Eldred facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   36%  G Jefferies     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   37%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   38%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   35%  F Thomas        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   33%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   32%  P Konerko       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cal Eldred facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   34%  B Higginson     Popfly: 3B
          ---  1   32%  D Easley        Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   29%  B Ausmus        Walk; Easley to 2B
   O      12-  3   32%  R Fick          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Easley to 3B
          1-3  5   30%  D Cruz          Walk; Fick to 2B
   O      123  1   37%  L Polonia       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   34%  C Singleton     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  6   39%  J Abbott        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      -2-  2   52%  G Norton        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Abbott Scores
   O      -2-  1   48%  J Paul          Groundout: P-1B; Norton to 3B
          --3  6   50%  R Durham        Walk
   R      1-3  4   64%  J Valentin      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Norton Scores; Durham to 3B
   O      -23  8   57%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Cal Eldred facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   61%  G Jefferies     Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  3   63%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   65%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   62%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  P Konerko       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   59%  C Singleton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Cal Eldred facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   63%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   66%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Mlicki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   65%  J Abbott        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   63%  G Norton        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   62%  J Paul          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Cal Eldred facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   67%  R Fick          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   70%  D Cruz          Popfly: SS
          ---  3   68%  L Polonia       Single to 1B (Bunt)
   O      1--  4   73%  G Jefferies     Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Poole facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Poole replaces Dave Mlicki pitching; Shane Halter replaces Gregg Jefferies playing 3B batting 2nd
          ---  4   77%  R Durham        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   75%  J Valentin      Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Durham to 2B
                  Matt Anderson replaces Jim Poole pitching
   O      -2-      69%  F Thomas        Durham Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B)
   O      ---  3   67%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Bill Simas facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Simas replaces Cal Eldred pitching
   O      ---  4   74%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   79%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Kelly Wunsch replaces Bill Simas pitching
          ---  4   75%  B Higginson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
                  Keith Foulke replaces Kelly Wunsch pitching
   O      1--  4   82%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Matt Anderson facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   85%  M Ordonez       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   82%  P Konerko       Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  2   81%  C Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B; Ordonez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  J Abbott        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Keith Foulke facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   64%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   77%  R Fick          Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   89%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  L Polonia       Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200004290

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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