May 23, 2000 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
SEA 2 TOR 3
@BOS 2 CHW 8
NYY 2 DET 10
CLE 4 TEX 4
@KCR 3 ANA 7
@MIN 4 TBD 6
OAK 4 ARI 6
PIT 1 COL 10
CHC 7 HOU 10
PHI 2 CIN 3
@LAD 1 MIL 7
ATL 6 NYM 5
@SDP 3
(10) MON 3
@SFG 2 STL 10
FLA 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 27,039

Tuesday, May 23, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:29

Indians

23-18

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   1  1  1   0  0  1    4 11  0
Tigers          0  1  2   0  6  0   1  0  X   10 16  2

W: W Blair (2-0), L: B Colon (4-2)

Tigers

15-26

Won 3

5th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   0   2   0    0   2  .277  .768   20    3   0   
E Wilson SS                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .426 1.067   18    3   3   2B,GDP
R Alomar 2B                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .289  .804   22    1   3   2B
M Ramirez RF                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .309 1.026   22    3   1   
T Fryman 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .854   19    1   0   
J Thome DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .904   19    0   0   GDP
R Sexson 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .738   13    5   2   
A Ramirez LF                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .267  .846   14    1   0   HR
S Alomar C                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .313  .853   10    5   0   
  E Diaz PR-C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .789    2    2   0   

B Colon P                                                                0   0
  J Brower P                                                             0   0
  T Martin P                                                             0   0
  S Kamieniecki P                                                        0   0
  S Karsay P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   4  11   3    4   6              159   24   9

BATTING

2B: E Wilson (5, off A McDill); R Alomar (8, off C Nitkowski).

HR: A Ramirez (2, off W Blair; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: A Ramirez 5; R Alomar 4; E Wilson 3; K Lofton 2; S Alomar 2.

GIDP: J Thome (1); E Wilson (1).

RBI: R Alomar (15); E Wilson (6); A Ramirez (6).

2-out RBI: A Ramirez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Sexson-E Wilson-R Sexson.

BASERUNNING

PO: A Ramirez (1st base by C Nitkowski).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia DH                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .695   18    0   0   
R Becker CF                   5   1   3   2    0   2  .260  .777   17    2   0   
G Jefferies 1B                5   1   2   1    0   1  .273  .708   18    9   0   2B,GDP
J Gonzalez RF                 5   2   2   0    0   0  .257  .830   16    2   0   
B Higginson LF                4   2   2   4    1   0  .235  .737   17    2   1   HR,2B
D Palmer 3B                   3   1   1   1    2   2  .261  .849   27    0   1   HR
B Ausmus C                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .268  .732   25    6   1   
J Macias 2B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .342  .811   18    5   4   
D Cruz SS                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .703   19    1   4   

C Nitkowski P                                                            0   1
  W Blair P                                                              0   0
  A McDill P                                                             0   0
  B Villafuerte P                                                        0   0
Totals                       38  10  16  10    5   7              175   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Jefferies (7, off S Kamieniecki); B Higginson (8, off B Colon).

HR: D Palmer (7, off B Colon; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); B Higginson (4, off B Colon; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: B Higginson 6; D Palmer 4; R Becker 3; G Jefferies 3; B Ausmus 2; J Gonzalez 2; D Cruz 2; J Macias; L Polonia.

GIDP: G Jefferies (5).

RBI: B Higginson 4 (15); R Becker 2 (10); J Macias (5); D Cruz (16); G Jefferies (13); D Palmer (17).

2-out RBI: B Higginson 2; G Jefferies; J Macias.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Cruz-J Macias-G Jefferies 2.

E: D Cruz (5); J Macias (1).

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
B Colon, L (4-2)               4.1   9   6   6    3   5   2   5.12   24  107-62   43· 7·12    7· 4· 3· 2     23    -     0.99  -0.31
J Brower                       0     3   3   3    1   0   0    inf    4   19-10    8· 0· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.05
T Martin                       1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   4.02    7   19-11    8· 1· 2    1· 3· 2· 0          3-2    0.11  -0.01
S Kamieniecki                  1     2   1   1    0   0   0   5.79    5   14-10    6· 1· 3    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
S Karsay                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.75    3   16-10    4· 1· 5    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    16  10  10    5   7   2          43  175-103  69·10·24   11· 8·10· 2          3-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Nitkowski                    4.1   6   2   1    3   3   0   6.66   21   76-47   28· 4·15   11· 1· 3· 0     45    -     1.36  -0.10
W Blair, W (2-0)               3.2   3   1   1    1   2   1   4.50   15   64-43   23·12· 8    2· 5· 4· 1          3-0    0.62   0.22
A McDill                       0.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   9.00    3   17-10    6· 1· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
B Villafuerte                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11   4   3    4   6   1          40  159-101  58·17·26   14· 6· 9· 1          3-0

J Brower faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: C Nitkowski (3; A Ramirez, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Rieker, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim Joyce.

Time of Game: 3:29.

Attendance: 27,039.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. K Lofton             CF    1. L Polonia            DH 
2. E Wilson             SS    2. R Becker             CF 
3. R Alomar             2B    3. G Jefferies          1B 
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. T Fryman             3B    5. B Higginson          LF 
6. J Thome              DH    6. D Palmer             3B 
7. R Sexson             1B    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. A Ramirez            LF    8. J Macias             2B 
9. S Alomar             C     9. D Cruz               SS 

   B Colon              P        C Nitkowski          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  2-3  1--  2   16%  86% B Higginson     B Colon         Home Run; Gonzalez Scores
   b 3   2  0-1  1-3  1   16%  82% B Higginson     B Colon         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Jefferies Scores; Gonzalez Scores
   t 4   0  3-0  123  3   11%  74% J Thome         C Nitkowski     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Alomar Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   t 5   1  3-1  12-  2  -11%  58% E Wilson        C Nitkowski     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Ramirez Scores/unER; Alomar to 2B
   t 5   2  3-2  123  4   10%  70% T Fryman        W Blair         Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  E Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   52%  R Alomar        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-  4   51%  M Ramirez       Walk
   O      12-  4   55%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  L Polonia       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   55%  R Becker        Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  6   50%  G Jefferies     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   52%  J Thome         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  R Sexson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   53%  A Ramirez       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  S Alomar        Ramirez Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bartolo Colon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   56%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--  6   59%  D Palmer        Walk; Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B; Higginson to 3B; Palmer to 2B
   R      -23  7   65%  J Macias        Single (Ground Ball); Higginson Scores; Palmer to 3B
   O      1-3 11   60%  D Cruz          Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, C.J. Nitkowski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   63%  S Alomar        Popfly: 2B
          ---  6   60%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   OO     1--  2   66%  E Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   64%  L Polonia       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   63%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   64%  G Jefferies     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   66%  J Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Jefferies to 3B
   RR     1-3  1   82%  B Higginson     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Jefferies Scores; Gonzalez Scores
   O      -2-  6   80%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, C.J. Nitkowski facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   76%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   70%  M Ramirez       Walk; Alomar to 2B
          12-  8   62%  T Fryman        Walk; Alomar to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   ROO    123  3   74%  J Thome         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Alomar Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3  3   78%  R Sexson        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bartolo Colon facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   80%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  4   78%  J Macias        Flyball: CF
          1--  2   80%  D Cruz          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  7   77%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5   74%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, C.J. Nitkowski facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   69%  A Ramirez       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   62%  S Alomar        Single (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  5   69%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   58%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Ramirez Scores/unER; Alomar to 2B
          12-  6   50%  R Alomar        Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Alomar to 3B; Wilson to 2B
                  Willie Blair replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      123  7   60%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   70%  T Fryman        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bartolo Colon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   68%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   70%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   RR     1--  2   86%  B Higginson     Home Run; Gonzalez Scores
   R      ---  6   92%  D Palmer        Home Run
                  Jim Brower replaces Bartolo Colon pitching
          ---  8   92%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  5   93%  J Macias        Walk; Ausmus to 2B
   R      12-  3   96%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Ausmus Scores; Macias to 2B
          12-  3   97%  L Polonia       Single to RF (Line Drive); Macias to 3B; Cruz to 2B
                  Tom Martin replaces Jim Brower pitching
   RRO    123  3   98%  R Becker        Single to RF (Line Drive); Macias Scores; Cruz Scores; Polonia out at 3B/RF-1B-3B
   O      1--  1   98%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 9.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-9, Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   99%  J Thome         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   99%  R Sexson        Lineout: RF
   R      ---  3   98%  A Ramirez       Home Run
          ---  3   98%  S Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1   97%  K Lofton        Single (Ground Ball); Alomar to 2B
                  Einar Diaz pinch runs for Sandy Alomar batting 9th
   O      12-  5   98%  E Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Tom Martin facing 4-5-6
                  Einar Diaz moves to C
   O      ---  5   98%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   98%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   98%  D Palmer        Walk
          1--  1   98%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Palmer to 2B
   O      12-  2   98%  J Macias        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 9.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-9, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  R Alomar        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   99%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   99%  T Fryman        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Scott Kamieniecki facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Kamieniecki replaces Tom Martin pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   99%  R Becker        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  3  100%  G Jefferies     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Becker Scores
   O      -2-  3   99%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 10.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-10, Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
          ---  9   99%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  R Sexson        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3  100%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  E Diaz          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Steve Karsay facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Karsay replaces Scott Kamieniecki pitching
   O      ---  7  100%  B Higginson     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4  100%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 10.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-10, Allen McDill facing 1-2-3
                  Allen McDill replaces Willie Blair pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  E Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   RO     -2-  7  100%  R Alomar        Single to LF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores; Alomar out at 2B/LF-C-2B
                  Brandon Villafuerte replaces Allen McDill pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200005230

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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