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BAL  4
SEA  3

BOS  6
TOR  3

(11)
NYY 12
@CHW  4

DET 10
CLE  9

KCR  3
TEX  0

ANA  6
@MIN  5

(10)
OAK  9
@TBD  2

ARI  6
PIT  5

COL  9
CHC  4

PHI  9
@HOU  7

CIN 10
@LAD  3

ATL 11
@MIL  2

SDP  5
NYM  4

SFG 18
MON  0

STL  5
FLA  1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 27,274

Wednesday, May 24, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:44
Indians
9
23-19
Lost 2
2nd, 1½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  2   3  0  0   1  0  2    9 16  1
Tigers          2  3  0   0  0  4   1  0  X   10 12  0
W: D Patterson (2-0), L: M Watson (0-1), S: T Jones (13)
Tigers
10
16-26
Won 4
5th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   6   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .751   24    2   0   2B
O Vizquel SS                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .269  .735   19    3   2   SH
R Alomar 2B                   4   1   2   3    1   0  .294  .829   20    0   6   HR,GDP
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   1   1    1   2  .307 1.017   25    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .270  .926   24   11   1   HR,2B
D Justice DH                  5   0   1   0    0   3  .279  .924   25    0   0   2B
R Sexson LF                   5   2   2   3    0   0  .272  .779   17    3   0   2·HR
E Wilson 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .417 1.045    7    0   0   
  T Fryman 3B                 4   1   3   0    0   1  .306  .869   12    0   3   
E Diaz C                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .323  .805   17    4   0   HBP

T Drew P                                                                 0   2
  J Brower P                                                             0   0
  M Watson P                                                             0   0
  S Depaula P                                                            1   1
  T Martin P                                                             0   0
  S Reed P                                                               0   0
Totals                       41   9  16   9    3   8              190   24  15
BATTING
2B: J Thome (10, off T Jones); D Justice (9, off A McDill); K Lofton (3, off D Patterson).
HR: R Sexson 2 (7, off T Jones, off J Weaver; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Thome (12, off A McDill; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); R Alomar (6, off J Weaver; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: O Vizquel (2, off D Patterson).
HBP: E Diaz (4, by J Weaver).
TB: R Sexson 8; J Thome 6; R Alomar 5; T Fryman 3; E Diaz 2; K Lofton 2; O Vizquel 2; D Justice 2; M Ramirez.
GIDP: R Alomar (6).
RBI: R Alomar 3 (18); R Sexson 3 (17); M Ramirez (45); O Vizquel (23); J Thome (29).
2-out RBI: M Ramirez; R Alomar; O Vizquel.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Alomar-O Vizquel-J Thome.
E: T Drew ().
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia DH                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .254  .694   16    0   0   
R Becker CF                   4   3   2   1    1   0  .272  .793   24    3   0   
G Jefferies 1B                3   3   2   0    2   0  .282  .740   25   12   0   2B
J Gonzalez RF                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .262  .835   15    0   0   2B
B Higginson LF                4   1   2   4    1   0  .243  .763   16    1   0   2·2B,GDP,IW
D Palmer 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .847    8    0   1   HBP
  S Halter 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .700   13    1   1   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   1    2   0  .262  .726   26    8   0   
J Macias 2B                   5   0   2   2    0   1  .349  .810   13    0   5   
D Cruz SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .697   16    2   3   

J Weaver P                                                               0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  A McDill P                                                             0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   1
Totals                       36  10  12  10    7   3              172   27  11
BATTING
2B: G Jefferies (8, off J Brower); J Gonzalez (13, off T Drew); B Higginson 2 (10, off J Brower, off T Drew).
IBB: B Higginson (2, by S Depaula).
HBP: D Palmer (3, by T Drew).
TB: B Higginson 4; G Jefferies 3; J Gonzalez 3; J Macias 2; R Becker 2; L Polonia; D Cruz.
GIDP: B Higginson (1).
RBI: B Higginson 4 (19); J Gonzalez 2 (18); J Macias 2 (7); B Ausmus (11); R Becker (11).
2-out RBI: J Macias 2; B Higginson 2; B Ausmus.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Cruz-G Jefferies.

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
T Drew                         1     4   5   3    2   0   0  27.00   11   47-23   13· 0·10    5· 0· 3· 0     27    -     1.17  -0.31
J Brower                       4     3   0   0    1   1   0   6.75   16   63-40   24· 6·10    6· 5· 3· 0          2-2    0.99   0.16
M Watson, L (0-1)              0     2   3   3    1   0   0   9.00    3   11-5     3· 1· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.14  -0.26
S Depaula, BS (2)              1.1   3   2   2    3   1   0   5.28   10   36-20   10· 3· 7    2· 1· 3· 0          3-3    1.81  -0.29
T Martin                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.49   0.03
S Reed                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.94    3   10-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    12  10   8    7   3   0          44  168-98   56·11·31   15· 7·11· 0          7-5 
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Weaver                       4     8   6   6    2   3   2   4.88   23   97-60   37· 6·17    8· 2· 5· 2     23    -     1.09  -0.35
D Patterson, W (2-0)           2     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.93    8   29-20   14· 2· 4    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.07   0.12
A McDill                       0     2   1   1    0   0   1  13.50    2   11-5     4· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 1          0-0    1.18  -0.17
M Anderson, H (3)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    4   19-12    6· 2· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.00   0.16
D Brocail, H (9)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.97    3   15-8     4· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.99   0.05
T Jones, S (13)                1     3   2   2    0   1   1   5.06    6   19-13    9· 4· 0    2· 0· 2· 1          0-0    2.25   0.04
Totals                         9    16   9   9    3   8   4          46  190-118  74·16·28   15· 5·10· 4          1-0 
T Drew faced 3 batters in the 2nd inning.
M Watson faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
A McDill faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Brower (1).
IBB: S Depaula (2; B Higginson).
HBP: J Weaver (3; E Diaz); T Drew (1; D Palmer).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Mike Fichter, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Rich Rieker.
Time of Game: 3:44.
Attendance: 27,274.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 76° F, Wind 23mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

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

   T Drew               P        J Weaver             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  -23  4   15%  71% B Higginson     T Drew          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Jefferies Scores/unER; Gonzalez Scores/unER
   b 6   2  6-7  123  1   15%  90% J Macias        S Depaula       Single to CF (Line Drive); Jefferies Scores; Higginson Scores; Ausmus to 3B
   b 6   2  6-6  123  7   15%  75% B Ausmus        S Depaula       Walk; Becker Scores; Jefferies to 3B; Higginson to 2B
   b 6   0  6-5  1--  2   14%  62% R Becker        M Watson        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Polonia to 3B
   t 9   2 10-9  -2-  4   12% 100% K Lofton        T Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Weaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  K Lofton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   53%  R Alomar        Walk
          1--  7   51%  M Ramirez       Walk; Alomar to 2B
   O      12-  7   55%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Drew facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  L Polonia       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   55%  R Becker        Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B)
   O      1--  3   52%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   56%  J Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Jefferies to 3B
   RR     -23  4   71%  B Higginson     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Jefferies Scores/unER; Gonzalez Scores/unER
          -2-  3   72%  D Palmer        Hit By Pitch
          12-  7   74%  B Ausmus        Walk; Higginson to 3B; Palmer to 2B
   O      123  2   69%  J Macias        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Weaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   71%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   62%  R Sexson        Home Run
   O      ---  7   64%  E Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   63%  E Diaz          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   65%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tim Drew facing 9-1-2
                  Travis Fryman replaces Enrique Wilson playing 3B batting 8th
          ---  5   68%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   73%  L Polonia       Walk; Cruz to 2B
   R      12-  6   82%  R Becker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Cruz Scores; Polonia to 3B
                  Jim Brower replaces Tim Drew pitching
          1-3      83%  G Jefferies     Wild Pitch; Becker to 2B
          -23  6   85%  " "             Walk
   O      123  5   80%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Becker to 3B; Jefferies to 2B
   RR     123  2   90%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Becker Scores; Jefferies Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      -23  5   87%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  6   85%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 5.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Jeff Weaver facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   82%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  4   70%  R Alomar        Home Run; Vizquel Scores
   O      ---  1   73%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   74%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   76%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jim Brower facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   74%  J Macias        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   73%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   72%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Jeff Weaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   74%  R Sexson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   71%  T Fryman        Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   67%  E Diaz          Single to RF (Line Drive); Fryman to 2B
   O      12-  4   73%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  3   62%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Fryman Scores; Diaz to 3B
   R      1-3  3   51%  R Alomar        Single to LF (Line Drive); Diaz Scores; Vizquel to 2B
   R      12-  5   39%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores; Alomar to 2B
   O      12-  3   44%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Jim Brower facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   41%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   46%  G Jefferies     Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   41%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: SS
   O      -2-  5   37%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Danny Patterson facing 6-7-8
                  Danny Patterson replaces Jeff Weaver pitching; Shane Halter replaces Dean Palmer playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  8   40%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   42%  R Sexson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   40%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   43%  E Diaz          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Jim Brower facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   39%  S Halter        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   37%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   39%  J Macias        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   35%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Danny Patterson facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   28%  K Lofton        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   30%  O Vizquel       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Lofton to 3B
   O      --3  2   37%  R Alomar        Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      --3  6   41%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Mark Watson facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Watson replaces Jim Brower pitching
          ---  2   47%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   62%  R Becker        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Polonia to 3B
          1-3  7   67%  G Jefferies     Walk; Becker to 2B
                  Sean Depaula replaces Mark Watson pitching
   RO     123  2   70%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B; Polonia Scores; Becker to 3B; Jefferies to 2B
          -23  4   71%  B Higginson     Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   60%  S Halter        Strikeout Looking
   R      123  7   75%  B Ausmus        Walk; Becker Scores; Jefferies to 3B; Higginson to 2B
   RR     123  1   90%  J Macias        Single to CF (Line Drive); Jefferies Scores; Higginson Scores; Ausmus to 3B
   O      1-3  6   88%  D Cruz          Popfly: P
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Tigers 9.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-9, Allen McDill facing 5-6-7
                  Allen McDill replaces Danny Patterson pitching
   R      ---  5   80%  J Thome         Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  6   72%  D Justice       Double to LF (Line Drive)
                  Matt Anderson replaces Allen McDill pitching
   O      -2-  5   78%  R Sexson        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  5   83%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
          -2-  5   80%  E Diaz          Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Justice to 3B
   O      1-3  4   88%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-7, Sean Depaula facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   87%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   88%  R Becker        Walk
          1--  2   90%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Line Drive); Becker to 2B
   R      12-  2   95%  J Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Becker Scores; Jefferies to 3B
                  Tom Martin replaces Sean Depaula pitching
   OO     1-3  1   92%  B Higginson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Tigers 10.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 7-10, Doug Brocail facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Brocail replaces Matt Anderson pitching
          ---  6   88%  O Vizquel       Walk
   OO     1--  3   96%  R Alomar        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   97%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Tigers 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-7, Steve Reed facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Reed replaces Tom Martin pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  S Halter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  B Ausmus        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   96%  J Macias        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Tigers 10.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 7-10, Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
          ---  3   91%  J Thome         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   96%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  2   90%  R Sexson        Home Run; Thome Scores
          ---  2   82%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   88%  E Diaz          Groundout: P-1B; Fryman to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Tigers 10.

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