June 18, 2000 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 8
@BAL 6 TOR 5
@BOS 1 CLE 9
@DET 4 OAK 21
@KCR 3 SEA 10
@MIN 2 CHW 17
@NYY 4 TBD 6
TEX 1 MON 4
@CHC 3
(11) COL 19
ARI 2 LAD 6
STL 3 NYM 7
@MIL 3 ATL 5
@PHI 3 FLA 5
@PIT 4 SDP 8
CIN 7 HOU 4
@SFG 2
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 39,123

Sunday, June 18, 2000, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Indians

35-30

Won 1

2nd, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  1   3  5  0    9 13  1
Tigers          0  2  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    4  8  2

W: J Speier (1-1), L: D Patterson (2-1)

Tigers

26-38

Lost 1

5th, 16 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .256  .742   27    2   0   SB
O Vizquel SS                  4   1   1   0    1   2  .250  .685   24    0   6   
R Alomar 2B                   4   1   2   4    0   1  .287  .821   14    1   2   2B,SB,HBP
D Justice RF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .961   15    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .240  .885   21    9   0   HR
T Fryman 3B                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .309  .937   26    1   0   2B,GDP
R Branyan DH                  5   1   1   0    0   3  .314 1.386   20    0   0   
R Sexson LF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .267  .798   10    2   0   
S Alomar C                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .299  .800   12   12   0   2B

J Navarro P                                                              0   0
  J Speier P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39   9  13   7    3   8              169   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Fryman (14, off W Blair); R Alomar (14, off A McDill); S Alomar (6, off M Anderson).

HR: J Thome (18, off W Blair; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

HBP: R Alomar (3, by W Blair).

TB: J Thome 4; S Alomar 3; R Alomar 3; T Fryman 3; K Lofton 2; R Sexson 2; R Branyan; O Vizquel.

GIDP: T Fryman (3).

RBI: R Alomar 4 (34); K Lofton (21); S Alomar (12); J Thome (39).

2-out RBI: R Alomar 2; J Thome.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

E: D Justice (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Lofton (8, 2nd base off M Anderson/B Ausmus); R Alomar (17, 3rd base off A McDill/B Ausmus).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Easley 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .667   13    1   5   
  J Macias PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .652    3    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .259  .711   19    8   0   
B Higginson LF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .279  .898   20    1   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .842   19    1   0   
T Clark 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .189  .641   18   10   1   
R Becker CF                   3   1   1   3    0   2  .267  .795   17    4   0   HR,SF
L Polonia DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .647   16    0   0   2B
D Cruz SS                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .271  .678   11    1   2   3B
S Halter 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .282  .691   21    1   2   

W Blair P                                                                0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  A McDill P                                                             0   0
  D Mlicki P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    2  11              157   27  10

BATTING

2B: L Polonia (4, off J Navarro).

3B: D Cruz (2, off J Navarro).

HR: R Becker (3, off J Navarro; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: R Becker (1, off J Navarro).

TB: D Cruz 4; R Becker 4; L Polonia 2; B Higginson; B Ausmus; S Halter; T Clark.

RBI: R Becker 3 (15); D Cruz (21).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Halter-D Easley-T Clark.

E: B Ausmus (2); B Higginson (3).

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
J Navarro                      5.1   8   4   4    2   4   1  11.25   26  102-65   38·12·15    7· 4· 8· 1     38    -     0.72  -0.16
J Speier, W (1-1)              3.2   0   0   0    0   7   0   1.65   11   55-36   14· 9·13    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.50   0.15
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2  11   1          37  157-101  52·21·28    9· 6· 8· 1          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
W Blair                        5.2   4   1   1    1   6   1   3.96   23   90-55   35· 6·14    7· 3· 4· 1     62    -     0.85   0.23
M Anderson, H (4)              0.2   4   3   3    0   2   0   5.08    6   27-18    7· 5· 6    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    1.74  -0.20
D Patterson, BS (1), L (2-1)   1     4   3   3    0   0   0   3.24    7   20-12    8· 2· 2    1· 1· 5· 0          2-2    2.24  -0.46
A McDill                       0.2   1   2   1    1   0   0   7.20    4   17-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.65  -0.09
D Mlicki                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.88    3   12-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    13   9   8    3   8   1          43  166-98   57·14·27   12· 5·13· 1          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: W Blair (2; R Alomar).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 39,123.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. K Lofton             CF    1. D Easley             2B 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. B Ausmus             C  
3. R Alomar             2B    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. D Justice            RF    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. J Thome              1B    5. T Clark              1B 
6. T Fryman             3B    6. R Becker             CF 
7. R Branyan            DH    7. L Polonia            DH 
8. R Sexson             LF    8. D Cruz               SS 
9. S Alomar             C     9. S Halter             3B 

   J Navarro            P        W Blair              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  4-4  12-  3   32%  88% S Alomar        D Patterson     Single to LF (Line Drive); Branyan Scores; Sexson Scores/Adv on E7 (throw); Alomar to 3B
   t 7   1  4-2  -23  3   17%  50% R Alomar        D Patterson     Single to RF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Lofton Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  4  -15%  26% R Becker        J Navarro       Home Run; Clark Scores
   t 7   0  4-1  1--  4   12%  28% S Alomar        M Anderson      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sexson to 3B
   t 7   0  4-1  -23  7   11%  39% K Lofton        M Anderson      Single (Ground Ball); Sexson Scores; Alomar to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   46%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   45%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   45%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   48%  B Higginson     Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  6   50%  J Gonzalez      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  9   48%  T Fryman        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   45%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaime Navarro facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   41%  T Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  4   26%  R Becker        Home Run; Clark Scores
   O      ---  1   28%  L Polonia       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   29%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   28%  S Halter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   30%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   27%  R Sexson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   26%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   27%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   29%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Line Drive); Lofton to 2B
          12-  1   33%  R Alomar        Hit By Pitch; Lofton to 3B; Vizquel to 2B
   O      123  5   24%  D Justice       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jaime Navarro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   26%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   24%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   22%  J Gonzalez      Walk; Higginson to 2B
          12-  6   18%  T Clark         Walk; Higginson to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   RO     123  2   17%  R Becker        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Higginson Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   20%  L Polonia       Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   18%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   16%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   15%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jaime Navarro facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   10%  D Cruz          Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      --3  6   12%  S Halter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  2   16%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  4   18%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   15%  R Sexson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   14%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  8   15%  K Lofton        Walk
   O      1--  3   12%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jaime Navarro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   14%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   14%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   15%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   12%  R Alomar        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   11%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   18%  J Thome         Home Run
                  Matt Anderson replaces Willie Blair pitching
          ---  5   20%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   16%  R Branyan       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jaime Navarro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   18%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   15%  L Polonia       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  3    9%  D Cruz          Single to RF (Line Drive); Polonia Scores; Cruz to 2B/Adv on E9
                  Justin Speier replaces Jaime Navarro pitching
   O      -2-  4   10%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   12%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Matt Anderson facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   16%  R Sexson        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   28%  S Alomar        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sexson to 3B
   R      -23  7   39%  K Lofton        Single (Ground Ball); Sexson Scores; Alomar to 3B
          1-3      42%  O Vizquel       Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   33%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Danny Patterson replaces Matt Anderson pitching
   RR     -23  3   50%  R Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Lofton Scores
   O      1--  1   45%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   41%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Justin Speier facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   45%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   48%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   50%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Danny Patterson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   45%  T Fryman        Lineout: 3B
          ---  1   50%  R Branyan       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   57%  R Sexson        Single to LF (Line Drive); Branyan to 2B
   RR     12-  3   88%  S Alomar        Single to LF (Line Drive); Branyan Scores; Sexson Scores/Adv on E7 (throw); Alomar to 3B
                  Allen McDill replaces Danny Patterson pitching
   O      --3  5   84%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
          --3  6   85%  O Vizquel       Walk
   RR     1-3  3   96%  R Alomar        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Alomar Scores; Vizquel Scores
   R      -2-      98%  D Justice       Alomar Steals 3B; Alomar Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER
   O      ---  3   97%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-9, Justin Speier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   98%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   99%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-4, Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Mlicki replaces Allen McDill pitching
          ---  5   99%  J Thome         Walk
   OO     1--  4   99%  T Fryman        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  R Branyan       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-9, Justin Speier facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  100%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  S Halter        Strikeout Looking
                  Jose Macias pinch hits for Damion Easley batting 1st
   O      ---  3  100%  J Macias        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Tigers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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