July 17, 2000 Cincinnati Reds at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
FLA 3 BOS 7
MON 3 CHW 11
MIL 2 CLE 8
HOU 6 DET 3
CIN 1 CHC 3
@KCR 1 STL 8
@MIN 3 PHI 10
@NYY 8 TBD 8
ATL 6 NYM 7
@TOR 5
(11) ARI 7
SEA 0 OAK 11
@COL 10 COL 10
OAK 9
(10) LAD 9
PIT 6 ANA 3
@SDP 2 SFG 10
TEX 8

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 35,217

Monday, July 17, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Reds

46-46

Lost 2

2nd, 8 GB

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

W: D Mlicki (4-9), L: L Luebbers (0-1), S: T Jones (25)

Tigers

42-47

Won 3

3rd, 14½ GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Stynes 3B                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .467 1.211   22    0   0   
B Larkin SS                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .326  .919   11    0   5   2B,GDP
K Griffey CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .947   15    2   0   
D Bichette RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .828   11    3   0   2B
S Casey 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .273  .764   13   12   0   
D Young LF                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .285  .777   12    4   0   
H Morris DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .732    6    0   0   
P Reese 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .731   17    1   3   
B Santiago C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .638         0   1   
  E Taubensee C               3   0   1   0    1   0  .251  .663   15    1   1   

L Luebbers P                                                             1   4
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  S Sullivan P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   1  10   1    2   5              122   24  14

BATTING

2B: B Larkin (21, off D Mlicki); D Bichette (16, off D Mlicki).

TB: B Larkin 3; S Casey 2; D Bichette 2; D Young 2; C Stynes 2; E Taubensee.

GIDP: B Larkin (6).

RBI: D Young (47).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Larkin-P Reese-S Casey.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia DH                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .273  .746   12    0   0   2B
R Becker RF                   2   0   1   2    1   0  .262  .822   11    3   0   
  W Magee PH-RF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .855    3    1   0   
B Higginson LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .947   10    1   0   
D Palmer 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .270  .866   11    1   1   3B,IW
D Cruz SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .730   13    4   4   GDP
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .751   15    4   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .680   14    5   0   
D Easley 2B                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .238  .720    6    0   4   3B,SB
S Halter 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .283  .675   17    8   0   

D Mlicki P                                                               0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   3   8   3    3   1              112   27   9

BATTING

2B: L Polonia (9, off L Luebbers).

3B: D Palmer (2, off L Luebbers); D Easley (1, off L Luebbers).

IBB: D Palmer (1, by L Luebbers).

TB: D Easley 4; D Palmer 3; L Polonia 3; S Halter; W Magee; R Becker.

GIDP: D Cruz (18).

RBI: R Becker 2 (26); S Halter (10).

2-out RBI: R Becker 2; S Halter.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Easley-D Cruz-S Halter.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Easley (5, 2nd base off L Luebbers/E Taubensee).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Luebbers, L (0-1)            6.2   7   3   3    3   1   0   4.05   28   94-55   34· 6·15   12· 6· 6· 0     46    -     0.74  -0.05
D Reyes                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.46    2    5-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.69   0.01
S Sullivan                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.31    3    6-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8     8   3   3    3   1   0          33  105-62   40· 6·16   13· 9· 7· 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, W (4-9)              6.1   8   1   1    2   3   0   5.42   29   88-56   34·12·10   11· 9· 4· 0     54    -     1.10   0.18
C Nitkowski, H (5)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.50    2    6-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    2.80   0.14
D Brocail, H (14)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.32    4   14-9     2· 5· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.86   0.08
T Jones, S (25)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.38    3   14-10    8· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.61   0.08
Totals                         9    10   1   1    2   5   0          38  122-79   46·17·16   13·11· 7· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: L Luebbers (1).

IBB: L Luebbers (1; D Palmer).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Mike DiMuro, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Mike Everitt.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 35,217.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 18mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Stynes             3B    1. L Polonia            DH 
2. B Larkin             SS    2. R Becker             RF 
3. K Griffey            CF    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. D Bichette           RF    4. D Palmer             3B 
5. S Casey              1B    5. D Cruz               SS 
6. D Young              LF    6. J Encarnacion        CF 
7. H Morris             DH    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. P Reese              2B    8. D Easley             2B 
9. B Santiago           C     9. S Halter             1B 

   L Luebbers           P        D Mlicki             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  123  2  -14%  50% D Cruz          L Luebbers      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   2  0-1  -23  3   14%  80% R Becker        L Luebbers      Single to LF (Line Drive); Halter Scores; Polonia Scores
   t 9   1  3-1  1--  1    9% 100% B Larkin        T Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-  6    9%  63% S Halter        L Luebbers      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Easley Scores
   t 7   1  3-1  12-  3    7%  81% K Griffey       C Nitkowski     Lineout: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Stynes        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  B Larkin        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   53%  K Griffey       Popfly: SS
   O      1--  2   55%  D Bichette      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Luebbers facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  L Polonia       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      61%  R Becker        Wild Pitch; Polonia to 2B
          -2-  6   64%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   63%  B Higginson     Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Polonia to 3B; Becker to 2B
          -23  4   64%  D Palmer        Intentional Walk
   OO     123  2   50%  D Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   46%  S Casey         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  1   50%  D Young         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   53%  H Morris        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   55%  P Reese         Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Luebbers facing 6-7-8
                  Eddie Taubensee replaces Benito Santiago playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  4   53%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  B Ausmus        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   52%  D Easley        Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      54%  S Halter        Easley Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   63%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Easley Scores
          1--  4   66%  L Polonia       Double to LF (Line Drive); Halter to 3B
   RR     -23  3   80%  R Becker        Single to LF (Line Drive); Halter Scores; Polonia Scores
   O      1--  1   78%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Mlicki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   80%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   82%  C Stynes        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   80%  B Larkin        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   83%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Larry Luebbers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   82%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   81%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   80%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   82%  D Bichette      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   84%  S Casey         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   83%  D Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  1   85%  H Morris        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Larry Luebbers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   84%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   88%  D Easley        Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      --3  5   84%  S Halter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  1   82%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Mlicki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   85%  P Reese         Flyball: LF
          ---  6   82%  E Taubensee     Walk
          1--  2   78%  C Stynes        Single to CF (Line Drive); Taubensee to 2B
   O      12-  2   83%  B Larkin        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5   88%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Larry Luebbers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   86%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   86%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
          ---  1   87%  D Palmer        Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      --3  2   85%  D Cruz          Baserunner Out Advancing; Palmer out at Hm/C-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   79%  D Bichette      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   82%  S Casey         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bichette to 3B
   R      --3  4   76%  D Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Bichette Scores
   O      1--  2   80%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   84%  P Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Larry Luebbers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   82%  D Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   81%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   80%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Mlicki facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   74%  E Taubensee     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  4   78%  C Stynes        Groundout: 3B-1B; Taubensee to 2B
          -2-  5   74%  B Larkin        Walk
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Dave Mlicki pitching
   O      12-  3   81%  K Griffey       Lineout: RF
   O      12-  3   88%  D Bichette      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Larry Luebbers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   87%  D Easley        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   86%  S Halter        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   86%  L Polonia       Walk
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Larry Luebbers pitching; Wendell Magee pinch hits for Rich Becker batting 2nd
          1--  3   88%  W Magee         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Polonia to 3B
   O      1-3  2   85%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Doug Brocail facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Brocail replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching; Wendell Magee moves to RF
          ---  3   78%  S Casey         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   84%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   90%  H Morris        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   93%  P Reese         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Sullivan facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   O      ---  2   93%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   92%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   92%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  E Taubensee     Popfly: SS
          ---  9   91%  C Stynes        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1  100%  B Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Tigers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation