July 24, 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BAL 3 MIN 4
@BOS 2 CHW 7
KCR 6 TBD 4
@DET 2 SEA 6
OAK 4 ANA 6
@TEX 5
(12) HOU 7
@CIN 5
(10) LAD 4
@COL 1 SFG 3
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 28,102

Monday, July 24, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Devil Rays

39-58

Won 1

5th, 14½ GB

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

W: A Lopez (7-7), L: H Nomo (3-10), S: R Hernandez (16)

Tigers

45-52

Lost 1

3rd, 16 GB

BATTING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Williams CF                 3   1   1   1    2   0  .285  .778   31    2   0   
R Johnson 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .216  .565   20    0   6   SH,GDP
G Vaughn LF                   5   0   3   2    0   1  .295  .933   30    5   0   
F McGriff 1B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .277  .834   13   15   0   2B
J Canseco DH                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .273  .856   20    0   0   GDP
S Cox RF                      2   0   1   0    1   0  .303  .880   12    1   0   
  J Guillen PH-RF             2   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .774    8    0   0   
J Flaherty C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .689   13    3   1   
M Cairo 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .265  .641   14    1   5   2·SB,CS
F Martinez SS                 1   1   0   0    1   0  .265  .687   14    0   4   SB,HBP,SH

A Lopez P                                                                0   0
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   4  10   3    7   5              175   27  16

BATTING

2B: F McGriff (14, off M Anderson).

SH: R Johnson (2, off H Nomo); F Martinez (3, off H Nomo).

HBP: F Martinez (4, by H Nomo).

TB: F McGriff 3; G Vaughn 3; S Cox; G Williams; J Flaherty; M Cairo; R Johnson.

GIDP: J Canseco (5); R Johnson (4).

RBI: G Vaughn 2 (43); G Williams (61).

2-out RBI: G Williams.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Martinez (8, 2nd base off H Nomo/B Ausmus); M Cairo 2 (20, 2nd base off C Nitkowski/B Ausmus, 2nd base off H Nomo/B Ausmus).

CS: M Cairo (4, 3rd base by H Nomo/B Ausmus).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .749   10    0   0   
R Becker RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .767   13    0   0   
J Encarnacion CF              4   1   1   0    0   1  .298  .762   16    5   0   3B
B Higginson LF                4   0   0   1    0   0  .299  .956   20    0   0   
D Cruz SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .739   14    2   4   CS
H Morris 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .238  .725   21    8   1   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .708   10    5   1   3B
D Easley 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .234  .712   10    4   2   
S Halter 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .633    7    2   3   
  J Macias PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .679    4    0   1   

H Nomo P                                                                 0   1
  C Nitkowski P                                                          1   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2    2   3              125   27  13

BATTING

3B: J Encarnacion (4, off A Lopez); B Ausmus (3, off A Lopez).

TB: J Encarnacion 3; B Ausmus 3; H Morris; L Polonia; D Cruz.

RBI: B Ausmus (35); B Higginson (65).

2-out RBI: B Ausmus.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Cruz-D Easley-H Morris; D Cruz-D Easley; S Halter-D Easley-H Morris.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Cruz (2, 2nd base by A Lopez/J Flaherty).

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Lopez, W (7-7)               7     5   2   2    2   1   0   4.18   27   89-48   30· 5·13   13· 5· 6· 0     58    -     0.99   0.30
J Mecir, H (10)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.17    3   17-11    8· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.24   0.10
R Hernandez, S (16)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.83    3   16-10    5· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.11
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   3   0          33  122-69   43· 6·20   15· 6· 7· 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
H Nomo, L (3-10)               6.1   8   3   3    5   3   0   5.28   30  107-57   35· 8·14   11· 3· 7· 0     43    -     1.10   0.01
C Nitkowski                    1.2   1   1   1    2   1   0   5.45    8   36-19   10· 1· 8    3· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.15  -0.02
M Anderson                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.75    4   15-10    3· 2· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.40   0.02
Totals                         9    10   4   4    7   5   0          42  158-86   48·11·27   15· 6· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: H Nomo (14).

IBB: None.

HBP: H Nomo (2; F Martinez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Scott Packard, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 28,102.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Detroit Tigers                       
1. G Williams           CF    1. L Polonia            DH 
2. R Johnson            3B    2. R Becker             RF 
3. G Vaughn             LF    3. J Encarnacion        CF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. B Higginson          LF 
5. J Canseco            DH    5. D Cruz               SS 
6. S Cox                RF    6. H Morris             1B 
7. J Flaherty           C     7. B Ausmus             C  
8. M Cairo              2B    8. D Easley             2B 
9. F Martinez           SS    9. S Halter             3B 

   A Lopez              P        H Nomo               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  3-1  1--  4  -13%  58% B Ausmus        A Lopez         Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF); Morris Scores
   t 8   2  2-3  -2-  6   13%  84% G Williams      C Nitkowski     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Cairo Scores; Williams to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 4   0  3-0  ---  5   -9%  68% J Encarnacion   A Lopez         Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   t 5   0  2-3  1--  6   -8%  58% G Vaughn        H Nomo          Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
   t 5   2  2-3  123  3   -8%  57% J Flaherty      H Nomo          Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  G Williams      Walk
   OO     1--  3   46%  R Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  6   47%  G Vaughn        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   45%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Albie Lopez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  L Polonia       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  R Becker        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   48%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   46%  S Cox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   47%  J Flaherty      Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      1--  3   45%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Albie Lopez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF
          ---  2   44%  D Cruz          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      49%  H Morris        Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  5   48%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   54%  F Martinez      Hit By Pitch
          1--      56%  G Williams      Martinez Steals 2B
          -2-  6   60%  " "             Walk
          12-  1   67%  R Johnson       Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; Martinez to 3B; Williams to 2B; Johnson to 1B
   R      123      73%  G Vaughn        Wild Pitch; Martinez Scores; Williams to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   RR     -23  4   80%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Williams Scores; Johnson Scores
   O      1--  5   78%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  3   75%  J Canseco       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Albie Lopez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   77%  D Easley        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   79%  S Halter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   78%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   80%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Hideo Nomo facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   82%  S Cox           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  3   80%  J Flaherty      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   78%  M Cairo         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      79%  F Martinez      Cairo Steals 2B
          -2-  5   79%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   77%  G Williams      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Martinez to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Albie Lopez facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   68%  J Encarnacion   Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   RO     --3  6   70%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B; Encarnacion Scores
   O      ---  3   72%  D Cruz          Lineout: LF
          ---  4   71%  H Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  4   58%  B Ausmus        Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF); Morris Scores
   O      --3  2   63%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Hideo Nomo facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   67%  R Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   OO     1--  6   58%  G Vaughn        Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
          ---  1   60%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  6   62%  J Canseco       Walk; McGriff to 2B
          12-  6   65%  S Cox           Walk; McGriff to 3B; Canseco to 2B
   O      123  3   57%  J Flaherty      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Albie Lopez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   61%  S Halter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   63%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   65%  R Becker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Hideo Nomo facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   69%  M Cairo         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   67%  F Martinez      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Cairo to 2B
   O      -2-  5   63%  G Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2   59%  R Johnson       Cairo Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Albie Lopez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   63%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   68%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Hideo Nomo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   65%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   68%  G Vaughn        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Hideo Nomo pitching
   O      1--  3   65%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
          1--  5   67%  J Canseco       Walk; Vaughn to 2B
                  Jose Guillen pinch hits for Steve Cox batting 6th
   O      12-  5   62%  J Guillen       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Albie Lopez facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Guillen moves to RF
   O      ---  5   67%  H Morris        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   70%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   68%  D Easley        Walk
                  Jose Macias pinch hits for Shane Halter batting 9th
   O      1--  4   73%  J Macias        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 3-2, C.J. Nitkowski facing 7-8-9
                  Jose Macias moves to 3B
   O      ---  4   70%  J Flaherty      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   73%  M Cairo         Walk
   O      1--  3   70%  F Martinez      Popfly: 2B
          1--      71%  G Williams      Cairo Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   84%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Cairo Scores; Williams to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  5   82%  R Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Mecir facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Mecir replaces Albie Lopez pitching
   O      ---  4   86%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   90%  R Becker        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6   92%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Matt Anderson facing 3-4-5
                  Matt Anderson replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      ---  5   91%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   92%  F McGriff       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   91%  J Canseco       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   89%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Roberto Hernandez facing 4-5-6
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Jim Mecir pitching
   O      ---  6   95%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   98%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Devil Rays 4, Tigers 2.

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