August 9, 2000 Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@ANA 2 CHW 19
SEA 3 CLE 6
TEX 4 BAL 5
@DET 2 KCR 5
TOR 3 NYY 12
OAK 1 TBD 5
MIN 4
(10) MON 4
@ARI 3 CIN 10
ATL 6 COL 4
PIT 3 NYM 12
@HOU 5 CHC 5
@LAD 4
(10) PHI 3
SDP 2 SFG 9
MIL 3 FLA 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 28,041

Wednesday, August 9, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Orioles

50-62

Won 1

4th, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  2   0  0  3   0  0  0    5 11  2
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  7  0

W: J Mercedes (7-4), L: W Blair (8-3), S: R Kohlmeier (2)

Tigers

52-60

Lost 1

3rd, 15½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson LF                 2   1   0   1    1   0  .253  .772   11    0   0   SF
M Mora SS                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .295  .814   16    1   2   3B
D DeShields DH                4   1   2   1    0   0  .299  .812    8    0   0   
A Belle RF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .288  .862    7    1   0   GDP
  T Hubbard RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .570         1   0   
C Richard 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .670   18    8   0   
B Fordyce C                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .306  .853    4    7   0   2B
M Lewis 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .573   14    3   2   
R Minor 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .209  .477   18    1   1   2B
L Matos CF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .228  .670   12    5   0   3B,GDP

J Mercedes P                                                             0   1
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  R Kohlmeier P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   5  11   5    1   3              108   27   6

BATTING

2B: R Minor (1, off W Blair); B Fordyce (9, off W Blair).

3B: L Matos (3, off W Blair); M Mora (3, off W Blair).

SF: B Anderson (5, off W Blair).

TB: B Fordyce 4; M Mora 4; R Minor 3; L Matos 3; D DeShields 2; A Belle.

GIDP: A Belle (15); L Matos (4).

RBI: B Anderson (40); A Belle (87); D DeShields (54); L Matos (8); B Fordyce (26).

2-out RBI: B Fordyce.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: R Minor (2); M Mora (10).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Easley 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .246  .737   16    2   2   
B McMillon DH                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .300 1.417   11    0   0   
  W Magee PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .792    9    0   0   
B Higginson LF                4   0   0   0    0   3  .283  .901   17    2   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .840   12    6   0   2B
D Cruz SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .731   11    1   7   2B
B Ausmus C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .694   11    3   0   
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .747   14    2   0   
J Macias 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .696    9    1   1   HR
S Halter 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .635    9    9   1   

W Blair P                                                                0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          1   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   1    1   7              119   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (25, off J Mercedes); D Cruz (30, off J Mercedes).

HR: J Macias (2, off J Mercedes; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Macias 5; J Gonzalez 2; D Easley 2; D Cruz 2; J Encarnacion.

RBI: J Macias (13).

2-out RBI: J Macias.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Macias-S Halter; D Cruz-D Easley-S Halter; D Cruz-S Halter.

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Mercedes, W (7-4)            7     6   2   2    1   6   1   4.63   28   89-64   40· 7·17    8· 7· 5· 1     62    -     0.90   0.20
B Groom, H (18)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.80    3   13-9     6· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.61   0.11
R Kohlmeier, S (2)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   13-10    7· 0· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.59   0.05
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   7   1          35  115-83   53· 8·22    9·11· 6· 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, L (8-3)               7    10   5   5    1   1   0   4.85   29   82-50   34· 3·13    8· 8·11· 0     37    -     0.89  -0.20
D Patterson                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.95    3   10-7     2· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.44   0.05
M Anderson                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.71    4   16-10    6· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   5    1   3   0          36  108-67   42· 7·18   11· 9·12· 0          1-0

J Mercedes faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
W Blair faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Greg Gibson.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 28,041.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Detroit Tigers                       
1. B Anderson           LF    1. D Easley             2B 
2. M Mora               SS    2. B McMillon           DH 
3. D DeShields          DH    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. A Belle              RF    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. C Richard            1B    5. D Cruz               SS 
6. B Fordyce            C     6. B Ausmus             C  
7. M Lewis              2B    7. J Encarnacion        CF 
8. R Minor              3B    8. J Macias             3B 
9. L Matos              CF    9. S Halter             1B 

   J Mercedes           P        W Blair              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-0  -2-  3   13%  55% L Matos         W Blair         Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Minor Scores
   t 6   1  1-2  -2-  1   11%  78% D DeShields     W Blair         Single to LF (Line Drive); Anderson Scores; DeShields to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 5   1  1-2  12-  2  -10%  57% L Matos         W Blair         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 6   1  1-3  -2-  1    8%  86% A Belle         W Blair         Single to LF (Line Drive); DeShields Scores; Belle to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 4   0  1-2  1--  1   -8%  57% A Belle         W Blair         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  B Anderson      Lineout: LF
          ---  1   50%  M Mora          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   45%  D DeShields     Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Mercedes facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   36%  B McMillon      Walk; Easley to 2B
   O      12-  6   41%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   RO     12-  3   38%  J Gonzalez      Reached on E6 unassisted (Ground Ball); Easley Scores; McMillon out at 3B/3B
          1--  1   35%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive); Gonzalez to 3B
   O      -23  3   40%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   38%  A Belle         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   36%  C Richard       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   35%  B Fordyce       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jose Mercedes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   37%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   35%  J Macias        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   37%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   40%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Willie Blair facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   37%  M Lewis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   41%  R Minor         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  3   55%  L Matos         Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Minor Scores
   RO     --3  4   56%  B Anderson      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Matos Scores
   O      ---  4   55%  M Mora          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Mercedes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   58%  B McMillon      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   60%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   58%  J Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   62%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   65%  D DeShields     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   57%  A Belle         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   56%  C Richard       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Mercedes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   59%  B Ausmus        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   61%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   63%  J Macias        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   67%  B Fordyce       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   63%  M Lewis         Flyball: RF
          1--  2   67%  R Minor         Single (Ground Ball); Fordyce to 2B
   OO     12-  2   57%  L Matos         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jose Mercedes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   61%  S Halter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   63%  D Easley        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  B McMillon      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   69%  B Anderson      Walk
   O      1--  4   67%  M Mora          Groundout: SS-1B; Anderson to 2B
   R      -2-  1   78%  D DeShields     Single to LF (Line Drive); Anderson Scores; DeShields to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-  1   86%  A Belle         Single to LF (Line Drive); DeShields Scores; Belle to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  6   84%  C Richard       Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  1   90%  B Fordyce       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Belle Scores
   O      -2-  3   89%  M Lewis         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Jose Mercedes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   91%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   92%  J Gonzalez      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   93%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-1, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   93%  R Minor         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  L Matos         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   92%  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Jose Mercedes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   94%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   95%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4   91%  J Macias        Home Run
   O      ---  2   92%  S Halter        Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Willie Blair facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   95%  M Mora          Triple to CF (Line Drive)
                  Danny Patterson replaces Willie Blair pitching
   O      --3  2   94%  D DeShields     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3  4   92%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   90%  C Richard       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Jose Mercedes facing 1-2-3
                  Trenidad Hubbard replaces Albert Belle playing RF batting 4th
          ---  2   85%  D Easley        Single (Ground Ball)
                  Buddy Groom replaces Jose Mercedes pitching; Wendell Magee pinch hits for Billy McMillon batting 2nd
          1--      85%  W Magee         E5 on Foul Ball
   O      1--  5   90%  " "             Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   94%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   96%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Matt Anderson facing 6-7-8
                  Matt Anderson replaces Danny Patterson pitching
          ---  1   97%  B Fordyce       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   96%  M Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   96%  R Minor         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   95%  L Matos         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Ryan Kohlmeier facing 5-6-7
                  Ryan Kohlmeier replaces Buddy Groom pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  D Cruz          Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   99%  B Ausmus        Foul Flyball: 2B (1B Foul)
          ---  2   98%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Macias        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200008090

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation