August 19, 2000 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 7
@BAL 0 BOS 9
TEX 0 CHW 7
TBD 0 CLE 10
SEA 4 DET 4
OAK 3 NYY 9
ANA 1 MIN 5
@TOR 1 ARI 11
CHC 3 CIN 7
PIT 1 COL 10
FLA 3 HOU 10
MIL 8 LAD 4
NYM 1 SDP 4
MON 3
(11) SFG 12
ATL 3 STL 6
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 38,628

Saturday, August 19, 2000, 5:05PM
Time of Game: 2:55

Athletics

65-56

Lost 2

2nd, 3 GB

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

W: B Moehler (10-7), L: B Zito (1-2), S: T Jones (34)

Tigers

60-61

Won 6

3rd, 13 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Christenson LF              5   1   2   0    0   0  .263  .754   17    1   0   
T Long CF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .803   13    4   0   GDP
B Grieve DH                   4   1   1   0    1   2  .291  .875   16    0   0   
M Stanley 1B                  2   1   2   2    2   0  .243  .782   19    4   2   2B
M Stairs RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .725   13    2   0   
  A Piatt PH-3B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .312  .912    2    0   0   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .278  .827   14    1   1   
E Chavez 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .832   10    1   2   
  R Hernandez PH-C            1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .683    5    0   0   
F Menechino 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .751   11    4   1   
S Fasano C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .705   12    5   1   
  J Giambi PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .687    2    1   0   

B Zito P                                                                 0   0
  J Tam P                                                                0   0
  M Magnante P                                                           0   1
  J Mecir P                                                              1   0
Totals                       36   3  10   3    3   7              134   24   8

BATTING

2B: M Stanley (8, off N Cruz).

TB: M Stanley 3; M Tejada 2; R Christenson 2; T Long; E Chavez; A Piatt; B Grieve.

GIDP: T Long (12).

RBI: M Stanley 2 (32); M Tejada (86).

2-out RBI: M Stanley.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Easley 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .788   13    3   4   SH
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .773   12    2   0   CS
B Higginson DH                4   1   2   0    0   1  .295  .921   21    0   0   2B
J Gonzalez RF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .299  .893   17    1   0   
D Palmer 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .264  .834   14    0   1   
W Magee LF                    4   1   1   3    0   0  .307  .810   11    1   0   3B
D Cruz SS                     3   0   3   1    0   0  .295  .751    7    1   3   3·2B
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .708   14    8   2   
S Halter 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .639   14   11   0   

B Moehler P                                                              0   1
  N Cruz P                                                               0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   4   9   4    1   5              123   27  11

BATTING

2B: B Higginson (35, off B Zito); D Cruz 3 (35, 3 off B Zito).

3B: W Magee (2, off B Zito).

SH: D Easley (3, off J Tam).

TB: D Cruz 6; B Higginson 3; W Magee 3; J Encarnacion; S Halter; J Gonzalez.

RBI: W Magee 3 (23); D Cruz (55).

2-out RBI: W Magee 3; D Cruz.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cruz-S Halter.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Encarnacion (3, 2nd base by B Zito/S Fasano).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Zito, L (1-2)                6     9   4   4    1   5   0   3.62   27  103-67   40· 6·21    4· 9· 8· 0     42    -     0.54  -0.18
J Tam                          0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.80    2    4-2     2· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.34   0.01
M Magnante                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.36   0.01
J Mecir                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.92    3    9-6     3· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.04
Totals                         8     9   4   4    1   5   0          33  120-78   47· 7·24    8·11· 8· 0          2-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Moehler, W (10-7)            7     7   2   2    3   5   0   4.16   30  110-65   34· 8·23   12· 6· 4· 0     57    -     0.82   0.22
N Cruz                         0     1   1   1    0   0   0   2.05    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    1.72  -0.12
C Nitkowski                    0     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.32    2    5-4     3· 0· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          1-1    2.98  -0.24
D Patterson, H (9)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.06    3   11-9     4· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.31   0.34
T Jones, S (34)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.11    3    7-5     2· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.18
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   7   0          39  134-84   44·11·29   15· 7· 7· 0          4-2

B Zito faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
B Moehler faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
N Cruz faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
C Nitkowski faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 38,628.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Christenson        LF    1. D Easley             2B 
2. T Long               CF    2. J Encarnacion        CF 
3. B Grieve             DH    3. B Higginson          DH 
4. M Stanley            1B    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. M Stairs             RF    5. D Palmer             3B 
6. M Tejada             SS    6. W Magee              LF 
7. E Chavez             3B    7. D Cruz               SS 
8. F Menechino          2B    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. S Fasano             C     9. S Halter             1B 

   B Zito               P        B Moehler            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  123  1   22%  79% W Magee         B Zito          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Higginson Scores; Gonzalez Scores; Palmer Scores
   t 8   2  4-3  1-3  2   12%  86% J Giambi        D Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 8   0  4-3  12-  5   12%  64% R Hernandez     D Patterson     Strikeout Looking
   t 8   0  4-2  -2-  2  -12%  64% A Piatt         C Nitkowski     Single to CF (Line Drive); Stanley to 3B
   t 8   0  4-2  1-3  3  -12%  52% M Tejada        C Nitkowski     Single to LF (Line Drive); Stanley Scores; Piatt to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Christenson   Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   50%  T Long          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   53%  B Grieve        Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   51%  M Stanley       Walk; Long to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Zito facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   52%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   54%  J Gonzalez      Single (Ground Ball); Higginson to 2B
          12-  6   57%  D Palmer        Walk; Higginson to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   RRR    123  1   79%  W Magee         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Higginson Scores; Gonzalez Scores; Palmer Scores
   R      --3  2   84%  D Cruz          Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Magee Scores
   O      -2-  4   83%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   85%  M Tejada        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   83%  E Chavez        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   84%  F Menechino     Groundout: P-1B; Chavez to 2B
   O      -2-  6   87%  S Fasano        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Barry Zito facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   86%  S Halter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   85%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   86%  J Encarnacion   Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   85%  B Higginson     Encarnacion Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   82%  R Christenson   Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   88%  T Long          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---  3   87%  B Grieve        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  6   85%  M Stanley       Walk; Grieve to 2B
   O      12-  6   88%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Barry Zito facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   91%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   89%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   88%  D Palmer        Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-  5   86%  W Magee         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   83%  M Tejada        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   86%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   89%  F Menechino     Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   90%  S Fasano        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Barry Zito facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   92%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  8   91%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  5   90%  S Halter        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   88%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   85%  R Christenson   Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   87%  T Long          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Christenson to 2B
   O      -2-  1   90%  B Grieve        Groundout: 2B-1B; Christenson to 3B
   R      --3  6   85%  M Stanley       Single to CF (Line Drive); Christenson Scores
   O      1--  4   88%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Barry Zito facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   86%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   86%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   85%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   88%  M Tejada        Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   89%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  F Menechino     Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Barry Zito facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   89%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   89%  W Magee         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   90%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   88%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   91%  S Fasano        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   93%  R Christenson   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  T Long          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Barry Zito facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   94%  S Halter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jeff Tam replaces Barry Zito pitching
   O      1--  2   94%  D Easley        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Halter to 2B
   O      -2-  2   93%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
                  Mike Magnante replaces Jeff Tam pitching
   O      -2-  4   92%  B Higginson     Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Brian Moehler facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   88%  B Grieve        Walk
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Brian Moehler pitching
   R      1--  1   76%  M Stanley       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Grieve Scores
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Nelson Cruz pitching; Adam Piatt pinch hits for Matt Stairs batting 5th
          -2-  2   64%  A Piatt         Single to CF (Line Drive); Stanley to 3B
   R      1-3  3   52%  M Tejada        Single to LF (Line Drive); Stanley Scores; Piatt to 2B
                  Danny Patterson replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching; Ramon Hernandez pinch hits for Eric Chavez batting 7th
   O      12-  5   64%  R Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   74%  F Menechino     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Piatt to 3B
                  Jeremy Giambi pinch hits for Sal Fasano batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   86%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim Mecir facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Mecir replaces Mike Magnante pitching; Ramon Hernandez moves to C; Adam Piatt moves to 3B; Jeremy Giambi moves to RF
   O      ---  4   84%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   83%  D Palmer        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   82%  W Magee         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Todd Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Jones replaces Danny Patterson pitching
   O      ---  2   90%  R Christenson   Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   96%  T Long          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation