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Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 32,918

Sunday, July 29, 2001, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:38
Indians
3
60-44
Lost 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  5  0
Tigers          1  0  4   1  1  0   1  0  X    8 12  1
W: S Sparks (8-5), L: D Burba (9-8)
Tigers
8
45-58
Won 2
4th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .655   13    3   0   
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .674   15    0   5   
M Cordova RF                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .320  .860   12    3   1   HR,2B
J Thome 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .301 1.088   16    7   1   
W Cordero LF                  3   0   0   1    0   2  .271  .729   17    4   0   SF
E Taubensee DH                3   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .654   15    0   0   
J Cabrera 2B                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .284  .707   12    2   1   
R Branyan 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .230  .793   11    1   0   
E Diaz C                      3   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .770   11    3   0   

D Burba P                                                                1   0
  R Drese P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   3   5   3    1   7              122   24   8
BATTING
2B: M Cordova (12, off S Sparks).
HR: M Cordova (12, off S Sparks; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
SF: W Cordero (1, off S Sparks).
TB: M Cordova 6; J Thome; E Diaz; R Branyan.
RBI: W Cordero (16); E Diaz (43); M Cordova (48).
2-out RBI: E Diaz; M Cordova.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno CF                   4   3   2   1    1   0  .289  .740   18    0   0   HR,2B,2·SB
  W Magee CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .777         0   0   
D Easley 2B                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .263  .744   27    1   3   
B Higginson LF                5   0   1   1    0   2  .287  .852   28    2   0   
T Clark DH                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .310  .939   21    0   0   2B
R Fick C                      4   3   3   1    0   0  .310  .951   17    8   0   3B
J Encarnacion RF              4   0   1   1    0   0  .249  .730   17    0   0   
R Simon 1B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .373  .866   13   12   0   2B,IW
S Halter 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .309  .834   13    3   4   
D Cruz SS                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .261  .671   14    0   1   

S Sparks P                                                               1   2
Totals                       35   8  12   8    4   3              168   27  10
BATTING
2B: R Simon (6, off D Burba); R Cedeno (10, off D Burba); T Clark (22, off D Burba).
3B: R Fick (1, off R Drese).
HR: R Cedeno (5, off D Burba; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: R Simon (1, by R Drese).
TB: R Cedeno 6; R Fick 5; R Simon 3; T Clark 2; B Higginson; J Encarnacion; D Easley; D Cruz.
RBI: R Simon (8); R Cedeno (36); D Easley (45); J Encarnacion (50); T Clark (58); D Cruz (32); B Higginson (55); R Fick (50).
2-out RBI: R Simon; B Higginson; D Cruz.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
FIELDING
E: S Halter (15).
BASERUNNING
SB: R Cedeno 2 (38, 3rd base off D Burba/E Diaz, 2nd base off D Burba/E Diaz).

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
D Burba, L (9-8)               3.2   7   6   6    3   2   1   6.21   21   84-49   31· 5·13    5· 5· 5· 1     22    -     0.85  -0.42
R Drese                        4.1   5   2   2    1   1   0   4.15   18   80-51   32· 6·13    7· 6· 3· 0          1-0    0.20  -0.01
Totals                         8    12   8   8    4   3   1          39  164-100  63·11·26   12·11· 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
S Sparks, W (8-5)              9     5   3   2    1   7   1   3.74   34  122-85   50·11·24   14· 6· 5· 1     73    -     0.57   0.06
Totals                         9     5   3   2    1   7   1          34  122-85   50·11·24   14· 6· 5· 1           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: R Drese (1; R Simon).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 32,918.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 83° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. K Lofton             CF    1. R Cedeno             CF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. D Easley             2B 
3. M Cordova            RF    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. J Thome              1B    4. T Clark              DH 
5. W Cordero            LF    5. R Fick               C  
6. E Taubensee          DH    6. J Encarnacion        RF 
7. J Cabrera            2B    7. R Simon              1B 
8. R Branyan            3B    8. S Halter             3B 
9. E Diaz               C     9. D Cruz               SS 

   D Burba              P        S Sparks             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  2-1  -2-  4   11%  62% D Easley        D Burba         Single to CF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores; Easley to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 3   1  2-2  -2-  5   11%  69% T Clark         D Burba         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Easley Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  ---  2   10%  55% R Cedeno        D Burba         Home Run
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  2  -10%  44% M Cordova       S Sparks        Home Run (LF-CF)
   t 2   2  1-1  1-3  2  -10%  40% E Diaz          S Sparks        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Cabrera Scores/unER; Branyan to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  2   44%  M Cordova       Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   45%  J Thome         Lineout: P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   55%  R Cedeno        Home Run
   O      ---  1   53%  D Easley        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   51%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   52%  T Clark         Walk
   O      1--  8   50%  R Fick          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Sparks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  W Cordero       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   54%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   53%  J Cabrera       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   50%  R Branyan       Single to RF (Line Drive); Cabrera to 3B
   R      1-3  2   40%  E Diaz          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Cabrera Scores/unER; Branyan to 2B
   O      12-  2   44%  K Lofton        Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Burba facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   42%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   40%  R Simon         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   41%  S Halter        Walk
   O      1--  2   39%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   41%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   42%  M Cordova       Lineout: 3B
          ---  3   41%  J Thome         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   44%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   48%  R Cedeno        Walk
          1--      51%  D Easley        Cedeno Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   62%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores; Easley to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  4   58%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  5   69%  T Clark         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Easley Scores
   R      -2-  3   77%  R Fick          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Clark Scores
   O      1--  4   75%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: LF
   R      1--  4   84%  R Simon         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Fick Scores; Simon to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3  1   82%  S Halter        Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   84%  E Taubensee     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   85%  J Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   86%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave Burba facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   85%  D Cruz          Popfly: 2B
          ---  5   87%  R Cedeno        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  8   85%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      86%  B Higginson     Cedeno Steals 3B
   R      --3  6   91%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Cedeno Scores
                  Ryan Drese replaces Dave Burba pitching
   O      1--  8   90%  T Clark         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Sparks facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   92%  E Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  O Vizquel       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ryan Drese facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   94%  R Fick          Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   94%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B; Fick to 2B
          -2-  4   94%  R Simon         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   93%  S Halter        Flyball: CF
   R      12-  3   96%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive); Fick Scores; Simon to 2B
   O      12-  3   95%  R Cedeno        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 7.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Steve Sparks facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   93%  M Cordova       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   94%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cordova to 3B
   RO     --3  4   95%  W Cordero       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Cordova Scores
          ---  7   94%  E Taubensee     Walk
   O      1--  2   95%  J Cabrera       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Ryan Drese facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   95%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  9   94%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  T Clark         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 7.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Sparks facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   96%  R Branyan       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   97%  E Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Ryan Drese facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   98%  R Fick          Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      --3  4   99%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Fick Scores
   O      1--  3   99%  R Simon         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Encarnacion out at 3B/RF-3B; Simon to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-  1   99%  S Halter        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  6   98%  D Cruz          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 8.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   99%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Ryan Drese facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   99%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   99%  D Easley        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   99%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 8.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Steve Sparks facing 5-6-7
                  Wendell Magee replaces Roger Cedeno playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  4  100%  W Cordero       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  E Taubensee     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200107290

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