August 4, 2001 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
TEX 4 BOS 6
TEX 2 CHW 8
TBD 6 SEA 8
@CLE 5 OAK 10
@DET 1 MIN 6
KCR 2 NYY 5
ANA 4 TOR 2
BAL 1 NYM 4
@ARI 2 PIT 6
@COL 3 HOU 4
MON 1 LAD 3
CHC 1 ATL 14
@MIL 2 SDP 2
CIN 0 PHI 12
@SFG 2 STL 3
FLA 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 28,331

Saturday, August 4, 2001, 5:06PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Athletics

60-50

Won 3

2nd, 20 GB

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

W: B Zito (7-7), L: S Sparks (8-6)

Tigers

46-62

Lost 4

4th, 16 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .252  .684   15    5   0   
J Giambi DH                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .304  .841   18    0   0   
  O Saenz PH                  2   1   0   0    0   1  .218  .649    8    0   0   
J Giambi 1B                   2   1   1   2    2   0  .328 1.091   17    4   1   2B
  R Hernandez 1B              1   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .693    5    1   0   
J Dye RF                      3   2   1   2    1   0  .279  .774   18    1   0   HR
  R Gant PH-LF                1   0   1   1    0   0  .248  .780    3    0   0   
T Long LF-RF                  4   1   1   2    1   1  .282  .752   21    1   0   2B
G Myers C                     4   1   1   2    0   2  .233  .741   17   10   1   HR
M Tejada SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .797   16    2   0   
E Chavez 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .253  .791    8    2   3   HR,GDP
F Santangelo 2B               4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334   11    1   0   

B Zito P                                                                 0   0
  J Tam P                                                                0   0
Totals                       36  10  10  10    5   5              157   27   5

BATTING

2B: T Long (28, off S Sparks); J Giambi (32, off S Sparks).

HR: G Myers (7, off M Perisho; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF); J Dye (16, off S Sparks; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); E Chavez (17, off S Sparks; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

TB: E Chavez 4; J Dye 4; G Myers 4; T Long 2; J Giambi 2; R Hernandez; J Damon; F Santangelo; J Giambi; R Gant.

GIDP: E Chavez (5).

RBI: G Myers 2 (23); J Giambi 2 (82); T Long 2 (59); J Dye 2 (59); R Gant (30); E Chavez (62).

2-out RBI: J Dye 2; J Giambi 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno CF                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .746   11    1   0   SB,CS
  R Jackson LF                2   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .630    3    0   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .722   16    3   5   
J Encarnacion RF              4   0   0   0    0   3  .242  .708   17    0   0   
W Magee LF-CF                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .258  .804   13    5   0   HR
S Halter 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .798    6    8   2   
D Cruz SS                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .667   10    2   3   
J Macias 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .751    8    1   1   
R Simon DH                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .348  .805   10    0   0   
J Cardona C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .549   11    5   1   

S Sparks P                                                               2   1
  M Perisho P                                                            0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  L Pineda P                                                             0   0
  H Murray P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   1   2   1    2  10              105   27  13

BATTING

HR: W Magee (4, off B Zito; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

TB: W Magee 4; R Jackson.

RBI: W Magee (15).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

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

E: J Macias (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Cedeno (41, 2nd base off B Zito/G Myers).

CS: R Cedeno (13, 3rd base by B Zito/G Myers).

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, W (7-7)                8     1   1   1    2  10   1   4.56   26   92-61   31·21· 9    4· 7· 2· 1     84    -     0.51   0.09
J Tam                          1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.40    4   10-6     6· 0· 0    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     2   1   1    2  10   1          30  102-67   37·21· 9    4· 9· 4· 1           -

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, L (8-6)              4.1   7   8   8    3   2   2   4.12   23   92-52   35· 6·11    8· 4· 4· 2     16    -     0.83  -0.39
M Perisho                      1.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   8.06    6   20-13    7· 3· 3    2· 2· 0· 1          1-1    0.06  -0.02
C Nitkowski                    1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.14    4   19-11    4· 3· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
L Pineda                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    6-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
H Murray                       1     2   1   1    1   1   0   6.59    5   19-9     5· 2· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10  10  10    5   5   3          41  156-91   55·14·22   14· 9· 5· 3          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 28,331.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Damon              CF    1. R Cedeno             CF 
2. J Giambi             DH    2. D Easley             2B 
3. J Giambi             1B    3. J Encarnacion        RF 
4. J Dye                RF    4. W Magee              LF 
5. T Long               LF    5. S Halter             1B 
6. G Myers              C     6. D Cruz               SS 
7. M Tejada             SS    7. J Macias             3B 
8. E Chavez             3B    8. R Simon              DH 
9. F Santangelo         2B    9. J Cardona            C  

   B Zito               P        S Sparks             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-0  1-3  4   21%  60% J Giambi        S Sparks        Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Santangelo Scores; Damon Scores
   t 3   2  1-2  -2-  3   18%  77% J Dye           S Sparks        Home Run; Giambi Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  1  -11%  34% W Magee         B Zito          Home Run (CF-RF)
   t 3   1  1-0  1-3  7   -8%  39% J Giambi        S Sparks        Strikeout Swinging
   t 3   1  1-0  1--  2    7%  46% J Damon         S Sparks        Single to CF (Line Drive); Santangelo to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  J Giambi        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   45%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Zito facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  R Cedeno        Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      43%  J Encarnacion   Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   47%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   50%  W Magee         Cedeno Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  J Dye           Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  T Long          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   47%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   45%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Barry Zito facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   34%  W Magee         Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   36%  S Halter        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   34%  D Cruz          Walk
   O      1--  4   37%  J Macias        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   39%  R Simon         Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Sparks facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   36%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   39%  F Santangelo    Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  2   46%  J Damon         Single to CF (Line Drive); Santangelo to 3B
   O      1-3  7   39%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1-3  4   60%  " "             Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Santangelo Scores; Damon Scores
   RR     -2-  3   77%  J Dye           Home Run; Giambi Scores
          ---  6   78%  T Long          Walk
   O      1--  6   77%  G Myers         Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Barry Zito facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   79%  J Cardona       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   81%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   82%  D Easley        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Sparks facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   80%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  1   87%  E Chavez        Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   86%  F Santangelo    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   86%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Barry Zito facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   88%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   89%  W Magee         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   90%  S Halter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   91%  J Giambi        Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   93%  " "             Walk; Giambi to 2B
   O      12-  4   92%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Giambi to 3B
   RR     1-3  4   97%  T Long          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Giambi Scores; Dye Scores
                  Matt Perisho replaces Steve Sparks pitching
   RR     -2-  3   99%  G Myers         Home Run (CF-RF); Long Scores
          ---  5   99%  M Tejada        Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   99%  E Chavez        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-9, Barry Zito facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  D Cruz          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  1   99%  J Macias        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   99%  R Simon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-1, Matt Perisho facing 9-1-2
                  Ryan Jackson replaces Roger Cedeno playing LF batting 1st; Wendell Magee moves to CF
   O      ---  2   99%  F Santangelo    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   99%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
                  Olmedo Saenz pinch hits for Jeremy Giambi batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   99%  O Saenz         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-9, Barry Zito facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   99%  J Cardona       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  R Jackson       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3  100%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-1, C.J. Nitkowski facing 3-4-5
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Matt Perisho pitching
          ---  6  100%  J Giambi        Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  J Dye           Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  4  100%  T Long          Groundout: 3B-1B; Giambi to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-9, Barry Zito facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5  100%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  W Magee         Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-1, Luis Pineda facing 7-8-9
                  Luis Pineda replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  M Tejada        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  E Chavez        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  1  100%  F Santangelo    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-9, Barry Zito facing 6-7-8
                  Ramon Hernandez replaces Jason Giambi playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  1  100%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Macias        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  R Simon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-1, Heath Murray facing 1-2-3
                  Heath Murray replaces Luis Pineda pitching
          ---  4  100%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  O Saenz         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5  100%  R Hernandez     Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Saenz to 3B
                  Ron Gant pinch hits for Jermaine Dye batting 4th
   R      1-3  3  100%  R Gant          Single (Ground Ball); Saenz Scores; Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Long          Baserunner Out Advancing; Hernandez to 3B; Gant out at 2B/C-SS
   O      --3  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Jeff Tam facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Tam replaces Barry Zito pitching; Ron Gant moves to LF; Terrence Long moves to RF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Cardona       Flyball: CF
          ---  1  100%  R Jackson       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  D Easley        Lineout: RF
   O      1--  1  100%  J Encarnacion   Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, Tigers 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200108040

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation