April 7, 2002 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@BAL 1 CLE 5
@DET 1 KCR 9
CHW 2 NYY 7
TBD 2 OAK 6
@SEA 5 MIN 10
@TOR 6 ATL 5
NYM 2
(14) CIN 6
MON 5
(10) HOU 7
STL 6
(12) LAD 6
COL 4 ARI 2
@MIL 0 PHI 3
FLA 2
(11) SFG 10
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 14,749

Sunday, April 7, 2002
Time of Game: 2:41

Indians

5-1

Won 4

1st

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

W: C Sabathia (1-0), L: J Weaver (0-1), S: B Wickman (3)

Tigers

0-6

Lost 6

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Lawton RF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .900   10    0   0   3B
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .292  .732   13    1   2   SF
E Burks DH                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .435 1.058   20    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .136  .513   17   11   0   3B
B Anderson LF                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .400 1.363   17    1   0   
R Branyan 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .929   14    0   3   
M Bradley CF                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .400 1.138   16    9   0   3B,2B,CS
E Diaz C                      4   1   1   2    0   0  .211  .579   17    3   2   HR
J McDonald 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .400   17    2   3   

C Sabathia P                                                             0   1
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5    4   3              141   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Bradley (2, off J Weaver).

3B: J Thome (1, off T Pearson); M Bradley (1, off J Weaver); M Lawton (1, off J Weaver).

HR: E Diaz (1, off J Paniagua; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: O Vizquel (1, off J Weaver).

TB: M Bradley 6; E Diaz 4; M Lawton 3; J Thome 3; O Vizquel 2; E Burks 2; J McDonald.

RBI: E Diaz 2 (3); O Vizquel (3); J Thome (4); M Lawton (5).

2-out RBI: E Diaz 2; J Thome.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Vizquel-J McDonald-J Thome; R Branyan-J McDonald-J Thome.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Bradley (1, 2nd base by J Weaver/M Meluskey).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Higginson LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .713   15    3   0   
S Halter SS                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .042  .221   10    3   1   
M Meluskey C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .585   16    3   1   
D Young 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .182  .553   19    2   2   2B
D Palmer DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   20    0   0   
R Simon 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286   15   11   1   GDP
J Macias 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .332    9    2   6   GDP
W Magee RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .400  .800   14    0   0   
A Torres CF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .333 1.333   11    3   0   3B

J Weaver P                                                               0   0
  J Paniagua P                                                           0   0
  T Pearson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   1   4   1    4   3              129   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Young (2, off P Shuey).

3B: A Torres (1, off C Sabathia).

TB: A Torres 3; D Young 2; R Simon; W Magee.

GIDP: J Macias (3); R Simon (1).

RBI: A Torres (1).

2-out RBI: A Torres.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

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
C Sabathia, W (1-0)            8     3   1   1    2   2   0   3.38   28  106-65   42· 6·17   11·11· 2· 0     72    -     0.90   0.45
P Shuey                        0.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    4   20-7     4· 1· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.88  -0.09
B Wickman, S (3)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.03   0.11
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   3   0          33  129-74   48· 7·19   12·11· 3· 0          3-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Weaver, L (0-1)              7.2   8   3   3    4   2   0   4.15   34  120-72   51· 5·16   13· 9· 6· 0     49    -     1.03   0.08
J Paniagua                     0.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   3.00    2    7-5     2· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.51  -0.10
T Pearson                      1     2   1   1    0   0   0  12.27    5   13-10    6· 1· 3    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   5    4   3   1          41  140-87   59· 7·21   17· 9· 7· 1          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Foster.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 14,749.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 42° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Lawton             RF    1. B Higginson          LF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. S Halter             SS 
3. E Burks              DH    3. M Meluskey           C  
4. J Thome              1B    4. D Young              3B 
5. B Anderson           LF    5. D Palmer             DH 
6. R Branyan            3B    6. R Simon              1B 
7. M Bradley            CF    7. J Macias             2B 
8. E Diaz               C     8. W Magee              RF 
9. J McDonald           2B    9. A Torres             CF 

   C Sabathia           P        J Weaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  1--  1   17%  68% M Lawton        J Weaver        Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); McDonald Scores
   b 9   1  5-1  123  3   11% 100% R Simon         B Wickman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 8   2  0-2  --3  2   10%  96% E Diaz          J Paniagua      Home Run; Bradley Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  123  6   -8%  44% M Bradley       J Weaver        Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  123  3   -7%  45% R Branyan       J Weaver        Popfly: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Weaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   46%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
          ---  7   47%  E Burks         Walk
          1--  4   49%  J Thome         Walk; Burks to 2B
          12-  8   52%  B Anderson      Walk; Burks to 3B; Thome to 2B
   O      123  3   45%  R Branyan       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   49%  S Halter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  M Meluskey      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Weaver facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   56%  M Bradley       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   55%  E Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B; Bradley to 3B
   O      --3  4   49%  J McDonald      Popfly: SS
   O      --3  2   45%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  D Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   49%  D Palmer        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   50%  R Simon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Weaver facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   54%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  3   60%  E Burks         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Vizquel to 2B
   O      12-  1   54%  J Thome         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  1   50%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Vizquel to 3B
          1-3  4   53%  R Branyan       Walk; Anderson to 2B
   O      123  6   44%  M Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   47%  J Macias        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  6   49%  W Magee         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  A Torres        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Weaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  E Diaz          Flyball: LF
          ---  3   50%  J McDonald      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  1   68%  M Lawton        Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); McDonald Scores
   RO     --3  4   70%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lawton Scores
          ---  4   71%  E Burks         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   69%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   72%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
          ---  4   69%  S Halter        Walk
   O      1--  5   72%  M Meluskey      Groundout: 3B-1B; Halter to 2B
   O      -2-  4   75%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Weaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   74%  B Anderson      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   72%  R Branyan       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   73%  M Bradley       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   72%  E Diaz          Bradley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   75%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   77%  R Simon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   78%  J Macias        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Weaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  9   77%  E Diaz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   75%  J McDonald      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   75%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   78%  W Magee         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   80%  A Torres        Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   82%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Weaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   80%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  E Burks         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5   78%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   82%  S Halter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   85%  M Meluskey      Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  5   83%  D Young         Walk
   O      1--  5   87%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Weaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   85%  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  R Branyan       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   86%  M Bradley       Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  Jose Paniagua replaces Jeff Weaver pitching
   RR     --3  2   96%  E Diaz          Home Run; Bradley Scores
   O      ---  5   96%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, C.C. Sabathia facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   93%  R Simon         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   98%  J Macias        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  3   97%  W Magee         Single (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  6   94%  A Torres        Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF); Magee Scores
   O      --3  3   97%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Terry Pearson facing 1-2-3
                  Terry Pearson replaces Jose Paniagua pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   97%  O Vizquel       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   96%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  2   99%  J Thome         Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF); Burks Scores
   O      --3  2   98%  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Paul Shuey facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Shuey replaces C.C. Sabathia pitching
          ---  4   96%  S Halter        Walk
   O      1--  5   98%  M Meluskey      Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   94%  D Young         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Halter to 3B
          -23  5   89%  D Palmer        Walk
                  Bob Wickman replaces Paul Shuey pitching
   OO     123  3  100%  R Simon         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Tigers 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200204070

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