August 25, 2002 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 5
@BAL 2 ANA 8
@BOS 3 CHW 8
TBD 3 SEA 12
@CLE 4 OAK 10
@DET 7 KCR 4
MIN 2 TEX 6
@NYY 2 ARI 7
CHC 0 NYM 7
@COL 4 HOU 1
CIN 0 ATL 7
@LAD 5 PIT 3
@MIL 2 FLA 7
@SDP 6 SFG 8
MON 4 PHI 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 24,346

Sunday, August 25, 2002
Time of Game: 3:28

Athletics

80-51

Won 12

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  0  0   0  0  0   1  5  2   10 14  0
Tigers          1  0  1   5  0  0   0  0  0    7 11  1

W: J Mecir (4-3), L: J Walker (1-1), S: B Koch (33)

Tigers

49-81

Lost 5

5th, 28 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham DH                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .296  .825   20    0   0   2B
S Hatteberg 1B                5   2   1   0    0   1  .271  .783   24    9   0   
M Tejada SS                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .309  .862   17    0   2   2B,GDP
J Dye RF                      4   3   2   2    0   1  .253  .789   30    1   0   HR,2B,HBP
E Chavez 3B                   5   1   3   3    0   0  .274  .881   12    2   2   2B,CS
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .756   12    1   1   
  J Mabry PH-LF               1   0   1   2    0   0  .314  .890    1    0   0   2B
E Byrnes LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .726    6    1   0   GDP
  D Justice PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .272  .809    7    0   0   
  R Velarde 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .715         0   0   
T Long CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .697   14    3   0   2B
R Hernandez C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .647   11    7   0   
  G Myers PH-C                2   1   1   1    0   0  .232  .754    6    3   0   HR

A Harang P                                                               0   3
  M Bowie P                                                              0   0
  C Bradford P                                                           0   0
  R Rincon P                                                             0   0
  J Mecir P                                                              0   1
  B Koch P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38  10  14  10    2   2              160   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Mabry (13, off J Acevedo); T Long (25, off M Maroth); R Durham (27, off M Maroth); J Dye (23, off M Maroth); E Chavez (27, off J Walker); M Tejada (28, off M Maroth).

HR: J Dye (17, off A Bernero; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); G Myers (6, off O Henriquez; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: J Dye (9, by O Henriquez).

TB: J Dye 6; E Chavez 4; G Myers 4; R Durham 3; M Tejada 3; T Long 2; J Mabry 2; M Ellis; S Hatteberg.

GIDP: E Byrnes (3); M Tejada (20).

RBI: E Chavez 3 (90); J Dye 2 (62); J Mabry 2 (38); M Tejada (109); G Myers (18); M Ellis (25).

2-out RBI: J Dye 2; E Chavez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

BASERUNNING

CS: E Chavez (3, 2nd base by M Maroth/B Inge).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Lombard CF                  3   1   1   1    1   2  .273  .758   22    3   0   2B,SH
D Jackson 2B                  5   3   2   0    0   1  .265  .704   23    4   3   2B
B Higginson LF                3   1   1   1    2   0  .285  .780   25    2   0   
R Simon DH                    5   1   3   5    0   0  .305  .789   20    0   0   HR
R Fick RF                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .274  .768   21    3   0   2B
C Pena 1B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .754   18    9   0   
S Halter SS                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .257  .757   18    3   3   
C Truby 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .578   12    1   4   SH
  W Magee PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .668    4    0   0   
B Inge C                      4   0   1   0    1   2  .225  .660   25    2   1   

M Maroth P                                                               0   0
  O Henriquez P                                                          0   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  J Acevedo P                                                            0   0
  A Bernero P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   7  11   7    7   8              188   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Jackson (18, off A Harang); R Fick (32, off M Bowie); G Lombard (9, off A Harang).

HR: R Simon (17, off M Bowie; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: C Truby (2, off A Harang); G Lombard (5, off J Mecir).

TB: R Simon 6; D Jackson 3; R Fick 2; G Lombard 2; B Higginson; B Inge; C Truby; C Pena.

RBI: R Simon 5 (75); B Higginson (54); G Lombard (11).

2-out RBI: R Simon 4; G Lombard.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Truby-D Jackson; D Jackson-S Halter-C Pena.

E: D Jackson (8).

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
A Harang                       3.2   5   6   6    5   3   0   4.08   21   88-53   30·11·12    5· 5· 3· 0     25    -     1.30  -0.21
M Bowie                        0.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   1.04    3   15-9     8· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 1          3-3    1.00  -0.23
C Bradford                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.07    4   15-10    4· 4· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
R Rincon                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.03    3   15-11    9· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
J Mecir, W (4-3)               1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.45    6   17-12    8· 0· 4    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.16  -0.05
B Koch, S (33)                 1.2   2   0   0    1   3   0   2.96    8   38-24   12· 7· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          1-0    2.89   0.24
Totals                         9    11   7   7    7   8   1          45  188-119  71·22·26   12· 9· 8· 1          4-3

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Maroth                       7     8   3   3    0   2   0   4.41   26   93-59   34· 4·21   10· 6· 8· 0     51    -     0.77   0.05
O Henriquez                    0.1   2   4   4    1   0   1   3.47    5   23-10    4· 2· 4    1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    1.36  -0.17
J Walker, L (1-1)              0     1   1   1    0   0   0   4.50    1    2-2     1· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          3-2    3.92  -0.27
J Acevedo, BS (6)              0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.02    4   14-7     7· 0· 0    0· 2· 1· 0          2-2    2.14  -0.23
A Bernero                      1     2   2   2    0   0   1   6.37    5   21-10    5· 0· 5    0· 3· 1· 1          0-0    0.61  -0.12
Totals                         9    14  10  10    2   2   2          41  153-88   51· 7·30   11·11·12· 2          5-4

J Walker faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Maroth (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: O Henriquez (1; J Dye).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 3:28.

Attendance: 24,346.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Durham             DH    1. G Lombard            CF 
2. S Hatteberg          1B    2. D Jackson            2B 
3. M Tejada             SS    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. J Dye                RF    4. R Simon              DH 
5. E Chavez             3B    5. R Fick               RF 
6. M Ellis              2B    6. C Pena               1B 
7. E Byrnes             LF    7. S Halter             SS 
8. T Long               CF    8. C Truby              3B 
9. R Hernandez          C     9. B Inge               C  

   A Harang             P        M Maroth             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  7-6  -23  1   30%  77% J Mabry         J Acevedo       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Dye Scores; Chavez Scores
   t 8   1  7-4  123  2   27%  47% E Chavez        J Walker        Double to RF (Line Drive); Hatteberg Scores; Tejada Scores; Dye to 3B
   b 4   2  2-3  123  4  -23%   6% R Simon         M Bowie         Home Run; Lombard Scores; Jackson Scores; Higginson Scores
   t 9   2  7-8  1--  4   14%  96% J Dye           A Bernero       Home Run; Hatteberg Scores
   b 4   2  2-2  -2-  5  -13%  33% G Lombard       A Harang        Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Halter Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   56%  R Durham        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   52%  S Hatteberg     Popfly: 2B
   R      -2-  3   62%  M Tejada        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Durham Scores
          -2-      64%  J Dye           Wild Pitch; Tejada to 3B
   O      --3  8   59%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  3   67%  E Chavez        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Tejada Scores
   O      1--  1   65%  M Ellis         Chavez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Harang facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   61%  G Lombard       Walk
   O      1--  4   65%  D Jackson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  9   61%  B Higginson     Walk; Jackson to 2B
   R      12-  3   51%  R Simon         Single to LF (Line Drive); Jackson Scores; Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  3   54%  R Fick          Groundout: P-1B; Higginson to 3B; Simon to 2B
   O      -23  5   60%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Maroth facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   58%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   57%  E Byrnes        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  T Long          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Aaron Harang facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   59%  S Halter        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  C Truby         Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
          ---  5   59%  B Inge          Walk
   O      1--  5   61%  G Lombard       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Maroth facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   59%  R Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   58%  R Durham        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   57%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Aaron Harang facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   49%  D Jackson       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  1   40%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive); Jackson Scores
   O      1--  2   44%  R Simon         Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  3   47%  R Fick          Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
   O      1--  3   50%  C Pena          Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Maroth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  M Tejada        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Aaron Harang facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   40%  S Halter        Walk
   O      1--  2   42%  C Truby         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Halter to 2B
   O      -2-  5   46%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   33%  G Lombard       Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Halter Scores
          -2-  2   31%  D Jackson       Single (Ground Ball); Lombard to 3B
          1-3  6   29%  B Higginson     Walk; Jackson to 2B
                  Micah Bowie replaces Aaron Harang pitching
   RRRR   123  4    6%  R Simon         Home Run; Lombard Scores; Jackson Scores; Higginson Scores
          ---  5    5%  R Fick          Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6    6%  C Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 7.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Maroth facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2    5%  M Ellis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3    4%  E Byrnes        Flyball: LF
          ---  3    5%  T Long          Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5    4%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Chad Bradford facing 7-8-9
                  Chad Bradford replaces Micah Bowie pitching
   O      ---  1    4%  S Halter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5    4%  C Truby         Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5    4%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B; Truby to 2B
   O      -2-  4    5%  G Lombard       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 7.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
          ---  2    6%  R Durham        Single (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  6    5%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2    2%  M Tejada        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Ricardo Rincon facing 2-3-4
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Chad Bradford pitching
   O      ---  5    3%  D Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6    3%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4    3%  R Simon         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 7.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Maroth facing 4-5-6
          ---  3    5%  J Dye           Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  3    9%  E Chavez        Single to RF (Line Drive); Dye to 3B
   R      1-3  3   13%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Line Drive); Dye Scores; Chavez to 2B
   OO     12-  1    4%  E Byrnes        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B; Byrnes to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  1    3%  T Long          Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Jim Mecir facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Mecir replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching
          ---  6    2%  R Fick          Walk
   O      1--  1    3%  C Pena          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3    3%  S Halter        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2    4%  C Truby         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 7.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-7, Oscar Henriquez facing 9-1-2
                  Oscar Henriquez replaces Mike Maroth pitching; Greg Myers pinch hits for Ramon Hernandez batting 9th
   R      ---  5    7%  G Myers         Home Run
          ---  6   11%  R Durham        Walk
   O      1--  5    7%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   12%  M Tejada        Single to LF (Line Drive); Hatteberg to 2B
          12-  4   20%  J Dye           Hit By Pitch; Hatteberg to 3B; Tejada to 2B
                  Jamie Walker replaces Oscar Henriquez pitching
   RR     123  2   47%  E Chavez        Double to RF (Line Drive); Hatteberg Scores; Tejada Scores; Dye to 3B
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Jamie Walker pitching; John Mabry pinch hits for Mark Ellis batting 6th
   RR     -23  1   77%  J Mabry         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Dye Scores; Chavez Scores
                  David Justice pinch hits for Eric Byrnes batting 7th
          -2-  7   78%  D Justice       Walk
   O      12-  5   74%  T Long          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-  1   70%  G Myers         Popfly: SS
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-8, Jim Mecir facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Myers moves to C; Randy Velarde replaces David Justice playing 2B batting 7th; John Mabry moves to LF
          ---  4   60%  B Inge          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   64%  G Lombard       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Inge to 2B
                  Billy Koch replaces Jim Mecir pitching
   O      -2-  6   74%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   84%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Tigers 7.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-7, Adam Bernero facing 1-2-3
                  Adam Bernero replaces Juan Acevedo pitching
   O      ---  6   82%  R Durham        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   84%  S Hatteberg     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   82%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF
   RR     1--  4   96%  J Dye           Home Run; Hatteberg Scores
   O      ---  2   96%  E Chavez        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-10, Billy Koch facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   91%  R Simon         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   95%  R Fick          Flyball: CF
          1--  3   90%  C Pena          Single to LF (Line Drive); Simon to 2B
          12-  5   80%  S Halter        Walk; Simon to 3B; Pena to 2B
                  Wendell Magee pinch hits for Chris Truby batting 8th
   O      123  4   90%  W Magee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6  100%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 10, Tigers 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200208250

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation