May 16, 2003 Seattle Mariners at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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TBD 5
@BAL 1 ANA 6
@BOS 5 CLE 3
OAK 2 SEA 6
@DET 3 TOR 18
@KCR 1 MIN 18
CHW 3 TEX 8
@NYY 5
(12) PIT 8
@ARI 5
(12) MON 4
@COL 1 HOU 4
PHI 2 LAD 2
FLA 1 MIL 12
CIN 3 ATL 6
@SDP 4 SFG 7
NYM 5 STL 7
CHC 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 17,641

Friday, May 16, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Mariners

26-15

Won 2

1st

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

W: G Meche (5-2), L: J Bonderman (2-6), S: K Sasaki (5)

Tigers

9-30

Lost 2

5th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki RF                   4   0   2   0    1   1  .301  .751   19    4   0   2B,2·SB,CS,IW
M McLemore SS-3B              5   1   1   0    0   2  .205  .633   32    1   3   3B
B Boone 2B                    4   2   2   1    1   1  .295  .889   18    1   3   2B
E Martinez DH                 5   1   2   3    0   1  .345 1.108   13    0   0   HR,GDP
J Olerud 1B                   3   2   1   0    2   1  .273  .794   25   10   0   2B
M Cameron CF                  2   0   1   1    2   1  .290  .954   20    4   0   2B,SB
R Winn LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .287  .752   18    0   0   SB
J Cirillo 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .636   18    0   0   
  C Guillen SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .775    3    0   2   
D Wilson C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .669   15    7   0   

G Meche P                                                                0   1
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   0
  K Sasaki P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   6  10   6    6  11              181   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Olerud (14, off S Sparks); B Boone (12, off C Spurling); M Cameron (10, off S Sparks); I Suzuki (6, off J Bonderman).

3B: M McLemore (1, off J Bonderman).

HR: E Martinez (10, off J Bonderman; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: I Suzuki (3, by S Sparks).

TB: E Martinez 5; M McLemore 3; I Suzuki 3; B Boone 3; J Olerud 2; M Cameron 2; R Winn.

GIDP: E Martinez (4).

RBI: E Martinez 3 (34); B Boone (23); M Cameron (27); R Winn (14).

2-out RBI: B Boone; E Martinez; M Cameron.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Winn (6, 2nd base off S Sparks/B Inge); M Cameron (4, 2nd base off J Bonderman/B Inge); I Suzuki 2 (8, 3rd base off J Bonderman/B Inge, 2nd base off J Bonderman/B Inge).

CS: I Suzuki (2, 3rd base by J Bonderman/B Inge).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Torres CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .220  .569   19    1   1   SH
O Infante SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .535    7    0   5   
  K Witt PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Halter PH-SS              2   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .646    9    0   0   
B Higginson RF                4   0   0   1    0   1  .241  .704   15    1   0   
D Young DH                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .241  .718   16    0   0   2B
C Pena 1B                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .203  .576   12    7   2   2B
C Monroe LF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .256  .758   18    1   0   
E Munson 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .204  .669   20    2   0   
B Inge C                      3   0   0   1    0   1  .141  .436   14   11   1   SF
R Santiago 2B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .241  .639   15    2   3   

J Bonderman P                                                            2   1
  S Sparks P                                                             0   0
  C Spurling P                                                           0   1
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   3    4   7              145   27  14

BATTING

2B: C Pena (5, off G Meche); D Young (4, off G Meche).

SF: B Inge (3, off G Meche).

SH: A Torres (4, off G Meche).

TB: D Young 3; C Monroe 2; C Pena 2; R Santiago 2.

RBI: B Inge (7); B Higginson (14); C Monroe (15).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Infante-R Santiago-C Pena.

E: O Infante (10).

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Meche, W (5-2)               6     6   3   3    4   4   0   3.06   28  105-63   33· 9·21    9· 4· 7· 0     48    -     1.23  -0.03
A Rhodes, H (7)                2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.84    6   24-18    9· 4· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          2-1    1.85   0.21
K Sasaki, S (5)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.57    4   16-10    4· 1· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.86   0.04
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   7   0          38  145-91   46·14·31   13· 7· 7· 0          2-1

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bonderman, L (2-6)           5     5   4   4    5   7   1   5.77   24   99-58   26· 9·23    8· 3· 1· 0     43    -     1.17  -0.23
S Sparks                       2     3   1   1    1   3   0   3.16    9   38-19   10· 3· 6    3· 0· 2· 0          2-1    1.15  -0.05
C Spurling                     1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.38    7   21-16    9· 1· 6    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.37  -0.01
J Walker                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    1    6-4     2· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    6  11   1          41  164-97   47·13·37   14· 6· 4· 0          3-1

G Meche faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
J Bonderman faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: J Bonderman (2).

WP: None.

IBB: S Sparks (3; I Suzuki).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 17,641.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Detroit Tigers                       
1. I Suzuki             RF    1. A Torres             CF 
2. M McLemore           SS    2. O Infante            SS 
3. B Boone              2B    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. E Martinez           DH    4. D Young              DH 
5. J Olerud             1B    5. C Pena               1B 
6. M Cameron            CF    6. C Monroe             LF 
7. R Winn               LF    7. E Munson             3B 
8. J Cirillo            3B    8. B Inge               C  
9. D Wilson             C     9. R Santiago           2B 

   G Meche              P        J Bonderman          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  2-1  1--  5   26%  66% E Martinez      J Bonderman     Home Run (Fly Ball); Boone Scores
   t 6   0  2-3  12-  3   12%  87% R Winn          S Sparks        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Olerud Scores; Cameron to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  4  -11%  31% C Pena          G Meche         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Young to 3B
   b 6   0  4-2  ---  2   -9%  65% D Young         G Meche         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   t 3   2  2-0  --3  1    9%  36% B Boone         J Bonderman     Single to 2B (Ground Ball); McLemore Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  I Suzuki        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      56%  M McLemore      Suzuki Steals 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Suzuki Steals 3B
   O      --3  6   54%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   49%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   45%  E Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  A Torres        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  O Infante       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   54%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   47%  R Winn          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      48%  J Cirillo       Balk; Winn to 2B
   O      -2-  4   45%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   41%  D Young         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   31%  C Pena          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Young to 3B
   R      -23  7   27%  C Monroe        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Young Scores; Pena stays at 2B
          12-  6   21%  E Munson        Walk; Pena to 3B; Monroe to 2B
   RO     123  4   20%  B Inge          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pena Scores; Monroe to 3B
   O      1-3  5   25%  R Santiago      Lineout: CF
   O      1-3  3   29%  A Torres        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeremy Bonderman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   26%  D Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   30%  I Suzuki        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-      24%  M McLemore      Suzuki Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---  4   27%  " "             Triple to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   R      --3  1   36%  B Boone         Single to 2B (Ground Ball); McLemore Scores
   O      1--  1   33%  E Martinez      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gil Meche facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   35%  O Infante       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   37%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   38%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeremy Bonderman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   35%  J Olerud        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   38%  M Cameron       Walk
          1--      40%  R Winn          Cameron Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   36%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Cameron to 3B
   O      --3  3   31%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   33%  C Pena          Flyball: RF
          ---  1   31%  C Monroe        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   34%  E Munson        Lineout: CF
   O      1--  5   36%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeremy Bonderman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   33%  D Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   31%  I Suzuki        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   29%  M McLemore      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gil Meche facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   26%  R Santiago      Walk
   O      1--  1   27%  A Torres        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Santiago to 2B
   O      -2-  3   30%  O Infante       Groundout: 2B-1B; Santiago to 3B
   O      --3  3   34%  B Higginson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeremy Bonderman facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   40%  B Boone         Walk
   RR     1--  5   66%  E Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball); Boone Scores
          ---  5   70%  J Olerud        Walk
          1--  5   75%  M Cameron       Walk; Olerud to 2B
                  Steve Sparks replaces Jeremy Bonderman pitching
   R      12-  3   87%  R Winn          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Olerud Scores; Cameron to 3B
          1-3      88%  J Cirillo       Winn Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   85%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  3   79%  D Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   80%  I Suzuki        Intentional Walk
   O      123  7   74%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
                  Mark McLemore moves to 3B; Carlos Guillen replaces Jeff Cirillo playing SS batting 8th
          ---  2   65%  D Young         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   68%  C Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Young to 3B
   O      --3  5   77%  C Monroe        Lineout: 3B
          --3  6   74%  E Munson        Walk
   O      1-3  1   82%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Sparks facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   84%  B Boone         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   79%  E Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  5   81%  J Olerud        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   RO     -2-  5   87%  M Cameron       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Olerud Scores; Cameron out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Gil Meche facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   82%  R Santiago      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   74%  A Torres        Walk; Santiago to 2B
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Gil Meche pitching; Kevin Witt pinch hits for Omar Infante batting 2nd; Shane Halter pinch hits for Kevin Witt batting 2nd
   O      12-  5   80%  S Halter        Flyball: CF; Santiago to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   81%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B; Santiago Scores; Torres to 2B
   O      -2-  3   86%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-3, Chris Spurling facing 7-8-9
                  Chris Spurling replaces Steve Sparks pitching; Shane Halter moves to SS
   O      ---  1   85%  R Winn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   84%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   84%  D Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Arthur Rhodes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   88%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   91%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   92%  E Munson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-3, Chris Spurling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   92%  I Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   91%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   92%  B Boone         Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3   96%  E Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Boone Scores
                  Jamie Walker replaces Chris Spurling pitching
   O      1--  6   96%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Kazuhiro Sasaki facing 8-9-1
                  Kazuhiro Sasaki replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   95%  R Santiago      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   98%  A Torres        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  S Halter        Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 6, Tigers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation