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PHI
@BAL		1
8
FLA
@BOS		8
5
NYM
@DET		0
14
ATL
@NYY		0
1		 
(10)
SDP
@OAK		15
6
SFG
@SEA		8
6		 
(10)
MON
@TOR		2
1
KCR
@CHC		7
8
MIL
@CIN		3
4
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@COL		7
11
CLE
@HOU		6
4
TEX
@LAD		3
2
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@PIT		1
3
MIN
@STL		1
2
Monday, June 30, 1997 7:05
, Astrodome
Attendance: 29,051, Time of Game: 3:07
Indians
6
40-35
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Astros
4
40-42
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Jose Mesa (1-4)
L: Tom Martin (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  1   2  1  2    6  9  1
Astros          0  3  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    4  8  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marquis Grissom CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .256 .646 10 8 0.222 1.68 0.296 -0.074 1.0 2 0 2B
Omar Vizquel SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .700 21 14 -0.152 0.96 0.000 -0.152 -1.3 2 3
Jim Thome 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .293 1.044 27 13 0.053 1.02 0.093 -0.040 0.6 8 0 IW
Manny Ramirez RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .335 .953 22 13 0.044 1.59 0.112 -0.068 0.0 0 0
Matt Williams 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 .235 .775 19 14 0.020 0.97 0.124 -0.104 -0.1 0 6 HR
Brian Giles LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .254 .860 9 6 0.140 1.26 0.220 -0.081 0.4 2 0 HR,2B
Pat Borders C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .291 .823 21 11 0.038 1.42 0.092 -0.054 0.1 7 3
Tony Fernandez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .253 .655 13 11 -0.105 1.67 0.000 -0.105 -0.9 6 2 SH
Charles Nagy P 3 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .400 6 5 0.007 0.81 0.048 -0.041 0.1 0 0
   Alvin Morman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Mesa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kevin Seitzer PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .270 .741 5 3 0.361 3.27 0.361 0.000 1.6 HR
   Michael Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 6 9 5 3 10 .257 .887 153 98 0.628 1.32 1.346 -0.719 1.6 27 14
2B: M Grissom (10, off J Hudek); B Giles (7, off D Kile).
HR: M Williams (19, off D Kile; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); B Giles (8, off D Kile; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); K Seitzer (2, off T Martin; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: T Fernandez (3, off T Martin).
IBB: J Thome (6, by J Hudek).
TB: B Giles 6; K Seitzer 4; M Williams 4; M Grissom 3; J Thome; C Nagy; P Borders.
RBI: K Seitzer 2 (15); M Williams (49); B Giles (21); J Thome (58).
2-out RBI: J Thome.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
E: J Mesa (1).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 3 0 0 0 2 2 .310 .906 21 9 0.053 1.09 0.096 -0.043 0.3 2 2
Chuck Carr CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .164 .470 13 10 -0.153 1.41 0.005 -0.158 -1.3 3 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .315 1.067 11 6 -0.147 1.46 0.000 -0.147 -1.3 5 2
Luis Gonzalez LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 .284 .756 15 5 0.141 1.15 0.161 -0.021 0.6 2 0 SB,HBP
   James Mouton PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 .641 0.174 3.95 0.174 0.000 0.5 0 0
Derek Bell RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .251 .708 15 9 -0.043 1.04 0.104 -0.147 0.3 1 0 SB,CS
Bill Spiers 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .307 .875 15 8 0.167 1.46 0.184 -0.017 0.6 1 1
Tony Eusebio C 3 0 3 0 0 0 .281 .707 8 5 0.110 0.98 0.128 -0.018 1.1 9 0 CS
   Brad Ausmus PR-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .707 2 1 -0.107 2.08 0.000 -0.107 -0.5 1 0 CS
Ricky Gutierrez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .257 .641 17 10 0.033 1.51 0.084 -0.051 0.1 2 1
Darryl Kile P 2 0 0 1 0 2 .080 .232 12 8 -0.070 1.44 0.020 -0.090 -0.7 1 0 SH
   John Hudek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Martin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Thomas Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .690 1 1 -0.029 1.17 0.000 -0.029 -0.2
Team Totals 31 4 8 4 4 7 .258 .619 130 72 0.129 1.35 0.956 -0.828 -0.4 27 7
SH: D Kile (2, off C Nagy).
HBP: L Gonzalez (3, by A Morman).
TB: T Eusebio 3; D Bell 2; C Carr; R Gutierrez; B Spiers.
RBI: D Bell (24); D Kile (4); R Gutierrez (13); B Spiers (17).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: D Bell (6, 2nd base off C Nagy/P Borders); L Gonzalez (5, 2nd base off C Nagy/P Borders).
CS: D Bell (3, 2nd base by C Nagy/P Borders); B Ausmus (4, 2nd base by J Mesa/P Borders); T Eusebio (1, 2nd base by C Nagy/P Borders).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charles Nagy 7 7 3 3 4 5 0 3.85 30 115 62 37 4 21 16 5 5 0 52 -0.019 1.10 0.5
Alvin Morman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.35 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.098 2.48 -0.4
Jose Mesa, BS (3), W (1-4) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.22 3 9 6 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 -0.101 2.98 -0.1
Michael Jackson, S (9) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 3 7 5 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.089 1.18 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 3 4 7 0 3.00 37 135 74 46 6 22 17 8 7 0 52 1 1 -0.129 1.32 0.4
A Morman faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Darryl Kile 7 5 3 3 1 9 2 2.23 27 104 71 41 9 21 9 8 4 0 63 -0.019 0.90 0.5
John Hudek 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 6.66 5 26 12 7 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -0.257 2.82 -1.1
Tom Martin, L (2-2) 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 2.19 7 23 15 10 1 4 5 2 1 0 2 0 -0.352 1.70 -0.9
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 3 10 3 6.00 39 153 98 58 14 26 14 12 6 0 63 2 0 -0.628 1.35 -1.6
Balks: None.
WP: J Hudek (2).
HBP: A Morman (1; L Gonzalez).
IBB: J Hudek (1; J Thome).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Angel Hernandez.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 29,051.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Houston Astros
1 Marquis Grissom CF 1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 Omar Vizquel SS 2 Chuck Carr CF
3 Jim Thome 1B 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Manny Ramirez RF 4 Luis Gonzalez LF
5 Matt Williams 3B 5 Derek Bell RF
6 Brian Giles LF 6 Bill Spiers 3B
7 Pat Borders C 7 Tony Eusebio C
8 Tony Fernandez 2B 8 Ricky Gutierrez SS
9 Charles Nagy P 9 Darryl Kile P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  RR CLE K. Seitzer T. Martin 36% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Borders Scores
t7 2-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CLE B. Giles D. Kile 20% 50% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b8 3-4 0 1-- 2,(1-1)  HOU D. Bell J. Mesa -17% 43% Mouton Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Mouton to 3B
b8 3-4 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R HOU B. Spiers J. Mesa -16% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Mouton Scores/unER
t8 3-3 1 123 4,(0-2)  R CLE M. Williams J. Hudek 15% 84% Wild Pitch; Grissom Scores; Thome to 3B; Ramirez to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE M. Grissom D. Kile -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE O. Vizquel D. Kile -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CLE J. Thome D. Kile -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio C. Nagy 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Carr C. Nagy 2% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell C. Nagy 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CLE M. Ramirez D. Kile -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE M. Williams D. Kile -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CLE B. Giles D. Kile 2% 48% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  CLE P. Borders D. Kile 1% 49% Walk
t2 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O CLE T. Fernandez D. Kile -4% 45% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU L. Gonzalez C. Nagy -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU D. Bell C. Nagy -3% 39% Gonzalez Steals 2B
b2 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  R HOU D. Bell C. Nagy -8% 31% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores
b2 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU B. Spiers C. Nagy -2% 29% Bell Steals 2B
b2 1-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Spiers C. Nagy -2% 26% Walk
b2 1-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  HOU T. Eusebio C. Nagy -6% 20% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell to 3B; Spiers to 2B
b2 1-0 0 123 2,(1-0)  RO HOU R. Gutierrez C. Nagy -0% 20% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bell Scores; Spiers to 3B
b2 2-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO HOU D. Kile C. Nagy -2% 18% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Spiers Scores; Gutierrez to 2B
b2 3-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Biggio C. Nagy -0% 18% Walk
b2 3-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Carr C. Nagy 2% 20% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
t3 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE C. Nagy D. Kile -2% 18% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE M. Grissom D. Kile -1% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-3 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel D. Kile -1% 16% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 3-4-5
b3 3-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell C. Nagy 1% 17% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Gonzalez C. Nagy 1% 17% Lineout: CF
b3 3-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU D. Bell C. Nagy -1% 17% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 3-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Spiers C. Nagy 1% 18% Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CLE J. Thome D. Kile -2% 16% Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
t4 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE M. Ramirez D. Kile -1% 14% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-3 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O CLE M. Williams D. Kile -1% 13% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
b4 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Spiers C. Nagy 1% 15% Lineout: LF
b4 3-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU T. Eusebio C. Nagy -1% 13% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 3-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Gutierrez C. Nagy 2% 15% Eusebio Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 3-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez C. Nagy 1% 16% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE B. Giles D. Kile -2% 14% Flyball: CF
t5 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE P. Borders D. Kile -1% 12% Lineout: RF
t5 0-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE T. Fernandez D. Kile -1% 11% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
b5 3-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Kile C. Nagy 1% 12% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio C. Nagy 1% 13% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b5 3-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU C. Carr C. Nagy -0% 12% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b5 3-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell C. Nagy 1% 13% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
t6 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CLE C. Nagy D. Kile 4% 17% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 0-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CLE M. Grissom D. Kile -4% 14% Lineout: LF
t6 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel D. Kile -3% 11% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-3 2 1-- 6,(0-2)  CLE J. Thome D. Kile 1% 11% Defensive Indifference; Nagy to 2B
t6 0-3 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  R CLE J. Thome D. Kile 7% 18% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Nagy Scores
t6 1-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CLE M. Ramirez D. Kile -3% 15% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
b6 3-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Gonzalez C. Nagy 1% 16% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Bell C. Nagy 1% 17% Lineout: CF
b6 3-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU B. Spiers C. Nagy 1% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
t7 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R CLE M. Williams D. Kile 12% 30% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t7 2-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CLE B. Giles D. Kile 20% 50% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t7 3-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CLE P. Borders D. Kile -4% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 3-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE T. Fernandez D. Kile -3% 43% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE C. Nagy D. Kile -2% 41% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
b7 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU T. Eusebio C. Nagy -6% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Brad Ausmus pinch runs for Tony Eusebio (C) batting 7th
b7 3-3 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU R. Gutierrez C. Nagy -8% 27% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ausmus to 2B
b7 3-3 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O HOU D. Kile C. Nagy 8% 36% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b7 3-3 1 12- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Biggio C. Nagy -9% 26% Walk; Ausmus to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
b7 3-3 1 123 4,(0-2)  O HOU C. Carr C. Nagy 12% 38% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell C. Nagy 12% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' John Hudek facing 1-2-3
John Hudek replaces Darryl Kile pitching and batting 9th
Brad Ausmus moves from PR to C
t8 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE M. Grissom J. Hudek 13% 63% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t8 3-3 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O CLE O. Vizquel J. Hudek -9% 54% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t8 3-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  CLE J. Thome J. Hudek 3% 57% Intentional Walk
t8 3-3 1 12- 6,(3-2)  CLE M. Ramirez J. Hudek 11% 68% Walk; Grissom to 3B; Thome to 2B
t8 3-3 1 123 4,(0-2)  R CLE M. Williams J. Hudek 15% 84% Wild Pitch; Grissom Scores; Thome to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
t8 4-3 1 -23 6,(2-2)  O CLE M. Williams J. Hudek -8% 76% Strikeout Swinging
Tom Martin replaces John Hudek pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-3 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O CLE B. Giles T. Martin -6% 70% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Indians' Alvin Morman facing 4-5-6
Alvin Morman replaces Charles Nagy pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU L. Gonzalez A. Morman -10% 60% Hit By Pitch
Jose Mesa replaces Alvin Morman pitching and batting 9th
James Mouton pinch runs for Luis Gonzalez (LF) batting 4th
b8 3-4 0 1-- 2,(1-1)  HOU D. Bell J. Mesa -17% 43% Mouton Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Mouton to 3B
b8 3-4 0 --3 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Bell J. Mesa 13% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-4 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R HOU B. Spiers J. Mesa -16% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Mouton Scores/unER
b8 4-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. Mesa 6% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b8 4-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU R. Gutierrez J. Mesa 5% 50% Ausmus Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Astros' Tom Martin facing 7-8-9
James Mouton moves from PR to LF
t9 4-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE P. Borders T. Martin 8% 58% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t9 4-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CLE T. Fernandez T. Martin -2% 56% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Borders to 2B
Kevin Seitzer pinch hits for Jose Mesa (P) batting 9th
t9 4-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  RR CLE K. Seitzer T. Martin 36% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Borders Scores
t9 6-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CLE M. Grissom T. Martin 1% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 6-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE O. Vizquel T. Martin -1% 92% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 6-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CLE J. Thome T. Martin -1% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Indians' Michael Jackson facing 8-9-1
Michael Jackson replaces Kevin Seitzer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU R. Gutierrez M. Jackson 5% 96% Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
Thomas Howard pinch hits for Tom Martin (P) batting 9th
b9 4-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Howard M. Jackson 3% 99% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b9 4-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Jackson 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Astros 4.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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