June 2, 1996 Cleveland Indians at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 14
@CAL 1 CHW 4
DET 2 CHW 13
DET 5 CLE 11
@MIL 6 NYY 11
@OAK 4 SEA 3
BOS 1 MIN 6
@TEX 5 KCR 7
@TOR 5 ATL 6
@CIN 2 FLA 3
CHC 2 SFG 8
@MON 1 LAD 1
@NYM 0 PHI 9
SDP 8
(12) PIT 5
COL 2 STL 2
HOU 0

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 21,150

Sunday, June 2, 1996, 2:07
Time of Game: 3:13

Indians

36-18

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  4  1   0  0  2   1  2  1   11 15  0
Brewers         0  4  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    6 12  0

W: J Poole (3-0), L: S Karl (5-3)

Brewers

24-29

Lost 1

4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .319  .842   27    3   0   2B
J Franco 1B                   5   1   2   3    0   1  .304  .859   13    8   0   HR
C Baerga 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .657   26    3   6   
A Belle LF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.127    9    1   1   
  W Kirby LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   0   
M Ramirez RF                  4   4   3   1    1   0  .291  .971   22    2   0   HR,2·2B
E Murray DH                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .265  .701   15    0   0   
S Alomar C                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .304  .781   16    5   0   SF
J Thome 3B                    4   2   1   2    1   1  .312 1.082   22    1   2   2B
A Espinoza SS                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .250  .763   18    3   4   HR,2B

O Hershiser P                                                            0   1
  J Poole P                                                              0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
Totals                       41  11  15  11    3   3              168   27  14

BATTING

2B: A Espinoza (1, off S Karl); J Thome (12, off S Karl); M Ramirez 2 (13, off S Karl, off K Wickander); K Lofton (13, off R Garcia).

HR: A Espinoza (2, off S Karl; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Ramirez (12, off R Garcia; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Franco (8, off R Garcia; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: S Alomar (2, off S Karl).

TB: M Ramirez 8; A Espinoza 6; J Franco 5; E Murray 3; K Lofton 2; J Thome 2; S Alomar 2; C Baerga.

RBI: J Franco 3 (42); S Alomar 3 (23); A Espinoza 2 (5); J Thome 2 (28); M Ramirez (38).

2-out RBI: J Franco.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Espinoza-C Baerga-J Franco 2; C Baerga-A Espinoza-J Franco.

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cirillo 3B                  4   1   3   1    1   0  .314  .889   14    1   2   2B
F Vina 2B                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .305  .816   15    2   3   GDP
K Seitzer 1B                  2   0   1   1    3   0  .340  .938   18    9   1   IW
G Vaughn LF                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .276  .868   19    2   0   
D Nilsson DH                  3   2   1   0    2   1  .370 1.158   26    0   0   2B
M Mieske RF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .877   13    3   0   GDP
J Valentin SS                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .272  .833   14    0   2   GDP
D Hulse CF                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .203  .486   13    6   0   
M Matheny C                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .250  .675    6    3   0   

S Karl P                                                                 1   0
  R Garcia P                                                             0   0
  K Wickander P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   6  12   4    8   5              138   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Nilsson (6, off O Hershiser); J Cirillo (12, off J Poole).

IBB: K Seitzer (3, by J Poole).

TB: J Cirillo 4; M Matheny 2; D Nilsson 2; F Vina 2; D Hulse; M Mieske; J Valentin; K Seitzer.

GIDP: M Mieske (5); J Valentin (3); F Vina (5).

RBI: M Matheny 2 (32); K Seitzer (30); J Cirillo (22).

2-out RBI: M Matheny 2; J Cirillo; K Seitzer.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

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
O Hershiser                    4    10   6   6    5   1   0   6.64   24   66-38   24· 6· 8   13· 2· 3· 0     14    -     1.32  -0.36
J Poole, W (3-0)               1.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   2.20    6   16-7     7· 0· 0    2· 0· 3· 0          2-1    1.57  -0.07
E Plunk, H (4)                 2.2   0   0   0    2   3   0   2.10   10   41-23    9· 6· 8    1· 3· 1· 0          3-0    1.69   0.38
J Mesa                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.73    3   12-8     6· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9    12   6   6    8   5   0          43  135-76   46·13·17   16· 7· 7· 0          5-1

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Karl, L (5-3)                5.1   9   7   7    3   3   1   5.13   28  104-64   41· 6·17    8· 7· 7· 0     22    -     1.11  -0.39
R Garcia                       2.2   4   3   3    0   0   2   4.18   12   43-28   19· 3· 6    4· 8· 0· 0          0-0    0.56  -0.14
K Wickander                    1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.66    5   20-14    8· 2· 4    0· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         9    15  11  11    3   3   3          45  167-106  68·11·27   12·19· 8· 0           -

O Hershiser faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: O Hershiser (1).

WP: S Karl (4).

IBB: J Poole (1; K Seitzer).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 21,150.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. K Lofton             CF    1. J Cirillo            3B 
2. J Franco             1B    2. F Vina               2B 
3. C Baerga             2B    3. K Seitzer            1B 
4. A Belle              LF    4. G Vaughn             LF 
5. M Ramirez            RF    5. D Nilsson            DH 
6. E Murray             DH    6. M Mieske             RF 
7. S Alomar             C     7. J Valentin           SS 
8. J Thome              3B    8. D Hulse              CF 
9. A Espinoza           SS    9. M Matheny            C  

   O Hershiser          P        S Karl               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  6-5  1--  3   22%  64% A Espinoza      S Karl          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Thome Scores
   b 6   2  7-6  123  5   12%  67% D Nilsson       E Plunk         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   t 7   0  6-7  ---  5   12%  79% M Ramirez       R Garcia        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 6   1  7-6  123  3   12%  54% G Vaughn        E Plunk         Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   1  7-6  -2-  5  -11%  44% F Vina          J Poole         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Cirillo to 3B; Vina to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Karl facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   46%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   45%  C Baerga        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  J Cirillo       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   48%  K Seitzer       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   50%  G Vaughn        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Karl facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  A Belle         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   50%  M Ramirez       Walk
          1--  1   56%  E Murray        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ramirez to 3B
   R      1-3  2   66%  S Alomar        Single to LF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Murray to 3B; Alomar to 2B
   RR     -23  2   76%  J Thome         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Murray Scores; Alomar Scores
   O      -2-  2   74%  A Espinoza      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          -2-      74%  K Lofton        Wild Pitch; Thome to 3B
          --3  5   75%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  1   81%  J Franco        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Thome Scores; Lofton to 2B
   O      12-  5   79%  C Baerga        Lineout: 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   75%  D Nilsson       Walk
   OO     1--  3   82%  M Mieske        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  2   81%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   79%  D Hulse         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Valentin to 2B
   R      12-  2   72%  M Matheny       Single to LF (Line Drive); Valentin Scores; Hulse to 2B
   R      12-  1   64%  J Cirillo       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hulse Scores; Matheny to 2B
          12-  3   61%  F Vina          Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Matheny to 3B; Cirillo to 2B
   R      123  6   52%  K Seitzer       Walk; Matheny Scores; Cirillo to 3B; Vina to 2B
   R      123      44%  G Vaughn        Balk; Cirillo Scores; Vina to 3B; Seitzer to 2B
   O      -23  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 4.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Scott Karl facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  A Belle         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   52%  M Ramirez       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
          -2-  4   56%  E Murray        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Ramirez to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   57%  S Alomar        Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep SS-2B); Ramirez Scores
   O      1--  5   54%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-5, Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   48%  D Nilsson       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   53%  M Mieske        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2   57%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
          -2-  5   56%  D Hulse         Walk
   RO     12-  1   50%  M Matheny       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nilsson Scores; Hulse out at 3B/LF-3B-2B-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Brewers 5.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Scott Karl facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   57%  A Espinoza      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   52%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   48%  J Franco        Flyball: CF; Espinoza to 3B
   O      --3  6   43%  C Baerga        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 5-5, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   39%  J Cirillo       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   48%  F Vina          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  4   47%  K Seitzer       Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  G Vaughn        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Brewers 5.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Scott Karl facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  A Belle         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   44%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   46%  E Murray        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   43%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 5-5, Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   38%  D Nilsson       Walk
          1--  3   28%  M Mieske        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Nilsson to 3B
                  Jim Poole replaces Orel Hershiser pitching
   ROO    1-3  1   35%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Nilsson Scores
   O      ---  1   36%  D Hulse         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Brewers 6.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Scott Karl facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   42%  J Thome         Walk
   RR     1--  3   64%  A Espinoza      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Thome Scores
   O      ---  6   61%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Ramon Garcia replaces Scott Karl pitching
   O      ---  3   59%  J Franco        Flyball: CF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   60%  C Baerga        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   57%  A Belle         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-7, Jim Poole facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   62%  M Matheny       Lineout: CF
          ---  3   55%  J Cirillo       Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   44%  F Vina          Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Cirillo to 3B; Vina to 2B
          -23  4   43%  K Seitzer       Intentional Walk
                  Eric Plunk replaces Jim Poole pitching
   O      123  3   54%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   67%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 7, Brewers 6.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-6, Ramon Garcia facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   79%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   77%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   75%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   74%  J Thome         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-8, Eric Plunk facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   79%  M Mieske        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   82%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   79%  D Hulse         Walk
   O      1--  1   84%  M Matheny       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Brewers 6.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-6, Ramon Garcia facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   82%  A Espinoza      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   85%  K Lofton        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  2   95%  J Franco        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Lofton Scores
   O      ---  4   94%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   94%  A Belle         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-10, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   91%  J Cirillo       Walk
   O      1--  4   94%  F Vina          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   96%  K Seitzer       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  7   98%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Brewers 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-6, Kevin Wickander facing 5-6-7
                  Kevin Wickander replaces Ramon Garcia pitching
          ---  4   99%  M Ramirez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   98%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   R      -2-  4   99%  S Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Ramirez Scores
   O      1--  2   99%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   99%  A Espinoza      Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 11, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-11, Jose Mesa facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Mesa replaces Eric Plunk pitching; Wayne Kirby replaces Albert Belle playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  6  100%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  M Mieske        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Valentin      Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 11, Brewers 6.

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