April 15, 1997 Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
MIN 1 BOS 7
OAK 2 SEA 8
@CLE 4 DET 3
@MIL 1 ANA 6
@NYY 5 TEX 5
CHW 2 KCR 7
@TOR 5 ATL 3
CIN 0 COL 10
@CHC 7 STL 9
@FLA 3 MON 7
@HOU 5 NYM 5
LAD 0 SFG 8
@PHI 4 PIT 3
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 5,891

Tuesday, April 15, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:45

Tigers

7-7

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

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

W: W Blair (2-2), L: S Karl (0-3), S: T Jones (3)

Brewers

5-4

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .467   12    6   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .267  .764   16    3   2   SB
T Fryman 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .375 1.010   18    1   3   
T Clark 1B                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .339 1.011   14   11   0   HR,SB
B Trammell RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .303  .833   15    1   0   
M Nieves DH                   2   0   0   0    2   2  .273  .896   24    0   0   
B Johnson C                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .241  .655   19    3   1   2B,2·GDP
B Higginson LF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .883   16    2   0   IW
D Cruz SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .675   12    0   6   2B

W Blair P                                                                0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  A Sager P                                                              0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   3    4   4              146   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Cruz (5, off S Karl); B Johnson (2, off B Florie).

HR: T Clark (4, off S Karl; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

IBB: B Higginson (1, by B Florie).

TB: T Clark 6; B Johnson 3; D Cruz 2; T Fryman; D Easley.

GIDP: B Johnson 2 (3).

RBI: T Clark 2 (13); B Johnson (8).

2-out RBI: T Clark 2; B Johnson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark; T Fryman-D Easley-T Clark.

E: T Fryman (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Clark (1, 2nd base off B Florie/M Matheny); D Easley (6, 2nd base off B Florie/M Matheny).

PO: M Nieves (2nd base by M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .619   12    4   5   CS
J Cirillo 3B                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .276  .895   21    1   2   
D Nilsson DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .535   11    0   0   
  M Mieske PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   GDP
J Jaha 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .242  .672   22   10   0   2B
M Newfield LF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .882   11    1   0   
  C Carr PR-CF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .105  .263    2    1   0   2B
J Burnitz RF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .280  .831   14    1   0   
M Loretta SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .384   13    2   5   GDP
G Williams CF-LF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .783   12    3   0   
M Matheny C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .713    9    4   2   

S Karl P                                                                 0   1
  B Florie P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   1   6   0    4   3              129   27  15

BATTING

2B: C Carr (1, off T Jones); J Jaha (2, off W Blair).

TB: J Jaha 2; C Carr 2; J Cirillo; M Loretta; M Newfield; F Vina.

GIDP: M Mieske (1); M Loretta (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Cirillo-F Vina-J Jaha 2.

BASERUNNING

CS: F Vina (2, 2nd base by W Blair/B Johnson).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Blair, W (2-2)               7     5   1   0    4   2   0   6.91   29  108-67   36· 8·23   11· 9· 3· 0     63    -     1.21   0.26
M Myers, H (2)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.84   0.21
A Sager, H (3)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.09    1    8-5     3· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.30   0.03
T Jones, S (3)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    4    8-7     4· 1· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.45   0.10
Totals                         9     6   1   0    4   3   0          35  126-81   44· 9·28   13·11· 4· 0          1-0

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 (0-3)                7     5   2   2    3   3   1   3.32   26   99-59   33· 5·21    9· 7· 4· 0     59    -     1.17   0.12
B Florie                       2     3   1   1    1   1   0   4.05   10   41-21   12· 2· 7    3· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.90  -0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   4   1          36  140-80   45· 7·28   12·10· 6· 0           -

W Blair faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Florie (1).

IBB: B Florie (2; B Higginson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 5,891.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 26mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. B Hunter             CF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. D Easley             2B    2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. T Fryman             3B    3. D Nilsson            DH 
4. T Clark              1B    4. J Jaha               1B 
5. B Trammell           RF    5. M Newfield           LF 
6. M Nieves             DH    6. J Burnitz            RF 
7. B Johnson            C     7. M Loretta            SS 
8. B Higginson          LF    8. G Williams           CF 
9. D Cruz               SS    9. M Matheny            C  

   W Blair              P        S Karl               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-0  1--  3   30%  60% T Clark         S Karl          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Fryman Scores
   b 8   0  2-1  1--  2   21%  79% M Mieske        M Myers         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   b 6   1  2-1  12-  4   15%  68% M Loretta       W Blair         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 5   0  1-0  12-  1  -12%  37% B Higginson     S Karl          Nieves Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   b 9   0  3-1  ---  2  -11%  78% C Carr          T Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Karl facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   45%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  F Vina          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      47%  J Cirillo       Vina Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  4   45%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  7   48%  D Nilsson       Flyball: CF
          1--  6   46%  J Jaha          Walk; Cirillo to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  M Newfield      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Karl facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  T Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   59%  B Trammell      Walk; Clark to 2B
   O      12-  4   54%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  1   45%  B Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   47%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   44%  M Loretta       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  6   48%  G Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   50%  M Matheny       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Karl facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   47%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   52%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   48%  B Hunter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  5   44%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  F Vina          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   44%  J Cirillo       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   46%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Cirillo to 2B
   R      -2-  4   36%  J Jaha          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cirillo Scores/unER
          1--  4   34%  M Newfield      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Jaha to 3B
   O      1-3  4   38%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Karl facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   35%  T Fryman        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   33%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   32%  B Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willie Blair facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   34%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   36%  G Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   37%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Karl facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   42%  M Nieves        Walk
          1--  2   50%  B Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Nieves to 2B
   O      12-      37%  B Higginson     Nieves Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   O      1--  3   33%  " "             Lineout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   30%  D Cruz          Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   32%  F Vina          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   34%  J Cirillo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   35%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Karl facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   31%  B Hunter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   28%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   30%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive to Weak 3B)
   RR     1--  3   60%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Fryman Scores
   O      ---  5   59%  B Trammell      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   49%  J Jaha          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   59%  M Newfield      Fielder's Choice SS; Jaha out at 3B/SS-3B
          1--  5   53%  J Burnitz       Walk; Newfield to 2B
                  Chuck Carr pinch runs for Marc Newfield batting 5th
   OO     12-  4   68%  M Loretta       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Scott Karl facing 6-7-8
                  Gerald Williams moves to LF; Chuck Carr moves to CF
          ---  7   72%  M Nieves        Walk
   OO     1--  5   63%  B Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   62%  B Higginson     Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   67%  G Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   71%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   73%  F Vina          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bryce Florie facing 9-1-2
                  Bryce Florie replaces Scott Karl pitching
   O      ---  2   71%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   69%  B Hunter        Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   70%  D Easley        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      71%  T Fryman        Easley Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   67%  " "             Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Willie Blair facing 2-3-4
          ---  8   58%  J Cirillo       Walk
                  Mike Myers replaces Willie Blair pitching; Matt Mieske pinch hits for Dave Nilsson batting 3rd
   OO     1--  2   79%  M Mieske        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  A.J. Sager replaces Mike Myers pitching
   O      ---  8   82%  J Jaha          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bryce Florie facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   85%  T Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   83%  B Trammell      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   81%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging, Clark Steals 2B
          -2-      82%  B Johnson       Wild Pitch; Clark to 3B
   R      --3  7   91%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive); Clark Scores
          -2-  4   91%  B Higginson     Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   90%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Jones replaces A.J. Sager pitching
          ---  2   78%  C Carr          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   87%  J Burnitz       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  3   95%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2  100%  G Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation