April 24, 1997 Cleveland Indians at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
@BAL 1
(12) CLE 6
@MIL 3 OAK 12
MIN 11
(11) TEX 4
DET 2 PIT 4
@CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 7,135

Thursday, April 24, 1997, 6:08
Time of Game: 3:11

Indians

10-10

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  2  1   0  1  0   0  0  2    6 14  1
Brewers         0  0  0   0  1  1   1  0  0    3 11  2

W: C Nagy (3-1), L: C Eldred (2-2), S: J Mesa (3)

Brewers

8-9

Lost 5

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Vizquel SS                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .691   15    2   4   
T Fernandez 2B                5   2   3   2    0   1  .406 1.018   16    3   3   HR
J Thome 1B                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .365 1.157   22   10   0   2B
M Williams 3B                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .241  .688   22    0   3   
D Justice LF                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .364 1.146   25    2   0   CS,SF
M Ramirez RF                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .274  .815   18    1   0   2B
  C Curtis CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .996         0   0   
J Franco DH                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .328  .799   19    0   0   GDP
B Giles CF-RF                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .258  .978    9    1   0   HR
S Alomar C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .411 1.280   21    8   0   SH

C Nagy P                                                                 0   1
  S Kline P                                                              0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   1
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   6  14   6    2   6              167   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Thome (6, off C Eldred); M Ramirez (5, off B Florie).

HR: T Fernandez (1, off A Miranda; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); B Giles (3, off C Eldred; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: D Justice (1, off C Eldred).

SH: S Alomar (2, off C Eldred).

TB: T Fernandez 6; J Thome 4; B Giles 4; M Ramirez 2; J Franco 2; O Vizquel 2; D Justice 2.

GIDP: J Franco (3).

RBI: T Fernandez 2 (6); B Giles 2 (9); M Ramirez (14); D Justice (13).

2-out RBI: B Giles 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Fernandez (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Justice (2, 2nd base by C Eldred/M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Carr CF                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .100  .233   19    3   0   
J Cirillo 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .739   14    1   1   
D Nilsson 1B                  2   0   0   1    3   0  .258  .712   19    5   0   
J Jaha DH                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .876   16    0   0   
M Newfield LF                 4   0   1   1    1   1  .286  .781   28    3   0   2B
J Burnitz RF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .310 1.024   10    3   1   2B
  M Mieske PH-RF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .753    5    0   0   
M Loretta SS                  5   0   3   0    0   1  .231  .600   21    1   2   
J Huson 2B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .583    6    5   4   SF
M Matheny C                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .300  .774   14    5   2   
  J Levis PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .889    4    1   0   

C Eldred P                                                               0   0
  R Villone P                                                            0   0
  B Florie P                                                             0   0
  A Miranda P                                                            0   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   3  11   3    4   8              156   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Newfield (4, off C Nagy); J Burnitz (3, off C Nagy).

SF: J Huson (1, off C Nagy).

TB: M Loretta 3; M Newfield 2; J Jaha 2; J Burnitz 2; C Carr; M Matheny; J Huson; M Mieske.

RBI: D Nilsson (6); J Huson (1); M Newfield (3).

2-out RBI: D Nilsson; M Newfield.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Loretta-J Huson-D Nilsson.

E: M Loretta 2 (4).

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
C Nagy, W (3-1)                6.2   8   3   2    3   7   0   4.96   32  116-71   33·14·24   15· 3· 4· 0     52    -     1.20   0.08
S Kline, H (3)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.16    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.56   0.08
E Plunk, H (5)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.09    4   13-10    6· 1· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.04   0.15
J Mesa, S (3)                  1     2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    6   24-13    9· 0· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.33   0.05
Totals                         9    11   3   2    4   8   0          43  156-96   50·15·31   20· 4· 7· 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
C Eldred, L (2-2)              6     9   4   4    2   3   1   4.84   28  108-66   39· 9·18   12· 7· 4· 0     39    -     0.84  -0.12
R Villone                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    2    5-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.58   0.00
B Florie                       1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   5.06    6   23-15    8· 5· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          1-0    1.10   0.10
A Miranda                      0.2   3   2   2    0   1   1   2.79    5   26-16   11· 1· 4    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.44  -0.13
B Wickman                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.16    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.00
Totals                         9    14   6   6    2   6   2          42  164-100  61·15·24   14·11· 9· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 7,135.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 48° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. O Vizquel            SS    1. C Carr               CF 
2. T Fernandez          2B    2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. J Thome              1B    3. D Nilsson            1B 
4. M Williams           3B    4. J Jaha               DH 
5. D Justice            LF    5. M Newfield           LF 
6. M Ramirez            RF    6. J Burnitz            RF 
7. J Franco             DH    7. M Loretta            SS 
8. B Giles              CF    8. J Huson              2B 
9. S Alomar             C     9. M Matheny            C  

   C Nagy               P        C Eldred             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  1--  3   19%  66% B Giles         C Eldred        Home Run (Fly Ball); Franco Scores; Giles Scores
   b 7   2  4-2  1--  3  -15%  66% M Newfield      C Nagy          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Jaha Scores
   t 9   0  3-4  1--  2   11%  96% T Fernandez     A Miranda       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Vizquel Scores; Fernandez Scores
   b 9   2  6-3  123  7   10% 100% M Loretta       J Mesa          Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   b 8   0  4-3  ---  5  -10%  58% M Loretta       E Plunk         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal Eldred facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF
          ---  3   50%  T Fernandez     Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   47%  J Thome         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   45%  M Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  C Carr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   49%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   48%  D Nilsson       Walk
          1--  3   46%  J Jaha          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Nilsson to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  M Newfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal Eldred facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   54%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      46%  J Franco        Justice Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  4   47%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   RR     1--  3   66%  B Giles         Home Run (Fly Ball); Franco Scores; Giles Scores
   O      ---  7   65%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   67%  J Burnitz       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   65%  M Loretta       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   68%  J Huson         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   70%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cal Eldred facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   68%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   70%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   73%  J Thome         Single to RF (Line Drive); Fernandez to 2B
          12-  4   78%  M Williams      Walk; Fernandez to 3B; Thome to 2B
   RO     123  3   78%  D Justice       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Fernandez Scores
   O      12-  1   75%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   77%  C Carr          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   79%  J Cirillo       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   80%  D Nilsson       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cal Eldred facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   82%  J Franco        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          1--  1   85%  B Giles         Reached on E6 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Franco to 2B; Giles to 1B
   O      12-  2   85%  S Alomar        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Franco to 3B; Giles to 2B
   O      -23  1   81%  O Vizquel       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      -23  3   77%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   80%  J Jaha          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   81%  M Newfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  J Burnitz       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cal Eldred facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   86%  J Thome         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   83%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  4   86%  D Justice       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Thome to 3B
   R      1-3  3   90%  M Ramirez       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Thome Scores; Justice to 2B; Ramirez to 1B
   OO     12-  4   86%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   89%  M Loretta       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   86%  J Huson         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   89%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   87%  C Carr          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Huson to 2B
          12-  1   84%  J Cirillo       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Huson to 3B; Carr to 2B; Cirillo to 1B
   R      123  4   76%  D Nilsson       Walk; Huson Scores/unER; Carr to 3B; Cirillo to 2B
   O      123  5   85%  J Jaha          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cal Eldred facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   84%  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   83%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   82%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Vizquel out at 2B/RF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   85%  M Newfield      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   81%  J Burnitz       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   75%  M Loretta       Single to CF (Line Drive); Burnitz to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   77%  J Huson         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Burnitz Scores
          1--  3   74%  M Matheny       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Loretta to 2B
   O      12-  5   80%  C Carr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ron Villone facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Villone replaces Cal Eldred pitching
   O      ---  2   79%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
          ---  3   80%  J Thome         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Bryce Florie replaces Ron Villone pitching
   O      1--  5   78%  M Williams      Lineout: LF
   O      1--  2   76%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Charles Nagy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   81%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   76%  D Nilsson       Walk
   O      1--  2   81%  J Jaha          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Jaha to 1B
   R      1--  3   66%  M Newfield      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Jaha Scores
                  Steve Kline replaces Charles Nagy pitching; Matt Mieske pinch hits for Jeromy Burnitz batting 6th
   O      -2-  3   73%  M Mieske        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bryce Florie facing 6-7-8
                  Matt Mieske moves to RF
          ---  6   80%  M Ramirez       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   75%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   72%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B; Ramirez to 3B
   O      --3  5   67%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-4, Eric Plunk facing 7-8-9
                  Eric Plunk replaces Steve Kline pitching
          ---  5   58%  M Loretta       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   67%  J Huson         Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Huson to 1B
                  Jesse Levis pinch hits for Mike Matheny batting 9th
   O      1--  4   75%  J Levis         Lineout: RF
   O      1--  3   82%  C Carr          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Angel Miranda facing 1-2-3
                  Angel Miranda replaces Bryce Florie pitching; Jesse Levis moves to C
          ---  5   85%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   96%  T Fernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Vizquel Scores; Fernandez Scores
   O      ---  3   96%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   95%  M Williams      Strikeout Looking
          ---  9   96%  D Justice       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Bob Wickman replaces Angel Miranda pitching
   O      1--  2   95%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-6, Jose Mesa facing 2-3-4
                  Jose Mesa replaces Eric Plunk pitching; Chad Curtis replaces Manny Ramirez playing CF batting 6th; Brian Giles moves to RF
   O      ---  4   98%  J Cirillo       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   99%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  4   98%  J Jaha          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   95%  M Newfield      Walk; Jaha to 2B
          12-  2   90%  M Mieske        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Jaha to 3B; Newfield to 2B
   O      123  7  100%  M Loretta       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 6, Brewers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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