July 20, 2000 Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
TEX 1 BOS 11
@BAL 7 BAL 9
BOS 4 KCR 10
@CLE 6 MIN 5
CHW 1 DET 5
@NYY 3 OAK 5
SEA 4 TOR 6
TBD 5 ARI 3
STL 2 PHI 3
@CHC 2 ATL 5
@FLA 3 FLA 6
ATL 1 HOU 6
CIN 2 LAD 6
COL 3 PIT 9
@MIL 2 MON 4
NYM 1 SFG 7
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 45,535

Thursday, July 20, 2000, 12:05PM
Time of Game: 3:11

Tigers

43-49

Won 1

3rd, 15½ GB

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

W: W Blair (6-2), L: A Pettitte (9-6), S: T Jones (26)

Yankees

49-41

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Easley 2B                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .240  .725   17    5   6   2B
S Halter 3B                   4   1   0   0    1   2  .272  .652   24    0   1   
B Higginson LF                4   1   1   1    0   0  .297  .951   13    3   0   
D Palmer DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .842   20    0   0   
W Magee RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .832   14    0   0   
  R Becker PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .786    5    0   0   
D Cruz SS                     4   2   3   1    0   0  .297  .749   10    3   4   2B
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   2   3    0   1  .292  .747   18    6   0   SB
H Morris 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .214  .690   34    7   0   
J Cardona C                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .300  .600   13    3   1   
  L Polonia PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .742    4    0   0   
  B Ausmus C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .685         0   0   

W Blair P                                                                0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   5   8   5    3  12              172   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Cruz (23, off J Nelson); D Easley (11, off A Pettitte).

TB: D Cruz 4; D Easley 2; J Encarnacion 2; H Morris; B Higginson.

RBI: J Encarnacion 3 (35); D Cruz (40); B Higginson (59).

2-out RBI: J Encarnacion 3; D Cruz.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Cruz-D Easley-H Morris; D Easley-D Cruz-H Morris; S Halter-D Easley-H Morris.

E: D Cruz (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Encarnacion (7, 2nd base off M Stanton/J Posada).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                2   0   2   0    3   0  .289  .759   23    1   0   2B
D Jeter SS                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .321  .853   15    1   1   GDP
P O'Neill RF                  5   0   3   0    0   0  .299  .814   14    3   0   CS,GDP
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .331 1.008    8    1   0   
D Justice DH                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .268  .963   17    0   0   HR
T Martinez 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .260  .759   16    6   1   
J Posada C                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .298  .962   16   12   0   HR
F Jose LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .647   11    2   0   GDP
S Brosius 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .706   13    0   4   

A Pettitte P                                                             1   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   3    7   2              133   27   6

BATTING

2B: C Knoblauch (18, off W Blair).

HR: J Posada (15, off W Blair; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); D Justice (26, off W Blair; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: D Justice 4; J Posada 4; C Knoblauch 3; P O'Neill 3; D Jeter.

GIDP: P O'Neill (10); D Jeter (8); F Jose (1).

RBI: J Posada 2 (46); D Justice (69).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: F Jose (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: P O'Neill (8, 2nd base by W Blair/J Cardona).

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 (6-2)               6.1   7   3   3    5   2   2   4.94   29   97-51   37· 5· 9    6·10· 4· 2     44    -     0.78  -0.03
C Nitkowski, H (6)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.45    3    6-5     3· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.48   0.15
D Brocail, H (15)              1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.22    3   13-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.83   0.10
T Jones, S (26)                1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.31    4   16-8     5· 0· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.72   0.11
Totals                         9     8   3   3    7   2   2          39  132-70   48· 7·15   11·12· 5· 2          1-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Pettitte, L (9-6)            7     6   4   3    3  10   0   4.65   30  120-73   37·14·22    5· 7· 5· 0     58    -     1.11  -0.10
J Nelson                       0.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   1.74    4   20-12    5· 1· 6    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.91  -0.10
M Stanton                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.86    1   12-9     6· 0· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.67   0.02
J Grimsley                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.28    3    9-7     5· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     8   5   4    3  12   0          38  161-101  53·16·32    8· 8· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 45,535.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees                     
1. D Easley             2B    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. S Halter             3B    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. B Higginson          LF    3. P O'Neill            RF 
4. D Palmer             DH    4. B Williams           CF 
5. W Magee              RF    5. D Justice            DH 
6. D Cruz               SS    6. T Martinez           1B 
7. J Encarnacion        CF    7. J Posada             C  
8. H Morris             1B    8. F Jose               LF 
9. J Cardona            C     9. S Brosius            3B 

   W Blair              P        A Pettitte           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  3-2  -23  3   24%  61% J Encarnacion   A Pettitte      Single to CF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores; Cruz Scores/unER
   b 9   1  5-3  12-  2   22% 100% P O'Neill       T Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   2  3-1  12-  3   14%  37% D Cruz          A Pettitte      Single to LF (Line Drive); Halter Scores; Higginson to 3B; Cruz to 2B/Adv on E7
   b 2   0  0-1  1--  3  -13%  19% J Posada        W Blair         Home Run; Martinez Scores
   b 7   0  4-3  ---  1  -12%  49% C Knoblauch     W Blair         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  D Easley        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   46%  S Halter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   45%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   42%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   OO     1--  2   49%  D Jeter         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  4   48%  P O'Neill       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Williams      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  W Magee         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   47%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   44%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   35%  D Justice       Home Run
          ---  5   32%  T Martinez      Walk
   RR     1--  3   19%  J Posada        Home Run; Martinez Scores
   O      ---  1   21%  F Jose          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   22%  S Brosius       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   21%  C Knoblauch     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  5   22%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   20%  H Morris        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   18%  J Cardona       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   20%  D Easley        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   17%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   16%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      19%  B Williams      O'Neill Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  2   20%  " "             Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   21%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   18%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   16%  D Palmer        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   15%  W Magee         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   17%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   18%  J Posada        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   17%  F Jose          Walk
   O      1--  3   18%  S Brosius       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   16%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   14%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   15%  H Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   13%  J Cardona       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   11%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--  2   13%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF
          1--  5   11%  P O'Neill       Single (Ground Ball); Knoblauch to 2B
   O      12-  1   13%  B Williams      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          12-  6   12%  D Justice       Walk; Knoblauch to 3B; O'Neill to 2B
   O      123  3   15%  T Martinez      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   20%  D Easley        Walk
          1--  5   26%  S Halter        Walk; Easley to 2B
   R      12-  4   37%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Easley Scores; Halter to 2B
   O      12-  4   29%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   23%  W Magee         Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  3   37%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive); Halter Scores; Higginson to 3B; Cruz to 2B/Adv on E7
   RR     -23  3   61%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores; Cruz Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   58%  H Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Willie Blair facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   62%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   65%  F Jose          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   67%  S Brosius       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   65%  J Cardona       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   68%  D Easley        Walk
   O      1--  6   64%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   61%  B Higginson     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   49%  C Knoblauch     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   57%  D Jeter         Lineout: 2B
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Willie Blair pitching
          -2-  1   54%  P O'Neill       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      12-  2   62%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Knoblauch to 3B
   O      1-3  3   73%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jeff Nelson facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
   O      ---  7   70%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Rich Becker pinch hits for Wendell Magee batting 5th
   O      ---  5   68%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   71%  D Cruz          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  6   83%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Cruz Scores
                  Mike Stanton replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
          1--      83%  H Morris        Encarnacion Steals 2B
   O      -2- 12   81%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Doug Brocail facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Brocail replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching; Rich Becker moves to RF
   O      ---  4   86%  T Martinez      Flyball: LF
          ---  6   80%  J Posada        Walk
   OO     1--  3   91%  F Jose          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jason Grimsley facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Mike Stanton pitching; Luis Polonia pinch hits for Javier Cardona batting 9th
   O      ---  4   90%  L Polonia       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   89%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   89%  S Halter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Todd Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching; Brad Ausmus replaces Luis Polonia playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  S Brosius       Flyball: CF
          ---  7   88%  C Knoblauch     Walk
          1--  5   78%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive); Knoblauch to 2B
   OO     12-  2  100%  P O'Neill       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation