April 6, 1996 Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cashman Field, Attendance: 10,424

Saturday, April 6, 1996, 1:09
Time of Game: 3:03

Tigers

3-3

Won 1

4th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   1  2  0   0  1  1    6 12  2
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  5  1

W: F Lira (1-1), L: C Reyes (0-2)

Athletics

1-4

Lost 1

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Curtis CF                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .375 1.026   24    3   0   SB
B Higginson RF                4   1   1   1    1   0  .412 1.348   26    2   0   HR
T Fryman 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .310  .965   22    2   3   
C Fielder 1B                  5   2   1   1    0   1  .115  .666   18    8   0   HR
M Nieves LF                   5   3   4   2    0   1  .333 1.160   18    2   0   HR,3B,2·2B
E Williams DH                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .160  .610   24    0   0   2B
M Lewis 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .292  .787   14    1   4   CS
J Flaherty C                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .235  .644   28    4   0   
C Gomez SS                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .889   19    4   2   

F Lira P                                                                 1   1
  R Veres P                                                              0   0
  R Lewis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   6  12   6    5   6              193   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Nieves 2 (6, off S Montgomery, off C Reyes); E Williams (2, off S Montgomery).

3B: M Nieves (1, off M Mohler).

HR: M Nieves (1, off C Reyes; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); B Higginson (2, off C Reyes; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); C Fielder (2, off C Reyes; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M Nieves 11; B Higginson 4; C Fielder 4; M Lewis 2; E Williams 2; C Gomez; T Fryman; J Flaherty.

RBI: M Nieves 2 (6); E Williams (3); B Higginson (7); C Fielder (5); J Flaherty (2).

2-out RBI: C Fielder; M Nieves; J Flaherty.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Lira-C Fielder; C Gomez-M Lewis-C Fielder.

E: C Gomez (1); B Higginson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Curtis (1, 2nd base off S Montgomery/G Williams).

CS: M Lewis (1, 2nd base by C Reyes/G Williams).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Battle CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .770   14    4   0   2B,GDP
B Gates 2B                    4   1   0   0    1   2  .250  .683   20    5   2   
J Giambi 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .883   16    5   0   
G Berroa RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .600   12    1   0   2B
M Stairs LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .375 1.125   19    5   1   
P Munoz DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .350  .785    9    0   0   
S Brosius 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .313 1.325   13    0   3   
G Williams C                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .829   16    7   2   2B
M Bordick SS                  1   0   0   0    3   0  .154  .697   21    0   2   

C Reyes P                                                                0   0
  S Montgomery P                                                         0   0
  A Small P                                                              0   0
  M Mohler P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   1   5   1    7   3              140   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Williams (1, off F Lira); G Berroa (1, off R Veres); A Battle (2, off F Lira).

TB: G Berroa 2; A Battle 2; G Williams 2; M Stairs; S Brosius.

GIDP: A Battle (1).

RBI: G Berroa (6).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

E: B Gates (3).

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
F Lira, W (1-1)                6.1   4   0   0    3   2   0   5.79   26   98-57   39· 2·16    8·10· 3· 0     64    -     1.20   0.26
R Veres, H (2)                 1.2   1   1   1    2   0   0  13.50    7   20-10    6· 0· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.10   0.13
R Lewis                        1     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6   22-12    3· 1· 8    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.59   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    7   3   0          39  140-79   48· 3·28   11·14· 4· 0          2-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Reyes, L (0-2)               5     8   4   4    2   4   3   9.00   23   99-59   41· 8·10    4· 9· 4· 0     37    -     0.83  -0.11
S Montgomery                   2     3   1   1    1   1   0  15.00   10   38-20   14· 1· 5    2· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.29   0.01
A Small                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    4   16-9     5· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.13   0.01
M Mohler                       1     1   1   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   29-17   11· 2· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   6   5    5   6   3          42  182-105  71·12·22    9·17· 5· 0          1-0

S Montgomery faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Jim Joyce.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 10,424.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. C Curtis             CF    1. A Battle             CF 
2. B Higginson          RF    2. B Gates              2B 
3. T Fryman             3B    3. J Giambi             1B 
4. C Fielder            1B    4. G Berroa             RF 
5. M Nieves             LF    5. M Stairs             LF 
6. E Williams           DH    6. P Munoz              DH 
7. M Lewis              2B    7. S Brosius            3B 
8. J Flaherty           C     8. G Williams           C  
9. C Gomez              SS    9. M Bordick            SS 

   F Lira               P        C Reyes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  4-0  123  2   15%  95% A Battle        R Veres         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   t 4   0  0-1  ---  3   10%  71% M Nieves        C Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 5   1  0-2  ---  5    9%  80% B Higginson     C Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 3   2  1-0  123  4    9%  61% J Giambi        F Lira          Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 3   1  1-0  123  4    8%  52% B Gates         F Lira          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Reyes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  C Curtis        Walk
   O      1--  6   51%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B; Curtis to 2B
   O      -2-  3   48%  T Fryman        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   45%  C Fielder       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Felipe Lira facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  A Battle        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   49%  B Gates         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Reyes facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   56%  M Nieves        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   54%  E Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Nieves to 3B
   O      --3  5   48%  M Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  7   57%  J Flaherty      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Nieves Scores
          1--  5   58%  C Gomez         Single to LF (Line Drive); Flaherty to 2B
   O      12-  2   54%  C Curtis        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Felipe Lira facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   57%  G Berroa        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  7   59%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   60%  P Munoz         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Reyes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   58%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   56%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Felipe Lira facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   51%  S Brosius       Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
          1--  7   44%  G Williams      Walk; Brosius to 2B
          12-  7   37%  M Bordick       Walk; Brosius to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      123  5   44%  A Battle        Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Williams to 3B; Bordick to 2B
   O      123  4   52%  B Gates         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      123  4   61%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Reyes facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   71%  M Nieves        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   69%  E Williams      Flyball: LF
          ---  1   71%  M Lewis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      67%  J Flaherty      Lewis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  9   68%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  4   66%  C Gomez         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Felipe Lira facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   69%  G Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   66%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   70%  P Munoz         Lineout: SS
   O      1--  3   73%  S Brosius       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Carlos Reyes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   71%  C Curtis        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      ---  5   80%  B Higginson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   79%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive); Fryman out at 2B/LF-2B
   R      ---  1   86%  C Fielder       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   85%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Felipe Lira facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   87%  G Williams      Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   89%  M Bordick       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   87%  A Battle        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   90%  B Gates         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Montgomery facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Montgomery replaces Carlos Reyes pitching
   O      ---  2   89%  E Williams      Foul Popfly: C
          ---  7   90%  M Lewis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   89%  J Flaherty      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   88%  C Gomez         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Felipe Lira facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   84%  J Giambi        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   88%  G Berroa        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  5   93%  M Stairs        Line Drive Double Play: P (P's Left); Giambi out at 1B/P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Montgomery facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   94%  C Curtis        Walk
          1--      94%  B Higginson     Curtis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   94%  " "             Flyball: CF; Curtis to 3B
   O      --3  5   92%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   91%  C Fielder       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Felipe Lira facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   87%  P Munoz         Walk
   O      1--  3   91%  S Brosius       Foul Popfly: 1B
          1--  2   84%  G Williams      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Munoz to 3B
                  Randy Veres replaces Felipe Lira pitching
          -23  4   80%  M Bordick       Walk
   OO     123  2   95%  A Battle        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Montgomery facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   97%  M Nieves        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  5   98%  E Williams      Double to SS (Ground Ball); Nieves Scores
                  Aaron Small replaces Steve Montgomery pitching
   O      -2-  1   98%  M Lewis         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   98%  J Flaherty      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Williams to 3B
          --3  6   98%  C Gomez         Walk
   O      1-3  6   97%  C Curtis        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Randy Veres facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   95%  B Gates         Walk
   O      1--  2   97%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF; Gates to 2B
   R      -2-  3   94%  G Berroa        Double to LF (Line Drive); Gates Scores
   O      -2-  2   96%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   98%  P Munoz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mike Mohler facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Mohler replaces Aaron Small pitching
          ---  7   98%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  6   98%  T Fryman        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--      98%  C Fielder       Baserunner Out Advancing; Higginson out at 2B/C-2B
          ---  8   98%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   R      1--  4   99%  M Nieves        Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fielder Scores/unER
   O      --3  4   99%  E Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Richie Lewis facing 7-8-9
                  Richie Lewis replaces Randy Veres pitching
          ---  5   98%  S Brosius       Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  G Williams      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   98%  M Bordick       Walk; Williams to 2B
          12-  2   95%  A Battle        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Short RF); Williams to 3B; Bordick to 2B
   O      123  4   98%  B Gates         Strikeout Looking
   O      123  1  100%  J Giambi        Foul Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation