August 2, 1998 Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
@ANA 7 BAL 9
@KCR 2 TOR 6
@MIN 4 OAK 7
CLE 5 SEA 6
NYY 3 DET 3
@TBD 2 TEX 12
CHW 3 ATL 4
STL 3 COL 6
@CHC 3 CIN 5
@FLA 1 MIL 7
ARI 2 SDP 4
@MON 1 NYM 9
LAD 3 SFG 15
@PHI 3 HOU 6
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 27,712

Sunday, August 2, 1998, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:44

Indians

62-48

Lost 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   0  2  2   0  0  0    5  9  1
Athletics       0  0  0   0  1  1   5  0  X    7  8  2

W: M Mohler (3-2), L: C Nagy (9-7), S: B Taylor (23)

Athletics

50-60

Won 4

3rd, 9 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   2   2   2    0   2  .277  .775   20    1   0   HR,2B
O Vizquel SS                  4   2   1   0    0   0  .286  .711   17    0   4   HBP
D Justice DH                  5   0   1   2    0   2  .284  .834   18    0   0   2B
J Thome 1B                    5   0   3   0    0   2  .307 1.046   21   10   2   2B
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .287  .909   15    3   0   2B
B Giles LF                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .281  .906   23    1   0   
S Alomar C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .668   13    6   1   
D Bell 3B                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .272  .766   23    1   2   2B
E Wilson 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.055   18    1   3   HBP,GDP

C Nagy P                                                                 1   1
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   5   9   5    3   9              168   24  13

BATTING

2B: J Thome (32, off B Taylor); M Ramirez (25, off M Mohler); D Justice (31, off J Haynes); K Lofton (15, off J Haynes); D Bell (19, off J Haynes).

HR: K Lofton (11, off J Haynes; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: E Wilson (1, by J Haynes); O Vizquel (3, by J Haynes).

TB: K Lofton 6; J Thome 4; D Bell 2; M Ramirez 2; D Justice 2; O Vizquel.

GIDP: E Wilson (1).

RBI: D Justice 2 (60); K Lofton 2 (52); B Giles (51).

2-out RBI: K Lofton 2; B Giles.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: S Alomar (4).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Christenson CF              3   1   0   0    1   1  .236  .653   20    1   1   SH
S Spiezio 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .753   13    1   5   SH
B Grieve RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .871   15    1   0   
M Stairs DH                   4   1   1   3    0   0  .326  .978   10    0   0   HR
J Giambi 1B                   2   1   1   1    2   0  .295  .868   13   10   1   HR
K Mitchell LF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .636    8    0   0   2B
  A Hinch C                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .613    6    2   0   2B
E Sprague 3B                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .241  .738   12    2   1   HR,2B
M Tejada SS                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .242  .709   11    2   4   2B,SB
M Macfarlane C                3   0   1   2    0   0  .227  .662   10    7   0   
  B Roberts PR-LF             1   1   0   0    0   0  .271  .690    6    0   0   SB

J Haynes P                                                               1   0
  M Mohler P                                                             0   0
  M Fetters P                                                            0   0
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   7   8   7    4   5              124   27  12

BATTING

2B: K Mitchell (7, off C Nagy); A Hinch (5, off P Shuey); E Sprague (21, off C Nagy); M Tejada (10, off C Nagy).

HR: M Stairs (19, off P Assenmacher; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); E Sprague (18, off C Nagy; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); J Giambi (16, off C Nagy; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: S Spiezio (6, off P Assenmacher); R Christenson (5, off C Nagy).

TB: E Sprague 6; M Stairs 4; J Giambi 4; A Hinch 2; M Tejada 2; K Mitchell 2; M Macfarlane.

RBI: M Stairs 3 (75); M Macfarlane 2 (26); J Giambi (67); E Sprague (52).

2-out RBI: M Stairs 3; J Giambi.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tejada-S Spiezio-J Giambi.

E: E Sprague (21); M Tejada (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Roberts (9, 2nd base off P Shuey/S Alomar); M Tejada (4, 2nd base off P Shuey/S Alomar).

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, L (9-7)                6     6   6   4    3   3   2   5.46   28   87-52   32· 6·14   13· 5· 4· 0     40    -     1.08  -0.22
P Assenmacher, BS (4)          1     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.22    4   10-8     4· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          2-2    2.78  -0.30
P Shuey                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.10    5   23-14    7· 0· 7    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.46   0.02
Totals                         8     8   7   5    4   5   3          37  120-74   43· 7·24   16· 7· 5· 0          2-2

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Haynes                       6     7   5   5    3   5   1   4.48   29  114-72   52· 6·14    8· 8· 3· 0     40    -     1.05  -0.19
M Mohler, W (3-2)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.78    4   17-11    4· 6· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.02
M Fetters                      0     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.35    2    9-6     5· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.06  -0.17
B Groom, H (12)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.67    2   10-7     5· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.71   0.25
B Taylor, S (23)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.95    4   18-12    4· 4· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.12   0.08
Totals                         9     9   5   5    3   9   1          41  168-108  70·18·20   15· 8· 4· 0          2-0

C Nagy faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
M Fetters faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Haynes 2 (5; E Wilson, O Vizquel).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Terry Craft.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 27,712.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Oakland Athletics                    
1. K Lofton             CF    1. R Christenson        CF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. S Spiezio            2B 
3. D Justice            DH    3. B Grieve             RF 
4. J Thome              1B    4. M Stairs             DH 
5. M Ramirez            RF    5. J Giambi             1B 
6. B Giles              LF    6. K Mitchell           LF 
7. S Alomar             C     7. E Sprague            3B 
8. D Bell               3B    8. M Tejada             SS 
9. E Wilson             2B    9. M Macfarlane         C  

   C Nagy               P        J Haynes             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  5-4  -23  1   47%  86% M Stairs        P Assenmacher   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Roberts Scores/unER; Christenson Scores/unER
   t 8   0  7-5  12-  3   21%  89% E Wilson        B Groom         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Alomar to 3B
   b 7   1  5-4  -23  5  -16%  39% B Grieve        P Assenmacher   Strikeout Swinging
   t 6   2  1-3  -2-  4  -14%  10% K Lofton        J Haynes        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bell Scores
   b 7   0  5-3  -2-  2   12%  45% M Macfarlane    C Nagy          Single to CF (Line Drive); Tejada Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Haynes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   50%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   53%  D Justice       Popfly: SS
          1--  6   50%  J Thome         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Vizquel to 3B
          1-3  5   48%  M Ramirez       Walk; Thome to 2B
   R      123  7   39%  B Giles         Walk; Vizquel Scores; Thome to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      123  4   45%  S Alomar        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   43%  R Christenson   Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  3   41%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   40%  B Grieve        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Haynes facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   37%  D Bell          Walk
          1--  2   32%  E Wilson        Hit By Pitch; Bell to 2B
   O      12-  3   37%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   41%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  3   45%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   42%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   45%  J Giambi        Walk
          1--  1   54%  K Mitchell      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Giambi to 3B
   O      -23  4   45%  E Sprague       Fielder's Choice P; Mitchell to 3B; Giambi out at Hm/P-C
   O      1-3  1   39%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Haynes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   41%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   43%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   44%  B Giles         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   41%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   39%  R Christenson   Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   38%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Haynes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   41%  S Alomar        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   42%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   43%  E Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Charles Nagy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   40%  B Grieve        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   38%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   40%  J Giambi        Walk
   O      1--  5   37%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Haynes facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   30%  K Lofton        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  1   27%  O Vizquel       Hit By Pitch
   RRO    12-  5   18%  D Justice       Double to CF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Vizquel Scores; Justice out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
          ---  2   17%  J Thome         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   19%  M Ramirez       Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  9   20%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   27%  E Sprague       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   24%  M Tejada        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Sprague to 3B
   RO     --3  3   24%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: SS-1B; Sprague Scores
          ---  5   26%  R Christenson   Walk
   O      1--  3   23%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jimmy Haynes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   25%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   21%  D Bell          Double to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS)
   O      -2-  5   24%  E Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   RR     -2-  4   10%  K Lofton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bell Scores
   O      ---  5   10%  O Vizquel       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Charles Nagy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5    8%  B Grieve        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3    7%  M Stairs        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  2   12%  J Giambi        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   11%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike Mohler facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Mohler replaces Jimmy Haynes pitching
   O      ---  6   12%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   13%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   12%  M Ramirez       Double to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6   14%  B Giles         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  3   23%  E Sprague       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   33%  M Tejada        Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  2   45%  M Macfarlane    Single to CF (Line Drive); Tejada Scores
                  Bip Roberts pinch runs for Mike Macfarlane batting 9th
          1--  1   56%  R Christenson   Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Roberts to 2B/Adv on E2
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Charles Nagy pitching
   O      12-  1   56%  S Spiezio       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Roberts to 3B; Christenson to 2B
   O      -23  5   39%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    -23  1   86%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Roberts Scores/unER; Christenson Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   86%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Athletics 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-7, Mike Fetters facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Fetters replaces Mike Mohler pitching; A.J. Hinch replaces Kevin Mitchell playing C batting 6th; Bip Roberts moves to LF
          ---  3   79%  S Alomar        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   68%  D Bell          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Alomar to 2B
                  Buddy Groom replaces Mike Fetters pitching
   OO     12-  3   89%  E Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Alomar to 3B
   O      --3  7   94%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-5, Paul Shuey facing 6-7-8
                  Paul Shuey replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
          ---  6   95%  A Hinch         Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  4   95%  E Sprague       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Hinch to 3B
          --3  5   96%  M Tejada        Walk
          1-3      96%  B Roberts       Tejada Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   94%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Tejada to 3B; Hinch out at 3B/SS-C-3B
          1-3      94%  R Christenson   Roberts Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   92%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-7, Billy Taylor facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Taylor replaces Buddy Groom pitching
   O      ---  6   96%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   96%  J Thome         Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4  100%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Athletics 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation