April 3, 2000 Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 3
@ANA 2 CLE 4
@BAL 1 TBD 7
@MIN 0 DET 7
@OAK 4 TEX 10
CHW 4 TOR 5
KCR 4 ATL 2
COL 0 MIL 3
@CIN 3
(6) FLA 6
SFG 4 LAD 10
@MON 4 NYM 2
SDP 1 STL 7
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 53,498

Monday, April 3, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:13

Tigers

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  0   4  0  0   0  1  0    7 11  0
Athletics       1  0  0   1  1  0   0  1  0    4  4  2

W: H Nomo (1-0), L: K Appier (0-1), S: T Jones (1)

Athletics

0-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia RF                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .250  .650   14    1   0   IW
  K Garcia RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .333 1.267   28    7   2   2B,HBP
B Higginson LF                5   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400   16    5   0   
J Gonzalez DH                 4   1   0   0    1   2  .000  .200   19    0   0   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200   16    9   0   
D Palmer 3B                   5   1   4   2    0   1  .800 2.400   14    1   2   HR,2B
D Easley 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200   19    0   4   
J Encarnacion CF              5   1   1   0    0   3  .200  .400   22    4   0   
D Cruz SS                     4   2   3   0    1   0  .750 2.050   19    0   0   2·2B

H Nomo P                                                                 0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   1
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39   7  11   4    6  10              171   27   9

BATTING

2B: D Palmer (1, off K Appier); B Ausmus (1, off K Appier); D Cruz 2 (2, 2 off K Appier).

HR: D Palmer (1, off K Appier; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

IBB: L Polonia (1, by K Appier).

HBP: B Ausmus (1, by K Appier).

TB: D Palmer 8; D Cruz 5; B Ausmus 2; B Higginson; J Encarnacion; L Polonia.

RBI: D Palmer 2 (2); B Ausmus (1); L Polonia (1).

2-out RBI: B Ausmus; L Polonia; D Palmer.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Becker CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    0   1   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   15    1   1   
J Giambi 1B                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .500 2.500   15    9   1   2·HR
J Jaha DH                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .500   18    0   0   
M Stairs RF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.833   21    1   0   HR
B Grieve LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   16    5   0   
R Hernandez C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   20   10   0   
E Chavez 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    0   1   
F Menechino 2B                3   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.666   11    0   3   HR

K Appier P                                                               0   1
  L Vizcaino P                                                           1   0
  J Tam P                                                                0   0
Totals                       31   4   4   4    3   9              141   27   8

BATTING

HR: F Menechino (1, off H Nomo; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); M Stairs (1, off H Nomo; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Giambi 2 (2, off H Nomo, off D Brocail; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

TB: J Giambi 8; M Stairs 4; F Menechino 4.

RBI: J Giambi 2 (2); F Menechino (1); M Stairs (1).

2-out RBI: J Giambi 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: R Becker (1); E Chavez (1).

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
H Nomo, W (1-0)                7     3   3   3    3   8   3   3.86   27  106-65   28·13·24    3· 9· 1· 3     64    -     0.75   0.18
D Brocail                      1     1   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    4   16-8     4· 0· 4    3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.41   0.01
T Jones, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   16-9     6· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     4   4   4    3   9   4          34  138-82   38·14·30    7·10· 1· 4           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Appier, L (0-1)              6     8   6   3    4   7   1   4.50   32  112-66   34·17·15    4· 6· 9· 1     41    -     0.91  -0.26
L Vizcaino                     1.2   3   1   1    2   3   0   5.40   10   39-22   11· 6· 5    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.01
J Tam                          1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   20-13   10· 2· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.17   0.02
Totals                         9    11   7   4    6  10   1          46  171-101  55·25·21   10· 7·11· 1          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: H Nomo (1).

IBB: K Appier (1; L Polonia).

HBP: K Appier (1; B Ausmus).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Tony Randazzo.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 53,498.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. L Polonia            RF    1. R Becker             CF 
2. B Ausmus             C     2. M Tejada             SS 
3. B Higginson          LF    3. J Giambi             1B 
4. J Gonzalez           DH    4. J Jaha               DH 
5. T Clark              1B    5. M Stairs             RF 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. B Grieve             LF 
7. D Easley             2B    7. R Hernandez          C  
8. J Encarnacion        CF    8. E Chavez             3B 
9. D Cruz               SS    9. F Menechino          2B 

   H Nomo               P        K Appier             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-3  123  4   17%  91% B Higginson     K Appier        Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Cruz Scores/unER/No RBI; Polonia Scores/unER/No RBI; Ausmus Scores/unER/No RBI; Higginson to 3B
   t 4   2  1-2  123  6   10%  73% B Ausmus        K Appier        Walk; Encarnacion Scores; Cruz to 3B; Polonia to 2B
   t 2   0  1-0  ---  2   10%  50% D Palmer        K Appier        Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 1   2  0-0  ---  4  -10%  39% J Giambi        H Nomo          Home Run
   t 2   2  1-1  -2-  4    7%  55% L Polonia       K Appier        Single to CF (Line Drive); Cruz Scores; Polonia out at 2B/CF-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  L Polonia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  B Ausmus        Foul Flyball: RF
          ---  3   47%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1   49%  J Gonzalez      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  2   45%  T Clark         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  M Tejada        Flyball: LF
   R      ---  4   39%  J Giambi        Home Run
          ---  4   38%  J Jaha          Walk
          1--      37%  M Stairs        Wild Pitch; Jaha to 2B
          -2-  5   37%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   40%  B Grieve        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   50%  D Palmer        Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   48%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   48%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   RO     -2-  4   55%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Line Drive); Cruz Scores; Polonia out at 2B/CF-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Hideo Nomo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   57%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   59%  E Chavez        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   60%  F Menechino     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Appier facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   64%  B Ausmus        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   61%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   58%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   55%  T Clark         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Hideo Nomo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   60%  M Tejada        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   61%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   59%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   57%  D Easley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   59%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   62%  D Cruz          Double to RF (Line Drive); Encarnacion to 3B
          -23  4   63%  L Polonia       Intentional Walk
   R      123  6   73%  B Ausmus        Walk; Encarnacion Scores; Cruz to 3B; Polonia to 2B
   RRR    123  4   91%  B Higginson     Reached on E8 (Line Drive); Cruz Scores/unER/No RBI; Polonia Scores/unER/No RBI; Ausmus Scores/unER/No RBI; Higginson to 3B
   O      --3  4   89%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Hideo Nomo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   91%  J Jaha          Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4   86%  M Stairs        Home Run
   O      ---  3   87%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   88%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   87%  T Clark         Lineout: 1B
          ---  3   89%  D Palmer        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          -2-  6   90%  D Easley        Walk
   O      12-  5   88%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   89%  D Cruz          Walk; Palmer to 3B; Easley to 2B
   O      123  1   86%  L Polonia       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Hideo Nomo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   88%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   82%  F Menechino     Home Run
   O      ---  4   84%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   85%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Kevin Appier facing 2-3-4
          ---  9   88%  B Ausmus        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   86%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   84%  J Gonzalez      Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  1   82%  T Clark         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Hideo Nomo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   85%  J Giambi        Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  4   82%  J Jaha          Walk
   O      1--  5   85%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   88%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Luis Vizcaino facing 6-7-8
                  Luis Vizcaino replaces Kevin Appier pitching
          ---  2   90%  D Palmer        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   88%  D Easley        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   87%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   88%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Palmer to 2B
   O      12-  1   86%  L Polonia       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Hideo Nomo facing 7-8-9
                  Karim Garcia replaces Luis Polonia playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---  4   89%  R Hernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   91%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   92%  F Menechino     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Luis Vizcaino facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   91%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   90%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   91%  J Gonzalez      Walk
          1--  7   92%  T Clark         Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
   R      12-  2   96%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Gonzalez Scores; Clark to 2B
                  Jeff Tam replaces Luis Vizcaino pitching
   O      12-  4   95%  D Easley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-7, Doug Brocail facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Brocail replaces Hideo Nomo pitching
   O      ---  2   97%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  M Tejada        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  5   95%  J Giambi        Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   96%  J Jaha          Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Jeff Tam facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   96%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   95%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  K Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-7, Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  M Stairs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   99%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  R Hernandez     Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 4.

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