April 5, 2000 Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 12
NYY 6 BAL 11
CLE 7 MIN 10
TBD 7 OAK 8
DET 2 SEA 9
BOS 3 CHW 12
@TEX 8 KCR 4
@TOR 3 ARI 11
PHI 3 ATL 9
COL 6 MIL 8
@CIN 5 SFG 11
@FLA 9 MON 6
LAD 5 SDP 4
@NYM 0 HOU 11
@PIT 2 STL 10
CHC 4

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 10,229

Wednesday, April 5, 2000, 12:35PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Tigers

1-2

Lost 2

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  6  2
Athletics       0  0  3   0  1  0   1  3  X    8 10  1

W: O Olivares (1-0), L: B Moehler (0-1)

Athletics

2-1

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia RF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .091  .322   10    2   1   
B Ausmus C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .222  .795   11    6   0   
B Higginson LF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .398   18    2   0   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .364 1.189   11    1   1   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .641   15    7   0   GDP
D Easley 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    8    0   3   HBP,GDP
  G Jefferies PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
R Fick DH                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286   14    0   0   
J Encarnacion CF              3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .364   12    2   0   
  W Magee PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.055   12    4   5   GDP

B Moehler P                                                              0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  W Blair P                                                              0   0
  J Poole P                                                              0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   2    3   4              121   24  10

BATTING

HBP: D Easley (1, by O Olivares).

TB: B Higginson; J Encarnacion; R Fick; B Ausmus; T Clark; D Cruz.

GIDP: D Cruz (1); D Easley (1); T Clark (1).

RBI: D Palmer (3); T Clark (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Easley-D Cruz-T Clark.

E: J Encarnacion (1); T Clark (2).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Becker CF-LF                4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   17    2   0   GDP
F Menechino 2B                4   1   1   2    0   0  .300 1.400   14    3   2   HR
J Giambi 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .300 1.233   13    9   1   SF
J Jaha DH                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .333   23    0   0   
  J Giambi PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Stairs RF                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .455 1.318   21    4   0   2B
B Grieve LF                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .382   12    1   0   SF
  R Christenson PR-CF         0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
R Hernandez C                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000   12    4   0   SF
E Chavez 3B                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .400 1.200   18    1   1   HR,2B
M Tejada SS                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .200  .533   16    3   7   

O Olivares P                                                             0   1
  M Magnante P                                                           0   0
  S Service P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   8  10   7    2   6              146   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Stairs (1, off B Moehler); E Chavez (1, off D Patterson).

HR: F Menechino (2, off B Moehler; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); E Chavez (1, off B Moehler; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SF: B Grieve (1, off J Poole); R Hernandez (1, off D Patterson); J Giambi (1, off B Moehler).

TB: E Chavez 7; M Stairs 4; F Menechino 4; M Tejada; J Giambi; B Grieve.

GIDP: R Becker (1).

RBI: F Menechino 2 (3); M Stairs (2); R Hernandez (1); E Chavez (1); J Giambi (5); B Grieve (2).

2-out RBI: F Menechino.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. F Menechino-M Tejada-J Giambi; M Tejada-J Giambi; M Tejada-F Menechino-J Giambi.

E: M Tejada (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
B Moehler, L (0-1)             6     7   5   3    1   5   2   4.50   26  102-64   35· 8·21   12· 5· 1· 2     46    -     0.67  -0.15
M Anderson                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-7     3· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
W Blair                        0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0  54.00    3   18-9     4· 2· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.17  -0.02
J Poole                        0     0   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.10  -0.01
D Patterson                    0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   5    2   6   2          36  145-90   48·13·29   13· 9· 4· 2          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
O Olivares, W (1-0)            7.1   6   2   2    3   2   0   2.45   31  103-61   38· 2·21   14· 9· 2· 0     57    -     1.08   0.23
M Magnante, H (1)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.37   0.10
S Service                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   14-8     3· 1· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   4   0          35  121-71   42· 3·26   15·10· 2· 0          2-0

B Moehler faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
J Poole faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: W Blair (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: O Olivares (1; D Easley).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 10,229.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

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

   B Moehler            P        O Olivares           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  12-  5   13%  78% R Becker        B Moehler       Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Chavez Scores; Tejada to 3B; Becker to 2B
   t 5   0  3-0  12-  3   12%  84% D Cruz          O Olivares      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Fick to 3B
   t 6   1  4-1  1-3  2   12%  90% D Easley        O Olivares      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 8   1  5-2  12-  4   10%  97% T Clark         M Magnante      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   1  4-0  12-  4   -9%  78% T Clark         O Olivares      Single to RF (Line Drive); Ausmus Scores; Higginson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  L Polonia       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   54%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   55%  B Higginson     Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   51%  F Menechino     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  J Giambi        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   53%  D Easley        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   55%  R Fick          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  J Jaha          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   56%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  1   52%  B Grieve        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   50%  R Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   50%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  2   53%  L Polonia       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   56%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   60%  E Chavez        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  2   65%  M Tejada        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Chavez to 2B
   R      12-  5   78%  R Becker        Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Chavez Scores; Tejada to 3B; Becker to 2B
   RO     -23  2   79%  F Menechino     Groundout: 2B-1B; Tejada Scores/unER; Becker to 3B
   RO     --3  1   81%  J Giambi        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF Line); Becker Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   80%  J Jaha          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Omar Olivares facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   76%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  1   80%  D Palmer        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  2   82%  T Clark         Groundout: SS-1B; Higginson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   85%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Moehler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   84%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   85%  B Grieve        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  4   83%  R Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   82%  E Chavez        Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Omar Olivares facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   78%  R Fick          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  4   72%  J Encarnacion   Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Fick to 2B
   OO     12-  3   84%  D Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Fick to 3B
   O      --3  2   87%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   89%  M Tejada        Walk
   OO     1--  3   86%  R Becker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   R      ---  6   91%  F Menechino     Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   91%  J Giambi        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Omar Olivares facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   88%  B Ausmus        Walk
          1--  1   82%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF
   R      12-  4   78%  T Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive); Ausmus Scores; Higginson to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   90%  D Easley        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   89%  J Jaha          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   91%  M Stairs        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   90%  B Grieve        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   88%  R Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Omar Olivares facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   91%  R Fick          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   92%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   94%  D Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brian Moehler facing 8-9-1
   R      --- 10   97%  E Chavez        Home Run (LF-CF)
                  Matt Anderson replaces Brian Moehler pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  R Becker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   96%  F Menechino     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   93%  L Polonia       Walk
          1--  1   88%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Polonia to 2B
   O      12-  4   92%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Polonia to 3B
   R      1-3  3   87%  D Palmer        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Polonia Scores; Higginson to 2B
                  Mike Magnante replaces Omar Olivares pitching
   OO     12-  4   97%  T Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
                  Willie Blair replaces Matt Anderson pitching
          ---  7   97%  J Giambi        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   98%  J Jaha          Walk; Giambi to 2B
                  Jeremy Giambi pinch runs for John Jaha batting 4th
          12-      99%  M Stairs        Wild Pitch; Giambi to 3B; Giambi to 2B
   RO     -23  5   99%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Giambi Scores; Giambi to 3B; Stairs out at 2B/RF-SS
                  Jim Poole replaces Willie Blair pitching
   R      --3  5  100%  B Grieve        Reached on E8/Sacrifice Fly; Giambi Scores; Grieve to 3B
                  Danny Patterson replaces Jim Poole pitching; Ryan Christenson pinch runs for Ben Grieve batting 6th
   RO     --3  2  100%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Christenson Scores/unER
          ---  3  100%  E Chavez        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4  100%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 8.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Scott Service facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Service replaces Mike Magnante pitching; Rich Becker moves to LF; Ryan Christenson moves to CF; Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Damion Easley batting 6th
   O      ---  5  100%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  R Fick          Flyball: RF
                  Wendell Magee pinch hits for Juan Encarnacion batting 8th
   O      ---  5  100%  W Magee         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 8.

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