August 1, 2002 Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 2
NYY 1 TOR 3
@KCR 2 MIN 6
CHW 0 OAK 5
DET 3 SEA 10
CLE 6 BAL 4
@TBD 3 TEX 19
BOS 7 ATL 4
MIL 0 CHC 8
SDP 7 CIN 6
LAD 4
(13) FLA 4
STL 0 MON 2
ARI 1 HOU 3
@NYM 1 PHI 2
SFG 1 COL 3
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 13,861

Thursday, August 1, 2002
Time of Game: 3:01

Tigers

40-67

Lost 5

5th, 25 GB

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

W: M Bowie (1-0), L: S Sparks (5-11), S: B Koch (27)

Athletics

62-47

Won 2

3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Bocachica CF                5   1   1   2    0   3  .238  .782   20    2   0   HR
D Easley 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .219  .685   25    0   4   
B Higginson LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .816   21    5   0   
R Simon DH                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .306  .784   14    0   0   2B
R Fick RF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .287  .801   19    0   0   2B
C Pena 1B                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .249  .773   22   10   0   
D Jackson SS                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .270  .729   15    1   3   SB
C Truby 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .617   16    1   0   
B Inge C                      3   1   0   0    1   1  .250  .728   20    5   0   

S Sparks P                                                               0   1
  J Santana P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   3   8   3    3  12              172   24   8

BATTING

2B: R Simon (15, off M Bowie); R Fick (29, off A Harang).

HR: H Bocachica (6, off A Harang; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

TB: H Bocachica 4; R Simon 3; R Fick 2; D Jackson 2; D Easley; C Pena.

RBI: H Bocachica 2 (12); C Pena (29).

2-out RBI: C Pena.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: C Truby (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Jackson (9, 2nd base off B Koch/R Hernandez).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Ellis 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .775   20    0   0   
R Durham 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .298  .833   24    2   1   HR,2B
M Tejada SS                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .304  .857   16    0   3   HR
D Justice LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .800   21    3   0   
  J Mabry 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .845         1   0   
E Chavez DH                   4   2   2   3    0   0  .279  .881   11    0   0   2·HR
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .745   17    3   0   
T Long CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .700   11    3   0   
O Saenz 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .872   12    3   0   HBP
  E Byrnes LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .782         0   0   
R Hernandez C                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .226  .631   12   12   0   

A Harang P                                                               0   0
  M Bowie P                                                              0   0
  C Bradford P                                                           0   0
  R Rincon P                                                             0   0
  B Koch P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   5   7   5    2   4              144   27   4

BATTING

2B: R Durham (22, off S Sparks).

HR: R Durham (10, off S Sparks; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); E Chavez 2 (23, off J Santana, off S Sparks; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Tejada (24, off S Sparks; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: O Saenz (6, by S Sparks).

TB: E Chavez 8; R Durham 6; M Tejada 4; T Long; O Saenz.

RBI: E Chavez 3 (69); M Tejada (86); R Durham (53).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: R Hernandez (4).

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
S Sparks, L (5-11)             6     6   4   3    2   4   3   5.50   28  116-72   43· 4·25    8· 7· 3· 3     48    -     1.09  -0.21
J Santana                      2     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.58    7   28-20   15· 2· 3    5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.44  -0.01
Totals                         8     7   5   4    2   4   4          35  144-92   58· 6·28   13· 8· 3· 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
A Harang                       4.1   6   3   3    1   4   1   3.86   20   94-61   33·12·16    2· 9· 3· 1     42    -     0.99  -0.13
M Bowie, W (1-0)               0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   14-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.84  -0.04
C Bradford, H (14)             1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   1.94    5   19-14    4· 4· 6    1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.57   0.19
R Rincon, H (12)               1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   4.62    4   19-12    3· 2· 7    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.47   0.15
B Koch, S (27)                 1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.43    5   23-15    4· 5· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.59   0.11
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3  12   1          38  169-109  49·23·37    6·11· 5· 1          1-0

M Bowie faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Sparks (7; O Saenz).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 13,861.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 20mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. H Bocachica          CF    1. M Ellis              3B 
2. D Easley             2B    2. R Durham             2B 
3. B Higginson          LF    3. M Tejada             SS 
4. R Simon              DH    4. D Justice            LF 
5. R Fick               RF    5. E Chavez             DH 
6. C Pena               1B    6. J Dye                RF 
7. D Jackson            SS    7. T Long               CF 
8. C Truby              3B    8. O Saenz              1B 
9. B Inge               C     9. R Hernandez          C  

   S Sparks             P        A Harang             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  3-2  1--  4   26%  68% E Chavez        S Sparks        Home Run (LF-CF); Tejada Scores/unER
   t 5   0  1-1  1--  5  -20%  25% H Bocachica     A Harang        Home Run (LF-CF); Inge Scores
   b 5   0  3-1  ---  8   13%  42% R Durham        S Sparks        Home Run
   b 3   1  0-0  ---  3   12%  65% M Tejada        S Sparks        Home Run
   t 4   2  1-0  -2-  5  -11%  53% C Pena          A Harang        Single to RF (Line Drive); Fick Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  H Bocachica     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   53%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  2   51%  R Simon         Single (Ground Ball); Easley to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  R Fick          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  M Ellis         Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
          ---  2   57%  R Durham        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          -2-  7   58%  M Tejada        Walk
   O      12-  7   54%  D Justice       Lineout: LF
   O      12-  3   50%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   52%  C Pena          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   54%  D Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   55%  C Truby         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   53%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  T Long          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   52%  O Saenz         Hit By Pitch
          1--  7   55%  R Hernandez     Walk; Saenz to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   53%  B Inge          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   54%  H Bocachica     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   56%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   65%  M Tejada        Home Run
   O      ---  5   63%  D Justice       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   62%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Aaron Harang facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   65%  B Higginson     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   67%  R Simon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   64%  R Fick          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      -2-  5   53%  C Pena          Single to RF (Line Drive); Fick Scores
          1--  4   51%  D Jackson       Single (Ground Ball); Pena to 2B
   O      12-  3   56%  C Truby         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   53%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
          ---  2   56%  T Long          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   61%  O Saenz         Single to LF (Line Drive); Long to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Saenz to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  M Ellis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Aaron Harang facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   45%  B Inge          Walk
   RR     1--  5   25%  H Bocachica     Home Run (LF-CF); Inge Scores
   O      ---  5   27%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
                  Micah Bowie replaces Aaron Harang pitching
   O      ---  4   29%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   27%  R Simon         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   29%  R Fick          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  8   42%  R Durham        Home Run
          ---  2   47%  M Tejada        Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   42%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  4   68%  E Chavez        Home Run (LF-CF); Tejada Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   67%  J Dye           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   66%  T Long          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Micah Bowie facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   60%  C Pena          Walk
                  Chad Bradford replaces Micah Bowie pitching
          1--  2   51%  D Jackson       Single to LF (Line Drive); Pena to 2B
   O      12-  3   59%  C Truby         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   66%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pena to 3B
   O      1-3  4   74%  H Bocachica     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Steve Sparks facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   72%  O Saenz         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   70%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   69%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Chad Bradford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   73%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Chad Bradford pitching
   O      ---  5   76%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   79%  R Simon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Julio Santana facing 2-3-4
                  Julio Santana replaces Steve Sparks pitching
   O      ---  8   77%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   75%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Ricardo Rincon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   80%  R Fick          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   84%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  Billy Koch replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching
          ---  8   81%  D Jackson       Walk
          1--      77%  C Truby         Jackson Steals 2B; Jackson to 3B/Passed Ball
   O      --3  5   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Julio Santana facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   94%  E Chavez        Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   93%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  T Long          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   92%  O Saenz         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Billy Koch facing 9-1-2
                  John Mabry replaces David Justice playing 1B batting 4th; Eric Byrnes replaces Olmedo Saenz playing LF batting 8th
   O      ---  4   96%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  H Bocachica     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  D Easley        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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