June 6, 2000 Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
SFG 5 OAK 5
SDP 4 SEA 4
COL 1 LAD 7
@TEX 1 ATL 7
TOR 6 CHC 4
ARI 1 CHW 17
@CIN 12 BOS 4
@FLA 3 MIN 3
@HOU 1 CLE 4
@MIL 2 NYY 8
@MON 1 TBD 5
@PHI 3
(10) DET 2
@PIT 1 STL 5
KCR 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 13,174

Tuesday, June 6, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Tigers

21-33

Won 1

5th, 11½ GB

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

W: C Nitkowski (3-7), L: J Anderson (1-4), S: T Jones (17)

Pirates

25-31

Lost 1

3rd, 6 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Ausmus C                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .237  .660   14    7   1   
R Fick 1B                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .255  .658   20   15   0   
J Encarnacion CF              3   0   1   0    1   0  .311  .778   23    0   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .270  .847   16    0   0   GDP
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .838    9    0   1   
B Higginson LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .794   16    2   0   
D Easley 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .187  .535   11    2   4   
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Magee PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .875    2    0   0   
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .256  .651   11    0   3   HR
W Blair P                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000   10    0   2   
  C Nitkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Halter 2B                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .669    5    1   3   CS
Totals                       30   2   5   2    4   4              137   27  14

BATTING

HR: D Cruz (2, off J Manzanillo; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

TB: D Cruz 4; J Encarnacion; S Halter; J Gonzalez; W Blair.

GIDP: J Gonzalez (8).

RBI: J Gonzalez (21); D Cruz (18).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cruz-D Easley-R Fick.

E: R Fick (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Halter (1, 2nd base by J Manzanillo/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Nunez 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   18    7   2   
J Kendall C                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .343  .942   20    4   1   HBP
W Cordero LF                  5   0   3   0    0   0  .301  .877   19    0   0   
B Giles CF                    5   0   1   0    0   3  .343 1.114   20    0   0   
J Vander Wal RF               4   1   1   0    0   1  .320  .993   11    0   0   2B
K Young 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .244  .691   12   15   0   
L Sojo 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .739   16    0   4   GDP
M Benjamin SS                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .337  .845   15    1   6   3B
J Anderson P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .333    4    0   3   
  B Aven PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .694    6    0   0   
  J Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .757    4    0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       37   1  11   1    2   7              145   27  18

BATTING

2B: J Vander Wal (12, off D Brocail).

3B: M Benjamin (1, off D Brocail).

HBP: J Kendall (5, by W Blair).

TB: M Benjamin 4; W Cordero 3; K Young 2; J Vander Wal 2; A Nunez; J Kendall; B Giles.

GIDP: L Sojo (4).

RBI: M Benjamin (9).

2-out RBI: M Benjamin.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Benjamin-A Nunez-K Young.

BASERUNNING

PO: W Cordero (1st base by W Blair).

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
W Blair                        4.1   7   0   0    0   2   0   4.42   21   76-47   32· 4·11   12· 3· 3· 0     51    -     1.34   0.18
C Nitkowski, W (3-7)           1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   6.91    5   16-11    9· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    2.01   0.22
D Patterson, H (5)             0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.45    4   19-8     5· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.53   0.02
D Brocail, H (10)              1.1   2   1   1    0   2   0   4.88    6   23-16   12· 1· 3    2· 0· 2· 0          2-0    2.78   0.10
T Jones, S (17)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.05    4   11-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.72   0.22
Totals                         9    11   1   1    2   7   0          40  145-88   61· 8·19   18· 6· 6· 0          4-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Anderson, L (1-4)            7     3   1   1    2   3   0   5.68   25   93-53   31· 5·17   15· 2· 3· 0     68    -     0.93   0.28
J Manzanillo                   0.2   2   1   1    2   0   1   3.48    5   29-16   11· 3· 2    1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.60  -0.11
R Loiselle                     0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0  10.38    1    4-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.04   0.03
J Christiansen                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    3    9-7     5· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9     5   2   2    4   4   1          34  135-79   47·10·22   19· 2· 4· 1          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: W Blair (0; W Cordero, 1st base).

HBP: W Blair (1; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Dan Iassogna.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 13,174.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Ausmus             C     1. A Nunez              2B 
2. R Fick               1B    2. J Kendall            C  
3. J Encarnacion        CF    3. W Cordero            LF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. B Giles              CF 
5. D Palmer             3B    5. J Vander Wal         RF 
6. B Higginson          LF    6. K Young              1B 
7. D Easley             2B    7. L Sojo               3B 
8. D Cruz               SS    8. M Benjamin           SS 
9. W Blair              P     9. J Anderson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-0  --3  5  -15%  71% M Benjamin      D Brocail       Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Vander Wal Scores
   b 6   0  1-0  1--  7   13%  66% L Sojo          C Nitkowski     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 8   0  0-1  ---  4   12%  85% D Cruz          J Manzanillo    Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 9   1  2-1  1--  2   12%  89% W Cordero       T Jones         Popfly: 2B
   b 8   2  2-1  --3  4   11%  83% A Brown         D Brocail       Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  B Ausmus        Walk
          1--  7   59%  R Fick          Walk; Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  6   56%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ausmus to 3B
   R      1-3  3   65%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Ausmus Scores; Encarnacion to 3B
   O      1-3  3   59%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1-3  5   55%  B Higginson     Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   51%  A Nunez         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  4   45%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch; Nunez to 2B
   O      12-  6   51%  W Cordero       Popfly: 1B
          12-  3   45%  B Giles         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Nunez to 3B; Kendall to 2B
   O      123  5   52%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Looking
   O      123  2   60%  K Young         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   58%  D Easley        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  W Blair         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Willie Blair facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   58%  L Sojo          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   59%  M Benjamin      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   61%  J Anderson      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   58%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   57%  R Fick          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   60%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   59%  W Cordero       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      58%  B Giles         Cordero Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Cordero to 2B
   O      -2-  7   62%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   59%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   58%  D Palmer        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   56%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   59%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   56%  K Young         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   60%  L Sojo          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   57%  M Benjamin      Single to LF (Line Drive); Sojo to 2B
   O      12-  2   63%  J Anderson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   61%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   59%  D Cruz          Lineout: 2B
          ---  5   60%  W Blair         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   57%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   61%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   57%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  1   52%  W Cordero       Single (Ground Ball); Kendall to 2B
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Willie Blair pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   59%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   65%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   63%  R Fick          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   65%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   OO     1--  2   59%  J Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, C.J. Nitkowski facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   53%  K Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  7   66%  L Sojo          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   68%  M Benjamin      Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Anderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   66%  D Palmer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   64%  B Higginson     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   62%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Danny Patterson facing 9-1-2
                  Danny Patterson replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching and batting 9th; Bruce Aven pinch hits for Jimmy Anderson batting 9th
   O      ---  6   67%  B Aven          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   71%  A Nunez         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   68%  J Kendall       Walk
          1--  4   64%  W Cordero       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Kendall to 2B
                  Doug Brocail replaces Damion Easley pitching and batting 7th; Shane Halter replaces Danny Patterson playing 2B batting 9th
   O      12-  4   73%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Josias Manzanillo facing 8-9-1
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Bruce Aven pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  4   85%  D Cruz          Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  5   87%  S Halter        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      84%  B Ausmus        Halter Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  3   83%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
          ---  7   84%  R Fick          Walk
          1-- 10   85%  J Encarnacion   Walk; Fick to 2B
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Josias Manzanillo pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   82%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Brocail facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   71%  J Vander Wal    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   79%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   86%  L Sojo          Groundout: 2B-1B; Vander Wal to 3B
   R      --3  5   71%  M Benjamin      Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Vander Wal Scores
                  Adrian Brown pinch hits for Rich Loiselle batting 9th
   O      --3  4   83%  A Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Pirates 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jason Christiansen facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Adrian Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   81%  D Palmer        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   79%  B Higginson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Wendell Magee pinch hits for Doug Brocail batting 7th
   O      ---  2   78%  W Magee         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Todd Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Jones replaces Wendell Magee pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  4   88%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   78%  J Kendall       Walk
   O      1--  2   89%  W Cordero       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  1  100%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Pirates 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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