September 3, 1986 Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
TEX 3 CAL 5
BAL 2 KCR 2
CHW 1
(10) MIN 11
MIL 5 OAK 5
NYY 3 SEA 3
DET 2 TOR 3
CLE 1 STL 5
@ATL 3 HOU 8
@CHC 2 PIT 5
@CIN 3
(10) LAD 5
@MON 3 NYM 4
SFG 2 SDP 7
@PHI 5

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 6,743

Wednesday, September 3, 1986
Time of Game: 2:26

Tigers

70-65

Lost 1

4th, 10 GB

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

W: M Trujillo (2-0), L: B Kelly (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Mariners

59-76

Won 1

6th, 18 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .268  .780    0    0   4   CS,IW
B Fields LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   
K Gibson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .833    0    3   0   2B,GDP
J Grubb DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .345 1.073    0    0   0   
D Evans 1B                    2   2   2   0    2   0  .259  .858    0    8   1   2B
D Coles 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .763    0    3   2   
P Sheridan CF                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .229  .636    0    3   0   
D Lowry C                     3   0   0   1    1   0  .301  .788    0    7   0   
D Baker SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311    0    1   1   SH

F Tanana P                                                               0   1
  B Kelly P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   2   7   2    5   5                    26   9

BATTING

2B: D Evans (14, off B Swift); K Gibson (9, off B Swift).

SH: D Baker (1, off M Trujillo).

IBB: L Whitaker (5, by M Trujillo).

TB: D Evans 3; K Gibson 2; P Sheridan 2; D Coles; B Fields.

GIDP: K Gibson (7).

RBI: D Lowry (16); P Sheridan (15).

2-out RBI: P Sheridan.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: L Whitaker (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Whitaker (7, 2nd base by B Swift/B Kearney).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Moses CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .646    0    0   0   
P Bradley LF                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .304  .832    0    3   0   CS
A Davis 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .861    0   12   1   
J Presley 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .794    0    0   1   
D Tartabull RF                4   1   1   2    0   2  .269  .857    0    1   1   HR
D Hengel DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  K Phelps PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .239  .909    0    0   0   HR
B Kearney C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .723    0    5   2   
R Quinones SS                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .229  .618    0    2   2   
H Reynolds 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .526    0    3   8   

B Swift P                                                                0   0
  M Trujillo P                                                           1   1
Totals                       33   3   7   3    0   7                    27  16

BATTING

HR: K Phelps (20, off B Kelly; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); D Tartabull (24, off F Tanana; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: D Tartabull 4; K Phelps 4; P Bradley 3; B Kearney; J Moses.

RBI: D Tartabull 2 (84); K Phelps (51).

2-out RBI: D Tartabull 2; K Phelps.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Reynolds-R Quinones-A Davis.

BASERUNNING

CS: P Bradley (10, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by F Tanana).

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
F Tanana                       8     6   2   0    0   6   1   4.19   30     -       ·  ·      8·10· 2· 4     72    -     1.18   0.32
B Kelly, L (0-1)               0.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.89  -0.36
Totals                         8.2   7   3   1    0   7   2          33     -       ·  ·      9·10· 2· 5           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Swift                        4     6   2   2    2   3   0   5.38   17     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 4     43    -     1.07  -0.03
M Trujillo, W (2-0)            5     1   0   0    3   2   0   3.26   19     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.50   0.48
Totals                         9     7   2   2    5   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Swift (1).

IBB: M Trujillo (3; L Whitaker).

PO: F Tanana (2; P Bradley, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 6,743.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Seattle Mariners                     
1. L Whitaker           2B    1. J Moses              CF 
2. B Fields             LF    2. P Bradley            LF 
3. K Gibson             RF    3. A Davis              1B 
4. J Grubb              DH    4. J Presley            3B 
5. D Evans              1B    5. D Tartabull          RF 
6. D Coles              3B    6. D Hengel             DH 
7. P Sheridan           CF    7. B Kearney            C  
8. D Lowry              C     8. R Quinones           SS 
9. D Baker              SS    9. H Reynolds           2B 

   F Tanana             P        B Swift              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  2-2  ---      46% 100% K Phelps        B Kelly         Home Run (CF-RF)
   b 4   2  2-0  -2-      22%  51% D Tartabull     F Tanana        Home Run; Bradley Scores/unER; Tartabull Scores/unER
   t 4   2  0-1  --3     -10%  29% P Sheridan      B Swift         Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Evans Scores
   t 7   2  2-2  12-       8%  59% B Fields        M Trujillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 6   2  2-2  --3      -6%  50% J Presley       F Tanana        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Swift facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Fields        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      54%  K Gibson        Whitaker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      52%  " "             Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  J Grubb         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Moses         Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  P Bradley       Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  A Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bradley to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  J Presley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Swift facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      45%  D Coles         Single to RF; Evans to 3B; Coles out at 2B/RF-3B-2B
          --3      43%  P Sheridan      Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Evans stays at 3B
   RO     1-3      41%  D Lowry         Groundout: 2B-1B; Evans Scores; Sheridan to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  D Baker         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      40%  D Hengel        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  B Kearney       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Swift facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
          ---      39%  B Fields        Single to LF
   OO     1--      44%  K Gibson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      41%  R Quinones      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      39%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  J Moses         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Swift facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  J Grubb         Lineout: 1B
          ---      36%  D Evans         Double to CF
   O      -2-      39%  D Coles         Strikeout
          -2-      39%  P Sheridan      Wild Pitch; Evans to 3B
   R      --3      29%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Evans Scores
   O      1--      31%  D Lowry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
          ---      36%  P Bradley       Single to CF
   O      1--      31%  A Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      28%  J Presley       Flyball: CF
          1--      29%  D Tartabull     Bradley Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E4; Bradley to 2B
   RR     -2-      51%  " "             Home Run; Bradley Scores/unER; Tartabull Scores/unER
   O      ---      50%  D Hengel        Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Trujillo facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Trujillo replaces Bill Swift pitching
   O      ---      53%  D Baker         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  B Fields        Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Tied 2-2, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  B Kearney       Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  R Quinones      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Trujillo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  K Gibson        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  J Grubb         Strikeout
          ---      54%  D Evans         Single to CF
   O      1--      58%  D Coles         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Tied 2-2, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
          ---      63%  J Moses         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      61%  P Bradley       Groundout: 3B-1B; Moses to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  A Davis         Flyball: CF; Moses to 3B
   O      --3      50%  J Presley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Trujillo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  D Lowry         Walk
   O      1--      53%  D Baker         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Lowry to 2B
          -2-      51%  L Whitaker      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      59%  B Fields        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Tied 2-2, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  D Tartabull     Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      52%  D Hengel        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      54%  B Kearney       Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  R Quinones      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Trujillo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      55%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  J Grubb         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      61%  D Coles         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Tied 2-2, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      56%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      53%  J Moses         Flyball: SS
          ---      55%  P Bradley       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      50%  A Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Trujillo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      56%  P Sheridan      Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  D Lowry         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  D Baker         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Tied 2-2, Bryan Kelly facing 4-5-6
                  Bryan Kelly replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      ---      58%  J Presley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Looking
                  Ken Phelps pinch hits for Dave Hengel batting 6th
   R      ---     100%  K Phelps        Home Run (CF-RF)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation