April 3, 1996 Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
KCR 1 CAL 3
MIL 2
(11) NYY 5
@CLE 1 MIN 16
DET 7 TOR 10
@OAK 4 CHW 4
@SEA 2 TEX 7
BOS 2 ATL 15
SFG 2 SDP 7
@CHC 5 MON 8
@CIN 4 HOU 5
LAD 2 STL 5
@NYM 3 PHI 3
COL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 22,783

Wednesday, April 3, 1996, 3:34
Time of Game: 2:49

White Sox

1-2

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: J Magrane (1-0), L: B Wolcott (0-1), S: R Hernandez (1)

Mariners

2-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips LF                 5   2   3   1    0   1  .250  .940   18    2   0   HR,2B
D Lewis CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .143  .679   16    3   0   3B
F Thomas 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .333 1.052   15    9   0   GDP
R Ventura 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154   10    0   0   GDP
D Tartabull RF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333   19    2   0   
  D Martinez RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
H Baines DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .429   23    0   0   2B
C Kreuter C                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .500 1.250   19    8   0   
  N Martin PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Karkovice C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         2   0   
R Durham 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .333 1.278   17    1   4   SH
O Guillen SS                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .300  .764    9    0   2   2B

K Tapani P                                                               0   1
  K McCaskill P                                                          0   0
  J Magrane P                                                            0   0
  M Karchner P                                                           0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   4   9   4    4   5              146   27   7

BATTING

2B: O Guillen (1, off B Wolcott); H Baines (1, off B Wolcott); T Phillips (1, off B Wolcott).

3B: D Lewis (1, off B Wolcott).

HR: T Phillips (1, off B Wolcott; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: R Durham (1, off P Menhart).

TB: T Phillips 7; O Guillen 3; D Lewis 3; H Baines 2; C Kreuter; F Thomas.

GIDP: F Thomas (1); R Ventura (2).

RBI: O Guillen (1); D Lewis (1); F Thomas (3); T Phillips (1).

2-out RBI: O Guillen.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: J Magrane ().

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bragg LF                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .143  .904   26    1   0   
J Cora 2B                     5   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.067   18    1   5   HR
K Griffey CF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .083  .297    9    1   1   
E Martinez DH                 3   0   2   0    1   1  .273  .884   21    0   0   2B
J Buhner RF                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .587   16    2   0   2·HBP,IW
P Sorrento 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .393   19   12   3   
R Davis 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .182  .523   16    0   0   
D Wilson C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .523   14    5   0   2B
A Rodriguez SS                3   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .633   15    2   2   2B
  A Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   

B Wolcott P                                                              0   3
  P Menhart P                                                            3   2
Totals                       33   2   6   2    3  10              158   27  16

BATTING

2B: E Martinez (2, off J Magrane); A Rodriguez (1, off K McCaskill); D Wilson (1, off J Magrane).

HR: J Cora (1, off K Tapani; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

IBB: J Buhner (2, by J Magrane).

HBP: J Buhner 2 (2, by K McCaskill, by K Tapani).

TB: J Cora 4; E Martinez 3; A Rodriguez 2; D Wilson 2; K Griffey.

RBI: J Cora (1); K Griffey (1).

2-out RBI: K Griffey.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Sorrento-A Rodriguez-P Menhart; P Menhart-J Cora-P Sorrento.

E: J Buhner (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: A Rodriguez (2nd base by J Magrane).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Tapani                       3     2   1   1    1   3   1   3.00   13   55-33   13· 6·14    5· 3· 0· 0     53    -     0.95   0.08
K McCaskill                    1     1   1   1    0   1   0   5.40    5   20-11    6· 1· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.44   0.00
J Magrane, W (1-0)             2.2   3   0   0    1   2   0   3.00   12   45-25   12· 5· 8    4· 3· 2· 0          1-1    1.71   0.20
M Karchner, H (2)              1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5   22-14    6· 2· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.16   0.12
R Hernandez, S (1)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   15-10    4· 2· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.11
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3  10   1          38  157-93   41·16·36   11· 9· 3· 0          1-1

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 Wolcott, L (0-1)             4.1   7   4   4    2   3   1   8.31   21   82-51   25· 8·18    6· 6· 4· 0     34    -     0.95  -0.16
P Menhart                      4.2   2   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   16   60-32   20· 3· 9   12· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.76   0.19
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   5   1          37  142-83   45·11·27   18· 6· 4· 0          1-0

K McCaskill faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Menhart (1).

IBB: J Magrane (1; J Buhner).

PO: J Magrane (0; A Rodriguez, 2nd base).

HBP: K McCaskill (1; J Buhner); K Tapani (1; J Buhner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 22,783.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 2mph out to Centerfield, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Seattle Mariners                     
1. T Phillips           LF    1. D Bragg              LF 
2. D Lewis              CF    2. J Cora               2B 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. R Ventura            3B    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. D Tartabull          RF    5. J Buhner             RF 
6. H Baines             DH    6. P Sorrento           1B 
7. C Kreuter            C     7. R Davis              3B 
8. R Durham             2B    8. D Wilson             C  
9. O Guillen            SS    9. A Rodriguez          SS 

   K Tapani             P        B Wolcott            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  4-2  123  6   11%  76% P Sorrento      J Magrane       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   t 5   1  1-2  --3  9   10%  77% D Lewis         B Wolcott       Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Phillips Scores
   b 1   1  1-0  ---  4   -9%  47% J Cora          K Tapani        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  4    9%  59% T Phillips      B Wolcott       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 5   2  4-1  --3  1   -8%  72% K Griffey       J Magrane       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Wolcott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  4   59%  T Phillips      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   57%  D Lewis         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  5   55%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   54%  R Ventura       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   56%  D Bragg         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  4   47%  J Cora          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   49%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   48%  E Martinez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   46%  J Buhner        Hit By Pitch; Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Wolcott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   48%  D Tartabull     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   52%  H Baines        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   54%  C Kreuter       Walk
   O      12-  4   49%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   RO     12-  1   54%  O Guillen       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Baines Scores; Kreuter out at Hm/CF-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Kevin Tapani facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   57%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   59%  D Wilson        Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   60%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Mariners 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Wolcott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   58%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   60%  D Lewis         Walk
   O      1--  1   57%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   55%  R Ventura       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   51%  D Bragg         Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  J Cora          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  5   58%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   61%  E Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Wolcott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   59%  D Tartabull     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  6   57%  H Baines        Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
          ---  4   58%  C Kreuter       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   55%  R Durham        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Kirk McCaskill facing 5-6-7
                  Kirk McCaskill replaces Kevin Tapani pitching
          ---  7   51%  J Buhner        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   53%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Buhner to 2B
   O      -2-  6   58%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   62%  D Wilson        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Mariners 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Wolcott facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   60%  O Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   67%  T Phillips      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Phillips to 3B/Adv on E9
   R      --3  9   77%  D Lewis         Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Phillips Scores
   R      --3  3   82%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Lewis Scores
                  Paul Menhart replaces Bob Wolcott pitching
   OO     1--  1   78%  R Ventura       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-4, Kirk McCaskill facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   71%  A Rodriguez     Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
                  Joe Magrane replaces Kirk McCaskill pitching
   O      -2-  6   76%  D Bragg         Strikeout Looking
          -2-      74%  J Cora          Rodriguez Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      --3  5   80%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  1   72%  K Griffey       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores
          1--  2   67%  E Martinez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Griffey to 3B
          -23  4   65%  J Buhner        Intentional Walk
   O      123  6   76%  P Sorrento      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Menhart facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   79%  D Tartabull     Walk
          1--      81%  H Baines        Wild Pitch; Tartabull to 2B
   O      -2-  5   80%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Tartabull to 3B
   O      --3  4   75%  C Kreuter       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      --3  7   71%  R Durham        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Joe Magrane facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   75%  R Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   69%  D Wilson        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  6   74%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-  4   79%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Menhart facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   82%  O Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   86%  T Phillips      Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Guillen to 2B
   O      12-  1   82%  D Lewis         Bunt Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   OO     12-  6   75%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Joe Magrane facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   79%  J Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   82%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  Matt Karchner replaces Joe Magrane pitching
          ---  7   80%  E Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  1   84%  J Buhner        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Menhart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   83%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   81%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   80%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Matt Karchner facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Martinez replaces Danny Tartabull playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  7   86%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   89%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   91%  D Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Menhart facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   92%  C Kreuter       Walk
                  Norberto Martin pinch runs for Chad Kreuter batting 7th
   O      1--  2   92%  R Durham        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Martin to 2B
   O      -2-  3   91%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Martin to 3B
   O      --3  4   89%  T Phillips      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Roberto Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Matt Karchner pitching; Ron Karkovice replaces Norberto Martin playing C batting 7th; Alex Diaz pinch hits for Alex Rodriguez batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  A Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  J Cora          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

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