April 7, 1997 Cleveland Indians at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 5
@ANA 3 DET 10
MIN 4 KCR 6
BAL 5 MIL 5
TEX 3 OAK 6
BOS 2 CLE 8
@SEA 3 COL 13
CIN 2 LAD 3
NYM 2
(15) SDP 3
PIT 2
(10) SFG 4
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 22,012

Monday, April 7, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:58

Indians

4-2

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  4  0   0  0  1   0  3  0    8  9  0
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  1    3 11  1

W: C Nagy (1-0), L: S Sanders (0-2)

Mariners

2-4

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .326   10    1   0   
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .304  .751   17    0   3   GDP
J Thome 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .316 1.098   17    9   3   
M Williams 3B                 3   2   1   0    1   1  .240  .705   21    0   1   2B,SB
D Justice LF                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .316 1.414   23    1   0   
M Ramirez RF                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .200  .673   17    1   0   HR,2B
  B Giles PR-RF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .500 1.833         0   0   
J Franco 2B                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .333  .772   23    0   4   SB
  T Fernandez 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .444 1.167         1   1   
K Mitchell DH                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .217  .985   18    0   0   GDP
S Alomar C                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .476 1.666   12   11   0   HR,2B

C Nagy P                                                                 3   1
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   8   9   7    4   7              158   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Williams (3, off S Torres); M Ramirez (1, off S Torres); S Alomar (3, off S Sanders).

HR: M Ramirez (1, off S Sanders; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); S Alomar (4, off S Sanders; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M Ramirez 6; S Alomar 6; J Franco 3; M Williams 2; O Vizquel.

GIDP: K Mitchell (2); O Vizquel (1).

RBI: M Ramirez 3 (5); S Alomar 3 (9); J Franco (2).

2-out RBI: S Alomar 3; J Franco; M Ramirez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Vizquel-T Fernandez-J Thome.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Williams (1, 2nd base off S Sanders/D Wilson); J Franco (1, 2nd base off S Sanders/D Wilson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cora 2B                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .188  .504   20    5   4   
A Rodriguez SS                4   0   0   1    1   2  .321  .881   15    2   3   GDP
K Griffey CF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .455 1.783   12    3   0   2B,SB
E Martinez DH                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .304 1.037   15    0   0   HR
J Buhner RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .105  .451   16    1   0   
P Sorrento 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .529   20    6   1   
D Wilson C                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .286  .756   18    7   0   
  J Marzano C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Davis 3B                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .263  .865   14    0   1   2B
L Tinsley LF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .111  .333   16    2   0   3B

S Sanders P                                                              0   0
  S Torres P                                                             1   0
Totals                       37   3  11   3    1  11              146   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Davis (1, off C Nagy); K Griffey (2, off C Nagy).

3B: L Tinsley (1, off E Plunk).

HR: E Martinez (2, off E Plunk; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: E Martinez 5; R Davis 4; L Tinsley 4; K Griffey 3; J Cora 2.

GIDP: A Rodriguez (2).

RBI: J Cora (1); E Martinez (6); A Rodriguez (2).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

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

E: A Rodriguez (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Griffey (1, 2nd base off C Nagy/S Alomar).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Nagy, W (1-0)                6.2   8   1   1    1   8   0   5.25   29  115-73   36·11·26   16· 1· 3· 0     61    -     0.81   0.18
P Assenmacher, H (3)           0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    2.59   0.07
E Plunk                        2     3   2   2    0   3   1   7.71    8   28-18   10· 3· 5    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9    11   3   3    1  11   1          38  144-92   47·14·31   17· 4· 5· 0          3-0

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Sanders, L (0-2)             6     5   5   5    3   7   2   9.00   26  115-70   40·11·19    4· 9· 3· 0     46    -     0.50  -0.22
S Torres                       3     4   3   3    1   0   0  27.00   13   33-19   15· 1· 3    8· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.03
Totals                         9     9   8   8    4   7   2          39  148-89   55·12·22   12·11· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Sanders (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 22,012.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Seattle Mariners                     
1. M Grissom            CF    1. J Cora               2B 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. A Rodriguez          SS 
3. J Thome              1B    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. M Williams           3B    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. D Justice            LF    5. J Buhner             RF 
6. M Ramirez            RF    6. P Sorrento           1B 
7. J Franco             2B    7. D Wilson             C  
8. K Mitchell           DH    8. R Davis              3B 
9. S Alomar             C     9. L Tinsley            LF 

   C Nagy               P        S Sanders            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  12-  3   22%  82% S Alomar        S Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Franco Scores; Mitchell Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  ---  6   10%  56% M Ramirez       S Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 7   2  5-1  123  1    7%  96% K Griffey       P Assenmacher   Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   b 7   2  5-0  123  4   -5%  89% A Rodriguez     C Nagy          Walk; Davis Scores; Tinsley to 3B; Cora to 2B
   b 4   0  4-0  -2-  4    4%  83% E Martinez      C Nagy          Lineout: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanders facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   46%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   45%  J Thome         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  J Cora          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   49%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanders facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  M Williams      Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   46%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  6   56%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  4   57%  J Franco        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      58%  K Mitchell      Franco Steals 2B
          -2-  8   59%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-  3   82%  S Alomar        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Franco Scores; Mitchell Scores
   O      ---  2   81%  M Grissom       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   78%  E Martinez      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   80%  J Buhner        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-  8   82%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 2B-1B; Martinez to 3B
   O      --3  4   85%  D Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Scott Sanders facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   84%  O Vizquel       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   83%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   83%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Charles Nagy facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   79%  R Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   81%  L Tinsley       Groundout: 2B-1B; Davis to 2B
   O      -2-  3   84%  J Cora          Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 1B); Davis to 3B
   O      --3  3   87%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Scott Sanders facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   86%  D Justice       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   85%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   85%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Charles Nagy facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   81%  K Griffey       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      80%  E Martinez      Griffey Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   83%  " "             Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  3   86%  J Buhner        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Griffey to 3B
   O      --3  3   89%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Scott Sanders facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   88%  K Mitchell      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          ---  2   90%  S Alomar        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   88%  M Grissom       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          -2-  4   89%  O Vizquel       Walk
   O      12-  3   87%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   89%  D Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   86%  R Davis         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   89%  L Tinsley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   91%  J Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Scott Sanders facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   92%  M Williams      Walk
   O      1--  9   91%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   90%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      91%  J Franco        Williams Steals 2B
          -2-      91%  " "             Wild Pitch; Williams to 3B
   R      --3  6   94%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams Scores
   O      1--  4   94%  K Mitchell      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Charles Nagy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   95%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   93%  K Griffey       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   95%  E Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      -2-  6   97%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Salomon Torres facing 9-1-2
                  Salomon Torres replaces Scott Sanders pitching
   O      ---  2   96%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   96%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   96%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   96%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   97%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  D Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   97%  R Davis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   96%  L Tinsley       Single to P (Ground Ball); Davis to 2B
          12-  4   94%  J Cora          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Davis to 3B; Tinsley to 2B
   R      123  4   89%  A Rodriguez     Walk; Davis Scores; Tinsley to 3B; Cora to 2B
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Charles Nagy pitching
   O      123  1   96%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 5, Mariners 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Salomon Torres facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   97%  M Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   97%  D Justice       Walk
   RR     12-  4   99%  M Ramirez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Williams Scores; Justice Scores
                  Brian Giles pinch runs for Manny Ramirez batting 6th
          -2-  2  100%  J Franco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Giles to 3B
   ROO    1-3  1   99%  K Mitchell      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Giles Scores
   O      ---  5   99%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-8, Eric Plunk facing 4-5-6
                  Eric Plunk replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching; Tony Fernandez replaces Julio Franco playing 2B batting 7th; Brian Giles moves to RF
   R      ---  3   99%  E Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4   99%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  P Sorrento      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  D Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-2, Salomon Torres facing 1-2-3
                  John Marzano replaces Dan Wilson playing C batting 7th
          ---  3  100%  M Grissom       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3  100%  O Vizquel       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-8, Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6  100%  R Davis         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3  100%  L Tinsley       Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  3   99%  J Cora          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Tinsley Scores
   OO     1--  1  100%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Mariners 3.

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