August 9, 1997 Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 4
BAL 3 KCR 9
@BOS 2 TEX 4
@CLE 3 CLE 4
TEX 2 NYY 4
@MIN 1 OAK 3
MIL 2 CHW 5
@SEA 2 DET 3
@TOR 2 ATL 4
FLA 3 SDP 7
@CHC 5 CIN 3
LAD 2 COL 8
PIT 7 MON 2
SFG 1 HOU 8
@NYM 3 PHI 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 45,063

Saturday, August 9, 1997, 1:09
Time of Game: 3:02

White Sox

55-59

Won 1

3rd, 4 GB

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

W: J Baldwin (8-12), L: K Cloude (0-1), S: M Karchner (3)

Mariners

65-50

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .677   26    3   3   
D Martinez RF-1B              4   1   1   0    0   1  .266  .745   15    2   0   
F Thomas DH                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .351 1.091   18    0   0   
A Belle LF                    3   2   1   0    1   1  .268  .800   15    2   0   
R Ventura 3B                  4   1   2   4    0   1  .348 1.086   22    2   1   HR,2B
M Cameron CF-RF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .789   18    0   0   
J Fabregas C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .252  .623   15   13   1   GDP
M Valdez 1B                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .235  .582   12    3   0   SB
  L Mouton PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .670    6    0   0   
  D Lewis CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .529         0   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .634    8    1   3   

J Baldwin P                                                              1   1
  C McElroy P                                                            0   0
  M Karchner P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   5   4   4    4   9              155   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Ventura (5, off P Spoljaric).

HR: R Ventura (3, off B Ayala; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

TB: R Ventura 6; A Belle; D Martinez.

GIDP: J Fabregas (11).

RBI: R Ventura 4 (9).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Guillen-R Durham-D Martinez; R Ventura-R Durham-M Valdez.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Valdez (1, 2nd base off K Cloude/D Wilson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cora 2B                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .324  .858   12    1   1   GDP
A Rodriguez SS                4   0   1   0    0   3  .304  .855   13    1   1   
  B Gates SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .657         0   0   
K Griffey CF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .297  .980   18    6   0   
E Martinez DH                 2   0   0   0    2   2  .328  .984   21    0   0   
J Buhner RF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .238  .859   21    1   0   GDP
P Sorrento 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .271  .848   16    2   3   
D Wilson C                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .277  .763   17    9   1   HR,2B,SB
R Davis 3B                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .283  .822    9    1   0   
L Tinsley LF                  2   0   1   0    2   1  .231  .612   17    3   0   

K Cloude P                                                               2   0
  P Spoljaric P                                                          0   0
  B Ayala P                                                              1   0
Totals                       31   2   7   2    6  13              144   27   6

BATTING

2B: D Wilson (25, off J Baldwin).

HR: D Wilson (10, off J Baldwin; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: D Wilson 7; A Rodriguez; K Griffey; L Tinsley; J Cora.

GIDP: J Buhner (18); J Cora (3).

RBI: J Cora (46); D Wilson (55).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Rodriguez-J Cora.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Wilson (5, 2nd base off J Baldwin/J Fabregas).

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
J Baldwin, W (8-12)            7.1   7   2   2    3  10   1   4.81   29  104-70   29·11·30    8· 3· 5· 0     63    -     1.28   0.22
C McElroy, H (8)               0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.48    1    5-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.92   0.05
M Karchner, S (3)              1.1   0   0   0    3   2   0   2.70    7   33-15    6· 4· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.48   0.08
Totals                         9     7   2   2    6  13   1          37  142-88   36·16·36    8· 5· 5· 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
K Cloude, L (0-1)              6     2   3   3    2   6   0   4.50   22   93-51   19·10·22    4· 9· 1· 0     60    -     1.16   0.08
P Spoljaric, BS (1)            0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.92    3   15-7     4· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          3-3    2.17  -0.18
B Ayala                        2.1   1   2   2    1   3   1   5.04    9   46-26   14· 5· 7    1· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.59  -0.05
Totals                         9     4   5   5    4   9   1          34  154-84   37·15·32    6·12· 3· 0          4-3

K Cloude faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: J Baldwin (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ray DiMuro, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 45,063.

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

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Seattle Mariners                     
1. R Durham             2B    1. J Cora               2B 
2. D Martinez           RF    2. A Rodriguez          SS 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. A Belle              LF    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. J Buhner             RF 
6. M Cameron            CF    6. P Sorrento           1B 
7. J Fabregas           C     7. D Wilson             C  
8. M Valdez             1B    8. R Davis              3B 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. L Tinsley            LF 

   J Baldwin            P        K Cloude             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  1-0  123  6   22%  83% R Ventura       P Spoljaric     Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Martinez Scores; Thomas Scores; Belle to 3B
   b 7   0  3-1  ---  6  -14%  63% D Wilson        J Baldwin       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 9   1  2-3  1--  4   13%  96% R Ventura       B Ayala         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Belle Scores
   t 7   0  1-0  12-  1   13%  61% A Belle         K Cloude        Single to P (Bunt); Martinez to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   b 7   1  3-2  1--  3   12%  74% J Cora          J Baldwin       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Cloude facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  R Durham        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   46%  D Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   45%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   49%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   50%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Cloude facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  A Belle         Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  6   46%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   45%  M Cameron       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   41%  E Martinez      Walk
   OO     1--  3   49%  J Buhner        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   50%  P Sorrento      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Cloude facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  J Fabregas      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  M Valdez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   44%  O Guillen       Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   38%  D Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   42%  R Davis         Fielder's Choice P; Wilson out at 3B/P-SS-3B; Davis to 2B
          -2-  3   37%  L Tinsley       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Davis to 3B
   R      1-3  2   30%  J Cora          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Davis Scores; Tinsley to 2B
   O      12-  5   34%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   38%  K Griffey       Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Cloude facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   35%  R Durham        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   33%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   32%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, James Baldwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   34%  E Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   36%  J Buhner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   37%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Cloude facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   33%  A Belle         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   31%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   30%  M Cameron       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, James Baldwin facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   26%  D Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  3   29%  R Davis         Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  3   31%  L Tinsley       Strikeout Swinging, Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   35%  J Cora          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Cloude facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   31%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  6   35%  M Valdez        Walk
   O      1--  1   30%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      32%  R Durham        Valdez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   26%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, James Baldwin facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   23%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   15%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   20%  E Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      28%  J Buhner        Baserunner Out Advancing; Rodriguez out at Hm/C-P; Griffey to 2B
          -2-  6   27%  " "             Walk
          12-      26%  P Sorrento      Balk; Griffey to 3B; Buhner to 2B
   O      -23  3   31%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Cloude facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   38%  D Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   49%  F Thomas        Walk; Martinez to 2B
          12-  1   61%  A Belle         Single to P (Bunt); Martinez to 3B; Thomas to 2B
                  Paul Spoljaric replaces Ken Cloude pitching
   RR     123  6   83%  R Ventura       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Martinez Scores; Thomas Scores; Belle to 3B
          -23  6   85%  M Cameron       Walk
   ROO    123  3   79%  J Fabregas      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B (SS-2B); Belle Scores/No RBI
                  Bobby Ayala replaces Paul Spoljaric pitching; Lyle Mouton pinch hits for Mario Valdez batting 8th
   O      1--  6   77%  L Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-3, James Baldwin facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Martinez moves to 1B; Lyle Mouton moves to RF
   R      ---  6   63%  D Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   68%  R Davis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   62%  L Tinsley       Walk
   OO     1--  3   74%  J Cora          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bobby Ayala facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   71%  O Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   69%  R Durham        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   68%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, James Baldwin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   75%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  Chuck McElroy replaces James Baldwin pitching
   O      ---  5   79%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Karchner replaces Chuck McElroy pitching
          ---  5   76%  E Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  6   83%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bobby Ayala facing 3-4-5
                  Brent Gates replaces Alex Rodriguez playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   81%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
          ---  7   83%  A Belle         Walk
   RR     1--  4   96%  R Ventura       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Belle Scores
   O      ---  3   96%  M Cameron       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   95%  J Fabregas      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-5, Matt Karchner facing 6-7-8
                  Darren Lewis replaces Lyle Mouton playing CF batting 8th; Mike Cameron moves to RF
          ---  6   90%  P Sorrento      Walk
   O      1--  7   95%  D Wilson        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  3   98%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   95%  L Tinsley       Walk; Sorrento to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  J Cora          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Mariners 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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