May 1, 1998 Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 28,827

Friday, May 1, 1998, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:47

Tigers

7-18

Won 2

5th, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  2  4   0  3  1   4  2  0   17 20  0
Mariners        0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  0    3  9  2

W: T Worrell (2-3), L: B Swift (2-1)

Mariners

12-16

Lost 3

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   6   1   2   1    0   0  .317  .839   20    4   0   GDP
J Randa 3B                    4   1   0   1    1   0  .196  .480   19    1   3   SF,GDP
B Higginson RF                6   2   4   3    0   0  .315  .935   25    2   1   2·HR,2B
T Clark 1B                    4   2   1   0    0   2  .232  .607   20    6   1   HBP
  J Manto 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .056  .206    3    0   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   3   3   0    0   0  .350  .923   13    0   0   2B
  K Bartee PH-LF              2   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .875    1    0   0   
D Easley SS                   5   3   2   2    0   2  .315  .964   19    3   4   2B,HBP
A Tomberlin DH                4   3   4   3    0   0  .450 1.072   12    0   0   2B,HBP
P Bako C                      4   2   2   3    1   0  .250  .708   28    6   0   2B
F Catalanotto 2B              4   0   1   2    0   1  .259  .646    8    4   1   2B,SF

T Worrell P                                                              1   0
  D Bochtler P                                                           0   0
  R Duran P                                                              0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
Totals                       44  17  20  16    2   6              168   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Tomberlin (2, off F Lira); P Bako (1, off B Swift); B Higginson (8, off F Lira); F Catalanotto (2, off H Slocumb); D Easley (8, off B Swift); L Gonzalez (8, off B Swift).

HR: B Higginson 2 (4, off B Swift, off F Lira; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: J Randa (1, off H Slocumb); F Catalanotto (2, off B Swift).

HBP: A Tomberlin (1, by B Swift); T Clark (2, by B Swift); D Easley (4, by B Swift).

TB: B Higginson 11; A Tomberlin 5; L Gonzalez 4; D Easley 3; P Bako 3; B Hunter 2; F Catalanotto 2; K Bartee; T Clark.

GIDP: B Hunter (1); J Randa (2).

RBI: P Bako 3 (3); B Higginson 3 (11); A Tomberlin 3 (6); D Easley 2 (15); F Catalanotto 2 (3); J Randa (11); K Bartee (2); B Hunter (12).

2-out RBI: P Bako 3; A Tomberlin; K Bartee; B Higginson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 9 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Catalanotto-D Easley-T Clark.

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cora 2B                     4   1   2   0    1   0  .300  .726   15    3   3   
A Rodriguez SS                4   1   2   3    0   1  .323 1.038   16    1   3   HR,GDP
  J Huson SS                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .390    3    0   0   
K Griffey CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .979   21    2   0   
  R Amaral CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .909         1   0   
E Martinez DH                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .787   17    0   0   
D Segui 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .362 1.073   12    8   1   
  R Wilkins 1B                0   0   0   0    1   0  .189  .613    5    2   0   
G Hill LF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .360  .980    9    1   0   
  R Perez LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .500    1    0   0   
R Davis 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .282  .843   18    1   2   
R Ducey RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .581   12    1   0   
J Marzano C                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .500 1.292    9    6   1   2B

B Swift P                                                                0   0
  F Lira P                                                               1   1
  H Slocumb P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   3   9   3    4   6              138   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Marzano (1, off D Bochtler).

HR: A Rodriguez (10, off T Worrell; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: A Rodriguez 5; J Marzano 4; J Cora 2; R Davis; G Hill.

GIDP: A Rodriguez (2).

RBI: A Rodriguez 3 (22).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Cora-A Rodriguez-D Segui; R Davis-J Cora-D Segui.

E: A Rodriguez (6); J Cora (4).

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
T Worrell, W (2-3)             6     7   3   3    2   3   1   5.93   26   91-56   34· 3·19   12· 8· 1· 0     47    -     0.41   0.12
D Bochtler                     1     1   0   0    1   1   0   8.49    5   24-12    4· 3· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
R Duran                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.72    4   13-7     2· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Brocail                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   8.10    3    7-7     3· 3· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   6   1          38  135-82   43·11·28   14·11· 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
B Swift, L (2-1)               4    10  10  10    1   1   1   6.43   24   82-47   28· 7·12   10· 4· 5· 0      2    -     0.75  -0.37
F Lira                         2.1   6   5   3    1   3   1   7.50   15   55-30   17· 7· 6    4· 1· 6· 0          1-1    0.03  -0.01
H Slocumb                      2.2   4   2   2    0   2   0  15.43   12   31-20   14· 3· 4    3· 5· 2· 0          2-1    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    20  17  15    2   6   2          51  168-97   59·17·22   17·10·13· 0          3-2

B Swift faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Duran (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Swift 3 (3; D Easley, A Tomberlin, T Clark).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 28,827.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Seattle Mariners                     
1. B Hunter             CF    1. J Cora               2B 
2. J Randa              3B    2. A Rodriguez          SS 
3. B Higginson          RF    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. T Clark              1B    4. E Martinez           DH 
5. L Gonzalez           LF    5. D Segui              1B 
6. D Easley             SS    6. G Hill               LF 
7. A Tomberlin          DH    7. R Davis              3B 
8. P Bako               C     8. R Ducey              RF 
9. F Catalanotto        2B    9. J Marzano            C  

   T Worrell            P        B Swift              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-4  123  6   10%  95% P Bako          B Swift         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores; Easley Scores; Tomberlin Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  2    9%  56% B Higginson     B Swift         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   t 2   0  0-1  1-3  2    8%  79% A Tomberlin     B Swift         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores; Easley to 3B; Tomberlin to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 1   0  1-0  1--  4    8%  59% A Rodriguez     T Worrell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4   -7%  46% J Randa         B Swift         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  B Hunter        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  4   46%  J Randa         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   R      ---  2   56%  B Higginson     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   55%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Worrell facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   51%  J Cora          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  4   59%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   60%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Swift facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   65%  L Gonzalez      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   71%  D Easley        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gonzalez to 3B
   R      1-3  2   79%  A Tomberlin     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores; Easley to 3B; Tomberlin to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  7   81%  P Bako          Walk
   RO     123  1   79%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF); Easley Scores
   OO     12-  3   73%  B Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Worrell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   76%  E Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   77%  D Segui         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   78%  G Hill          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Swift facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   77%  J Randa         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  8   78%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   82%  T Clark         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Higginson to 3B
   O      1-3  1   79%  L Gonzalez      Fielder's Choice 3B; Higginson out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Clark to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  5   79%  D Easley        Hit By Pitch
   R      123  4   86%  A Tomberlin     Hit By Pitch; Clark Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Easley to 2B
   RRR    123  6   95%  P Bako          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores; Easley Scores; Tomberlin Scores
   O      -2-  1   95%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-7, Tim Worrell facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   93%  R Davis         Walk
   O      1--  5   95%  R Ducey         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   96%  J Marzano       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--  1   95%  J Cora          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Davis to 2B
   R      12-  7   92%  A Rodriguez     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Davis Scores; Cora to 3B
   O      1-3  6   94%  K Griffey       Flyball: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Bill Swift facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   94%  B Hunter        Flyball: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   94%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   93%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-7, Tim Worrell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   94%  E Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   95%  D Segui         Flyball: 1B (Weak 1B)
          ---  2   95%  G Hill          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   94%  R Davis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Hill to 2B
   O      12-  1   96%  R Ducey         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Mariners 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Bill Swift facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   96%  T Clark         Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   98%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Clark to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   99%  D Easley        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Clark Scores; Gonzalez Scores; Easley to 3B/Adv on E6
                  Felipe Lira replaces Bill Swift pitching
   R      --3  1   99%  A Tomberlin     Double to LF (Line Drive); Easley Scores
   O      -2-  4   99%  P Bako          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Tomberlin to 3B
   O      --3  3   99%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   99%  B Hunter        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-10, Tim Worrell facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   98%  J Marzano       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   99%  J Cora          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  2   98%  A Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cora Scores
   O      ---  4   98%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  6   98%  E Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  D Segui         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Mariners 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Felipe Lira facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  J Randa         Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  6   99%  B Higginson     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   99%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      1--  5   99%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-11, Tim Worrell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  G Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  R Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  R Ducey         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 11, Mariners 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-3, Felipe Lira facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   99%  A Tomberlin     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  7  100%  P Bako          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Tomberlin Scores/No RBI; Bako to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Bako to 3B
   R      --3  1  100%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Bako Scores/unER
          1--  4  100%  J Randa         Walk; Hunter to 2B
   R      12-  5  100%  B Higginson     Double to 3B (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Hunter Scores; Randa to 3B
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Felipe Lira pitching
   O      -23  4  100%  T Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Kimera Bartee pinch hits for Luis Gonzalez batting 5th
   R      -23  1  100%  K Bartee        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Randa Scores/unER; Higginson to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 15, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-15, Doug Bochtler facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Bochtler replaces Tim Worrell pitching; Jeff Manto replaces Tony Clark playing 1B batting 4th; Kimera Bartee moves to LF
          ---  5  100%  J Marzano       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-  5  100%  J Cora          Walk
   O      12-  3  100%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6  100%  K Griffey       Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      12-  5  100%  E Martinez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 15, Mariners 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 15-3, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 7-8-9
          ---  4  100%  A Tomberlin     Single to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Rick Wilkins replaces David Segui playing 1B batting 5th; Jeff Huson replaces Alex Rodriguez playing SS batting 2nd; Robert Perez replaces Glenallen Hill playing LF batting 6th; Rich Amaral replaces Ken Griffey playing CF batting 3rd
          1--  4  100%  P Bako          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Tomberlin to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  F Catalanotto   Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Tomberlin Scores; Bako to 3B
   O      -23  5  100%  B Hunter        Flyball: 1B (2B-1B)
   RO     -23  2  100%  J Randa         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bako Scores
   O      -2-  3  100%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 17, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-17, Roberto Duran facing 5-6-7
                  Roberto Duran replaces Doug Bochtler pitching
          ---  5  100%  R Wilkins       Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  R Perez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  R Davis         Wild Pitch; Perez to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  2  100%  R Ducey         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 17, Mariners 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 17-3, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  100%  J Manto         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  K Bartee        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---     100%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 17, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-17, Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Brocail replaces Roberto Duran pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  J Marzano       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Marzano out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  3  100%  J Cora          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Huson         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 17, Mariners 3.

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