April 2, 1998 Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 10
NYY 2 BAL 4
KCR 3 BOS 6
@OAK 3 TBD 7
DET 1 TEX 20
CHW 4 MIN 3
@TOR 2 COL 6
@ARI 4 MIL 8
@ATL 6
(11) CIN 5
SDP 1 CHC 8
@FLA 7 SFG 9
@HOU 2 PIT 4
@MON 3 PHI 6
@NYM 5 STL 8
LAD 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 28,261

Thursday, April 2, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:48

Tigers

1-2

Lost 2

4th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Devil Rays      0  0  0   1  0  0   6  0  X    7 12  0

W: E Yan (1-0), L: T Worrell (0-1)

Devil Rays

2-1

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   2   1    0   2  .286  .904    0    3   0   HR
B Roberts LF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .250  .607    0    0   0   CS
B Higginson RF                2   0   1   0    2   1  .455 1.116    0    2   0   CS
T Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .385  .891    0    6   1   GDP
D Easley 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .417 1.000    0    3   3   
P Incaviglia DH               4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .770    0    0   0   
J Oliver C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    8   0   
B Ripken SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .522    0    1   2   

T Worrell P                                                              1   1
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
  D Bochtler P                                                           0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   1   5   1    4  12                    24   7

BATTING

HR: B Hunter (1, off T Saunders; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: B Hunter 5; B Higginson; B Roberts; D Easley.

GIDP: T Clark (1).

RBI: B Hunter (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Easley-B Ripken-T Clark.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Roberts (1, 2nd base by T Saunders/M Difelice); B Higginson (1, 2nd base by T Saunders/M Difelice).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q McCracken CF                5   1   3   1    0   0  .533 1.133    0    1   0   
M Cairo 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .357  .714    0    1   2   
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .417 1.333    0    0   0   2B
F McGriff 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .455 1.116    0    6   0   
P Sorrento DH                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .231  .671    0    0   0   2B
D Martinez RF                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .200  .533    0    2   0   
R Butler LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .444 1.278    0    1   0   
M Difelice C                  4   1   2   3    0   1  .500 1.500    0   13   2   3B
K Stocker SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    3   2   GDP

T Saunders P                                                             0   0
  E Yan P                                                                0   0
Totals                       35   7  12   7    3   7                    27   6

BATTING

2B: P Sorrento (2, off T Worrell); W Boggs (2, off T Worrell).

3B: M Difelice (1, off D Bochtler).

TB: M Difelice 4; Q McCracken 3; W Boggs 3; P Sorrento 2; F McGriff; K Stocker; R Butler; M Cairo.

GIDP: K Stocker (1).

RBI: M Difelice 3 (3); P Sorrento (2); F McGriff (5); W Boggs (5); Q McCracken (2).

2-out RBI: F McGriff; P Sorrento; W Boggs; Q McCracken.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Cairo-K Stocker-F McGriff; M Difelice-K Stocker.

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, L (0-1)             6.1   4   2   2    1   5   0   2.84   23     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 4· 0     61    -     1.14   0.26
S Runyan                       0     1   2   2    1   0   0  10.80    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.52  -0.14
D Bochtler                     0.1   5   3   3    1   0   0  27.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 5· 0          3-3    0.73  -0.26
D Brocail                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  40.50    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.09   0.00
T Jones                        1     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    12   7   7    3   7   0          38     -       ·  ·      8· 8·12· 0          7-3

Tampa Bay Devil Rays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Saunders                     6     5   1   1    2   7   1   1.50   22     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 3· 0     63    -     1.23   0.26
E Yan, W (1-0)                 3     0   0   0    2   5   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.10
Totals                         9     5   1   1    4  12   1          33     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 3· 0           -

S Runyan faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: T Saunders (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 28,261.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. B Hunter             CF    1. Q McCracken          CF 
2. B Roberts            LF    2. M Cairo              2B 
3. B Higginson          RF    3. W Boggs              3B 
4. T Clark              1B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. D Easley             2B    5. P Sorrento           DH 
6. P Incaviglia         DH    6. D Martinez           RF 
7. J Randa              3B    7. R Butler             LF 
8. J Oliver             C     8. M Difelice           C  
9. B Ripken             SS    9. K Stocker            SS 

   T Worrell            P        T Saunders           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-1  123      22%  95% M Difelice      D Bochtler      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McGriff Scores; Martinez Scores; Butler Scores
   t 6   1  1-1  123      21%  58% T Clark         T Saunders      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
   b 4   2  1-0  -2-      13%  54% P Sorrento      T Worrell       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Boggs Scores
   t 6   1  1-1  1--      -9%  41% B Roberts       T Saunders      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Hunter to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      -9%  41% B Hunter        T Saunders      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Saunders facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      41%  B Hunter        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---      43%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
          ---      41%  B Higginson     Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   OO     1--      46%  T Clark         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Higginson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Worrell facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  Q McCracken     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      46%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      44%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); McCracken to 2B
   O      -2-      40%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tony Saunders facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      43%  D Easley        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      44%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---      45%  J Randa         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Worrell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      43%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---      41%  D Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      40%  R Butler        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tony Saunders facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      42%  J Oliver        Flyball: RF (Deep 2B)
   O      ---      44%  B Ripken        Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
   O      ---      45%  B Hunter        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Worrell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      42%  M Difelice      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  K Stocker       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      38%  Q McCracken     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tony Saunders facing 2-3-4
          ---      35%  B Roberts       Walk
   O      1--      38%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      41%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      44%  D Easley        Roberts Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Worrell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      41%  M Cairo         Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
          ---      46%  W Boggs         Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-      42%  F McGriff       Foul Popfly: C
   R      -2-      54%  P Sorrento      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Boggs Scores
   O      -2-      50%  D Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tony Saunders facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  D Easley        Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      50%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Looking
          1--      48%  J Randa         Balk; Easley to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      57%  J Oliver        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 1-1, Tim Worrell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  R Butler        Flyball: RF
          ---      57%  M Difelice      Single to 2B (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--      50%  K Stocker       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tony Saunders facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  B Ripken        Lineout: 2B
          ---      50%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      41%  B Roberts       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Hunter to 3B
          1-3      37%  B Higginson     Walk; Roberts to 2B
   OO     123      58%  T Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 1-1, Tim Worrell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  Q McCracken     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---      52%  M Cairo         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Esteban Yan facing 5-6-7
                  Esteban Yan replaces Tony Saunders pitching
   O      ---      54%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      57%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      59%  J Randa         Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 1-1, Tim Worrell facing 4-5-6
          ---      65%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      1--      59%  P Sorrento      Flyball: CF
                  Sean Runyan replaces Tim Worrell pitching
          1--      65%  D Martinez      Walk; McGriff to 2B
          12-      73%  R Butler        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); McGriff to 3B; Martinez to 2B
                  Doug Bochtler replaces Sean Runyan pitching
   RRR    123      95%  M Difelice      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McGriff Scores; Martinez Scores; Butler Scores
   O      --3      93%  K Stocker       Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
   R      --3      96%  Q McCracken     Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Difelice Scores
          1--      97%  M Cairo         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); McCracken to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  W Boggs         Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); McCracken Scores; Cairo to 2B
   R      12-      99%  F McGriff       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Cairo Scores; Boggs to 2B
          12-      99%  P Sorrento      Walk; Boggs to 3B; McGriff to 2B
                  Doug Brocail replaces Doug Bochtler pitching
   O      123      99%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 7.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Esteban Yan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  J Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  B Ripken        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 7-1, Todd Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      ---     100%  R Butler        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---     100%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging
          ---     100%  K Stocker       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--     100%  Q McCracken     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Stocker to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Esteban Yan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--      99%  T Clark         Walk; Higginson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-     100%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation