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

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BOS 8
@ANA 7 BAL 9
@KCR 2 TOR 6
@MIN 4 OAK 7
CLE 5 SEA 6
NYY 3 DET 3
@TBD 2 TEX 12
CHW 3 ATL 4
STL 3 COL 6
@CHC 3 CIN 5
@FLA 1 MIL 7
ARI 2 SDP 4
@MON 1 NYM 9
LAD 3 SFG 15
@PHI 3 HOU 6
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 26,120

Sunday, August 2, 1998, 1:38
Time of Game: 2:43

Tigers

46-63

Won 2

5th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3 10  1
Devil Rays      0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  6  0

W: B Powell (2-2), L: B Rekar (1-3), S: T Jones (19)

Devil Rays

43-65

Lost 2

5th, 35½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .247  .616   10    1   0   SB
F Catalanotto 2B              3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .629   12    1   4   
  J Randa PH-2B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .634    4    0   0   
B Higginson RF                4   1   2   3    0   1  .319  .926   17    1   0   HR
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .902   13   12   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .282  .844   15    1   0   
G Berroa DH                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .246  .673   15    0   0   
G Alvarez 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .254  .741   16    2   3   2B
P Bako C                      4   0   2   0    0   0  .283  .702   14    6   1   
D Cruz SS                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .240  .578    8    2   3   GDP

B Powell P                                                               0   0
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            1   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   3  10   3    1   9              124   27  11

BATTING

2B: G Alvarez (7, off B Rekar).

HR: B Higginson (20, off B Rekar; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: B Higginson 5; G Alvarez 3; P Bako 2; B Hunter 2; D Cruz 2.

GIDP: D Cruz (9).

RBI: B Higginson 3 (61).

2-out RBI: B Higginson 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: G Alvarez (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Hunter (27, 2nd base off S Aldred/M Difelice).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Winn CF                     4   0   1   2    1   0  .350  .837   20    3   1   
Q McCracken LF                2   0   0   0    2   0  .284  .743   16    2   0   
B Smith 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .801    8    2   3   
F McGriff DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .757   13    0   0   
B Trammell RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .924   18    2   0   
  W Boggs PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .763    8    0   0   
  M Kelly RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .692         0   0   
P Sorrento 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .734   18    5   1   
  K Stocker PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .604         0   0   
M Cairo 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .720   13    4   4   
A Ledesma SS                  3   2   3   0    1   0  .343  .788   18    0   2   2B,CS
M Difelice C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .591   16    9   0   
  R Butler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .203  .548    4    0   0   

B Rekar P                                                                0   0
  S Aldred P                                                             0   0
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2    4   6              152   27  11

BATTING

2B: A Ledesma (8, off B Powell).

TB: A Ledesma 4; B Smith; R Winn; P Sorrento.

RBI: R Winn 2 (10).

2-out RBI: R Winn.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Ledesma-M Cairo-P Sorrento.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Ledesma (4, 2nd base by B Powell/P Bako).

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
B Powell, W (2-2)              7     4   2   2    2   3   0   6.63   27  100-65   42· 5·18   11· 5· 6· 0     62    -     1.07   0.26
S Runyan                       0     0   0   0    2   0   0   2.75    2    9-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.17  -0.23
D Brocail, H (8)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.98    3   14-9     5· 3· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    4.74   0.38
T Jones, S (19)                1     2   0   0    0   2   0   4.69    5   23-16    9· 2· 5    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    5.59   0.22
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4   6   0          37  146-91   57·10·24   12· 7· 8· 0          2-0

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
B Rekar, L (1-3)               6.1   9   3   3    1   4   1   5.53   28   89-56   37·10· 9    6· 9· 8· 0     46    -     1.05  -0.03
S Aldred                       0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.26    2   10-6     3· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.39   0.06
J Mecir                        2     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.02    6   25-16    7· 1· 8    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.75   0.11
Totals                         9    10   3   3    1   9   1          36  124-78   47·14·17    8· 9· 9· 0          1-0

S Runyan faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Eric Cooper.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 26,120.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. B Hunter             CF    1. R Winn               CF 
2. F Catalanotto        2B    2. Q McCracken          LF 
3. B Higginson          RF    3. B Smith              3B 
4. T Clark              1B    4. F McGriff            DH 
5. L Gonzalez           LF    5. B Trammell           RF 
6. G Berroa             DH    6. P Sorrento           1B 
7. G Alvarez            3B    7. M Cairo              2B 
8. P Bako               C     8. A Ledesma            SS 
9. D Cruz               SS    9. M Difelice           C  

   B Powell             P        B Rekar              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-0  12-  2   34%  70% B Higginson     B Rekar         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cruz Scores; Hunter Scores
   b 9   1  3-2  1--  5  -33%  44% A Ledesma       T Jones         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Stocker to 3B; Ledesma to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 9   1  3-2  -23  4   30%  74% R Butler        T Jones         Strikeout Looking
   b 9   2  3-2  -23  4   26% 100% R Winn          T Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  6  -13%  64% P Sorrento      T Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  B Hunter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   46%  F Catalanotto   Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   47%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   45%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Powell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  R Winn          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   49%  Q McCracken     Flyball: LF
          ---  4   48%  B Smith         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  F McGriff       Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryan Rekar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   46%  G Berroa        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   47%  G Alvarez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   49%  P Bako          Single to LF (Line Drive); Alvarez to 2B
   O      12-  2   45%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Powell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   47%  B Trammell      Flyball: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   49%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   50%  M Cairo         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryan Rekar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive); Hunter out at 2B/CF-SS-1B-2B
   O      ---  3   45%  F Catalanotto   Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   44%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Powell facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   38%  A Ledesma       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   39%  M Difelice      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B); Ledesma to 3B
   RO     --3  5   37%  R Winn          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Ledesma Scores
          ---  6   36%  Q McCracken     Walk
   O      1--  2   38%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bryan Rekar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   36%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   39%  L Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  2   35%  G Berroa        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   32%  G Alvarez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Powell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   34%  F McGriff       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   36%  B Trammell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   37%  P Sorrento      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bryan Rekar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   34%  P Bako          Flyball: CF
          ---  2   37%  D Cruz          Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  2   42%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive); Cruz to 2B
   O      12-  4   36%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    12-  2   70%  B Higginson     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cruz Scores; Hunter Scores
   O      ---  1   69%  T Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Brian Powell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   73%  M Cairo         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   69%  A Ledesma       Single to SS (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   72%  M Difelice      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B); Ledesma to 2B
   R      -2-  2   61%  R Winn          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ledesma Scores
   O      1--  2   65%  Q McCracken     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bryan Rekar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   62%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   60%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   63%  G Alvarez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   59%  P Bako          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Brian Powell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   63%  B Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   66%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B)
          ---  5   64%  B Trammell      Reached on E5 (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   68%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bryan Rekar facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   72%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   68%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  Scott Aldred replaces Bryan Rekar pitching; Joe Randa pinch hits for Frank Catalanotto batting 2nd
   O      1--  4   66%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging, Hunter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   62%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Brian Powell facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Randa moves to 2B
   O      ---  2   67%  M Cairo         Flyball: RF
          ---  8   61%  A Ledesma       Walk
   O      1--      70%  M Difelice      Ledesma Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  7   73%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Mecir facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Mecir replaces Scott Aldred pitching
   O      ---  2   70%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   68%  L Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   67%  G Berroa        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Sean Runyan facing 1-2-3
                  Sean Runyan replaces Brian Powell pitching
          ---  4   57%  R Winn          Walk
          1--  5   44%  Q McCracken     Walk; Winn to 2B
                  Doug Brocail replaces Sean Runyan pitching
   O      12-  1   57%  B Smith         Foul Popfly: P (3B Foul)
   O      12-  5   70%  F McGriff       Foul Flyball: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Wade Boggs pinch hits for Bubba Trammell batting 5th
   O      12-  8   82%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Mecir facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Kelly replaces Wade Boggs playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  7   80%  G Alvarez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   82%  P Bako          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   78%  D Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
          ---  6   64%  P Sorrento      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Kevin Stocker pinch runs for Paul Sorrento batting 6th
   O      1--  4   77%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   44%  A Ledesma       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Stocker to 3B; Ledesma to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Rich Butler pinch hits for Mike Difelice batting 9th
   O      -23  4   74%  R Butler        Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  4  100%  R Winn          Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 2.

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