July 3, 2000 Detroit Tigers at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 8
@ANA 6 TOR 6
@BAL 4 CHW 14
@KCR 10 BOS 11
@MIN 8 DET 5
@TBD 4
(10) TEX 8
OAK 3 CIN 3
@ARI 2 MON 17
@ATL 1 CHC 3
PIT 0 FLA 2
NYM 0 PHI 5
@MIL 3 COL 3
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 15,709

Monday, July 3, 2000, 7:15PM
Time of Game: 3:15

Tigers

36-43

Won 4

4th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   2  1  0   0  0  0   1    5 11  0
Devil Rays      0  0  2   2  0  0   0  0  0   0    4  7  0

W: D Patterson (3-1), L: R Hernandez (2-3), S: T Jones (24)

Devil Rays

32-48

Lost 3

5th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .688   16    0   0   CS,SH
R Becker RF                   2   1   1   1    2   1  .254  .799   23    0   0   2B,SF
B Higginson LF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .943   23    1   0   2B
D Palmer 3B                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .269  .875   20    0   1   GDP
D Easley 2B                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .244  .719   15    2   3   HR
R Fick 1B                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .252  .705   17   14   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .688   18    8   1   SB
J Encarnacion CF              4   1   2   0    0   0  .302  .770   11    5   0   2B
D Cruz SS                     3   1   2   2    1   0  .288  .736   12    0   5   2·2B

W Blair P                                                                0   0
  N Cruz P                                                               0   1
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5    4   5              155   30  11

BATTING

2B: J Encarnacion (7, off D Creek); B Higginson (23, off E Yan); D Cruz 2 (19, 2 off E Yan); R Becker (8, off E Yan).

HR: D Easley (4, off R Hernandez; 10th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: R Becker (2, off E Yan).

SH: L Polonia (2, off E Yan).

TB: D Cruz 4; D Easley 4; J Encarnacion 3; R Becker 2; B Higginson 2; B Ausmus; R Fick; L Polonia; D Palmer.

GIDP: D Palmer (3).

RBI: D Cruz 2 (33); D Palmer (41); R Becker (18); D Easley (16).

2-out RBI: D Cruz 2; D Easley.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cruz-D Easley-R Fick.

PB: B Ausmus (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Ausmus (4, 2nd base off J Mecir/M Difelice).

CS: L Polonia (5, 2nd base by R Hernandez/M Difelice).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Winn CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .242  .637   16    4   0   HBP
G Williams DH                 4   0   2   0    1   1  .284  .750   20    0   0   2B
B Trammell LF                 4   0   1   2    1   1  .290  .873   20    2   1   2B
F McGriff 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .272  .813   30    5   0   
B Smith 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .324  .885   18    2   2   GDP
V Castilla 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .578   14    3   0   
J Guillen RF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .247  .782   19    6   0   
M Difelice C                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .294  .813   18    4   2   HR
  M Cairo PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .652         0   0   
  J Flaherty C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .669         1   0   
F Martinez SS                 2   1   1   0    1   0  .287  .741   12    2   3   2B
  S Cox PH                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .867    4    0   0   
  O Guillen PR-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .685         1   0   

E Yan P                                                                  0   0
  D Creek P                                                              0   0
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   4   7   4    6   9              171   30   8

BATTING

2B: G Williams (18, off W Blair); F Martinez (4, off W Blair); B Trammell (8, off W Blair).

HR: M Difelice (4, off W Blair; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

HBP: R Winn (1, by N Cruz).

TB: M Difelice 4; G Williams 3; F Martinez 2; B Trammell 2; F McGriff; R Winn.

GIDP: B Smith (2).

RBI: B Trammell 2 (24); M Difelice 2 (11).

2-out RBI: M Difelice 2; B Trammell 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Martinez-B Smith-F McGriff.

BASERUNNING

PO: R Winn (1st base by N Cruz).

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
W Blair                        5     6   4   4    2   4   1   4.37   23   85-49   33· 5·11    5· 6· 5· 1     41    -     1.12  -0.17
N Cruz                         2     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.08    7   26-14    7· 3· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.25   0.18
M Anderson                     1.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   4.50    6   26-11    6· 3· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.11   0.05
D Patterson, W (3-1)           0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.45    2    4-4     1· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.47   0.22
T Jones, S (24)                1     0   0   0    1   3   0   2.67    4   22-13    5· 6· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    4.68   0.23
Totals                        10     7   4   4    6   9   1          42  163-91   52·19·20   11· 8· 6· 1          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
E Yan                          5     8   4   4    1   3   0   6.63   23   75-48   31· 8· 9    3· 7· 9· 0     37    -     1.07  -0.17
D Creek                        1.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   1.59    7   31-14    8· 0· 6    0· 4· 1· 0          0-0    1.60   0.08
J Mecir                        1.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.45    5   19-10    7· 0· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    1.82   0.21
R Hernandez, L (2-3)           2     2   1   1    0   2   1   4.31    7   24-16    9· 2· 5    1· 1· 2· 1          0-0    1.86  -0.11
Totals                        10    11   5   5    4   5   1          42  149-88   55·10·23    5·15·12· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: N Cruz (1; R Winn, 1st base).

HBP: N Cruz (1; R Winn).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Jay Klemm, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Terry Craft.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 15,709.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Tampa Bay Devil Rays                 
1. L Polonia            DH    1. R Winn               CF 
2. R Becker             RF    2. G Williams           DH 
3. B Higginson          LF    3. B Trammell           LF 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. D Easley             2B    5. B Smith              2B 
6. R Fick               1B    6. V Castilla           3B 
7. B Ausmus             C     7. J Guillen            RF 
8. J Encarnacion        CF    8. M Difelice           C  
9. D Cruz               SS    9. F Martinez           SS 

   W Blair              P        E Yan                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  4-4  ---  4   40%  78% D Easley        R Hernandez     Home Run
   b 4   2  3-2  1--  6  -23%  36% M Difelice      W Blair         Home Run; Guillen Scores
   t 4   2  2-1  12-  3   22%  59% D Cruz          E Yan           Double to CF (Line Drive); Fick Scores; Encarnacion Scores
   b 3   2  1-0  -23  3  -19%  36% B Trammell      W Blair         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Martinez Scores; Winn Scores
   b10   0  5-4  -2-  7   17%  69% F McGriff       T Jones         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Yan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   50%  R Becker        Walk
   O      1--  4   47%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   45%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  R Winn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   43%  G Williams      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   47%  B Trammell      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  5   50%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Yan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  R Fick          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   47%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   44%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   47%  B Smith         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1   49%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   50%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Devil Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Yan facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   56%  D Cruz          Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   54%  L Polonia       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Cruz to 3B
   RO     --3  1   56%  R Becker        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores
          ---  5   58%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   55%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   58%  M Difelice      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   55%  F Martinez      Walk
          1--  4   51%  R Winn          Single to LF (Line Drive); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  2   54%  G Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B; Martinez to 3B; Winn to 2B
   RR     -23  3   36%  B Trammell      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Martinez Scores; Winn Scores
   O      -2-  5   39%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Devil Rays 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Esteban Yan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   36%  D Easley        Lineout: LF
          ---  3   39%  R Fick          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   35%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
          1--  4   38%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Line Drive); Fick to 2B
   RR     12-  3   59%  D Cruz          Double to CF (Line Drive); Fick Scores; Encarnacion Scores
   O      -2-  3   56%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-3, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   59%  B Smith         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   61%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   59%  J Guillen       Walk
   RR     1--  6   36%  M Difelice      Home Run; Guillen Scores
          ---  1   34%  F Martinez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   37%  R Winn          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Devil Rays 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Esteban Yan facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   45%  R Becker        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   43%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Becker to 3B
   RO     --3  3   44%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Becker Scores; Palmer out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  2   43%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Devil Rays 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 4-4, Willie Blair facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   38%  G Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   43%  B Trammell      Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  4   47%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   50%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Devil Rays 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Doug Creek facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Creek replaces Esteban Yan pitching
   O      ---  4   46%  R Fick          Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  3   44%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
          ---  1   47%  J Encarnacion   Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  5   49%  D Cruz          Walk
   O      12-  7   42%  L Polonia       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Devil Rays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 4-4, Nelson Cruz facing 6-7-8
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Willie Blair pitching
   O      ---  1   45%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   48%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  M Difelice      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Devil Rays 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Doug Creek facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   56%  R Becker        Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF
                  Jim Mecir replaces Doug Creek pitching
   OO     1--  4   40%  D Palmer        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Devil Rays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 4-4, Nelson Cruz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   45%  F Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   40%  R Winn          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      48%  G Williams      Winn Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  5   46%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  B Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Devil Rays 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Mecir facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   45%  D Easley        Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  4   41%  R Fick          Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  6   44%  B Ausmus        Walk
          1--      46%  J Encarnacion   Ausmus Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   38%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Devil Rays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 4-4, Matt Anderson facing 4-5-6
                  Matt Anderson replaces Nelson Cruz pitching
          ---  5   32%  F McGriff       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   47%  B Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  V Castilla      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Devil Rays 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Roberto Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Jim Mecir pitching
   O      ---  1   44%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   50%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      38%  R Becker        Polonia Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   34%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Devil Rays 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Tied 4-4, Matt Anderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   41%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   35%  M Difelice      Walk
                  Steve Cox pinch hits for Felix Martinez batting 9th; Miguel Cairo pinch runs for Mike Difelice batting 8th
          1--  4   28%  S Cox           Walk; Cairo to 2B
                  Danny Patterson replaces Matt Anderson pitching; Ozzie Guillen pinch runs for Steve Cox batting 9th
   O      12-  1   36%  R Winn          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cairo to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   O      -23  3   50%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Devil Rays 4.

Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Roberto Hernandez facing 3-4-5
                  John Flaherty replaces Miguel Cairo playing C batting 8th; Ozzie Guillen moves to SS
   O      ---  3   44%  B Higginson     Lineout: SS
   O      ---  6   38%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   78%  D Easley        Home Run
   O      ---  1   77%  R Fick          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Devil Rays 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 4-5, Todd Jones facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Jones replaces Danny Patterson pitching
          ---  6   63%  B Trammell      Walk
          1--      53%  F McGriff       Passed Ball; Trammell to 2B
   O      -2-  7   69%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   84%  B Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4  100%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Devil Rays 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation