July 30, 2000 Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 40,167

Sunday, July 30, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:10

Tigers

48-55

Won 2

3rd, 15 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          6  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    8 11  0
Rangers         0  2  0   1  0  2   0  0  2    7 12  0

W: W Blair (8-2), L: D Oliver (2-6), S: T Jones (29)

Rangers

50-53

Lost 2

4th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Easley 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .234  .725   16    0   2   
B Ausmus C                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .701   18    5   0   
B Higginson LF                4   1   1   0    0   3  .292  .937   14    2   0   2B,HBP
  J Encarnacion CF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .738         0   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 5   3   3   1    0   0  .288  .869   14    4   0   2B
D Palmer DH                   4   1   3   4    1   0  .267  .850   17    0   0   HR,2B,SB
W Magee CF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .309  .838   13    6   0   
  R Becker PH-CF-LF           1   0   0   0    1   1  .241  .757   14    0   0   
D Cruz SS                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .294  .744   15    0   2   HBP
H Morris 1B                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .255  .747   20    8   0   
S Halter 3B                   4   0   2   3    0   0  .267  .642   18    1   0   3B

W Blair P                                                                1   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   1
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   8  11   8    4  10              159   27   5

BATTING

2B: D Palmer (12, off J Zimmerman); J Gonzalez (23, off D Oliver); B Higginson (32, off D Oliver).

3B: S Halter (1, off D Oliver).

HR: D Palmer (20, off D Oliver; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

HBP: B Higginson (2, by M Perisho); D Cruz (3, by J Zimmerman).

TB: D Palmer 7; S Halter 4; J Gonzalez 4; B Higginson 2; W Magee; D Cruz.

RBI: D Palmer 4 (60); S Halter 3 (16); J Gonzalez (38).

2-out RBI: D Palmer 3; S Halter 3; J Gonzalez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Palmer (1, 2nd base off J Wetteland/B Haselman).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Alicea 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .302  .788   14    0   0   2B,SF
F Catalanotto DH              2   0   0   0    1   0  .370 1.084   13    0   0   
  C Curtis PH                 2   0   1   1    0   1  .259  .772    8    0   0   
R Greer LF                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .280  .776   26    1   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   1   0   0    1   2  .276  .937   28    6   0   
G Kapler CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .783   11    3   1   2B
R Ledee RF                    3   2   1   0    2   0  .236  .737   20    4   0   
B Haselman C                  4   2   3   2    1   0  .300  .790   14   12   0   2B
  S Green PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .458         0   0   
M Lamb 3B                     5   1   3   1    0   0  .292  .760   24    1   2   2B
R Clayton SS                  5   0   2   2    0   0  .249  .737   16    0   1   

D Oliver P                                                               0   0
  M Perisho P                                                            0   0
  J Zimmerman P                                                          0   1
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       38   7  12   7    6   5              174   27   5

BATTING

2B: L Alicea (19, off D Brocail); B Haselman (8, off W Blair); M Lamb (19, off C Nitkowski); G Kapler (17, off W Blair).

SF: L Alicea (5, off C Nitkowski).

TB: M Lamb 4; B Haselman 4; L Alicea 2; R Clayton 2; G Kapler 2; C Curtis; R Ledee.

RBI: B Haselman 2 (13); R Clayton 2 (45); M Lamb (34); L Alicea (47); C Curtis (34).

2-out RBI: C Curtis.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Kapler-R Palmeiro.

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, W (8-2)               5     7   4   4    3   2   0   4.98   25   98-60   40· 5·15    7· 9· 4· 0     36    -     0.82   0.03
C Nitkowski                    2     2   1   1    2   1   0   5.57   10   35-18   12· 2· 4    2· 2· 3· 0          1-1    1.26   0.02
D Brocail, H (17)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.05    4   22-15    9· 2· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.09   0.07
T Jones, S (29)                1     2   2   2    1   0   0   2.56    6   19-11    6· 0· 5    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.86   0.05
Totals                         9    12   7   7    6   5   0          45  174-104  67· 9·28   11·13·10· 0          1-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Oliver, L (2-6)              2     8   7   7    1   1   1   7.33   15   44-27   20· 2· 5    4· 3· 5· 1     12    -     0.58  -0.40
M Perisho                      4.1   2   1   1    1   4   0   5.94   16   62-44   23· 4·17    2· 4· 4· 0          0-0    0.36   0.09
J Zimmerman                    1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   5.28    7   26-19    6· 3·10    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.54  -0.03
J Wetteland                    1     0   0   0    2   2   0   4.26    5   23-12    4· 3· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         9    11   8   8    4  10   1          43  155-102  53·12·37    7· 9·10· 1          1-1

W Blair faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: J Zimmerman (3).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Perisho (2; B Higginson); J Zimmerman (2; D Cruz).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Andy Fletcher.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 40,167.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Texas Rangers                        
1. D Easley             2B    1. L Alicea             2B 
2. B Ausmus             C     2. F Catalanotto        DH 
3. B Higginson          LF    3. R Greer              LF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. R Palmeiro           1B 
5. D Palmer             DH    5. G Kapler             CF 
6. W Magee              CF    6. R Ledee              RF 
7. D Cruz               SS    7. B Haselman           C  
8. H Morris             1B    8. M Lamb               3B 
9. S Halter             3B    9. R Clayton            SS 

   W Blair              P        D Oliver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  8-7  -2-  2   16% 100% R Clayton       T Jones         Popfly: 1B
   t 1   2  0-1  1--  3   15%  71% D Palmer        D Oliver        Home Run; Gonzalez Scores
   t 1   2  0-3  123  4   14%  89% S Halter        D Oliver        Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Magee Scores; Cruz Scores; Morris Scores
   b 9   1  8-5  12-  2  -12%  76% B Haselman      T Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Palmeiro Scores; Ledee to 3B
   b 6   0  7-3  1--  8  -10%  74% M Lamb          C Nitkowski     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Haselman to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  D Easley        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  1   46%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   48%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      -2-  2   56%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores
   RR     1--  3   71%  D Palmer        Home Run; Gonzalez Scores
          ---  1   72%  W Magee         Single to 3B (Bunt)
          1--  3   74%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive); Magee to 2B
          12-  6   75%  H Morris        Walk; Magee to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   RRR    123  4   89%  S Halter        Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Magee Scores; Cruz Scores; Morris Scores
   O      --3  1   88%  D Easley        Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   89%  L Alicea        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  8   90%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: RF
          ---  5   90%  R Greer         Walk
   O      1--  9   91%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Darren Oliver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   90%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   90%  J Gonzalez      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  1   93%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Gonzalez Scores
   O      1--  7   93%  W Magee         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   90%  G Kapler        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   91%  R Ledee         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kapler to 3B
   R      --3  1   89%  B Haselman      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Kapler Scores
          -2-  6   86%  M Lamb          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Haselman to 3B
   R      1-3  4   82%  R Clayton       Single to LF (Line Drive); Haselman Scores; Lamb to 2B
   O      12-  4   86%  L Alicea        Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      12-  1   89%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Matt Perisho facing 7-8-9
                  Matt Perisho replaces Darren Oliver pitching
   O      ---  1   88%  D Cruz          Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
          ---  5   89%  H Morris        Walk
          1--  6   90%  S Halter        Single to CF (Line Drive); Morris to 2B
   O      12-  5   88%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   86%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-7, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   88%  R Greer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   90%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   90%  G Kapler        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Matt Perisho facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   91%  B Higginson     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   90%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  4   88%  D Palmer        Line Drive Double Play: CF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-7, Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   86%  R Ledee         Walk
   O      1--  1   88%  B Haselman      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          1--  1   86%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Ledee to 2B
   R      12-  1   79%  R Clayton       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Ledee Scores; Lamb to 2B
   O      12-  2   84%  L Alicea        Flyball: CF
          12-  4   80%  F Catalanotto   Walk; Lamb to 3B; Clayton to 2B
   O      123  6   88%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Matt Perisho facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   87%  W Magee         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   86%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   85%  H Morris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-7, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   87%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   89%  G Kapler        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   90%  R Ledee         Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Matt Perisho facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   89%  S Halter        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   88%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   88%  B Ausmus        Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-7, Willie Blair facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   84%  B Haselman      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Willie Blair pitching
          1--  8   74%  M Lamb          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Haselman to 3B
   O      -23  1   80%  R Clayton       Groundout: P-1B
   RO     -23  2   84%  L Alicea        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Haselman Scores
                  Chad Curtis pinch hits for Frank Catalanotto batting 2nd
   R      -2-  4   75%  C Curtis        Single to CF (Line Drive); Lamb Scores
   O      1--  2   79%  R Greer         Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 5.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Matt Perisho facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   77%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   79%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
                  Jeff Zimmerman replaces Matt Perisho pitching
   R      1--  3   88%  D Palmer        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gonzalez Scores
                  Rich Becker pinch hits for Wendell Magee batting 6th
          -2-      90%  R Becker        Balk; Palmer to 3B
   O      --3  4   87%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          --3  2   87%  D Cruz          Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3  3   85%  H Morris        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-8, C.J. Nitkowski facing 4-5-6
                  Rich Becker moves to CF
   O      ---  3   88%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   90%  G Kapler        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  4   88%  R Ledee         Walk
          1--  4   86%  B Haselman      Walk; Ledee to 2B
   O      12-  6   91%  M Lamb          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Rangers 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Jeff Zimmerman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   90%  S Halter        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   90%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-8, Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Brocail replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      ---  8   93%  R Clayton       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   88%  L Alicea        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   93%  C Curtis        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   96%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Rangers 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, John Wetteland facing 3-4-5
                  John Wetteland replaces Jeff Zimmerman pitching
   O      ---  3   95%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   95%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   95%  D Palmer        Walk
          1--      95%  R Becker        Palmer Steals 2B
          -2-  6   96%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   95%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-8, Todd Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching; Rich Becker moves to LF; Juan Encarnacion replaces Bobby Higginson playing CF batting 3rd
          ---  6   89%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--  4   94%  G Kapler        Popfly: 1B
          1--  2   88%  R Ledee         Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmeiro to 2B
   R      12-  2   76%  B Haselman      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Palmeiro Scores; Ledee to 3B
                  Scarborough Green pinch runs for Bill Haselman batting 7th
   RO     1-3  3   84%  M Lamb          Groundout: SS-1B; Ledee Scores; Green to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  R Clayton       Popfly: 1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Rangers 7.

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