April 4, 2000 Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 5
@ANA 3 MIN 6
TBD 5 OAK 3
DET 1 BOS 2
@SEA 0 TEX 12
CHW 8 TOR 6
KCR 3 ARI 6
PHI 4 COL 5
@ATL 3 MIL 5
@CIN 1 SFG 3
@FLA 0 LAD 10
@MON 4 HOU 5
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 10,188

Tuesday, April 4, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Tigers

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: T Hudson (1-0), L: C Nitkowski (0-1), S: J Isringhausen (1)

Athletics

1-1

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347   13    4   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .167  .777   18    9   0   
B Higginson LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222   12    0   0   
D Palmer 3B                   2   1   0   0    2   2  .571 1.810   23    0   2   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .250  .708   11    6   0   2B
D Easley 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .222   16    2   4   
R Fick DH                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    0   0   
J Encarnacion CF              3   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .250   19    0   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .429 1.214   13    3   2   

C Nitkowski P                                                            0   1
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  J Poole P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   1   2   0    4  11              137   24   9

BATTING

2B: T Clark (1, off T Hudson).

TB: T Clark 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Easley-D Cruz-T Clark; D Palmer-D Easley-T Clark.

E: T Clark (1).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Christenson CF              3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   15    4   0   GDP
M Tejada SS                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .143  .393   17    0   2   
J Giambi 1B                   3   0   0   2    1   1  .286 1.518   16    9   0   GDP
J Jaha DH                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .375   24    0   0   
M Stairs RF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .286 1.089   18    1   0   
B Grieve LF                   3   0   1   1    0   2  .143  .286   17    0   0   
  R Becker LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
R Hernandez C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12   11   0   
E Chavez 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    8    0   2   
F Menechino 2B                3   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.500   11    1   2   3B

T Hudson P                                                               0   1
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
  J Isringhausen P                                                       0   0
Totals                       28   3   5   3    4   9              138   27   7

BATTING

3B: F Menechino (1, off C Nitkowski).

TB: F Menechino 3; E Chavez; M Stairs; M Tejada; B Grieve.

GIDP: J Giambi (1); R Christenson (1).

RBI: J Giambi 2 (4); B Grieve (1).

2-out RBI: B Grieve.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: R Hernandez (1).

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
C Nitkowski, L (0-1)           6     4   3   1    3   7   0   1.50   25  114-65   27·13·25    9· 5· 1· 0     60    -     0.96  -0.03
D Patterson                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
M Anderson                     0.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    3   13-7     1· 3· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.00
J Poole                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.13   0.00
Totals                         8     5   3   1    4   9   0          32  138-80   34·16·30   11· 6· 2· 0          1-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Hudson, W (1-0)              7     1   0   0    3   8   0   0.00   25  104-63   30·20·13    8· 5· 1· 0     80    -     1.00   0.41
T Mathews, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-8     5· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
J Isringhausen, S (1)          1     1   1   0    1   2   0   0.00    5   21-12    4· 4· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.75   0.04
Totals                         9     2   1   0    4  11   0          33  136-83   39·25·19    9· 7· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 10,188.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Oakland Athletics                    
1. L Polonia            RF    1. R Christenson        CF 
2. B Ausmus             C     2. M Tejada             SS 
3. B Higginson          LF    3. J Giambi             1B 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. J Jaha               DH 
5. T Clark              1B    5. M Stairs             RF 
6. D Easley             2B    6. B Grieve             LF 
7. R Fick               DH    7. R Hernandez          C  
8. J Encarnacion        CF    8. E Chavez             3B 
9. D Cruz               SS    9. F Menechino          2B 

   C Nitkowski          P        T Hudson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  0-0  1-3  6   12%  68% B Grieve        C Nitkowski     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Jaha Scores; Stairs to 3B
   b 5   1  0-1  123  6    7%  86% J Giambi        C Nitkowski     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Menechino Scores/unER; Christenson Scores/unER
   t 4   2  0-0  12-  2    5%  56% T Clark         T Hudson        Flyball: CF
   b 5   1  0-1  12-  6    5%  79% M Tejada        C Nitkowski     Walk; Menechino to 3B; Christenson to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  3   -5%  50% J Giambi        C Nitkowski     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  L Polonia       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  R Christenson   Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  2   55%  M Tejada        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   OO     1--  3   50%  J Giambi        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  J Jaha          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   50%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   53%  R Fick          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   56%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   51%  E Chavez        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   54%  F Menechino     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      --3  5   50%  R Christenson   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  L Polonia       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   50%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  1   53%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
          1--  5   51%  D Palmer        Walk; Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   51%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   53%  J Jaha          Walk
          1--  5   56%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Jaha to 3B
   R      1-3  6   68%  B Grieve        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Jaha Scores; Stairs to 3B
   O      1-3  4   63%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Hudson facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   58%  D Easley        Walk
   O      1--  3   61%  R Fick          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Easley to 2B
   O      -2- 10   66%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   70%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   73%  E Chavez        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  1   70%  F Menechino     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   74%  R Christenson   Walk; Menechino to 2B
          12-  6   79%  M Tejada        Walk; Menechino to 3B; Christenson to 2B
   RRO    123  6   86%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Menechino Scores/unER; Christenson Scores/unER
   O      1--  9   85%  J Jaha          Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   87%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   89%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  B Grieve        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   88%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   91%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   87%  T Clark         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   90%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B; Clark to 3B
   O      --3  2   94%  R Fick          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Danny Patterson facing 8-9-1
                  Danny Patterson replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
          ---  1   94%  E Chavez        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   94%  F Menechino     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   OO     1--  2   92%  R Christenson   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, T.J. Mathews facing 8-9-1
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Tim Hudson pitching
   O      ---  8   95%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   96%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   97%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Matt Anderson facing 2-3-4
                  Matt Anderson replaces Danny Patterson pitching
   O      ---  3   97%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   97%  J Giambi        Walk
   O      1--  6   96%  J Jaha          Strikeout Looking
                  Jim Poole replaces Matt Anderson pitching
   O      1--  4   96%  M Stairs        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jason Isringhausen facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces T.J. Mathews pitching; Rich Becker replaces Ben Grieve playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  5   98%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
          ---  7   99%  D Palmer        Walk
          1--  1   96%  T Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmer to 3B
   R      1-3      96%  D Easley        Passed Ball; Palmer Scores/unER; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:OAK200004040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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