Athletics @ Indians
August 31, 1998

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Athletics 6 11 1
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Athletics 6 12 1
Indians 15 14 1

Matt Stairs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .315
OBP .250 .394
At Bats 3 432
Hits 0 136
• Singles 0 82
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 1 54
RBI’s 0 96

Doug Jones Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 12
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Jacobs Field - August 31, 1998
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Single
Doug Jones
Einar Diaz
Richie Sexson
Joey Cora
Travis Fryman
Omar Vizquel
Brian Giles
Kenny Lofton
Mark Whiten
Matt Stairs
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs

Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Christenson strikes out. Diaz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Christenson out.
Bottom 8 Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Diaz hits a line drive beyond second. Spiezio can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sexson hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bip Roberts now playing left field. Giles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Macfarlane settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bip Roberts pinch hits for Rickey Henderson. Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Bournigal hits a fly ball into right field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mark Whiten now playing right field. Macfarlanehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Diaz interferes with Macfarlane who is awarded first base.
Bottom 7 Fryman strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mark Whiten pinch hits for Manny Ramirez. Whiten hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cecil Fielder pinch hits for David Justice. Fielder hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Sprague attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play.
Top 7 Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Spiezio reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Grieve strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cora hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Diaz scores. There goes Vizquel trying to get to home. Christenson throws the ball in to Macfarlane who tags Vizquel who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lofton moves to second.
Bottom 6 Lofton takes first base on ball four. Diaz moves to third. Vizquel moves to second.
Bottom 6 Vizquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Diaz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Diaz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Sexson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Giles hits a popup towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Vizquel fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Doug Jones now pitching. Giambi hits a line drive beyond short. Vizquel can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Henderson scores. Christenson moves to third.
Top 6 Christenson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Christenson reaches second base with a double. Sprague scores. Henderson moves to third.
Top 6 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bournigal hits a line drive into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Macfarlane strikes out.
Top 6 Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Sprague reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Fryman hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ramirez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Justice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mike Oquist now pitching. Lofton hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Grieve takes first base on ball four. Christenson moves to second.
Top 5 Stairs strikes out.
Top 5 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Henderson tags and scores.
Top 5 Christenson hits a line drive beyond second. Cora can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Bournigal scores. Henderson moves to third.
Top 5 Henderson takes first base on ball four. Bournigal moves to second.
Top 5 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Vizquel strikes out.
Bottom 4 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Diaz for the out.
Bottom 4 Sexson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Spiezio hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Giles strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Ramirez is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Justice strikes out.
Top 3 Grieve strikes out.
Top 3 Stairs hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Giambi hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Christenson strikes out.
Top 3 Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Cora hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lofton hits a line drive beyond second. Spiezio can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 2 Vizquel strikes out.
Bottom 2 Diaz hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sexson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Giles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spiezio moves to third.
Top 2 Sprague hits a popup towards first. Sexson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spiezio hits a line drive beyond second. Cora can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 1 Fryman hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cora tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Justice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Diaz scores. Lofton scores. Cora moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague juggles the ball. That's an error on Sprague. Sexson scores. Diaz moves to third. Lofton moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lofton takes first base on ball four. Sexson moves to third. Diaz moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mike Mohler now pitching. Vizquel hits a line drive into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Diaz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Giles scores. Sexson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Sexson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ramirez scores. Fryman scores. Giles moves to third.
Bottom 1 Giles takes first base on ball four. Justice scores. Ramirez moves to third. Fryman moves to second.
Bottom 1 Fryman hits a line drive beyond short. Bournigal can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Justice moves to third. Ramirez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lofton scores. Cora scores. Justice moves to second.
Bottom 1 Justice takes first base on ball four. Lofton moves to third. Cora moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cora is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 There goes Lofton. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Lofton steals second.
Bottom 1 Lofton takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stairs takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Henderson. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Top 1 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Christenson hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.