DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
07/08/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 1081 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (31-59) 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 0
Montreal Expos (55-35) 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
Expos Fall to Battle, Tigers
Detroit second baseman Howard Battle had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Montreal Expos, 7-5. David Weathers got the save, his 1st in 1 chances. Even with the win, the Tigers have a dismal 31-59 record.

Battle provided the big break for the Tigers in the top of the first inning. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a run-scoring double, helping Detroit to get the win.

"We need to string a few more wins like this one together," said Battle.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .179 2 21
H. Battle 2B 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 .192 7 26
R. Johnson 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 6 .210 2 22
T. Martinez 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .257 22 70
B. Grieve DH 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .248 10 45
J. Barry LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .181 2 15
S. Halter SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171 5 25
B. Mayne C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .208 1 16
J. Orsulak RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 3 25
Totals 38 7 12 7 4 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Brown (10, 8th Inning off R. Bottalico, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Battle (15, 1st Inning off P. Hentgen, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Johnson (2, 2nd Inning off P. Hentgen, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Grieve (10, 1st Inning off P. Hentgen, 1 on, 1 out) H. Battle (7, 2nd Inning off P. Hentgen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brown 3 , R. Johnson 4 , B. Grieve 6 , H. Battle 7 , B. Mayne , T. Martinez 2
2-out RBI: R. Johnson , H. Battle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Johnson , H. Battle , T. Martinez
GIDP: J. Barry
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Brown (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Morris DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .278 8 29
G. Jefferies RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .268 10 32
M. Williams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .278 23 68
M. Sweeney C 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .213 13 32
L. Gomez 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .238 15 29
M. Benard CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .310 0 3
C. Baerga 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .313 3 6
J. Hernandez SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .239 18 46
B. Hunter LF 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 .224 2 5
Totals 34 5 7 5 3 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Benard (6, 8th Inning off T. Belcher, 0 on, 1 out) H. Morris (17, 1st Inning off T. Belcher, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Jefferies (10, 3rd Inning off T. Belcher, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Baerga , M. Benard 3 , L. Gomez , H. Morris 2 , G. Jefferies 5
2-out RBI: G. Jefferies
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Baerga , M. Sweeney , J. Hernandez , H. Morris
Hit by Pitch: M. Sweeney
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Jefferies 2 (36)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Jefferies (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hernandez-Baerga-Williams)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Belcher W (7-10) 7.1 7 5 5 3 9 1 122 79 5.28   
D. Weathers SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 14 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Belcher 50
Batters Faced: T. Belcher 33, D. Weathers 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Belcher 7-6, D. Weathers 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Belcher 122-79, D. Weathers 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Weathers 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Belcher
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Hentgen L (7-6) 5.1 9 7 7 4 2 3 122 73 3.87   
R. Bottalico 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 37 27 2.08   
B. Munoz 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hentgen 20
Batters Faced: P. Hentgen 29, R. Bottalico 11, B. Munoz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hentgen 7-7, R. Bottalico 2-4, B. Munoz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hentgen 122-73, R. Bottalico 37-27, B. Munoz 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bottalico 3-0 , B. Munoz 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Howard Battle
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 32558
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