DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/28/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1247 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (61-43) 4 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 10 0
Detroit Tigers (48-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
Nieves Tosses Shutout Against Detroit
The Arizona Diamondbacks rolled to an easy 10-0 win over the Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium today. Leading the way to victory was starter Juan Nieves, who shackled the Detroit Tigers and held them scoreless on a 4-hitter.

"This is what every pitcher wants to do when they go out there," Nieves said in his postgame press conference.

On the season Nieves has compiled a 5-2 mark with a 3.09 ERA in 6 starts. In pitching 78.2 innings he has 75 strikeouts and 34 walks while limiting the opposition to a .173 batting average.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DeShields 2B 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 .242 8 26
T. Gwynn RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .293 12 62
M. Alou DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .276 20 77
S. Alomar Jr. C 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .224 14 33
C. Baerga 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .263 16 38
   a-C. Martinez PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 0 3
C. Curtis LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .208 2 5
J. Kunkel CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .187 12 29
R. Ventura 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .245 14 40
M. Bordick SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .246 8 26
Totals 38 10 10 10 3 8 15      
a - C. Martinez pinch hit for C. Baerga in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: D. DeShields (3, 6th Inning off L. Thomas, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Alou (20, 1st Inning off V. Eshelman, 1 on, 0 outs) S. Alomar Jr. (14, 1st Inning off V. Eshelman, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Baerga (16, 3rd Inning off V. Eshelman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. DeShields 3 , M. Alou 4 , T. Gwynn , S. Alomar Jr. 5 , R. Ventura , M. Bordick , C. Baerga 5 , C. Curtis
2-out RBI: S. Alomar Jr. , R. Ventura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kunkel
GIDP: J. Kunkel
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. DeShields (58) , C. Curtis (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Baerga-Bordick-Baerga)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Herrera LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 8 38
J. Felix RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 21 56
   a-J. Phillips PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .102 0 2
R. Thompson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Lovullo PH, 1B, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 2 5
M. McGwire 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 32 71
   c-A. Arias PH, SS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .259 0 1
K. Puckett DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .210 0 14
D. Fletcher C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246 15 45
K. Seitzer 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 0 9
   d-C. Martinez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 2
T. Graffanino 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .181 5 28
D. Jackson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .170 7 28
Totals 30 0 4 0 2 3 8      
a - J. Phillips pinch hit for J. Felix in the 7th
b - T. Lovullo pinch hit for R. Thompson in the 7th
c - A. Arias pinch hit for M. McGwire in the 7th
d - C. Martinez pinch hit for K. Seitzer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Graffanino (16, 8th Inning off J. Nieves, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Herrera , T. Graffanino 2 , A. Arias 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jackson , K. Puckett
GIDP: K. Puckett
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: K. Seitzer 2 (6) , A. Arias (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-Graffanino-McGwire)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nieves W (5-2) 9.0 4 0 0 2 3 0 135 84 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nieves 80
Batters Faced: J. Nieves 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nieves 10-13
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nieves 135-84
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
V. Eshelman L (9-10) 5.0 8 8 7 3 4 3 98 62 3.57   
L. Thomas 3.0 1 2 1 0 4 0 44 31 3.42   
H. Carrasco 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Eshelman 22
Batters Faced: V. Eshelman 26, L. Thomas 11, H. Carrasco 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Eshelman 4-6, L. Thomas 4-1, H. Carrasco 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: V. Eshelman 98-62, L. Thomas 44-31, H. Carrasco 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Thomas 1-1 , H. Carrasco 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Nieves
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 19 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 33784
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