DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/06/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1344 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (50-61) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 0
Toronto Blue Jays (65-48) 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 X 7 10 3
Blue Jays Bang Out 7-4 Win Versus Detroit
Toronto right fielder Ellis Burks played a vital role in his team's 7-4 triumph over Detroit. He went 3-4 with 3 doubles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for Toronto. T J Mathews was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 4 of 7 save opportunities. Toronto is now 65-48, Detroit 50-61.

Early in the game, Burks had a run-scoring double for Toronto. It was his 13th double of the season and put the Blue Jays on top, 3-2.

"I still think this team has room for improvement," Burks told the Toronto Observer.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Herrera LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .252 9 40
T. Graffanino 2B 5 1 3 2 0 1 3 .190 7 35
M. McGwire 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .258 37 82
K. Puckett DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .195 0 15
D. Fletcher C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .242 16 47
R. Thompson SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .167 1 1
K. Seitzer 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .262 0 10
J. Phillips RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .127 0 3
D. Jackson CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .180 8 31
Totals 37 4 10 4 2 7 20      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Graffanino (7, 6th Inning off M. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Herrera 2 , T. Graffanino 6 , J. Phillips 2 , R. Thompson , K. Seitzer 2
2-out RBI: T. Graffanino , K. Seitzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Graffanino , J. Phillips , D. Fletcher , K. Puckett
Sac Fly: D. Jackson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Herrera (35) , T. Graffanino (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .310 15 42
W. Clark 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .264 21 65
R. Gant LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 4 .263 32 78
E. Burks RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 3 .266 26 74
S. Mack CF 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .248 17 42
D. Tartabull DH 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 .227 24 67
H. Villanueva C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 26 59
D. Palmer 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .226 24 64
T. Fernandez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .394 1 5
Totals 34 7 10 7 4 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jeter 2 (20, 3rd Inning off S. Trachsel, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off E. Dessens, 0 on, 2 outs) E. Burks 3 (13, 1st Inning off S. Trachsel, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off S. Trachsel, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off S. Trachsel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Tartabull (24, 5th Inning off S. Trachsel, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 4 , R. Gant , E. Burks 6 , W. Clark 2 , D. Tartabull 4 , T. Fernandez
2-out RBI: E. Burks , D. Tartabull
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mack , E. Burks , W. Clark
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Perez (4) , E. Burks (4) , W. Clark (6)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Trachsel L (0-2) 4.2 7 7 7 3 7 1 105 64 11.45   
R. Powell 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 17 5.40   
E. Dessens 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 41 28 4.81   
H. Carrasco 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Trachsel 26
Batters Faced: S. Trachsel 24, R. Powell 4, E. Dessens 9, H. Carrasco 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Trachsel 2-5, R. Powell 0-1, E. Dessens 3-2, H. Carrasco 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Trachsel 105-64, R. Powell 23-17, E. Dessens 41-28, H. Carrasco 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Dessens 2-0 , H. Carrasco 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez W (9-9) 6.1 9 4 4 2 5 1 102 65 3.98   
A. Osuna H (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 19 3.49   
T. Mathews SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 42
Batters Faced: M. Perez 31, A. Osuna 7, T. Mathews 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 8-5, A. Osuna 3-2, T. Mathews 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 102-65, A. Osuna 28-19, T. Mathews 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mathews 1-0
WP: M. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ellis Burks
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 72 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 36656
Special Notes: Ellis Burks ties the TOR regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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