DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/11/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1401 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Dodgers (55-64) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 8 10 5
Detroit Tigers (53-63) 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 4
Dodgers Prove Rude Guests, Win 8-4 at Detroit
The Los Angeles Dodgers picked up a win at Tiger Stadium, knocking off the Detroit Tigers, 8-4. Starting pitcher Greg Maddux, who captured player of the game honors, was a big reason why. Maddux got the win, improving to 11-7. He allowed 4 hits and walked 1 over 6 innings. Maddux allowed 1 earned run. John Franco, credited with the save, is now 1 for 3 in save opportunities.

Los Angeles used the timely hitting of Ron Jones to capture the win. The left fielder stroked a 2-run double in the top of the sixth inning to put the Dodgers on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but he made it count.

"You've got to ride the highs and the lows in baseball in order to succeed," Jones told the Los Angeles Daily. "Right now I'm feeling good, but that don't mean squat for tomorrow."

Los Angeles is now 55-64.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Browne 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278 0 3
C. Brown 3B, 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .241 18 59
S. Green 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .267 26 74
   a-J. Randa 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 3 12
R. Klesko DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .230 22 72
D. May RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .354 0 8
K. Stocker SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .271 2 38
R. Jones LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 7 .178 3 15
T. Steinbach C 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 .167 7 23
M. Luke CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .106 2 4
Totals 40 8 10 8 3 8 18      
a - J. Randa substituted for S. Green in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Jones (4, 6th Inning off L. Thomas, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Green (26, 6th Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Steinbach (7, 6th Inning off L. Thomas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Brown , K. Stocker 2 , S. Green 4 , D. May 2 , R. Jones 2 , T. Steinbach 4 , J. Browne , J. Randa
2-out RBI: K. Stocker , S. Green , R. Jones , T. Steinbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Jones , T. Steinbach 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Browne (5)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Luke 4 (5) , J. Browne (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Herrera LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .250 10 44
J. Felix RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .273 23 66
M. McGwire 1B 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 .267 39 87
K. Puckett DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .196 0 18
D. Fletcher C 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .240 16 49
K. Seitzer 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .271 0 11
T. Graffanino 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .189 8 43
T. Lovullo SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .197 2 5
D. Jackson CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .181 8 34
Totals 38 4 9 4 2 11 19      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jackson (16, 7th Inning off R. Seanez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (39, 1st Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 5 , J. Herrera , T. Graffanino , K. Seitzer 2 , D. Jackson 4
2-out RBI: M. McGwire , D. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Herrera 2 , T. Lovullo , K. Puckett 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Graffanino 2 (9) , D. Fletcher (9) , K. Seitzer (7)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Maddux W (11-7) 6.0 4 3 1 1 7 1 94 63 3.91   
R. Seanez H (9) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 15 9 5.61   
B. Wilkinson H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 15 1.86   
J. Franco SV (1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 21 5.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 62
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 25, R. Seanez 3, B. Wilkinson 5, J. Franco 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 4-7, R. Seanez 0-0, B. Wilkinson 1-1, J. Franco 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 94-63, R. Seanez 15-9, B. Wilkinson 27-15, J. Franco 30-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wilkinson 1-0 , J. Franco 1-0
WP: J. Franco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
O. Hershiser 5.2 3 3 3 2 3 1 93 53 5.15   
L. Thomas L (1-1), BS (1) 1.2 3 3 3 0 3 1 36 27 3.94   
H. Carrasco 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 4 4.09   
E. Dessens 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 12 9 4.94   
F. Oliveras 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 1.91   
R. Powell 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5.34   
X. Hernandez 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 17 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hershiser 52
Batters Faced: O. Hershiser 23, L. Thomas 9, H. Carrasco 2, E. Dessens 3, F. Oliveras 1, R. Powell 1, X. Hernandez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hershiser 7-7, L. Thomas 0-2, H. Carrasco 0-1, E. Dessens 1-0, F. Oliveras 0-0, R. Powell 0-0, X. Hernandez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hershiser 93-53, L. Thomas 36-27, H. Carrasco 10-4, E. Dessens 12-9, F. Oliveras 4-2, R. Powell 3-2, X. Hernandez 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Thomas 2-2 , H. Carrasco 1-0 , E. Dessens 2-0 , F. Oliveras 1-1 , R. Powell 1-0 , X. Hernandez 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Maddux
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 34026
Special Notes: RP Hector Carrasco was injured while pitching.
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