DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT NEW YORK METS
08/17/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1479 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (39-85) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 10 0
New York Mets (70-54) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Tigers Stymie New York, Take 4-1 Win
Detroit right-hander Kevin Gross made an effective start against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, leading his team to a 4-1 win. Rigo Beltran notched his 14th save in 25 chances. Even with the win, the Tigers have a dismal 39-85 record.

Chipping in for Detroit was first baseman Tino Martinez. He stroked a 2-run home run in the top of the first. For the game, Martinez was 1-3 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said New York manager Michael Kritikos.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .177 3 26
H. Battle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 9 33
R. Johnson 3B 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 .203 3 31
T. Martinez 1B 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .258 29 88
S. Stewart LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .287 4 31
J. Herrera CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .312 4 10
A. Arias DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .313 2 24
B. Mayne C 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .205 3 30
S. Halter SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .180 8 40
Totals 33 4 10 4 2 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Johnson 2 (18, 6th Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Martinez (29, 1st Inning off T. Ishii, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Johnson 4 , J. Herrera 2 , S. Stewart , B. Mayne 3 , T. Martinez 4 , A. Arias
2-out RBI: T. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Brown
GIDP: A. Arias 2
Sac Fly: T. Martinez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Johnson (10)
CS: A. Brown (12) , S. Stewart (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Battle-Halter-Martinez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .314 34 79
M. Ordonez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 15 47
G. Sheffield SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 29 69
S. Sosa CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .262 37 107
P. Nevin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 27 93
G. Colbrunn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281 12 48
B. Boone 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .188 17 53
T. Tarasco DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .220 15 41
B. Surhoff C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 7 30
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 2 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Sosa (37, 5th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tarasco , C. Floyd , G. Colbrunn , S. Sosa 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone
GIDP: T. Tarasco
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Sosa (39)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Colbrunn (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Nevin-Boone-Colbrunn, Sheffield-Boone-Colbrunn)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Gross W (2-16) 8.0 5 1 1 1 2 1 102 68 6.88   
R. Beltran SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gross 69
Batters Faced: K. Gross 29, R. Beltran 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gross 10-11, R. Beltran 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gross 102-68, R. Beltran 9-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Ishii L (9-4) 7.1 8 4 2 2 8 1 122 74 2.59   
T. Jones 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 24 15 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ishii 56
Batters Faced: T. Ishii 30, T. Jones 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ishii 6-5, T. Jones 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ishii 122-74, T. Jones 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jones 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Gross
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 36842
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