DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/20/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1501 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (70-56) 5 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 10 13 0
Detroit Tigers (59-66) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2
Sheffield Helps New York Cruise to 10-3 Win
The New York Mets beat the Detroit Tigers, 10-3, at Tiger Stadium. New York shortstop Gary Sheffield earned player of the game honors with an outstanding performance. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Frank Castillo picked up the win with 8.2 innings of work. He allowed 3 earned runs on 4 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 8. On the season, he is now 14-5. At 70-56, the Mets are currently 4th in the United League East Division.

New York relied on the hitting of Pedro Munoz to pick up the win. The left fielder ripped a bases-clearing triple in the top of the first inning to put the Mets on top, 4-0. For the game, Munoz had 1 triple and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We came out aggressive," said Mets manager Michael Kritikos. "We came out swinging the bats."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson CF 4 3 1 0 1 0 3 .274 1 25
T. Tarasco RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .284 8 18
G. Sheffield SS 5 3 3 4 0 1 0 .241 33 76
O. Saenz 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .232 19 57
P. Munoz LF 5 1 2 4 0 2 2 .213 5 19
G. Colbrunn DH 5 0 0 1 0 2 2 .255 19 58
B. Boone 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 18 48
   a-J. Munoz PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 1 3
E. Beltre 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .321 0 2
T. Pagnozzi C 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .153 2 7
Totals 40 10 13 10 4 9 13      
a - J. Munoz pinch hit for B. Boone in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Saenz (19, 4th Inning off S. Trachsel, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Sheffield (16, 6th Inning off S. Trachsel, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: O. Saenz (3, 2nd Inning off S. Trachsel, 0 on, 1 out) P. Munoz (2, 1st Inning off S. Trachsel, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Sheffield (33, 2nd Inning off S. Trachsel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Saenz 5 , T. Tarasco , E. Beltre 2 , P. Munoz 4 , G. Sheffield 7 , T. Pagnozzi , L. Johnson , J. Munoz
2-out RBI: P. Munoz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Colbrunn 2 , P. Munoz , T. Pagnozzi , L. Johnson 2
GIDP: T. Pagnozzi
Sac Bunt: T. Tarasco
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Herrera LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .252 11 46
J. Felix RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .261 25 71
M. McGwire 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .261 40 93
K. Puckett DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .218 0 24
D. Fletcher C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 16 50
R. Thompson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .239 1 6
K. Seitzer 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 0 13
   a-A. Arias PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .324 0 1
T. Graffanino 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .189 8 47
D. Jackson CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 9 41
   b-J. Phillips PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 2 8
Totals 31 3 4 3 4 8 8      
a - A. Arias pinch hit for K. Seitzer in the 7th
b - J. Phillips pinch hit for D. Jackson in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: J. Felix (6, 1st Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (40, 3rd Inning off F. Castillo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 4 , J. Herrera , J. Felix 4
2-out RBI: M. McGwire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Graffanino , D. Jackson , K. Puckett
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: T. Graffanino 2 (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-Graffanino-McGwire)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Castillo W (14-5) 8.2 4 3 3 3 8 1 126 79 3.18   
P. Abbott 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 6 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 69
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 33, P. Abbott 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 9-9, P. Abbott 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 126-79, P. Abbott 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Abbott 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Trachsel L (2-3) 5.1 10 10 9 3 6 1 97 61 7.84   
L. Thomas 3.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 53 30 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Trachsel 13
Batters Faced: S. Trachsel 30, L. Thomas 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Trachsel 6-4, L. Thomas 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Trachsel 97-61, L. Thomas 53-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Thomas 1-1
WP: S. Trachsel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Sheffield
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Rain (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 34104
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