DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/08/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 3482 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Senators (85-58) 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 10 12 1
Detroit Tigers (45-99) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 1
Senators Roll Over Tigers, 10-3
Washington beat Detroit on the strength of starter Kevin Millwood's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a 10-3 win. The winning pitcher was Millwood, now 18-7. He tossed 8.1 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 7. Detroit has now lost 5 in a row.

Albert Belle was vital part of the Washington win. He was 2-5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. In the top of the seventh with one out, Belle hit a 3-run home run. It made the score 9-2, in favor of the Senators.

"I made some pitches when I had to," said Millwood.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Davis CF 5 2 2 1 0 3 0 .239 30 84
V. Guerrero RF, LF 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .242 34 79
A. Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .251 33 66
A. Belle LF, 1B 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .265 48 124
M. Greenwell DH 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .267 8 21
K. Hrbek 1B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242 5 17
   a-R. Durham PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 7 31
   b-J. Nunnally 1B, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 12 34
W. Greene 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .240 22 72
M. Tettleton C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .209 17 43
K. Sefcik 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 1 4
Totals 38 10 12 10 2 6 12      
a - R. Durham pinch hit for K. Hrbek in the 7th
b - J. Nunnally substituted for R. Durham in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Guerrero (17, 9th Inning off M. Brandenburg, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Rodriguez (23, 1st Inning off K. Gross, 1 on, 1 out) W. Greene (11, 4th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 2 outs) E. Davis (19, 1st Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Belle (8, 4th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hrbek (5, 6th Inning off K. Gross, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Belle (48, 7th Inning off M. Brandenburg, 2 on, 1 out) E. Davis (30, 5th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hrbek 4 , V. Guerrero 3 , A. Belle 7 , A. Rodriguez 2 , W. Greene 2 , M. Greenwell , M. Tettleton , E. Davis 6 , R. Durham
2-out RBI: M. Greenwell , M. Tettleton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Greenwell
GIDP: M. Tettleton
Hit by Pitch: V. Guerrero 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: V. Guerrero (17)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Hrbek (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .182 4 33
S. Stewart LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .284 6 35
R. Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .193 3 32
T. Martinez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242 30 93
B. Grieve DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .237 19 66
B. Mayne C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 4 34
   b-B. Haselman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 1 5
H. Battle SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 11 36
   a-S. Halter PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 8 47
J. Orsulak RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 6 38
A. Arias 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .295 2 26
Totals 33 3 5 3 0 7 7      
a - S. Halter pinch hit for H. Battle in the 7th
b - B. Haselman pinch hit for B. Mayne in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Orsulak (17, 8th Inning off K. Millwood, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Grieve (35, 1st Inning off K. Millwood, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Brown (4, 1st Inning off K. Millwood, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brown 4 , R. Johnson , J. Orsulak 2 , B. Grieve 2 , A. Arias
2-out RBI: B. Grieve
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Johnson , B. Mayne
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: T. Martinez (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Arias-Battle-Martinez)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Millwood W (18-7) 8.1 5 3 2 0 7 1 100 69 3.29   
J. Valera 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Millwood 70
Batters Faced: K. Millwood 31, J. Valera 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Millwood 11-7, J. Valera 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Millwood 100-69, J. Valera 5-2
WP: K. Millwood
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Gross L (3-18) 5.0 8 6 6 1 3 2 101 60 6.39   
S. Kline 1.1 0 1 1 0 1 0 25 17 3.14   
M. Brandenburg 2.2 4 3 3 1 2 1 46 30 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gross 29
Batters Faced: K. Gross 24, S. Kline 5, M. Brandenburg 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gross 5-5, S. Kline 1-2, M. Brandenburg 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gross 101-60, S. Kline 25-17, M. Brandenburg 46-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Brandenburg 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Gross , S. Kline
Balk: M. Brandenburg
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Millwood
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 32712
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