DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT NEW YORK METS
09/20/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 3599 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (70-83) 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 1 9 11 1
New York Mets (85-69) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Eshelman in Cruise Control in 9-1 Win
The Detroit Tigers went home winners at Shea Stadium, thanks in large part to starter Vaughn Eshelman. Eshelman silenced the New York Mets, enabling Detroit to grab the 9-1 win. With the win, Detroit goes to 70-83, while the Mets fall to 85-69.

Eshelman was in the zone all game. He frustrated New York hitters while giving the Tigers 9 innings of quality work. Eshelman threw 94 pitches, allowing 5 hits and getting 6 punchouts.

New York manager Michael Kritikos said his team was "out of sync."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Felix RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .249 27 79
T. Graffanino 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .189 9 52
M. McGwire 1B 3 2 1 2 1 2 3 .258 46 102
K. Puckett DH 2 2 1 0 3 1 2 .230 0 32
D. Fletcher C 3 3 2 2 1 0 2 .225 19 62
R. Thompson SS 4 1 2 5 0 1 2 .222 3 18
T. Lovullo 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .236 3 15
J. Phillips LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .164 3 13
D. Jackson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186 10 49
Totals 36 9 11 9 5 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Fletcher (21, 7th Inning off J. Bullinger, 1 on, 1 out) D. Jackson (21, 3rd Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (46, 7th Inning off J. Bullinger, 1 on, 1 out) D. Fletcher (19, 4th Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Thompson (3, 6th Inning off T. Ishii, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 4 , T. Graffanino 2 , D. Fletcher 6 , J. Felix , T. Lovullo , R. Thompson 5 , D. Jackson 2 , K. Puckett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McGwire , J. Phillips , D. Fletcher , K. Puckett
GIDP: J. Phillips
Sac Fly: R. Thompson
Hit by Pitch: M. McGwire , D. Fletcher
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Felix (33) , K. Puckett (12)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Lovullo (2)
PB: D. Fletcher
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .249 40 96
P. Nevin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224 28 68
G. Sheffield SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 41 98
S. Sosa RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 48 117
O. Saenz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 22 71
G. Colbrunn DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 22 67
L. Johnson CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .276 3 35
B. Boone 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .201 20 58
   a-E. Beltre PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349 0 2
   b-J. Munoz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 1 3
B. Surhoff C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 18 57
Totals 33 1 5 1 0 6 11      
a - E. Beltre pinch hit for B. Boone in the 7th
b - J. Munoz substituted for E. Beltre in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: L. Johnson , O. Saenz , C. Floyd , G. Colbrunn , S. Sosa
2-out RBI: C. Floyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone , P. Nevin , G. Colbrunn
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sheffield-Boone-Saenz)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
V. Eshelman W (12-15) 9.0 5 1 0 0 6 0 94 65 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Eshelman 81
Batters Faced: V. Eshelman 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Eshelman 9-12
Pitches - Strikes: V. Eshelman 94-65
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Ishii L (7-14) 6.1 7 5 5 3 7 2 111 76 4.26   
J. Bullinger 2.2 4 4 4 2 2 1 61 37 4.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ishii 43
Batters Faced: T. Ishii 29, J. Bullinger 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ishii 3-8, J. Bullinger 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ishii 111-76, J. Bullinger 61-37
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bullinger 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Ishii , J. Bullinger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vaughn Eshelman
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 36835
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