DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT NEW YORK METS
09/22/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 3623 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (70-85) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 8 1
New York Mets (87-69) 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 X 11 12 1
Mets Beat Visiting Tigers, 11-4
The New York Mets downed the Detroit Tigers, 11-4, at Shea Stadium. Tony Tarasco led the way, going 2-for-3 for New York. Mike Sirotka got the save, his 5th in 8 chances. The Mets now own a record of 87-69.

Momentum swung to the Mets in the bottom of the second, when Tarasco, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1992 draft, hit a 2-run home run. It propelled the Mets into the lead, 3-0.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Tarasco said. "We did a good job of that today."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Felix RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .249 27 80
T. Graffanino 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .190 9 53
   c-A. Arias PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 1 3
M. McGwire 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 5 .258 48 105
K. Puckett DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .233 0 33
D. Fletcher C 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .224 19 63
R. Thompson SS 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .225 3 20
T. Lovullo 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .230 3 15
J. Phillips LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .171 3 13
   a-C. Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 0 3
   b-D. Daulton LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 3 7
D. Jackson CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .186 10 49
Totals 33 4 8 4 5 8 18      
a - C. Martinez pinch hit for J. Phillips in the 8th
b - D. Daulton substituted for C. Martinez in the 8th
c - A. Arias pinch hit for T. Graffanino in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Phillips (8, 5th Inning off F. Castillo, 1 on, 1 out) J. Felix (29, 4th Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (48, 8th Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 4 , T. Graffanino , J. Phillips 3 , K. Puckett , J. Felix 2 , T. Lovullo , R. Thompson
2-out RBI: R. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Puckett , D. Fletcher , C. Martinez
GIDP: D. Jackson , D. Fletcher , A. Arias
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Lovullo (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .276 3 35
   a-E. Beltre PH, RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .348 0 2
C. Floyd LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .250 42 101
G. Sheffield SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .250 41 98
S. Sosa RF, CF 5 1 1 3 0 2 2 .261 50 121
P. Nevin 3B 5 2 1 0 0 2 2 .222 28 68
G. Colbrunn 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .252 23 69
B. Boone 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .207 21 60
T. Tarasco DH 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .290 11 25
B. Surhoff C 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .229 19 59
Totals 36 11 12 11 4 8 16      
a - E. Beltre pinch hit for L. Johnson in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Nevin (12, 2nd Inning off S. Trachsel, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Floyd (21, 8th Inning off C. Crim, 1 on, 1 out) E. Beltre (4, 8th Inning off C. Crim, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Tarasco (11, 2nd Inning off S. Trachsel, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Floyd (42, 1st Inning off S. Trachsel, 0 on, 1 out) S. Sosa (50, 3rd Inning off S. Trachsel, 2 on, 1 out) B. Surhoff (19, 8th Inning off C. Crim, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Boone , P. Nevin 2 , T. Tarasco 5 , C. Floyd 6 , G. Colbrunn 2 , S. Sosa 4 , G. Sheffield , B. Surhoff 4 , E. Beltre 2
2-out RBI: T. Tarasco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Nevin , G. Sheffield
Sac Bunt: B. Boone
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: C. Floyd (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Boone-Sheffield-Colbrunn, Sheffield-Boone-Colbrunn, Sheffield-Boone-Colbrunn)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Trachsel L (3-7) 7.1 9 9 8 3 7 3 116 73 6.52   
C. Crim 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 27 14 11.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Trachsel 30
Batters Faced: S. Trachsel 35, C. Crim 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Trachsel 8-7, C. Crim 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Trachsel 116-73, C. Crim 27-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Crim 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Castillo W (19-6) 7.2 7 4 3 4 7 1 121 72 3.30   
M. Sirotka SV (5) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 7 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 54
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 33, M. Sirotka 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 10-4, M. Sirotka 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 121-72, M. Sirotka 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sirotka 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Tarasco
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 36601
Special Notes: CF Lance Johnson was injured on a defensive play.
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