DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
05/04/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 378 - SUNDAY, MAY 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (13-18) 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 12 2
Oakland Athletics (10-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Multi-HR Game for Grieve in 7-0 Win
The Detroit Tigers got a rain-soaked win over the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum.

Detroit designated hitter Ben Grieve made his presence felt in the 7-0 Tigers triumph over the Oakland Athletics. Grieve hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. The Athletics fall to 10-22 and continue to sputter in the early going.

Detroit used the bat of Tino Martinez to get the win. The first baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Tigers ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it did its damage.

Grieve attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .213 1 13
T. Martinez 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .254 9 29
S. Stewart LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .298 2 17
B. Grieve DH 2 3 2 3 3 0 0 .257 4 20
H. Battle 2B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .225 3 12
B. Mayne C 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .248 0 7
R. Johnson 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .183 1 5
J. Orsulak RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .150 1 5
S. Halter SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .237 1 7
Totals 39 7 12 7 4 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Orsulak (1, 6th Inning off J. Mitchell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Grieve 2 (4, 1st Inning off J. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Mitchell, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Martinez (9, 1st Inning off J. Mitchell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brown , S. Halter , B. Grieve 8 , S. Stewart 2 , H. Battle 2 , B. Mayne , T. Martinez 4 , J. Orsulak 3
2-out RBI: B. Grieve , B. Mayne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Johnson 2 , S. Halter , H. Battle , T. Martinez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Stewart (7)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Eshelman (1) , H. Battle (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Battle-Halter-Martinez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 1 8
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .172 4 14
J. Buhner RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .153 4 11
G. Vaughn LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263 0 1
G. Pena 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .219 10 18
B. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .124 2 7
H. Perry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 2 7
D. White CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .171 4 8
G. Litton SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .176 0 6
Totals 28 0 2 0 4 3 10      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Litton (6, 6th Inning off V. Eshelman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Pena , G. Litton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , J. Olerud
GIDP: G. Litton
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Pena (6)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
V. Eshelman W (3-2) 8.1 2 0 0 4 3 0 122 67 3.75   
L. Thomas 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Eshelman 78
Batters Faced: V. Eshelman 30, L. Thomas 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Eshelman 10-10, L. Thomas 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Eshelman 122-67, L. Thomas 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Thomas 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Mitchell L (2-4) 6.2 9 6 6 1 2 3 101 64 4.04   
D. August 2.1 3 1 1 3 4 0 59 32 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mitchell 33
Batters Faced: J. Mitchell 30, D. August 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mitchell 7-11, D. August 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mitchell 101-64, D. August 59-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. August 1-1
Balk: J. Mitchell , D. August
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Grieve
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Rain (58 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 11:05 AM EST
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 34896
Special Notes: Rain delay of 49 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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