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DETROIT TIGERS @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/04/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP David Wells
Pitching: LHP David Wells
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Ball
Howard Battle steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Howard Battle to third
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 109.4 MPH), Distance : 390 ft
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Tim Belcher
Pitching: RHP Tim Belcher
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP David Wells
Batting: RHB Shannon Stewart 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 91.9 MPH), Distance : 371 ft
Batting: RHB Shane Halter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Haselman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Joe Orsulak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 98.1 MPH)
Bill Haselman to second
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 3 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Tim Belcher
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5L, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 3 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP David Wells
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 113.8 MPH), Distance : 352 ft
Batting: RHB Shannon Stewart 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Tim Belcher
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP David Wells
Batting: RHB Shane Halter 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bill Haselman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 51.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Orsulak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 107.5 MPH)
Shane Halter to third
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Tim Belcher
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Franco Balk!
Bill Spiers to second
0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bill Spiers to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Matt Franco to second
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Matt Franco to third
Kelly Gruber to second
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP David Wells
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Russ Johnson to second
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd with throw by LF
Batting: RHB Shannon Stewart 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Tim Belcher
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5L, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP David Wells
Batting: RHB Shane Halter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Chuck Cary
Batting: RHB Bill Haselman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe Orsulak 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Tim Belcher
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Kenny Lofton steals 2nd base (no throw)
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Kenny Lofton scores
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Kelly Gruber to third
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 352 ft
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP Chuck Cary
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Tim Belcher
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP Chuck Cary
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shannon Stewart 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Halter 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Tim Belcher
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP Chuck Cary
Batting: RHB Bill Haselman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Orsulak 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Roger McDowell
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Bill Haselman to second
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Bill Haselman to third
Adrian Brown to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jose R Herrera 0-0: Grounds into fielders choice 4-2 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Adrian Brown to third
Howard Battle to second
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Detroit 4 - Baltimore 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Tim Belcher
Now at 2B: Alex Arias
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Elmer Dessens
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Troy O'Leary to second
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Troy O'Leary to third
Ed Sprague Jr. to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
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