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Tigers
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
May 3, 1999
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 3, 1999 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1999 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willie Blair |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tony Saunders |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 15,430 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Johnson 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Mike Reilly |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gregg Jefferies | DH |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Gabe Kapler | Center Fielder |
| Juan Encarnacion | Left Fielder |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Larry Parrish | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Dave Martinez | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | DH |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| John Flaherty | Catcher |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Paul Sorrento | Left Fielder |
| David Lamb | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Stocker | Shortstop |
| Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
May 3, 1999
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Saunders
Jefferies hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Saunders
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saunders fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Saunders
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Saunders
Palmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sorrento. Palmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Saunders
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lamb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Blair
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kapler. McCracken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Blair
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCracken scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Blair
There goes Martinez. The throw from Ausmus and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Blair
Canseco hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Blair
The ball gets by Ausmus for a passed ball. Martinez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Blair
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Blair
Flaherty hits a line drive towards short. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Blair
Boggs hits a line drive into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Saunders
Kapler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Saunders
Encarnacion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Saunders
Ausmus is hit by the pitch. Encarnacion moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Saunders
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Encarnacion scores. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Jefferies vs. Saunders
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lamb fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Blair
Sorrento is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lamb vs. Blair
Lamb strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stocker vs. Blair
Stocker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sorrento moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
McCracken vs. Blair
McCracken takes first base on ball four. Stocker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Blair
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sorrento scores. Stocker scores. McCracken moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Canseco vs. Blair
Canseco hits a line drive into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCracken tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Blair
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Saunders
Easley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Saunders
Higginson hits a fly ball into left field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Saunders
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Easley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Saunders
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Kapler vs. Saunders
Kapler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Easley scores. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Encarnacion vs. Saunders
Encarnacion hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Encarnacion reaches second base with a double. Palmer scores. Kapler moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Ausmus vs. Saunders
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kapler scores. Encarnacion scores. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Saunders
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Blair
Flaherty hits a fly ball into center field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Blair
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sorrento vs. Blair
Sorrento takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lamb vs. Blair
Lamb hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Sorrento moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Stocker vs. Blair
Stocker takes first base on ball four. Sorrento moves to third. Lamb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
McCracken vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching.
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. Sorrento scores. Lamb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Rojas
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lamb scores. McCracken moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Rojas
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Yan
Esteban Yan now pitching.
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lamb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Yan
Easley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Yan
Higginson hits a fly ball into left field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Yan
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Rojas
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Rojas
Flaherty is hit by the pitch. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Rojas
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McGriff scores. Flaherty moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Sorrento vs. Rojas
Sorrento hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Higginson. Sorrento reaches second base with a double. Flaherty scores. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Lamb vs. Rojas
Lamb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stocker vs. Runyan
Sean Runyan now pitching.
Stocker hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
McCracken vs. Runyan
McCracken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Sorrento scores. Lamb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Runyan
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Runyan
Canseco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kapler. Canseco reaches second base with a double. Lamb scores. McCracken goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Runyan
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Yan
Clark hits a popup towards short. Stocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Yan
Kapler hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Yan
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Runyan
Flaherty hits a fly ball into center field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Runyan
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Runyan
Sorrento hits a fly ball into left field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Yan
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Yan
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Yan
Jefferies hits a fly ball into left field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Runyan
Frank Catalanotto now playing third base.
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stocker vs. Runyan
Stocker hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Runyan
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Yan
Easley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sorrento. Easley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Yan
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Catalanotto vs. Yan
Catalanotto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Easley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Yan
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Kida
Luis Garcia now playing shortstop. Masao Kida now pitching.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Kida
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Kida
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. White
Bob Smith now playing third base. Rick White now pitching.
Kapler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. White
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff fields the ball and throws to White covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. White
Ausmus hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. White
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Flaherty hits a line drive towards short. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brocail
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Brocail
Sorrento hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Encarnacion. Sorrento reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamb vs. Brocail
There's a wild pitch. Sorrento moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lamb vs. Brocail
Lamb strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. White
Quinton McCracken now playing left field. Randy Winn now playing center field. Paul Sorrento now playing first base.
Jefferies hits a popup towards first. Sorrento settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. White
Easley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. White
Higginson hits a line drive towards short. Stocker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Devil Rays, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Catalanotto vs. White
Catalanotto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lamb scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1999 -- Detroit at Tampa Bay (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Jefferies G, dh 5 1 1 1 McCracken Q, cf-lf 4 3 2 3
Easley D, 2b 5 1 4 0 Martinez D, rf 5 1 3 4
Higginson B, rf 5 0 0 0 Canseco J, dh 4 0 1 3
Palmer D, 3b 3 1 2 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 1 0 0
Catalanotto F, 3b 2 0 0 0 Winn R, cf 0 0 0 0
Clark T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Flaherty J, c 4 1 0 0
Kapler G, cf 4 1 1 1 Boggs W, 3b 4 2 2 1
Encarnacion J, lf 3 2 2 1 Smith B, 3b 1 0 0 0
Ausmus B, c 3 0 1 2 Sorrento P, lf-1b 3 3 2 1
Cruz D, ss 3 0 1 1 Lamb D, 2b 4 2 1 1
Garcia L, ss 1 0 0 0 Stocker K, ss 3 1 1 0
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38 6 12 6 35 14 12 13
Detroit 114 000 000 -- 6
Tampa Bay 233 600 00x -- 14
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Blair W (L) 2.1 6 8 7 4 1
Rojas M* 0.2 3 5 5 2 1
Runyan S 3.0 2 1 1 0 1
Kida M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Brocail D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Saunders T 3.0 8 6 6 1 3
Yan E (W) 4.0 2 0 0 0 4
White R 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 4th
E -- Ausmus B
DP -- Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 6
2B -- Palmer D, McCracken Q, Encarnacion J, Sorrento P 2, Canseco J, Easley D
HR -- Jefferies G
SB -- Martinez D
SF -- Canseco J
HBP -- by Saunders T (Ausmus B), by Blair W (Sorrento P), by Rojas M (Flaherty J)
WP -- Brocail D
PB -- Ausmus B
T -- 3:10
A -- 15430
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