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Tigers
@ Athletics
Network Associates Coliseum
April 3, 2000
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 3, 2000 at Network Associates Coliseum.
Game Summary
Date | April 3, 2000 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 3, 2000 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hideo Nomo |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Appier |
Ballpark | Network Associates Coliseum |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 53,498 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Jerry Layne 2B: Ted Barrett 3B: Tony Randazzo |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Polonia | Right Fielder |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
Juan Gonzalez | DH |
Tony Clark | First Baseman |
Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
Juan Encarnacion | Center Fielder |
Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
Phil Garner | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
John Jaha | DH |
Matt Stairs | Right Fielder |
Ben Grieve | Left Fielder |
Ramon Hernandez | Catcher |
Eric Chavez | Third Baseman |
Frank Menechino | Second Baseman |
Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Network Associates Coliseum
April 3, 2000
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Appier
Polonia strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Appier
Ausmus hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Appier
Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Chavez. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Appier
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Nomo
Becker strikes out. Ausmus drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Becker out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Nomo
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Nomo
Giambi hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jaha vs. Nomo
Jaha takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Nomo
There's a wild pitch. Jaha moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Nomo
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Nomo
Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Appier
Palmer hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Appier
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Appier
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Appier
Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Appier
Polonia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Becker throws the ball in to Tejada who tags Polonia trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Cruz scores. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Nomo
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Nomo
Chavez hits a line drive into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Menechino vs. Nomo
Menechino hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Appier
Ausmus is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Appier
Higginson hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Appier
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Nomo
Becker 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, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Nomo
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Nomo
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Appier
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Appier
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Easley for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Appier
Encarnacion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Appier
Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Encarnacion moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Polonia vs. Appier
Polonia is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Ausmus vs. Appier
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. Encarnacion scores. Cruz moves to third. Polonia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Higginson vs. Appier
Higginson hits a fly ball towards center. Becker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Becker. Cruz scores. Polonia scores. Ausmus goes all the way around to score. Higginson moves to third. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jaha vs. Nomo
Jaha is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Nomo
Stairs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Nomo
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Nomo
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Appier
Clark hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Appier
Palmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Palmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Easley vs. Appier
Easley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Encarnacion vs. Appier
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Appier
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Palmer moves to third. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Polonia vs. Appier
Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Nomo
Chavez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Menechino vs. Nomo
Menechino hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Nomo
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Nomo
Tejada strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Appier
Ausmus hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Becker. Ausmus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Appier
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Appier
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Nomo
Giambi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jaha vs. Nomo
Jaha takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Nomo
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Nomo
Grieve strikes out. Ausmus drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Grieve out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Vizcaino
Luis Vizcaino now pitching.
Palmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Vizcaino
Easley hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Vizcaino
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Vizcaino
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Polonia vs. Vizcaino
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Vizcaino covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Nomo
Karim Garcia now playing right field.
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Nomo
Chavez 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 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Menechino vs. Nomo
Menechino strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Vizcaino
Ausmus is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Vizcaino
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Vizcaino
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Vizcaino
Clark takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Vizcaino
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Easley vs. Tam
Jeff Tam now pitching.
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menechino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Becker 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, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Brocail
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Brocail
Giambi hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jaha vs. Brocail
Jaha hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Brocail, and towards Easley, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Tam
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menechino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Tam
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Tam
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menechino scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stairs for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Jones
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Jones
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/3/2000 -- Detroit at Oakland (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Polonia L, rf 4 1 1 1 Becker R, cf 4 0 0 0 Garcia K, rf 1 0 0 0 Tejada M, ss 4 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 3 1 1 1 Giambi J, 1b 4 2 2 2 Higginson B, lf 5 0 1 0 Jaha J, dh 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, dh 4 1 0 0 Stairs M, rf 3 1 1 1 Clark T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Grieve B, lf 4 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 5 1 4 2 Hernandez R, c 4 0 0 0 Easley D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Chavez E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Encarnacion J, cf 5 1 1 0 Menechino F, 2b 3 1 1 1 Cruz D, ss 4 2 3 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 7 11 4 31 4 4 4 Detroit 020 400 010 -- 7 Oakland 100 110 010 -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Nomo H (W) 7.0 3 3 3 3 8 Brocail D 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Jones T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Appier K (L) 6.0 8 6 3 4 7 Vizcaino L 1.2 3 1 1 2 3 Tam J 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Chavez E, Becker R LOB -- Detroit 12, Oakland 3 2B -- Cruz D 2, Palmer D, Ausmus B HR -- Giambi J 2, Palmer D, Stairs M, Menechino F HBP -- by Appier K (Ausmus B) WP -- Nomo H T -- 3:13 A -- 53498
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