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Tigers
@ Mariners
Kingdome
April 28, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 28, 1978 at Kingdome.
Game Summary
Date | April 28, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Seattle Mariners
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 28, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Seattle Mariners |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Slaton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Honeycutt |
Ballpark | Kingdome |
City | Seattle |
State | WA |
Attendance | 10,240 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
Name | Position |
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Julio Cruz | Second Baseman |
Bob Stinson | Catcher |
Bruce Bochte | Left Fielder |
Leroy Stanton | DH |
Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
Dan Meyer | First Baseman |
Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
John Hale | Right Fielder |
Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Mariners
Kingdome
April 28, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Honeycutt
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Honeycutt
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Honeycutt
Honeycutt fires to first and picks off Rodriguez. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Honeycutt
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Slaton
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. Slaton
Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bochte vs. Slaton
Bochte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stinson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanton vs. Slaton
Stanton hits a line driveStanton is thrown out after the base hit. Stinson scores. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Honeycutt
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Honeycutt
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Honeycutt
Spikes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Spikes reaches second base with a double. Kemp goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Honeycutt
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Honeycutt
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dillard vs. Honeycutt
Dillard hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Slaton
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Slaton
Meyer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Meyer reaches second base with a double. There goes Jones trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stein vs. Slaton
There goes Meyer. The throw from Parrish and he is out, Rodriguez applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Slaton
Stein hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Honeycutt
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Honeycutt
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Honeycutt
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Honeycutt
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Slaton
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Slaton
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Slaton
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stinson vs. Slaton
There goes Cruz. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stinson vs. Slaton
Stinson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bochte vs. Slaton
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Honeycutt
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Honeycutt
Spikes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Honeycutt
Parrish hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Spikes moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wagner vs. Honeycutt
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Honeycutt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dillard vs. Honeycutt
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Slaton
Stanton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Slaton
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Slaton
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Honeycutt
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Honeycutt
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Honeycutt
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Honeycutt
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to third. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kemp vs. Honeycutt
Kemp hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. Kemp reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. Staub scores. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Corcoran vs. Romo
Enrique Romo now pitching. Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Charlie Spikes.
Corcoran is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Romo
Milt May pinch hits for Lance Parrish.
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wagner vs. Romo
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Slaton
Milt May now catching. Tim Corcoran now playing right field.
Stein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Slaton
Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Slaton
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stein moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Slaton
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stein moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stinson vs. Slaton
Stinson is hit by the pitch. Stein scores. Reynolds moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bochte vs. Slaton
Bochte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slaton fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Romo
Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Steve Dillard.
Whitaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Romo
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Romo
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanton vs. Slaton
Lou Whitaker now playing second base.
Stanton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Slaton
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Slaton
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Romo
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Romo
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Stein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Romo
Kemp takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Corcoran vs. Romo
Corcoran hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Romo
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bochte. May reaches second base with a double. Staub scores. Kemp goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Romo
Wagner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Rawley
Shane Rawley now pitching.
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Slaton
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Whitaker. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Slaton
Hale strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Slaton
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stein moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Hiller
John Hiller now pitching.
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Hiller
Leon Roberts pinch hits for Bob Stinson.
Roberts takes first base on ball four. Stein moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bochte vs. Hiller
Bochte takes first base on ball four. Stein scores. Reynolds moves to third. Roberts moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanton vs. Hiller
Stanton strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Rawley
Kevin Pasley now catching. Leon Roberts now playing right field.
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rawley
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Rawley
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Rawley
There's a wild pitch. Rodriguez moves to third. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Rawley
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kemp vs. Rawley
Kemp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hiller
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hiller
Meyer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Hiller
Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pasley vs. Hiller
Pasley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Rawley
Corcoran hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Rawley
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Rawley
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Rawley
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Rawley
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Hiller
Jose Baez pinch hits for Craig Reynolds.
Baez hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Hiller
Steve Braun pinch hits for Julio Cruz.
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Mariners, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Hiller
Roberts strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/28/1978 -- Detroit at Seattle (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Seattle AB R H RBI LeFlore R, cf 6 0 0 0 Cruz J, 2b 4 0 3 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 3 0 Braun S, ph 1 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 4 2 2 0 Stinson B, c 2 1 0 1 Thompson J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Roberts L, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 3 2 1 2 Bochte B, lf 3 0 1 1 Spikes C, rf 2 0 2 1 Stanton L, dh 4 0 1 1 Corcoran T, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Jones R, cf 3 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 2 0 1 0 Meyer D, 1b 4 1 2 1 May M, ph-c 3 0 2 2 Stein B, 3b 3 2 0 0 Wagner M, ss 4 0 1 0 Hale J, rf 3 0 0 0 Dillard S, 2b 2 0 0 0 Pasley K, c 1 0 0 0 Whitaker L, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 3 0 3 0 Baez J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 12 5 33 4 10 4 Detroit 010 020 200 -- 5 Seattle 100 010 110 -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Slaton J (W) 6.1 9 3 2 2 5 Hiller J (S) 2.2 1 1 1 2 3 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO Honeycutt R (L) 4.1 8 3 3 3 1 Romo E 2.1 2 2 2 2 1 Rawley S 2.1 2 0 0 2 3 E -- Whitaker L DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Detroit 14, Seattle 7 2B -- Spikes C, Meyer D, Parrish L, Kemp S, May M, Rodriguez A HR -- Meyer D SB -- Cruz J CS -- Rodriguez A, Meyer D HBP -- by Slaton J (Stinson B), by Romo E (Wagner M) WP -- Rawley S T -- 2:53 A -- 10240
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