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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
July 20, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 20, 1996 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
Date | July 20, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 20, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | A.J. Sager |
Home Starting Pitcher | Huck Flener |
Ballpark | SkyDome |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 36,220 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: Ted Barrett 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: Tim McClelland |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
Mark Lewis | Second Baseman |
Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
Cecil Fielder | First Baseman |
Eddie Williams | DH |
Melvin Nieves | Right Fielder |
Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
Fausto Cruz | Shortstop |
Kimera Bartee | Center Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jacob Brumfield | Center Fielder |
Tomas Perez | Second Baseman |
Carlos Delgado | DH |
Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
John Olerud | First Baseman |
Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
July 20, 1996
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Flener
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Flener
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Flener
Fryman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Flener
Fielder hits a line drive towards the mound. Flener reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Sager
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lewis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sager
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Bartee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Sager
Delgado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Sager
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Flener
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Flener
Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nieves for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Flener
Ausmus hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Sager
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Sager
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder scoops it up and throws to first, with Sager covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Sager
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Sager
O'Brien hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sager
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Flener
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bartee vs. Flener
Bartee bunts towards the mound. Flener fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Flener
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Sager
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sager fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sager
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Sager
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Flener
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Flener
Fryman hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Flener
Fielder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Flener
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Sager
Carter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Sager
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Sager
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Sager
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lewis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Flener
Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Flener
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Flener
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Sager
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sager
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brumfield vs. Sager
Brumfield strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Sager
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lewis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bartee vs. Flener
Bartee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Flener
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Flener
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Flener
Fryman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Sager
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder scoops it up and throws to first, with Sager covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Sager
Carter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Sager
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Flener
Fielder hits a popup beyond second. Perez can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Flener
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Flener
Nieves strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Sager
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Sager
Green hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bartee. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Sager
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Sager
Gonzalez hits a popup for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Flener
Ausmus hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Brumfield. Ausmus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Flener
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Flener
Tony Clark pinch hits for Kimera Bartee.
Clark takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Curtis vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. Ausmus scores. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lewis vs. Quantrill
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fryman vs. Quantrill
Fryman hits a fly ballFryman is thrown out after the base hit. Cruz scores. Curtis goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Sager
Bobby Higginson now playing left field. Chad Curtis now playing center field.
Brumfield hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sager
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lewis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Sager
Delgado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Sager
Carter strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Quantrill
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Quantrill
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Quantrill
Nieves hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Quantrill
Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Quantrill
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Sager
Sprague hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Samuel vs. Myers
Mike Myers now pitching. Juan Samuel pinch hits for John Olerud.
Samuel hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Olson
Robert Perez pinch hits for Shawn Green. Gregg Olson now pitching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Olson
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground, foul, into right field, out of the reach of Nieves. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Sprague scores. Perez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Olson
Domingo Cedeno pinch runs for Charlie O'Brien.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Brumfield vs. Olson
Brumfield is walked intentionally. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Olson
Perez hits a popup towards first. Fielder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Delgado vs. Olson
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delgado for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Quantrill
Juan Samuel now playing left field. Robert Perez now playing right field. Joe Carter now playing first base. Sandy Martinez now catching.
Higginson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Curtis vs. Quantrill
Curtis bunts towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Quantrill
Lewis bunts towards the mound. Quantrill throws to third for one, and Sprague throws to second, and Perez drops the ball. Curtis moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Fryman vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Curtis scores. Lewis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fryman vs. Timlin
Fryman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fielder vs. Timlin
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Timlin
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timlin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Lima
Jose Lima now pitching.
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Lima
Sprague hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Samuel vs. Lima
Samuel hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Lima
Perez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/20/1996 -- Detroit at Toronto (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI Curtis C, lf-cf 5 2 1 1 Brumfield J, cf 4 0 0 0 Lewis M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Perez T, 2b 5 0 0 0 Fryman T, 3b 3 0 1 1 Delgado C, dh 3 0 0 0 Fielder C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Carter J, lf-1b 5 0 0 0 Williams E, dh 5 0 0 0 Sprague E, 3b 5 1 2 0 Nieves M, rf 4 1 1 1 Olerud J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Ausmus B, c 3 1 1 0 Samuel J, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Cruz F, ss 4 1 1 0 Green S, rf 3 1 2 0 Bartee K, cf 2 0 0 0 Perez R, ph-rf 2 1 1 0 Clark T, ph 0 0 0 0 O'Brien C, c 4 1 2 4 Higginson B, lf 1 0 1 0 Cedeno D, pr 0 0 0 0 Martinez S, c 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 7 3 39 4 9 4 Detroit 000 000 031 1 -- 5 Toronto 020 000 002 0 -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Sager A* 8.0 5 3 3 3 6 Myers M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Olson G (W) 0.2 3 1 1 1 0 Lima J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Flener H+ 7.0 3 3 2 4 4 Quantrill P (L) 2.1 4 2 1 1 1 Timlin M 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Carter J, Perez T DP -- Toronto 1 LOB -- Detroit 6, Toronto 9 2B -- Gonzalez A, Green S, Ausmus B, O'Brien C HR -- O'Brien C, Nieves M WP -- Timlin M T -- 2:55 A -- 36220
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