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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 30, 1979
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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 May 30, 1979 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 30, 1979 |
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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 | May 30, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Huffman |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
City | Toronto |
State | ONT |
Attendance | 21,359 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Fred Spenn |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Les Moss | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Bob Bailor | Right Fielder |
Roy Howell | Third Baseman |
Rico Carty | DH |
Otto Velez | First Baseman |
Al Woods | Left Fielder |
Rick Bosetti | Center Fielder |
Danny Ainge | Second Baseman |
Bob Davis | Catcher |
Roy Hartsfield | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
May 30, 1979
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Huffman
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Huffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Huffman
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Huffman
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Howell settles under it 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: ---
Griffin vs. Wilcox
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailor vs. Wilcox
There goes Griffin. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Griffin steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailor vs. Wilcox
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howell vs. Wilcox
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. Wilcox
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez 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: ---
Staub vs. Huffman
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Huffman
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Summers vs. Huffman
Summers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Huffman
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub scores. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Huffman
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Huffman
Trammell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Summers moves to third. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LeFlore vs. Huffman
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Velez vs. Wilcox
Velez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woods vs. Wilcox
Woods hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Wilcox
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainge vs. Wilcox
There goes Bosetti. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Bosetti steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainge vs. Wilcox
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Huffman
Bob Robertson now playing first base.
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Huffman
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Huffman
Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Huffman
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Huffman
Summers hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Wilcox
Davis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Wilcox
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailor vs. Wilcox
Bailor takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to third. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howell vs. Wilcox
Howell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. Griffin moves to third. Bailor moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carty vs. Wilcox
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Trammell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Griffin scores. Bailor moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robertson vs. Wilcox
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Wilcox
Woods takes first base on ball four. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bosetti vs. Wilcox
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Huffman
Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Huffman
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Huffman
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell juggles the ball. That's an error on Howell. Parrish scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Huffman
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitaker vs. Huffman
Whitaker hits a fly ball towards center field. Bosetti fields the ball and throws to short. Griffin drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Griffin. Rodriguez tags and scores. Trammell tags and moves to third. LeFlore tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kemp vs. Huffman
Kemp hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Staub vs. Huffman
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Wilcox
Ainge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Wilcox
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Wilcox
Griffin 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 5
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Huffman
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Bosetti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Huffman
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Huffman
Parrish hits a line drive into left field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Wilcox
Bailor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Wilcox
Howell 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, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Wilcox
Carty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robertson vs. Wilcox
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Huffman
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Huffman
Trammell hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Huffman
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Huffman
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Davis and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Huffman
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ainge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Wilcox
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosetti vs. Wilcox
Bosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Woods moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainge vs. Wilcox
Ainge hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Woods moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Wilcox
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Huffman
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first, with Huffman covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Huffman
Staub hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Huffman
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Huffman
Summers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Summers for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Wilcox
Griffin 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, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Wilcox
Bailor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Wilcox
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Huffman
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Huffman
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Huffman
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Huffman
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Huffman
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Davis and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Huffman
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Lemongello
Mark Lemongello now pitching.
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robertson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Wilcox
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Summers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Wilcox
Robertson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Wilcox
Woods 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 9
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Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Lemongello
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lemongello
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summers vs. Lemongello
Summers takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Lemongello
Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Staub moves to third. Summers moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Lemongello
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bailor. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Staub scores. Summers scores. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Trammell vs. Lemongello
Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Parrish tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Lemongello
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosetti vs. Wilcox
Lynn Jones now playing center field.
Bosetti is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainge vs. Wilcox
Ainge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Wilcox
There goes Ainge. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Ainge steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Wilcox
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Wilcox
Griffin hits a line drive into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/30/1979 -- Detroit at Toronto (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI LeFlore R, cf 5 0 1 0 Griffin A, ss 5 1 2 0 Jones L, cf 0 0 0 0 Bailor B, rf 3 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 0 1 Howell R, 3b 4 0 1 1 Kemp S, lf 5 0 0 0 Carty R, dh 3 0 0 1 Staub R, dh 5 3 3 1 Velez O, 1b 0 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Robertson B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Summers C, rf 4 1 1 0 Woods A, lf 3 0 1 0 Parrish L, c 5 3 4 2 Bosetti R, cf 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 5 1 2 2 Ainge D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Trammell A, ss 3 0 1 2 Davis B, c 3 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 8 13 8 32 2 5 2 Detroit 011 200 013 -- 8 Toronto 002 000 000 -- 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Wilcox M (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 5 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Huffman P (L) 7.2 10 5 4 4 0 Lemongello M 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 E -- Howell R, Griffin A LOB -- Detroit 11, Toronto 8 2B -- Staub R, Rodriguez A HR -- Staub R, Parrish L SB -- Griffin A, Bosetti R, LeFlore R 2, Ainge D SF -- Whitaker L, Trammell A HBP -- by Wilcox M (Velez O), by Wilcox M (Davis B) T -- 2:23 A -- 21359
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