Blue Jays @ Tigers
August 3, 1997

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Bottom 8 R H E
Blue Jays 2 8 0
Tigers 5 8 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Blue Jays 2 8 0
Tigers 5 8 1

Melvin Nieves Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .251
OBP .667 .336
At Bats 2 299
Hits 1 75
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 1 35
RBI’s 1 55

Paul Quantrill Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 4
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Tiger Stadium - August 3, 1997
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Strikeout
Paul Quantrill
Charlie O'Brien
Carlos Delgado
Mariano Duncan
Ed Sprague
Alex Gonzalez
Jose Cruz
Otis Nixon
Shawn Green
Melvin Nieves
Count: 3-2, 1 Out
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Nieves strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hamelin hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Carter hits a line drive into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Delgado strikes out.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Paul Quantrill now pitching. Fryman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Higginson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Higginson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Omar Daal now pitching. There goes Hunter. The throw from O'Brien and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Hunter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Charlie O'Brien now catching. Walbeck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walbeck for the out.
Top 7 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sager fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Juan Samuel pinch runs for Benito Santiago. A.J. Sager now pitching. Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Sager fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. Samuel moves to second.
Top 7 Santiago hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Easley hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nieves takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Hamelin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 6 Fryman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Sprague hits a line drive towards short. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Duncan hits a line drive towards first. Clark catches it and steps on first to double up Nixon.
Top 5 Nixon bunts towards the mound. Blair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz scores. Gonzalez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third.
Top 5 Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Blair drops the ball.
Bottom 4 Walbeck strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes Easley. The throw from Santiago and he is out, Duncan applying the tag.
Bottom 4 Easley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Nieves strikes out.
Top 4 Sprague hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walbeck settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Green hits a popup towards third. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Carter strikes out.
Bottom 3 Hamelin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter scores. Higginson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Fryman hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Higginson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Higginson reaches second base with a double. Hunter moves to third.
Bottom 3 Hunter takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Delgado hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Nixon moves to second.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Santiago hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walbeck hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nieves hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Hamelin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sprague hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Green hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walbeck settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Easley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fryman hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Higginson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Hunter strikes out.
Top 1 Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Duncan strikes out.
Top 1 Nixon hits a line drive into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.