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August 19, 1997

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Tigers 8 9 1
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Twins 2 8 0
Tigers 8 9 1

Melvin Nieves Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .000 .332
At Bats 3 303
Hits 0 75
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 16
Walks 0 35
RBI’s 0 55

Rich Robertson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 11 0
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Tiger Stadium - August 19, 1997
Rich Robertson
Damian Miller
Scott Stahoviak
Chuck Knoblauch
Ron Coomer
Denny Hocking
Marty Cordova
Matt Lawton
Roberto Kelly
Melvin Nieves
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs
Count: 2-2, 1 Out

Rich Robertson now pitching. Nieves strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Knoblauch strikes out.
Top 8 Miller hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hamelin hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak fields it and throws to second for the out. Hunter scores.
Bottom 7 Fryman is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops it up and throws to first, with Ritchie covering, for the out. Hunter moves to third.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Hunter moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cordova 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 7 Lawton strikes out.
Top 7 Kelly hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Casanova hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Easley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Easley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Todd Ritchie now pitching. Nieves hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stahoviak strikes out.
Top 6 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hamelin strikes out.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Fryman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Miller fires to first and has Hunter trapped. There's the throw to Hocking who tags Hunter for the out.
Bottom 5 Higginson hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Miller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Cordova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lawton hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Casanova hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Travis Miller now pitching. Easley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Coomer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stahoviak strikes out. There goes Molitor. The throw from Casanova to Cruz, and Molitor is out.
Top 4 Molitor hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hamelin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fryman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Higginson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hocking for the out.
Top 3 Knoblauch strikes out. There goes Cordova. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 3 Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cordova hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Casanova moves to second.
Bottom 2 Casanova takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kelly hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Coomer 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 1 Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hamelin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lawton. Clark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hunter scores.
Bottom 1 Higginson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hunter moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hunter takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stahoviak hits a popup towards third. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. That will be extra bases. Nieves fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Nieves. Molitor moves to third.
Top 1 Hocking strikes out.
Top 1 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.