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June 8, 1999

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 4 7 3
Tigers 11 15 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 4 7 3
Tigers 11 15 0

Ed Sprague Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .301
OBP .500 .409
At Bats 3 176
Hits 1 53
• Singles 0 31
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 8
Walks 1 28
RBI’s 1 30

Masao Kida Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Tiger Stadium - June 8, 1999
Masao Kida
Brad Ausmus
Gregg Jefferies
Damion Easley
Dean Palmer
Deivi Cruz
Karim Garcia
Juan Encarnacion
Bobby Higginson
Ed Sprague
Al Martin

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 7 3 7
Detroit Tigers 11 15 0 5
Winning Pitcher Nelson Cruz
Losing Pitcher Todd Ritchie
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dean Palmer
Attendance 15,270
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sprague strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jefferies fields it and throws to second for the out. Ward scores.
Top 9 Benjamin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Easley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Guillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to third.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Morris scores. Ward moves to second.
Top 9 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morris moves to third.
Top 9 Morris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 8 Encarnacion hits a line drive to right center field. The ball gets by Ward. Guillen fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Guillen. Ausmus goes all the way around to score. Encarnacion moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Ausmus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Polonia hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jefferies hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mike Williams now pitching. Garcia hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kendall 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 Masao Kida now pitching. Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Giles moves to second.
Top 8 Giles takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Martin hits a popup into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Will Brunson now pitching. Benjamin strikes out.
Bottom 7 Easley strikes out.
Bottom 7 Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 7 Encarnacion hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Jefferies, and towards Easley, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out.
Top 7 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jefferies scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morris for the out.
Bottom 6 Ausmus hits a line drive into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Polonia takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pete Schourek now pitching. Garcia strikes out.
Top 6 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Giles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garcia. Giles reaches second base with a double. Sprague goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Sprague takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jefferies scoops it up and throws to first, with Cruz covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Higginson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Palmer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Jeff Wallace now pitching. Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Guillen strikes out.
Top 5 Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Polonia. The throw from Kendall and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 4 Polonia hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Brad Clontz now pitching. Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jefferies hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Garcia strikes out.
Bottom 4 Easley hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Higginson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Encarnacion scores. Palmer moves to third.
Bottom 4 Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Encarnacion moves to third.
Bottom 4 Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Morris hits a line drive into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Giles moves to third.
Top 4 Young takes first base on ball four. Giles moves to second.
Top 4 Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Polonia strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a line drive into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jefferies scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out.
Top 3 Benjamin hits a fly ball into left field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Guillen takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Garcia for the double play.
Bottom 2 Garcia strikes out.
Bottom 2 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Morris hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kendall hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Young strikes out.
Bottom 1 Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Encarnacion scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Encarnacion hits a line drive into center field. Ward picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ward. Encarnacion moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ausmus hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Polonia hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Giles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sprague hits a popup into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martin hits a line drive into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.