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Standings
DET
@BOS		11
6
CAL
@CHW		1
2
TOR
@KCR		4
7
CLE
@TEX		4
1
LAD
@ATL		5
2
STL
@CIN		1
8
NYM
@MON		8
5
SDP
@SFG		1
6
Thursday, April 7, 1988 1:05
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 13,807, Time of Game: 2:59
Tigers
11
2-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, ½ GB
 at Red Sox
6
1-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 1½ GB
W: Frank Tanana (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  4   1  0  3   0  1  0   11 21  0
Red Sox         1  0  3   0  0  0   1  1  0    6 12  2

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Pettis CF 5 0 1 0 1 1 .154 .368 28 18 0.030 0.63 0.067 -0.037 -1.2 4 0 SB
Lou Whitaker 2B 5 0 1 0 1 0 .444 1.060 21 9 -0.065 0.62 0.009 -0.074 -1.2 5 2
   Jim Walewander 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Darrell Evans 1B 6 1 1 0 0 0 .083 .167 18 10 -0.056 0.58 0.034 -0.090 -1.3 6 0
Alan Trammell SS 5 3 3 0 1 1 .308 .938 17 12 0.081 0.66 0.118 -0.037 1.5 0 3
Matt Nokes C 6 3 3 5 0 0 .333 1.417 24 16 0.266 0.74 0.300 -0.034 2.4 6 0 2·HR,GDP
Pat Sheridan LF 5 3 4 1 0 0 .444 1.167 14 10 0.190 0.55 0.200 -0.010 2.3 2 0 3B
Jim Morrison DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 .600 1.600 18 14 0.011 0.70 0.080 -0.068 1.6 2·2B,CS
Chet Lemon RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .385 .923 12 9 -0.052 0.53 0.015 -0.067 -1.6 4 0
Tom Brookens 3B 5 0 4 4 0 0 .600 1.467 16 10 0.121 0.48 0.133 -0.012 3.9 0 1 2B
Frank Tanana P 1
   Don Heinkel P
Team Totals 47 11 21 11 3 3 .447 1.161 168 108 0.526 0.62 0.956 -0.429 6.4 27 7
2B: J Morrison 2 (2, 1 off J Trautwein, 1 off M Smithson); T Brookens (2, off S Ellsworth).
3B: P Sheridan (1, off S Ellsworth).
HR: M Nokes 2 (3, 2 off S Ellsworth; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF Line; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: M Nokes 9; P Sheridan 6; J Morrison 5; T Brookens 5; A Trammell 3; L Whitaker; C Lemon; D Evans; G Pettis.
GIDP: M Nokes (1).
RBI: M Nokes 5 (6); T Brookens 4 (5); P Sheridan (1); J Morrison (1).
2-out RBI: T Brookens 2; P Sheridan.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 7 for 21.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Tanana-L Whitaker-D Evans.
Baserunning
SB: G Pettis (1, 2nd base off S Ellsworth/J Marzano).
CS: J Morrison (1, 2nd base by S Ellsworth/J Marzano).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Spike Owen SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 .182 .795 26 17 0.133 0.67 0.170 -0.038 1.3 3 4 HR,2B
Marty Barrett 2B 5 1 3 3 0 1 .200 .467 19 12 0.114 0.56 0.132 -0.018 2.3 2 2 2B,SB
Wade Boggs 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .462 1.192 15 8 -0.081 0.84 0.014 -0.095 -1.2 0 1 GDP
Jim Rice DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 .154 .385 9 6 -0.030 0.67 0.008 -0.038 -0.4
Dwight Evans 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .417 1.000 6 5 0.025 0.47 0.045 -0.020 0.3 7 3
Mike Greenwell LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500 1.283 14 9 0.036 0.76 0.079 -0.043 1.0 4 0 2·2B
Todd Benzinger RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .400 7 6 -0.093 0.83 0.000 -0.093 -0.9 3 0
John Marzano C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 10 8 -0.076 0.68 0.000 -0.076 -1.2 3 1
Kevin Romine CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .500 1.250 12 9 -0.002 0.51 0.035 -0.037 0.2 4 0 2B
Steve Ellsworth P 1
   Mike Smithson P
   John Trautwein P
   Wes Gardner P
Team Totals 38 6 12 6 0 5 .316 .842 118 80 0.026 0.66 0.483 -0.458 1.4 27 11
2B: S Owen (1, off F Tanana); M Greenwell 2 (2, 1 off D Heinkel, 1 off F Tanana); K Romine (1, off F Tanana); M Barrett (1, off F Tanana).
HR: S Owen (1, off F Tanana; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: S Owen 6; M Barrett 4; M Greenwell 4; K Romine 3; D Evans 2; W Boggs.
GIDP: W Boggs (1).
RBI: M Barrett 3 (3); T Benzinger (2); J Rice (2); S Owen (1).
2-out RBI: M Barrett.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Evans-S Owen-D Evans.
PB: J Marzano (1).
E: W Boggs (1); M Greenwell (1).
Baserunning
SB: M Barrett (2, 2nd base off F Tanana/M Nokes).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Tanana, W (1-0) 7 10 5 5 0 3 1 6.43 30 102 66 44 3 19 6 20 7 1 40 -0.037 0.78 -1.4
Don Heinkel 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.50 8 16 14 8 2 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0.012 0.19 0.0
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 0 5 1 6.00 38 118 80 52 5 23 9 23 9 1 40 0 0 -0.025 0.62 -1.4

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Ellsworth, L (0-1) 2 8 5 5 1 2 2 22.50 14 48 32 20 4 8 3 6 3 2 21 -0.360 1.13 -4.0
Mike Smithson 3.1 8 5 4 1 1 0 10.80 20 74 50 34 4 12 4 14 6 0 0 0 -0.140 0.60 -2.4
John Trautwein 2.2 5 1 1 1 0 0 3.38 13 34 18 14 0 4 6 6 4 0 2 2 -0.027 0.17 -0.6
Wes Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 12 8 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 21 11 10 3 3 2 10.00 50 168 108 72 9 27 15 27 14 2 21 2 2 -0.525 0.66 -6.4
S Ellsworth faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: M Smithson (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 13,807.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 40° F, Overcast, Drizzle.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Gary Pettis CF 1 Spike Owen SS
2 Lou Whitaker 2B 2 Marty Barrett 2B
3 Darrell Evans 1B 3 Wade Boggs 3B
4 Alan Trammell SS 4 Jim Rice DH
5 Matt Nokes C 5 Dwight Evans 1B
6 Pat Sheridan LF 6 Mike Greenwell LF
7 Jim Morrison DH 7 Todd Benzinger RF
8 Chet Lemon RF 8 John Marzano C
9 Tom Brookens 3B 9 Kevin Romine CF
Frank Tanana P Steve Ellsworth P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-1 0 12- 5,(1-2)  RRR DET M. Nokes S. Ellsworth 16% 86% Home Run (Deep RF); Evans Scores; Trammell Scores
t2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET M. Nokes S. Ellsworth 10% 50% Home Run (RF Line)
b1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  R BOS S. Owen F. Tanana -10% 35% Home Run (Deep LF)
t2 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET P. Sheridan S. Ellsworth 9% 59% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b3 1-6 0 -23 7,(3-2)  RR BOS M. Barrett F. Tanana -9% 70% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Romine Scores; Owen Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Steve Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  DET G. Pettis S. Ellsworth 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET L. Whitaker S. Ellsworth 2% 56% Pettis Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O DET L. Whitaker S. Ellsworth -1% 54% Groundout: 1B-P; Pettis to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Evans S. Ellsworth -6% 49% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 0-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O DET A. Trammell S. Ellsworth -4% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  R BOS S. Owen F. Tanana -10% 35% Home Run (Deep LF)
b1 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Barrett F. Tanana -3% 32% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b1 1-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO BOS W. Boggs F. Tanana 6% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Rice F. Tanana 1% 40% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Steve Ellsworth facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R DET M. Nokes S. Ellsworth 10% 50% Home Run (RF Line)
t2 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET P. Sheridan S. Ellsworth 9% 59% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t2 1-1 0 --3 1,(0-0)  R DET J. Morrison S. Ellsworth 4% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sheridan Scores
t2 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Lemon S. Ellsworth -5% 58% Morrison Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Lemon S. Ellsworth -1% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  DET T. Brookens S. Ellsworth 2% 59% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t2 2-1 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  DET G. Pettis S. Ellsworth 1% 60% Walk
t2 2-1 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O DET L. Whitaker S. Ellsworth -4% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
b2 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Evans F. Tanana -4% 52% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Greenwell F. Tanana 4% 56% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b2 1-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS T. Benzinger F. Tanana 3% 59% Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
b2 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Marzano F. Tanana 3% 61% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Steve Ellsworth facing 3-4-5
t3 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Evans S. Ellsworth 3% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 2-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET A. Trammell S. Ellsworth 5% 70% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Evans to 2B
t3 2-1 0 12- 5,(1-2)  RRR DET M. Nokes S. Ellsworth 16% 86% Home Run (Deep RF); Evans Scores; Trammell Scores
Mike Smithson replaces Steve Ellsworth pitching
t3 5-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  DET P. Sheridan M. Smithson 1% 87% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 5-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Morrison M. Smithson -1% 86% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 5-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  DET C. Lemon M. Smithson 1% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sheridan to 2B
t3 5-1 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R DET T. Brookens M. Smithson 6% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sheridan Scores; Lemon to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw); Brookens to 2B
t3 6-1 1 -23 6,(1-2)  O DET G. Pettis M. Smithson -2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t3 6-1 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O DET L. Whitaker M. Smithson -2% 89% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
b3 1-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS K. Romine F. Tanana -3% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b3 1-6 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS S. Owen F. Tanana -7% 79% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Romine to 3B
b3 1-6 0 -23 7,(3-2)  RR BOS M. Barrett F. Tanana -9% 70% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Romine Scores; Owen Scores
b3 3-6 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BOS W. Boggs F. Tanana 2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B; Barrett to 3B
b3 3-6 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO BOS J. Rice F. Tanana -1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B; Barrett Scores
b3 4-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Evans F. Tanana 1% 73% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Red Sox' Mike Smithson facing 3-4-5
t4 6-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Evans M. Smithson -2% 71% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 6-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET A. Trammell M. Smithson 2% 73% Walk
t4 6-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET M. Nokes M. Smithson 1% 75% Passed Ball; Trammell to 2B
t4 6-4 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O DET M. Nokes M. Smithson -3% 72% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t4 6-4 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R DET P. Sheridan M. Smithson 9% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Trammell Scores/unER; Sheridan to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 7-4 2 -2- 9,(2-2)  DET J. Morrison M. Smithson 0% 81% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t4 7-4 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O DET C. Lemon M. Smithson -3% 79% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
b4 4-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Greenwell F. Tanana -6% 72% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b4 4-7 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS T. Benzinger F. Tanana 5% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-7 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Marzano F. Tanana 4% 81% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-7 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O BOS K. Romine F. Tanana 3% 84% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Red Sox' Mike Smithson facing 9-1-2
t5 7-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET T. Brookens M. Smithson -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 7-4 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O DET G. Pettis M. Smithson -1% 82% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t5 7-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  DET L. Whitaker M. Smithson 1% 82% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t5 7-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET D. Evans M. Smithson -1% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
b5 4-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS S. Owen F. Tanana 3% 84% Lineout: CF (Short LF-CF)
b5 4-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS M. Barrett F. Tanana 2% 85% Lineout: RF (Short RF Line)
b5 4-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS W. Boggs F. Tanana -1% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 4-7 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Rice F. Tanana 2% 86% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Red Sox' Mike Smithson facing 4-5-6
t6 7-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET A. Trammell M. Smithson 2% 88% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 7-4 0 1-- DET M. Nokes M. Smithson 1% 89% Balk; Trammell to 2B
t6 7-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R DET M. Nokes M. Smithson 3% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Trammell Scores
t6 8-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET P. Sheridan M. Smithson -1% 92% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t6 8-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET J. Morrison M. Smithson 3% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Nokes to 3B
John Trautwein replaces Mike Smithson pitching
t6 8-4 1 -23 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Lemon J. Trautwein -2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 8-4 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RR DET T. Brookens J. Trautwein 5% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Nokes Scores; Morrison Scores
t6 10-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O DET G. Pettis J. Trautwein -0% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-10, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
b6 4-10 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS D. Evans F. Tanana 1% 98% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b6 4-10 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell F. Tanana 0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b6 4-10 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. Benzinger F. Tanana 0% 98% Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 10, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-4, Red Sox' John Trautwein facing 2-3-4
t7 10-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  DET L. Whitaker J. Trautwein 0% 99% Walk
t7 10-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O DET D. Evans J. Trautwein -0% 98% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 10-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET A. Trammell J. Trautwein 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Evans to 2B
t7 10-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO DET M. Nokes J. Trautwein -1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-10, Tigers' Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
b7 4-10 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Marzano F. Tanana 1% 99% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b7 4-10 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS K. Romine F. Tanana -1% 98% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b7 4-10 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O BOS S. Owen F. Tanana 1% 99% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b7 4-10 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R BOS M. Barrett F. Tanana -1% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Romine Scores
b7 5-10 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS W. Boggs F. Tanana -0% 97% Barrett Steals 2B
b7 5-10 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS W. Boggs F. Tanana 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-5, Red Sox' John Trautwein facing 6-7-8
t8 10-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET P. Sheridan J. Trautwein 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 10-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  DET J. Morrison J. Trautwein 1% 99% Ground-rule Double (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Sheridan to 3B
t8 10-5 0 -23 1,(0-0)  O DET C. Lemon J. Trautwein -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 10-5 1 -23 3,(2-0)  R DET T. Brookens J. Trautwein 1% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Sheridan Scores; Morrison to 3B
t8 11-5 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O DET G. Pettis J. Trautwein -0% 99% Lineout: CF
t8 11-5 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O DET L. Whitaker J. Trautwein -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 11, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-11, Tigers' Don Heinkel facing 4-5-6
Don Heinkel replaces Frank Tanana pitching
b8 5-11 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Rice D. Heinkel 0% 99% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
b8 5-11 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Evans D. Heinkel -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 5-11 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS M. Greenwell D. Heinkel -2% 97% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Evans to 3B
b8 5-11 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RO BOS T. Benzinger D. Heinkel 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Evans Scores; Greenwell to 3B
b8 6-11 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Marzano D. Heinkel 1% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 11, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 11-6, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 3-4-5
Wes Gardner replaces John Trautwein pitching
t9 11-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Evans W. Gardner -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 11-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET A. Trammell W. Gardner -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 11-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET M. Nokes W. Gardner -0% 99% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 11, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-11, Tigers' Don Heinkel facing 9-1-2
Jim Walewander replaces Lou Whitaker playing 2B batting 2nd
b9 6-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS K. Romine D. Heinkel 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 6-11 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS S. Owen D. Heinkel 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 6-11 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Barrett D. Heinkel 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 11, Red Sox 6.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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