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@ANA		2
6
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@BAL		4
8
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@BOS		7
5		 
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@KCR		5
2
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@MIN		4
8
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@NYY		6
12
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@OAK		5
8
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@ATL		8
1
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@CHC		5
3
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@CIN		7
4
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5
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@FLA		5
0
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@PIT		3
4
SFG
@SDP		16
2
Tuesday, July 15, 1997 6:07
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 25,822, Time of Game: 4:07
Tigers
7
43-48
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 14½ GB
 at Red Sox
5
40-52
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 18 GB
W: Todd Jones (2-3)
L: John Wasdin (3-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          3  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    7 14  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   3  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    5 14  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 6 1 0 0 0 1 .253 .661 18 16 -0.369 1.45 0.000 -0.369 -2.5 4 0
Bobby Higginson LF 6 1 2 0 0 0 .280 .870 25 18 -0.080 1.11 0.050 -0.130 -0.1 1 1
Travis Fryman 3B 5 1 1 1 1 0 .291 .826 25 16 -0.055 1.37 0.099 -0.153 0.7 1 4
Tony Clark 1B 6 1 1 2 0 3 .282 .955 25 19 -0.007 1.33 0.154 -0.161 0.4 9 0 2B
Bob Hamelin DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 .293 .926 9 9 0.012 0.93 0.063 -0.051 0.0
   Phil Nevin PH 3 1 2 0 0 0 .282 .871 9 5 0.084 1.66 0.114 -0.030 0.4
Melvin Nieves RF 5 1 1 2 0 2 .257 .826 15 11 0.366 1.43 0.502 -0.136 1.3 2 0 HR,HBP
Damion Easley 2B 6 1 2 1 0 1 .272 .860 21 16 0.126 1.25 0.246 -0.120 0.0 3 2 HR
Raul Casanova C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 .747 16 8 0.079 1.01 0.134 -0.055 0.0 7 0 2B
   Matt Walbeck PR-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .746 3 3 -0.070 2.41 0.000 -0.070 -0.3 7 1
Orlando Miller SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 .246 .728 21 13 -0.029 1.31 0.061 -0.090 0.1 2 2 SH
Omar Olivares P 1
   Dan Miceli P 1
   Mike Myers P
   Doug Brocail P
   Todd Jones P
Team Totals 49 7 14 7 1 10 .286 .763 187 134 0.057 1.32 1.423 -1.365 0.2 36 12
2B: T Clark (16, off T Gordon); R Casanova (7, off B Henry).
HR: M Nieves (13, off J Wasdin; 12th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); D Easley (14, off B Henry; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: O Miller (1, off B Henry).
HBP: M Nieves (3, by T Gordon).
TB: D Easley 5; M Nieves 4; R Casanova 3; O Miller 2; T Clark 2; P Nevin 2; B Higginson 2; T Fryman; B Hamelin.
RBI: T Clark 2 (77); M Nieves 2 (48); T Fryman (55); B Hamelin (27); D Easley (35).
2-out RBI: M Nieves 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. O Olivares-O Miller-T Clark; M Walbeck-T Fryman.
E: D Easley (7).
Outfield Assists: B Higginson (J Valentin at 2nd base).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nomar Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 .293 .828 16 10 -0.076 1.47 0.058 -0.134 -0.6 2 3 HBP,SF
John Valentin 3B 5 0 3 0 1 0 .301 .829 23 15 0.082 2.01 0.173 -0.091 0.6 0 4
Mo Vaughn 1B 5 0 1 0 1 3 .332 1.058 30 17 -0.057 1.81 0.109 -0.165 -0.1 12 2
Reggie Jefferson DH 5 1 2 0 1 0 .349 .905 21 12 -0.107 1.86 0.063 -0.170 -0.3 IW
Wil Cordero LF 6 2 2 1 0 3 .296 .810 21 17 -0.054 2.44 0.302 -0.355 -0.2 2 0 HR,2B
Troy O'Leary RF 6 1 2 2 0 1 .307 .848 21 15 0.082 2.29 0.326 -0.245 0.2 1 0 2·2B,CS
Scott Hatteberg C 5 1 1 0 1 3 .280 .819 21 15 -0.091 1.81 0.071 -0.162 -0.5 11 0 IW
Darren Bragg CF 5 0 3 1 1 1 .270 .755 20 13 0.143 2.19 0.291 -0.147 1.2 2 1
Jeff Frye 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .648 13 11 -0.251 2.21 0.000 -0.251 -1.6 4 2 SH,GDP
   Mike Stanley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .310 .926 6 3 -0.116 4.85 0.000 -0.116 -0.5
Tom Gordon P 1 2
   Butch Henry P 1 1
   Heathcliff Slocumb P
   John Wasdin P
Team Totals 46 5 14 5 5 13 .304 .812 192 128 -0.445 2.01 1.393 -1.836 -1.8 36 15
2B: T O'Leary 2 (21, 1 off O Olivares, 1 off D Brocail); W Cordero (15, off O Olivares).
HR: W Cordero (13, off M Myers; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: N Garciaparra (3, off D Miceli).
SH: J Frye (1, off D Miceli).
IBB: S Hatteberg (1, by D Brocail); R Jefferson (2, by T Jones).
HBP: N Garciaparra (3, by O Olivares).
TB: W Cordero 6; T O'Leary 4; D Bragg 3; J Valentin 3; R Jefferson 2; M Vaughn; S Hatteberg.
GIDP: J Frye (7).
RBI: T O'Leary 2 (42); D Bragg (41); N Garciaparra (48); W Cordero (45).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Bragg-S Hatteberg.
E: N Garciaparra (12).
Outfield Assists: D Bragg (M Walbeck at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: T O'Leary (4, 3rd base by T Jones/M Walbeck).

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
Omar Olivares 4 9 3 3 1 2 0 4.70 21 75 52 34 4 14 8 9 7 0 33 -0.304 1.08 -2.6
Dan Miceli 1.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 6.00 8 25 13 8 4 1 1 4 1 0 3 0 0.140 2.74 1.4
Mike Myers 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 5.34 6 20 15 6 4 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 -0.014 1.38 0.4
Doug Brocail 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.73 10 38 26 10 12 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0.367 2.44 1.4
Todd Jones, W (2-3) 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 3.15 9 34 22 9 6 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0.256 3.35 1.1
Team Totals 12 14 5 5 5 13 1 3.75 54 192 128 67 30 31 15 20 13 0 33 5 0 0.445 1.32 1.8
O Olivares faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

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
Tom Gordon 6 9 4 4 1 8 0 3.52 30 118 85 47 15 23 11 9 6 0 45 -0.087 0.82 -0.6
Butch Henry 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.94 10 33 23 12 2 9 4 5 2 0 0 0 0.126 1.85 0.7
Heathcliff Slocumb 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.35 4 12 8 6 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.150 2.83 0.6
John Wasdin, L (3-5) 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 5.06 8 24 18 13 1 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 -0.244 1.75 -0.9
Team Totals 12 14 7 7 1 10 2 5.25 52 187 134 78 18 38 20 20 11 0 45 0 0 -0.055 2.01 -0.2
Balks: None.
WP: T Jones (4); T Gordon (2).
HBP: O Olivares (9; N Garciaparra); T Gordon (3; M Nieves).
IBB: T Jones (2; R Jefferson); D Brocail (1; S Hatteberg).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 4:07.
Attendance: 25,822.
Field Condition: Damp.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Night, Drizzle.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t12 5-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR DET M. Nieves J. Wasdin 48% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball); Nevin Scores
t8 4-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R DET D. Easley B. Henry 23% 50% Home Run (Line Drive)
t8 5-5 1 --3 2,(0-1)  OO DET B. Hunter B. Henry -23% 39% Double Play: Flyball: CF; Walbeck out at Hm/CF-C
b12 5-7 1 12- 6,(3-2)  OO BOS M. Stanley T. Jones 21% 100% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, O'Leary Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b7 4-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R BOS W. Cordero M. Myers -21% 24% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)

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' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET B. Hunter T. Gordon -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  DET B. Higginson T. Gordon 2% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  DET T. Fryman T. Gordon 3% 54% Walk; Higginson to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RR DET T. Clark T. Gordon 15% 69% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Higginson Scores; Fryman Scores
t1 2-0 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  R DET B. Hamelin T. Gordon 6% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Clark Scores
t1 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Nieves T. Gordon 2% 77% Hit By Pitch; Hamelin to 2B
t1 3-0 1 12- 4,(0-2)  O DET D. Easley T. Gordon -3% 75% Strikeout Looking
t1 3-0 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O DET R. Casanova T. Gordon -3% 72% Groundout: 1B-P
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra O. Olivares 2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin O. Olivares 2% 76% Single to LF (Line Drive); Valentin out at 2B/LF-2B
b1 0-3 2 --- 8,(3-2)  BOS M. Vaughn O. Olivares -1% 74% Walk
b1 0-3 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  BOS R. Jefferson O. Olivares -2% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive); Vaughn to 3B
b1 0-3 2 1-3 7,(2-2)  O BOS W. Cordero O. Olivares 5% 77% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
t2 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  DET O. Miller T. Gordon 2% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t2 3-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET B. Hunter T. Gordon -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 3-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET B. Higginson T. Gordon 2% 79% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Hunter to 2B
t2 3-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R DET T. Fryman T. Gordon 6% 85% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Hunter Scores; Higginson to 2B
t2 4-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O DET T. Clark T. Gordon -2% 83% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Higginson to 3B
t2 4-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Hamelin T. Gordon -3% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Omar Olivares facing 6-7-8
b2 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary O. Olivares 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b2 0-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg O. Olivares 1% 84% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Bragg O. Olivares -1% 83% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
b2 0-4 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Frye O. Olivares 2% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 6-7-8
t3 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Nieves T. Gordon -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET D. Easley T. Gordon -1% 83% Lineout: CF
t3 4-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  DET R. Casanova T. Gordon 1% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t3 4-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O DET O. Miller T. Gordon -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
b3 0-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra O. Olivares 2% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Valentin O. Olivares 1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn O. Olivares 1% 86% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
t4 4-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Hunter T. Gordon -1% 85% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t4 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Higginson T. Gordon -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 4-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET T. Fryman T. Gordon 1% 85% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t4 4-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O DET T. Clark T. Gordon -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Omar Olivares facing 4-5-6
b4 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS R. Jefferson O. Olivares -3% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b4 0-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS W. Cordero O. Olivares -9% 71% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Jefferson to 3B
b4 0-4 0 -23 2,(0-1)  RR BOS T. O'Leary O. Olivares -11% 60% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Jefferson Scores; Cordero Scores
b4 2-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg O. Olivares 5% 65% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b4 2-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R BOS D. Bragg O. Olivares -10% 56% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); O'Leary Scores
b4 3-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO BOS J. Frye O. Olivares 7% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
t5 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET B. Hamelin T. Gordon -3% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Nieves T. Gordon -2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  DET D. Easley T. Gordon 1% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t5 4-3 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O DET R. Casanova T. Gordon -3% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
b5 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS N. Garciaparra O. Olivares -5% 52% Hit By Pitch
b5 3-4 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  BOS J. Valentin O. Olivares -8% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Garciaparra to 2B
b5 3-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Vaughn O. Olivares -10% 34% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Garciaparra to 3B; Valentin to 2B
Dan Miceli replaces Omar Olivares pitching
b5 3-4 0 123 1,(0-0)  O BOS R. Jefferson D. Miceli 9% 43% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b5 3-4 1 123 3,(0-2)  O BOS W. Cordero D. Miceli 11% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-4 2 123 3,(2-0)  O BOS T. O'Leary D. Miceli 11% 65% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
t6 4-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  DET O. Miller T. Gordon 4% 69% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 4-3 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O DET B. Hunter T. Gordon -4% 65% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
t6 4-3 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  O DET B. Higginson T. Gordon -2% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Hunter to 2B
t6 4-3 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O DET T. Fryman T. Gordon -4% 59% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Dan Miceli facing 7-8-9
b6 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS S. Hatteberg D. Miceli -6% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
b6 3-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Bragg D. Miceli -9% 44% Walk; Hatteberg to 2B
b6 3-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Frye D. Miceli 1% 44% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Hatteberg to 3B; Bragg to 2B
b6 3-4 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO BOS N. Garciaparra D. Miceli -1% 44% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hatteberg Scores; Bragg to 3B
b6 4-4 2 --3 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Valentin D. Miceli -2% 42% Walk
Mike Myers replaces Dan Miceli pitching
b6 4-4 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn M. Myers 8% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Butch Henry facing 4-5-6
Butch Henry replaces Tom Gordon pitching
t7 4-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET T. Clark B. Henry -4% 46% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
Phil Nevin pinch hits for Bob Hamelin (DH) batting 5th
t7 4-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET P. Nevin B. Henry -3% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 4-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Nieves B. Henry -2% 41% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Tigers' Mike Myers facing 4-5-6
b7 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS R. Jefferson M. Myers 4% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 4-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R BOS W. Cordero M. Myers -21% 24% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b7 5-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS T. O'Leary M. Myers 2% 26% Strikeout Swinging
b7 5-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg M. Myers 1% 27% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Butch Henry facing 7-8-9
t8 4-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R DET D. Easley B. Henry 23% 50% Home Run (Line Drive)
t8 5-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET R. Casanova B. Henry 13% 63% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Matt Walbeck pinch runs for Raul Casanova (C) batting 8th
t8 5-5 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O DET O. Miller B. Henry -1% 61% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Walbeck to 3B
t8 5-5 1 --3 2,(0-1)  OO DET B. Hunter B. Henry -23% 39% Double Play: Flyball: CF; Walbeck out at Hm/CF-C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Tigers' Mike Myers facing 8-9-1
Matt Walbeck moves from PR to C
b8 5-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Bragg M. Myers 5% 43% Lineout: RF
Doug Brocail replaces Mike Myers pitching
b8 5-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Frye D. Brocail 4% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 5-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra D. Brocail 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Red Sox' Butch Henry facing 2-3-4
t9 5-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Higginson B. Henry -6% 44% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 5-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET T. Fryman B. Henry -5% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET T. Clark B. Henry -4% 35% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 2-3-4
b9 5-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Valentin D. Brocail 6% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 5-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn D. Brocail 5% 46% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS R. Jefferson D. Brocail 4% 50% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Red Sox' Heathcliff Slocumb facing 5-6-7
Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Butch Henry pitching
t10 5-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET P. Nevin H. Slocumb 8% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t10 5-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Nieves H. Slocumb -8% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
t10 5-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O DET D. Easley H. Slocumb -8% 42% Flyball: LF
t10 5-5 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET M. Walbeck H. Slocumb -7% 35% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 5-6-7
b10 5-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS W. Cordero D. Brocail 6% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b10 5-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS T. O'Leary D. Brocail -12% 29% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b10 5-5 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS S. Hatteberg D. Brocail -1% 28% Intentional Walk
b10 5-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Bragg D. Brocail 10% 38% Strikeout Swinging
b10 5-5 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Frye D. Brocail 12% 50% Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 11th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 9-1-2
John Wasdin replaces Heathcliff Slocumb pitching
t11 5-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET O. Miller J. Wasdin -6% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t11 5-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Hunter J. Wasdin -5% 39% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t11 5-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Higginson J. Wasdin -4% 35% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 1-2-3
Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
b11 5-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS N. Garciaparra T. Jones 6% 41% Lineout: CF
b11 5-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Valentin T. Jones -6% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b11 5-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn T. Jones 3% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Valentin to 2B
b11 5-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS R. Jefferson T. Jones -0% 38% Intentional Walk
b11 5-5 2 12- 3,(0-2)  BOS W. Cordero T. Jones -2% 36% Wild Pitch; Valentin to 3B; Jefferson to 2B
b11 5-5 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O BOS W. Cordero T. Jones 14% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 12th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 3-4-5
t12 5-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET T. Fryman J. Wasdin -6% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B
t12 5-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET T. Clark J. Wasdin -5% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t12 5-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET P. Nevin J. Wasdin 3% 42% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
t12 5-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR DET M. Nieves J. Wasdin 48% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball); Nevin Scores
t12 7-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Easley J. Wasdin -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 12th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
b12 5-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS T. O'Leary T. Jones -10% 80% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b12 5-7 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg T. Jones 8% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b12 5-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Bragg T. Jones -10% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); O'Leary to 2B
Mike Stanley pinch hits for Jeff Frye (2B) batting 9th
b12 5-7 1 12- 6,(3-2)  OO BOS M. Stanley T. Jones 21% 100% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, O'Leary Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 5.

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