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OAK  5
@CAL  1

CLE  9
@CHW  4

BOS  4
@DET  2

KCR  4
MIN  2

MIL  4
TOR  0

SEA  5
TEX  2

ATL  5
HOU  4

LAD  9
@COL  0

MON  7
NYM  1

FLA 11
@PHI  5

PIT  5
CIN  3

SFG  9
SDP  7

STL  5
CHC  3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 8,180

Tuesday, September 17, 1996, 7:07
Time of Game: 3:26
Red Sox
4
77-73
Won 2
3rd, 8½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    4  9  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  8  0
W: M Brandenburg (5-5), L: F Lira (6-14), S: H Slocumb (28)
Tigers
2
51-100
Lost 10
5th, 35 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bragg CF-RF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .783   18    1   0   SH
J Frye 2B                     4   1   1   1    1   1  .296  .783   19    2   2   2B,SB
R Jefferson DH                3   1   1   0    0   1  .343  .982    8    0   0   
  J Canseco PH                0   0   0   1    2   0  .308 1.060    9    0   0   IW
M Vaughn 1B                   4   0   1   1    1   2  .326 1.006   19    6   1   
M Greenwell LF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .276  .756   15    3   0   
  L Tinsley CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .566    4    0   0   
J Valentin 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .814   12    0   2   2B,CS,GDP
T O'Leary RF-LF               3   1   1   0    1   0  .262  .756   16    1   0   
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   0   0    0   2  .220  .653   16    0   1   
B Haselman C                  3   1   2   0    1   1  .263  .702   21   13   0   

A Sele P                                                                 1   0
  M Brandenburg P                                                        0   0
  V Eshelman P                                                           0   0
  M Maddux P                                                             0   1
  H Slocumb P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   4   9   4    7   8              157   27   7
BATTING
2B: J Frye (22, off J Lima); J Valentin (29, off J Cummings).
SH: D Bragg (2, off J Lima).
IBB: J Canseco (3, by J Lima).
TB: B Haselman 2; J Valentin 2; J Frye 2; M Vaughn; R Jefferson; D Bragg; T O'Leary; M Greenwell.
GIDP: J Valentin (13).
RBI: M Greenwell (43); M Vaughn (134); J Canseco (78); J Frye (34).
2-out RBI: J Canseco.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
BASERUNNING
SB: J Frye (14, 3rd base off M Myers/B Ausmus).
CS: J Valentin (10, Home by J Lima/B Ausmus).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Penn DH                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .077  .154   20    0   0   
  R Sierra PH                 1   0   1   2    1   0  .252  .711   11    0   0   2B
M Lewis 2B                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .735    8    0   1   HBP
  A Trammell PR-2B            3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .527   16    1   0   
T Fryman SS                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .262  .763   25    1   2   
B Higginson LF                3   0   1   0    2   0  .320  .984   22    4   0   SB
T Clark 1B                    4   0   1   0    1   2  .246  .780   25    6   0   
M Nieves RF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .808   20    2   0   
P Nevin 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .785   19    1   3   
B Ausmus C                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .222  .607   10    8   2   
K Bartee CF                   3   1   2   0    0   1  .272  .656   15    3   0   2B,SH

F Lira P                                                                 0   0
  J Eischen P                                                            0   0
  R Lewis P                                                              0   0
  J Cummings P                                                           0   0
  J Lima P                                                               1   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2    7  13              191   27   8
BATTING
2B: K Bartee (5, off A Sele); R Sierra (26, off A Sele).
SH: K Bartee (11, off M Maddux).
HBP: M Lewis (5, by A Sele).
TB: K Bartee 3; R Sierra 2; P Nevin; B Higginson; B Ausmus; T Fryman; T Clark.
RBI: R Sierra 2 (70).
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 1 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. M Lewis-T Fryman-T Clark.
BASERUNNING
SB: B Higginson (6, 2nd base off A Sele/B Haselman).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Sele                         5.1   7   2   2    4   7   0   5.34   28  121-73   46·12·15    6· 4· 6· 0     49    -     1.51  -0.00
M Brandenburg, W (5-5)         0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.73    2   10-7     1· 4· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.81   0.11
V Eshelman, H (6)              0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   6.72    3   18-11    6· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.97   0.06
M Maddux, H (2)                0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.70    3   10-5     3· 2· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.73   0.01
H Slocumb, S (28)              1.2   0   0   0    2   3   0   3.21    7   30-18    6· 8· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.32   0.32
Totals                         9     8   2   2    7  13   0          43  189-114  62·28·24   11· 5· 6· 0          3-0 
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Lira, L (6-14)               6.1   6   3   3    3   5   0   5.22   27   96-55   31·10·14    6· 9· 4· 0     51    -     0.90   0.05
J Eischen                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.29    1    8-4     2· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.17  -0.09
R Lewis                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.39    1    5-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.89   0.12
J Cummings                     0.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   4.32    5   21-10    6· 1· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          3-1    2.17  -0.12
J Lima                         1     2   1   1    1   0   0   5.97    5   16-8     6· 0· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          2-0    1.20  -0.01
M Myers                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.96    2    7-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.68   0.04
Totals                         9     9   4   4    7   8   0          41  153-84   48·12·24    8·11· 7· 0         12-1 
J Eischen faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: J Lima (3; J Canseco).
HBP: A Sele (8; M Lewis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 3:26.
Attendance: 8,180.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 64° F, Wind 11mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Bragg              CF    1. S Penn               DH 
2. J Frye               2B    2. M Lewis              2B 
3. R Jefferson          DH    3. T Fryman             SS 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. B Higginson          LF 
5. M Greenwell          LF    5. T Clark              1B 
6. J Valentin           3B    6. M Nieves             RF 
7. T O'Leary            RF    7. P Nevin              3B 
8. N Garciaparra        SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. B Haselman           C     9. K Bartee             CF 

   A Sele               P        F Lira               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-0  12-  4  -26%  39% R Sierra        A Sele          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ausmus Scores; Bartee Scores
   t 7   2  2-2  123  5   16%  69% J Canseco       J Cummings      Walk; O'Leary Scores; Haselman to 3B; Bragg to 2B
   b 8   2  3-2  12-  2   13%  82% T Fryman        H Slocumb       Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 8   1  3-2  12-  5   12%  69% A Trammell      H Slocumb       Strikeout Looking
   t 7   1  2-2  123  5  -12%  53% J Frye          R Lewis         Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Felipe Lira facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  D Bragg         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---  5   50%  J Frye          Walk
          1--  3   53%  R Jefferson     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Frye to 2B
   R      12-  5   64%  M Vaughn        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Frye Scores; Jefferson to 3B
   R      1-3  3   70%  M Greenwell     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jefferson Scores; Vaughn to 2B
   OO     12-  3   63%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   65%  S Penn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   67%  M Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   66%  T Fryman        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   63%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Fryman to 3B
          1-3  5   61%  T Clark         Walk; Higginson to 2B
   O      123  3   68%  M Nieves        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Felipe Lira facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   66%  T O'Leary       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   65%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   66%  B Haselman      Walk
   O      1--  2   64%  D Bragg         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   60%  P Nevin         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   64%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   67%  K Bartee        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   69%  S Penn          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Felipe Lira facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   67%  J Frye          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   66%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   65%  M Vaughn        Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   61%  M Lewis         Hit By Pitch
                  Alan Trammell pinch runs for Mark Lewis batting 2nd
          1--  7   54%  T Fryman        Walk; Trammell to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      12-  5   66%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   71%  M Nieves        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Felipe Lira facing 5-6-7
                  Alan Trammell moves to 2B
   O      ---  6   69%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   67%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   69%  P Nevin         Flyball: LF
          ---  4   66%  B Ausmus        Walk
          1--  1   56%  K Bartee        Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Ausmus to 3B
   O      -23  7   65%  S Penn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  7   73%  A Trammell      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Felipe Lira facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   71%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   69%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   71%  D Bragg         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   68%  J Frye          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   72%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   68%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--      66%  T Clark         Higginson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   71%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Higginson to 3B
   O      --3  1   76%  M Nieves        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Felipe Lira facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   74%  R Jefferson     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   76%  M Vaughn        Walk
   O      1--  2   73%  M Greenwell     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  3   71%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   75%  P Nevin         Lineout: CF
          ---  1   71%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  7   65%  K Bartee        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Ausmus to 2B
                  Ruben Sierra pinch hits for Shannon Penn batting 1st
   RR     12-  4   39%  R Sierra        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ausmus Scores; Bartee Scores
                  Mark Brandenburg replaces Aaron Sele pitching
   O      -2-  4   45%  A Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   50%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Felipe Lira facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   56%  T O'Leary       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   50%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   56%  B Haselman      Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B); O'Leary to 2B
                  Joey Eischen replaces Felipe Lira pitching
          12-  8   65%  D Bragg         Walk; O'Leary to 3B; Haselman to 2B
                  Richie Lewis replaces Joey Eischen pitching
   O      123  5   53%  J Frye          Strikeout Looking
                  John Cummings replaces Richie Lewis pitching; Jose Canseco pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson batting 3rd
   R      123  5   69%  J Canseco       Walk; O'Leary Scores; Haselman to 3B; Bragg to 2B
   O      123  4   61%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Vaughn Eshelman facing 4-5-6
                  Vaughn Eshelman replaces Mark Brandenburg pitching
   O      ---  5   66%  B Higginson     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   60%  T Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  9   67%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Maddux replaces Vaughn Eshelman pitching
   O      1--  4   72%  P Nevin         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, John Cummings facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   70%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF
          ---  4   74%  J Valentin      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-  4   76%  T O'Leary       Walk
                  Jose Lima replaces John Cummings pitching
   O      12-  4   72%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Valentin to 3B
   O      1-3  3   66%  B Haselman      Valentin Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-P)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Maddux facing 8-9-1
                  Troy O'Leary moves to LF; Lee Tinsley replaces Mike Greenwell playing CF batting 5th; Darren Bragg moves to RF
          ---  4   56%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  2   61%  K Bartee        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Ausmus to 2B
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Mike Maddux pitching
          -2-  7   57%  R Sierra        Walk
   O      12-  5   69%  A Trammell      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   82%  T Fryman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jose Lima facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   84%  B Haselman      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   83%  D Bragg         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Haselman to 2B
   R      -2-  5   92%  J Frye          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Haselman Scores
          -2-  4   92%  J Canseco       Intentional Walk
                  Mike Myers replaces Jose Lima pitching
   O      12-  4   91%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
          12-      91%  L Tinsley       Frye Steals 3B
   O      1-3  3   89%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   79%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  3   87%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   95%  M Nieves        Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      1--  5  100%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 2.

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