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BOS  7
NYY  5

MIL  7
@DET  6
(6)
KCR 11
CLE  6

CHW  4
@MIN  2

OAK  8
SEA  1

CAL  4
@TEX  3

(15)
TOR  3
BAL  2

PIT  7
@CHC  4

(10)
CHC 10
PIT  9

SFG  9
@COL  3

FLA  3
@HOU  2

SDP  5
@LAD  2

(10)
ATL  6
@MON  4

PHI  6
@NYM  5

STL  2
CIN  1

(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 8,606

Friday, September 27, 1996, 7:12
Time of Game: 1:54
Brewers
7
78-82
Won 1
3rd, 20½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         4  1  0   0  2  0    7  8  3
Tigers          1  1  1   0  3  X    6  6  1
W: Bob Wickman (7-1), L: Todd Van Poppel (3-9)
Tigers
6
53-107
Lost 4
5th, 38 GB

Batting Stats

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     3   2   2   0    0   1  .285  .736    6    5    0   1   2·SB
J Cirillo 3B                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .323  .889   17    7    1   3   2B
D Nilsson DH                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .332  .932   12    8    0   0   
J Jaha 1B                     2   2   1   0    1   0  .302  .947   15    6    6   0   2B
J Valentin SS                 2   2   1   2    1   0  .260  .813   14    5    0   2   
M Mieske LF                   2   0   1   2    1   0  .277  .791   10    4    1   0   CS
J Burnitz RF                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .267  .852   10    6    0   1   SF,GDP
G Williams CF                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .247  .667   19   14    0   0   
J Levis C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .631    7    6    7   0   GDP

B McDonald P                                                                  0   0
  B Wickman P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       20   7   8   0    5   2              110   61   15   7
Batting Events
2B: J Cirillo (43, off A Sager); J Jaha (28, off J Eischen).
SF: J Burnitz (2, off A Sager).
TB: J Cirillo 2; J Jaha 2; G Williams 2; F Vina 2; M Mieske; J Valentin.
GIDP: J Levis (7); J Burnitz (4).
RBI: M Mieske 2 (60); J Valentin 2 (94); J Cirillo (80); J Burnitz (40).
2-out RBI: J Cirillo.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding Events
E: J Valentin (37); J Jaha (6); B McDonald ().
Baserunning Events
SB: F Vina 2 (16, 2nd base off T Van Poppel/B Ausmus, 3rd base off T Van Poppel/B Ausmus).
CS: M Mieske (5, 2nd base by A Sager/B Ausmus).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Pride DH                    3   2   2   0    0   1  .300  .888   11    8    0   0   
M Lewis 2B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .270  .724    7    5    1   2   
T Fryman SS                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .776   10    7    3   3   
B Higginson LF                1   1   1   1    1   0  .322  .988   13    4    1   0   SF
T Clark 1B                    3   1   1   3    0   2  .250  .792   10    8    5   1   HR
M Nieves RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .797   10    8    0   0   
P Nevin 3B                    1   1   1   1    1   0  .284  .859    8    4    2   0   HR
B Ausmus C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .608    9    6    2   2   
K Bartee CF                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .617   12    7    2   0   

T Van Poppel P                                                                0   0
  A Sager P                                                                   0   1
  J Eischen P                                                                 0   1
  R Lewis P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       21   6   6   0    2   7               90   57   16  10
Batting Events
HR: T Clark (25, off B Wickman; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); P Nevin (8, off B McDonald; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
SF: B Higginson (6, off B McDonald).
TB: P Nevin 4; T Clark 4; C Pride 2; B Higginson; T Fryman.
RBI: T Clark 3 (69); P Nevin (19); B Higginson (81); M Lewis (55).
2-out RBI: T Clark 3.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Eischen-T Fryman-T Clark; M Lewis-T Fryman-T Clark.
E: M Nieves (13).

Pitching Stats

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B McDonald                     3     5   3   2    0   4   1   3.90   14   51-35   18· 7·10    5· 5· 3· 0     43    -     0.93  -0.07
B Wickman, W (7-1)             2     1   3   0    2   3   1   4.42   10   36-22   11· 5· 6    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.91  -0.14
Totals                         5     6   6   2    2   7   2          24   87-57   29·12·16    9· 6· 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
T Van Poppel, L (3-9)          0.1   1   4   4    4   1   0   9.06    6   27-11    5· 2· 4    1· 0· 0· 0     30    -     1.66  -0.24
A Sager                        2.2   3   1   1    1   0   0   4.93   10   35-20   16· 0· 4    4· 5· 4· 0          3-2    0.71  -0.04
J Eischen                      2     4   2   1    0   1   0   4.21    9   27-18   10· 1· 7    5· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.77  -0.07
R Lewis                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.18    1   10-8     6· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.01  -0.36
Totals                         5.1   8   7   6    5   2   0          26   99-57   37· 3·17   10· 9· 7· 0          3-2 
Balks: None.
WP: B Wickman (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Larry Young.
Time of Game: 1:54.
Attendance: 8,606.
Field Condition: Soaked.
Start Time Weather: 64° F, Wind 16mph in from Leftfield, Night, Rain.

Lineups

   Milwaukee Brewers                         Detroit Tigers                               
1. Fernando Vina                2B       1. Curtis Pride                 DH
2. Jeff Cirillo                 3B       2. Mark Lewis                   2B
3. Dave Nilsson                 DH       3. Travis Fryman                SS
4. John Jaha                    1B       4. Bobby Higginson              LF
5. Jose Valentin                SS       5. Tony Clark                   1B
6. Matt Mieske                  LF       6. Melvin Nieves                RF
7. Jeromy Burnitz               RF       7. Phil Nevin                   3B
8. Gerald Williams              CF       8. Brad Ausmus                   C
9. Jesse Levis                   C       9. Kimera Bartee                CF

   Ben McDonald                  P          Todd Van Poppel               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 0 --- O 10,(2-2)  36% 100% 7-6 MIL G. Williams R. Lewis Flyball: LF
b5 2 12- RRR 2,(0-1)  -24% 63% 3-7 DET T. Clark B. Wickman Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Fryman Scores/unER; Higginson Scores/unER; Clark Scores/unER
t5 1 -2- R 4,(2-1)  8% 83% 5-3 MIL J. Valentin J. Eischen Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Jaha Scores; Valentin to 2B/Adv on E9
t1 1 123 R 4,(3-0)  8% 67% 0-0 MIL J. Valentin T. Van Poppel Walk; Vina Scores; Cirillo to 3B; Jaha to 2B
t2 2 1-- R 4,(2-1)  7% 81% 4-1 MIL J. Cirillo A. Sager Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Vina Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Todd Van Poppel facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  3% 53% 0-0 MIL F. Vina T. Van Poppel Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  2% 55% 0-0 MIL J. Cirillo T. Van Poppel Vina Steals 2B
t1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  3% 58% 0-0 MIL J. Cirillo T. Van Poppel Walk
t1 0 12- O 3,(0-2)  -5% 53% 0-0 MIL D. Nilsson T. Van Poppel Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 12- 4,(2-1)  2% 56% 0-0 MIL J. Jaha T. Van Poppel Vina Steals 3B
t1 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  3% 59% 0-0 MIL J. Jaha T. Van Poppel Walk; Cirillo to 2B
t1 1 123 R 4,(3-0)  8% 67% 0-0 MIL J. Valentin T. Van Poppel Walk; Vina Scores; Cirillo to 3B; Jaha to 2B
t1 1 123 R 6,(3-2)  7% 74% 1-0 MIL M. Mieske T. Van Poppel Walk; Cirillo Scores; Jaha to 3B; Valentin to 2B
A.J. Sager replaces Todd Van Poppel pitching
t1 1 123 RO 1,(0-0)  0% 74% 2-0 MIL J. Burnitz A. Sager Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jaha Scores; Valentin to 3B
t1 2 1-3 RO 3,(0-2)  4% 78% 3-0 MIL G. Williams A. Sager Mieske Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B); Valentin Scores
4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Brewers' Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -7% 71% 0-4 DET C. Pride B. McDonald Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Pride to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
b1 0 --3 RO 3,(1-1)  2% 73% 0-4 DET M. Lewis B. McDonald Groundout: SS-1B; Pride Scores
b1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  -2% 71% 1-4 DET T. Fryman B. McDonald Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b1 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  3% 74% 1-4 DET B. Higginson B. McDonald Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Fryman out at 3B/RF-3B
b1 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  2% 76% 1-4 DET T. Clark B. McDonald Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 8-9-1
t2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  2% 78% 4-1 MIL G. Williams A. Sager Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
t2 0 1-- OO 3,(0-2)  -5% 73% 4-1 MIL J. Levis A. Sager Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  1% 74% 4-1 MIL F. Vina A. Sager Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t2 2 1-- R 4,(2-1)  7% 81% 4-1 MIL J. Cirillo A. Sager Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Vina Scores
t2 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  0% 81% 5-1 MIL D. Nilsson A. Sager Walk
t2 2 12- O 3,(2-0)  -2% 79% 5-1 MIL J. Jaha A. Sager Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Brewers' Ben McDonald facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 81% 1-5 DET M. Nieves B. McDonald Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- R 3,(0-2)  -7% 75% 1-5 DET P. Nevin B. McDonald Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Nevin Scores
b2 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 76% 2-5 DET B. Ausmus B. McDonald Strikeout Looking
b2 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 77% 2-5 DET K. Bartee B. McDonald Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 5-6-7
t3 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 76% 5-2 MIL J. Valentin A. Sager Lineout: CF
t3 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 75% 5-2 MIL M. Mieske A. Sager Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t3 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 74% 5-2 MIL J. Burnitz A. Sager Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Brewers' Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  -4% 70% 2-5 DET C. Pride B. McDonald Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b3 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 72% 2-5 DET M. Lewis B. McDonald Groundout: 3B-1B; Pride to 2B
b3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  -5% 67% 2-5 DET T. Fryman B. McDonald Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pride to 3B; Fryman to 1B
b3 1 1-3 RO 3,(1-1)  1% 68% 2-5 DET B. Higginson B. McDonald Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Pride Scores/unER
b3 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  3% 71% 3-5 DET T. Clark B. McDonald Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tigers' Joey Eischen facing 8-9-1
Joey Eischen replaces A.J. Sager pitching
t4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  3% 74% 5-3 MIL G. Williams J. Eischen Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t4 0 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 71% 5-3 MIL J. Levis J. Eischen Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Levis to 1B
t4 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 69% 5-3 MIL F. Vina J. Eischen Strikeout Looking
t4 2 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 66% 5-3 MIL J. Cirillo J. Eischen Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Brewers' Bob Wickman facing 6-7-8
Bob Wickman replaces Ben McDonald pitching
b4 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 69% 3-5 DET M. Nieves B. Wickman Strikeout Swinging
b4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  -3% 66% 3-5 DET P. Nevin B. Wickman Walk
b4 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  3% 69% 3-5 DET B. Ausmus B. Wickman Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Nevin to 2B
b4 2 -2- O 7,(3-2)  4% 73% 3-5 DET K. Bartee B. Wickman Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tigers' Joey Eischen facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 71% 5-3 MIL D. Nilsson J. Eischen Bunt Groundout: C-1B
t5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  3% 75% 5-3 MIL J. Jaha J. Eischen Double to CF (Line Drive)
t5 1 -2- R 4,(2-1)  8% 83% 5-3 MIL J. Valentin J. Eischen Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Jaha Scores; Valentin to 2B/Adv on E9
t5 1 -2- R 2,(1-0)  5% 88% 6-3 MIL M. Mieske J. Eischen Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Valentin Scores/unER
t5 1 1-- OO 4,(2-1)  -2% 85% 7-3 MIL J. Burnitz J. Eischen Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Brewers' Bob Wickman facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 88% 3-7 DET C. Pride B. Wickman Strikeout Swinging
b5 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 89% 3-7 DET M. Lewis B. Wickman Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  -1% 88% 3-7 DET T. Fryman B. Wickman Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Fryman to 1B
b5 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  -1% 88% 3-7 DET B. Higginson B. Wickman Wild Pitch; Fryman to 2B
b5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  -1% 86% 3-7 DET B. Higginson B. Wickman Walk
b5 2 12- RRR 2,(0-1)  -24% 63% 3-7 DET T. Clark B. Wickman Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Fryman Scores/unER; Higginson Scores/unER; Clark Scores/unER
b5 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 64% 6-7 DET M. Nieves B. Wickman Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Tigers 6.
Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Tigers' Richie Lewis facing 8-9-1
Richie Lewis replaces Joey Eischen pitching
t6 0 --- O 10,(2-2)  36% 100% 7-6 MIL G. Williams R. Lewis Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Tigers 6.

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