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CHW  4
KCR  0

CLE 10
MIN  5

NYY 12
@DET  9

BAL  6
@MIL  2

OAK  4
@SEA  1

ANA  7
@TEX  6

BOS  9
@TOR  6

PIT  8
@HOU  3

COL  6
@LAD  2

CIN  7
@MON  6

(10)
NYM  6
ATL  5

FLA  4
@PHI  1

SFG  4
SDP  1

STL  7
CHC  2

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 15,872

Tuesday, June 24, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:33
Yankees
12
42-32
Won 2
2nd, 8 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  1   2  3  3   0  0  3   12 13  1
Tigers          1  1  0   0  1  2   4  0  0    9 14  2
W: G Lloyd (1-1), L: M Myers (0-4), S: M Rivera (24)
Tigers
9
32-40
Lost 3
5th, 17 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .274  .755   19    1   5   HBP
M Duncan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .253  .595   15    2   2   
  L Sojo 2B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .703    5    2   1   
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   2   1    1   1  .313  .949   18    1   0   2B,GDP
C Fielder DH                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .262  .758   24    0   0   HBP
T Martinez 1B                 5   4   5   4    0   0  .305  .990   17    9   2   2·HR,2B
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   0   0    1   2  .251  .694   16    1   3   
M Whiten LF                   4   3   2   2    1   2  .282  .830   21    2   0   2B
C Curtis CF                   5   1   3   5    0   0  .262  .920   19    2   0   HR,2B,SB
J Posada C                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .256  .680   22    5   1   

R Mendoza P                                                              1   1
  J Mecir P                                                              1   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  G Lloyd P                                                              0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39  12  13  12    6   9              176   27  15
BATTING
2B: M Whiten (10, off O Olivares); P O'Neill (25, off O Olivares); T Martinez (15, off O Olivares); C Curtis (5, off O Olivares).
HR: T Martinez 2 (25, off J Bautista, off M Myers; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); C Curtis (5, off D Brocail; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
HBP: D Jeter (6, by D Brocail); C Fielder (6, by J Bautista).
TB: T Martinez 12; C Curtis 7; M Whiten 3; P O'Neill 3; L Sojo.
GIDP: P O'Neill (7).
RBI: C Curtis 5 (13); T Martinez 4 (68); M Whiten 2 (23); P O'Neill (49).
2-out RBI: T Martinez 3; C Curtis 2; P O'Neill; M Whiten.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
FIELDING
PB: J Posada (3).
E: M Duncan (5).
BASERUNNING
SB: C Curtis (2, 2nd base off J Bautista/R Casanova).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .613   11    1   0   HBP
C Pride RF-LF                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .237  .684   29    3   0   3B
T Fryman 3B                   5   1   3   1    0   1  .283  .813   16    0   3   2B,CS
T Clark 1B                    2   0   0   1    2   1  .271  .923   26    6   0   SF,IW
B Hamelin DH                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .344 1.005   21    0   0   
R Casanova C                  5   2   3   1    0   1  .297  .769   15   10   0   HR
P Nevin LF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .759    9    1   0   2B
  M Nieves PH-RF              2   1   1   3    0   0  .261  .815    8    1   0   HR
D Easley 2B                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .260  .825   21    4   1   HR
O Miller SS                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .573   13    1   6   

O Olivares P                                                             0   0
  J Bautista P                                                           0   0
  D Miceli P                                                             0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  K Jarvis P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40   9  14   9    3   5              169   27  10
BATTING
2B: T Fryman (9, off R Mendoza); P Nevin (7, off R Mendoza).
3B: C Pride (4, off J Nelson).
HR: M Nieves (9, off J Nelson; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); R Casanova (2, off R Mendoza; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); D Easley (10, off R Mendoza; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).
SF: T Clark (3, off R Mendoza).
IBB: T Clark (5, by J Nelson).
HBP: B Hunter (1, by R Mendoza).
TB: R Casanova 6; D Easley 6; M Nieves 4; C Pride 4; T Fryman 4; P Nevin 2; B Hamelin.
RBI: M Nieves 3 (36); D Easley 2 (29); T Clark (63); R Casanova (9); B Hamelin (18); T Fryman (44).
2-out RBI: M Nieves 3.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Easley-O Miller-T Clark.
E: R Casanova 2 (4).
BASERUNNING
CS: T Fryman (3, 2nd base by R Mendoza/J Posada).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Mendoza                      5.1   7   5   4    2   2   2   5.15   26   82-52   30· 6·16   11· 4· 6· 0     36    -     0.93  -0.05
J Mecir                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.39    2    6-3     2· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.02
M Stanton                      0.2   3   3   3    0   2   0   2.42    5   26-18    8· 7· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.75  -0.06
J Nelson, BS (4)               1     3   1   1    1   1   1   3.26    7   27-16   11· 2· 3    1· 2· 2· 0          2-2    2.04  -0.36
G Lloyd, W (1-1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.34    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.83   0.11
M Rivera, S (24)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.96    4   17-11    7· 1· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.23   0.05
Totals                         9    14   9   8    3   5   3          45  161-102  60·17·25   17· 9·10· 0          4-2 
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Olivares                     4.2   8   6   5    4   7   0   3.77   26   96-58   33· 8·17    8· 4· 3· 0     29    -     1.16  -0.36
J Bautista                     1.1   2   3   3    0   0   1   5.97    7   22-13   10· 1· 2    0· 4· 2· 0          1-0    0.43  -0.10
D Miceli                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.55    7   23-15   10· 1· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.92   0.13
M Myers, L (0-4)               0.1   1   2   2    1   1   1   5.91    3   17-10    3· 2· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.23  -0.33
D Brocail                      0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   5.86    3   15-8     6· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.39  -0.13
K Jarvis                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  10.67    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.00
Totals                         9    13  12  11    6   9   3          47  174-105  63·12·30   13·10· 7· 0          3-1 
Balks: R Mendoza (1).
WP: None.
IBB: J Nelson (8; T Clark).
HBP: J Bautista (2; C Fielder); R Mendoza (2; B Hunter); D Brocail (2; D Jeter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Joyce.
Time of Game: 3:33.
Attendance: 15,872.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 90° F, Wind 17mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Jeter              SS    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. M Duncan             2B    2. C Pride              RF 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. C Fielder            DH    4. T Clark              1B 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. B Hamelin            DH 
6. W Boggs              3B    6. R Casanova           C  
7. M Whiten             LF    7. P Nevin              LF 
8. C Curtis             CF    8. D Easley             2B 
9. J Posada             C     9. O Miller             SS 

   R Mendoza            P        O Olivares           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  9-6  1-3  4  -39%  48% M Nieves        J Nelson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fryman Scores; Hamelin Scores; Nieves Scores
   t 9   0  9-9  ---  7   33%  83% T Martinez      M Myers         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martinez Scores
   b 8   1  9-9  ---  7  -17%  26% C Pride         J Nelson        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 8   0  9-9  1--  2  -15%  41% P O'Neill       D Miceli        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 8   1  9-9  --3  6   14%  40% T Fryman        J Nelson        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  M Duncan        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   47%  P O'Neill       Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  C Fielder       Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramiro Mendoza facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  B Hunter        Hit By Pitch
          1--      39%  C Pride         Balk; Hunter to 2B
          -2-  5   33%  " "             Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Hunter to 3B; Pride to 1B
   RO     1-3  2   36%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hunter Scores; Fryman to 1B
   O      1--  4   38%  T Clark         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   40%  B Hamelin       Fryman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Omar Olivares facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   44%  T Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   40%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   37%  M Whiten        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   35%  C Curtis        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ramiro Mendoza facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   37%  B Hamelin       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   27%  R Casanova      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Casanova Scores
          ---  2   25%  P Nevin         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   27%  D Easley        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   30%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Omar Olivares facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   34%  J Posada        Walk
   O      1--  6   30%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jeter to 1B
   O      1--  3   27%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  1   37%  P O'Neill       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Jeter Scores
   O      -2-  4   33%  C Fielder       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ramiro Mendoza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   36%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   37%  C Pride         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   35%  T Fryman        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  5   34%  T Clark         Walk
   O      12-  2   38%  B Hamelin       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Omar Olivares facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   43%  T Martinez      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   38%  W Boggs         Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      1--  4   52%  M Whiten        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Martinez Scores
   R      -2-  3   64%  C Curtis        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Whiten Scores
   O      -2-  3   60%  J Posada        Flyball: RF
          -2-  5   61%  D Jeter         Walk
   O      12-  4   56%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Ramiro Mendoza facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   60%  R Casanova      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   62%  P Nevin         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   60%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   63%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Omar Olivares facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   61%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   59%  C Fielder       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   61%  T Martinez      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   62%  W Boggs         Walk
   R      12-  1   75%  M Whiten        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martinez Scores; Boggs to 3B/Adv on E2; Whiten to 2B
   RR     -23  3   88%  C Curtis        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Boggs Scores; Whiten Scores/unER
                  Jose Bautista replaces Omar Olivares pitching
          1--      88%  J Posada        Curtis Steals 2B; Curtis to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  3   87%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Ramiro Mendoza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   89%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   87%  C Pride         Walk
          1--  2   83%  T Fryman        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Pride to 2B
          12-      79%  T Clark         Passed Ball; Pride to 3B; Fryman to 2B
   RO     -23  4   82%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pride Scores/unER; Fryman to 3B
   O      --3  4   85%  B Hamelin       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jose Bautista facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   84%  D Jeter         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   83%  M Duncan        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   84%  P O'Neill       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   85%  C Fielder       Hit By Pitch; O'Neill to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   96%  T Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); O'Neill Scores; Fielder Scores; Martinez Scores
   O      ---  3   96%  W Boggs         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-9, Ramiro Mendoza facing 6-7-8
                  Luis Sojo replaces Mariano Duncan playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---  2   95%  R Casanova      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   96%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  2   91%  D Easley        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Casanova Scores; Easley Scores
                  Jim Mecir replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
   O      ---  4   93%  O Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  B Hunter        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-5, Dan Miceli facing 7-8-9
                  Dan Miceli replaces Jose Bautista pitching
   O      ---  3   93%  M Whiten        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   92%  C Curtis        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   93%  J Posada        Walk
   O      1--  1   92%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-9, Mike Stanton facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Stanton replaces Jim Mecir pitching
          ---  7   89%  C Pride         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   83%  T Fryman        Single to CF (Line Drive); Pride to 2B
   O      12-  6   88%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  6   78%  B Hamelin       Single to CF (Line Drive); Pride Scores; Fryman to 3B
   O      1-3  5   86%  R Casanova      Strikeout Swinging
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Mike Stanton pitching; Melvin Nieves pinch hits for Phil Nevin batting 7th
   RRR    1-3  4   48%  M Nieves        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fryman Scores; Hamelin Scores; Nieves Scores
          ---  2   46%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  O Miller        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 9.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 9-9, Dan Miceli facing 2-3-4
                  Curtis Pride moves to LF; Melvin Nieves moves to RF
          ---  4   57%  L Sojo          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   41%  P O'Neill       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  8   39%  C Fielder       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 9-9, Jeff Nelson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   44%  B Hunter        Lineout: RF
          ---  7   26%  C Pride         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  6   40%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   39%  T Clark         Intentional Walk
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
   O      1-3  3   50%  B Hamelin       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Tigers 9.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 9-9, Mike Myers facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Myers replaces Dan Miceli pitching
   R      ---  7   83%  T Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martinez Scores
   O      ---  3   81%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   83%  M Whiten        Walk
                  Doug Brocail replaces Mike Myers pitching
   RR     1--  8   96%  C Curtis        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Whiten Scores; Curtis Scores
   O      ---  4   96%  J Posada        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   96%  D Jeter         Hit By Pitch
                  Kevin Jarvis replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      1--  1   95%  L Sojo          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 9-12, Mariano Rivera facing 6-7-8
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
          ---  3   90%  R Casanova      Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   94%  M Nieves        Groundout: 2B-1B; Casanova to 2B
   O      -2-  7   98%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      -2-  3  100%  O Miller        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 9.

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