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HOU
@CHW		13
4
MIL
@CLE		5
6		 
(10)
PIT
@DET		15
3
STL
@KCR		13
17
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@MIN		3
1
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@ARI		7
8
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4		 
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16
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@FLA		4
2
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@LAD		2
7
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@MON		1
13
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@NYM		3
4		 
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@PHI		11
5
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@SDP		3
0
ANA
@SFG		2
1
Wednesday, June 9, 1999 7:06PM
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 15,747, Time of Game: 2:55
Pirates
15
30-28
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
 at Tigers
3
25-34
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 13½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  4  2   1  1  2   1  3  0   15 17  1
Tigers          0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    3 10  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Martin LF 6 2 2 0 0 1 .263 .790 23 16 -0.030 0.26 0.015 -0.045 -0.2 2 0 2B
Ed Sprague 3B 6 1 2 3 0 0 .301 .935 11 8 0.013 0.27 0.038 -0.025 1.1 0 1 HR
Brian Giles DH 4 1 2 2 1 1 .297 .982 27 14 0.122 0.23 0.123 -0.001 1.8 HR
Kevin Young 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .338 .945 23 14 -0.018 0.33 0.019 -0.038 -1.1 8 3 SB,GDP
Jason Kendall C 5 1 0 0 0 1 .338 .948 21 14 -0.046 0.32 0.000 -0.046 -0.8 6 1
Warren Morris 2B 5 2 1 0 0 1 .279 .815 21 13 0.041 0.27 0.054 -0.013 0.3 2 5 2B
Brant Brown CF 5 4 5 5 0 0 .256 .711 11 8 0.089 0.28 0.089 0.000 4.7 1 0 HR,2B
Jose Guillen RF 4 2 2 3 1 1 .268 .688 19 10 0.129 0.32 0.131 -0.002 3.1 1 0 HR,2B
Mike Benjamin SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 .232 .605 20 14 0.113 0.30 0.118 -0.005 0.9 5 2 3B
Francisco Cordova P 2 1
   Scott Sauerbeck P
   Jason Christiansen P
   Brad Clontz P
Team Totals 45 15 17 15 2 6 .378 1.182 176 111 0.413 0.29 0.587 -0.175 9.7 27 13
2B: B Brown (12, off B Florie); W Morris (8, off B Moehler); J Guillen (6, off W Brunson); A Martin (14, off W Blair).
3B: M Benjamin (3, off B Moehler).
HR: B Brown (2, off W Blair; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); B Giles (13, off B Moehler; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); E Sprague (9, off W Brunson; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); J Guillen (1, off W Blair; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: B Brown 9; J Guillen 6; B Giles 5; E Sprague 5; A Martin 3; M Benjamin 3; K Young 2; W Morris 2.
GIDP: K Young (3).
RBI: B Brown 5 (19); J Guillen 3 (16); E Sprague 3 (33); M Benjamin 2 (18); B Giles 2 (37).
2-out RBI: B Brown 3; J Guillen 2; B Giles.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Morris-K Young.
E: J Kendall (7).
Baserunning
SB: K Young (10, 2nd base off B Moehler/B Ausmus).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Polonia DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .417 1.065 6 5 -0.022 0.45 0.010 -0.032 -0.3 2B
   Bill Haselman PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .794 3 2 -0.002 0.04 0.000 -0.002 -0.5
Brad Ausmus C 2 1 2 1 2 0 .299 .839 24 8 0.019 0.37 0.043 -0.024 1.8 5 0 HR,HBP
Juan Encarnacion LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .293 .809 22 14 -0.065 0.50 0.000 -0.065 -2.1 4 0
Dean Palmer 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .270 .879 8 5 0.065 0.40 0.071 -0.006 1.1 0 0 HR
   Jason Wood 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 3 3 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.8 0 1
Bobby Higginson RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .259 .792 5 5 -0.037 0.48 0.000 -0.037 -0.9 3 0
   Karim Garcia RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .640 5 4 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.3 1 0
Damion Easley 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .823 11 7 0.007 0.48 0.021 -0.014 0.5 2 1
   Frank Catalanotto PH-2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .762 6 5 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 0.2 0 1 2B
Gabe Kapler CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .793 18 7 0.011 0.26 0.020 -0.009 0.4 3 0
Gregg Jefferies 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .210 .607 15 9 -0.023 0.44 0.002 -0.025 -0.6 8 0 2B,SF,GDP
Deivi Cruz SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .247 .576 12 11 -0.035 0.32 0.002 -0.037 -0.7 1 6
Brian Moehler P 1
   Willie Blair P
   Will Brunson P 1
   Bryce Florie P 1
   C.J. Nitkowski P
Team Totals 33 3 10 3 4 5 .303 .960 138 85 -0.085 0.35 0.169 -0.254 -2.3 27 12
2B: G Jefferies (4, off F Cordova); F Catalanotto (9, off J Christiansen); L Polonia (5, off F Cordova).
HR: D Palmer (14, off F Cordova; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); B Ausmus (7, off B Clontz; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: G Jefferies (2, off F Cordova).
HBP: B Ausmus (7, by F Cordova).
TB: D Palmer 5; B Ausmus 5; L Polonia 2; G Jefferies 2; F Catalanotto 2; D Cruz 2; D Easley.
GIDP: G Jefferies (9).
RBI: G Jefferies (16); D Palmer (34); B Ausmus (25).
2-out RBI: B Ausmus.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Cruz-D Easley-G Jefferies.
E: F Catalanotto (2).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: B Ausmus (1st base by F Cordova).

Pittsburgh Pirates

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
Francisco Cordova, W (2-2) 6 8 2 2 2 3 1 4.89 27 97 59 32 12 15 10 11 2 0 49 0.082 0.49 0.5
Scott Sauerbeck 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.63 4 15 9 3 0 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.005 0.09 1.6
Jason Christiansen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.10 4 18 10 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.6
Brad Clontz 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.04 4 11 8 6 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.4
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 4 5 2 3.00 39 141 86 46 15 25 16 13 2 0 49 2 0 0.087 0.29 2.3
F Cordova faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

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
Brian Moehler, L (5-6) 1.1 6 5 5 2 0 1 4.77 12 51 27 15 4 8 2 8 4 0 20 -0.335 0.77 -4.8
Willie Blair 3.2 5 4 4 0 2 2 9.12 15 51 36 22 3 11 4 9 4 0 2 0 -0.065 0.24 -1.3
Will Brunson 2 4 3 3 0 1 1 9.00 10 37 23 16 2 5 2 7 3 0 0 0 -0.013 0.02 -1.8
Bryce Florie 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 3.95 7 26 18 8 3 7 2 4 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -2.4
C.J. Nitkowski 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.73 3 11 7 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 9 17 15 12 2 6 4 12.00 47 176 111 63 16 32 10 29 13 0 20 2 0 -0.413 0.35 -9.7
Balks: None.
WP: B Florie (1).
HBP: F Cordova (1; B Ausmus).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: F Cordova (2; B Ausmus, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 15,747.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 2-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  RR PIT M. Benjamin B. Moehler 12% 87% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Brown Scores; Guillen Scores
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  R PIT B. Giles B. Moehler 9% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 5-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR PIT J. Guillen W. Blair 9% 92% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Brown Scores
t2 1-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PIT B. Brown B. Moehler 6% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Morris Scores
b2 0-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R DET D. Palmer F. Cordova -6% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

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, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin B. Moehler -2% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT E. Sprague B. Moehler -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  R PIT B. Giles B. Moehler 9% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t1 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT K. Young B. Moehler 1% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Kendall B. Moehler 1% 57% Young Steals 2B
t1 1-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Kendall B. Moehler -3% 54% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET L. Polonia F. Cordova 2% 57% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET B. Ausmus F. Cordova -3% 54% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion F. Cordova 3% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 2 1-- 3,(2-1)  O DET D. Palmer F. Cordova 2% 60% Ausmus Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT W. Morris B. Moehler 5% 65% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t2 1-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PIT B. Brown B. Moehler 6% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Morris Scores
t2 2-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Guillen B. Moehler 4% 75% Walk; Brown to 2B
t2 2-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  RR PIT M. Benjamin B. Moehler 12% 87% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Brown Scores; Guillen Scores
t2 4-0 0 --3 7,(3-2)  O PIT A. Martin B. Moehler -2% 85% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t2 4-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R PIT E. Sprague B. Moehler 3% 88% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Benjamin Scores
t2 5-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT B. Giles B. Moehler 1% 89% Walk; Sprague to 2B
Willie Blair replaces Brian Moehler pitching
t2 5-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO PIT K. Young W. Blair -3% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
b2 0-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R DET D. Palmer F. Cordova -6% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 1-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Higginson F. Cordova 2% 82% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b2 1-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET D. Easley F. Cordova 1% 83% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 1-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Kapler F. Cordova 1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
t3 5-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall W. Blair -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 5-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT W. Morris W. Blair -1% 82% Strikeout Looking
t3 5-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT B. Brown W. Blair 1% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t3 5-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR PIT J. Guillen W. Blair 9% 92% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Brown Scores
t3 7-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin W. Blair -0% 91% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 7, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
b3 1-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Jefferies F. Cordova 1% 93% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b3 1-7 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O DET D. Cruz F. Cordova 1% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Cruz out at 2B/2B-C-SS
b3 1-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET L. Polonia F. Cordova -1% 93% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b3 1-7 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  DET B. Ausmus F. Cordova -1% 92% Walk
b3 1-7 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O DET J. Encarnacion F. Cordova 2% 94% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 7, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
t4 7-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT A. Martin W. Blair 1% 95% Double to RF (Fly Ball)
t4 7-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT E. Sprague W. Blair -1% 94% Flyball: CF
t4 7-1 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  R PIT B. Giles W. Blair 2% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Martin Scores
t4 8-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young W. Blair -0% 96% Flyball: RF
t4 8-1 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  O PIT J. Kendall W. Blair -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
b4 1-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  DET D. Palmer F. Cordova -1% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b4 1-8 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Higginson F. Cordova 1% 95% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 1-8 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  DET D. Easley F. Cordova -2% 93% Single to CF (Pop Fly); Higginson to 3B
b4 1-8 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  DET G. Kapler F. Cordova -2% 91% Walk; Easley to 2B
b4 1-8 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO DET G. Jefferies F. Cordova 1% 92% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Higginson Scores; Easley to 3B; Kapler to 2B/Adv on E2
b4 2-8 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Cruz F. Cordova 3% 95% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 8, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-2, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
t5 8-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT W. Morris W. Blair -0% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t5 8-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R PIT B. Brown W. Blair 2% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t5 9-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Guillen W. Blair -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
t5 9-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin W. Blair -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 9, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-9, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
b5 2-9 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET L. Polonia F. Cordova 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  DET B. Ausmus F. Cordova -1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b5 2-9 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O DET J. Encarnacion F. Cordova 1% 97% Flyball: CF
b5 2-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Palmer F. Cordova 1% 98% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 9, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-2, Tigers' Will Brunson facing 1-2-3
Will Brunson replaces Willie Blair pitching
t6 9-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Martin W. Brunson 0% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 9-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT E. Sprague W. Brunson 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martin Scores
t6 11-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT B. Giles W. Brunson -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t6 11-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT K. Young W. Brunson -0% 99% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t6 11-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall W. Brunson -0% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-11, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
b6 2-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Higginson F. Cordova 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Damion Easley (2B) batting 6th
b6 2-11 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET F. Catalanotto F. Cordova 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2-11 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Kapler F. Cordova 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Tigers 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-2, Tigers' Will Brunson facing 6-7-8
Frank Catalanotto moves from PH to 2B
Jason Wood replaces Dean Palmer playing 3B batting 4th
Karim Garcia replaces Bobby Higginson playing RF batting 5th
t7 11-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT W. Morris W. Brunson -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t7 11-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Brown W. Brunson 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t7 11-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  R PIT J. Guillen W. Brunson 0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Brown Scores
t7 12-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin W. Brunson -0% 100% Fielder's Choice SS; Guillen out at 2B/SS-3B-2B-SS
t7 12-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin W. Brunson -0% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 12, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-12, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
b7 2-12 0 --- 4,(2-1)  DET G. Jefferies F. Cordova -0% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b7 2-12 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Cruz F. Cordova -0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Jefferies stays at 2B
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Francisco Cordova pitching
Bill Haselman pinch hits for Luis Polonia (DH) batting 1st
b7 2-12 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Haselman S. Sauerbeck 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B); Jefferies to 3B
b7 2-12 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  DET B. Ausmus S. Sauerbeck -0% 99% Walk; Haselman to 2B
b7 2-12 1 123 4,(1-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion S. Sauerbeck 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-12 2 123 3,(0-2)  O DET J. Wood S. Sauerbeck 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 12, Tigers 2.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 12-2, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 2-3-4
Bryce Florie replaces Will Brunson pitching
t8 12-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT E. Sprague B. Florie 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 12-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT B. Giles B. Florie 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 12-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  PIT K. Young B. Florie 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t8 12-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  PIT J. Kendall B. Florie 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Young to 2B; Kendall to 1B
t8 12-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  PIT W. Morris B. Florie 0% 100% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Young to 3B; Kendall to 2B
t8 12-2 2 123 6,(3-2)  RRR PIT B. Brown B. Florie 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Young Scores/unER; Kendall Scores/unER; Morris Scores/unER
t8 15-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Guillen B. Florie 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 15, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-15, Pirates' Jason Christiansen facing 5-6-7
Jason Christiansen replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching
b8 2-15 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET K. Garcia J. Christiansen 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 2-15 1 --- 4,(1-2)  DET F. Catalanotto J. Christiansen -0% 100% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 2-15 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  DET G. Kapler J. Christiansen -0% 100% Walk
b8 2-15 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO DET G. Jefferies J. Christiansen 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 15, Tigers 2.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 15-2, Tigers' C.J. Nitkowski facing 9-1-2
C.J. Nitkowski replaces Bryce Florie pitching
t9 15-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin C. Nitkowski 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 15-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin C. Nitkowski 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 15-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT E. Sprague C. Nitkowski 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 15, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-15, Pirates' Brad Clontz facing 9-1-2
Brad Clontz replaces Jason Christiansen pitching
b9 2-15 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Cruz B. Clontz 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2-15 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Haselman B. Clontz 0% 100% Foul Popfly: C
b9 2-15 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R DET B. Ausmus B. Clontz 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b9 3-15 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion B. Clontz 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 15, Tigers 3.

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