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Standings
LAD
@ANA		6
7		 
(10)
MON
@BAL		2
8
PHI
@BOS		4
6
ATL
@NYY		6
2
SFG
@OAK		9
11
SDP
@SEA		3
2
NYM
@TBD		8
7		 
(10)
ARI
@TEX		2
3
FLA
@TOR		8
6
MIN
@CHC		3
9
COL
@CIN		7
10
DET
@HOU		6
8
CLE
@PIT		2
0
CHW
@STL		2
3		 
(13)
Thursday, July 15, 1999 7:05PM
, Astrodome
Attendance: 32,573, Time of Game: 3:05
Tigers
6
36-53
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 21½ GB
 at Astros
8
52-37
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
W: Trever Miller (1-1)
L: Willie Blair (1-8)
S: Billy Wagner (24)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   4  1  0   0  0  0    6 12  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  3  2   3  0  X    8  9  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Juan Encarnacion LF-CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .270 .755 17 13 -0.121 0.75 0.000 -0.121 -1.5 4 0 GDP
Brad Ausmus C 4 2 3 0 0 1 .285 .795 11 9 0.025 0.77 0.070 -0.045 0.5 2 1 CS
Bobby Higginson RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 .244 .744 14 10 0.064 0.88 0.116 -0.052 0.5 2 0 2B
Dean Palmer 3B 4 2 3 2 0 1 .278 .895 9 6 0.140 0.90 0.179 -0.040 2.6 0 3 HR,3B
Tony Clark 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .699 18 10 -0.011 0.79 0.046 -0.057 -0.8 9 0
Damion Easley 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 .257 .777 15 10 0.053 1.07 0.119 -0.066 1.4 4 2 2·2B
Gabe Kapler CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .765 8 7 -0.049 0.50 0.000 -0.049 -1.0 2 0
   Luis Polonia PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .351 .924 7 4 -0.038 1.27 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 0 0
Deivi Cruz SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .268 .649 12 11 -0.036 0.92 0.048 -0.084 0.1 1 7 2B
Dave Mlicki P 2 0 0 0 1 2 .250 .750 16 10 -0.006 0.56 0.024 -0.030 -0.4 0 0
   Willie Blair P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Doug Brocail P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Bryce Florie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gregg Jefferies PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .595 4 3 -0.027 1.03 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
Team Totals 36 6 12 6 1 12 .333 .935 131 93 -0.006 0.81 0.602 -0.609 1.0 24 14
2B: B Higginson (16, off S Reynolds); D Cruz (16, off S Reynolds); D Easley 2 (22, 1 off D Henry, 1 off S Reynolds).
3B: D Palmer (1, off S Reynolds).
HR: D Palmer (23, off S Reynolds; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: D Palmer 8; D Easley 4; B Ausmus 3; D Cruz 2; B Higginson 2; J Encarnacion; T Clark.
GIDP: J Encarnacion (5).
RBI: D Easley 2 (44); D Palmer 2 (60); D Cruz (18); B Higginson (37).
2-out RBI: D Palmer; D Cruz.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
PB: B Ausmus (4).
E: T Clark (5).
Baserunning
CS: B Ausmus (6, 2nd base by T Miller/P Bako).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .294 .839 16 9 0.014 0.73 0.070 -0.056 0.5 3 2
Bill Spiers 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .288 .779 15 7 0.047 1.39 0.134 -0.086 -0.3 0 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 2 1 3 1 0 .315 1.118 18 9 0.151 1.05 0.180 -0.028 2.1 7 1 HR,SB,HBP
Carl Everett CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .873 11 7 -0.069 1.51 0.030 -0.100 -0.8 2 0 CS
   Jay Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jack Howell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .750 3 2 -0.008 0.27 0.000 -0.008 -0.3
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Richard Hidalgo LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .244 .786 18 9 -0.066 1.51 0.010 -0.077 -0.7 0 1
Derek Bell RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .246 .667 17 11 0.308 1.77 0.319 -0.010 1.8 1 0
Paul Bako C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .280 .803 16 10 -0.017 1.26 0.060 -0.077 0.2 13 1 3B
Tim Bogar SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 .247 .717 16 8 0.175 1.25 0.196 -0.020 1.1 0 6 3B,HBP
Shane Reynolds P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .556 6 4 -0.048 1.79 0.000 -0.048 -0.5 1 0
   Russ Johnson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .236 .744 3 2 0.025 0.41 0.025 0.000 0.6 2B
   Doug Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Mieske PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .318 .908 5 3 0.007 1.88 0.007 0.000 0.1
   Trever Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Glen Barker PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .681 1 1 -0.026 0.93 0.000 -0.026 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 33 8 9 8 5 2 .273 .915 145 82 0.493 1.26 1.031 -0.536 3.6 27 11
2B: R Johnson (5, off D Mlicki).
3B: T Bogar (1, off D Mlicki); P Bako (1, off D Mlicki).
HR: J Bagwell (29, off D Mlicki; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
HBP: T Bogar (3, by D Mlicki); J Bagwell (5, by D Mlicki).
TB: J Bagwell 4; T Bogar 3; P Bako 3; R Johnson 2; D Bell 2; C Biggio 2; C Everett.
RBI: J Bagwell 3 (81); T Bogar 2 (24); D Bell 2 (50); M Mieske (13).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Bako-T Bogar-J Bagwell; T Bogar-C Biggio-J Bagwell.
Outfield Assists: R Hidalgo (J Encarnacion at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Bagwell (18, 2nd base off D Mlicki/B Ausmus).
CS: C Everett (2, 2nd base by D Mlicki/B Ausmus).

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
Dave Mlicki 6 8 5 3 0 2 1 5.26 28 98 61 34 11 16 13 11 0 0 42 -0.037 1.00 -1.7
Willie Blair, L (1-8) 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 7.27 2 14 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.182 2.44 -1.0
Doug Brocail, BS (2) 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2.85 6 25 12 10 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 -0.293 2.65 -1.4
Bryce Florie 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.54 4 14 6 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.28 0.6
Team Totals 8 9 8 6 5 2 1 6.75 40 151 85 54 12 19 19 12 0 0 42 2 2 -0.495 0.81 -3.6
W Blair faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Houston Astros

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
Shane Reynolds 5 8 6 6 1 7 1 3.89 23 78 55 26 12 17 7 8 2 0 33 -0.248 0.67 -3.2
Doug Henry 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.84 4 12 9 5 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.029 0.59 0.6
Trever Miller, W (1-1) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6.15 3 12 8 2 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.061 1.05 0.6
Jay Powell, H (8) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.63 4 18 12 5 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.081 1.46 0.6
Billy Wagner, S (24) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.14 3 11 9 6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.082 1.04 0.6
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 1 12 1 6.00 37 131 93 44 21 28 9 15 5 0 33 0 0 0.005 1.26 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Mlicki 2 (8; T Bogar, J Bagwell).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Frank Pulli.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 32,573.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Houston Astros
1 Juan Encarnacion LF 1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 Brad Ausmus C 2 Bill Spiers 3B
3 Bobby Higginson RF 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Dean Palmer 3B 4 Carl Everett CF
5 Tony Clark 1B 5 Richard Hidalgo LF
6 Damion Easley 2B 6 Derek Bell RF
7 Gabe Kapler CF 7 Paul Bako C
8 Deivi Cruz SS 8 Tim Bogar SS
9 Dave Mlicki P 9 Shane Reynolds P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 5-6 1 123 5,(2-2)  RR HOU D. Bell D. Brocail 24% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Spiers Scores; Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo to 2B
b6 3-6 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  R HOU T. Bogar D. Mlicki 15% 33% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores/unER
t4 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  R DET B. Higginson S. Reynolds -12% 23% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Ausmus Scores
b5 0-6 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR HOU J. Bagwell D. Mlicki 10% 18% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Johnson Scores; Biggio Scores
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R DET D. Palmer S. Reynolds -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball)

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, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion S. Reynolds 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET B. Ausmus S. Reynolds 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET B. Higginson S. Reynolds 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Biggio D. Mlicki 3% 58% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Spiers D. Mlicki -3% 55% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell D. Mlicki -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B; Biggio to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Everett D. Mlicki -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R DET D. Palmer S. Reynolds -10% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET T. Clark S. Reynolds 2% 42% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 1-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET D. Easley S. Reynolds 2% 44% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET G. Kapler S. Reynolds 1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo D. Mlicki -3% 42% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU D. Bell D. Mlicki 3% 45% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU P. Bako D. Mlicki -3% 42% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
b2 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU T. Bogar D. Mlicki 2% 44% Hit By Pitch; Bako to 2B
b2 0-1 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O HOU S. Reynolds D. Mlicki -5% 39% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Cruz S. Reynolds 2% 42% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  DET D. Mlicki S. Reynolds -2% 39% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO DET J. Encarnacion S. Reynolds 5% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Biggio D. Mlicki -3% 42% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Spiers D. Mlicki -2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU J. Bagwell D. Mlicki 2% 41% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Everett D. Mlicki 1% 42% Bagwell Steals 2B
b3 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Everett D. Mlicki -4% 38% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET B. Ausmus S. Reynolds -4% 35% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
t4 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  R DET B. Higginson S. Reynolds -12% 23% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Ausmus Scores
t4 2-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  DET D. Palmer S. Reynolds -5% 18% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Higginson to 3B
t4 2-0 0 1-3 6,(2-2)  O DET T. Clark S. Reynolds 3% 21% Flyball: CF; Palmer to 2B
t4 2-0 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RR DET D. Easley S. Reynolds -9% 13% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Higginson Scores; Palmer Scores
t4 4-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET G. Kapler S. Reynolds 2% 14% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 4-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R DET D. Cruz S. Reynolds -5% 9% Double to RF (Line Drive); Easley Scores
t4 5-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Mlicki S. Reynolds 1% 10% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
b4 0-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo D. Mlicki -2% 9% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. Bell D. Mlicki -1% 8% Flyball: CF
b4 0-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU P. Bako D. Mlicki 1% 9% Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-5 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O HOU T. Bogar D. Mlicki -2% 7% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
t5 5-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET J. Encarnacion S. Reynolds 1% 8% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t5 5-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Ausmus S. Reynolds -1% 7% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 5-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET B. Higginson S. Reynolds 1% 8% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R DET D. Palmer S. Reynolds -3% 4% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ausmus Scores
t5 6-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O DET T. Clark S. Reynolds 1% 5% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Dave Mlicki facing 9-1-2
Russ Johnson pinch hits for Shane Reynolds (P) batting 9th
b5 0-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU R. Johnson D. Mlicki 2% 8% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 0-6 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Biggio D. Mlicki 4% 11% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Johnson to 3B
b5 0-6 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Spiers D. Mlicki -3% 8% Flyball: LF
b5 0-6 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR HOU J. Bagwell D. Mlicki 10% 18% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Johnson Scores; Biggio Scores
b5 3-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Everett D. Mlicki 3% 21% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b5 3-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Hidalgo D. Mlicki -3% 17% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b5 3-6 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU D. Bell D. Mlicki -3% 15% Everett Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Astros' Doug Henry facing 6-7-8
Doug Henry replaces Russ Johnson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Easley D. Henry -3% 11% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
t6 6-3 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Kapler D. Henry 2% 14% Foul Popfly: C
t6 6-3 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Cruz D. Henry 2% 16% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t6 6-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Mlicki D. Henry 2% 18% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Tigers' Dave Mlicki facing 6-7-8
b6 3-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU D. Bell D. Mlicki 5% 22% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b6 3-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU P. Bako D. Mlicki -4% 18% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 3-6 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  R HOU T. Bogar D. Mlicki 15% 33% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores/unER
Matt Mieske pinch hits for Doug Henry (P) batting 9th
b6 4-6 1 --3 5,(2-2)  RO HOU M. Mieske D. Mlicki 1% 34% Groundout: SS-1B; Bogar Scores/unER
b6 5-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU C. Biggio D. Mlicki -2% 32% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Astros' Trever Miller facing 1-2-3
Trever Miller replaces Matt Mieske (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET J. Encarnacion T. Miller 3% 34% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Encarnacion out at 2B/LF-2B
t7 6-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  DET B. Ausmus T. Miller -3% 32% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t7 6-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO DET B. Higginson T. Miller 6% 38% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Ausmus Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Tigers' Willie Blair facing 2-3-4
Willie Blair replaces Dave Mlicki pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Spiers W. Blair 7% 45% Walk
b7 5-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell W. Blair 5% 51% Passed Ball; Spiers to 2B
b7 5-6 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell W. Blair 5% 56% Walk
Doug Brocail replaces Willie Blair pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-6 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Everett D. Brocail -0% 56% Groundout: P-SS-1B (P's Left); Spiers to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
b7 5-6 1 -23 6,(3-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo D. Brocail 1% 57% Walk
b7 5-6 1 123 5,(2-2)  RR HOU D. Bell D. Brocail 24% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Spiers Scores; Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo to 2B
b7 7-6 1 12- 6,(3-2)  HOU P. Bako D. Brocail 5% 86% Walk; Hidalgo to 3B; Bell to 2B
b7 7-6 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO HOU T. Bogar D. Brocail 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Hidalgo Scores; Bell to 3B
Glen Barker pinch hits for Trever Miller (P) batting 9th
b7 8-6 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Barker D. Brocail -3% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 8.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Astros' Jay Powell facing 4-5-6
Jay Powell replaces Carl Everett (CF) pitching and batting 4th
Glen Barker moves from PH to CF
t8 6-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Palmer J. Powell 4% 89% Strikeout Looking
t8 6-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  DET T. Clark J. Powell -5% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t8 6-8 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Easley J. Powell 5% 90% Strikeout Looking
Luis Polonia pinch hits for Gabe Kapler (CF) batting 7th
t8 6-8 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O DET L. Polonia J. Powell 4% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-6, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
Bryce Florie replaces Doug Brocail pitching and batting 9th
Luis Polonia moves from PH to LF
Juan Encarnacion moves from LF to CF
b8 8-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio B. Florie -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 8-6 1 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU B. Spiers B. Florie 1% 93% Walk
b8 8-6 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell B. Florie -1% 93% Flyball: CF
Jack Howell pinch hits for Jay Powell (P) batting 4th
b8 8-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Howell B. Florie -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 8.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 8-9-1
Billy Wagner replaces Jack Howell (PH) pitching and batting 4th
t9 6-8 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O DET D. Cruz B. Wagner 4% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Bryce Florie (P) batting 9th
t9 6-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET G. Jefferies B. Wagner 3% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET J. Encarnacion B. Wagner 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Astros 8.

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