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NYY  4
@ANA  3

(12)
CHW  6
TOR  3

BAL  4
@KCR  3

DET  2
@MIL  1

(12)
OAK 13
BOS  6

SEA  7
CLE  6

HOU 10
COL  4

MON  3
STL  2

NYM  3
LAD  1

LAD  4
@NYM  3

SDP  9
@PIT  4

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 18,117

Thursday, August 21, 1997, 7:07
Time of Game: 3:32
Tigers
2
59-67
Won 1
5th, 22 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  9  0
Brewers         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
W: D Miceli (3-2), L: B Wickman (6-6), S: T Jones (24)
Brewers
1
62-64
Lost 1
3rd, 4 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   0   1   0    1   0  .265  .684   18    1   0   2B
B Higginson LF                6   1   2   0    0   2  .293  .919   22    5   0   
T Fryman 3B                   6   0   1   0    0   2  .264  .761   16    1   4   
T Clark 1B                    5   0   0   1    1   1  .279  .908   24   14   1   
B Hamelin DH                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .283  .900   16    0   0   2B
  S Sanders PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Nevin PH                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .246  .729   12    0   0   
M Nieves RF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .795   20    5   0   
D Easley 2B                   3   1   3   0    2   0  .272  .871   17    1   3   2·2B,SB,CS,IW
R Casanova C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .686   14    4   1   GDP
  J Reed PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .500    3    0   0   
  M Walbeck C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .683         2   0   
D Cruz SS                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .227  .549   19    2   4   

J Thompson P                                                             1   2
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  D Miceli P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       44   2   9   2    6  11              181   36  15
BATTING
2B: B Hamelin (12, off M Fetters); B Hunter (22, off C Eldred); D Easley 2 (30, 2 off C Eldred).
IBB: D Easley (2, by M Fetters).
TB: D Easley 5; B Hamelin 2; B Hunter 2; B Higginson 2; T Fryman; D Cruz.
GIDP: R Casanova (9).
RBI: D Cruz (27); T Clark (94).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Cruz-T Clark.
BASERUNNING
SB: D Easley (21, 2nd base off C Eldred/J Levis).
CS: D Easley (11, 2nd base by D Jones/J Levis).
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .284  .704    9    2   2   
J Valentin SS                 4   0   0   0    1   3  .275  .772   22    3   4   
D Nilsson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .799   17    3   0   
  J Voigt LF-RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .824         1   0   
  J Huson PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .495    3    0   0   
J Franco 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .750   19    7   2   
J Cirillo DH                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .775   18    0   0   
J Burnitz RF-CF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .925   22    3   0   CS,HBP
M Loretta 3B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .289  .746   20    2   0   SB,GDP
G Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .670   15    3   0   
  B Banks PH-LF-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .579    3    0   0   
J Levis C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .287  .706   24   10   2   

C Eldred P                                                               2   0
  M Davis P                                                              0   0
  M Fetters P                                                            0   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39   1   5   1    3   6              172   36  10
BATTING
HBP: J Burnitz (4, by D Miceli).
TB: F Vina 2; M Loretta; J Levis; J Burnitz.
GIDP: M Loretta (9).
RBI: F Vina (22).
2-out RBI: F Vina.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Valentin-J Franco.
BASERUNNING
SB: M Loretta (3, 2nd base off J Thompson/R Casanova).
CS: J Burnitz (12, 2nd base by D Miceli/R Casanova).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Thompson                     7     4   1   1    1   2   0   2.90   25  104-67   36· 6·25   12· 6· 4· 0     66    -     1.03   0.35
D Brocail                      0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.69    4   14-7     5· 2· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.54   0.02
M Myers                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.46   0.09
D Miceli, W (3-2)              3     0   0   0    1   2   0   5.24   10   36-22   13· 2· 7    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    1.98   0.45
T Jones, S (24)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.31    3    9-8     3· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.22
Totals                        12     5   1   1    3   6   0          43  168-107  59·11·37   16·11· 6· 0          2-0 
Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Eldred                       6.1   4   1   1    4   6   0   5.03   28  102-59   31· 9·19    6· 7· 5· 0     63    -     1.30   0.11
M Davis                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    1    5-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.89   0.12
M Fetters                      2.1   2   0   0    2   1   0   3.24   10   30-16    9· 3· 4    1· 4· 2· 0          3-0    2.71   0.38
D Jones                        2     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.23    6   21-15    6· 2· 7    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.11   0.30
B Wickman, L (6-6)             1     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.66    5   22-13    8· 2· 3    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    2.68  -0.28
Totals                        12     9   2   2    6  11   0          50  180-106  54·18·34   11·12·10· 0          6-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: M Fetters (2; D Easley).
HBP: D Miceli (1; J Burnitz).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 3:32.
Attendance: 18,117.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 67° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. B Hunter             CF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. B Higginson          LF    2. J Valentin           SS 
3. T Fryman             3B    3. D Nilsson            LF 
4. T Clark              1B    4. J Franco             1B 
5. B Hamelin            DH    5. J Cirillo            DH 
6. M Nieves             RF    6. J Burnitz            RF 
7. D Easley             2B    7. M Loretta            3B 
8. R Casanova           C     8. G Williams           CF 
9. D Cruz               SS    9. J Levis              C  

   J Thompson           P        C Eldred             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  1-1  123  1  -29%  39% R Casanova      M Fetters       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 8   0  1-1  1--  1   19%  76% B Hamelin       M Fetters       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Clark to 3B
   t12   1  1-1  1--  2   18%  68% T Fryman        B Wickman       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Higginson to 3B
   t11   0  1-1  1--  1  -15%  44% J Reed          D Jones         Easley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t12   1  1-1  1-3  1   13%  81% T Clark         B Wickman       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Higginson Scores; Fryman to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal Eldred facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   45%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  F Vina          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   50%  D Nilsson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal Eldred facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  T Clark         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   46%  B Hamelin       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   45%  M Nieves        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   49%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal Eldred facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   54%  D Easley        Walk
   O      1--  5   52%  R Casanova      Strikeout Looking, Easley Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   62%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive); Easley Scores; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  1   69%  B Hunter        Double to LF (Line Drive); Cruz to 3B
   O      -23  5   61%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   55%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   51%  M Loretta       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   55%  G Williams      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--      54%  J Levis         Loretta Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   57%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Loretta to 3B
   R      --3  1   47%  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Loretta Scores
   O      1--  3   50%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal Eldred facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  T Clark         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  5   50%  B Hamelin       Walk
   O      1--  4   47%  M Nieves        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  5   51%  D Easley        Double to LF (Line Drive); Hamelin to 3B
          -23  6   52%  R Casanova      Walk
   O      123  5   44%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Thompson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   47%  D Nilsson       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   49%  J Franco        Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   47%  J Cirillo       Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  J Burnitz       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal Eldred facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  B Hunter        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   45%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   43%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   46%  M Loretta       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   48%  G Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   47%  J Levis         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  F Vina          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal Eldred facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   46%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   44%  B Hamelin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   42%  M Nieves        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Thompson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   46%  J Valentin      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  2   48%  D Nilsson       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   50%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal Eldred facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   60%  D Easley        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  2   70%  R Casanova      Fielder's Choice 1B; Easley to 3B; Casanova to 1B
   O      1-3  2   61%  D Cruz          Lineout: SS
          1-3  4   65%  B Hunter        Walk; Casanova to 2B
                  Mark Davis replaces Cal Eldred pitching
   O      123  5   53%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Fetters replaces Mark Davis pitching
   O      123  1   41%  T Fryman        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Thompson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   45%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   41%  J Burnitz       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   50%  M Loretta       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Fetters facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   57%  T Clark         Walk
          1--  1   76%  B Hamelin       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Clark to 3B
                  Scott Sanders pinch runs for Bob Hamelin batting 5th
   O      -23  4   67%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   67%  D Easley        Intentional Walk
   OO     123  1   39%  R Casanova      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
                  Doug Brocail replaces Justin Thompson pitching
   O      ---  5   43%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   47%  J Levis         Lineout: LF
          ---  1   45%  F Vina          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5   41%  J Valentin      Walk; Vina to 2B
                  Mike Myers replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      12-  5   50%  D Nilsson       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Fetters facing 9-1-2
                  Jack Voigt replaces Dave Nilsson playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  6   44%  D Cruz          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   39%  B Hunter        Flyball: LF
          ---  2   42%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   35%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Dan Miceli facing 4-5-6
                  Dan Miceli replaces Mike Myers pitching
   O      ---  3   41%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   46%  J Cirillo       Flyball: RF
          ---  3   43%  J Burnitz       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   50%  M Loretta       Burnitz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Jones replaces Mike Fetters pitching
   O      ---  6   44%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  Phil Nevin pinch hits for Scott Sanders batting 5th
   O      ---  3   39%  P Nevin         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   35%  M Nieves        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Dan Miceli facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   41%  M Loretta       Strikeout Swinging
                  Brian Banks pinch hits for Gerald Williams batting 8th
   O      ---  3   46%  B Banks         Flyball: LF
          ---  8   43%  J Levis         Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 11th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Banks moves to LF; Jeromy Burnitz moves to CF; Jack Voigt moves to RF
          ---  2   58%  D Easley        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Jody Reed pinch hits for Raul Casanova batting 8th
   O      1--      44%  J Reed          Easley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  2   39%  " "             Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   35%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Dan Miceli facing 2-3-4
                  Matt Walbeck replaces Jody Reed playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  5   41%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  Jeff Huson pinch hits for Jack Voigt batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   46%  J Huson         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   50%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 12th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Wickman facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Wickman replaces Doug Jones pitching; Jeff Huson moves to LF; Brian Banks moves to RF
   O      ---  5   44%  B Hunter        Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
          ---  5   50%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  2   68%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Higginson to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   81%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Higginson Scores; Fryman to 2B
   O      -2-  9   78%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Jones replaces Dan Miceli pitching
   O      ---  3   88%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   95%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  M Loretta       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

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