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OAK
@ANA		7
3
MIL
@BAL		3
4
TOR
@BOS		2
3
CHW
@KCR		9
2
CLE
@MIN		4
1
DET
@NYY		9
7		 
(11)
SEA
@TEX		6
3
NYM
@ATL		4
11
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@CHC		3
4
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@CIN		3
6
PHI
@FLA		2
8
HOU
@PIT		3
12
COL
@SDP		6
7
LAD
@SFG		5
6		 
(12)
Thursday, September 18, 1997 7:35
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 18,600, Time of Game: 4:09
Tigers
9
75-77
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 18 GB
 at Yankees
7
88-64
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 5 GB
W: Todd Jones (4-3)
L: Joe Borowski (2-3)
S: Dan Miceli (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   3  0  2   0  0  1   0  2    9 15  2
Yankees         0  0  0   6  0  0   0  1  0   0  0    7 12  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .270 .691 22 14 0.117 2.07 0.287 -0.169 -0.2 3 0 SH,GDP
Bobby Higginson RF-LF 4 1 1 0 2 0 .293 .899 26 11 -0.133 2.10 0.135 -0.268 -1.3 3 0 CS,GDP
Travis Fryman 3B 6 0 1 0 0 2 .275 .764 23 15 -0.333 2.27 0.026 -0.359 -1.8 1 3 2B,GDP
Tony Clark 1B 5 1 1 0 1 1 .281 .906 26 13 -0.085 1.89 0.084 -0.169 -0.5 11 1
Damion Easley 2B 5 2 3 2 1 0 .266 .832 21 11 0.524 2.30 0.590 -0.067 2.4 2 4 2B
Phil Nevin LF 4 2 2 4 0 1 .242 .728 17 11 0.328 1.47 0.377 -0.048 3.1 1 1 HR,2B
   Melvin Nieves PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .761 4 3 -0.113 1.96 0.000 -0.113 -0.8 1 0
Bubba Trammell DH 3 1 2 1 0 1 .239 .739 15 12 0.065 1.02 0.100 -0.035 1.1 2B
   Bob Hamelin PH 1 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .870 6 1 -0.015 2.35 0.012 -0.027 0.0 IW
Matt Walbeck C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .268 .686 11 7 0.133 1.51 0.174 -0.041 0.5 5 1
   Kimera Bartee PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Marcus Jensen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 .443 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
   Raul Casanova PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .647 8 5 -0.120 4.53 0.000 -0.120 -0.5 0 0
Deivi Cruz SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 .245 .584 16 12 0.158 2.02 0.254 -0.096 0.9 4 6
Greg Keagle P
   A.J. Sager P 2
   Doug Brocail P
   Todd Jones P
   Dan Miceli P
Team Totals 44 9 15 8 6 8 .341 .920 195 115 0.526 2.00 2.039 -1.512 2.9 33 18
2B: T Fryman (25, off K Rogers); P Nevin (16, off K Rogers); B Trammell (3, off K Rogers); D Easley (37, off J Borowski).
HR: P Nevin (8, off K Rogers; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
SH: B Hunter (8, off M Rivera).
IBB: B Hamelin (2, by J Borowski).
TB: P Nevin 6; D Easley 4; B Trammell 3; T Fryman 2; M Walbeck 2; D Cruz 2; B Higginson; B Hunter; T Clark.
GIDP: B Higginson (8); T Fryman (15); B Hunter (12).
RBI: P Nevin 4 (33); D Easley 2 (66); B Trammell (11); D Cruz (39).
2-out RBI: D Easley 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
E: T Fryman (10); D Easley (12).
Outfield Assists: P Nevin (S Pose at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: B Higginson (7, 2nd base by K Rogers/J Posada).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Derek Jeter SS 5 1 2 1 1 1 .293 .770 20 10 0.109 1.52 0.185 -0.076 1.0 3 6 SB
Chad Curtis LF 4 0 2 2 1 0 .288 .865 25 13 0.407 1.52 0.475 -0.068 2.1 2 0 2B,CS
   Tim Raines PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .816 2 1 -0.069 2.38 0.000 -0.069 -0.3 1 0
Paul O'Neill RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .323 .914 15 11 0.062 1.25 0.119 -0.057 0.6 1 0
   Scott Pose PR-RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .612 9 5 0.021 2.15 0.073 -0.052 0.1 0 0
Bernie Williams CF 6 1 2 1 0 2 .328 .948 21 13 0.018 1.65 0.185 -0.167 -0.6 2 0 HR,2B
Tino Martinez 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .297 .952 12 7 -0.019 1.07 0.042 -0.061 -0.4 7 1
   Mike Stanley 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .290 .882 8 4 -0.071 2.39 0.000 -0.071 -0.2 5 0 IW
Cecil Fielder DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 .255 .746 21 9 -0.120 1.89 0.099 -0.218 -0.3
Charlie Hayes 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .249 .719 8 7 -0.257 2.22 0.013 -0.270 -1.4 1 1
Jorge Posada C 5 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .741 20 12 -0.068 1.46 0.074 -0.142 -0.2 7 3
Andy Fox 2B 4 2 0 0 1 0 .250 .681 23 14 0.013 1.64 0.124 -0.111 0.2 2 3
Kenny Rogers P 2
   Hideki Irabu P
   Mariano Rivera P
   Joe Borowski P
Team Totals 44 7 12 6 6 5 .273 .746 184 106 0.026 1.69 1.389 -1.362 0.9 33 14
2B: B Williams (34, off D Brocail); C Curtis (22, off A Sager).
HR: B Williams (20, off G Keagle; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
IBB: M Stanley (3, by D Brocail).
TB: B Williams 6; C Curtis 3; P O'Neill 2; D Jeter 2; S Pose; J Posada; T Martinez; C Hayes.
RBI: C Curtis 2 (54); D Jeter (66); P O'Neill (114); B Williams (90); J Posada (22).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 3. A Fox-D Jeter-T Martinez; D Jeter-A Fox-T Martinez; D Jeter-A Fox-M Stanley.
E: J Posada (3).
Baserunning
SB: D Jeter (23, 2nd base off G Keagle/M Walbeck).
CS: C Curtis (6, 2nd base by D Brocail/M Walbeck).

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
Greg Keagle 3.1 5 5 5 3 3 1 6.63 18 80 47 27 8 12 4 8 3 0 30 -0.128 1.15 -1.4
A.J. Sager 3.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 4.39 16 54 30 16 3 11 9 4 2 0 3 3 -0.085 1.56 -0.7
Doug Brocail 1.1 3 1 0 1 0 0 3.24 7 26 13 9 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 -0.393 2.38 -1.1
Todd Jones, W (4-3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.85 6 17 11 5 3 3 3 2 2 0 2 0 0.477 3.02 1.8
Dan Miceli, S (3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.09 3 9 6 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.103 1.31 0.6
Team Totals 11 12 7 6 6 5 1 4.91 50 186 107 61 15 31 24 15 7 0 30 5 3 -0.026 2.00 -0.9

New York Yankees

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
Kenny Rogers 6 10 6 6 2 2 1 5.54 27 94 57 39 4 14 9 14 7 0 28 -0.305 1.12 -2.7
Hideki Irabu 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 7.63 7 29 18 9 4 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.205 1.51 1.1
Mariano Rivera, BS (9) 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.97 5 16 11 9 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.178 4.47 -0.4
Joe Borowski, L (2-3) 2 2 2 2 4 2 0 4.15 12 61 31 23 2 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 -0.249 3.32 -0.9
Team Totals 11 15 9 9 6 8 1 7.36 51 200 117 80 10 27 17 20 9 0 28 0 0 -0.527 1.69 -2.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Borowski (5; B Hamelin); D Brocail (3; M Stanley).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 4:09.
Attendance: 18,600.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         New York Yankees
1 Brian Hunter CF 1 Derek Jeter SS
2 Bobby Higginson RF 2 Chad Curtis LF
3 Travis Fryman 3B 3 Paul O'Neill RF
4 Tony Clark 1B 4 Bernie Williams CF
5 Damion Easley 2B 5 Tino Martinez 1B
6 Phil Nevin LF 6 Cecil Fielder DH
7 Bubba Trammell DH 7 Charlie Hayes 3B
8 Matt Walbeck C 8 Jorge Posada C
9 Deivi Cruz SS 9 Andy Fox 2B
Greg Keagle P Kenny Rogers P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t11 7-7 2 123 5,(2-2)  RR DET D. Easley J. Borowski 38% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hunter Scores; Higginson Scores; Clark to 2B
b8 6-6 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R NYY C. Curtis D. Brocail -26% 16% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Fox Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER
t6 4-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR DET P. Nevin K. Rogers 22% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Easley Scores
b4 3-4 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR NYY C. Curtis A. Sager -20% 24% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Posada Scores; Fox Scores; Jeter to 3B
t9 6-7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Hunter M. Rivera 19% 64% Reached on E2 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Bartee to 3B; Cruz to 2B

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, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Hunter K. Rogers 3% 53% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Higginson K. Rogers -3% 50% Foul Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO DET T. Fryman K. Rogers -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Greg Keagle facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Jeter G. Keagle -3% 42% Single to P (Bunt to P's Right)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O NYY C. Curtis G. Keagle 3% 45% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill G. Keagle 3% 48% Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  NYY B. Williams G. Keagle -1% 47% Jeter Steals 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O NYY B. Williams G. Keagle 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET T. Clark K. Rogers -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Easley K. Rogers -2% 46% Popfly: 1B (Deep 2B-1B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET P. Nevin K. Rogers -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Greg Keagle facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY T. Martinez G. Keagle 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY C. Fielder G. Keagle 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY C. Hayes G. Keagle -1% 48% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Posada G. Keagle 2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 8,(2-2)  DET B. Trammell K. Rogers 4% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  DET M. Walbeck K. Rogers 6% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive); Trammell to 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  R DET D. Cruz K. Rogers 9% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Trammell Scores; Walbeck to 2B
t3 1-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO DET B. Hunter K. Rogers -10% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Walbeck to 3B
t3 1-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  DET B. Higginson K. Rogers 1% 61% Walk
t3 1-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O DET T. Fryman K. Rogers -5% 56% Higginson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Greg Keagle facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 10,(3-2)  O NYY A. Fox G. Keagle 3% 58% Flyball: LF
b3 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Jeter G. Keagle 2% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY C. Curtis G. Keagle -2% 59% Walk
b3 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY P. O'Neill G. Keagle 3% 62% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET T. Fryman K. Rogers -2% 59% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  DET T. Clark K. Rogers 3% 62% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET D. Easley K. Rogers 4% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Clark to 2B
t4 1-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  RR DET P. Nevin K. Rogers 16% 81% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Clark Scores; Easley Scores
t4 3-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R DET B. Trammell K. Rogers 6% 87% Double to CF (Line Drive); Nevin Scores
t4 4-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Walbeck K. Rogers -2% 86% Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
t4 4-0 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O DET D. Cruz K. Rogers -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Greg Keagle facing 4-5-6
b4 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R NYY B. Williams G. Keagle -7% 77% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b4 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY T. Martinez G. Keagle -4% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b4 1-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYY C. Fielder G. Keagle -7% 66% Walk; Martinez to 2B
b4 1-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY C. Hayes G. Keagle 4% 70% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Martinez to 3B
b4 1-4 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R NYY J. Posada G. Keagle -7% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Martinez Scores; Hayes to 2B
b4 2-4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  NYY A. Fox G. Keagle -8% 55% Walk; Hayes to 3B; Posada to 2B
A.J. Sager replaces Greg Keagle pitching
b4 2-4 1 123 4,(3-0)  R NYY D. Jeter A. Sager -11% 44% Walk; Hayes Scores; Posada to 3B; Fox to 2B
b4 3-4 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR NYY C. Curtis A. Sager -20% 24% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Posada Scores; Fox Scores; Jeter to 3B
b4 5-4 1 -23 5,(1-2)  R NYY P. O'Neill A. Sager -6% 18% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jeter Scores; Curtis to 3B
b4 6-4 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O NYY B. Williams A. Sager 5% 22% Strikeout Swinging
b4 6-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O NYY T. Martinez A. Sager 4% 26% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 6.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
t5 4-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Hunter K. Rogers -3% 23% Lineout: CF
t5 4-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET B. Higginson K. Rogers -2% 21% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t5 4-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  DET T. Fryman K. Rogers 3% 23% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t5 4-6 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O DET T. Clark K. Rogers -4% 19% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 6-7-8
b5 6-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY C. Fielder A. Sager 2% 21% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 6-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY C. Hayes A. Sager 1% 22% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b5 6-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY J. Posada A. Sager 1% 23% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 6.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
Mike Stanley replaces Tino Martinez playing 1B batting 5th
t6 4-6 0 --- 4,(3-0)  DET D. Easley K. Rogers 5% 28% Walk
t6 4-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR DET P. Nevin K. Rogers 22% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Easley Scores
t6 6-6 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O DET B. Trammell K. Rogers -4% 46% Strikeout Looking
t6 6-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET M. Walbeck K. Rogers -3% 44% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 6-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Cruz K. Rogers -2% 42% Lineout: P (P's Right)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 6-6, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 9-1-2
b6 6-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY A. Fox A. Sager 3% 46% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b6 6-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY D. Jeter A. Sager 3% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b6 6-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY C. Curtis A. Sager 2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 6.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 6-6, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
Hideki Irabu replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
t7 6-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Hunter H. Irabu -4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  DET B. Higginson H. Irabu 4% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 6-6 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O DET T. Fryman H. Irabu -5% 45% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-6 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET T. Clark H. Irabu -4% 41% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 6-6, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 3-4-5
b7 6-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY P. O'Neill A. Sager -6% 35% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Scott Pose pinch runs for Paul O'Neill (RF) batting 3rd
b7 6-6 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O NYY B. Williams A. Sager 5% 41% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b7 6-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY M. Stanley A. Sager 5% 46% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 6-6 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  NYY C. Fielder A. Sager -3% 42% Walk; Stanley to 2B
b7 6-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY C. Hayes A. Sager 8% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 6.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 6-6, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 5-6-7
Scott Pose moves from PR to RF
t8 6-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Easley H. Irabu -5% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 6-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET P. Nevin H. Irabu -4% 41% Strikeout Swinging
Bob Hamelin pinch hits for Bubba Trammell (DH) batting 7th
t8 6-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Hamelin H. Irabu -3% 39% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 6-6, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
Doug Brocail replaces A.J. Sager pitching
b8 6-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY J. Posada D. Brocail 5% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 6-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY A. Fox D. Brocail -5% 39% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
b8 6-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Jeter D. Brocail 3% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B; Fox to 2B
b8 6-6 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R NYY C. Curtis D. Brocail -26% 16% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Fox Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER
b8 7-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY S. Pose D. Brocail 2% 17% Curtis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Yankees 7.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Yankees' Mariano Rivera facing 8-9-1
Mariano Rivera replaces Hideki Irabu pitching
t9 6-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  DET M. Walbeck M. Rivera 12% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
Kimera Bartee pinch runs for Matt Walbeck (C) batting 8th
t9 6-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Cruz M. Rivera 16% 45% Single to C (Bunt); Bartee to 2B
t9 6-7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Hunter M. Rivera 19% 64% Reached on E2 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt; Bartee to 3B; Cruz to 2B
t9 6-7 0 123 8,(3-2)  ROO DET B. Higginson M. Rivera -16% 48% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Bartee Scores; Cruz to 3B
t9 7-7 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O DET T. Fryman M. Rivera -13% 35% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Yankees 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 7-7, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 3-4-5
Marcus Jensen replaces Kimera Bartee (PR) playing C batting 8th
b9 7-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  NYY S. Pose D. Brocail -7% 28% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b9 7-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY B. Williams D. Brocail -11% 17% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Pose out at Hm/LF-3B-C; Williams to 3B
b9 7-7 1 --3 4,(3-0)  NYY M. Stanley D. Brocail 0% 17% Intentional Walk
Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
b9 7-7 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Fielder T. Jones 18% 36% Strikeout Swinging
b9 7-7 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O NYY C. Hayes T. Jones 14% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Yankees 7.
Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 7-7, Yankees' Joe Borowski facing 4-5-6
Joe Borowski replaces Mariano Rivera pitching
t10 7-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET T. Clark J. Borowski -6% 44% Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
t10 7-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  DET D. Easley J. Borowski 12% 56% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
Melvin Nieves pinch hits for Phil Nevin (LF) batting 6th
t10 7-7 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Nieves J. Borowski -10% 46% Flyball: LF
t10 7-7 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET B. Hamelin J. Borowski 1% 47% Intentional Walk
Raul Casanova pinch hits for Marcus Jensen (C) batting 8th
t10 7-7 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O DET R. Casanova J. Borowski -12% 35% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Yankees 7.
Bottom of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Tied 7-7, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 8-9-1
Raul Casanova moves from PH to C
Bobby Higginson moves from RF to LF
Melvin Nieves moves from PH to RF
b10 7-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY J. Posada T. Jones 6% 41% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
b10 7-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY A. Fox T. Jones 5% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
b10 7-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY D. Jeter T. Jones -3% 43% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
Tim Raines pinch hits for Chad Curtis (LF) batting 2nd
b10 7-7 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY T. Raines T. Jones 7% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Yankees 7.
Top of the 11th, Tigers Batting, Tied 7-7, Yankees' Joe Borowski facing 9-1-2
Tim Raines moves from PH to LF
t11 7-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Cruz J. Borowski -6% 44% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t11 7-7 1 --- 9,(3-2)  DET B. Hunter J. Borowski 6% 50% Walk
t11 7-7 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET B. Higginson J. Borowski 8% 58% Walk; Hunter to 2B
t11 7-7 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O DET T. Fryman J. Borowski -11% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t11 7-7 2 12- 5,(3-1)  DET T. Clark J. Borowski 6% 53% Walk; Hunter to 3B; Higginson to 2B
t11 7-7 2 123 5,(2-2)  RR DET D. Easley J. Borowski 38% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hunter Scores; Higginson Scores; Clark to 2B
t11 9-7 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O DET M. Nieves J. Borowski -2% 90% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 9, Yankees 7.
Bottom of the 11th, Yankees Batting, Behind 7-9, Tigers' Dan Miceli facing 3-4-5
Dan Miceli replaces Todd Jones pitching
b11 7-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY S. Pose D. Miceli 5% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b11 7-9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY B. Williams D. Miceli 3% 98% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b11 7-9 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY M. Stanley D. Miceli 2% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Yankees 7.

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