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CLE
@CHW		5
4
DET
@NYY		4
3		 
(17)
DET
@NYY		3
4
CHC
@ATL		11
4
MIL
@FLA		5
3
COL
@HOU		9
10
CIN
@LAD		0
2
PHI
@MON		3
1
PIT
@NYM		3
1
STL
@SDP		13
1
ARI
@SFG		3
5
Monday, July 20, 1998, 10:32
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 36,285, Time of Game: 2:45
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Tigers
3
42-55
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Yankees
4
69-25
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Hideki Irabu (9-3)
L: Bryce Florie (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  0    3  5  3
Yankees         0  0  1   3  0  0   0  0  X    4 10  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .624 10 8 -0.114 0.88 0.000 -0.114 -0.9 2 0
Damion Easley 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .300 .876 15 8 0.012 0.93 0.057 -0.046 0.1 2 4
Bobby Higginson RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .317 .936 18 12 0.140 1.15 0.194 -0.054 1.5 0 0 HR,2B
Tony Clark 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .277 .858 12 7 -0.018 1.40 0.064 -0.082 0.1 10 1
Luis Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .853 15 8 -0.150 1.54 0.000 -0.150 -1.2 2 0
Trey Beamon DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 .421 1.079 12 6 -0.072 1.22 0.013 -0.085 -0.6
   Geronimo Berroa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .649 2 2 0.032 1.06 0.032 0.000 0.1
Joe Randa 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .649 14 11 -0.126 1.09 0.000 -0.126 -1.0 0 2
Paul Bako C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .272 .698 16 8 -0.100 1.25 0.029 -0.129 -0.3 5 0 SB
Deivi Cruz SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .246 .598 11 7 -0.031 1.05 0.060 -0.092 0.4 3 3
Bryce Florie P 0 2
   A.J. Sager P 0 0
   Matt Anderson P 0 0
   Sean Runyan P 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 5 3 4 4 .152 .516 125 77 -0.427 1.16 0.449 -0.878 -1.9 24 12
2B: B Higginson (25, off H Irabu).
HR: B Higginson (19, off H Irabu; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: B Higginson 6; D Easley; T Clark; D Cruz.
RBI: B Higginson 2 (54); D Cruz (19).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Easley-D Cruz-T Clark.
E: J Randa (6); D Easley (5); M Anderson (1).
Baserunning
SB: P Bako (1, 2nd base off H Irabu/J Girardi).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Homer Bush 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .370 .800 6 6 0.009 0.76 0.082 -0.073 0.1 1 3 2B,SH
Derek Jeter SS 4 0 2 1 1 1 .320 .850 24 13 0.152 0.95 0.192 -0.041 2.2 2 3
Paul O'Neill RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .321 .878 15 9 -0.079 0.98 0.050 -0.129 -1.4 3 0 GDP
Darryl Strawberry DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 .255 .896 19 6 -0.021 0.73 0.022 -0.043 -0.3
Tim Raines LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .276 .764 21 11 -0.021 0.89 0.043 -0.064 -0.6 2 0
Chad Curtis CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .261 .762 7 6 -0.016 0.70 0.050 -0.066 -0.4 4 0 CS
Dale Sveum 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .383 15 9 0.031 0.81 0.080 -0.050 0.1 11 0
Luis Sojo 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .188 .416 10 8 -0.001 0.71 0.044 -0.045 0.0 0 3
   Scott Brosius 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .806 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Joe Girardi C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .256 .685 15 11 0.018 0.73 0.039 -0.020 -0.1 4 0 SH
Hideki Irabu P 0 1
   Mike Stanton P 0 1
   Mariano Rivera P 0 0
Team Totals 32 4 10 3 5 5 .312 .749 132 79 0.072 0.81 0.602 -0.531 -0.4 27 11
2B: H Bush (1, off B Florie).
SH: J Girardi (7, off B Florie); H Bush (2, off B Florie).
TB: H Bush 4; C Curtis 2; D Jeter 2; J Girardi; L Sojo; P O'Neill.
GIDP: P O'Neill (11).
RBI: D Jeter (46); P O'Neill (72); L Sojo (5).
2-out RBI: P O'Neill.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
E: D Sveum (4).
Baserunning
CS: C Curtis (3, 2nd base by A Sager/P Bako).

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
Bryce Florie, L (5-4) 6 8 4 2 3 3 0 4.63 30 98 60 41 6 13 17 7 3 0 44 -0.121 0.93 -0.7
A.J. Sager 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.99 4 16 7 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.015 0.33 0.5
Matt Anderson 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.77 4 14 9 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.006 0.55 0.1
Sean Runyan 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.24 1 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.029 1.08 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 4 2 5 5 0 2.25 39 132 79 52 7 20 21 8 4 0 44 2 0 -0.071 1.16 0.4

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
Hideki Irabu, W (9-3) 7 5 3 3 4 4 1 2.86 30 104 62 38 9 15 10 12 1 0 55 0.129 0.99 0.8
Mike Stanton, H (12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.96 4 13 9 5 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.126 1.73 0.5
Mariano Rivera, S (25) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.46 3 8 6 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.173 2.21 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 4 4 1 3.00 37 125 77 47 10 20 15 14 1 0 55 0 0 0.428 0.81 1.9
H Irabu faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Florie (6); H Irabu (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Rick Reed.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 36,285.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         New York Yankees
1 Brian Hunter CF 1 Homer Bush 2B
2 Damion Easley 2B 2 Derek Jeter SS
3 Bobby Higginson RF 3 Paul O'Neill RF
4 Tony Clark 1B 4 Darryl Strawberry DH
5 Luis Gonzalez LF 5 Tim Raines LF
6 Trey Beamon DH 6 Chad Curtis CF
7 Joe Randa 3B 7 Dale Sveum 1B
8 Paul Bako C 8 Luis Sojo 3B
9 Deivi Cruz SS 9 Joe Girardi C
Bryce Florie P Hideki Irabu P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR DET B. Higginson H. Irabu -14% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Easley Scores
b3 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R NYY D. Jeter B. Florie 9% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Girardi Scores
b4 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYY D. Sveum B. Florie 8% 79% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Curtis to 3B
t9 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Bako M. Rivera 8% 90% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b4 2-0 2 -23 6,(2-2)  R NYY D. Jeter B. Florie 7% 85% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sveum Scores/No RBI/unER; Sojo to 3B

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' Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Hunter H. Irabu 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Easley H. Irabu 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Higginson H. Irabu 1% 55% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY H. Bush B. Florie 6% 61% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O NYY D. Jeter B. Florie -4% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill B. Florie -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bush to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry B. Florie -4% 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' Hideki Irabu facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  DET T. Clark H. Irabu -4% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O DET L. Gonzalez H. Irabu 4% 50% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET T. Beamon H. Irabu 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O DET J. Randa H. Irabu 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY T. Raines B. Florie 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Curtis B. Florie -3% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY D. Sveum B. Florie -3% 52% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYY L. Sojo B. Florie -2% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O DET P. Bako H. Irabu 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Cruz H. Irabu 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Hunter H. Irabu 1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  NYY J. Girardi B. Florie 4% 60% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
b3 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY H. Bush B. Florie -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Girardi to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R NYY D. Jeter B. Florie 9% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Girardi Scores
b3 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY P. O'Neill B. Florie -3% 64% Lineout: CF
b3 1-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  NYY D. Strawberry B. Florie 2% 66% Walk; Jeter to 2B
b3 1-0 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O NYY T. Raines B. Florie -4% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O DET D. Easley H. Irabu 3% 65% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  DET B. Higginson H. Irabu -5% 60% Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
t4 0-1 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  DET T. Clark H. Irabu -3% 57% Walk
t4 0-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET L. Gonzalez H. Irabu 6% 63% Popfly: SS
t4 0-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O DET T. Beamon H. Irabu 5% 68% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY C. Curtis B. Florie 3% 71% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
b4 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYY D. Sveum B. Florie 8% 79% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Curtis to 3B
b4 1-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R NYY L. Sojo B. Florie 4% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Curtis Scores; Sveum to 2B
b4 2-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O NYY J. Girardi B. Florie -0% 84% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Sveum to 3B; Sojo to 2B
b4 2-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  O NYY H. Bush B. Florie -5% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-0 2 -23 6,(2-2)  R NYY D. Jeter B. Florie 7% 85% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Sveum Scores/No RBI/unER; Sojo to 3B
b4 3-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R NYY P. O'Neill B. Florie 5% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Sojo Scores/unER; Jeter to 2B
b4 4-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  NYY D. Strawberry B. Florie 0% 91% Wild Pitch; Jeter to 3B; O'Neill to 2B
b4 4-0 2 -23 4,(3-0)  NYY D. Strawberry B. Florie 0% 91% Walk
b4 4-0 2 123 6,(2-2)  O NYY T. Raines B. Florie -2% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 4.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 7-8-9
t5 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Randa H. Irabu 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET P. Bako H. Irabu -2% 89% Walk
t5 0-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Cruz H. Irabu -1% 88% Bako Steals 2B
t5 0-4 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R DET D. Cruz H. Irabu -5% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bako Scores
t5 1-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Hunter H. Irabu 3% 86% Flyball: CF
t5 1-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  DET D. Easley H. Irabu -1% 85% Wild Pitch; Cruz to 2B
t5 1-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  DET D. Easley H. Irabu -1% 83% Walk
t5 1-4 2 12- 10,(3-2)  O DET B. Higginson H. Irabu 4% 88% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 6-7-8
b5 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY C. Curtis B. Florie -1% 87% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 4-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY D. Sveum B. Florie -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYY L. Sojo B. Florie -1% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 4-5-6
t6 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET T. Clark H. Irabu 3% 88% Flyball: CF
t6 1-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET L. Gonzalez H. Irabu 2% 90% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t6 1-4 2 --- 4,(3-0)  DET T. Beamon H. Irabu -1% 88% Walk
t6 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET J. Randa H. Irabu 2% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Bryce Florie facing 9-1-2
b6 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY J. Girardi B. Florie -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY H. Bush B. Florie 1% 91% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b6 4-1 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  NYY D. Jeter B. Florie 2% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bush to 3B
b6 4-1 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  OO NYY P. O'Neill B. Florie -4% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 8-9-1
t7 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET P. Bako H. Irabu 3% 91% Flyball: LF
t7 1-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Cruz H. Irabu 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t7 1-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Hunter H. Irabu 1% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 4-5-6
A.J. Sager replaces Bryce Florie pitching
b7 4-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  O NYY D. Strawberry A. Sager -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY T. Raines A. Sager 1% 94% Walk
b7 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY C. Curtis A. Sager 2% 96% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Raines to 3B
b7 4-1 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  O NYY D. Sveum A. Sager -2% 93% Curtis Caught Stealing 2B (SS)
b7 4-1 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Sveum A. Sager -1% 92% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Hideki Irabu facing 2-3-4
t8 1-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  DET D. Easley H. Irabu -4% 88% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t8 1-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR DET B. Higginson H. Irabu -14% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Easley Scores
Mike Stanton replaces Hideki Irabu pitching
t8 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET T. Clark M. Stanton 6% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 3-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET L. Gonzalez M. Stanton 4% 83% Flyball: LF
Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Trey Beamon (DH) batting 6th
t8 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  DET G. Berroa M. Stanton -3% 80% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t8 3-4 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O DET J. Randa M. Stanton 6% 86% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Matt Anderson facing 8-9-1
Matt Anderson replaces A.J. Sager pitching
b8 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY L. Sojo M. Anderson -2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY J. Girardi M. Anderson -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY H. Bush M. Anderson 1% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b8 4-3 2 1-- NYY D. Jeter M. Anderson 1% 85% Bush Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Bush to 2B
b8 4-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  NYY D. Jeter M. Anderson 0% 86% Walk
Sean Runyan replaces Matt Anderson pitching
b8 4-3 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill S. Runyan -3% 83% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 4.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Mariano Rivera facing 8-9-1
Mariano Rivera replaces Mike Stanton pitching
Scott Brosius replaces Luis Sojo playing 3B batting 8th
t9 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Bako M. Rivera 8% 90% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
t9 3-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Cruz M. Rivera 6% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Hunter M. Rivera 4% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 4.

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