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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 5, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 5, 1997 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Juden |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Justin Thompson |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 24,824 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Larry Barnett |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Seitzer | DH |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Bob Hamelin | DH |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Phil Nevin | Left Fielder |
| Matt Walbeck | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 5, 1997
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Thompson
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Thompson
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Thompson
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. There goes Seitzer trying to get to third. Higginson throws the ball in to Fryman, who tags Seitzer for the out. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Thompson
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walbeck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Juden
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Juden
Higginson hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Juden
Fryman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Thompson
Thome strikes out. Walbeck drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Thome out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Thompson
Borders strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Thompson
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Thompson
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Thompson
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Juden
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Juden
Hamelin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Juden
Easley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamelin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Nevin vs. Juden
Nevin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Walbeck vs. Juden
Walbeck takes first base on ball four. Hamelin moves to third. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Juden
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamelin scores. Easley scores. Walbeck moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hunter vs. Juden
Hunter strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nevin. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Thompson
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Thompson
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ramirez for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Thompson
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Thompson
There goes Williams. The throw from Walbeck and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Thome vs. Thompson
Thome hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Juden
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Juden
Fryman hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Juden
There goes Higginson. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Higginson steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Juden
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hamelin vs. Juden
Hamelin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Easley vs. Juden
Easley takes first base on ball four. Higginson moves to third. Hamelin moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nevin vs. Juden
Nevin hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Thompson
Borders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Thompson
Giles hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Thompson
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Borders moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Thompson
Grissom hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Walbeck vs. Juden
Walbeck hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Juden
Cruz bunts towards the mound. Juden fields it and throws to first for the out. Walbeck moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Juden
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Higginson vs. Juden
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Juden
Fryman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walbeck scores. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Juden
Clark takes first base on ball four. Hunter moves to third. Fryman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Hamelin vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Hamelin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamelin for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Thompson
Seitzer hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Thompson
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Thompson
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Nevin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Plunk
Easley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nevin vs. Plunk
Nevin strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walbeck vs. Plunk
Walbeck hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Thompson
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Clark. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Borders vs. Thompson
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Thompson
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Thompson
There goes Giles. The throw from Walbeck and he is safe. Giles steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Thompson
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Plunk
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Plunk
Hunter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Higginson vs. Jacome
Jason Jacome now pitching.
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz scores. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Fryman vs. Jacome
Fryman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Jacome
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jacome fields it and throws to second for the out. Hunter moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamelin vs. Jacome
Hamelin hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brocail fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Brocail
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Brocail
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Brocail
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Brocail
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Jacome
Easley hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nevin vs. Jacome
Nevin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Walbeck vs. Jacome
Walbeck hits a line drive into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jacome
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Brocail
Thome hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Easley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Brocail
Sandy Alomar pinch hits for Pat Borders.
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Brocail
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Brocail
The ball gets by Walbeck for a passed ball. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Brocail
Vizquel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Giles scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Shuey
Sandy Alomar now catching. Paul Shuey now pitching.
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Shuey
Higginson takes first base on ball four. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Shuey
There goes Hunter. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Hunter steals third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Fryman vs. Shuey
Fryman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Hunter scores. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Assenmacher
Clark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pride vs. Mesa
Orlando Miller pinch hits for Bob Hamelin. Jose Mesa now pitching. Curtis Pride pinch hits for Orlando Miller.
Pride strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Easley vs. Mesa
Easley hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Jones
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Jones
David Justice pinch hits for Kevin Seitzer.
Justice hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Jones
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Jones
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1997 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Grissom M, cf 5 0 0 0 Hunter B, cf 3 1 1 0
Fernandez T, 2b 3 2 2 0 Higginson B, rf 3 0 0 1
Seitzer K, dh 4 0 1 0 Fryman T, 3b 4 0 1 1
Justice D, ph 1 0 0 0 Clark T, 1b 3 0 0 0
Ramirez M, rf 5 1 3 2 Hamelin B, dh 3 1 1 0
Williams M, 3b 5 0 1 1 Miller O, ph 0 0 0 0
Thome J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Pride C, ph 1 0 0 0
Borders P, c 3 0 1 0 Easley D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Alomar Jr. S, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Nevin P, lf 4 1 1 1
Giles B, lf 2 1 0 0 Walbeck M, c 3 1 1 0
Vizquel O, ss 3 0 1 1 Cruz D, ss 3 1 2 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 9 4 31 6 8 5
Cleveland 101 010 010 -- 4
Detroit 020 101 11x -- 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Juden J 3.2 5 3 3 6 5
Plunk E (L)* 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Jacome J 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Shuey P 0.1 0 1 1 2 1
Assenmacher P+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Mesa J 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J (W) 6.0 6 3 3 3 3
Brocail D 1.2 2 1 0 2 2
Jones T (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Walbeck M, Clark T
LOB -- Cleveland 10, Detroit 12
2B -- Fernandez T
HR -- Ramirez M, Nevin P
SB -- Williams M, Higginson B, Giles B, Hunter B
SH -- Cruz D
WP -- Assenmacher P, Jones T
PB -- Walbeck M
T -- 3:29
A -- 24824
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