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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 24, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 24, 1997 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 24, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 24, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Wakefield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willie Blair |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 10,067 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Tim Welke |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Jeff Frye | Second Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Reggie Jefferson | DH |
| Wil Cordero | Left Fielder |
| Troy O'Leary | Right Fielder |
| Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
| Mike Benjamin | Third Baseman |
| Darren Bragg | Center Fielder |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Frank Catalanotto | Second Baseman |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Bob Hamelin | DH |
| Phil Nevin | Left Fielder |
| Melvin Nieves | Right Fielder |
| Raul Casanova | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 24, 1997
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Blair
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into left field. Nevin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Frye vs. Blair
Frye hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Blair
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wakefield
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Wakefield
Catalanotto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Catalanotto for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Wakefield
Fryman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wakefield
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Blair
Jefferson hits a fly ball into left field. Nevin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Blair
Cordero hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Blair
O'Leary strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Wakefield
Hamelin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nevin vs. Wakefield
Nevin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. Wakefield
Nieves hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Wakefield
Casanova strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Blair
Hatteberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nevin. Hatteberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Benjamin vs. Blair
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bragg vs. Blair
Bragg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieves. Bragg reaches second base with a double. Hatteberg scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Blair
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Frye vs. Blair
Frye hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Wakefield
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Wakefield
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Wakefield
Catalanotto strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Blair
Vaughn hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Blair
Jefferson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cordero vs. Blair
Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Blair
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cordero moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hatteberg vs. Blair
Hatteberg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Wakefield
Fryman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Wakefield
There goes Fryman. The throw from Hatteberg and he is safe. Fryman steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Wakefield
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wakefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hamelin vs. Wakefield
Hamelin hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fryman moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Nevin vs. Wakefield
Nevin strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benjamin vs. Blair
Benjamin hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Nevin. Benjamin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bragg vs. Blair
Bragg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Benjamin scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Blair
There goes Bragg. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Bragg steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Blair
Garciaparra hits a line drive into left field. Nevin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Frye vs. Blair
Frye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Blair
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Blair
Jefferson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Catalanotto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Wakefield
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Wakefield
Casanova hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cordero. Casanova reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Wakefield
Cruz bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Hatteberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Wakefield
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Catalanotto vs. Wakefield
Catalanotto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Benjamin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Casanova moves to third. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Fryman vs. Wakefield
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Benjamin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Blair
Cordero hits a popup beyond short. Cruz can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Blair
O'Leary hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cordero moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Hatteberg vs. Blair
Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cordero scores. O'Leary moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Benjamin vs. Duran
Roberto Duran now pitching.
Benjamin hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Hunter. O'Leary scores. Hatteberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bragg vs. Duran
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields the ball and throws to Duran covering. Safe. Hatteberg moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Garciaparra vs. Duran
Garciaparra hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Catalanotto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Hatteberg tags and scores. Bragg tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Frye vs. Duran
Frye hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wakefield
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Wakefield
Hamelin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Benjamin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nevin vs. Wakefield
Nevin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Benjamin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Duran
Vaughn is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Jefferson vs. Duran
Jefferson takes first base on ball four. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Cordero vs. Duran
Cordero hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
O'Leary vs. Duran
O'Leary takes first base on ball four. Vaughn moves to third. Jefferson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Hatteberg vs. Myers
Mike Myers now pitching.
Hatteberg hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Vaughn scores. Jefferson moves to third. O'Leary moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Benjamin vs. Myers
Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. Jefferson scores. O'Leary moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Bragg vs. Myers
Bragg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Wakefield
Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nieves for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Wakefield
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Wakefield
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Myers
Kimera Bartee now playing center field. Jimmy Hurst now playing left field. Marcus Jensen now catching. Phil Nevin now playing third base.
Garciaparra hits a line drive into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Frye vs. Myers
Frye hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Hurst. Frye reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Myers
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Jefferson vs. Myers
Jefferson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Catalanotto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bartee vs. Wakefield
Bartee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Catalanotto vs. Wakefield
Catalanotto hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bartee moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hurst vs. Brandenburg
Mark Brandenburg now pitching.
Hurst strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Brandenburg
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartee scores. Catalanotto moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamelin vs. Brandenburg
Hamelin takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Nevin vs. Brandenburg
Nevin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Nieves vs. Brandenburg
Nieves strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Jarvis
Kevin Jarvis now pitching.
Cordero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Jarvis
O'Leary strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Jarvis
Jason Varitek pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg.
Varitek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cordero moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Benjamin vs. Jarvis
Benjamin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bragg vs. Jarvis
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Brandenburg
Jason Varitek now catching.
Jensen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frye settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Brandenburg
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartee vs. Brandenburg
Bartee hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero 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 9/24/1997 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Garciaparra N, ss 4 0 0 1 Hunter B, cf 2 0 0 0
Frye J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Bartee K, cf 1 1 0 0
Vaughn M, 1b 4 2 1 2 Catalanotto F, 2b 4 0 2 0
Jefferson R, dh 4 1 1 0 Fryman T, 3b 2 1 1 1
Cordero W, lf 5 1 2 0 Hurst J, lf 1 0 0 0
O'Leary T, rf 4 1 2 0 Clark T, 1b 4 0 1 1
Hatteberg S, c 4 2 3 2 Hamelin B, dh 3 0 0 0
Varitek J, ph-c 1 0 1 0 Nevin P, lf-3b 3 0 0 0
Benjamin M, 3b 5 1 1 1 Nieves M, rf 4 0 0 0
Bragg D, cf 5 0 3 2 Casanova R, c 3 0 1 0
Jensen M, c 1 0 0 0
Cruz D, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 9 15 8 32 2 5 2
Boston 001 033 200 -- 9
Detroit 100 000 010 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield T (W)* 7.0 4 2 2 4 7
Brandenburg M 2.0 1 0 0 1 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Blair W (L)+ 5.0 10 7 6 0 3
Duran R 1.1 1 2 2 2 0
Myers M 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Jarvis K 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Hunter B
LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 8
2B -- Hatteberg S, Bragg D, Benjamin M, Casanova R, Frye J
HR -- Fryman T, Vaughn M
SB -- Fryman T, Bragg D
SF -- Garciaparra N
HBP -- by Duran R (Vaughn M)
T -- 2:56
A -- 10067
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