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Astros
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 8, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros, played on June 8, 1998 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sean Bergman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Seth Greisinger |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 11,767 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Johnson 1B: Chuck Meriwether 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Larry McCoy |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Dave Clark | DH |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Andy Tomberlin | DH |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 8, 1998
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Greisinger
Biggio hits a line drive beyond short. Cruz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Greisinger
There goes Biggio. The throw from Bako and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Greisinger
Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Greisinger
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Biggio tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Greisinger
There goes Spiers. The throw from Bako and he is out, Easley applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Greisinger
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Greisinger
Alou takes first base on ball four. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Everett vs. Greisinger
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bergman
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Bergman
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Bergman
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Bergman
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Greisinger
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Greisinger
Gutierrez 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 -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Greisinger
Ausmus hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Bergman
Easley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Bergman
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Tomberlin vs. Bergman
There's a wild pitch. Easley moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Tomberlin vs. Bergman
Tomberlin strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bako vs. Bergman
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Easley scores. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Bergman
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bagwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Greisinger
Biggio 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 -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Greisinger
Spiers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Spiers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Greisinger
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Greisinger
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bergman
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Bergman
Randa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Bergman
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Bergman
Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Everett. Clark reaches second base with a double. Randa goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Easley vs. Bergman
Easley strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Greisinger
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Greisinger
Everett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Greisinger
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Greisinger
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Greisinger
Ausmus hits a popup beyond first. Clark can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Greisinger
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Bergman
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tomberlin vs. Bergman
Tomberlin hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Bergman
Bako hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Bako reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Bergman
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Greisinger
Spiers hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Greisinger
Bell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Greisinger
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Bergman
Hunter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Hunter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Bergman
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hunter scores. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Bergman
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randa moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Bergman
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randa scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Magnante
Mike Magnante now pitching.
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Magnante
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Easley moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Tomberlin vs. Magnante
Tomberlin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Greisinger
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Greisinger
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Greisinger
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Magnante
Bako takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Magnante
Cruz bunts towards the mound. Magnante fields it and throws to first for the out. Bako moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Magnante
Hunter hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bako moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randa vs. Magnante
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bako scores. Hunter moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Magnante
Higginson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Greisinger
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Greisinger
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Greisinger
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Greisinger
There goes Biggio. The throw from Bako and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Greisinger
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Brocail
Doug Brocail now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Biggio moves to third. Spiers moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Bagwell vs. Brocail
The ball gets by Bako for a passed ball. Biggio scores. Spiers moves to third. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Bagwell vs. Brocail
Bagwell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Magnante
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Magnante
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Magnante, and towards Gutierrez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Magnante
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tomberlin vs. Magnante
Tomberlin strikes out. There goes Clark. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Bako vs. Magnante
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Brocail
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Brocail
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Brocail
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Higginson. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Brocail
Gutierrez hits a line drive beyond short. Cruz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. There goes Clark trying to get to home. Hunter throws the ball in to Bako who tags Clark who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Henry
Doug Henry now pitching.
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Henry
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Henry
There goes Hunter. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Hunter steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Henry
Randa hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez catches it and steps on second to double up Hunter. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Ausmus hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Jones
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Jones
There goes Biggio. The throw from Bako and he is safe. Biggio steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Jones
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Higginson. Bell reaches second base with a double. Biggio scores. Spiers moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bagwell vs. Jones
Bagwell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Jones
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spiers tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Everett vs. Jones
Everett hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Higginson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Bako fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bako. Bell scores. Bagwell goes all the way around to score. Everett moves all the way to home. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Runyan
Sean Runyan now pitching.
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 9 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Henry
Higginson hits a popup towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Henry
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching.
Easley hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1998 -- Houston at Detroit (N)
Houston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 5 3 3 0 Hunter B, cf 4 1 2 0
Spiers B, 3b 3 1 2 0 Randa J, 3b 5 2 2 2
Bell D, rf 4 1 2 2 Higginson B, rf 4 0 0 0
Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Clark T, 1b 5 0 3 2
Alou M, lf 3 1 1 1 Easley D, 2b 4 1 0 0
Everett C, cf 5 2 2 4 Gonzalez L, lf 3 0 1 0
Clark D, dh 5 0 1 0 Tomberlin A, dh 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, ss 4 0 2 0 Bako P, c 3 1 1 1
Ausmus B, c 4 0 1 0 Cruz D, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 14 7 35 5 9 5
Houston 100 200 105 -- 9
Detroit 011 021 000 -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Bergman S 4.1 6 4 4 3 2
Magnante M 2.2 3 1 1 1 1
Henry D (W) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Wagner B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Greisinger S 6.2 8 4 3 3 5
Brocail D 1.1 3 0 0 0 2
Jones T (L) 0.2 3 5 4 2 0
Runyan S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Bako P
DP -- Houston 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Houston 7, Detroit 9
2B -- Spiers B, Clark T, Bako P, Hunter B, Clark D, Bell D, Everett C
HR -- Everett C
SB -- Biggio C 3, Hunter B
CS -- Spiers B
SH -- Cruz D
SF -- Bell D, Alou M
WP -- Bergman S, Magnante M
PB -- Bako P
T -- 3:28
A -- 11767
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