Royals @ Tigers
August 31, 1996

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 5 0
Tigers 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 3 5 0
Tigers 1 6 1

Melvin Nieves Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .263
OBP .000 .339
At Bats 3 339
Hits 0 89
• Singles 0 45
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 53

Jeff Montgomery Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 23
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Tiger Stadium - August 31, 1996
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Hit by Pitch
Jeff Montgomery
Mike Macfarlane
Craig Paquette
Jose Offerman
Joe Randa
David Howard
Tom Goodwin
Johnny Damon
Les Norman
Melvin Nieves
Ruben Sierra
Tony Clark
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

Nieves is hit by the pitch. Clark moves to third. Sierra moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sierra takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 9 Higginson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Howard fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 9 Les Norman now playing right field. Jeff Montgomery now pitching. Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lewis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Howard strikes out.
Top 9 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fryman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Mike Myers now pitching. Les Norman pinch hits for Jon Nunnally. Norman strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lewis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Pride hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bluma fields it and throws to first for the out. Nevin moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ausmus strikes out.
Bottom 8 Joe Randa now playing third base. Jose Offerman now playing second base. Craig Paquette now playing first base. Nevin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Macfarlane hits a popup towards short. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hamelin is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Paquette strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Randa. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Randa steals second.
Top 8 Richie Lewis now pitching. There goes Goodwin. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Goodwin steals third.
Top 8 Joe Randa pinch hits for Keith Lockhart. John Cummings now pitching. Randa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to second.
Top 8 Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Pride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Jaime Bluma now pitching. Sierra hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higginson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Higginson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ausmus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Damon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lewis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nunnally hits a fly ball into center field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lewis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Pride hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ausmus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Macfarlane strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Hamelin. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Hamelin steals second.
Top 6 Hamelin takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Paquette moves to third.
Top 6 Paquette hits a fly ball towards center. Higginson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Higginson. Offerman scores. Paquette moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Lockhart hits a fly ball into center field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howard tags and scores. Offerman tags and moves to third.
Top 6 Goodwin bunts in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. Howard moves to third. Offerman moves to second.
Top 6 Offerman takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second.
Top 6 Howard hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Nevin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nieves strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sierra hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Higginson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Higginson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nunnally hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nevin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nevin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fryman hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Linton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fryman for the out.
Bottom 4 Lewis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Pride strikes out.
Top 4 Hamelin hits a fly ball into center field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Paquette hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Lockhart hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Goodwin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nevin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ausmus hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nevin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nieves strikes out.
Top 3 Offerman strikes out.
Top 3 Howard bunts towards the mound. Lira fields it and throws to first for the out. Damon moves to second.
Top 3 Damon takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Nunnally hits a fly ball into left field. Pride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sierra strikes out.
Bottom 2 Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Offerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Higginson for the out.
Bottom 2 Clark strikes out.
Top 2 Macfarlane strikes out.
Top 2 Hamelin hits a line drive into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Paquette hits a line drive towards short. Fryman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fryman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pride strikes out.
Top 1 Lockhart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lewis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Goodwin strikes out.
Top 1 Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.