Mariners @ Tigers
April 16, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mariners 7 5 0
Tigers 2 3 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mariners 7 5 0
Tigers 3 4 1

Melvin Nieves Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .325
At Bats 3 36
Hits 0 9
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 9

Bobby Ayala Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Tiger Stadium - April 16, 1997
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Home Run
Bobby Ayala
Dan Wilson
Mike Blowers
Joey Cora
Russ Davis
Alex Rodriguez
Lee Tinsley
Ken Griffey
Jay Buhner
Melvin Nieves
Count: 0-0, 1 Out
Count: 0-0, 1 Out

Nieves hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Nevin hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cora for the out.
Top 9 Tinsley strikes out.
Bottom 8 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 8 Fryman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Mike Blowers now playing first base. Bobby Ayala now pitching. Easley strikes out.
Top 8 Davis strikes out.
Top 8 Wilson hits a fly ball towards right. Nieves settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Nieves. Martinez scores. Buhner scores. Gates goes all the way around to score. Wilson moves to second. Three runs are unearned.
Top 8 Brent Gates pinch hits for Rich Amaral. Gates takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to third. Buhner moves to second.
Top 8 Buhner is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Dan Miceli now pitching. Martinez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Trammell. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Mike Myers now pitching. Griffey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tinsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 7 Walbeck takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Rich Amaral now playing first base. Trammell strikes out.
Top 7 Davis hits a line drive into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 A.J. Sager now pitching. Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martinez tags and scores. Buhner tags and moves to third.
Top 7 John Cummings now pitching. Rich Amaral pinch hits for Paul Sorrento. Amaral bunts towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to third. Buhner moves to second.
Top 7 Buhner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second.
Top 7 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Nieves is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Nevin strikes out.
Bottom 6 Clark hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Fryman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Tinsley hits a fly ball into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Cruz. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Cora applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Hunter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cora settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Walbeck takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Easley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Wilson strikes out.
Top 5 Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olivares fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trammell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Nieves hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nevin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Buhner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rodriguez scores.
Top 4 Griffey takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to third.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Clark is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Fryman takes first base on ball four. Easley moves to second.
Bottom 3 Easley is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walbeck moves to third.
Bottom 3 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 3 Walbeck hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buhner. Walbeck reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Cora hits a line drive towards third. Fryman catches it and throws to first to double up Tinsley.
Top 3 Tinsley takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Trammell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Nieves strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nevin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Wilson is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Sorrento hits a line drive into left field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Buhner hits a line drive into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Fryman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first, with Olivares covering, for the out.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out.
Top 1 Cora hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.