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May 16, 1997

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 7 13 0
Royals 2 4 0
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 10 14 0
Royals 2 4 0

Melvin Nieves Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .286
OBP .250 .370
At Bats 4 105
Hits 1 30
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 20

Jamie Walker Season Stats

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2 1 0
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Kauffman Stadium - May 16, 1997
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Home Run
Jamie Walker
Mike Sweeney
Jeff King
Jose Offerman
Craig Paquette
Jay Bell
Johnny Damon
Tom Goodwin
Jermaine Dye
Melvin Nieves
Curtis Pride
Tony Clark
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jamie Walker now pitching. Pride hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Easley scores. Clark moves to second.
Top 9 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Fryman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hunter scores. Easley moves to third.
Top 9 Randy Veres now pitching. Easley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Higginson scores. Cruz scores. Hunter moves to second.
Top 9 Hunter is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nieves scores. Higginson moves to third. Cruz moves to second.
Top 9 Higginson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nieves moves to second.
Top 9 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nieves hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 King hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Offerman 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 8 Pride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Clark hits a popup towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Johnny Damon now playing left field. Fryman hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Pride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dye takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Paquette hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sweeney strikes out.
Top 7 Rosado fires to first and has Easley trapped. There's the throw to Bell who tags Easley for the out.
Top 7 Easley takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards second. Easley scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores.
Bottom 6 King hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Offerman scores. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieves. Bell reaches second base with a double. Offerman moves to third.
Bottom 6 Offerman takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Higginson hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Pride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fryman hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz tags and scores.
Top 5 Easley takes first base on ball four. Higginson scores. Cruz moves to third. Hunter moves to second.
Top 5 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to home to get Johnson. Higginson moves to third. Cruz moves to second.
Top 5 Cruz bunts towards first. King fields the ball and throws to Rosado covering. Safe. Johnson moves to third. Higginson moves to second.
Top 5 Higginson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 5 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis strikes out. There goes King. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 4 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Curtis Pride now playing left field. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nieves strikes out.
Top 4 Curtis Pride pinch hits for Phil Nevin. Pride strikes out.
Top 4 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Offerman for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Dye. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Dye steals second.
Bottom 3 Goodwin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Dye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Paquette hits a line drive into left field. Nevin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Easley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Vitiello hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Easley reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Higginson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nevin moves to third.
Top 2 Nieves strikes out.
Top 2 Nevin hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Nevin reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 King hits a fly ball into left field. Nevin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Offerman 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 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rosado fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Easley hits a line drive towards third. Paquette reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.