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August 27, 2000

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Tigers 6 8 0
Twins 5 7 0
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Twins 5 7 0

Matt Lawton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .325
OBP .500 .429
At Bats 4 453
Hits 2 147
• Singles 0 96
• Doubles 1 39
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 10
Walks 0 81
RBI’s 1 79

C.J. Nitkowski Season Stats

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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - August 27, 2000
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C.J. Nitkowski
Brad Ausmus
Dean Palmer
Damion Easley
Jose Macias
Deivi Cruz
Bobby Higginson
Juan Encarnacion
Rich Becker
Matt Lawton
Jay Canizaro
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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Bottom 8 Guzman hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jacque Jones pinch hits for Danny Ardoin. C.J. Nitkowski now pitching. Jay Canizaro pinch hits for Jacque Jones. Canizaro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Koskie 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 Macias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez tags and scores. Palmer tags and moves to third. Easley tags and moves to second.
Top 8 Easley is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Bob Wells now pitching. Palmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Palmer reaches second base with a double. Encarnacion scores. Gonzalez moves to third.
Top 8 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Encarnacion moves to third.
Top 8 Denny Hocking now playing second base. Cristian Guzman now playing shortstop. Encarnacion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Encarnacion reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Hunter strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ortiz is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Coomer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Becker. Coomer reaches second base with a double. Guzman scores. Cummings goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Cummings takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hocking hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Easley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Guzman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Brad Ausmus now catching. Cristian Guzman pinch hits for Jason Maxwell. Guzman takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Becker strikes out.
Top 7 Billy McMillon pinch hits for Javier Cardona. McMillon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Macias moves to third.
Top 7 Macias takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cruz hits a line drive into left field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. Easley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Koskie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ardoin strikes out.
Bottom 6 Koskie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nelson Cruz now pitching. Ortiz strikes out.
Top 6 Palmer strikes out. Ardoin drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Palmer out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Ardoin for a passed ball. Higginson scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Kinney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. Higginson moves to third.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Higginson moves to second.
Top 6 Higginson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koskie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Coomer. The throw from Cardona and he is out, Cruz applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Coomer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cummings hits a fly ball into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hocking hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lawton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cardona hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Macias tags and scores.
Top 5 Macias hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Hunter who is chasing the ball. Macias reaches third base with a triple.
Top 5 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Maxwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Ardoin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Koskie hits a line drive towards first. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macias fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Easley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Koskie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ortiz strikes out.
Bottom 3 Coomer hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hocking tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Cummings hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Hocking moves to third.
Bottom 3 Hocking takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lawton for the out.
Top 3 Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coomer fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 3 Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Becker is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Maxwell hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ardoin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Koskie. The throw from Cardona and he is safe. Koskie steals second.
Bottom 2 Koskie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Ortiz takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cardona strikes out.
Top 2 Macias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Easley hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Palmer takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Coomer hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cummings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Lawton scores.
Bottom 1 Hocking bunts in front of the plate. Cardona fields it and throws to first for the out. Lawton moves to third.
Bottom 1 Lawton hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Encarnacion. Lawton reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Higginson hits a fly ball into left field. Cummings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Koskie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Becker takes first base on ball four.