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May 6, 1998

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Tigers 6 5 0
Athletics 5 9 1
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Athletics 5 9 1

Paul Bako Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .300
OBP .667 .417
At Bats 2 10
Hits 1 3
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 2
RBI’s 0 3

Buddy Groom Season Stats

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1 0 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - May 6, 1998
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Single
Buddy Groom
A.J. Hinch
Jason Giambi
Scott Spiezio
Mike Blowers
Kurt Abbott
Rickey Henderson
Ryan Christenson
Jason McDonald
Paul Bako
Jeff Manto
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Bako hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manto moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Jeff Manto pinch hits for Andy Tomberlin. Manto takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Easley hits a fly ball into right field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDonald for the out.
Bottom 8 Abbott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Catalanotto now playing second base. Damion Easley now playing shortstop. Spiezio strikes out.
Top 8 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Buddy Groom now pitching. Higginson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Randa hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Randa reaches second base with a double. Catalanotto goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Hunter strikes out.
Top 8 Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Deivi Cruz. Mike Fetters now pitching. Catalanotto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Mike Blowers now playing third base. Ryan Christenson now playing center field. Jason McDonald now playing right field. Bako takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Giambi takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to third. Blowers moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jack Voigt pinch hits for Matt Stairs. Doug Brocail now pitching. Voigt hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grieve hits a popup towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike Blowers pinch hits for Dave Magadan. Sean Runyan now pitching. Blowers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDonald scores. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDonald moves to second.
Bottom 7 McDonald takes first base on ball four. Abbott scores.
Bottom 7 Abbott hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hunter who is chasing the ball. Abbott reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Tomberlin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mohler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Mike Mohler now pitching. Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Florie covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 6 Hinch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Giambi strikes out.
Top 6 Clark strikes out.
Top 6 Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Haynes covering, for the out.
Top 6 Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stairs for the out.
Bottom 5 Grieve 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 5 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Magadan for the out.
Top 5 Hunter strikes out.
Top 5 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bako hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bryce Florie now pitching. Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 McDonald takes first base on ball four. Giambi scores. Hinch moves to third. Abbott moves to second.
Bottom 4 Abbott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Giambi moves to third. Hinch moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hinch takes first base on ball four. Giambi moves to second.
Bottom 4 Giambi hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Stairs hits a popup into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tomberlin strikes out.
Top 4 Easley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Magadan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Grieve hits a fly ball towards right. Higginson catches it and throws to home to double up Henderson.
Bottom 3 Magadan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Clark strikes out.
Top 3 Higginson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Abbott strikes out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Keagle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a fly ball to center field. That will be extra bases. McDonald chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Magadan fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Magadan. Gonzalez scores. Easley scores. Cruz moves all the way to home.
Top 2 Bako hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. Easley moves to second.
Top 2 Tomberlin hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Easley takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 2 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stairs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Higginson. Grieve reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Magadan 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.
Bottom 1 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Clark strikes out.
Top 1 Higginson hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Randa takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hunter strikes out.