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Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers
1996-05-24 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 26967 · 64°F, night, dry · Wind 15 mph from RF · 2:58
Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 6–3. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 8th. Eric Plunk earned the win and Jose Mesa picked up the save. Albert Belle went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Eric Plunk L: Randy Veres SV: Jose Mesa
Umpires — HP: Dan Morrison · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Greg Kosc · 3B: Al Clark · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Lofton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Julio Franco | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Baerga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Albert Belle | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Murray | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Thome | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Manny Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Sandy Alomar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chad Curtis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Lewis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cecil Fielder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Travis Fryman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin Nieves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Raul Casanova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Gomez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 John Flaherty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kimera Bartee | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Curtis Pride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alan Trammell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Singleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Anderson | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
 Eric Plunk | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Jose Mesa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Gohr | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
 Randy Veres | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Myers | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Walker | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kenny Lofton: 13/G13
- Julio Franco: K
- Carlos Baerga: 8/F78M
Bot 1
- Chad Curtis: 8/F89S
- Mark Lewis: 9/L89D
- Cecil Fielder: 3/P3F
Top 2
- Albert Belle: S9/G4D
- Eddie Murray: S9/L9S.1-3(E9)
- Jim Thome: K
- Manny Ramirez: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H(UR)
- Sandy Alomar: K
Bot 2
- Travis Fryman: D7/L7LS
- Melvin Nieves: W
- Raul Casanova: K
- Chris Gomez: CS2(24).2-3
- Chris Gomez: 63/G6
Top 3
- Omar Vizquel: S8/F8RS
- Kenny Lofton: K
- Julio Franco: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 3
- John Flaherty: K
- Kimera Bartee: S6/G6
- Chad Curtis: SB2
- Chad Curtis: SB3
- Chad Curtis: K
- Mark Lewis: T8/F8RXD.3-H
- Cecil Fielder: 7/L7D
Top 4
- Carlos Baerga: 8/F78M
- Albert Belle: HR/F7D
- Eddie Murray: S8/G4M
- Jim Thome: WP.1-2
- Jim Thome: W
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Sandy Alomar: 53/G5
Bot 4
- Travis Fryman: HR/F7LD
- Melvin Nieves: K
- Raul Casanova: 63/G6
- Chris Gomez: 43/G4
Top 5
- Omar Vizquel: 9/L9M
- Kenny Lofton: HR/L9LD
- Julio Franco: S8/L8LS
- Carlos Baerga: 43/G34.1-2
- Albert Belle: WP.2-3
- Albert Belle: 9/F9D
Bot 5
- John Flaherty: 9/F9LSF
- Kimera Bartee: 7/F7M
- Chad Curtis: 9/F9LS
Top 6
- Eddie Murray: 53/G56
- Jim Thome: W
- Manny Ramirez: 8/F78XD
- Sandy Alomar: S8/L78S.1-2
- Omar Vizquel: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Mark Lewis: S7/G56
- Cecil Fielder: D7/L7LS.1-H
- Travis Fryman: 7/F7S
- Melvin Nieves: E5/G5.2-2
- Raul Casanova: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Top 7
- Kenny Lofton: 7/F7M
- Julio Franco: 63/G6
- Carlos Baerga: 8/F89M
Bot 7
- Chris Gomez: W
- John Flaherty: 34/SH/BG23.1-2
- Curtis Pride: I
- Chad Curtis: 63/G6.2-3;1-2
- Mark Lewis: K
Top 8
- Albert Belle: HR/F7D
- Eddie Murray: 53/G56
- Jim Thome: W
- Manny Ramirez: HR/F78XD.1-H
- Sandy Alomar: 63/G6
- Omar Vizquel: 8/F8RS
Bot 8
- Cecil Fielder: 53/G5
- Travis Fryman: 63/G6
- Melvin Nieves: K
Top 9
- Kenny Lofton: S8/G6M
- Julio Franco: K
- Carlos Baerga: CS2(26)
- Carlos Baerga: 43/G4
Bot 9
- Raul Casanova: 7/L7M
- Alan Trammell: 63/G6
- Duane Singleton: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Raul Casanova