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Cleveland Guardians @
Detroit Tigers
1997-05-09 Β· Night game Β· Tiger Stadium Β· Att: 20393 Β· 48Β°F, night, dry Β· Wind 18 mph from LF Β· 2:49
Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 5β0. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 6th. Charles Nagy earned the win. Matt Williams went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
W: Charles Nagy L: A.J. Sager SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Ted Hendry Β· 1B: John Hirschbeck Β· 2B: Brian O'Nora Β· 3B: Jim McKean Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marquis Grissom | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tony Fernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Matt Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
David Justice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brian Giles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sandy Alomar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Omar Vizquel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Higginson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Curtis Pride | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Hamelin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Raul Casanova | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jody Reed | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Damion Easley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Nagy | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
Detroit Tigers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. J. Sager | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Mike Myers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Doug Brocail | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Marquis Grissom: 43/G4
- Tony Fernandez: K
- Jim Thome: K
Bot 1
- Brian Hunter: K
- Bobby Higginson: W
- Travis Fryman: K
- Tony Clark: K
Top 2
- Matt Williams: 43/G4
- David Justice: HR/F9D
- Julio Franco: S9/G4
- Brian Giles: CS2(26)
- Brian Giles: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Curtis Pride: 13/BG15S
- Bob Hamelin: 3/G3
- Raul Casanova: 43/G4
Top 3
- Sandy Alomar: 63/G6
- Omar Vizquel: 143/G13
- Marquis Grissom: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Jody Reed: K
- Deivi Cruz: D7/L78S
- Brian Hunter: 53/G56
- Bobby Higginson: K
Top 4
- Tony Fernandez: 8/L8RD
- Jim Thome: S9/L89S
- Matt Williams: 4/P4MD
- David Justice: S7/P56D.1-2
- Julio Franco: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 4
- Travis Fryman: 5/L5
- Tony Clark: 8/F8RM
- Curtis Pride: 13/G13
Top 5
- Brian Giles: W
- Sandy Alomar: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Omar Vizquel: 6/P56
Bot 5
- Bob Hamelin: 9/F89XD
- Raul Casanova: S9/G34
- Jody Reed: CS2(24)
- Jody Reed: S7/F7S
- Deivi Cruz: K
Top 6
- Marquis Grissom: 7/F7D
- Tony Fernandez: 7/F78M
- Jim Thome: D9/L3D
- Matt Williams: HR/F7D.2-H
- David Justice: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Brian Hunter: 63/G6
- Bobby Higginson: S8/L8RS
- Travis Fryman: 9/F9S
- Tony Clark: K
Top 7
- Julio Franco: 53/G56
- Brian Giles: S9/L9S
- Sandy Alomar: SB2
- Sandy Alomar: I
- Omar Vizquel: S7/F7S.2-3;1-2
- Marquis Grissom: K
- Tony Fernandez: 1E3/G3.3-H(UR)(NR);2-H(UR)(NR);1-3
- Jim Thome: W.1-2
- Matt Williams: 64(1)/FO/G56
Bot 7
- Curtis Pride: K
- Bob Hamelin: S8/G4
- Raul Casanova: W.1-2
- Jody Reed: S1/BG25.2-3;1-2
- Melvin Nieves: 6/P6D
- Brian Hunter: 63/G6
Top 8
- David Justice: 63/G6M
- Julio Franco: K
- Brian Giles: 63/G6
Bot 8
- Bobby Higginson: E4/TH/G4M
- Travis Fryman: 9/F9M
- Tony Clark: K
- Curtis Pride: SB2
- Curtis Pride: 31/G34
Top 9
- Sandy Alomar: 53/G5
- Omar Vizquel: 43/G4
- Marquis Grissom: 63/G6
Bot 9
- Bob Hamelin: K23
- Raul Casanova: S9/L9LS
- Jody Reed: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Damion Easley: K





















