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Detroit Tigers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1997-09-14 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 16440 · 70°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 10 mph to RF · 3:07
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 6–5. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 5th. Scott Sanders earned the win and Todd Jones picked up the save. Ben Grieve went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
W: Scott Sanders L: Jimmy Haynes SV: Todd Jones
Umpires — HP: Tim Welke · 1B: Ken Kaiser · 2B: Joe Brinkman · 3B: Derryl Cousins · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Hunter | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Catalanotto | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Higginson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Travis Fryman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Hamelin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Juan Encarnacion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Raul Casanova | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Orlando Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Damion Easley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Walbeck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Trammell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Magadan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Grieve | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Giambi | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Spiezio | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brent Mayne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tilson Brito | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Lesher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scott Sanders | 6.1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Miceli | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Brocail | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Todd Jones | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jimmy Haynes | 5.1 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| Aaron Small | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Groom | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Taylor | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Reyes | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Kubinski | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Wengert | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian Hunter: K
- Frank Catalanotto: S9/L9M
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LD/R3.1-2
- Tony Clark: K
Bot 1
- Jason McDonald: S9/G34
- Dave Magadan: 36(1)3/GDP/G3L
- Ben Grieve: 43/G4
Top 2
- Travis Fryman: S5/G5L/R3
- Bob Hamelin: K
- Juan Encarnacion: SB2/R6
- Juan Encarnacion: FC1/G13.2X3(15);B-1
- Raul Casanova: S9/G34.1-2
- Orlando Miller: K
Bot 2
- Matt Stairs: K
- Jason Giambi: D8/L8LD
- Scott Spiezio: 7/F7M
- Brent Mayne: 8/L8RM
Top 3
- Brian Hunter: 53/G5S
- Frank Catalanotto: D9/G3L
- Bobby Higginson: 5/P5DF
- Tony Clark: W
- Travis Fryman: 7/L7D
Bot 3
- Tilson Brito: 7/F78S
- Miguel Tejada: 63/G6M
- Jason McDonald: S8/L8RS
- Dave Magadan: CS2(26)
Top 4
- Bob Hamelin: 5/P5DF
- Juan Encarnacion: K
- Raul Casanova: 9/F9D
Bot 4
- Dave Magadan: 7/P78S
- Ben Grieve: K
- Matt Stairs: 5/P5
Top 5
- Orlando Miller: 63/G6
- Brian Hunter: S8/G6M
- Frank Catalanotto: S7/L7M/R6.1-2
- Bobby Higginson: D9/L89D/R42.2-H;1-H;B-3(TH)
- Tony Clark: K
- Travis Fryman: K
Bot 5
- Jason Giambi: D7/F7D
- Scott Spiezio: T8/L78D/R5.2-H
- Brent Mayne: 7/SF/F7D/R2.3-H
- Tilson Brito: 13
- Miguel Tejada: K
Top 6
- Bob Hamelin: HR/F8LD
- Juan Encarnacion: 63/G6
- Raul Casanova: S7/G5L
- Orlando Miller: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Bot 6
- Jason McDonald: 7/F78M
- Dave Magadan: S9/L9M
- Ben Grieve: K
- Matt Stairs: 8/F8RD
Top 7
- Brian Hunter: S8/L78M
- Damion Easley: 7/L7M
- Bobby Higginson: 7/F7LM
- Tony Clark: CS2(136)
Bot 7
- Brian Lesher: 53/BG25
- Scott Spiezio: S7/L7M
- Brent Mayne: 43/G34D.1-2
- Tilson Brito: 53/G5L
Top 8
- Tony Clark: HR/F7D
- Travis Fryman: 7/L78D
- Bob Hamelin: W
- Matt Walbeck: S9/L9M/R6.1-3
- Raul Casanova: S9/G34.3-H;1-3
- Orlando Miller: CSH(252).1-2
- Orlando Miller: 5/P25F
Bot 8
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Jason McDonald: W
- Dave Magadan: K
- Ben Grieve: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Matt Stairs: K
Top 9
- Brian Hunter: 4/P3D
- Damion Easley: S8/G6M
- Bobby Higginson: SB2
- Bobby Higginson: K
- Tony Clark: IW
- Travis Fryman: S7/L7M/R2.2-H;1-2
- Bubba Trammell: 6/P6D
Bot 9
- Brian Lesher: K
- Scott Spiezio: D8/L89D
- Brent Mayne: 8/L8LM/R6
- Tilson Brito: S9/G34.2-H
- Miguel Tejada: K