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Detroit Tigers @ 
Oakland Athletics
1997-09-15 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 4651 · 68°F, night, dry · Wind 12 mph to RF · 2:50
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 6–3. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 7th. Justin Thompson earned the win and Todd Jones picked up the save. Bobby Higginson went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
W: Justin Thompson L: Mike Oquist SV: Todd Jones
Umpires — HP: Ken Kaiser · 1B: Joe Brinkman · 2B: Derryl Cousins · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Hunter | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Damion Easley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Higginson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Hamelin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Travis Fryman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Jimmy Hurst | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Raul Casanova | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Orlando Miller | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tilson Brito | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Grieve | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Lesher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Lennon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Spiezio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ernie Young | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Izzy Molina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Magadan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Stairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brent Mayne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Thompson | 7.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
 Doug Brocail | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Myers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Jones | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Oquist | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
 Jay Witasick | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Lorraine | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| T. J. Mathews | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian Hunter: K
- Damion Easley: W
- Bobby Higginson: K+CS2(26)/DP
Bot 1
- Jason McDonald: D7/G5L/R5.BX3(75)
- Tilson Brito: D7/G5L
- Ben Grieve: 63/G6.2-3
- Brian Lesher: 63/G6M
Top 2
- Bob Hamelin: 43/G4
- Travis Fryman: 53/G56S
- Frank Catalanotto: K
Bot 2
- Pat Lennon: S6/G6D/R3
- Scott Spiezio: 63/G15.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: 9/L9M
- Ernie Young: W
- Izzy Molina: 3/G3
Top 3
- Jimmy Hurst: 53/G5L
- Raul Casanova: W
- Orlando Miller: S7/G56/R6.1-2
- Brian Hunter: S1/G4S.2-3;1-2
- Damion Easley: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 3
- Jason McDonald: W
- Tilson Brito: 8/P8LS
- Ben Grieve: SB2/R6
- Ben Grieve: K
- Brian Lesher: 9/F9LDF
Top 4
- Bobby Higginson: 8/L8RD
- Bob Hamelin: 63/G4M
- Travis Fryman: 6/P6D
Bot 4
- Pat Lennon: 8/F8RD
- Scott Spiezio: W
- Miguel Tejada: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Ernie Young: S9/L34D.1-2
- Izzy Molina: 23/G2R
Top 5
- Frank Catalanotto: 43/G34D
- Jimmy Hurst: K23
- Raul Casanova: S9/G34
- Orlando Miller: S8/L8LM/R5.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Brian Hunter: K23
Bot 5
- Jason McDonald: 43/G4
- Tilson Brito: S5/G5/R3
- Ben Grieve: S9/L9LM/R4.1-3
- Brian Lesher: 8/SF/F8LD/R4.3-H
- Pat Lennon: 9/F9M
Top 6
- Damion Easley: HP
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LD
- Bob Hamelin: 9/L9D
- Travis Fryman: S7/L7LM/R5.1-3;B-2(TH)
- Frank Catalanotto: D9/L9LD.3-H;2-H
- Jimmy Hurst: 53/G6S
Bot 6
- Scott Spiezio: 53/G5L
- Miguel Tejada: 2/P2RF
- Ernie Young: K
Top 7
- Raul Casanova: S9/L9M
- Orlando Miller: HP.1-2
- Brian Hunter: S8/L8LM/R6.2-H;1-2
- Damion Easley: K
- Bobby Higginson: HR/F9LD.2-H;1-H
- Bob Hamelin: K
- Travis Fryman: 53/G5
Bot 7
- Izzy Molina: 43/G4M
- Jason McDonald: S8/L89S
- Tilson Brito: 8/P8RS
- Ben Grieve: 43/G4
Top 8
- Frank Catalanotto: K
- Jimmy Hurst: S8/L8RM
- Raul Casanova: 16(1)3/GDP/G13
Bot 8
- Brian Lesher: S9/L9M
- Pat Lennon: S9/G34/R6.1-2
- Scott Spiezio: D7/F7LD/R6.2-H;1-H
- Dave Magadan: K
- Matt Stairs: W
- Brent Mayne: 7/L7M
- Jason McDonald: K
Top 9
- Orlando Miller: 3/G3L
- Brian Hunter: S8/L6MD
- Damion Easley: SB2/R6
- Damion Easley: SB3
- Damion Easley: 3/P3SF
- Bobby Higginson: 43/G4
Bot 9
- Tilson Brito: K
- Ben Grieve: 43/G4
- Brian Lesher: W
- Jason Giambi: K