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Detroit Tigers @ Texas Rangers
1997-07-18 · Night game · Rangers Ballpark in Arlington · Att: 35074 · 92°F, night, dry · Wind 9 mph to CF · 3:04
Detroit Tigers defeated Texas Rangers 5–4. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 3rd. Willie Blair earned the win and Todd Jones picked up the save. Dean Palmer 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| TEX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
W: Willie Blair L: Bobby Witt SV: Todd Jones
Umpires — HP: John Shulock · 1B: Ray DiMuro · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Rick Reed · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Hunter | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Higginson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Travis Fryman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Hamelin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Melvin Nieves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Curtis Pride | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Damion Easley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Raul Casanova | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Phil Nevin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark McLemore | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rusty Greer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Will Clark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Stevens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Warren Newson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Willie Blair | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
 Doug Brocail | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Myers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Todd Jones | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Witt | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
 Eric Gunderson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Patterson | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian Hunter: W
- Bobby Higginson: 9/F9D
- Travis Fryman: 64(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 1
- Mark McLemore: 3/G3
- Ivan Rodriguez: 563/G5
- Rusty Greer: 43/G4
Top 2
- Bob Hamelin: 43/G34
- Melvin Nieves: K
- Curtis Pride: W
- Damion Easley: W.1-2
- Raul Casanova: 8/F8LXD
Bot 2
- Juan Gonzalez: 9/F9LM
- Will Clark: S8/L6D
- Dean Palmer: HR/F8LD.1-H
- Lee Stevens: E8/L8LD.B-2
- Domingo Cedeno: 7/L78D
- Damon Buford: 7/F7M
Top 3
- Deivi Cruz: W
- Brian Hunter: D7/L5D.1-3
- Bobby Higginson: D8/L89M.3-H;2-H
- Travis Fryman: K
- Bob Hamelin: K
- Melvin Nieves: K
Bot 3
- Mark McLemore: W
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Rusty Greer: 9/L9M
- Juan Gonzalez: 9/F9S
Top 4
- Curtis Pride: W
- Damion Easley: S8/G6M.1-3
- Raul Casanova: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H
- Deivi Cruz: S9/L4D.1-3
- Brian Hunter: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
- Bobby Higginson: 9/F9LMF
Bot 4
- Will Clark: 3/L3
- Dean Palmer: 53/G56
- Lee Stevens: 9/F9M
Top 5
- Travis Fryman: 9/F9D
- Bob Hamelin: 8/L8LM
- Melvin Nieves: 7/L7M
Bot 5
- Domingo Cedeno: 8/L8LM
- Damon Buford: S8/L7LS
- Mark McLemore: CS2(26)
- Mark McLemore: S9/G34
- Ivan Rodriguez: SB2/R6
- Ivan Rodriguez: S8/G6M.2-H
- Rusty Greer: WP.1-2
- Rusty Greer: 43/G4
Top 6
- Curtis Pride: K
- Damion Easley: 53/G5L
- Raul Casanova: S9/L4D
- Deivi Cruz: S8/L89S.1-2
- Brian Hunter: S9/G34.2-H;1-3
- Bobby Higginson: K
Bot 6
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Will Clark: S7/L7M
- Dean Palmer: WP.1-2
- Dean Palmer: K
- Lee Stevens: 31/G3
Top 7
- Travis Fryman: 5/L5
- Bob Hamelin: 63/G6M
- Melvin Nieves: S9/G34D
- Phil Nevin: 5/P5
Bot 7
- Domingo Cedeno: 9/F89M
- Damon Buford: S7/L7S
- Mark McLemore: 8/P8LS
- Ivan Rodriguez: S9/G34.1-2
- Rusty Greer: S8/L8RM.2-H;1-3
- Juan Gonzalez: K
Top 8
- Damion Easley: W
- Raul Casanova: 36(1)/FO/G34
- Deivi Cruz: 64(1)/FO/G56
- Brian Hunter: CS2(24)
Bot 8
- Will Clark: K
- Dean Palmer: 9/L9D
- Lee Stevens: S7/L7M
- Domingo Cedeno: 7/F7LM
Top 9
- Brian Hunter: 63/G6S
- Bobby Higginson: 8/L8LM
- Travis Fryman: K
Bot 9
- Warren Newson: 8/F8RD
- Mark McLemore: S7/L7M
- Ivan Rodriguez: 13/G23.1-2
- Rusty Greer: K