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Detroit Tigers @ Toronto Blue Jays

1997-08-10 · Day game · Rogers Centre · Att: 32354 · 83°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 13 mph from LF · 2:16

Detroit Tigers defeated Toronto Blue Jays 4–2. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 8th. Justin Thompson earned the win. Bob Hamelin went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	4
TOR	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	8

W: Justin Thompson L: Robert Person SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Chuck Meriwether · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Jim Evans · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Hunter	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Higginson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Travis Fryman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Clark	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Hamelin	4	1	1	1	0	1
Damion Easley	2	1	0	0	1	1
Phil Nevin	2	2	1	0	1	0
Raul Casanova	2	0	0	0	0	0
Deivi Cruz	2	0	1	1	0	0
Jody Reed	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orlando Miller	1	0	1	2	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacob Brumfield	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mariano Duncan	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jose Cruz	4	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Carter	2	0	0	1	1	1
Ed Sprague	4	0	2	0	0	0
Shawn Green	3	0	1	0	0	1
Benito Santiago	3	0	0	0	1	0
Robert Perez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Gonzalez	3	1	2	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Justin Thompson	9.0	8	2	5

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robert Person	7.1	2	2	3
Dan Plesac	1.2	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian Hunter: K
Bobby Higginson: 43/G4
Travis Fryman: 8/F8RM

Bot 1

Jacob Brumfield: S4/G4MS
Mariano Duncan: HP.1-2
Jose Cruz: 36(1)/FO/G3.2-3
Joe Carter: 9/SF/F9M.3-H;1-2
Ed Sprague: S9/L9S.2-3;B-2
Shawn Green: 6/P4MD

Top 2

Tony Clark: 9/F9D
Bob Hamelin: K
Damion Easley: K

Bot 2

Benito Santiago: 7/F7D
Robert Perez: K
Alex Gonzalez: S6/G6MS
Jacob Brumfield: 8/F8RD

Top 3

Phil Nevin: S8/L8RS
Raul Casanova: WP.1-2
Raul Casanova: 43/G4D.2-3
Deivi Cruz: S8/L8RS.3-H
Brian Hunter: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bobby Higginson: 6/F7LS

Bot 3

Mariano Duncan: S9/L9S
Jose Cruz: K
Joe Carter: CS2(24)
Joe Carter: K

Top 4

Travis Fryman: 53/G5
Tony Clark: 9/L9M
Bob Hamelin: 43/G4D

Bot 4

Ed Sprague: 8/F8RS
Shawn Green: S7/G5.BX2(74)
Benito Santiago: 53/G5L

Top 5

Damion Easley: W
Phil Nevin: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Raul Casanova: 5/P5F

Bot 5

Robert Perez: 2/P2LF
Alex Gonzalez: S6/G6M
Jacob Brumfield: D9/F9LS.1-3
Mariano Duncan: 43/G4M.3-H;2-3
Jose Cruz: 8/F78D

Top 6

Deivi Cruz: 8/F8RD
Brian Hunter: 7/F7M
Bobby Higginson: 2/P2LF

Bot 6

Joe Carter: E5/TH/G5L
Ed Sprague: S8/L8LS.1-2
Shawn Green: 14/SH/BG13S.2-3;1-2
Benito Santiago: I
Robert Perez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 7

Travis Fryman: 3/P3DF
Tony Clark: 8/F8LD
Bob Hamelin: 9/F9D

Bot 7

Alex Gonzalez: 53/G5
Jacob Brumfield: 53/G5
Mariano Duncan: 43/G4

Top 8

Damion Easley: HP
Phil Nevin: W.1-2
Jody Reed: 54/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
Orlando Miller: D7/L7LS.3-H;2-H
Brian Hunter: 3/G3S.2-3
Bobby Higginson: 53/G56

Bot 8

Jose Cruz: K
Joe Carter: W
Ed Sprague: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 9

Travis Fryman: K
Tony Clark: 63/G6
Bob Hamelin: HR/F89XD
Damion Easley: 43/G4M

Bot 9

Shawn Green: K
Benito Santiago: 63/G6M
Robert Perez: 43/G4M