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Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
1998-08-14 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 20243 · 81°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 11 mph to LF · 2:51
Detroit Tigers defeated Oakland Athletics 13–4. Detroit Tigers put up 6 in the 2nd. Justin Thompson earned the win and A.J. Sager picked up the save. Damion Easley went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| DET | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 |
W: Justin Thompson L: Blake Stein SV: A.J. Sager
Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Joe Brinkman · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bip Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Grieve | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Matt Stairs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Sprague | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Giambi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Scott Spiezio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rafael Bournigal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Christenson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Hunter | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Damion Easley | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Higginson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Clark | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Catalanotto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gabe Alvarez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Paul Bako | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Geronimo Berroa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Randa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Stein | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 Mike Mohler | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Holzemer | 2.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Thompson | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
 A. J. Sager | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rickey Henderson: W
- Bip Roberts: K
- Ben Grieve: SB2
- Ben Grieve: 43/G4M.2-3
- Matt Stairs: S6/L6MD.3-H
- Ed Sprague: 8/F8LD
Bot 1
- Brian Hunter: 63/G56
- Damion Easley: 63/G6
- Bobby Higginson: 5/P5F
Top 2
- Jason Giambi: W
- Scott Spiezio: 8/P8RS
- Mike Macfarlane: K
- Rafael Bournigal: S8/G6MD.1-2
- Rickey Henderson: PB.2-3;1-2
- Rickey Henderson: K
Bot 2
- Tony Clark: K
- Luis Gonzalez: HR/F9D
- Frank Catalanotto: K
- Gabe Alvarez: HP
- Paul Bako: S7/L7S.1-2
- Deivi Cruz: W.2-3;1-2
- Brian Hunter: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Damion Easley: HR/L78XD.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8RD
Top 3
- Bip Roberts: 63/G6
- Ben Grieve: W
- Matt Stairs: S3/L34D.1-3
- Ed Sprague: K
- Jason Giambi: FLE5
- Jason Giambi: HR/F89XD.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Scott Spiezio: E6/TH1/G6.B-2
- Mike Macfarlane: 7/L7S
Bot 3
- Tony Clark: K
- Luis Gonzalez: 43/G4
- Frank Catalanotto: FLE5
- Frank Catalanotto: S4/G4MS
- Gabe Alvarez: W.1-2
- Paul Bako: 43/G34
Top 4
- Rafael Bournigal: 9/F9S
- Rickey Henderson: 8/F78D
- Bip Roberts: 43/G4M
Bot 4
- Deivi Cruz: 8/F78M
- Brian Hunter: 63/G6
- Damion Easley: D8/L89XD
- Bobby Higginson: 3/G34
Top 5
- Ben Grieve: K
- Matt Stairs: 7/L78D
- Ed Sprague: K
Bot 5
- Tony Clark: S6/G6MS
- Luis Gonzalez: 5/P5DF
- Frank Catalanotto: 8/F8LXD
- Gabe Alvarez: 13/G13
Top 6
- Jason Giambi: 8/F8RD
- Scott Spiezio: 5/P5SF
- Mike Macfarlane: K
Bot 6
- Paul Bako: 63/G6
- Deivi Cruz: D8/F89XD
- Brian Hunter: S9/G4.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Damion Easley: HP
- Bobby Higginson: SB3;SB2
- Bobby Higginson: E3/G34.3-H(NR);2-H(NR)
- Tony Clark: S7/L78M.1-2
- Luis Gonzalez: WP.2-3;1-2
- Luis Gonzalez: HP
- Geronimo Berroa: S8/G6MD.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
- Gabe Alvarez: S8/L78D.3-H;1-3
- Paul Bako: 8/P6MD
- Deivi Cruz: 4(1)/FO/G4M
Top 7
- Rafael Bournigal: 13/G15
- Jason McDonald: S9/L9S
- Bip Roberts: E5/G6S.1-2
- Ben Grieve: 16(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 7
- Brian Hunter: S8/G6D
- Damion Easley: S6/G56D.1-2
- Bobby Higginson: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
- Tony Clark: S6/G56D.3-H;1-2
- Luis Gonzalez: 34(1)/FO/G34.2-3
- Geronimo Berroa: W.1-2
- Gabe Alvarez: 9/F9D
Top 8
- Matt Stairs: 7/L7D
- Ed Sprague: 8/F8LXD
- Jason Giambi: S8/G4M
- Scott Spiezio: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Paul Bako: 7/F7M
- Deivi Cruz: T8/L8LXD
- Brian Hunter: 9/P34D
- Joe Randa: 53/G6S
Top 9
- Mike Macfarlane: S8/G6M
- Rafael Bournigal: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Jason McDonald: W
- Ryan Christenson: S6/G6S.1-2
- Ben Grieve: 7/F78D