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Detroit Tigers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1998-06-30 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 11760 · 74°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:25

Detroit Tigers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–0. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 7th. Brian Moehler earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Brian Moehler L: Jon Lieber SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Wendelstedt · 1B: Jerry Layne · 2B: Bob Davidson · 3B: Sam Holbrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Hunter	4	1	1	0	0	1
Damion Easley	4	0	1	2	0	0
Bobby Higginson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Tony Clark	3	0	1	1	1	1
Luis Gonzalez	4	0	2	0	0	0
Gabe Alvarez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Bako	4	0	1	0	0	1
Deivi Cruz	4	0	0	0	0	2
Brian Moehler	4	1	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Tony Womack	4	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	4	4	0	0
Jose Guillen	4	0	0	1
Kevin Young	3	1	1	0
Mark Smith	4	0	0	0
Al Martin	3	0	0	0
Aramis Ramirez	3	0	0	2
Lou Collier	3	0	0	0
Jon Lieber	2	0	0	0
Turner Ward	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brian Moehler	9.0	5	1	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lieber	6.2	7	2	6
Jason Christiansen	1.1	0	0	1
Elmer Dessens	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian Hunter: K
Damion Easley: 63/G6
Bobby Higginson: W
Tony Clark: 8/F8LXD

Bot 1

Tony Womack: 63/G6
Jason Kendall: S7/L7M
Jose Guillen: 8/F8RM
Kevin Young: SB2
Kevin Young: W
Mark Smith: 1/L13

Top 2

Luis Gonzalez: 8/F8LM
Gabe Alvarez: 13/G13
Paul Bako: K

Bot 2

Al Martin: 43/G4
Aramis Ramirez: K
Lou Collier: 63/G6

Top 3

Deivi Cruz: K
Brian Moehler: K
Brian Hunter: 4/L4

Bot 3

Jon Lieber: 7/F7M
Tony Womack: K
Jason Kendall: S4/L4D
Jose Guillen: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 4

Damion Easley: 53/G56
Bobby Higginson: 7/F7M
Tony Clark: W
Luis Gonzalez: D9/L9LS.1-3
Gabe Alvarez: K

Bot 4

Kevin Young: S4/L4D
Mark Smith: 64(1)/FO/G6
Al Martin: 6(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 5

Paul Bako: S8/G6M
Deivi Cruz: 9/F89M
Brian Moehler: BK.1-2
Brian Moehler: K
Brian Hunter: 63/G6

Bot 5

Aramis Ramirez: K
Lou Collier: 63/G56
Jon Lieber: 43/G4

Top 6

Damion Easley: 7/F7LM
Bobby Higginson: S9/L9S
Tony Clark: D7/L78M.1-H
Luis Gonzalez: S5/L5D.B-2(TH);2XH(72)
Gabe Alvarez: 4/P4

Bot 6

Tony Womack: 13/G13
Jason Kendall: D8/L78D
Jose Guillen: K
Kevin Young: 9/F9M

Top 7

Paul Bako: 3/G34S
Deivi Cruz: 9/F9S
Brian Moehler: E6/G6
Brian Hunter: D7/L7LM.1-3
Damion Easley: T8/F89D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Bobby Higginson: 3/G34S

Bot 7

Mark Smith: 8/F8RS
Al Martin: 43/G4S
Aramis Ramirez: 63/G6

Top 8

Tony Clark: K
Luis Gonzalez: 8/F8RM
Gabe Alvarez: 63/G6

Bot 8

Lou Collier: 63/G6
Turner Ward: 8/F8LD
Tony Womack: 5/P5F

Top 9

Paul Bako: 31/G13S
Deivi Cruz: K
Brian Moehler: 43/G4

Bot 9

Jason Kendall: S4/L4D
Jose Guillen: 43/G4.1-2
Kevin Young: 63/G6
Mark Smith: 53/G5L