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Detroit Tigers @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1998-06-23 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 38371 · 95°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 8 mph from CF · 2:25
Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–1. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 7th. Justin Thompson earned the win. Gabe Alvarez went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
W: Justin Thompson L: Kent Bottenfield SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Paul Nauert · 1B: Jerry Meals · 2B: Terry Tata · 3B: Gerry Davis · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Hunter | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Damion Easley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Higginson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Tony Clark | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabe Alvarez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Bako | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Thompson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trey Beamon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Royce Clayton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 John Mabry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark McGwire | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brian Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Lankford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gary Gaetti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Tom Pagnozzi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 David Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Bottenfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brian Hunter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Delino DeShields | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Thompson | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
 Doug Brocail | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Todd Jones | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Bottenfield | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Brady Raggio | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian Hunter: 8/F8RM
- Damion Easley: K
- Bobby Higginson: 9/F89M
Bot 1
- Royce Clayton: 63/G6S
- John Mabry: 63/G6M
- Mark McGwire: K
Top 2
- Tony Clark: 3/G34S
- Luis Gonzalez: 31/G34S
- Gabe Alvarez: HR/F7D
- Paul Bako: 7/P7LS
Bot 2
- Brian Jordan: 63/G6
- Ray Lankford: 43/G4S
- Gary Gaetti: K
Top 3
- Deivi Cruz: 63/G56
- Justin Thompson: K
- Brian Hunter: 13/BG15S
Bot 3
- Tom Pagnozzi: 63/G6
- David Howard: W
- Kent Bottenfield: 14/SH/BG15S.1-2
- Royce Clayton: W
- John Mabry: 8/L8LM
Top 4
- Damion Easley: K
- Bobby Higginson: W
- Tony Clark: 3(1)63/GDP/G3
Bot 4
- Mark McGwire: S8/L78S
- Brian Jordan: S8/L8LM.1-2
- Ray Lankford: K
- Gary Gaetti: 9/F9LM
- Tom Pagnozzi: 4/P4MD
Top 5
- Luis Gonzalez: 43/G4S
- Gabe Alvarez: S4/G4MS
- Paul Bako: 8/F8LM
- Deivi Cruz: CS2(24)
Bot 5
- David Howard: 63/G56
- Kent Bottenfield: 43/G4M
- Royce Clayton: K
Top 6
- Deivi Cruz: 63/G56
- Justin Thompson: K
- Brian Hunter: 53/G5
Bot 6
- John Mabry: S8/P89S
- Mark McGwire: W.1-2
- Brian Jordan: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S.2-3
- Ray Lankford: 43/G4S
Top 7
- Damion Easley: 13/G15
- Bobby Higginson: W
- Tony Clark: S9/G34.1-3
- Luis Gonzalez: S8/G4M.3-H;1-3
- Gabe Alvarez: HR/F7LD.3-H;1-H
- Paul Bako: 43/G4MS
- Deivi Cruz: 53/G5
Bot 7
- Gary Gaetti: K
- Tom Pagnozzi: W
- David Howard: 9/P9S
- Willie McGee: 43/G4
Top 8
- Justin Thompson: S8/L8RS
- Brian Hunter: D7/G5L.1-3
- Damion Easley: S7/L7M.3-H;2-H
- Bobby Higginson: 36(1)1/GDP/G34S
- Tony Clark: HR/F9D
- Luis Gonzalez: 5/P5F
Bot 8
- Royce Clayton: K
- John Mabry: 63/G6
- Mark McGwire: 9/F89M
Top 9
- Gabe Alvarez: K
- Paul Bako: 63/G6
- Deivi Cruz: S8/G6M
- Trey Beamon: S8/L8RM.1-3
- Brian Hunter: K
Bot 9
- Brian Hunter: S5/G5
- Ray Lankford: K
- Gary Gaetti: W.1-2
- Tom Pagnozzi: W.2-3;1-2
- David Howard: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
- Delino DeShields: 4(1)/FO/G4