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Toronto Blue Jays @
Detroit Tigers
1999-05-26 Β· Night game Β· Tiger Stadium Β· Att: 14177 Β· 66Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 13 mph from LF Β· 2:54
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Detroit Tigers 9β5. Toronto Blue Jays put up 4 in the 4th. Kelvim Escobar earned the win and Graeme Lloyd picked up the save. Bobby Higginson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
W: Kelvim Escobar L: Willie Blair SV: Graeme Lloyd
Umpires β HP: Joe Brinkman Β· 1B: Derryl Cousins Β· 2B: John Shulock Β· 3B: Dale Scott Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Toronto Blue Jays β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shannon Stewart | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Grebeck | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shawn Green | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Delgado | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Tony Fernandez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Hollins | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Homer Bush | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Matheny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luis Polonia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Damion Easley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Higginson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dean Palmer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Karim Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gabe Kapler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Gregg Jefferies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Haselman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kelvim Escobar | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Graeme Lloyd | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Willie Blair | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
Todd Jones | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Shannon Stewart: 9/F9LS
- Craig Grebeck: 63/G6S
- Shawn Green: S9/G34
- Carlos Delgado: CS2(26)
Bot 1
- Luis Polonia: 6/P6
- Frank Catalanotto: 3/G34
- Damion Easley: K23
Top 2
- Carlos Delgado: 7/F7LDF
- Tony Fernandez: 9/F89S
- Dave Hollins: K
Bot 2
- Bobby Higginson: 31/G34
- Dean Palmer: HR/L7LD
- Karim Garcia: K
- Gabe Kapler: S8/L89S
- Brad Ausmus: W.1-2
- Deivi Cruz: 8/L8RM
Top 3
- Pat Lennon: W
- Homer Bush: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Mike Matheny: 9/F9S
- Shannon Stewart: 8/F8LM
Bot 3
- Luis Polonia: 6/L6
- Frank Catalanotto: 3/G3
- Damion Easley: S7/G56
- Bobby Higginson: HR/F9D.1-H
- Dean Palmer: 7/F7LM
Top 4
- Craig Grebeck: D5/G5
- Shawn Green: S7/L7S.2-3
- Carlos Delgado: W.1-2
- Tony Fernandez: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H;2-3
- Dave Hollins: FC2/G2R.3X3(25);1-3
- Pat Lennon: W.1-2
- Homer Bush: D9/L9M.3-H;2-H;1-H;B-3
- Mike Matheny: K
Bot 4
- Karim Garcia: 8/F78M
- Gabe Kapler: 4/P4D
- Brad Ausmus: 4/P4
Top 5
- Shannon Stewart: 13/G15
- Craig Grebeck: S8/G4M
- Shawn Green: 7/F7M
- Carlos Delgado: HR/F89D.1-H
- Tony Fernandez: HP
- Dave Hollins: D7/L7S.1XH(762)
Bot 5
- Deivi Cruz: 63/G6
- Luis Polonia: 8/F8RM
- Frank Catalanotto: 43/G4
Top 6
- Pat Lennon: K
- Homer Bush: K
- Mike Matheny: W
- Shannon Stewart: 4(1)/FO/G4S
Bot 6
- Damion Easley: HP
- Bobby Higginson: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Dean Palmer: 7/L7D
- Karim Garcia: 3/G3.2-3;1-2
- Gabe Kapler: D7/G5.3-H;2-H
- Brad Ausmus: 63/G6
Top 7
- Craig Grebeck: 9/F9LMF
- Shawn Green: HR/F8LXD
- Carlos Delgado: 9/F9D
- Tony Fernandez: 63/G6
Bot 7
- Deivi Cruz: K
- Luis Polonia: K
- Frank Catalanotto: 9/F9M
Top 8
- Dave Hollins: S8/G6M
- Pat Lennon: K
- Homer Bush: S7/G56.1-3
- Mike Matheny: SB2
- Mike Matheny: 8/SF/F8LXD.3-H;2-3
- Shannon Stewart: S9/L89S.3-H
- Craig Grebeck: 4/P4D
Bot 8
- Damion Easley: 43/G4
- Bobby Higginson: 4/P4M
- Dean Palmer: W
- Karim Garcia: S4/G4MS.1-3(E4)
- Gabe Kapler: 8/F78M
Top 9
- Shawn Green: 43/G4
- Carlos Delgado: 7/L7M
- Tony Fernandez: D7/L78D
- Dave Hollins: 6/P56D
Bot 9
- Brad Ausmus: 6/L6
- Gregg Jefferies: 53/G5
- Bill Haselman: 6/L6





















