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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Detroit Tigers
1999-06-08 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 15270 · 90°F, night · Wind 11 mph to RF · 2:31
Detroit Tigers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 11–4. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 4th. Nelson Cruz earned the win. Damion Easley went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
W: Nelson Cruz L: Todd Ritchie SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tim McClelland · 1B: Gary Cederstrom · 2B: Fieldin Culbreth · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Sprague | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Brian Giles | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Morris | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Turner Ward | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Guillen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Benjamin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Polonia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Brad Ausmus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Encarnacion | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dean Palmer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Higginson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Karim Garcia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Gregg Jefferies | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Ritchie | 3.1 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Clontz | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Wallace | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Pete Schourek | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Williams | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Cruz | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Will Brunson | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Masao Kida | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Martin: 9/L89D
- Ed Sprague: 9/P9S
- Brian Giles: 2/P2RF
Bot 1
- Luis Polonia: 7/F7LD
- Brad Ausmus: 9/F9M
- Juan Encarnacion: S8/L4MD.B-2(E8)
- Dean Palmer: S7/L56D.2-H(UR)
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LM
Top 2
- Kevin Young: K
- Jason Kendall: 5/L56
- Warren Morris: 8/F8LXD
Bot 2
- Damion Easley: 53/G5L
- Karim Garcia: K+WP.B-1
- Gregg Jefferies: 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G3
Top 3
- Turner Ward: 9/F89D
- Jose Guillen: W
- Mike Benjamin: 7/F78D
- Al Martin: 3/G3
Bot 3
- Deivi Cruz: 8/L8RM
- Luis Polonia: K
- Brad Ausmus: 53/G5
Top 4
- Ed Sprague: 7/F7LM
- Brian Giles: S9/L9S
- Kevin Young: W.1-2
- Jason Kendall: 8/F8LD.2-3
- Warren Morris: 7/L78D
Bot 4
- Juan Encarnacion: S5/G56
- Dean Palmer: S7/L56.1-3
- Bobby Higginson: S9/L89XD.3-H;1-3
- Damion Easley: HR/L78XD.3-H;1-H
- Karim Garcia: K
- Gregg Jefferies: HR/L89XD
- Deivi Cruz: 9/F9LS
- Luis Polonia: S9/G34
- Brad Ausmus: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Brad Ausmus: 53/G56S
Top 5
- Turner Ward: 7/F7LS
- Jose Guillen: K
- Mike Benjamin: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Juan Encarnacion: 63/G6S
- Dean Palmer: HR/L9LD
- Bobby Higginson: W
- Damion Easley: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 6
- Al Martin: 31/G3
- Ed Sprague: W
- Brian Giles: D7/L7LM.1-H
- Kevin Young: 8/F8LD
- Jason Kendall: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Karim Garcia: K
- Gregg Jefferies: 63/G6
- Deivi Cruz: S8/L4D
- Luis Polonia: W.1-2
- Brad Ausmus: 8/L89M
Top 7
- Warren Morris: 3/G3
- Turner Ward: 341/G3
- Jose Guillen: 7/F78M
Bot 7
- Juan Encarnacion: HR/F8RXD
- Dean Palmer: K
- Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LXD
- Damion Easley: K
Top 8
- Mike Benjamin: K
- Al Martin: 7/P56D
- Ed Sprague: HR/F7LD
- Brian Giles: W
- Kevin Young: S4/G13.1-2
- Jason Kendall: 43/G4S
Bot 8
- Karim Garcia: S9/G4
- Gregg Jefferies: 8/F8RM
- Deivi Cruz: 4/P4
- Luis Polonia: HR/F9LD.1-H
- Brad Ausmus: S7/L7S
- Juan Encarnacion: S8/L89S.1-H(E9)(UR)(NR);B-2
- Dean Palmer: K
Top 9
- Warren Morris: S8/L8RS
- Turner Ward: S4/G4.1-3
- Jose Guillen: WP.3-H(NR);1-2
- Jose Guillen: S8/G6M.2-3
- Mike Benjamin: 4/L4
- Al Martin: 36(1)/FO/G34.3-H
- Ed Sprague: K