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Detroit Tigers @ Tampa Bay Rays

2000-07-04 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 18011 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind to LF · 2:46

Detroit Tigers defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11–0. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 3rd. Dave Mlicki earned the win. Dean Palmer went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	12
TBA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9

W: Dave Mlicki L: Cory Lidle SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Justin Klemm · 1B: Lance Barksdale · 2B: Terry Craft · 3B: Larry Young · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Luis Polonia	4	2	2	0	1	0
Rich Becker	4	1	1	1	1	1
Bobby Higginson	4	1	1	3	0	0
Dean Palmer	5	2	3	4	0	1
Damion Easley	4	0	0	0	1	1
Robert Fick	4	1	0	0	1	1
Brad Ausmus	4	1	2	0	0	0
Juan Encarnacion	4	1	1	0	0	1
Deivi Cruz	4	1	1	3	0	0
Wendell Magee	1	1	1	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Randy Winn	4	1	0	0
Gerald Williams	4	1	0	1
Bubba Trammell	4	2	0	0
Fred McGriff	4	1	0	1
Bob Smith	4	0	0	3
Vinny Castilla	4	1	0	0
John Flaherty	4	1	0	1
Jose Guillen	3	1	1	0
Felix Martinez	4	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Mlicki	7.0	8	0	4
C. J. Nitkowski	1.0	1	0	1
Steve Sparks	1.0	0	1	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cory Lidle	2.1	7	2	1
Tanyon Sturtze	5.2	3	1	3
Doug Creek	1.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Luis Polonia: S/G4S-
Rich Becker: S7/G56-.1-2
Bobby Higginson: HR/L9LD+.2-H;1-H
Dean Palmer: 63/G6S-
Damion Easley: W
Robert Fick: SB2
Robert Fick: K
Brad Ausmus: 13/G15-

Bot 1

Randy Winn: 43/G4
Gerald Williams: 8/F8RM
Bubba Trammell: S7/G56
Fred McGriff: K

Top 2

Juan Encarnacion: D7/G5
Deivi Cruz: 53/G5S-
Luis Polonia: S7/L7M.2-3
Rich Becker: 63/G6S-.3-H;1-2
Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LM-

Bot 2

Bob Smith: K
Vinny Castilla: 53/G5S-
John Flaherty: S7/G56-
Jose Guillen: 9/F9LS-

Top 3

Dean Palmer: HR/L78D+
Damion Easley: 53/G56-
Robert Fick: W
Brad Ausmus: S7.1-2
Juan Encarnacion: K
Deivi Cruz: HR/F7D+.2-H;1-H
Luis Polonia: 63/G6

Bot 3

Felix Martinez: 3/G3
Randy Winn: 43/G34
Gerald Williams: S7/G56
Bubba Trammell: 4/P8RS-

Top 4

Rich Becker: W
Bobby Higginson: 7/F78D
Dean Palmer: K/C
Damion Easley: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 4

Fred McGriff: 3/G#/G34
Bob Smith: 63/G6-
Vinny Castilla: S7/G56
John Flaherty: 8/F8RD

Top 5

Robert Fick: 7/F7M-
Brad Ausmus: T/L8LD+
Juan Encarnacion: 63/G15-
Deivi Cruz: 4/L4-

Bot 5

Jose Guillen: S7/G56-
Felix Martinez: S8/L4MD.1-2
Randy Winn: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
Gerald Williams: 5/FL/P5F-
Bubba Trammell: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 6

Luis Polonia: 3/G#/G34
Rich Becker: 43/G34
Bobby Higginson: 8/F8RD

Bot 6

Fred McGriff: S9/G34
Bob Smith: K/C
Vinny Castilla: 8/F8LXD
John Flaherty: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 7

Dean Palmer: S8/G6M
Damion Easley: K
Robert Fick: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 7

Jose Guillen: 5/P56-
Felix Martinez: 43/G4
Randy Winn: S9/G34-
Gerald Williams: DI.1-2
Gerald Williams: K

Top 8

Brad Ausmus: 53/G56-
Juan Encarnacion: 13/G13-
Deivi Cruz: 63/G6M-

Bot 8

Bubba Trammell: S7/L7M+
Fred McGriff: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bob Smith: K

Top 9

Luis Polonia: W
Rich Becker: K
Wendell Magee: S/G5S-.1-2
Dean Palmer: HR/L78XD+.2-H;1-H
Damion Easley: 3/G#/G3-
Robert Fick: 8/F78D-

Bot 9

Vinny Castilla: 9/F9LM-
John Flaherty: K/C
Jose Guillen: W
Felix Martinez: 3/G#/G3-