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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

2001-06-06 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 32794 · 76°F, sunny · Wind 14 mph L to R · 3:14

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 7–3. Detroit Tigers put up 5 in the 4th. Dave Mlicki earned the win and Matt Anderson picked up the save. Bobby Higginson went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	7	10
BOS	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	12

W: Dave Mlicki L: Frank Castillo SV: Matt Anderson

Umpires — HP: John Hirschbeck · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: Brian O'Nora · 3B: Bill Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roger Cedeno	5	2	1	0	0	0
Jose Macias	4	1	1	0	1	1
Bobby Higginson	4	0	2	3	1	0
Tony Clark	5	0	1	1	0	1
Robert Fick	5	1	3	0	0	0
Dean Palmer	4	1	0	0	1	0
Damion Easley	4	1	0	0	0	1
Deivi Cruz	4	0	0	1	0	1
Juan Encarnacion	4	1	2	2	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Trot Nixon	4	0	2	1	0	0
John Valentin	4	0	2	1	0	0
Scott Hatteberg	4	0	1	0	0	0
Manny Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Dante Bichette	4	0	0	0	0	2
Troy O'Leary	3	1	2	0	1	1
Mike Lansing	4	1	2	1	0	0
Brian Daubach	4	0	1	0	0	1
Shea Hillenbrand	4	1	2	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Mlicki	7.0	11	1	5
Matt Anderson	2.0	1	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Castillo	7.0	8	2	3
Paxton Crawford	2.0	2	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Roger Cedeno: S7/L7S
Jose Macias: 4/P34-
Bobby Higginson: SB2
Bobby Higginson: S9/L9S.2-H
Tony Clark: K/C
Robert Fick: 9/F89M

Bot 1

Trot Nixon: S9/G34
John Valentin: 64(1)3/GDP/G6MS-
Scott Hatteberg: 43/G34

Top 2

Dean Palmer: 4/P4D-
Damion Easley: 8/L89M+
Deivi Cruz: 63/G6

Bot 2

Manny Ramirez: K
Dante Bichette: K
Troy O'Leary: S8/G4M
Mike Lansing: D7/F7D+.1-3
Brian Daubach: K

Top 3

Juan Encarnacion: 53/G56
Roger Cedeno: 63/G6+
Jose Macias: D7/L7D+
Bobby Higginson: W
Tony Clark: 9/L89D+

Bot 3

Shea Hillenbrand: D8/L8LXD+.BX3(865)
Trot Nixon: 13/G13
John Valentin: 13/G15-

Top 4

Robert Fick: D9/L9LM
Dean Palmer: W
Damion Easley: E6/G6.2-3;1-2
Deivi Cruz: E5/G56+.3-H;2-3;1-2
Juan Encarnacion: S8/G6M.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
Roger Cedeno: 15(2)/FO/BG25-.1-2
Jose Macias: 13.2-3;1-2
Bobby Higginson: S8/G4M.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Tony Clark: SB2
Tony Clark: 3/G3

Bot 4

Scott Hatteberg: 8/F8LM
Manny Ramirez: K/C
Dante Bichette: K

Top 5

Robert Fick: 7/L7S
Dean Palmer: 8/F8RM
Damion Easley: K/C

Bot 5

Troy O'Leary: D9/L9M+
Mike Lansing: D9/L9LS.2-H
Brian Daubach: 7/F7S
Shea Hillenbrand: S7/L78M+.2-3
Trot Nixon: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
John Valentin: S7/G56.2-H;1-2
Scott Hatteberg: 13.2-3;1-2
Manny Ramirez: 7/P6MD-

Top 6

Deivi Cruz: 3/P3S-
Juan Encarnacion: S7/G6
Roger Cedeno: SB2
Roger Cedeno: 9/F8RD+.2-3
Jose Macias: K

Bot 6

Dante Bichette: 6/P4M-
Troy O'Leary: W
Mike Lansing: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 7

Bobby Higginson: 3/G3
Tony Clark: 43/G34
Robert Fick: D7/F78XD+
Dean Palmer: 53/G56

Bot 7

Brian Daubach: 7/P7S-
Shea Hillenbrand: 63/G6
Trot Nixon: 43/G4S-

Top 8

Damion Easley: 2/FL/P2LF-
Deivi Cruz: K
Juan Encarnacion: 43/G34S-

Bot 8

John Valentin: S/L8LS
Scott Hatteberg: S8/P8RS-.1-2
Manny Ramirez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+.2-3
Dante Bichette: 9/F9S

Top 9

Roger Cedeno: 8/F8RD+
Jose Macias: W
Bobby Higginson: WP.1-2
Bobby Higginson: 43/G4.2-3
Tony Clark: S8/G4M.3-H
Robert Fick: S/L89M.1-3
Dean Palmer: 8/F8RD+

Bot 9

Troy O'Leary: K
Mike Lansing: 43/G4
Brian Daubach: S7/G6
Shea Hillenbrand: K