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Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Cardinals

2001-07-13 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 38667 · 87°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph L to R · 2:32

Detroit Tigers defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–1. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 1st. Steve Sparks earned the win. Bobby Higginson went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Steve Sparks L: Mike Matthews SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Meals · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Mark Barron · 3B: Ed Rapuano · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Macias	5	1	3	0	0	1
Damion Easley	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Higginson	4	1	2	3	0	0
Tony Clark	3	0	1	0	1	1
Shane Halter	3	0	0	0	1	1
Juan Encarnacion	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wendell Magee	4	0	1	0	0	1
Javier Cardona	4	1	2	1	0	0
Steve Sparks	4	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fernando Vina	4	0	2	0	0	0
Placido Polanco	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Edmonds	2	0	0	1	1	2
Mark McGwire	4	0	0	0	0	1
Albert Pujols	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Lankford	3	0	1	0	0	0
Edgar Renteria	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Matheny	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Matthews	1	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Paquette	2	1	1	0	0	1
Kerry Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Sparks	9.0	6	1	5

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Matthews	4.2	8	2	2
Luther Hackman	0.1	0	0	0
Gene Stechschulte	2.0	0	0	1
Mike Timlin	2.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Macias: D9/L9LS
Damion Easley: FC6/G6.2X3(65);B-1
Bobby Higginson: PO1(E1).1-2
Bobby Higginson: HR/F9LD+.2-H
Tony Clark: K
Shane Halter: 63/G6

Bot 1

Fernando Vina: 63/G6MS-
Placido Polanco: 63/G6S-
Jim Edmonds: K

Top 2

Juan Encarnacion: 63/G6+
Wendell Magee: K/C
Javier Cardona: S/L78S
Steve Sparks: 54(1)/FO/G56S

Bot 2

Mark McGwire: 13/G15
Albert Pujols: 63/G6
Ray Lankford: D7/L7LM+
Edgar Renteria: 3/G34S

Top 3

Jose Macias: S7/L6D+
Damion Easley: 8/F8LD
Bobby Higginson: SB2
Bobby Higginson: S8/L4D-.2-H
Tony Clark: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 3

Mike Matheny: 63/G6MD+
Mike Matthews: 31/G34
Fernando Vina: S8/G4M+
Placido Polanco: 8/F8RM-

Top 4

Shane Halter: W
Juan Encarnacion: 8/F8LD
Wendell Magee: S7.1-2
Javier Cardona: 64(1)/FO/G6+.2-3
Steve Sparks: 4/P6MD-

Bot 4

Jim Edmonds: W
Mark McGwire: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Albert Pujols: 63/G6

Top 5

Jose Macias: S3/G3.BX2(36)
Damion Easley: S9/G34
Bobby Higginson: 7/F78D
Tony Clark: W.1-2
Shane Halter: 8/F8RXD

Bot 5

Ray Lankford: 8/F8RXD
Edgar Renteria: 3/P3S-
Mike Matheny: K

Top 6

Juan Encarnacion: 53/G56
Wendell Magee: 13/G
Javier Cardona: 53/G5

Bot 6

Craig Paquette: S7/G56+
Fernando Vina: 7/F7M
Placido Polanco: S8/G4.1-3
Jim Edmonds: 7/SF/F7LD+.3-H
Mark McGwire: PB.1-2
Mark McGwire: 9/F89XD

Top 7

Steve Sparks: 4/P3D-
Jose Macias: K23
Damion Easley: 53/G56

Bot 7

Albert Pujols: S8/L8RM+
Ray Lankford: 36(1)/FO/G3
Kerry Robinson: 13/SH/BG34S-.1-2
Mike Matheny: 6/P6MD-

Top 8

Bobby Higginson: 3/G3+
Tony Clark: S8/L8LS
Shane Halter: K
Juan Encarnacion: 43/G4-

Bot 8

Craig Paquette: K
Fernando Vina: S8/L8LS+
Placido Polanco: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Top 9

Wendell Magee: 13/G15-
Javier Cardona: HR/F7D+
Steve Sparks: K
Jose Macias: 31/G3

Bot 9

Jim Edmonds: K
Mark McGwire: K/C
Albert Pujols: 8/F8RXD