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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 8, Oakland Athletics 3

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Detroit Tigers 8, Oakland Athletics 3

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Game Played on Thursday, May 14, 1998 (N) at Tiger Stadium

OAK A    0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  3
DET A    0  0  0    0  1  4    2  1  x  -   8 10  0
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Henderson lf                  3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
McDonald cf                   4   0   1   1       0   1       2   1
Grieve rf                     4   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
Stairs dh                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Giambi 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       8   1
Magadan 3b                    3   1   1   1       0   0       0   4
  Blowers ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hinch c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Spiezio 2b                    3   1   2   0       0   0       1   2
Abbott ss                     3   0   1   0       0   1       2   4
Rogers p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Mathews p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Groom p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Small p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3       1   5      24  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Spiezio-Abbott-Giambi, Spiezio-Abbott-Giambi.
E: McDonald (4), Magadan (6), Abbott (9).
BATTING - 
3B: Spiezio (1,off Keagle).
HR: Grieve (4,4th inning off Keagle 0 on 0 out); Magadan (1,4th inning off
Keagle 0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Abbott (2,2nd base off Keagle/Oliver); Henderson (12,2nd base off Sager/Oliver).
CS: Stairs (1,2nd base by Sager/Oliver).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hunter cf                     4   2   2   0       0   0       2   0
Randa 3b                      2   1   0   0       2   1       1   0
Higginson rf                  4   1   2   4       0   1       2   0
Clark 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       6   3
Easley 2b                     3   3   1   2       0   0       1   3
Gonzalez lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       5   0
Manto dh                      3   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
  Tomberlin ph,dh             1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Oliver c                      4   0   2   1       0   1       5   1
Cruz ss                       4   1   0   0       0   0       2   3
Keagle p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sager p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Runyan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Brocail p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   8  10   8       2   6      27  10
BATTING - 
2B: Higginson 2 (10,off Rogers,off Groom).
HR: Easley (8,6th inning off Rogers 1 on 1 out).
HBP: Easley (8,by Small).
GDP: Manto (2,off Rogers); Cruz (1,off Rogers).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Easley (4,2nd base off Small/Hinch).
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rogers L(6-2)                 6     7   5   4   1   3   1  25
Mathews                       0.1   1   2   1   1   1   0   4
Groom                         0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Small                         1.1   1   1   1   0   2   0   6
Totals                        8    10   8   6   2   6   1  36
HBP: Small (1,Easley).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Groom 3-2; Small 1-0.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Keagle                        4.1   5   3   3   1   3   2  19
Sager W(1-0)                  2.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   9
Runyan                        1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Brocail                       0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Totals                        9     7   3   3   1   5   2  34
Inherited Runners - Scored: Sager 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy
Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 9260
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Detroit Tigers           
1. Henderson           lf        Hunter              cf
2. McDonald            cf        Randa               3b
3. Grieve              rf        Higginson           rf
4. Stairs              dh        Clark               1b
5. Giambi              1b        Easley              2b
6. Magadan             3b        Gonzalez            lf
7. Hinch               c         Manto               dh
8. Spiezio             2b        Oliver              c
9. Abbott              ss        Cruz                ss
   Rogers              p         Keagle              p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson flied to center; McDonald singled to
center; Grieve flied to left; Stairs flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Hunter flied to center; Randa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Higginson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Giambi popped to third; Magadan flied to left;
Hinch flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Clark singled to third; Easley flied to right;
Gonzalez singled to center [Clark to third]; Manto grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gonzalez out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Spiezio singled to center; Abbott forced Spiezio
(second to shortstop); Henderson struck out; Abbott stole
second; McDonald was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz lined
to pitcher (pitcher to first); Hunter grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Grieve homered to left-center; Stairs lined to
second; Giambi flied to left; Magadan homered to right-center;
Hinch grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Randa struck out; Higginson was called out on
strikes; Clark popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
2, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Spiezio tripled to center; Abbott was called out
on strikes; Henderson walked; SAGER REPLACED KEAGLE (PITCHING);
Henderson stole second; McDonald grounded out (second to first)
[Spiezio scored, Henderson to third]; Grieve grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Easley reached on an error by Magadan [Easley to
second]; Gonzalez lined to right [Easley to third]; Manto
singled to center [Easley scored (unearned)]; Oliver singled to
second [Manto to third]; Cruz grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Stairs singled to second; Giambi lined to left;
Stairs was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Magadan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Hunter singled to center [Hunter to second (error by
McDonald)]; Randa walked; Higginson doubled to center [Hunter
scored, Randa scored]; Clark grounded out (third to first)
[Higginson to third]; Easley homered to left [Higginson scored];
Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); Manto struck out; 4 R,
3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 5.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Hinch grounded out (shortstop to first); Spiezio
grounded out (first to pitcher); Abbott singled to right;
Henderson flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3,
Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: MATHEWS REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); Oliver struck
out; Cruz reached on an error by Abbott; Hunter singled to
second [Cruz to second]; Randa walked [Cruz to third, Hunter to
second]; GROOM REPLACED MATHEWS (PITCHING); Higginson doubled to
center [Cruz scored (unearned), Hunter scored, Higginson to
third (on throw), Randa out at home (center to third to
catcher)]; SMALL REPLACED GROOM (PITCHING); Clark struck out; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RUNYAN REPLACED SAGER (PITCHING); McDonald
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve struck out; Stairs
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: Easley was hit by a pitch; Gonzalez flied to center;
TOMBERLIN BATTED FOR MANTO; Tomberlin struck out while Easley
stole second; Oliver singled to left [Easley scored]; Cruz
forced Oliver (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Tigers 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: TOMBERLIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Giambi
lined to left; BLOWERS BATTED FOR MAGADAN; BROCAIL REPLACED
RUNYAN (PITCHING); Blowers popped to first; Hinch struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Tigers 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        3   7   3    4
 Tigers           8  10   0    4
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