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August 15, 1998

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Paul Bako Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .333 .324
At Bats 2 218
Hits 0 59
• Singles 0 47
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 0 21

T.J. Mathews Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 4 0
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Tiger Stadium - August 15, 1998
T.J. Mathews
A.J. Hinch
Jason Giambi
Scott Spiezio
Ed Sprague
Miguel Tejada
Rickey Henderson
Bip Roberts
Ryan Christenson
Paul Bako
Deivi Cruz
Luis Gonzalez
Count: 2-2, 1 Out
Count: 2-2, 1 Out

Bako hits a popup beyond short. Tejada can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Cruz moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Alvarez strikes out.
Top 8 Spiezio hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Christenson strikes out.
Top 8 Blowers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Blowers reaches second base with a double. Roberts moves to third.
Top 8 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Matt Anderson now pitching. Roberts takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Berroa strikes out.
Bottom 7 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hunter tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Buddy Groom now pitching. Higginson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Randa hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tim Worrell now pitching. Hunter hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Christenson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Sprague fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Sprague. Cruz scores. Bako goes all the way around to score. Hunter moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bako takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Ryan Christenson now playing right field. Cruz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hinch strikes out.
Top 7 Doug Bochtler now pitching. Tejada is hit by the pitch. Christenson moves to third. Sprague moves to second.
Top 7 Sprague is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Spiezio strikes out.
Top 7 Ryan Christenson pinch runs for Ben Grieve. There goes Christenson. The throw from Bako and he is safe. Christenson steals second.
Top 7 Grieve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mike Blowers pinch hits for Matt Stairs. Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to third.
Top 6 Roberts strikes out.
Top 6 Sean Runyan now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to second.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hinch hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 5 Higginson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Randa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Randa reaches second base with a double. Hunter moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Bako strikes out.
Top 5 Tejada hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sprague hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Grieve hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randa reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Alvarez hits a line drive into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Berroa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Stairs strikes out.
Top 4 Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tejada scores. Henderson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Roberts hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tejada moves to second.
Top 4 Hinch strikes out.
Top 4 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cruz.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Higginson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hunter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sprague hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Spiezio hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bako strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Clark trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Alvarez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Clark moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Berroa hits a line drive towards third. Sprague reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Giambi strikes out.
Top 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Henderson moves to second.
Top 2 Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Randa hits a line drive towards the mound. Rogers reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hunter strikes out.
Top 1 Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Powell covering, for the out.
Top 1 Tejada hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Tejada reaches second base with a double. Grieve scores. Spiezio scores. Sprague moves to third.
Top 1 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grieve moves to third. Spiezio moves to second.
Top 1 Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stairs scores. Grieve moves to second.
Top 1 Grieve hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Giambi scores. Stairs moves to third.
Top 1 Bako fires to third and picks off Roberts.
Top 1 Stairs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roberts moves to third. Giambi moves to second.
Top 1 Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Roberts. The throw from Bako and he is safe. Roberts steals second.
Top 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.