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August 20, 2000

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 4 11 2
Tigers 4 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 4 11 2
Tigers 4 7 1

Ben Grieve Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .293
OBP .500 .364
At Bats 4 457
Hits 2 134
• Singles 0 79
• Doubles 2 31
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 23
Walks 0 52
RBI’s 1 84

C.J. Nitkowski Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 8 0
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Comerica Park - August 20, 2000
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Walk
C.J. Nitkowski
Brad Ausmus
Dean Palmer
Damion Easley
Jose Macias
Deivi Cruz
Bobby Higginson
Wendell Magee
Billy McMillon
Ben Grieve
Miguel Tejada
Count: 3-0, 1 Out
Count: 3-0, 1 Out

Grieve takes first base on ball four. Tejada moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Easley.
Top 9 Wendell Magee now playing center field. C.J. Nitkowski now pitching. Long hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Easley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christenson. Easley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Palmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Wendell Magee pinch runs for Juan Encarnacion. Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Encarnacion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McMillon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ryan Christenson now playing left field. Jim Mecir now pitching. McMillon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Menechino takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Chavez strikes out.
Top 8 Brad Ausmus now catching. Piatt strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rich Becker pinch hits for Javier Cardona. Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Macias bunts towards first. Stanley fields the ball and throws to Appier covering. Safe.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Easley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menechino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stairs hits a fly ball into right field. McMillon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Matt Anderson now pitching. Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. McMillon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Grieve hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McMillon. Grieve reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Menechino hits a fly ball into right field. McMillon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Chavez hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Encarnacion strikes out.
Bottom 5 McMillon strikes out. There goes Macias. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 5 Cardona hits a fly ball into center field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Macias takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Piatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Stairs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Easley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. McMillon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McMillon. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Chavez scores. Menechino goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Menechino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chavez moves to third.
Top 4 Chavez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Piatt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Higginson takes first base on ball four. Encarnacion moves to second.
Bottom 3 Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Chavez.
Bottom 3 McMillon hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cardona hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stanley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Encarnacion. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Grieve scores.
Top 3 Grieve hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Grieve reaches second base with a double. Long goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Long hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. McMillon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Macias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Menechino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piatt. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Easley goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Easley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Menechino strikes out.
Top 2 Chavez hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piatt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first, with Appier covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Higginson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stanley settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Stanley.
Bottom 1 Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards second. Menechino scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 McMillon hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. McMillon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grieve for the out. Tejada moves to third.
Top 1 Tejada hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Tejada reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Long hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.