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August 25, 1997

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Tigers 7 11 1
Twins 6 12 0
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Tigers 7 11 1
Twins 6 12 0

Matt Lawton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .245
OBP .200 .349
At Bats 5 376
Hits 1 92
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 0 55
RBI’s 1 43

A.J. Sager Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 3
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - August 25, 1997
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A.J. Sager
Matt Walbeck
Tony Clark
Damion Easley
Travis Fryman
Deivi Cruz
Bobby Higginson
Brian Hunter
Melvin Nieves
Matt Lawton
Count: 3-1, 2 Outs
Count: 3-1, 2 Outs

Lawton takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 12 Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 12 Molitor 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 12 Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brede scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Higginson for the out.
Top 12 Hunter hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Cordova throws the ball in to Coomer who relays the ball to Knoblauch who tags Hunter trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Walbeck scores.
Top 12 Cruz bunts towards the mound. Aguilera fields it and throws to first for the out. Walbeck moves to second.
Top 12 Walbeck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 11 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 A.J. Sager now pitching. Hocking hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Easley hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Rick Aguilera now pitching. Nieves strikes out.
Top 11 Hamelin strikes out.
Bottom 10 Cordova strikes out.
Bottom 10 Brede takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Steinbach strikes out.
Bottom 10 Todd Jones now pitching. Lawton strikes out.
Top 10 Clark strikes out.
Top 10 Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Eddie Guardado now pitching. Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brede scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Higginson for the out.
Bottom 9 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Molitor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brede settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Cruz strikes out.
Top 9 Walbeck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brocail fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hocking strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cordova strikes out.
Top 8 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mike Trombley now pitching. Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hamelin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brede scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamelin for the out.
Bottom 7 Brede hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Higginson throws the ball in to Fryman who relays the ball to Easley who tags Brede trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Lawton moves to third.
Bottom 7 Doug Brocail now pitching. Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Molitor tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Mike Myers now pitching. Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it and throws to second for the out. Becker scores. Molitor moves to third.
Bottom 7 Coomer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Becker moves to third. Molitor moves to second.
Bottom 7 Molitor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Becker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Becker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Fryman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Higginson moves to second.
Top 7 Higginson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Knoblauch strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hocking hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter who is chasing the ball. Hocking reaches third base with a triple. Steinbach scores.
Bottom 6 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Steinbach moves to third.
Bottom 6 Brede takes first base on ball four. Steinbach moves to second.
Bottom 6 Dan Miceli now pitching. Steinbach takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Walbeck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields it and throws to home to get Nieves. Easley moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Easley hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Easley reaches second base with a double. Clark scores. Nieves moves to third.
Top 6 Greg Swindell now pitching. Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to second for the out. Clark moves to third.
Top 6 Hamelin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second.
Top 6 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lawton hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Coomer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Fryman hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Becker hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Knoblauch hits a line drive into left field. Higginson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Higginson. Hocking moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hocking hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cordova strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brede hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Steinbach takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Lawton strikes out.
Top 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walbeck strikes out.
Top 4 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanders fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Becker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Molitor strikes out.
Bottom 3 Becker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Knoblauch 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 Nieves strikes out.
Top 3 Hamelin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Hamelin reaches second base with a double. Fryman scores.
Top 3 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brede scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. Fryman moves to second.
Top 3 Fryman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Higginson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hocking strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. Steinbach moves to third.
Bottom 2 Brede hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lawton scores. Steinbach moves to second.
Bottom 2 Steinbach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lawton moves to third.
Bottom 2 Lawton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Coomer strikes out.
Top 2 Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brede scoops it up and throws to first, with Radke covering, for the out.
Top 2 Walbeck hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Nieves hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Hamelin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Hamelin reaches second base with a double. Clark scores.
Top 2 Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Becker who is chasing the ball. Clark reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Molitor hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Becker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sanders fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Fryman hits a line drive towards short. Hocking reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hunter hits a popup towards first. Brede settles under it and makes the catch for the out.