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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
August 31, 2001
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 31, 2001 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Sparks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kelvim Escobar |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 22,383 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marvin Hudson 1B: Dan Iassogna 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Tim Welke |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Cedeno | Right Fielder |
| Jose Macias | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
| Randall Simon | First Baseman |
| Robert Fick | DH |
| Shane Halter | Shortstop |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Wendell Magee | Center Fielder |
| Javier Cardona | Catcher |
| Phil Garner | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Shannon Stewart | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Raul Mondesi | Right Fielder |
| Brad Fullmer | DH |
| Felipe Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
| Homer Bush | Second Baseman |
| Buck Martinez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
August 31, 2001
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Escobar
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Macias vs. Escobar
Macias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Escobar
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Fletcher and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Escobar
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Simon vs. Escobar
Simon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simon for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Sparks
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sparks
Gonzalez strikes out. Cardona drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gonzalez out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Sparks
Stewart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Sparks
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Escobar
Fick strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Escobar
Halter hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Escobar
Easley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Escobar
There goes Halter. The throw from Fletcher and he is safe. Halter steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Magee vs. Escobar
Magee is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Sparks
Mondesi hits a line drive into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullmer vs. Sparks
Fullmer hits a line drive into right field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sparks
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardona vs. Escobar
Cardona hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Escobar
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Macias vs. Escobar
Macias strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Sparks
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Sparks
Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Sparks
Cruz 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. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Escobar
Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simon vs. Escobar
Simon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fick vs. Escobar
Fick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fick for the out. Higginson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Halter vs. Escobar
Halter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sparks
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Sparks
Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Sparks
There goes Stewart. The throw from Cardona and he is out, Halter applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Sparks
Delgado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mondesi vs. Sparks
The ball gets by Cardona for a passed ball. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mondesi vs. Sparks
Mondesi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fullmer vs. Sparks
Fullmer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Escobar
Easley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Escobar
Magee strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cardona vs. Escobar
Cardona hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cruz. Cardona reaches second base with a double. Easley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Escobar
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Cardona is safe. Cardona moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Macias vs. Escobar
Escobar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Escobar. Cardona scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Macias vs. Escobar
Macias takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Higginson vs. Escobar
Higginson strikes out. There goes Macias. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Simon vs. Escobar
There's a wild pitch. Cedeno scores. Macias moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Simon vs. Escobar
Simon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Fick vs. File
Bob File now pitching.
Fick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sparks
Lopez bunts towards first. Simon fields the ball and throws to Sparks covering. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Sparks
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Lopez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Sparks
The ball gets by Cardona for a passed ball. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Bush vs. Sparks
Bush hits a line drive towards short. Halter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Sparks
Cruz hits a line drive towards short. Halter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Sparks
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macias fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. File
Halter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. File
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Magee vs. File
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Sparks
Stewart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Sparks
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simon fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Stewart for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Sparks
Mondesi strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cardona vs. File
Cardona hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. File
Cedeno hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bush reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Macias vs. File
Macias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullmer vs. Sparks
Fullmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fullmer for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sparks
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sparks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Sparks
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cardona settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Simon vs. Borbon
Simon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fick vs. Borbon
Fick strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Borbon
Halter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Halter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Easley vs. Borbon
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Sparks
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Sparks
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Sparks
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Eyre
Scott Eyre now pitching.
Magee strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cardona vs. Eyre
Cardona hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Eyre
Cedeno strikes out. There goes Cardona. The throw from Fletcher to second, and Cardona is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Sparks
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Sparks
Delgado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mondesi vs. Anderson
Matt Anderson now pitching.
Mondesi takes first base on ball four. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fullmer vs. Anderson
There's a wild pitch. Delgado moves to third. Mondesi moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Fullmer vs. Anderson
Fullmer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Anderson
Tony Fernandez pinch hits for Felipe Lopez.
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/2001 -- Detroit at Toronto (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Cedeno R, rf 5 1 1 0 Cruz J, cf 4 0 0 0
Macias J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 0 0
Higginson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Stewart S, lf 4 0 3 0
Simon R, 1b 3 1 1 1 Delgado C, 1b 3 1 1 0
Fick R, dh 4 0 0 0 Mondesi R, rf 3 1 1 2
Halter S, ss 4 0 2 0 Fullmer B, dh 4 0 0 0
Easley D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lopez F, 3b 3 1 1 0
Magee W, cf 4 0 0 0 Fernandez T, ph 1 0 0 0
Cardona J, c 4 1 2 1 Fletcher D, c 3 0 1 1
Bush H, 2b 3 0 1 0
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35 4 8 2 32 3 8 3
Detroit 000 030 010 -- 4
Toronto 000 210 000 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Sparks S (W) 8.1 8 3 3 1 6
Anderson M (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Escobar K 4.2 5 3 2 2 9
File B 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Borbon P (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Eyre S 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Escobar K
DP -- Detroit 2, Toronto 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Toronto 4
2B -- Cardona J, Fletcher D, Halter S
HR -- Mondesi R, Simon R
SB -- Cedeno R, Halter S, Macias J
CS -- Stewart S, Cardona J
WP -- Escobar K, Anderson M
PB -- Cardona J 2
T -- 2:49
A -- 22383
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