Mariners........ 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 6 10 0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 0
Win:Fassero(6-5) Loss:Thompson(2-6) Save:Sanders(2nd)
Homeruns- A.Rodriguez-2(12th), D.Wilson-2(8th), J.Encarnacion(1st)
DETROIT -- The Mariners completed a rare 4-game road sweep against the lowly Detroit Tigers behind the muscle of Alex Rodriguez who ripped 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI in the 6 to 5 win.
Rodriguez enjoyed a big day at the plate. He cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 3rd inning and smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' in the 8th inning. Detroit had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. Brian Hunter choked big in the ninth to ruin the rally. Hunter has been mired in a terrible slump.
The win was credited to Jeff Fassero(6-5) who went 7 and 1/3 innings allowing 4 runs. Scott Sanders earned the save, his 2nd. Justin Thompson(2-6) was the losing pitcher. He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 7 innings of work.
'Just one or two mistakes were all it took to beat us today' Detroit's manager said. 'We take these games one day at a time, but this one was hard to take.' Amazingly, Detroit led 3 of the 4 games in the series.
Rodriguez enjoyed a big day at the plate. He cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 3rd inning and smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' in the 8th inning. Detroit had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. Brian Hunter choked big in the ninth to ruin the rally. Hunter has been mired in a terrible slump.
The win was credited to Jeff Fassero(6-5) who went 7 and 1/3 innings allowing 4 runs. Scott Sanders earned the save, his 2nd. Justin Thompson(2-6) was the losing pitcher. He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 7 innings of work.
'Just one or two mistakes were all it took to beat us today' Detroit's manager said. 'We take these games one day at a time, but this one was hard to take.' Amazingly, Detroit led 3 of the 4 games in the series.
BOXSCORE: 1997 Seattle Mariners At 1997 Detroit Tigers 6/8/1997
Mariners AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
J.Cora 2B 5 0 1 1 .271 B.Hunter CF 5 0 0 0 .239
A.Rodriguez SS 4 2 2 3 .274 T.Fryman 3B 5 0 0 0 .277
K.Griffey Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 .338 B.Higginson LF 3 2 2 0 .292
J.Buhner RF 3 0 0 0 .269 T.Clark 1B 3 1 2 1 .252
D.Wilson C 4 2 2 2 .246 J.Encarnacion DH 4 1 1 3 .152
M.Blowers 1B 4 0 2 0 .205 M.Nieves RF 4 0 1 0 .244
R.Kelly DH 4 1 2 0 .300 R.Casanova C 3 1 0 0 .221
R.Davis 3B 4 0 0 0 .257 D.Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 .231
L.Tinsley LF 4 1 1 0 .271 J.Reed 2B 3 0 1 0 .232
A-R.Ducey LF 0 0 0 0 .361 B-D.Easley PH 1 0 1 1 .254
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Totals 36 6 10 6 Totals 35 5 8 5
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Tinsley In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Reed In 9th Inning
Mariners........ 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 6 10 0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 0
Mariners (35-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Fassero WIN(6-5) 7 1/3 6 4 4 2 5 1 108 3.76 A1 D3
N.Charlton HOLD(1st) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 3.86 D4 D9
S.Sanders SAVE(2nd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.60 E1
Totals 9 8 5 5 3 6 1
Tigers (28-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Thompson LOSS(2-6) 7 7 5 5 0 4 3 102 5.01 A1 D1
M.Myers 0 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 1 10 2.89 D2 D4
A.Sager 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.41 D5
Totals 9 10 6 6 1 6 4
ATTENDANCE- 47,758 DATE- Sunday, June 8th 1997 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Mariners: 4 Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mariners: 0 Tigers: 1
DOUBLES- R.Kelly(12th), B.Higginson(12th)
TRIPLES- J.Cora(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez-2(12th), D.Wilson-2(8th), J.Encarnacion(1st)
WALKS- J.Buhner, B.Higginson, T.Clark, R.Casanova
STRIKE OUTS- K.Griffey Jr., M.Blowers, R.Kelly, R.Davis-2, L.Tinsley, T.Fryman,
J.Encarnacion-2, M.Nieves, R.Casanova, D.Cruz
GIDP- D.Wilson
Hey this is Johnny my daddy got me a job as a tigers clubbie. Arod made me get him peanut butter jelly and feed him popcorn before the game. He's mean. Go get em' tigers!
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