DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT DETROIT TIGERS
06/29/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 989 - MONDAY, JUNE 29TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (51-31) 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 5 3
Detroit Tigers (28-55) 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 X 9 11 0
Mets Lose to Tigers, 9-5
Detroit Tigers starter Scott Sanders pitched a strong game against the New York Mets at Tiger Stadium, leading the Tigers to a 9-5 win. Sanders picked up the win for Detroit, going 6 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 1-0. Brad Clontz earned his 10th save in 15 chances.

Cal Ripken Jr. dealt the Mets a blow in the bottom of the second. Batting with the bases loaded and Detroit leading 1-0, Ripken Jr., who finished 5th in the UL in wins above replacement with 6.3 in 1993, hit a 3-1 fastball for a 2-run single.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Julio Izquierdo said.

The 5th-place Tigers now have a win-loss record of 28-55.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .229 20 31
M. Ordonez RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .248 13 34
G. Sheffield SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 19 54
S. Sosa CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .232 23 53
B. Boone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .203 12 44
P. Nevin 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .177 15 39
O. Saenz 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .272 21 41
B. Surhoff DH 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .212 9 30
M. Walbeck C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .105 0 2
Totals 32 5 5 5 2 10 6      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Surhoff (12, 3rd Inning off S. Sanders, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Nevin (15, 7th Inning off M. Brandenburg, 0 on, 1 out) C. Floyd (20, 8th Inning off M. Brandenburg, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Sosa (23, 4th Inning off S. Sanders, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ordonez , P. Nevin 4 , C. Floyd 4 , S. Sosa 4 , B. Surhoff 2
2-out RBI: M. Ordonez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Walbeck
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: M. Walbeck (1) , G. Sheffield 2 (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Boone-Sheffield-Saenz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Stewart CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .230 4 24
W. Cordero 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .252 9 35
B. Grieve RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .290 13 50
G. Colbrunn 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .287 4 21
R. Petagine DH 4 2 2 0 1 2 4 .255 4 15
F. Catalanotto LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .204 4 15
C. Gomez 3B 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 .273 4 29
B. Henley C 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 .216 10 24
C. Ripken Jr. SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 .175 2 5
Totals 36 9 11 7 8 6 27      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Henley (9, 8th Inning off T. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs) W. Cordero (15, 7th Inning off M. Mimbs, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Catalanotto (4, 8th Inning off T. Jones, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Ripken Jr. , B. Henley 2 , B. Grieve , F. Catalanotto 5 , R. Petagine 2 , C. Gomez 2 , W. Cordero 2 , G. Colbrunn
2-out RBI: , C. Gomez 2 , W. Cordero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Ripken Jr. 2 , B. Henley , B. Grieve , C. Gomez , W. Cordero
GIDP: G. Colbrunn
Hit by Pitch: S. Stewart
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Catalanotto (2) , C. Gomez 2 (8) , G. Colbrunn (3)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Johnson L (7-4) 5.1 8 6 4 5 2 0 113 62 3.92   
M. Mimbs 2.0 1 2 2 3 2 0 49 23 3.92   
T. Jones 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 14 9 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 29
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 31, M. Mimbs 10, T. Jones 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 3-10, M. Mimbs 1-3, T. Jones 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 113-62, M. Mimbs 49-23, T. Jones 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mimbs 3-1 , T. Jones 1-1
WP: M. Mimbs
Hit Batsmen: R. Johnson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Sanders W (1-0) 6.0 3 3 3 1 8 1 86 54 2.77   
M. Brandenburg H (3) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 2 20 10 7.45   
B. Clontz SV (10) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 17 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Sanders 61
Batters Faced: S. Sanders 22, M. Brandenburg 6, B. Clontz 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Sanders 5-5, M. Brandenburg 1-1, B. Clontz 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Sanders 86-54, M. Brandenburg 20-10, B. Clontz 25-17
Balk: M. Brandenburg
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Sanders
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 34327
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