Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers
August 9, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1998 at Tiger Stadium. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 6, Detroit Tigers 3

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 1 0 0
Rodriguez ss 3 2 2 3
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 0 1 0
Martinez dh 5 1 3 2
Buhner rf 3 0 1 0
Davis 3b 4 0 0 0
Ibanez 1b 2 1 1 1
  Amaral ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Oliver c 4 0 1 0
Monahan lf 4 1 2 0
Swift p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez lf 5 0 0 1
Easley 2b 4 0 1 1
Higginson rf 4 0 1 1
Clark 1b 4 0 2 0
Catalanotto dh 3 0 0 0
  Berroa ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 0 1 0
Bako c 3 0 0 0
Cruz ss 4 1 2 0
Hunter cf 4 2 2 0
Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Runyan p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Bochtler p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
Seattle 010 011 3006112
Detroit 001 020 000391
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Swift   5.0 6 3 3 2 5
  Wells  W (2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Slocumb   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Timlin  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
8
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Florie   5.2 5 3 3 2 5
  Runyan  L (1-3) 0.2 1 2 1 0 0
  Anderson   0.2 3 1 1 0 2
  Bochtler   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jones   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
3
7

  E–Rodriguez (15), Swift (3), Randa (7).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Seattle Buhner (6,off Anderson), Detroit Randa (13,off Wells); Clark (25,off McCarthy); Cruz (12,off Slocumb).  HR–Seattle Martinez (22,2nd inning off Florie 0 on, 0 out); Ibanez (1,5th inning off Florie 0 on, 0 out); Rodriguez (35,7th inning off Anderson 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Cora (9,off Runyan); Bako (1,off Wells).  SB–Rodriguez (33,2nd base off Florie/Bako); Hunter (29,2nd base off Swift/Oliver).  CS–Monahan (2,2nd base by Bochtler/Bako).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–2:48.  A–27,987.
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