MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/05/2003
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2101 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2003 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (75-66) 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Toronto Blue Jays (90-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Sheets Now 19-8 After Subduing Blue Jays
The Detroit Tigers got a strong performance from pitcher Ben Sheets, who stymied the Toronto offense en route to a win, 5-0, at SkyDome 1989-2015. With the win, the Tigers have a record of 75-66.

The Blue Jays had trouble solving Sheets, who surrendered no runs on 4 hits over 7.2 innings.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said Toronto manager Rosscoe Blue Jays.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .309 11 65
E. Burks DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .335 34 94
B. Abreu RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .321 22 89
G. Sheffield 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .322 31 103
   a-D. Mashore LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 1 15
J. Lopez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 34 118
T. Martinez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282 14 58
J. Valentin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 18 59
D. Martinez LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .286 1 20
   b-A. Ledesma 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 1 15
M. Ellis 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 7 67
Totals 31 5 8 5 3 6 8      
a - D. Mashore substituted for G. Sheffield in the 9th
b - A. Ledesma substituted for D. Martinez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Abreu (46, 4th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Burks 2 (34, 1st Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Sheffield (31, 4th Inning off J. Wright, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 2 , E. Burks 8 , B. Abreu 3 , G. Sheffield 4 , J. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Burks , B. Abreu
GIDP: G. Sheffield , T. Martinez
Sac Bunt: M. Ellis
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Abreu (17) , J. Valentin (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .287 7 59
B. Giles DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 27 83
T. Nixon RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 24 74
   a-J. Cruz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 8 28
A. Huff 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .337 28 130
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .319 6 61
D. Young LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 16 73
A. Kearns CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284 18 56
J. Randa 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 7 68
C. Johnson C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .249 19 68
Totals 32 0 5 0 0 5 8      
a - J. Cruz pinch hit for T. Nixon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Johnson 2 (26, 3rd Inning off B. Sheets, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off B. Sheets, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Guzman , J. Cruz , D. Young , C. Johnson 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Guzman , T. Nixon
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Wright (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Guzman-Cabrera-Huff, Randa-Guzman-Huff)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sheets W (19-8) 7.2 4 0 0 0 4 0 113 3.80   
L. Davis 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sheets 75
Batters Faced: B. Sheets 27, L. Davis 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sheets 8-11, L. Davis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sheets 113-76, L. Davis 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wright L (10-10) 7.0 7 5 5 3 4 3 101 4.42   
S. Linebrink 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.00   
S. Strickland 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wright 44
Batters Faced: J. Wright 29, S. Linebrink 3, S. Strickland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wright 9-5, S. Linebrink 1-1, S. Strickland 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wright 101-63, S. Linebrink 4-3, S. Strickland 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Sheets
Ballpark: SkyDome 1989-2015
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 50350
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