September 8, 1996 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Alan MillsL: Joey Eischen
LF2-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterRP
Rafael Palmeiro
1B2-3H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RP2.0IP0 ER · 0 K · WP0.2IP2 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 1 · BAL by 4 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | — |
| 2BAOrioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 4.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 7.0 |
4TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 18.0 |
| 5DETigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 39.0 |
| CPCurtis PrideDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MLMark Lewis2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
TF Travis FrymanSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TC Tony Clark1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHBobby HigginsonLF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MNMelvin NievesRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PN Phil Nevin3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RCRaul CasanovaC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KBKimera BarteeCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ACAndujar Cedeno3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
HR: Higginson
RBI: Higginson
CS: Pride
LOB: 4
| JEJoey EischenL | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
JL Jose Lima | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| RLRichie Lewis | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| TMTrever Miller | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 87 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 136 |
BA Brady AndersonCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
RA Roberto Alomar2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TZTodd Zeile3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RPRafael Palmeiro1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BB Bobby BonillaRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EM Eddie MurrayDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PIPete IncavigliaLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MPMark ParentC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDMike DevereauxRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBrent BowersLF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAManny AlexanderPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHChris HoilesC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Anderson, Parent
HR: Palmeiro, Bonilla, Hoiles
RBI: Palmeiro 3, Bonilla, Hoiles 2
LOB: 12
The Orioles beat the Tigers 6-2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Alan Mills got the win and Joey Eischen took the loss. Rafael Palmeiro went 2-for-3 for the Orioles, while Bobby Higginson went 2-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
