The Tigers, for the thirty-third time in the team’s history, turn a triple play when Mariner Mark McLemore lines out to second baseman Damion Easley, who throws to shortstop Deivi Cruz to double up Tom Lampkin. Cruz then relays the ball to first baseman Shane Halter, catching Ichiro Suzuki off first to complete Detroit’s first triple killing since July 3, 1992, when the victim was also Seattle.

On August 1, 2001 — The Tigers, for the thirty-third time in the team’s history, turn a triple play when Mariner Mark McLemore lines out to second baseman Damion Easley, who throws to shortstop Deivi Cruz to double up Tom Lampkin. Cruz then relays the ball to first baseman Shane Halter, catching Ichiro Suzuki off first to complete Detroit’s first triple killing since July 3, 1992, when the victim was also Seattle.

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