DBL
DETROIT TIGERS @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/28/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Pitching: RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Howard Battle to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Russ Johnson to second
Batting: LHB Brent Mayne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Howard Battle scores
Russ Johnson to third
Ben Grieve to second
Batting: SHB Jeff Barry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Felipe Lira
Pitching: RHP Felipe Lira
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: LHB Joe Orsulak 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Halter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Felipe Lira
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Kelly Gruber steals 2nd base
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Ball
Balk!
Kelly Gruber scores
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Felipe Lira
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Brent Mayne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-4
Ben Grieve to second
Batting: SHB Jeff Barry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe Orsulak 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 81.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Ben Grieve to third
Batting: RHB Shane Halter Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Felipe Lira
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 56.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Shane Halter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Felipe Lira
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brent Mayne 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Felipe Lira
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Baltimore 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: SHB Jeff Barry 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Joe Orsulak 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Julian Tavarez
Batting: RHB Shane Halter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.3 MPH)
Joe Orsulak to second
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Joe Orsulak to third
Shane Halter to second
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3, EV 61.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Joe Orsulak scores
Shane Halter to third
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Adrian Brown to second
Pitching: RHP Jeff Nelson
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Detroit 2 - Baltimore 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Felipe Lira
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Bunt for hit to 3S - play at first, batter safe!
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Kenny Lofton to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by CF
Pinch Hitting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Kenny Lofton scores
Matt Franco to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
Johnny Damon steals 2nd base
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 104.4 MPH)
Matt Franco scores
Johnny Damon scores
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.8 MPH)
Matt Nokes to third
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Matt Nokes scores
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Baltimore 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jeff Nelson
Now at 3B: Miguel Tejada
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brent Mayne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jeff Barry 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Orsulak 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 71.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 2 - Baltimore 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Felipe Lira
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 2 - Baltimore 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jeff Nelson
Pitching: RHP Roger McDowell
Batting: RHB Shane Halter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Shane Halter to third
Shane Halter scores
Pitching: RHP T J Mathews
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 78.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jose R Herrera 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 3 - Baltimore 5
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