detroit tigers at baltimore orioles

may 25, 2006

top of the first

jason schmidt takes the mound for the orioles.
mark kotsay struck out. <--->
placido polanco grounded back to the pitcher. <--->
carlos lee singled to left. <--1>
travis hafner homered over the right field fence for two rbis. <--->
ivan rodriguez reached first on a fielding error by the shortstop. <--1>
doug mientkiewicz popped up to short. <--1>
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the first, detroit leads 2 to 0.

bottom of the first

brad hennessey takes the mound for the tigers.
jimmy rollins popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <--->
ray durham singled down the third base line. <--1>
the orioles put on the hit and run.
brad hennessey threw a wild pitch. <-2->
jay gibbons singled to center, scoring a run. <--1>
hank blalock lined out to left. <--1>
shawn green walked. <-21>
pedro feliz walked. <321>
brad hawpe grounded to second. <321>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
at the end of the first, baltimore trails 2 to 1.

top of the second

edwin encarnacion popped up behind home plate. <--->
craig monroe singled to left. <--1>
yuniesky betancourt reached second on a throwing error by the third baseman. <32->
mark kotsay flied out to left field. <32->
craig monroe tagged up and reached home, scoring a run. <-2->
placido polanco walked. <-21>
carlos lee flied out to center. <-21>
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the second, detroit leads 3 to 1.

bottom of the second

javy lopez grounded to the third baseman. <--->
luis matos singled in the right field gap. <--1>
jimmy rollins flied out to right field. <--1>
ray durham singled up the middle. <-21>
jay gibbons grounded to first. <-21>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the second, baltimore trails 3 to 1.

top of the third

travis hafner popped up to second. <--->
ivan rodriguez struck out. <--->
doug mientkiewicz struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the third, detroit leads 3 to 1.

bottom of the third

hank blalock grounded back to the pitcher. <--->
shawn green popped up to second. <--->
pedro feliz walked. <--1>
brad hawpe lined out to left. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the third, baltimore trails 3 to 1.

top of the fourth

edwin encarnacion hit an infield single to the second baseman. <--1>
craig monroe doubled over the center fielder, scoring a run. <-2->
chris ray came in to pitch for the orioles. <-2->
yuniesky betancourt walked. <-21>
mark kotsay flied out to right field. <-21>
placido polanco grounded to short. <3-1>
carlos lee lined out to center. <3-1>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, detroit leads 4 to 1.

bottom of the fourth

javy lopez homered to left-center. <--->
luis matos lined out to center. <--->
jimmy rollins doubled into the right field corner. <-2->
ray durham reached second on a fielding error by the left fielder - a run scored.
<-2->
jay gibbons grounded to short. <-2->
ray durham was caught stealing third. <--->
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, baltimore trails 4 to 3.

top of the fifth

travis hafner singled up the middle. <--1>
ivan rodriguez grounded to the second baseman for a double play (4-6-1). <--->
doug mientkiewicz lined out to left. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, detroit leads 4 to 3.

bottom of the fifth

hank blalock was hit by a pitch. <--1>
shawn green grounded to short. <--1>
pedro feliz grounded to second. <--1>
brad hawpe struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, baltimore trails 4 to 3.

top of the sixth

edwin encarnacion struck out. <--->
craig monroe grounded to second. <--->
yuniesky betancourt flied out to right field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, detroit leads 4 to 3.

bottom of the sixth

fernando rodney came in to pitch for the tigers. <--->
javy lopez grounded to third. <--->
luis matos grounded to the third baseman. <--->
jimmy rollins flied out to left field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, baltimore trails 4 to 3.

top of the seventh

ricardo rincon came in to pitch for the orioles. <--->
mark kotsay grounded to third. <--->
placido polanco singled to center field. <--1>
carlos lee grounded to third for a double play (5-4-3). <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, detroit leads 4 to 3.

bottom of the seventh

ray durham flied out to right. <--->
jay gibbons doubled in the left field gap. <-2->
hank blalock walked. <-21>
shawn green grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, baltimore trails 4 to 3.

top of the eighth

travis hafner walked. <--1>
ivan rodriguez singled to right, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
doug mientkiewicz struck out. <3-1>
edwin encarnacion flied out to center field. <3-1>
travis hafner tagged up and reached home, scoring a run. <--1>
latroy hawkins came in to pitch for the orioles. <--1>
craig monroe singled through the right side. <-21>
yuniesky betancourt grounded to the second baseman. <-21>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, detroit leads 5 to 3.

bottom of the eighth

troy percival came in to pitch for the tigers. <--->
pedro feliz flied out to center. <--->
brad hawpe grounded to short. <--->
javy lopez homered over the left field fence. <--->
luis matos grounded to the second baseman. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, baltimore trails 5 to 4.

top of the ninth

mark kotsay grounded to the shortstop. <--->
placido polanco popped up to short. <--->
carlos lee struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the ninth, detroit leads 5 to 4.

bottom of the ninth

chad cordero came in to pitch for the tigers. <--->
jimmy rollins lined out to right field. <--->
ray durham grounded to second. <--->
jay gibbons doubled over the right fielder. <-2->
hank blalock was intentionally walked. <-21>
shawn green walked. <321>
pedro feliz grounded to third. <321>

tigers win: 5-4