May 1, 2003 Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
KCR 5 CHW 7
OAK 5 BAL 5
@DET 2 BAL 6
@DET 4 MIN 6
TBD 5
(13) NYY 2
SEA 1 TOR 7
TEX 6 FLA 4
@ARI 3 CIN 7
@COL 2 ATL 8
@HOU 7 PHI 4
@LAD 1 MON 5
@MIL 0 PIT 5
@SDP 2 CHC 5
@SFG 1
(10) STL 6
NYM 5
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Comerica Park, Attendance: Not Given

Thursday, May 1, 2003, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Orioles

14-12

Won 3

3rd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  3  1    5 11  0
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  7  2

W: B Ryan (3-0), L: F German (0-2), S: J Julio (7)

Tigers

3-22

Lost 3

5th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston 2B                 3   2   2   0    1   0  .312  .871   15    2   3   SH,GDP
M Mora CF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .304 1.042   12    2   0   
B Surhoff DH                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .276  .711   14    0   0   
J Conine 1B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .274  .771   21   11   1   
J Gibbons RF                  5   0   1   3    0   0  .248  .711   11    3   0   
T Batista 3B                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .245  .772   16    0   4   
L Bigbie LF                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .227  .593   20    2   0   SB
D Cruz SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .191  .481   16    2   3   
B Fordyce C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .588   14    5   2   

R Lopez P                                                                0   0
  P Hentgen P                                                            0   0
  B Ryan P                                                               0   1
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  J Julio P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   5  11   5    5   2              139   27  14

BATTING

SH: J Hairston (4, off N Cornejo).

TB: J Conine 2; M Mora 2; J Hairston 2; L Bigbie; T Batista; B Fordyce; J Gibbons; D Cruz.

GIDP: J Hairston (4).

RBI: J Gibbons 3 (15); T Batista (16); B Fordyce (4).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 17.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bigbie (2, 2nd base off N Cornejo/B Inge).

PO: J Hairston (1st base by N Cornejo).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Torres CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .666    9    4   0   SB,CS
O Infante SS                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .241  .581   21    3   7   SB,CS
B Higginson RF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .207  .637   17    1   0   
D Young LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .165  .510   20    3   0   
C Pena 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .491   14   12   0   
D Palmer DH                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .129  .372   22    0   0   
E Munson 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .172  .573   16    0   2   
B Inge C                      2   0   0   1    1   0  .153  .403   12    2   0   CS
  S Halter PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .588    5    0   0   
R Santiago 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .206  .569   22    2   5   

N Cornejo P                                                              0   1
  F German P                                                             0   0
  S Sparks P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   2   7   2    5   5              158   27  15

BATTING

TB: A Torres 2; O Infante 2; R Santiago; E Munson; D Palmer.

RBI: O Infante (3); B Inge (2).

2-out RBI: O Infante.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Munson-R Santiago-C Pena.

E: R Santiago (1); O Infante (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Torres (1, 2nd base off R Lopez/B Fordyce); O Infante (2, 2nd base off R Lopez/B Fordyce).

CS: A Torres (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Fordyce); B Inge (2, 2nd base by P Hentgen/B Fordyce); O Infante (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Ryan).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Lopez                        1     4   1   1    0   2   0   7.36    7   30-20   11· 2· 7    2· 1· 2· 0     43    -     1.34  -0.08
P Hentgen                      5.2   3   1   1    4   2   0   3.52   22   81-48   28· 7·13    8· 6· 2· 0          2-1    1.10   0.12
B Ryan, W (3-0)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.84    0     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·            1-0    0.78   0.02
B Groom, H (4)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   14-8     5· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.24   0.09
J Julio, S (7)                 1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.18    4   24-15    9· 1· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.59   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    5   5   0          36  149-91   53·10·28   14· 8· 4· 0          3-1

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Cornejo                      7     5   1   1    2   0   0   2.96   27   87-52   33· 3·16   16· 6· 3· 0     61    -     1.28   0.31
F German, BS (1), L (0-2)      0.2   4   3   2    1   1   0   5.73    8   20-14    7· 3· 4    2· 1· 3· 0          0-0    2.98  -0.62
S Sparks                       1.1   2   1   1    2   1   0   4.15    8   28-14    8· 1· 5    4· 0· 1· 0          3-0    0.65   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   4    5   2   0          43  135-80   48· 7·25   22· 7· 7· 0          3-0

R Lopez faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: N Cornejo (1; J Hairston, 1st base); B Ryan (1; O Infante, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Mike Fichter, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Hairston           2B    1. A Torres             CF 
2. M Mora               CF    2. O Infante            SS 
3. B Surhoff            DH    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. J Conine             1B    4. D Young              LF 
5. J Gibbons            RF    5. C Pena               1B 
6. T Batista            3B    6. D Palmer             DH 
7. L Bigbie             LF    7. E Munson             3B 
8. D Cruz               SS    8. B Inge               C  
9. B Fordyce            C     9. R Santiago           2B 

   R Lopez              P        N Cornejo            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-1  123  2   33%  82% J Gibbons       F German        Single to RF (Line Drive); Hairston Scores; Mora Scores/unER; Conine to 3B
   b 7   2  1-1  -2-  2  -20%  23% O Infante       P Hentgen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B); Santiago Scores
   t 8   1  2-1  12-  4   14%  48% J Conine        F German        Fielder's Choice SS; Mora to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Hairston to 3B; Conine to 1B
   t 8   0  2-1  1--  2   13%  47% M Mora          F German        Single to RF (Line Drive); Hairston to 2B
   t 8   0  2-1  12-  1  -12%  34% B Surhoff       F German        Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Cornejo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  J Hairston      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  M Mora          Hairston Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  4   46%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   47%  B Surhoff       Walk
          1--  4   50%  J Conine        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Surhoff to 3B
   O      1-3  2   45%  J Gibbons       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rodrigo Lopez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  A Torres        Single to C (Bunt Popup)
          1--      39%  O Infante       Torres Steals 2B
          -2-  5   33%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball); Torres to 3B
   O      1-3  4   39%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  7   44%  D Young         Strikeout Looking, Infante Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   50%  C Pena          Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Cornejo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   48%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  L Bigbie        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   45%  D Cruz          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rodrigo Lopez facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   41%  D Palmer        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   32%  E Munson        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Palmer to 3B
                  Pat Hentgen replaces Rodrigo Lopez pitching
   RO     1-3  4   34%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Palmer Scores
   O      1--      38%  R Santiago      Inge Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   39%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Cornejo facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   43%  B Fordyce       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Fordyce to 1B
   O      1--  2   41%  J Hairston      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Fordyce to 2B
   O      -2-  1   37%  M Mora          Groundout: 2B-1B; Fordyce to 3B
   O      --3  1   33%  B Surhoff       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   30%  A Torres        Single to C/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home)
   O      1--      35%  O Infante       Torres Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (C-1B)
   O      ---  5   37%  " "             Flyball: RF
          ---  5   35%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  4   38%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Cornejo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   35%  J Conine        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   33%  J Gibbons       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   31%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   33%  C Pena          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   31%  D Palmer        Walk
   O      1--  2   34%  E Munson        Lineout: 2B
          1--  6   32%  B Inge          Walk; Palmer to 2B
   O      12-  6   36%  R Santiago      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Cornejo facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   41%  L Bigbie        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      45%  D Cruz          Bigbie Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   42%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Bigbie to 3B
   R      --3  3   50%  B Fordyce       Single to CF (Line Drive); Bigbie Scores
   OO     1--  2   43%  J Hairston      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   46%  A Torres        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   43%  O Infante       Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   50%  D Young         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Nate Cornejo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  M Mora          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   50%  B Surhoff       Walk
          1--  5   55%  J Conine        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Surhoff to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  J Gibbons       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Surhoff to 3B
   O      1-3  3   42%  T Batista       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   46%  C Pena          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   48%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  E Munson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Nate Cornejo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   46%  L Bigbie        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   43%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   41%  B Fordyce       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   45%  B Inge          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   41%  R Santiago      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   44%  A Torres        Groundout: 3B-1B; Santiago to 2B
   R      -2-  2   23%  O Infante       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B); Santiago Scores
                  B.J. Ryan replaces Pat Hentgen pitching
   O      1--      25%  B Higginson     Infante Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Franklyn German facing 1-2-3
                  Franklyn German replaces Nate Cornejo pitching
          ---  5   34%  J Hairston      Walk
          1--  2   47%  M Mora          Single to RF (Line Drive); Hairston to 2B
   O      12-  1   34%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF
          12-  4   48%  J Conine        Fielder's Choice SS; Mora to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Hairston to 3B; Conine to 1B
   RR     123  2   82%  J Gibbons       Single to RF (Line Drive); Hairston Scores; Mora Scores/unER; Conine to 3B
   R      1-3  2   88%  T Batista       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Conine Scores; Gibbons to 2B
   O      12-  3   86%  L Bigbie        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  1   87%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive); Gibbons to 3B; Batista to 2B
                  Steve Sparks replaces Franklyn German pitching
   O      123  3   84%  B Fordyce       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Buddy Groom facing 3-4-5
                  Buddy Groom replaces B.J. Ryan pitching
   O      ---  5   88%  B Higginson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  C Pena          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   94%  J Hairston      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   97%  M Mora          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hairston to 3B
   O      1-3  2   95%  B Surhoff       Lineout: SS
          1-3  4   95%  J Conine        Walk; Mora to 2B
   RO     123  4   97%  J Gibbons       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hairston Scores; Mora to 3B
          1-3  6   97%  T Batista       Walk; Gibbons to 2B
   O      123  4   96%  L Bigbie        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Jorge Julio facing 6-7-8
                  Jorge Julio replaces Buddy Groom pitching
   O      --- 10   98%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  E Munson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Shane Halter pinch hits for Brandon Inge batting 8th
          ---  5   98%  S Halter        Walk
          1--      98%  R Santiago      Defensive Indifference; Halter to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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