Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Easley vs. Mussina
  
  Easley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ausmus vs. Mussina
  
  Ausmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Easley moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Higginson vs. Mussina
  
  Higginson bunts in front of the plate. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Easley moves to third. Ausmus moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Palmer vs. Mussina
  
  Palmer strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
  Clark vs. Mussina
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Mussina covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Anderson vs. Nomo
  
  Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  DeShields vs. Nomo
  
  DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Surhoff vs. Nomo
  
  Surhoff hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Encarnacion vs. Mussina
  
  Encarnacion hits a line drive into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Fick vs. Mussina
  
  Fick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fick for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Mussina
  
  Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Mussina covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Belle vs. Nomo
  
  Belle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Baines vs. Nomo
  
  Baines hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Belle moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Conine vs. Nomo
  
  Conine hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Clark vs. Nomo
  
  Clark strikes out. There goes Belle. The throw from Ausmus and Belle is out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Mussina
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Conine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Easley vs. Mussina
  
  Easley strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Ausmus vs. Mussina
  
  Ausmus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Belle. Ausmus reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Higginson vs. Mussina
  
  Higginson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Nomo
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Bordick vs. Nomo
  
  Bordick hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Anderson vs. Nomo
  
  Anderson takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  DeShields vs. Nomo
  
  DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Surhoff vs. Nomo
  
  Surhoff hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ausmus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Palmer vs. Mussina
  
  Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Clark vs. Mussina
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Palmer moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Encarnacion vs. Mussina
  
  Encarnacion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Fick vs. Mussina
  
  Fick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Palmer scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garcia vs. Mussina
  
  Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Belle vs. Nomo
  
  Belle hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Nomo
  
  Baines strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Conine vs. Nomo
  
  Conine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Mussina
  
  Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Easley vs. Mussina
  
  There goes Cruz. The throw from Johnson and he is out, DeShields applying the tag. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Easley vs. Mussina
  
  Easley hits a fly ball into right field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Ausmus vs. Mussina
  
  Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Conine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Nomo
  
  Clark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Encarnacion. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Nomo
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Bordick vs. Nomo
  
  Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Anderson vs. Nomo
  
  Anderson strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Higginson vs. Mussina
  
  Higginson hits a popup towards short. Bordick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Palmer vs. Mussina
  
  Palmer is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Mussina
  
  Clark strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  DeShields vs. Nomo
  
  DeShields strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Surhoff vs. Nomo
  
  Surhoff strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Belle vs. Nomo
  
  Belle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Encarnacion vs. Mussina
  
  Encarnacion hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Fick vs. Mussina
  
  Fick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Encarnacion moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Garcia vs. Mussina
  
  Garcia hits a line drive into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cruz vs. Mussina
  
  Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Encarnacion moves to third. Fick moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
  Gonzalez vs. Mussina
  
  Juan Gonzalez pinch hits for Damion Easley.
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Nomo
  
  Shane Halter now playing second base.
  
  Baines hits a line drive into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Conine vs. Nomo
  
  Conine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Nomo
  
  Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Nomo
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Ausmus vs. Mussina
  
  Ausmus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Higginson vs. Mussina
  
  Higginson hits a line drive to right field. The ball gets by Belle. Anderson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Anderson. Ausmus moves to third. Higginson moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Palmer vs. Mussina
  
  Palmer is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
  Clark vs. Mussina
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to home to get Ausmus. Higginson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Encarnacion vs. Mussina
  
  Encarnacion hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. DeShields reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Bordick vs. Brocail
  
  Doug Brocail now pitching.
  
  Bordick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Anderson vs. Brocail
  
  Anderson bunts towards the mound. Brocail fields it and throws to first for the out. Bordick moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  DeShields vs. Brocail
  
  DeShields hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Surhoff vs. Brocail
  
  Surhoff hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Bordick scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Belle vs. Brocail
  
  Belle takes first base on ball four. Surhoff moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Baines vs. Brocail
  
  Baines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter fields it and throws to second for the out. Surhoff moves to third. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Jefferies vs. McElroy
  
  Chuck McElroy now pitching. Gregg Jefferies pinch hits for Robert Fick.
  
  Jefferies takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Polonia vs. McElroy
  
  Luis Polonia pinch hits for Karim Garcia.
  
  Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jefferies moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Cruz vs. Reyes
  
  Alberto Reyes now pitching.
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Halter vs. Reyes
  
  Halter is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Conine vs. Brocail
  
  Luis Polonia now playing right field.
  
  Conine hits a fly ball into right field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Brocail
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Brocail covering, for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Brocail
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 10

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Ausmus vs. Reyes
  
  Ausmus takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Higginson vs. Reyes
  
  Higginson bunts towards the mound. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. Ausmus moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Palmer vs. Reyes
  
  Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Clark vs. Reyes
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bordick vs. Brocail
  
  Bordick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Anderson vs. Brocail
  
  Anderson bunts towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Halter covering, for the out. Bordick moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  DeShields vs. Brocail
  
  DeShields hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bordick scores. View Play 

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         Game of 4/8/2000 -- Detroit at Baltimore (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Easley D, 2b          3  0  1  0   Anderson B, cf        2  0  0  0   
Gonzalez J, ph        1  0  0  0   DeShields D, 2b       5  0  1  1   
Halter S, 2b          1  0  0  0   Surhoff B, lf         4  0  1  1   
Ausmus B, c           4  0  3  0   Belle A, rf           3  0  1  0   
Higginson B, lf       3  0  1  0   Baines H, dh          4  0  1  0   
Palmer D, 3b          3  1  0  0   Conine J, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Clark T, 1b           5  0  0  0   Clark W, 1b           3  0  1  0   
Encarnacion J, cf     4  0  1  0   Johnson C, c          4  0  1  0   
Fick R, dh            3  0  2  1   Bordick M, ss         4  2  2  0   
Jefferies G, ph       0  0  0  0                                      
Garcia K, rf          3  0  0  0                                      
Polonia L, ph-rf      1  0  0  0                                      
Cruz D, ss            4  0  2  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  1 10  1                        33  2  8  2

Detroit          000 100 000 0 --  1
Baltimore        000 000 010 1 --  2
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nomo H                7.0  4  0  0  2  5
Brocail D (L)         2.1  4  2  2  1  0

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mussina M             8.0 10  1  1  1  6
McElroy C             0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Reyes A (W)           1.2  0  0  0  2  1

E -- Anderson B
DP -- Detroit 2, Baltimore 2
LOB -- Detroit 10, Baltimore 8
2B -- Ausmus B, Clark W
CS -- Belle A, Cruz D
SH -- Higginson B 2, Anderson B 2
WP -- Nomo H
T -- 3:06
A -- 42547

    

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