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Baltimore Orioles @ Detroit Tigers

2000-08-09 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 28041 · 85°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph to LF · 2:37

Baltimore Orioles defeated Detroit Tigers 5–2. Baltimore Orioles put up 3 in the 6th. Jose Mercedes earned the win and Ryan Kohlmeier picked up the save. Jose Macias went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	11
DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7

W: Jose Mercedes L: Willie Blair SV: Ryan Kohlmeier

Umpires — HP: Rob Drake · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: Steve Rippley · 3B: Greg Gibson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brady Anderson	2	1	0	1	1	0
Melvin Mora	4	0	2	0	0	0
Delino DeShields	4	1	2	1	0	0
Albert Belle	4	1	1	1	0	1
Chris Richard	4	0	0	0	0	1
Brook Fordyce	4	0	3	1	0	0
Mark Lewis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan Minor	4	1	2	0	0	0
Luis Matos	4	1	1	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Damion Easley	4	1	2	0	0	1
Billy McMillon	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bobby Higginson	4	0	0	0	0	3
Juan Gonzalez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Deivi Cruz	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brad Ausmus	4	0	0	0	0	1
Juan Encarnacion	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jose Macias	4	1	2	1	0	0
Shane Halter	3	0	0	0	0	1
Wendell Magee	1	0	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Mercedes	7.0	6	1	6
Buddy Groom	1.0	0	0	1
Ryan Kohlmeier	1.0	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Blair	7.0	10	1	1
Danny Patterson	1.0	0	0	1
Matt Anderson	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brady Anderson: 7/L78M+
Melvin Mora: S7/L56+
Delino DeShields: 6(B)3(1)/LDP/L6+

Bot 1

Damion Easley: S7/G56
Billy McMillon: W.1-2
Bobby Higginson: K/C
Juan Gonzalez: E6/G6+.2-H;1X3(5)#
Deivi Cruz: D7/F7D+.1-3
Brad Ausmus: K

Top 2

Albert Belle: 9/F9M
Chris Richard: K
Brook Fordyce: 63/G6

Bot 2

Juan Encarnacion: K
Jose Macias: S/BG34S
Shane Halter: K
Damion Easley: K/C

Top 3

Mark Lewis: 8/F8RXD+
Ryan Minor: D7/L7LD+
Luis Matos: T9/F89XD+.2-H
Brady Anderson: 7/SF/F7M.3-H
Melvin Mora: 9/L89M

Bot 3

Billy McMillon: 8/F8RD
Bobby Higginson: 43/G4
Juan Gonzalez: D9/L89XD+
Deivi Cruz: 9/L9M

Top 4

Delino DeShields: S8/G4M
Albert Belle: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Chris Richard: 63/G6M

Bot 4

Brad Ausmus: 3/FL
Juan Encarnacion: 4/P34D-
Jose Macias: 3/FL/P25F-

Top 5

Brook Fordyce: S8/G6+
Mark Lewis: 9/F89S
Ryan Minor: S/G56.1-2
Luis Matos: 5(2)3/GDP

Bot 5

Shane Halter: 8/F8LD
Damion Easley: 13/G13
Billy McMillon: 8/F89XD

Top 6

Brady Anderson: W
Melvin Mora: 63/G6.1-2
Delino DeShields: S7/G56.2-H;B-2(THH)
Albert Belle: S7/L78S+.2-H;B-2(THH)
Chris Richard: 8/F8RM
Brook Fordyce: D/F8LS-.2-H
Mark Lewis: 9/F9M

Bot 6

Bobby Higginson: K
Juan Gonzalez: 8/L8RM
Deivi Cruz: 63/G6

Top 7

Ryan Minor: 63/G6
Luis Matos: 9/F9D
Brady Anderson: 43/G4

Bot 7

Brad Ausmus: 43/G4
Juan Encarnacion: 63/G6M
Jose Macias: HR/F9D+
Shane Halter: 6/L6D-

Top 8

Melvin Mora: T8/F8RXD+
Delino DeShields: 3/G3
Albert Belle: K
Chris Richard: 31/G34S

Bot 8

Damion Easley: S/G6S-
Wendell Magee: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bobby Higginson: FLE5/P5F
Bobby Higginson: K
Juan Gonzalez: 9/F9D

Top 9

Brook Fordyce: S7/G6+
Mark Lewis: K
Ryan Minor: 9/F9M
Luis Matos: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 9

Deivi Cruz: 3/FL/P3F-
Brad Ausmus: 4/FL/P3DF-
Juan Encarnacion: S7/G34+
Jose Macias: 8/F8LS