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Baltimore Orioles @ Detroit Tigers

2002-08-11 · Day game · Comerica Park · Att: 22573 · 87°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph to LF · 2:21

Detroit Tigers defeated Baltimore Orioles 2–1. Steve Sparks earned the win and Juan Acevedo picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Steve Sparks L: John Stephens SV: Juan Acevedo

Umpires — HP: Kevin Kelley · 1B: Dana DeMuth · 2B: Kerwin Danley · 3B: Marvin Hudson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Melvin Mora	3	0	0	1	1
Chris Singleton	4	0	0	0	1
Gary Matthews	3	0	0	1	1
Jay Gibbons	2	0	0	2	0
Marty Cordova	4	0	1	0	0
Chris Richard	4	0	0	0	0
Jose Leon	3	0	0	0	0
Brook Fordyce	2	0	0	0	0
Jerry Hairston	3	0	2	0	0
Luis Lopez	2	1	1	0	0
Jeff Conine	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
George Lombard	4	1	2	1	1
Damian Jackson	4	0	1	1	0
Robert Fick	4	0	0	0	1
Randall Simon	4	0	0	0	1
Shane Halter	3	0	0	0	0
Carlos Pena	3	0	0	0	1
Wendell Magee	3	0	2	0	1
Craig Paquette	3	1	0	0	1
Matt Walbeck	3	0	2	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Stephens	7.0	7	0	6
B. J. Ryan	1.0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Sparks	7.0	4	2	2
Oscar Henriquez	1.0	0	2	1
Juan Acevedo	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Melvin Mora: 53/BG5S
Chris Singleton: 3/G3
Gary Matthews: K

Bot 1

George Lombard: S8/F8LM
Damian Jackson: SB2
Damian Jackson: S8/L4D.2-H
Robert Fick: SB2
Robert Fick: 9/L9M
Randall Simon: 8/F89D.2-3
Shane Halter: 8/F8LD

Top 2

Jay Gibbons: 8/F8RXD
Marty Cordova: 13/G15
Chris Richard: 63/G6

Bot 2

Carlos Pena: K
Wendell Magee: S8/L8LM
Craig Paquette: 64(1)/FO/G6
Matt Walbeck: S7/L6D.1-2
George Lombard: S8/L8LS.2-H;1-2
Damian Jackson: 7/F7M

Top 3

Jose Leon: 63/G6
Brook Fordyce: 13/G15
Jerry Hairston: D8/L8LM
Melvin Mora: W
Chris Singleton: 7/F78M

Bot 3

Robert Fick: 63/G6
Randall Simon: K23
Shane Halter: 53/G5

Top 4

Gary Matthews: 63/G6
Jay Gibbons: 3/G3
Marty Cordova: S8/L4D
Chris Richard: 43/G34

Bot 4

Carlos Pena: 31/G34
Wendell Magee: K
Craig Paquette: 53/G56

Top 5

Jose Leon: 43/G4MS
Brook Fordyce: 43/G4
Jerry Hairston: 4/P34D

Bot 5

Matt Walbeck: S8/G4M
George Lombard: 8/F8LM
Damian Jackson: 36(1)/FO/G3
Robert Fick: 3/G3

Top 6

Melvin Mora: K/C
Chris Singleton: 43/G4
Gary Matthews: 3/G3

Bot 6

Randall Simon: 53/G56
Shane Halter: 43/G4
Carlos Pena: 6/P6D

Top 7

Jay Gibbons: W
Marty Cordova: 53/G56S.1-2
Chris Richard: 9/F9M
Jose Leon: 63/G6

Bot 7

Wendell Magee: S7/L6D
Craig Paquette: K
Matt Walbeck: K/C
George Lombard: K

Top 8

Luis Lopez: S9/G34
Jerry Hairston: D8/L89D.1-H(E8/TH)
Melvin Mora: 8/P4D
Chris Singleton: WP.2-3
Chris Singleton: K
Gary Matthews: W
Jay Gibbons: SB2
Jay Gibbons: IW
Marty Cordova: 7/F78D

Bot 8

Damian Jackson: 6/P6M
Robert Fick: K/C
Randall Simon: 3/G3

Top 9

Chris Richard: 13/G13
Jeff Conine: 53/G5
Luis Lopez: 43/G34