Final
Tigers look to continue second half on hot streak
Jul 18, 2008 - 10:12 AM Detroit (48-47) at Baltimore (45-49), 7:05 pm EDTBALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Detroit Tigers are starting to look like the dominating team they were expected to be. After an awful start , they finished the first half at .500. Dig deeper and the numbers show a 24-11 run over the last 35 games.
The Tigers will look to build on the run as they take on the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
Brandon Inge, Gary Sheffield and Marcus Thames all homered on Thursday, leading the Tigers to a 6-5 win over the Orioles. Outfielder Magglio Ordonez returned from the disabled list and went 1-for-5 in his first action since June 28.
Armando Galarraga (7-3, 3.27 ERA), who led Detroit's starters in ERA in the first half, is looking for his first win since June 18 as he takes the mound against the Orioles.
He will also try to build on lefthander Kenny Rogers' outing on Thursday that saw the lefty allow four runs and 11 hits in six gritty innings.
Baltimore will counter with Jeremy Guthrie (5-7, 3.49) in hopes the 29-year-old will pick up where he left off in the first half. In his first year as a full-time starter, the Stanford product is third among American League hurlers in innings pitched. He has thrown at least five innings in all but one of his 20 starts.
Melvin Mora broke out of a modest 1-for-10 slump with a 2-for-4 effort that included a home run and his 49th and 50th RBI.
Aubrey Huff has also been hot for Baltimore, collecting at least two hits in five of his last eight games.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 1
BALTIMORE 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 x 7 9 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: DET - ARMANDO GALARRAGA, CASEY FOSSUM (7TH), FREDDY DOLSI (8TH),
BOBBY SEAY (8TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE, CHAD BRADFORD (7TH), JIM JOHNSON
(8TH),
Jul 18 9:44 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY LUKE SCOTT (16) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF BOBBY SEAY SCORED MELVIN MORA.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4, BALTIMORE 7
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R HERNANDEZ (.240, 1-FOR-3)
Tigers 4, Orioles 7 Bot 8, 0 OutsJul 18 9:32 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MELVIN MORA (13) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF ARMANDO GALARRAGA SCORED AUBREY HUFF.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4, BALTIMORE 5
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L SCOTT (.258, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
Tigers 4, Orioles 5 Bot 6, 0 OutsJul 18 8:48 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C GRANDERSON ON SECOND, B INGE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4
BALTIMORE 3 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.302, 0-FOR-2)
Tigers 4, Orioles 3 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 18 8:09 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY BRANDON INGE SCORED MIGUEL CABRERA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B INGE ON FIRST, I RODRIGUEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
BALTIMORE 3 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.291, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Tigers 3, Orioles 3 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 18 8:07 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY AUBREY HUFF (19) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF ARMANDO GALARRAGA.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, BALTIMORE 3
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.241, 0-FOR-1)
Tigers 2, Orioles 3 Bot 3, 0 OutsJul 18 7:58 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY LUKE SCOTT (15) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF ARMANDO GALARRAGA.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, BALTIMORE 2
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R HERNANDEZ (.239, 8 HR, 36 RBI)
Tigers 2, Orioles 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsJul 18 7:32 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY IVAN RODRIGUEZ (5) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF JEREMY GUTHRIE SCORED MAGGLIO ORDONEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, BALTIMORE 1
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: E RENTERIA (.258, 5 HR, 33 RBI)
Tigers 2, Orioles 1 Top 2, 0 OutsJul 18 7:28 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED ADAM JONES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MARKAKIS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
BALTIMORE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.287, 18 HR, 60 RBI)
Tigers 0, Orioles 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsJul 18 7:14 PM
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