Game Wrapup


	O's take opener

Orioles 11, Tigers 2

Chris Waters took his second straight no-decision in the Orioles' win on Friday. (Duane Burleson/AP)

By Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com

The Orioles jumped out to an early lead with four runs in the first three innings and never looked back. Melvin Mora led the way with a solo homer, a triple and four RBIs as the O's took the opener from the Tigers and won their third game in a row.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 08/15: BAL 11, DET 2
Sat. 08/16: DET 5, BAL 3
Sun. 08/17: BAL 16, DET 8

Baltimore (59-62)
Won 3

Baltimore 11, Detroit 2

Detroit (59-63)
Lost 1

August 15, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	11	14	1
Detroit	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	11	3

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Roberts, B, 2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.295
Markakis, RF	4	1	0	0	2	0	3	.305
Mora, 3B	4	2	3	4	1	0	0	.275
Huff, DH	6	1	3	2	0	0	3	.303
1-Cintron, PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281
Hernandez, Ra, C	5	0	1	0	0	1	2	.255
a-Quiroz, PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.202
Millar, 1B	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	.249
Scott, LF	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	.266
Payton, CF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.246
Montanez, CF-LF	5	0	0	1	0	3	8	.385
Castro, Ju, SS	4	3	2	1	1	0	3	.190
Totals	39	11	14	9	9	5	23
a-Grounded into a forceout for Hernandez, Ra in the 9th. 1-Ran for Huff in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Scott (21, Robertson, N), Millar 2 (22, Robertson, N, Jones, T), Castro, Ju 2 (2, Robertson, N, Robertson, N), Hernandez, Ra (18, Lopez, A). 3B: Mora (2, Robertson, N). HR: Mora (18, 3rd inning off Robertson, N, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Roberts, B 2; Mora 8; Huff 3; Hernandez, Ra 2; Millar 4; Scott 2; Castro, Ju 4. RBI: Huff 2 (82), Roberts, B (43), Mora 4 (85), Montanez (6), Castro, Ju (8). 2-out RBI: Huff 2; Roberts, B; Mora 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Markakis; Montanez; Huff; Castro, Ju; Quiroz. SAC: Roberts, B. SF: Mora. GIDP: Markakis. Team RISP: 4-for-16. Team LOB: 12. FIELDING E: Castro, Ju (2, throw). DP: (Castro, Ju-Roberts, B-Millar).

Detroit	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Granderson, CF	5	1	3	0	0	1	0	.297
Polanco, 2B	4	1	1	2	0	0	2	.309
Santiago, 2B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.328
Ordonez, RF	4	0	1	0	1	1	2	.319
Cabrera, Mi, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.292
Sheffield, DH	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.223
Thames, M, LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.237
Renteria, SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.267
Inge, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.216
Raburn, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.244
Totals	37	2	11	2	2	4	15
BATTING 2B: Sheffield (13, Waters). 3B: Granderson (7, Waters). HR: Polanco (7, 5th inning off Waters, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Granderson 5; Polanco 4; Ordonez; Sheffield 3; Thames, M; Renteria 2; Raburn. RBI: Polanco 2 (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Inge 2; Cabrera, Mi; Thames, M. GIDP: Ordonez. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING CS: Raburn (1, 2nd base by Cormier/Hernandez, Ra). FIELDING E: Ordonez (4, throw), Cabrera, Mi (13, fielding), Polanco (8, throw). DP: (Cabrera, Mi-Renteria-Cabrera, Mi).

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Waters	4.2	8	2	2	1	1	1	4.32
Cormier (W, 2-3)	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4.53
Johnson, Ji (H, 19)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2.11
Sherrill	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4.47

Detroit	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Robertson, N (L, 7-9)	5.1	8	5	4	5	4	1	5.87
Lopez, A	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	3.00
Fossum	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.25
Jones, T	0.2	3	5	0	3	0	0	4.97
Beltran, F	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.52

Fossum pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

IBB: Scott (by Lopez, A), Payton (by Jones, T).
Pitches-strikes: Waters 95-58, Cormier 30-20, Johnson, Ji 22-16, Sherrill 16-7, Robertson, N 104-61, Lopez, A 24-15, Fossum 16-11, Jones, T 38-20, Beltran, F 2-1.
Groundouts-flyouts: Waters 11-0, Cormier 5-0, Johnson, Ji 1-0, Sherrill 0-2, Robertson, N 8-3, Lopez, A 0-2, Fossum 1-0, Jones, T 2-1, Beltran, F 1-0.
Batters faced: Waters 23, Cormier 7, Johnson, Ji 5, Sherrill 4, Robertson, N 29, Lopez, A 7, Fossum 4, Jones, T 9, Beltran, F 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Cormier 2-0, Lopez, A 2-1, Jones, T 1-1, Beltran, F 2-0.
Ejections: Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco ejected by 2B umpire Kevin Causey (9th).
Umpires: HP: Bill Hohn. 1B: Ron Kulpa. 2B: Kevin Causey. 3B: Dan Iassogna.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 3:17.
Att: 40,546.
August 15, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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