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| DETROIT | 
AB | 
R | 
H | 
RBI | 
BB | 
SO | 
LOB | 
AVG | 
 
Polonia rf Jefferies dh Higginson lf Palmer 3b Ausmus c Fick 1b Easley 2b a-Halter ph-2b J Encarnacion cf D Cruz ss Totals | 
4 3 5 5 4 4 0 4 4 4 37 | 
1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 | 
1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 10 | 
0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 | 
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 
0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 | 
0 0 3 5 0 1 0 3 4 1 17 | 
.105 .333 .208 .250 .455 .316 .111 .200 .304 .304
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a-struck out for Easley in the 1st.
 
 BATTING 
2B:  Higginson (1, Worrell); Ausmus (4, Worrell). 
3B:  Polonia (1, Mercedes). 
HR:  Palmer (3, 5th inning off Mercedes 
0 on, 0 out); J Encarnacion (2, 6th inning off Worrell 0 on, 0 out). 
Rbi:  Ausmus 2 (4), Fick (2), Palmer (6), J Encarnacion (3). 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Encarnacion 1, Palmer 1,: Halter 1. 
Gidp:  J Encarnacion, D Cruz. 
Team LOB:  7. 
 FIELDING 
E:  J Encarnacion (2, fly ball); Fick (1, ground ball). 
DP: 1 (Ausmus-Palmer). 
 
| BALTIMORE | 
AB | 
R | 
H | 
RBI | 
BB | 
SO | 
LOB | 
AVG | 
 
Amaral cf Deshields 2b J Garcia 2b Surhoff lf A Belle rf Conine 1b C Ripken 3b W Clark dh Morales c Bordick ss Totals | 
5 5 0 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 39 | 
1 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 1 11 | 
3 2 0 1 3 3 0 1 2 1 16 | 
0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 9 | 
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 | 
0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 | 
0 2 0 4 0 2 5 4 2 1 20 | 
.600 .320 .000 .360 .333 .308 .167 .500 .500 .381
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  BATTING 
2B:  W Clark (4, Nitkowski); A Belle (2, T Jones). 
SF:  W Clark, Bordick. 
Rbi:  Bordick 2 (7), Deshields 2 (4), 
Conine (1), C Ripken (3), W Clark 3 (3). 
Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out:  C Ripken 1, Morales 1, Surhoff 2, Deshields 1. 
Team LOB:  8. 
 BASERUNNING 
SB:  Deshields 2 (4, 2nd base off Nitkowski/Ausmus 2); 
Amaral (1, 3rd base off Nitkowski/Ausmus). 
CS:  A Belle (2, 3rd base 
by T Jones/Ausmus). 
 FIELDING 
E:  Conine (1, throw); Groom (2, catch). 
DP: 2 (C Ripken-Deshields-Conine, C Ripken-J Garcia-Conine). 
  Pitching 
| DETROIT | 
IP | 
H | 
R | 
ER | 
BB | 
SO | 
HR | 
ERA | 
 
Nitkowski (L, 0-2) Blair D Patterson T Jones | 
3 1/3 2 2/3 1 1 | 
11 2 1 2 | 
11 0 0 0 | 
7 0 0 0 | 
2 0 0 0 | 
5 0 0 1 | 
0 0 0 0 | 
7.71 6.00 0.00 0.00 | 
 
 
 
| BALTIMORE | 
IP | 
H | 
R | 
ER | 
BB | 
SO | 
HR | 
ERA | 
 
Mercedes (W, 1-0) Worrell Groom Trombley | 
5 2 1 1 | 
7 3 0 0 | 
4 2 0 0 | 
3 2 0 0 | 
3 0 0 0 | 
3 2 0 1 | 
1 1 0 0 | 
5.40 6.75 0.00 0.00 | 
 
 
Pitches-strikes: Mercedes 111-69; Worrell 34-23; Groom 7-7;
Trombley 13-7; Nitkowski 103-62; Blair 40-24; D Patterson 12-7;
T Jones 12-7. 
Ground balls-fly balls: Mercedes 5-7; Worrell 0-4; 
Groom 3-0; Trombley 1-1; Nitkowski 3-2; Blair 3-5; D Patterson 3-0;: T Jones 0-1. 
Batters faced: Mercedes 25; Worrell 9; Groom 3;: Trombley 3; Nitkowski 25; Blair 10; D Patterson 4; T Jones 4. 
Umpires: HP: Kerwin Danley. 1B--Andrew Fletcher. 2B--Jim Mckean.
3B--Dan Morrison. 
T: 3:15. 
Att: 42,178. 
Weather: 52 degrees, partly cloudy. 
Wind: 20 mph, right to left. 
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