Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles
May 31, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2009 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, Baltimore Orioles 0

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Thomas rf 5 0 1 1
Santiago 2b 5 0 0 0
Ordonez dh 3 1 0 0
Granderson cf 4 1 1 1
Larish 1b 3 0 2 1
Inge 3b 3 0 1 0
Anderson lf 4 0 0 0
Laird c 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 1 1 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones cf 3 0 0 0
Markakis rf 4 0 1 0
Huff 1b 3 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b 3 0 1 0
Scott lf 3 0 0 0
Wieters dh 3 0 0 0
Zaun c 3 0 0 0
Andino ss 1 0 0 0
  Izturis ph 1 0 0 0
Berken p 0 0 0 0
  Baez p 0 0 0 0
  Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0
Detroit 000 100 011360
Baltimore 000 000 000020
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W(5-3) 8.0 2 0 0 1 7
  Rodney  SV(10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Berken  L(1-1) 7.0 4 1 1 2 2
  Baez   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Hendrickson   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
3

  E–None.  2B–Detroit Larish (2,off Baez); Thomas (5,off Hendrickson), Baltimore Wigginton (8,off Jackson).  HR–Detroit Granderson (13,4th inning off Berken 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Inge (5,by Berken).  Team LOB–8.  Team–3.  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Adrian Johnson, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:21.  A–32,233.
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