Baltimore Orioles vs Detroit Tigers
August 4, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 2009 at Comerica Park. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 8, Detroit Tigers 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 5 1 1 0
Reimold lf 3 1 0 0
Markakis rf 5 2 3 3
Jones cf 5 0 0 0
Huff dh 3 2 1 0
Mora 3b 5 0 1 1
Wigginton 1b 3 1 1 0
Wieters c 3 0 1 1
Izturis ss 4 1 3 3
Matusz p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Albers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Ramirez lf 3 0 0 0
  Thomas ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 1 0
  Santiago 2b 1 0 0 0
Ordonez rf 5 0 2 1
Cabrera 1b 4 0 1 0
Thames dh 4 0 1 0
Raburn cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Inge 3b 4 1 1 0
Laird c 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 1 1
Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  Miner p 0 0 0 0
  Ni p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Baltimore 110 014 1008110
Detroit 000 100 001280
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Matusz  W(1-0) 5.0 6 1 1 3 5
  Ray   2.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Albers   1.1 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
5
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  L(8-7) 5.1 6 6 6 2 2
  Miner   2.1 5 2 2 3 2
  Ni   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2. Polanco-Everett-Cabrera, Everett-Polanco-Cabrera, Detroit 2. Polanco-Everett-Cabrera, Everett-Polanco-Cabrera.  PB–Laird (7); Laird (7).  2B–Baltimore Roberts (38,off Washburn); Markakis (33,off Miner), Detroit Thames (7,off Matusz); Inge (11,off Matusz); Everett (13,off Matusz); Cabrera (24,off Matusz).  HR–Baltimore Izturis (2,5th inning off Washburn 0 on 2 out); Markakis (13,6th inning off Washburn 1 on 0 out).  HBP–Huff (2,by Washburn).  IBB–Huff (6,by Miner).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Scott Barry, 3B–CB Bucknor.  T–2:44.  A–29,295.
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