Orioles 3, Tigers 2: Detroit fails to capitalize on opportunities
Detroit's lineup continued its mostly poor showing from Friday, dropping a 3-2 loss to Baltimore that didn't feel that close.
| Final - 8.18.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Stories
Orioles 3, Tigers 2: Zach Britton's Big Comeback
The Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers, 3-2, on August 18, 2012 in Detroit. Zach Britton pitched seven scoreless innings for the Orioles and Chris Davis drove in all three Orioles runs on an opposite field home run off Rick Porcello.
Game 120 Preview: Orioles at Tigers
Rick Porcello is looking to have a bounce-back outing against the Baltimore Orioles, who will send left-hander Zach Britton to the mound.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Markakis, RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| J.J. Hardy, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 |
| Nate McLouth, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 |
| Adam Jones, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| Matt Wieters, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Chris Davis, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Mark Reynolds, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| Manny Machado, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| Robert Andino, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Davis
Grounded into DP - Hardy
Caught Stealing - Reynolds, Andino
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - McLouth
Home runs - Davis
Grounded into DP - Hardy
Caught Stealing - Reynolds, Andino
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - McLouth
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Britton (W, 2-1) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6.23 | 0 | 103-59 |
| Pedro Strop (, 4-2) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.51 | 1 | 16-12 |
| Jim Johnson (S, 1-1; S,36) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.20 | 0 | 10-7 |
Pitching
IBB - Cabrera by Britton
IBB - Cabrera by Britton
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Omar Infante, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .332 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .310 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Delmon Young, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Alex Avila, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| Jeff Baker, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Brennan Boesch, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Andy Dirks, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Jackson
Grounded into DP - Peralta, Young, Avila
Hit by pitch - Cabrera
Caught Stealing - Dirks
Team LOB - 6
Doubles - Jackson
Grounded into DP - Peralta, Young, Avila
Hit by pitch - Cabrera
Caught Stealing - Dirks
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Porcello (L, 9-8) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4.67 | 0 | 97-65 |
| Brayan Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.35 | 0 | 9-6 |
| Phil Coke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 | 0 | 18-12 |
| Octavio Dotel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.95 | 0 | 9-8 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: R.Porcello pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, First Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza, Second Base Umpire - Marty Foster, Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Duration: 2:44
Pitching notes: R.Porcello pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, First Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza, Second Base Umpire - Marty Foster, Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Duration: 2:44
