BATTING - HR: Easley (8,4th inning off Ritchie 2 on 0 out); Jefferies (5,4th inning off
Ritchie 0 on 1 out); Palmer (13,5th inning off Wallace 0 on 1 out); Encarnacion
(6,7th inning off Schourek 0 on 0 out); Polonia (1,8th inning off Williams
1 on 2 out).
GDP: Jefferies (8,off Ritchie); Easley (5,off Wallace).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Polonia (4,2nd base off Clontz/Kendall).
Starting Lineups:
Pittsburgh Pirates Detroit Tigers
1. Martin lf Polonia dh
2. Sprague 3b Ausmus c
3. Giles dh Encarnacion cf
4. Young 1b Palmer 3b
5. Kendall c Higginson rf
6. Morris 2b Easley 2b
7. Ward cf K. Garcia lf
8. Guillen rf Jefferies 1b
9. Benjamin ss D. Cruz ss
Ritchie p N. Cruz p
PIRATES 1ST: Martin lined to right; Sprague popped to right;
Giles popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0,
Tigers 0.
TIGERS 1ST: Polonia flied to left; Ausmus flied to right;
Encarnacion singled to center [Encarnacion to second (error by
Ward)]; Palmer singled to left [Encarnacion scored (unearned)];
Higginson flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates
0, Tigers 1.
PIRATES 2ND: Young struck out; Kendall lined to third; Morris
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 2ND: Easley grounded out (third to first); K. Garcia
struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Jefferies
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [K. Garcia out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 1.
PIRATES 3RD: Ward flied to right; Guillen walked; Benjamin flied
to left; Martin grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 3RD: D. Cruz lined to center; Polonia struck out; Ausmus
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0,
Tigers 1.
PIRATES 4TH: Sprague flied to left; Giles singled to right;
Young walked [Giles to second]; Kendall flied to center [Giles
to third]; Morris lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates
0, Tigers 1.
TIGERS 4TH: Encarnacion singled to third; Palmer singled to left
[Encarnacion to third]; Higginson singled to right [Encarnacion
scored, Palmer to third]; Easley homered to left-center [Palmer
scored, Higginson scored]; K. Garcia struck out; Jefferies
homered to right-center; CLONTZ REPLACED RITCHIE (PITCHING); D.
Cruz flied to right; Polonia singled to right; Polonia stole
second [Polonia to third (error by Kendall)]; Ausmus grounded
out (third to first); 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 6.
PIRATES 5TH: Ward flied to left; Guillen was called out on
strikes; Benjamin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 6.
TIGERS 5TH: WALLACE REPLACED CLONTZ (PITCHING); Encarnacion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Palmer homered to right;
Higginson walked; Easley grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Higginson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Pirates 0, Tigers 7.
PIRATES 6TH: Martin grounded out (first to pitcher); Sprague
walked; Giles doubled to left [Sprague scored]; Young flied to
center; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Tigers 7.
TIGERS 6TH: SCHOUREK REPLACED WALLACE (PITCHING); K. Garcia was
called out on strikes; Jefferies grounded out (shortstop to
first); D. Cruz singled to center; Polonia walked [D. Cruz to
second]; Ausmus lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates
1, Tigers 7.
PIRATES 7TH: Morris grounded out (first unassisted); Ward
grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Guillen flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Tigers 7.
TIGERS 7TH: Encarnacion homered to center; Palmer struck out;
Higginson flied to center; Easley struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Pirates 1, Tigers 8.
PIRATES 8TH: BRUNSON REPLACED N. CRUZ (PITCHING); Benjamin
struck out; Martin popped to left; Sprague homered to left;
Giles walked; KIDA REPLACED BRUNSON (PITCHING); Young singled to
second [Giles to second]; Kendall grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Tigers 8.
TIGERS 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED SCHOUREK (PITCHING); K. Garcia
singled to right; Jefferies flied to center; D. Cruz popped to
second; Polonia homered to right [K. Garcia scored]; Ausmus
singled to left; Encarnacion singled to center [Ausmus scored
(error by Guillen) (unearned) (no RBI), Encarnacion to second];
Palmer struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2,
Tigers 11.
PIRATES 9TH: Morris singled to center; Ward singled to second
[Morris to third]; Kida threw a wild pitch [Morris scored, Ward
to second]; Guillen singled to center [Ward to third]; Benjamin
lined to second; Martin forced Guillen (first to shortstop)
[Ward scored]; Sprague struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 4, Tigers 11.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Pirates 4 7 3 7
Tigers 11 15 0 5
