detroit tigers at los angeles angels

may 9, 2006

top of the first

brett myers takes the mound for the angels.
mark kotsay singled to left. <--1>
the tigers put on the hit and run.
mark kotsay was caught stealing second. <--->
placido polanco grounded to short. <--->
carlos lee popped up to short. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

jesse foppert takes the mound for the tigers.
mark loretta singled up the middle. <--1>
coco crisp grounded to the second baseman. <--1>
the angels put on the hit and run.
coco crisp stole second. <-2->
michael young grounded to the shortstop. <--1>
jose guillen grounded to third. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

top of the second

travis hafner homered into the left field bleachers. <--->
ivan rodriguez struck out. <--->
mark sweeney walked. <--1>
edwin encarnacion struck out. <--1>
craig monroe grounded to first. <--1>
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the second, detroit leads 1 to 0.

bottom of the second

mike piazza popped up to the third baseman in foul ground. <--->
kendry morales singled into right field. <--1>
phil nevin singled in the left field gap, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
xavier nady struck out. <3-1>
brandon inge struck out. <3-1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the second, los angeles trails 1 to 0.

top of the third

yuniesky betancourt flied out to right field. <--->
mark kotsay grounded to the second baseman. <--->
placido polanco walked. <--1>
carlos lee singled through the left side. <-21>
travis hafner struck out. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the third, detroit leads 1 to 0.

bottom of the third

mark loretta popped up to the second baseman. <--->
coco crisp struck out. <--->
michael young singled through the left side. <--1>
ivan rodriguez allowed a passed ball. <-2->
jose guillen grounded to third. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the third, los angeles trails 1 to 0.

top of the fourth

ivan rodriguez struck out. <--->
mark sweeney struck out. <--->
edwin encarnacion struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, detroit leads 1 to 0.

bottom of the fourth

mike piazza doubled into the right field corner. <-2->
kendry morales struck out. <-2->
phil nevin walked. <-21>
xavier nady grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, los angeles trails 1 to 0.

top of the fifth

craig monroe homered over the left field fence. <--->
yuniesky betancourt reached first on a fielding error by the second baseman. <--1>
mark kotsay singled through the left side. <-21>
placido polanco grounded to short. <32->
carlos lee grounded to short, scoring a run. <-2->
travis hafner flied out to right field. <-2->
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, detroit leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the fifth

brandon inge struck out. <--->
mark loretta grounded to first base. <--->
coco crisp walked. <--1>
michael young grounded to first. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, los angeles trails 3 to 0.

top of the sixth

ivan rodriguez lined out to first. <--->
mark sweeney grounded to third. <--->
edwin encarnacion doubled over the right fielder. <-2->
craig monroe grounded to third. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, detroit leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the sixth

troy percival came in to pitch for the tigers. <--->
jose guillen grounded to short. <--->
mike piazza flied out to right field. <--->
kendry morales walked. <--1>
phil nevin grounded to first. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, los angeles trails 3 to 0.

top of the seventh

kevin gregg came in to pitch for the angels. <--->
yuniesky betancourt struck out. <--->
mark kotsay popped up to the shortstop. <--->
placido polanco singled to left. <--1>
carlos lee flied out to right. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, detroit leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the seventh

xavier nady struck out. <--->
brandon inge lined out to center. <--->
mark loretta doubled over the third baseman. <-2->
jake woods came in to pitch for the tigers. <-2->
coco crisp grounded back to the pitcher. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, los angeles trails 3 to 0.

top of the eighth

travis hafner walked. <--1>
ivan rodriguez struck out. <--1>
mark sweeney grounded to third. <--1>
edwin encarnacion popped up to the pitcher. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, detroit leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the eighth

michael young homered over the left field fence. <--->
jose guillen popped up to short. <--->
mike piazza grounded to third. <--->
kendry morales walked. <--1>
phil nevin walked. <-21>
xavier nady grounded to short. <-21>
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, los angeles trails 3 to 1.

top of the ninth

craig monroe walked. <--1>
yuniesky betancourt doubled down the left field line, scoring a run. <-2->
francisco rodriguez came in to pitch for the angels. <-2->
mark kotsay grounded to short. <-2->
placido polanco was hit by a pitch. <-21>
carlos lee struck out. <-21>
travis hafner struck out. <-21>
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the ninth, detroit leads 4 to 1.

bottom of the ninth

fernando rodney came in to pitch for the tigers. <--->
brandon inge lined out to left. <--->
mark loretta popped up behind home plate. <--->
coco crisp struck out. <--->

tigers win: 4-1