GDT: 8/18/12 - DET (64-55) VS BAL (64-55) - 7:05 p.m. ET

Tigers: RHP Rick Porcello (9-7, 4.68 ERA)

Porcello has a 5.40 ERA and a .329 batting average allowed over his past seven starts, yet his strikeout-to-walk rate is up, including 10 strikeouts against just two walks in August. He hasn't beaten the O's since he was a 20-year-old rookie in 2009.



Orioles: RHP Steve Johnson (1-0, 2.70 ERA)







INJURY UPDATE:

• RHP Al Alburquerque (right elbow surgery, 60-day disabled list on April 4).
• C Victor Martinez (left knee surgery, 60-day disabled list on March 12).
• OF Ryan Raburn (right thumb sprain, 15-day DL on August 1).
• LHP Daniel Schlereth (left shoulder tendinitis, 60-day DL on April 21).






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• Sunday, August 19:
Tigers (RHP Doug Fister (7-7, 3.24 ERA)) VS
Orioles (LHP Wei-Yin Chen (11-7, 3.70 ERA)),
1:05 p.m. ET (FSD / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)


• Monday, August 20:
DAY OFF


• Tuesday, August 21:
Tigers (RHP Max Scherzer (12-6, 4.41 ERA)) VS
Blue Jays (LHP Ricky Romero (8-10, 5.47 ERA)),
7:05 p.m. ET (FSD / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)

STARTING LINEUPS:

TIGERS

Austin Jackson, CF
Omar Infante, 2B
Miguel Cabrera, 3B
Prince Fielder, 1B
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Delmon Young, DH
Alex Avila, C
Jeff Baker, RF
Andy Dirks, LF

P: Rick Porcello

ORIOLES

Nick Markakis, RF
J.J. Hardy, SS
Nate McLouth, LF
Adam Jones, CF
Matt Wieters, C
Chris Davis, DH
Mark Reynolds, 1B
Manny Machado, 3B
Robert Andino, 2B

P: Zach Britton

BAL - Top 1st
B:4 S:2 O:0
Nick Markakis walks.

B:0 S:1 O:1
J. Hardy lines out to third baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Nate McLouth strikes out swinging.

B:0 S:3 O:3
Adam Jones strikes out swinging.


DET - Bot 1st
B:3 S:2 O:1
Austin Jackson grounds out, shortstop J. Hardy to first baseman Mark Reynolds.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Omar Infante singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nate McLouth.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Miguel Cabrera singles on a fly ball to right fielder Nick Markakis. Omar Infante to 3rd.

B:4 S:0 O:1
Prince Fielder walks. Miguel Cabrera to 2nd.

B:0 S:2 O:3
Jhonny
Peralta grounds into a double play, shortstop J. Hardy to second
baseman Robert Andino to first baseman Mark Reynolds. Prince Fielder out
at 2nd.

0-0 AFTER 1 INNING

BAL - Top 2nd
B:2 S:1 O:1
Matt Wieters grounds out, first baseman Prince Fielder to pitcher Rick Porcello.

B:1 S:1 O:1
Chris Davis singles on a fly ball to left fielder Andy Dirks.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Mark Reynolds flies out to right fielder Jeff Baker.

B:1 S:0 O:3
Manny Machado grounds out softly, second baseman Omar Infante to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 2nd
B:1 S:0 O:0
Delmon Young singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Nick Markakis.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Alex Avila grounds into a double play, shortstop J. Hardy to second baseman Robert Andino to first baseman Mark Reynolds. Delmon Young out at 2nd.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Jeff Baker reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Nate McLouth. Jeff Baker to 2nd.

B:1 S:2 O:3
Andy Dirks pops out to second baseman Robert Andino.

0-0 AFTER 2 INNINGS

BAL - Top 3rd
B:2 S:2 O:0
Robert Andino singles on a line drive to left fielder Andy Dirks.

B:1 S:0 O:0
Nick Markakis singles on a ground ball to center fielder Austin Jackson. Robert Andino to 2nd.

B:1 S:3 O:1
J. Hardy called out on strikes.

With Nate McLouth batting, Robert Andino caught stealing 3rd base, catcher Alex Avila to third baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Nate McLouth grounds out, second baseman Omar Infante to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 3rd
B:2 S:1 O:0
Austin Jackson doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Nate McLouth.

B:3 S:3 O:1
Omar Infante called out on strikes.

B:4 S:0 O:1
Zach Britton intentionally walks Miguel Cabrera.

B:3 S:3 O:2
Prince Fielder called out on strikes.

B:1 S:2 O:3
Jhonny Peralta lines out to center fielder Adam Jones.

0-0 AFTER 3 INNINGS

BAL - Top 4th
B:2 S:2 O:1
Adam Jones flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:3 S:2 O:2
Matt Wieters lines out to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:0 S:3 O:3
Chris Davis strikes out swinging.


DET - Bot 4th
B:1 S:1 O:1
Delmon Young grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Mark Reynolds.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Alex Avila strikes out on a foul tip.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Jeff Baker grounds out, second baseman Robert Andino to first baseman Mark Reynolds.

0-0 AFTER 4 INNINGS

BAL - Top 5th
B:2 S:3 O:1
Mark Reynolds strikes out swinging.

B:0 S:2 O:2
Manny Machado grounds out, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Robert Andino called out on strikes.


DET - Bot 5th
B:0 S:2 O:0
Andy Dirks singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Zach Britton.

B:1 S:0 O:1
Austin Jackson flies out to right fielder Nick Markakis.

With Omar Infante batting, Andy Dirks caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Matt Wieters to shortstop J. Hardy.

B:3 S:1 O:3
Omar Infante grounds out, shortstop J. Hardy to first baseman Mark Reynolds.

0-0 AFTER 5 INNINGS

BAL - Top 6th
B:3 S:2 O:1
Nick Markakis grounds out sharply, pitcher Rick Porcello to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:1 S:2 O:2
J. Hardy grounds out, third baseman Miguel Cabrera to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:3 S:1 O:3
Nate McLouth flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.


DET - Bot 6th
B:2 S:2 O:0
Miguel Cabrera singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nate McLouth.

B:4 S:0 O:0
Prince Fielder walks. Miguel Cabrera to 2nd.

B:2 S:3 O:1
Jhonny Peralta strikes out swinging.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Delmon Young grounds into a double play, shortstop J. Hardy to second baseman Robert Andino to first baseman Mark Reynolds. Prince Fielder out at 2nd.

0-0 AFTER 6 INNINGS

BAL - Top 7th
B:0 S:0 O:0
Adam Jones singles on a fly ball to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:0 S:0 O:0
Matt Wieters singles on a ground ball to second baseman Omar Infante. Adam Jones to 2nd.

B:1 S:1 O:0
Chris Davis homers (19) on a fly ball to left field. Adam Jones scores. Matt Wieters scores.
BAL 3 - 0

B:0 S:0 O:0
Mark Reynolds singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jhonny Peralta.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitching Change: Brayan Villarreal replaces Rick Porcello.

With Manny Machado batting, Mark Reynolds caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Alex Avila to second baseman Omar Infante.

B:2 S:3 O:2
Manny Machado strikes out swinging.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Robert Andino called out on strikes.


DET - Bot 7th
B:2 S:3 O:1
Alex Avila strikes out swinging.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Jeff Baker flies out to right fielder Nick Markakis.

B:0 S:1 O:3
Andy Dirks grounds out softly, pitcher Zach Britton to first baseman Mark Reynolds.

BAL 3 - 0 AFTER 7 INNINGS

BAL - Top 8th
Pitching Change: Phil Coke replaces Brayan Villarreal.

B:2 S:2 O:0
Nick Markakis singles on a line drive to left fielder Andy Dirks.

B:2 S:2 O:2
J. Hardy grounds into a double play, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to second baseman Omar Infante to first baseman Prince Fielder. Nick Markakis out at 2nd.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Nate McLouth called out on strikes.


DET - Bot 8th
Pitching Change: Pedro Strop replaces Zach Britton.

B:0 S:2 O:0
Austin Jackson singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Nick Markakis.

B:1 S:1 O:1
Omar Infante grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Mark Reynolds. Austin Jackson to 2nd.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Miguel Cabrera hit by pitch.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Prince Fielder strikes out swinging.

With Jhonny Peralta batting, wild pitch by Pedro Strop, Austin Jackson to 3rd. Miguel Cabrera to 2nd.

B:1 S:1 O:3
Jhonny Peralta singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Markakis. Austin Jackson scores. Miguel Cabrera scores. Jhonny Peralta out at 2nd, right fielder Nick Markakis to first baseman Mark Reynolds to shortstop J. Hardy to second baseman Robert Andino.
BAL 3 - 2

BAL 3 - 2 AFTER 8 INNINGS

BAL - Top 9th
Pitching Change: Octavio Dotel replaces Phil Coke.

B:0 S:0 O:1
Adam Jones flies out to right fielder Jeff Baker.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Matt Wieters strikes out swinging.

B:0 S:2 O:3
Chris Davis grounds out, second baseman Omar Infante to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 9th
Pitching Change: Jim Johnson replaces Pedro Strop.

B:0 S:1 O:1
Delmon Young grounds out, shortstop J. Hardy to first baseman Mark Reynolds.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Alex Avila flies out to center fielder Adam Jones.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Brennan Boesch replaces Jeff Baker.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Brennan Boesch grounds out, second baseman Robert Andino to first baseman Mark Reynolds.

TIGERS LOSE 2-3

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--Final--R-H-E

Orioles	3	8	1
Tigers	2	8	0

WP: Britton (2-1, 6.23)
LP: Porcello (9-8, 4.67)
SV: Johnson (36)

Game Info



Porcello pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

WP: Strop.
IBB: Cabrera, Mi (by Britton, Z).
HBP: Cabrera, Mi (by Strop).
Pitches-strikes: Britton, Z 103-59, Strop 16-12, Johnson, J 10-7, Porcello 97-65, Villarreal 9-6, Coke 18-12, Dotel 9-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Britton, Z 8-3, Strop 1-0, Johnson, J 2-1, Porcello 6-3, Villarreal 0-0, Coke 1-0, Dotel 1-1.
Batters faced: Britton, Z 27, Strop 5, Johnson, J 3, Porcello 25, Villarreal 2, Coke 3, Dotel 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Villarreal 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Vic Carapazza. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 72 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, L to R.
T: 2:44.
Att: 42,132.