Tigers vs. Orioles - Recap - July 17, 2008

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Tigers hold off late rally from O's to win series opener BALTIMORE (AP) -- A few words of advice went a long way for Gary Sheffield -- say, around 750 feet. Sheffield hit one home run and was robbed of another, and the Detroit Tigers also got homers from Brandon Inge and Marcus Thames in a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Tigers manager Jim Leyland was shopping for ... [link]

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Game 95: Tightrope Walking
Published 7/18/2008 by Mike McClary at :: The Daily Fungo ::
ESPN highlights available here. The Score: Tigers 6 - Orioles 5 The Gist: Gary Sheffield went yard (almost twice), as did Marcus Thames and Brandon Inge, and Kenny Rogers pitched just good enough to win the opening game of the four-gamer against the Orioles. Magglio Ordonez went 1 for 5 in his return from the DL. In the eighth, Baltimore leftfielder Jay Payton ...

BASEBALL'S BACK!
Published 7/18/2008 at With Leather - The official sports gossip blog for attractive people
... AL --  Home runs from Gary Sheffield, Brandon Inge, and Marcus Thames powered Detroit over the Orioles, 6-5.  Sheffield' power surge after a disastrous first half came after a former player made a suggestion to Tigers skipper Jim Leyland over the break, which Sheff implemented.  "I'm not one of those guys who's not approachable. I try to take advice from everybody else," Sheffield actually said.  He then added, "Fuck off." ...

Tigers Roar Into Baltimore…
Published 7/18/2008 by Anthony Amobi at Oriole Magic
The Baltimore Orioles started off the second half of the season much like the first — with a loss. Detroit, which started off the season in a horrendous fashion have come back to join the dance in the American League Central. And last night, Baltimore saw first hand how potent the Tiger offense can be. The roaring Tigers rolled into Charm City and downed the Orioles, 6-5, last night at the Yard. Baltimore had their chances; alas, they made umpteen errors on the base paths (including Markakis’ blunder, and Mora being nailed at home) despite 14 ...

Tigers Roar Into Baltimore; The Rundown...
Published 7/18/2008 by Maryland Orioles' Fan (noreply@blogger.com) at Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
The Baltimore Orioles started off the second half of the season much like the first -- with a loss. Detroit, which started off the season in a horrendous fashion have come back to join the dance in the American League Central. And last night, Baltimore saw first hand how potent the Tiger offense can be. The roaring Tigers rolled into Charm City and downed the Orioles, 6-5, last night at the Yard. Baltimore had their chances; alas, they made umpteen errors on the base paths (including Markakis' blunder, and Mora being nailed at home) despite 14 hits. We ...

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BATTING 2B: E Renteria (6, G Olson); C Granderson (14, G Olson); M Thames (8, G Olson) HR: G Sheffield (6, 2nd inning off G Olson 1 on, 1 Out); B Inge (7, 6th inning off G Olson 1 on, 2 Out); M Thames (18, 7th inning off D Sarfate 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: G ...
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