Detroit (26-20) at Baltimore (22-26)

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Low-key approach serves Willis well

Pete Kerr / Special to MLB.com
When left-hander Dontrelle Willis says he wants to keep on keeping on, he's doing more than spouting a cliche approach to extending his early season success.
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Tigers probable pitcher

Dontrelle Willis

  • #21 LHP
  • (1-1) 3.57 ERA 9 SO
After many wondered -- with good reason -- whether Willis would ever pitch for the Tigers again going into the season, Willis has laid the foundation to become a potential go-to starter heading into the summer. While his last outing couldn't match his 6 1/3 scoreless innings from his season debut, his quality start -- three runs allowed over 6 2/3 innings -- gave the Tigers at least a chance at a victory, even though Detroit's struggling offense couldn't convert. Willis has allowed 16 hits over his 17 2/3 innings, including only one home run, and he's been hitting the corners of the strike zone with relative consistency.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 69-57 3.91 1064.1 387 784 .265
Season 1-1 3.57 17.2 8 9 .250
May 1-1 3.57 17.2 8 9 .250

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/29/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Detroit Tigers (AL Central) 26 20 .565 - 15-7 11-13
Baltimore Orioles (AL East) 22 26 .458 6.0 15-11 7-15
Stats - 05/29/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
DET .269 245 51 234 28 286 3.90 406.1 384 158 331
BAL .271 240 56 228 27 268 5.35 422.1 482 164 300
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Wieters gives youth movement its jewel

Brian Eller / MLB.com
In mere hours, Matt Wieters will make his highly anticipated debut for the Orioles as they will look to continue their season-high four-game winning streak against the Detroit Tigers.
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Orioles probable pitcher

Brad Bergesen

  • #35 RHP
  • (1-2) 5.49 ERA 18 SO
Bergesen had another erratic start in his last outing, holding the Nationals scoreless through four innings and allowing two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings. And that trend holds true for the rookie: In his last five starts, Bergesen has allowed 11 total runs in the first five innings and seven in the sixth or later. Bergesen has allowed at least three earned runs in all but one of his outings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 1-2 5.49 39.1 12 18 .319
Season 1-2 5.49 39.1 12 18 .319
May 0-2 5.46 29.2 9 11 .316

Tigers hitters vs Brad Bergesen

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel - - - - .333 3 0 0
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis - - - - .333 3 0 1
Guillen, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Inge, Brandon - - - - .000 3 0 0
Kelly, Don - - - - - - - -
Laird, Gerald - - - - .000 3 0 0
Larish, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Ordonez, Magglio - - - - .750 4 0 0
Raburn, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty - - - - .333 6 0 1
Santiago, Ramon - - - - - - - -
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete - - - - .333 3 0 0
Wells, Casper - - - - .333 3 0 0

Orioles hitters vs Dontrelle Willis

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Andino, Robert - - - - - - - -
Aubrey, Michael - - - - - - - -
Bell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Florimon Jr., Pedro - - - - - - - -
Hughes, Rhyne - - - - - - - -
Izturis, Cesar - - - - .429 14 0 0
Jones, Adam - - - - .667 3 0 0
Markakis, Nick - - - - .333 3 0 1
Montanez, Lou - - - - - - - -
Pie, Felix - - - - - - - -
Reimold, Nolan - - - - .500 2 0 0
Roberts, Brian - - - - .333 6 0 1
Scott, Luke - - - - .750 4 2 5
Snyder, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Tatum, Craig - - - - - - - -
Turner, Justin - - - - - - - -
Wieters, Matt - - - - .000 3 0 0
Wigginton, Ty - - - - .348 23 0 1

Grand debut goes to O's (26-21) (23-26)

Orioles 7, Tigers 2

Tigers overwhelmed

Pete Kerzel / Special to MLB.com
The Tigers' offense struggled for the second straight night, collecting just five hits off Baltimore starter Brad Bergesen. Dontrelle Willis, meanwhile, had a rough outing, getting knocked around for 10 hits over five frames while putting Detroit in a seven-run hole it couldn't overcome.

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Scott stays hot

Brian Eller / MLB.com
Matt Wieters went hitless, but his big league debut went well, as the O's overwhelmed the Tigers. Luke Scott hit two homers, including a grand slam. That was plenty for Brad Bergesen, who yielded just seven hits over eight-plus frames for his first win since April 21.
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Orioles 7, Tigers 2

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Anderson, J, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Polanco, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262
Ordonez, DH 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .275
Cabrera, M, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .363
Granderson, CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .254
Inge, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262
Thomas, C, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
Laird, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
Everett, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Totals 33 2 7 1 0 4 9  

BATTING
2B: Cabrera, M (11, Bergesen), Polanco (15, Bergesen).
TB: Polanco 2; Ordonez 3; Cabrera, M 2; Granderson; Thomas, C.
RBI: Granderson (28).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Inge.
GIDP: Inge.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Thomas, C (Mora at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Thomas, C-Inge, Polanco-Everett-Cabrera, M).
 
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts, B, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .307
Jones, A, CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .360
Markakis, RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .296
Huff, A, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .273
Mora, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .277
Scott, DH 3 2 3 5 1 0 0 .336
  1-Pie, PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
Wieters, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Reimold, N, LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .268
Izturis, C, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255
Totals 32 7 11 7 4 4 16  


1-Ran for Scott in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Reimold, N (2, Willis).
HR: Scott 2 (10, 3rd inning off Willis, 3 on, 2 out; 5th inning off Willis, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Roberts, B; Jones, A 2; Markakis; Huff, A; Mora; Scott 9; Reimold, N 2; Izturis, C.
RBI: Markakis (40), Scott 5 (27), Roberts, B (22).
2-out RBI: Scott 5.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Roberts, B.
SF: Roberts, B.
GIDP: Markakis.
Team RISP: 4-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Izturis, C-Roberts, B-Huff, A).
 
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Willis (L, 1-2) 5.0 10 7 7 2 1 2 5.56
Miner 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.55
Robertson, N 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.50
 
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bergesen (W, 2-2) 8.0 7 2 2 0 3 0 4.94
Johnson, Ji 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.16

Bergesen pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

Pitches-strikes: Willis 77-48, Miner 14-8, Robertson, N 32-15, Bergesen 105-76, Johnson, Ji 9-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Willis 10-3, Miner 2-1, Robertson, N 2-1, Bergesen 13-8, Johnson, Ji 0-2.
Batters faced: Willis 25, Miner 4, Robertson, N 8, Bergesen 30, Johnson, Ji 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Johnson, Ji 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, L to R.
T: 2:12 (:26 delay).
Att: 42,704.
May 29, 2009

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