GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (29-21) at TAMPA BAY (21-28)

AL: DETROIT (29-21) at TAMPA BAY (21-28)

<h3>Bonderman aims to halt Tigers' four-game slide</h3>



<div class="pre">Detroit (29-21) at Tampa Bay (21-28) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - Like most good teams, the</div>Detroit Tigers rely on a deep bullpen. However, with the injurybug biting hard lately, it may be starters' turn to provide somerelief.

The Tigers continue their series against the Tampa Bay DevilRays on Tuesday at Tropicana Field.

With reliable setup men Joel Zumaya and Fernando Rodney on thedisabled list, the bullpen has been at least partly responsiblefor Detroit's four-game skid. During the slide, the bullpen hasposted a 8.38 ERA. Closer Todd Jones also squandered aninth-inning lead in a 6-5 loss to the Devil Rays on Monday.

Detroit will rely on Jeremy Bonderman (3-0, 3.57 ERA), who lastlost to the Devil Rays more than four seasons ago. He has limitedthe Devil Rays to a .187 batting average in his five outings -including three starts - helping him manage a 3-1 with a 1.96ERA over his career against his opponent.

Bonderman yielded just four hits over eight outstanding inningsin a 12-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim onThursday.

Tampa Bay will counter with Casey Fossum (3-4, 7.15), who is 2-1with a 4.28 ERA in eight lifetime appearance, including fivestarts, against the Tigers.

In his last outing, the lefthander allowed three runs - only oneearned - over 5 1/3 innings in a 5-1 loss to Seattle onWednesday. The 45 runs Fossum has surrendered over his ninestarts this season is the fourth-highest mark in the majors.

 

AL: DETROIT at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">DETROIT AT TAMPA BAY -- LINEUPS

DETROIT TAMPA BAY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ivan Rodriguez C .275 4 23 Elijah Dukes CF .225 9 18
Placido Polanco 2B .326 1 26 B.J. Upton 2B .323 8 28
Gary Sheffield DH .254 10 24 Carl Crawford LF .311 5 29
Magglio Ordonez RF .357 12 48 Greg Norton DH .154 0 1
Carlos Guillen SS .320 6 36 Carlos Pena 1B .305 10 27
Marcus Thames 1B .200 4 9 Delmon Young RF .251 6 27
Omar Infante CF .327 0 5 Akinori Iwamura 3B .356 1 5
Craig Monroe LF .232 7 29 Dioner Navarro C .190 0 9
Brandon Inge 3B .217 8 17 Brendan Harris SS .303 2 13

Jeremy Bonderman RHP (3-0, 3.57) Casey Fossum LHP (3-4, 7.15)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
STARTING BATS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
TAM - CASEY FOSSUM AND DIONER NAVARRO

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.275, 4 HR, 23 RBI)
P POLANCO (.326, 1 HR, 26 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.254, 10 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GARY SHEFFIELD (11) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF CASEY FOSSUM SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, TAMPA BAY 0

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.357, 12 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARCUS THAMES SCORED MAGGLIO ORDONEZ.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M THAMES ON FIRST, C GUILLEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: O INFANTE (.327, 0 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 3 3 5 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
TAM - CASEY FOSSUM

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: E DUKES (.225, 9 HR, 18 RBI)
B UPTON (.323, 8 HR, 28 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.311, 5 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .330
G Sheffield dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .258
M Ordonez rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .360
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
M Thames 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .213
O Infante cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 7 3 5 3 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (26, C Fossum). HR - G Sheffield (11, 1st inning off C
Fossum 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (26), M Thames (10). GIDP - O Infante.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Guillen (4, 3rd base off C Fossum/D Navarro).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
B Upton 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
C Crawford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Harris-B Upton-C Pena).


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DETROIT - 3 -- 3
TAMPA BAY - -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.57

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
C Fossum 1 5 3 3 0 1 1 7.54

Pitches-strikes: C Fossum 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: C Fossum 2-0.
Batters faced: C Fossum 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
TAM - CASEY FOSSUM</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL DETROIT AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: DETROIT RIGHT FIELDER MAGGLIO ORDONEZ EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 3 3 5 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
TAM - CASEY FOSSUM

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.232, 7 HR, 29 RBI)
B INGE (.217, 8 HR, 17 RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .330
G Sheffield dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .258
M Ordonez rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .360
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
M Thames 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .213
O Infante cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 7 3 5 3 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (26, C Fossum). HR - G Sheffield (11, 1st inning off C
Fossum 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (26), M Thames (10). GIDP - O Infante.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Guillen (4, 3rd base off C Fossum/D Navarro).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
B Upton 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Harris-B Upton-C Pena).


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DETROIT - 3 -- 3
TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.50

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
C Fossum 1 5 3 3 0 1 1 7.54

Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 12-7; C Fossum 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Bonderman 1-1; C Fossum 2-0. Batters faced: J Bonderman 3; C Fossum 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: TIM CORCORAN (0-0, 4.76) IN THE 2ND
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, I RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, B INGE ON SECOND, C
MONROE ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3, TAMPA BAY 0

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.330, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Corcoran relieved C Fossum.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, I RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, B INGE ON SECOND, C
MONROE ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3
TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P Polanco (.330, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED CRAIG MONROE.
ERROR BY BRENDAN HARRIS ALLOWED BRANDON INGE TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P POLANCO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.258, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 3 2 5 7 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 1 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
TAM - TIM CORCORAN

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G NORTON (.154, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
C PENA (.305, 10 HR, 27 RBI)
D YOUNG (.251, 6 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (5) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .277
P Polanco 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .328
G Sheffield dh 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .257
M Ordonez rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
M Thames 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .213
O Infante cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
C Monroe lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236
B Inge 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 12 5 7 4 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (26, C Fossum). HR - G Sheffield (11, 1st inning off C
Fossum 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (26), M Thames (10), P Polanco (27).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1. GIDP - O Infante. Team
LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Guillen (4, 3rd base off C Fossum/D Navarro).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
B Upton 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
G Norton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - B Harris (7, throw). DP: 1 (B Harris-B Upton-C Pena).


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DETROIT - 32 -- 5
TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.50

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
C Fossum 1 7 5 5 0 1 1 7.89
T Corcoran 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38

C Fossum pitched to 3 batters in the 2nd.

WP - T Corcoran. HBP - B Inge (by C Fossum). Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman
12-7; C Fossum 32-21; T Corcoran 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 1-1;
C Fossum 2-0; T Corcoran 3-0. Batters faced: J Bonderman 3; C Fossum 10; T
Corcoran 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 3 2 5 7 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 1 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
TAM - TIM CORCORAN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.324, 1-FOR-1)
M THAMES (.213, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
O INFANTE (.320, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (5) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .277
P Polanco 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .328
G Sheffield dh 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .257
M Ordonez rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .358
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
M Thames 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .213
O Infante cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
C Monroe lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236
B Inge 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 12 5 7 4 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (26, C Fossum). HR - G Sheffield (11, 1st inning off C
Fossum 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (26), M Thames (10), P Polanco (27).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1. GIDP - O Infante. Team
LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Guillen (4, 3rd base off C Fossum/D Navarro).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
B Upton 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
G Norton dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - B Harris (7, throw). DP: 1 (B Harris-B Upton-C Pena).


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DETROIT - 32 -- 5
TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.44

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
C Fossum 1 7 5 4 0 1 1 7.71
T Corcoran 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.38

C Fossum pitched to 3 batters in the 2nd.

WP - T Corcoran. HBP - B Inge (by C Fossum). Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman
28-18; C Fossum 32-21; T Corcoran 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman 2-2;
C Fossum 2-0; T Corcoran 3-0. Batters faced: J Bonderman 6; C Fossum 10; T
Corcoran 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 3 2 0 5 7 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 1 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN
TAM - TIM CORCORAN

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.356, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
D NAVARRO (.190, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
B HARRIS (.303, 2 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (5) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Rodriguez c 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .277
P Polanco 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .328
G Sheffield dh 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .257
M Ordonez rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .358
C Guillen ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .322
M Thames 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .210
O Infante cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .314
C Monroe lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236
B Inge 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217

Totals 15 5 7 4 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - M Ordonez (26, C Fossum). HR - G Sheffield (11, 1st inning off C
Fossum 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Sheffield 2 (26), M Thames (10), P Polanco (27).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1. GIDP - O Infante. Team
LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Guillen (4, 3rd base off C Fossum/D Navarro).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Dukes cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
B Upton 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
G Norton dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - B Harris (7, throw). DP: 1 (B Harris-B Upton-C Pena).


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DETROIT - 320 -- 5
TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.44

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
C Fossum 1 7 5 5 0 1 1 7.89
T Corcoran 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05

C Fossum pitched to 3 batters in the 2nd.

WP - T Corcoran. HBP - B Inge (by C Fossum). Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman
28-18; C Fossum 32-21; T Corcoran 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bonderman
2-2; C Fossum 2-0; T Corcoran 3-3. Batters faced: J Bonderman 6; C Fossum 10; T
Corcoran 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>