basehit scores 1, rbi single by escobar in his first official at-bat as a tiger. broke his hand in the offseason. dean up still one out. :tigbas: -4 -1
dean hits into a fielders choice barely beats double play. 2 down, 1 on. line shot by matt clark but caught ends the inning. **end of 4** :tigbas:-4 -1
byrd eligible for the win if he finishes the inning. nolan cain and bradford warming in bullpen. leadoff batter grounds out. byrd k's the second batter then a great diving play for clark down first base line and underhand flip to byrd gets the 3rd out. bottom 5 :tigbas:-4 -1 due up: ochinko mitchell lemahieu
lemahieu singles runners on 1/2 1 out. double steal by mitchell/lemahieu. runners 2/3 1 out. dishon up.
dishon K's in bigtime situation. this is what skip calls a situational hitting failure. groundout by hollander ends inning. 2 stranded in scoring position. **end of 5** :tigbas:-4 -1 byrd out, jordan brown in (a righty from luling). byrd gives up 4 hits, 2ks and 0 earned runs.
