Game 97: Luke Scott Fatigue

The Score: Orioles 11 - Tigers 10

The Gist: The Tigers were up 6-0. Again they couldn’t hold pile on until it was too late. Not sure if tacking on three runs counts as “piling on”, though. Nate Robertson was awful — 2.1 IP, 8 hits, 7 ER (but no walks) — and Placido Polanco had a four-hit game. The rest you know about — i.e., the blown call at the plate in the 10th inning. The Tigers dipped under water with the loss. Oh, it’s worth mentioning that Fernando Rodney was excellent over 1.1 innings pitched.

The Quote: “When he tagged me, I already had my entire foot on the plate.” — Polanco on the call at home.

The Stat: 10. The number of triple-digit pitches by Joel Zumaya.