The Mariners tacked on two more in the fourth to make it 7-0. Let’s skip ahead to the Indians’ fifth inning.
- It starts on the eighth line as Josh Barfield grounds out to the third baseman, 5, who throws to first, 3. So it’s 5-3. Then Kelly Shoppach hits a single, so 1B in the lower left, a line from home to first.
- Next up is Grady Sizemore, who singles. Shoppach advances to second, so a line is drawn from first to second.
- Jason Michaels does the same. Sizemore goes to second and Shoppach goes to third.
- The next one gets a little complicated. Casey Blake is the next hitter and he hits a ground ball to shortstop, who throws home to force out Shoppach at the plate. He gets to first base. So draw a line that interrupts Shoppach’s progress between third and home, and move Sizemore to third and Michaels to first while putting Blake on first. In Blake’s box, it’s an FC (fielder’s choice, because he didn’t go for the out on the batter), and 6-2, shortstop to catcher.
- The next hitter is Travis Hafner, who hits a single. Both Sizemore and Michaels score, and Blake advances to second. So Hafner gets a 1B and advances to first. He also gets 2 RBI. Sizemore and Michaels advance all the way home, so color in their diamonds. Draw a line from first to second in Blake’s box.
- Next up is Jhonny Peralta, who hits a single that scores Blake. Hafner goes to second. So Peralta gets 1B, an RBI in the lower left corner and a line from home to first. Complete the diamond for Blake and color him in, and move Hafner from first to second.
- The inning ends when Ryan Garko flies out to right field. That’s a 9.
So on the bottom line, it’s 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors and 2 left on base.
