AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 12 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BAL - BRIAN BURRES, JAMES HOEY (8TH), JAMIE WALKER (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ TOR - JESSE LITSCH, BRIAN TALLET (4TH), JOE KENNEDY (7TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (7TH), BRIAN WOLFE (9TH) AND CURTIS THIGPEN WP - BRIAN BURRES (6-5) LP - JESSE LITSCH (5-9) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: BAL - BRIAN ROBERTS (11) OFF JESSE LITSCH IN THE 2ND, 0 ON TOR - AARON HILL (16) OFF JAMIE WALKER IN THE 9TH, 0 ON HECTOR LUNA (1) OFF JAMIE WALKER IN THE 9TH, 0 ON TIME: 2:35 ATT: 31,106 PROBABLES: BAL - VICTOR ZAMBRANO (0-2, 10.97) TOR - ROY HALLADAY (14-7, 3.91)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (6) VS TORONTO (2) - FINAL BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .293 T Redman cf 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .357 N Markakis rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .294 M Tejada ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .305 K Millar 1b 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .258 A Huff dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .278 R Hernandez c 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .241 S Moore 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 J Payton lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .254 Totals 39 6 12 5 1 8 16 BATTING: 2B - T Redman 2 (5, J Litsch, B Wolfe); K Millar (24, B League); N Markakis (40, B Wolfe). 3B - A Huff (5, J Litsch). HR - B Roberts (11, 2nd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Huff (67), B Roberts (50), R Hernandez (56), T Redman (10), N Markakis (98). 2-out RBI - A Huff, B Roberts, R Hernandez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, R Hernandez 1, M Tejada 1, K Millar 1, N Markakis 1, S Moore 1. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (4, 2nd base off J Litsch/C Thigpen), B Roberts (43, 2nd base off J Kennedy/C Thigpen). FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Payton (V Wells at 2nd base). DP: 1 (J Payton). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .249 R Johnson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .239 A Rios rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .301 F Thomas dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 A Hill 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .274 L Overbay 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .241 H Luna 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .235 C Thigpen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 J McDonald ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .243 Totals 36 2 10 2 0 6 11 BATTING: 2B - A Hill (40, B Burres). HR - A Hill (16, 9th inning off J Walker 0 on, 0 Out), H Luna (1, 9th inning off J Walker 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Hill (72), H Luna (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rios 1, H Luna 1, C Thigpen 1. Team LOB - 7. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 211 000 002 -- 6 TORONTO - 000 000 002 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era B Burres (W, 6-5) 7 8 0 0 0 4 0 5.47 J Hoey 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.17 J Walker 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 3.11 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch (L, 5-9) 3 7 4 4 1 5 1 4.37 B Tallet 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.35 J Kennedy 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.44 B League 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 B Wolfe 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 2.33 WP - J Litsch, B League. HBP - M Tejada (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: B Burres 105-72; J Hoey 8-5; J Walker 16-11; J Litsch 66-40; B Tallet 34-24; J Kennedy 12-7; B League 19-13; B Wolfe 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 3-13; J Hoey 0-2; J Walker 0-2; J Litsch 1-3; B Tallet 2-5; J Kennedy 0-1; B League 4-0; B Wolfe 2-1. Batters faced: B Burres 28; J Hoey 3; J Walker 5; J Litsch 18; B Tallet 9; J Kennedy 3; B League 5; B Wolfe 6. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. T--2:35. Att--31,106. Weather: INDOORS</div>
Burres superb in start, Orioles cruise by Blue Jays <h3>BALTIMORE 6, TORONTO 2</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Rookie Brian Burres pitched seven shutoutinnings as the Baltimore Orioles posted a 6-2 victory over theToronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Brian Roberts homered for Baltimore, which won its secondstraight game for the first time in nearly a month. The Orioles, who won for just the fifth time in 23 contests,last posted back-to-back victories on August 14-15 vs. the NewYork Yankees. Burres (6-5), who lost here to the Blue Jays, 2-1, on May 16,yielded eight hits in his first win as a starter since July 28.The lefthander, who also won his first road start since May 31,struck out four after returning from 12 bullpen appearances. Burres received all the support he needed early. Baltimore loaded the bases with one out in the first againstToronto rookie starter Jesse Litsch, who uncorked a wild pitchthat scored Tike Redman. Two batters later Huff hit an infieldsingle to plate Nick Markakis. Roberts blasted a two-out homer over the right field wall in thesecond to give Baltimore a 3-0 lead. One frame later, Huffbelted a triple to the right field wall and scored on a base hitto left by Hernandez to make it 4-0. Litsch (5-9), who has lost three straight starts, allowed fourruns, seven hits and a walk in three frames. The 22-year-oldrighthander has received five runs in the three outings. Redmanand Markakis added back-to-back RBI doubles in the ninth for a6-0 edge. Jim Hoey pitched the eighth and Jamie Walker yielded solo homersto Aaron Hill and Hector Luna in the ninth to spoil theOrioles' bid for a second straight shutout for the second timethis season. Vernon Wells and Reed Johnson each had two hits for Toronto(73-74), which fell a game under .500.
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (6) AT TORONTO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts struck out looking. T Redman doubled to center. N Markakis singled to left, T Redman to third. M Tejada hit by pitch, N Markakis to second. T Redman scored, N Markakis to third, M Tejada to second on wild pitch by J Litsch. K Millar struck out swinging. A Huff singled to shallow right, N Markakis scored, M Tejada to third. R Hernandez struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, TORONTO 0. BALTIMORE 2ND: S Moore struck out looking. J Payton lined out to second. B Roberts homered to right. T Redman singled to right. T Redman stole second. N Markakis flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 3, TORONTO 0. BALTIMORE 3RD: M Tejada grounded out to third. K Millar struck out swinging. A Huff tripled to deep center. R Hernandez singled to left, A Huff scored. S Moore walked, R Hernandez to second. J Payton lined out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. BALTIMORE 9TH: B Wolfe relieved B League. J Payton singled to center. B Roberts grounded out to first, J Payton to second. T Redman doubled to deep center, J Payton scored. N Markakis doubled to left, T Redman scored. M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. K Millar fouled out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 9TH: J Walker relieved J Hoey. A Hill homered to left. L Overbay struck out swinging. H Luna homered to left. C Thigpen popped out to second. J McDonald fouled out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, TORONTO 2.</div>
Burres superb in start, Orioles cruise by Blue Jays <h3>BALTIMORE 6, TORONTO 2</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Rookie Brian Burres pitched seven shutoutinnings as the Baltimore Orioles posted a 6-2 victory over theToronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Brian Roberts homered for Baltimore, which won its secondstraight game for the first time in nearly a month. The Orioles, who won for just the fifth time in 23 contests,last posted back-to-back victories on August 14-15 vs. the NewYork Yankees. Burres (6-5), who lost here to the Blue Jays, 2-1, on May 16,yielded eight hits in his first win as a starter since July 28.The lefthander, who also won his first road start since May 31,struck out four after returning from 12 bullpen appearances. Burres received all the support he needed early. Baltimore loaded the bases with one out in the first againstToronto rookie starter Jesse Litsch, who uncorked a wild pitchthat scored Tike Redman. Two batters later Huff hit an infieldsingle to plate Nick Markakis. Roberts blasted a two-out homer over the right field wall in thesecond to give Baltimore a 3-0 lead. One frame later, Huffbelted a triple to the right field wall and scored on a base hitto left by Hernandez to make it 4-0. Litsch (5-9), who has lost three straight starts, allowed fourruns, seven hits and a walk in three frames. The 22-year-oldrighthander has received five runs in the three outings. Redmanand Markakis added back-to-back RBI doubles in the ninth for a6-0 edge. Jim Hoey pitched the eighth and Jamie Walker yielded solo homersto Aaron Hill and Hector Luna in the ninth to spoil theOrioles' bid for a second straight shutout for the second timethis season. Vernon Wells and Reed Johnson each had two hits for Toronto(73-74), which fell a game under .500.
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 12 0 TORONTO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BAL - BRIAN BURRES, JAMES HOEY (8TH), JAMIE WALKER (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ TOR - JESSE LITSCH, BRIAN TALLET (4TH), JOE KENNEDY (7TH), BRANDON LEAGUE (7TH), BRIAN WOLFE (9TH) AND CURTIS THIGPEN WP - BRIAN BURRES (6-5) LP - JESSE LITSCH (5-9) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: BAL - BRIAN ROBERTS (11) OFF JESSE LITSCH IN THE 2ND, 0 ON TOR - AARON HILL (16) OFF JAMIE WALKER IN THE 9TH, 0 ON HECTOR LUNA (1) OFF JAMIE WALKER IN THE 9TH, 0 ON TIME: 2:35 ATT: 31,106 PROBABLES: BAL - KURT BIRKINS (1-1, 7.27) TOR - ROY HALLADAY (14-7, 3.91)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (6) AT TORONTO (2) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, T Redman CF, N Markakis RF, M Tejada SS, K Millar 1B, A Huff DH, R Hernandez C, S Moore 3B, J Payton LF, B Burres LHP. Toronto Starting Lineups -- V Wells CF, R Johnson LF, A Rios RF, F Thomas DH, A Hill 2B, L Overbay 1B, H Luna 3B, C Thigpen C, J McDonald SS, J Litsch RHP. Umpires -- Marvin Hudson (HP), Ed Montague (1B), Jerry Layne (2B), Bill Miller (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts struck out looking. T Redman doubled to center. N Markakis singled to left, T Redman to third. M Tejada hit by pitch, N Markakis to second. T Redman scored, N Markakis to third, M Tejada to second on wild pitch by J Litsch. K Millar struck out swinging. A Huff singled to shallow right, N Markakis scored, M Tejada to third. R Hernandez struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 1ST: V Wells flied out to center. R Johnson popped out to third. A Rios flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, TORONTO 0. BALTIMORE 2ND: S Moore struck out looking. J Payton lined out to second. B Roberts homered to right. T Redman singled to right. T Redman stole second. N Markakis flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 3, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 2ND: F Thomas fouled out to first. A Hill doubled to left. L Overbay struck out swinging. H Luna grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 3, TORONTO 0. BALTIMORE 3RD: M Tejada grounded out to third. K Millar struck out swinging. A Huff tripled to deep center. R Hernandez singled to left, A Huff scored. S Moore walked, R Hernandez to second. J Payton lined out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 3RD: C Thigpen flied out to center. J McDonald grounded out to shortstop. V Wells singled to right. R Johnson singled to center, V Wells to third. A Rios flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. BALTIMORE 4TH: B Tallet relieved J Litsch. B Roberts struck out looking. T Redman flied out to right. N Markakis flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 4TH: F Thomas flied out to center. A Hill struck out swinging. L Overbay singled to right. H Luna singled to center, L Overbay to third. C Thigpen fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. BALTIMORE 5TH: M Tejada flied out to center. K Millar struck out swinging. A Huff grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 5TH: J McDonald struck out swinging. V Wells reached on infield single to third. R Johnson singled to center, V Wells to second. A Rios lined into double play, to left, V Wells doubled off second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. BALTIMORE 6TH: R Hernandez flied out to right. S Moore fouled out to catcher. J Payton grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 6TH: F Thomas singled to center. A Hill lined out to right. L Overbay flied out to left. H Luna flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. BALTIMORE 7TH: J Kennedy relieved B Tallet. B Roberts singled to center. T Redman struck out swinging. B Roberts stole second. N Markakis flied out to left. B League relieved J Kennedy. M Tejada grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 7TH: C Thigpen flied out to right. J McDonald struck out swinging. V Wells grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. BALTIMORE 8TH: K Millar doubled to left. A Huff grounded out to third. R Hernandez grounded out to pitcher. K Millar to third on wild pitch by B League. S Moore grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 8TH: J Hoey relieved B Burres. R Johnson struck out swinging. A Rios flied out to center. F Thomas flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, TORONTO 0. BALTIMORE 9TH: B Wolfe relieved B League. J Payton singled to center. B Roberts grounded out to first, J Payton to second. T Redman doubled to deep center, J Payton scored. N Markakis doubled to left, T Redman scored. M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. K Millar fouled out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, TORONTO 0. TORONTO 9TH: J Walker relieved J Hoey. A Hill homered to left. L Overbay struck out swinging. H Luna homered to left. C Thigpen popped out to second. J McDonald fouled out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, TORONTO 2.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TORONTO <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (6) VS TORONTO (2) - FINAL BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .293 T Redman cf 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .357 N Markakis rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .294 M Tejada ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .305 K Millar 1b 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .258 A Huff dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .278 R Hernandez c 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .241 S Moore 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 J Payton lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .254 Totals 39 6 12 5 1 8 16 BATTING: 2B - T Redman 2 (5, J Litsch, B Wolfe); K Millar (24, B League); N Markakis (40, B Wolfe). 3B - A Huff (5, J Litsch). HR - B Roberts (11, 2nd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Huff (67), B Roberts (50), R Hernandez (56), T Redman (10), N Markakis (98). 2-out RBI - A Huff, B Roberts, R Hernandez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1, R Hernandez 1, M Tejada 1, K Millar 1, N Markakis 1, S Moore 1. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (4, 2nd base off J Litsch/C Thigpen), B Roberts (43, 2nd base off J Kennedy/C Thigpen). FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Payton). TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg V Wells cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .249 R Johnson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .239 A Rios rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .301 F Thomas dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 A Hill 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .274 L Overbay 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .241 H Luna 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .235 C Thigpen c 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 J McDonald ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .243 Totals 36 2 10 2 0 6 11 BATTING: 2B - A Hill (40, B Burres). HR - A Hill (16, 9th inning off J Walker 0 on, 0 Out), H Luna (1, 9th inning off J Walker 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Hill (72), H Luna (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rios 1, H Luna 1, C Thigpen 1. Team LOB - 7. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 211 000 002 -- 6 TORONTO - 000 000 002 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era B Burres (W, 6-5) 7 8 0 0 0 4 0 5.47 J Hoey 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.17 J Walker 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 3.11 TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era J Litsch (L, 5-9) 3 7 4 4 1 5 1 4.37 B Tallet 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.35 J Kennedy 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.44 B League 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 B Wolfe 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 2.33 WP - J Litsch, B League. HBP - M Tejada (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: B Burres 105-72; J Hoey 8-5; J Walker 16-11; J Litsch 66-40; B Tallet 34-24; J Kennedy 12-7; B League 19-13; B Wolfe 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 3-13; J Hoey 0-2; J Walker 0-2; J Litsch 1-3; B Tallet 2-5; J Kennedy 0-1; B League 4-0; B Wolfe 2-1. Batters faced: B Burres 28; J Hoey 3; J Walker 5; J Litsch 18; B Tallet 9; J Kennedy 3; B League 5; B Wolfe 6. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Bill Miller. T--2:35. Att--31,106. Weather: INDOORS</div>
Burres superb in start, Orioles cruise by Blue Jays <h3>BALTIMORE 6, TORONTO 2</h3>TORONTO (Ticker) -- Rookie Brian Burres pitched seven shutoutinnings as the Baltimore Orioles posted a 6-2 victory over theToronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Brian Roberts homered for Baltimore, which won its secondstraight game for the first time in nearly a month. The Orioles, who won for just the fifth time in 23 contests,last posted back-to-back victories on August 14-15 vs. the NewYork Yankees. "We're not in the spot we wanted to be in when spring trainingstarted," Orioles designated hitter Aubrey Huff said. "But youhave to redo your goals in a situation like this." Burres (6-5), who lost here to the Blue Jays, 2-1, on May 16,yielded eight hits in his first win as a starter since July 28.The lefthander, who also won his first road start since May 31,struck out four after returning from 12 bullpen appearances. "As long as I felt well I was going to keep throwing," saidBurres, who threw 105 pitches. "I felt good the whole time andit worked out good. With that time off I still felt fine." Burres received all the support he needed early. Baltimore loaded the bases with one out in the first againstToronto rookie starter Jesse Litsch, who uncorked a wild pitchthat scored Tike Redman. Two batters later Huff hit an infieldsingle to plate Nick Markakis. "If you score early and score late, that allows everybody torelax," said bench coach Tom Trebelhorn, who is the actingmanager while Dave Trembley serves a three-game suspension. Roberts blasted a two-out homer over the right field wall in thesecond to give Baltimore a 3-0 lead. "I got a pitch to hit and I thought it was going to stay fairwhen I hit it," Roberts said. One frame later, Huff belted a triple to the right field walland scored on a base hit to left by Hernandez to make it 4-0. "When I was running I thought we had one out," said Huff, whobarely beat the throw and slid safely into third with two outs."When I looked up I saw two outs and I went 'oops, you're notsupposed to make the third out at third base.' But I was safeanyway, so it turned out to be OK." Litsch (5-9), who has lost three straight starts, allowed fourruns, seven hits and a walk in three frames. "I just made some bad pitches like what's been happeninglately," Litsch said. "I'm just leaving balls up and they'regetting hit." The 22-year-old righthander has received five runs in the threeoutings. Redman and Markakis added back-to-back RBI doubles inthe ninth for a 6-0 edge. "Burres shut us down, but we haven't been swinging," Blue Jaysmanager John Gibbons said. "We're not swinging the bats good." Jim Hoey pitched the eighth and Jamie Walker yielded solo homersto Aaron Hill and Hector Luna in the ninth to spoil theOrioles' bid for a second straight shutout for the second timethis season. Vernon Wells and Reed Johnson each had two hits for Toronto(73-74), which fell a game under .500.
