AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (6) AT OAKLAND (1) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts grounded out to second. C Patterson singled to right. C Patterson stole second. N Markakis singled to left, C Patterson scored. K Millar flied out to left. A Huff grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 2ND: J Payton singled to center. J Gibbons flied out to center. R Hernandez popped out to first. L Hernandez singled to left center, J Payton to second, J Payton scored, L Hernandez to second on error by left fielder S Stewart. B Roberts grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 4TH: A Huff doubled to deep right. J Payton flied out to left. J Gibbons flied out to center, A Huff to third. R Hernandez singled to center, A Huff scored. L Hernandez struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 3, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 5TH: B Roberts struck out swinging. C Patterson bunt grounded out to pitcher. N Markakis walked. N Markakis to second on wild pitch by J Blanton. K Millar singled to left, N Markakis scored. A Huff grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 6TH: J Payton flied out to right. J Gibbons singled to left. J Gibbons to second on passed ball by K Suzuki. R Hernandez singled to center, J Gibbons to third. L Hernandez lined out to shortstop. B Roberts doubled to deep center, J Gibbons and R Hernandez scored. J Marshall relieved J Blanton. C Patterson grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 6TH: K Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. M Ellis homered to left. N Swisher walked. M Piazza flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 1.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (6) AT OAKLAND (1) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Patterson CF, N Markakis RF, K Millar 1B, A Huff 3B, J Payton LF, J Gibbons DH, R Hernandez C, L Hernandez SS, E Bedard LHP. Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, M Ellis 2B, N Swisher CF, M Piazza DH, B Kielty RF, D Johnson 1B, M Scutaro 3B, B Crosby SS, K Suzuki C, J Blanton RHP. Umpires -- Bruce Froemming (HP), Mike Winters (1B), Brian Runge (2B), Mark Wegner (3B). Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 21 mph. BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts grounded out to second. C Patterson singled to right. C Patterson stole second. N Markakis singled to left, C Patterson scored. K Millar flied out to left. A Huff grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. M Ellis struck out swinging. N Swisher walked. M Piazza struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 2ND: J Payton singled to center. J Gibbons flied out to center. R Hernandez popped out to first. L Hernandez singled to left center, J Payton to second, J Payton scored, L Hernandez to second on error by left fielder S Stewart. B Roberts grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 2ND: B Kielty struck out swinging. D Johnson walked. M Scutaro struck out looking. B Crosby struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 3RD: C Patterson struck out looking. N Markakis grounded out to shortstop. K Millar flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 3RD: K Suzuki grounded out to second. S Stewart struck out swinging. M Ellis flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 4TH: A Huff doubled to deep right. J Payton flied out to left. J Gibbons flied out to center, A Huff to third. R Hernandez singled to center, A Huff scored. L Hernandez struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 3, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 4TH: N Swisher popped out to shortstop. M Piazza struck out swinging. B Kielty popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 3, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 5TH: B Roberts struck out swinging. C Patterson bunt grounded out to pitcher. N Markakis walked. N Markakis to second on wild pitch by J Blanton. K Millar singled to left, N Markakis scored. A Huff grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 5TH: D Johnson struck out swinging. M Scutaro flied out to right. B Crosby struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 6TH: J Payton flied out to right. J Gibbons singled to left. J Gibbons to second on passed ball by K Suzuki. R Hernandez singled to center, J Gibbons to third. L Hernandez lined out to shortstop. B Roberts doubled to deep center, J Gibbons and R Hernandez scored. J Marshall relieved J Blanton. C Patterson grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 6TH: K Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. M Ellis homered to left. N Swisher walked. M Piazza flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 1. BALTIMORE 7TH: N Markakis walked. A Brown relieved J Marshall. N Markakis to second on wild pitch by A Brown. K Millar struck out swinging. A Huff grounded out to second, N Markakis to third. J Payton flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 7TH: B Kielty struck out swinging. D Johnson lined out to second. M Scutaro struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 1. BALTIMORE 8TH: T Buck in center field. J Gibbons lined out to right. R Hernandez struck out looking. L Hernandez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 8TH: P Shuey relieved E Bedard. B Crosby struck out swinging. K Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. S Stewart singled to left. M Ellis grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Stewart out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 1. BALTIMORE 9TH: J Kennedy relieved A Brown. B Roberts grounded out to second. C Patterson flied out to left. N Markakis struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 1. OAKLAND 9TH: C Ray relieved P Shuey. T Buck grounded out to first. M Piazza struck out swinging. B Kielty singled to center. B Kielty to second on fielder's indifference. D Johnson walked. M Scutaro grounded out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 1.</div>
Bedard stellar again as Orioles beat Athletics <h3>BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 1</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- If the Baltimore Orioles cantake any positives out of the 2007 season, it is the emergenceof lefthanded ace Erik Bedard. The 28-year-old Canadian tossed seven superb innings as theOrioles cruised to a 6-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics onFriday night. Nick Markakis and Brian Roberts provided all the support Bedardneeded, combining for three RBI and a pair of hits forBaltimore, which is 14-12 under interim manager Dave Trembley. Bedard (9-5) walked three and struck out 11, allowing just asolo homer by Mark Ellis with two outs in the sixth. The blastended a string of 21 straight scoreless frames for Bedard, wholeads the major leagues with 167 strikeouts. Ellis' homer also ended Bedard's bid for a no-hitter. The lasttime a no-hitter was thrown by the Orioles, four pitcherscombined to keep Oakland without a hit in July 1991. Hall of Famer Jim Palmer was the last Baltimore pitcher toaccomplish the feat without assistance, also vs. the Athleticson August 13, 1969. The Orioles took the lead in the first. Corey Patterson hit aone-out single and stole second before scoring on a base hit byMarkakis, who increased his team-leading RBI total to 59. Baltimore doubled the advantage a inning later thanks to amiscue by Oakland left fielder Shannon Stewart. Two outs after a leadoff single by former Athletic Jay Payton,Stewart misplayed a base hit by Luis Hernandez. Instead ofcutting off the ball, Stewart kicked it away from him, allowingPayton to score. The Orioles added single runs in the fourth and fifth beforeRoberts drove in a pair in the sixth. Baltimore put runners atthe corners before Roberts lined a ball to left-center. Center fielder Nick Swisher tried to make the play but ranhead-first into the outfield wall and was down for a fewminutes. After being attended to by trainer Larry Davis and manager BobGeren, Swisher remained in the game. He finally left in theseventh with a sprained right shoulder. Starter Joe Blanton (8-7) dropped his third straight decision,surrendering six runs - five earned - and 10 hits in 4 2/3innings. The righthander has allowed 14 earned runs during hisskid. The A's have lost 10 of their last 11 games, including seven ofeight since the All-Star break.
Bedard stellar again as Orioles beat Athletics <h3>BALTIMORE 6, OAKLAND 1</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- If the Baltimore Orioles cantake any positives out of the 2007 season, it is the emergenceof lefthanded ace Erik Bedard. The 28-year-old Canadian tossed seven superb innings as theOrioles cruised to a 6-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics onFriday night. Nick Markakis and Brian Roberts provided all the support Bedardneeded, combining for three RBI and a pair of hits forBaltimore, which is 14-12 under interim manager Dave Trembley. "For the most part, everybody's out there having fun and isrelaxed," Markakis said. "That's the most important thing, isgo out there, have fun. And when you have good pitching andyou're swinging the bats, it's even more fun." Bedard (9-5) walked three and struck out 11, allowing just asolo homer by Mark Ellis with two outs in the sixth. The blastended a string of 21 straight scoreless frames for Bedard, wholeads the major leagues with 167 strikeouts. "I'm not trying to get a no-hitter, so it doesn't reallymatter," Bedard said. "I was just throwing strikes and try toget them off-balance. Strikeouts come as they come, and I wasjust trying to pound the strike zone." "The guy is dominating and he's making it look easy and he'sthrowing all his pitches for strikes," Trembley said. "Whenhe's pitching, the guys know they're going to have a chance towin." Ellis' homer also ended Bedard's bid for a no-hitter. The lasttime a no-hitter was thrown by the Orioles, four pitcherscombined to keep Oakland without a hit in July 1991. "We had to be aggressive because everybody is 0-2 all night,"Ellis said. "He threw a great game and he left it over themiddle of the plate a little bit and I was able to drop the headon it." Hall of Famer Jim Palmer was the last Baltimore pitcher toaccomplish the feat without assistance, also vs. the Athleticson August 13, 1969. The Orioles took the lead in the first. Corey Patterson hit aone-out single and stole second before scoring on a base hit byMarkakis, who increased his team-leading RBI total to 59. Baltimore doubled the advantage a inning later thanks to amiscue by Oakland left fielder Shannon Stewart. Two outs after a leadoff single by former Athletic Jay Payton,Stewart misplayed a base hit by Luis Hernandez. Instead ofcutting off the ball, Stewart kicked it away from him, allowingPayton to score. The Orioles added single runs in the fourth and fifth beforeRoberts drove in a pair in the sixth. Baltimore put runners atthe corners before Roberts lined a ball to left-center. Center fielder Nick Swisher tried to make the play but ranhead-first into the outfield wall and was down for a fewminutes. After being attended to by trainer Larry Davis and manager BobGeren, Swisher remained in the game. He finally left in theseventh with a sprained right shoulder. Starter Joe Blanton (8-7) dropped his third straight decision,surrendering six runs - five earned - and 10 hits in 4 2/3innings. The righthander has allowed 14 earned runs during hisskid. "I don't know how many runs were with two outs, but I thinkquite a few," Blanton said. "It was like I was almost gettingout of it, but not quite. I didn't do a good job getting theleadoff hitter out. You can't be effective doing that, makes ittoo easy for teams to score runs that way." The A's have lost 10 of their last 11 games, including seven ofeight since the All-Star break. "Now that we're not swinging the bats well, it just getsmagnified when you have a performance like that from a guy onthe other team," Ellis said. "But we've got to find a way.Whether the guy's a good pitcher or not, we've got to find a wayto get it done."
