AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Johnson hit for R Bowen. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1 OAKLAND 0 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D Johnson (.248, 10 HR, 37 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - CHAD BRADFORD OAK - ANDREW BROWN DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.289, 0-FOR-2, BB) K MILLAR (.277, 1-FOR-3, RBI) R HERNANDEZ (.241, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .312 C Patterson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289 K Millar 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .277 R Hernandez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 J Payton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 C Gomez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 J Knott dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .214 L Hernandez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .316 Totals 24 1 4 1 4 4 10 BATTING: S - C Patterson. RBI - K Millar (40). 2-out RBI - K Millar. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 2. GIDP - B Roberts, J Knott. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: Picked Off - N Markakis (1st base, D Braden). FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Hernandez-L Hernandez). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 S Stewart lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304 J Cust dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 E Chavez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241 N Swisher 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254 M Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 M Kotsay cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 B Crosby ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 R Bowen c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 a-D Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 25 0 2 0 3 6 8 a-grounded to second for R Bowen in the 8th. BATTING: Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: CS - S Stewart (1, 2nd base by J Guthrie/R Hernandez). FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Crosby-M Ellis-N Swisher, E Chavez-M Ellis-N Swisher). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 001 00 -- 1 OAKLAND - 000 000 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 7 2 0 0 3 6 0 2.88 C Bradford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.97 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 7 4 1 1 4 3 0 5.15 A Brown 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.76 WP - D Braden. Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 99-58; C Bradford 7-4; D Braden 104-60; A Brown 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 5-9; C Bradford 3-0; D Braden 12-5; A Brown 0-2. Batters faced: J Guthrie 25; C Bradford 3; D Braden 26; A Brown 3. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mike Winters. Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: K Suzuki catching. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1 OAKLAND 0 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N Markakis (.289, 0-FOR-2)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY JAY PAYTON SCORED NICK MARKAKIS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PAYTON ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2 OAKLAND 0 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C GOMEZ (.283, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE OAK: KIKO CALERO (1-4, 6.43) IN THE 9TH SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PAYTON ON FIRST, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0 DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C GOMEZ (.283, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: K Calero relieved A Brown. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PAYTON ON FIRST, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2 OAKLAND 0 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C Gomez (.283, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - CHAD BRADFORD OAK - KIKO CALERO DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.304, 1-FOR-3) J CUST (.260, 0-FOR-3) E CHAVEZ (.241, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (2) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .312 C Patterson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 N Markakis rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .291 K Millar 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .276 R Hernandez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240 J Payton lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271 C Gomez 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .288 J Knott dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .214 L Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .300 Totals 30 2 7 2 5 5 15 BATTING: S - C Patterson. RBI - K Millar (40), J Payton (35). 2-out RBI - K Millar, J Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 2, L Hernandez 2. GIDP - B Roberts, J Knott. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - N Markakis (12, 2nd base off A Brown/K Suzuki). Picked Off - N Markakis (1st base, D Braden). FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Hernandez-L Hernandez). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 S Stewart lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304 J Cust dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 E Chavez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241 N Swisher 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254 M Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 M Kotsay cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 B Crosby ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 R Bowen c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 a-D Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 25 0 2 0 3 6 8 a-grounded to second for R Bowen in the 8th. BATTING: Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: CS - S Stewart (1, 2nd base by J Guthrie/R Hernandez). FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Crosby-M Ellis-N Swisher, E Chavez-M Ellis-N Swisher). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 001 001 -- 2 OAKLAND - 000 000 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 7 2 0 0 3 6 0 2.88 C Bradford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.97 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden 7 4 1 1 4 3 0 5.15 A Brown 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.68 K Calero 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.35 WP - D Braden. Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 99-58; C Bradford 7-4; D Braden 104-60; A Brown 28-19; K Calero 9-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 5-9; C Bradford 3-0; D Braden 12-5; A Brown 1-2; K Calero 0-1. Batters faced: J Guthrie 25; C Bradford 3; D Braden 26; A Brown 7; K Calero 3. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mike Winters. Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - PITCHING CHANGE BAL: JAMIE WALKER (1-1, 2.78) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.304, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Walker relieved C Bradford. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2 OAKLAND 0 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S Stewart (.304, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE, CHAD BRADFORD (8TH), JAMIE WALKER (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ OAK - DALLAS BRADEN, ANDREW BROWN (8TH), KIKO CALERO (9TH) AND ROB BOWEN, KURT SUZUKI (9TH) HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE OAK - NONE</div>
Guthrie pitches Orioles past Athletics <h3>BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- Jeremy Guthrie won theduel. Guthrie pitched seven scoreless innings and Kevin Millar's RBIsingle proved decisive as the Baltimore Orioles posted a 2-0victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Guthrie (6-3), who played college baseball at nearby Stanford,yielded just two hits while striking out six. The righthander, who suffered his first career loss againstOakland on April 24, has been stellar on the road this season,posting a 4-0 record with a 1.79 ERA. Chad Bradford worked a scoreless eighth before Jamie Walkerfinished up in the ninth for his first save. Oakland starter Dallas Braden (1-5), who was promoted from ClassAAA Sacramento on Monday, was making his sixth start in hissecond stint with Oakland and nearly matched Guthrie's outingwhile suffering the hard-luck loss. The lefthander yielded one run and four hits while striking outthree and walking four in a career-high seven innings. It wasBraden's fifth consecutive defeat, which is the longest losingstreak by an Oakland starter this year. Baltimore scored first in the sixth inning when Brian Robertsdrew a lead walk, moved to second on Corey Patterson's sacrificebunt and to third on an infield groundout. Millar then lined asingle to right field for a 1-0 edge. Former Athletic Jay Payton added an RBI single to plate NickMarkakis in the ninth off reliever Andrew Brown for a 2-0advantage. The Athletics have lost 11 of their last 13 games and and trail<div class="pre">the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim by 11 1/2 games in the</div>American League West Division. Oakland has dropped five consecutive series, which is its mostsince losing seven in a row from April 30-May 23, 2002. Baltimore threatened in the first when Roberts walked to leadoff the game and Patterson singled to right field. Bradenrebounded to strike out Markakis, Millar and Ramon Hernandez toend the threat.
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE, CHAD BRADFORD (8TH), JAMIE WALKER (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ OAK - DALLAS BRADEN, ANDREW BROWN (8TH), KIKO CALERO (9TH) AND ROB BOWEN, KURT SUZUKI (9TH) WP - JEREMY GUTHRIE (6-3) LP - DALLAS BRADEN (1-5) SAVE - JAMIE WALKER (1) HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE OAK - NONE TIME: 2:33 ATT: 25,552 PROBABLES: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (8-5, 3.39) LAA - BARTOLO COLON (6-5, 6.38) PROBABLES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (7-6, 4.02) BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (6-10, 5.30)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (2) VS OAKLAND (0) - FINAL BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .312 C Patterson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260 N Markakis rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .291 K Millar 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .276 R Hernandez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240 J Payton lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271 C Gomez 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .288 J Knott dh 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .214 L Hernandez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .300 Totals 30 2 7 2 5 5 15 BATTING: S - C Patterson. RBI - K Millar (40), J Payton (35). 2-out RBI - K Millar, J Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 2, L Hernandez 2. GIDP - B Roberts, J Knott. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - N Markakis (12, 2nd base off A Brown/K Suzuki). Picked Off - N Markakis (1st base, D Braden). FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Hernandez-L Hernandez). OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 S Stewart lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303 J Cust dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .259 E Chavez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .240 N Swisher 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254 M Ellis 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 M Kotsay cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 B Crosby ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 R Bowen c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 a-D Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 28 0 2 0 3 7 8 a-grounded to second for R Bowen in the 8th. BATTING: Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: CS - S Stewart (1, 2nd base by J Guthrie/R Hernandez). FIELDING: DP: 2 (B Crosby-M Ellis-N Swisher, E Chavez-M Ellis-N Swisher). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 001 001 -- 2 OAKLAND - 000 000 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie (W, 6-3) 7 2 0 0 3 6 0 2.88 C Bradford (H, 16) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.97 J Walker (S, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Braden (L, 1-5) 7 4 1 1 4 3 0 5.15 A Brown 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.68 K Calero 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.35 WP - D Braden. Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 99-58; C Bradford 7-4; J Walker 15-10; D Braden 104-60; A Brown 28-19; K Calero 9-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 5-9; C Bradford 3-0; J Walker 0-2; D Braden 12-5; A Brown 1-2; K Calero 0-1. Batters faced: J Guthrie 25; C Bradford 3; J Walker 3; D Braden 26; A Brown 7; K Calero 3. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Mike Winters. T--2:33. Att--25,552. Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (2) AT OAKLAND (0) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE 6TH: B Roberts walked. C Patterson sacrificed to pitcher, B Roberts to second. N Markakis grounded out to shortstop, B Roberts to third. K Millar singled to left, B Roberts scored. R Hernandez flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 9TH: K Suzuki catching. N Markakis singled to center. K Millar struck out swinging. N Markakis stole second. R Hernandez grounded out to shortstop. J Payton singled to right, N Markakis scored. K Calero relieved A Brown. C Gomez singled to right, J Payton to second. J Knott walked, J Payton to third, C Gomez to second. L Hernandez popped out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at OAKLAND <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (2) AT OAKLAND (0) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Patterson CF, N Markakis RF, K Millar 1B, R Hernandez C, J Payton LF, C Gomez 3B, J Knott DH, L Hernandez SS, J Guthrie RHP. Oakland Starting Lineups -- T Buck RF, S Stewart LF, J Cust DH, E Chavez 3B, N Swisher 1B, M Ellis 2B, M Kotsay CF, B Crosby SS, R Bowen C, D Braden LHP. Umpires -- Brian Runge (HP), Mark Wegner (1B), Bruce Froemming (2B), Mike Winters (3B). Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Sunny, wind out to right at 13 mph. BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts walked. C Patterson reached on infield single to second, B Roberts to third. N Markakis struck out looking. C Patterson to second on wild pitch by D Braden. K Millar struck out swinging. R Hernandez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 1ST: T Buck lined out to right. S Stewart singled to left. J Cust struck out swinging. S Stewart caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 2ND: J Payton flied out to center. C Gomez grounded out to second. J Knott grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 2ND: E Chavez struck out looking. N Swisher walked. M Ellis popped out to second. M Kotsay grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, N Swisher out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 3RD: L Hernandez singled to right. B Roberts grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Hernandez out at second. C Patterson grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 3RD: B Crosby flied out to center. R Bowen struck out looking. T Buck reached on infield single to third. S Stewart grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 4TH: N Markakis walked. N Markakis picked off first. K Millar grounded out to pitcher. R Hernandez lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 4TH: J Cust flied out to left. E Chavez grounded out to shortstop. N Swisher struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 5TH: J Payton grounded out to second. C Gomez grounded out to third. J Knott walked. L Hernandez fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 5TH: M Ellis struck out swinging. M Kotsay lined out to left. B Crosby walked. R Bowen grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 6TH: B Roberts walked. C Patterson sacrificed to pitcher, B Roberts to second. N Markakis grounded out to shortstop, B Roberts to third. K Millar singled to left, B Roberts scored. R Hernandez flied out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 6TH: T Buck popped out to pitcher. S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. J Cust struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 7TH: J Payton flied out to center. C Gomez singled to left. J Knott grounded into double play, third to second to first, C Gomez out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 7TH: E Chavez walked. N Swisher flied out to right. M Ellis lined out to shortstop. M Kotsay lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 8TH: A Brown relieved D Braden. L Hernandez flied out to left. B Roberts struck out swinging. C Patterson popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 8TH: C Bradford relieved J Guthrie. B Crosby grounded out to first. D Johnson hit for R Bowen. D Johnson grounded out to second. T Buck grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, OAKLAND 0. BALTIMORE 9TH: K Suzuki catching. N Markakis singled to center. K Millar struck out swinging. N Markakis stole second. R Hernandez grounded out to shortstop. J Payton singled to right, N Markakis scored. K Calero relieved A Brown. C Gomez singled to right, J Payton to second. J Knott walked, J Payton to third, C Gomez to second. L Hernandez popped out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0. OAKLAND 9TH: J Walker relieved C Bradford. S Stewart flied out to left. J Cust struck out swinging. E Chavez fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0.</div>
Guthrie pitches Orioles past Athletics <h3>BALTIMORE 2, OAKLAND 0</h3>OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- Jeremy Guthrie won theduel. Guthrie pitched seven scoreless innings and Kevin Millar's RBIsingle proved decisive as the Baltimore Orioles posted a 2-0victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Guthrie (6-3), who played college baseball at nearby Stanford,yielded just two hits while striking out six. "I would rather have a 7-0 nothing game than a 1-0 game,"Guthrie said. "(A's starter Dallas) Braden had everythingworking for him as well. I knew is was going to be a close gameso I just tried not to lose focus and throw strikes. We got a<div class="pre">couple of big hits and that proved to be the difference."</div> The righthander, who suffered his first career loss againstOakland on April 24, has been stellar on the road this season,posting a 4-0 record with a 1.79 ERA. "Guthrie, I hate to use the expression 'lights out' but that'swhat he was," Athletics manager Bob Geren said. "He hit thecorners perfectly and had a good fastball and slider. He didn'tthrow too many balls over the plate. He worked the cornersreally well." Chad Bradford worked a scoreless eighth before Jamie Walkerfinished up in the ninth for his first save. Braden (1-5), who was promoted from Class AAA Sacramento onMonday, was making his sixth start in his second stint withOakland and nearly matched Guthrie's outing while suffering thehard-luck loss. "I think anytime someone else does well, it gives you a boost ofconfidence," Braden said. "I'm not worried about myselfthough, I just want to help the team do what we want to do as acollective unit, which is to win games." The lefthander yielded one run and four hits while striking outthree and walking four in a career-high seven innings. It wasBraden's fifth consecutive defeat, which is the longest losingstreak by an Oakland starter this year. "Dallas did a real nice job today," Geren said. "He had all ofhis pitches working and when he got in trouble, he got out ofit. Since he's come up to our team, I really like what he'sdone." Baltimore scored first in the sixth inning when Brian Robertsdrew a lead walk, moved to second on Corey Patterson's sacrificebunt and to third on an infield groundout. Millar then lined asingle to right field for a 1-0 edge. "It was a good pitch, but you have to tip your cap to him,"Braden said. "It was down and away and he reached out and gotit. He's a professional hitter." "It was a big series for us," Millar said. "Today we were justgrinding out there trying to get something going. Bradenpitched great, but we were finally able to put togethersomething in the sixth and that was enough." Former Athletic Jay Payton added an RBI single to plate NickMarkakis in the ninth off reliever Andrew Brown for a 2-0advantage. The Athletics have lost 11 of their last 13 games and and trail<div class="pre">the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim by 11 1/2 games in the</div>American League West Division. Oakland has dropped five consecutive series, which is its mostsince losing seven in a row from April 30-May 23, 2002. Baltimore threatened in the first when Roberts walked to leadoff the game and Patterson singled to right field. Bradenrebounded to strike out Markakis, Millar and Ramon Hernandez toend the threat.
