GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (38-60) at BALTIMORE (44-53)

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: PAUL SHUEY (0-1, 5.68) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: G NORTON (.188, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: P Shuey relieved D Cabrera.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
BALTIMORE 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G Norton (.188, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JUAN SALAS
BAL - PAUL SHUEY

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.271, 1-FOR-3)
C GOMEZ (.295, 2-FOR-3)
L HERNANDEZ (.304, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS BALTIMORE (3) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278
C Crawford lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .289
B Upton cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .339
C Pena 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .287
D Young rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .293
B Harris ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
G Norton dh 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .188
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .180
J Wilson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303

Totals 21 0 1 0 6 3 10

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1, D Young 1. GIDP
- B Harris, C Crawford, D Young, D Navarro. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Norton (1, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: E - C Pena (5, ground ball).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .312
C Patterson cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .257
N Markakis rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .291
K Millar 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .273
R Hernandez c 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .236
A Huff dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .254
J Payton lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271
C Gomez 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .295
L Hernandez ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .304

Totals 29 3 7 3 4 8 17

BATTING: RBI - A Huff (43), K Millar (41), R Hernandez (37). 2-out RBI - A
Huff, K Millar, R Hernandez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Millar
1, C Patterson 2, A Huff 2. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Hernandez (1, 2nd base off S Kazmir/D Navarro).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (C Gomez-B Roberts-K Millar 2, L Hernandez-B Roberts-K
Millar, K Millar-L Hernandez).


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TAMPA BAY - 000 000 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 000 001 2 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 6 2/3 7 3 3 3 8 0 4.02
J Salas 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.86

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 7 1 0 0 5 3 0 5.04
P Shuey 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.27

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 113-72; J Salas 9-5; D Cabrera 107-62; P Shuey
13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 4-8; J Salas 0-1; D Cabrera 12-6; P
Shuey 3-0. Batters faced: S Kazmir 31; J Salas 2; D Cabrera 24; P Shuey 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

(Plus ceremonies delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 83 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 8 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JUAN SALAS
BAL - PAUL SHUEY

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.278, 0-FOR-2, BB)
C CRAWFORD (.289, 0-FOR-2, BB)
B UPTON (.339, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS BALTIMORE (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278
C Crawford lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .289
B Upton cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .339
C Pena 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .287
D Young rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .293
B Harris ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
G Norton dh 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .188
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .180
J Wilson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303

Totals 21 0 1 0 6 3 10

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1, D Young 1. GIDP
- B Harris, C Crawford, D Young, D Navarro. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Norton (1, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: E - C Pena (5, ground ball).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .312
C Patterson cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .257
N Markakis rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .291
K Millar 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .273
R Hernandez c 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .236
A Huff dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .254
J Payton lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270
C Gomez 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .300
L Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .292

Totals 32 3 8 3 4 9 18

BATTING: 2B - C Gomez (8, J Salas). RBI - A Huff (43), K Millar (41), R
Hernandez (37). 2-out RBI - A Huff, K Millar, R Hernandez. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - K Millar 1, C Patterson 2, A Huff 2. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Hernandez (1, 2nd base off S Kazmir/D Navarro). CS - C
Gomez (2, 3rd base by J Salas).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (C Gomez-B Roberts-K Millar 2, L Hernandez-B Roberts-K
Millar, K Millar-L Hernandez).


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TAMPA BAY - 000 000 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 000 001 20 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 6 2/3 7 3 3 3 8 0 4.02
J Salas 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.60

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 7 1 0 0 5 3 0 5.04
P Shuey 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.27

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 113-72; J Salas 25-16; D Cabrera 107-62; P Shuey
13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 4-8; J Salas 1-1; D Cabrera 12-6; P
Shuey 3-0. Batters faced: S Kazmir 31; J Salas 5; D Cabrera 24; P Shuey 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

(Plus ceremonies delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 83 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: JAMIE WALKER (1-1, 2.70) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: A IWAMURA (.278, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Walker relieved P Shuey.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
BALTIMORE 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A Iwamura (.278, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 x 3 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, JUAN SALAS (7TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, PAUL SHUEY (8TH), JAMIE WALKER
(9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE

BAL - NONE</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 x 3 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, JUAN SALAS (7TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, PAUL SHUEY (8TH), JAMIE WALKER
(9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ


WP - DANIEL CABRERA (7-10)
LP - SCOTT KAZMIR (7-7)
SAVE - JAMIE WALKER (2)

HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE

BAL - NONE


TIME: 2:42 ATT: 42,579

PROBABLES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE (1-5, 5.37)
BAL - ERIK BEDARD (9-4, 3.12)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS BALTIMORE (3) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277
C Crawford lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .289
B Upton cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .342
C Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .286
D Young rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .293
B Harris ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
G Norton dh 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .188
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .180
J Wilson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303

Totals 25 0 2 0 6 3 11

BATTING: 2B - B Upton (19, J Walker). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Pena 1, J Wilson 1, D Young 1. GIDP - B Harris, C Crawford, D Young, D
Navarro. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Norton (1, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: E - C Pena (5, ground ball).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .312
C Patterson cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .257
N Markakis rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .291
K Millar 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .273
R Hernandez c 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .236
A Huff dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .254
J Payton lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .270
C Gomez 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .300
L Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .292

Totals 32 3 8 3 4 9 18

BATTING: 2B - C Gomez (8, J Salas). RBI - A Huff (43), K Millar (41), R
Hernandez (37). 2-out RBI - A Huff, K Millar, R Hernandez. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - K Millar 1, C Patterson 2, A Huff 2. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - L Hernandez (1, 2nd base off S Kazmir/D Navarro). CS - C
Gomez (2, 3rd base by J Salas).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (C Gomez-B Roberts-K Millar 2, L Hernandez-B Roberts-K
Millar, K Millar-L Hernandez).


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TAMPA BAY - 000 000 000 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 000 001 20x -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir (L, 7-7) 6 2/3 7 3 3 3 8 0 4.02
J Salas 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.60

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera (W, 7-10) 7 1 0 0 5 3 0 5.04
P Shuey (H, 3) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.27
J Walker (S, 2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.63

Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 113-72; J Salas 25-16; D Cabrera 107-62; P Shuey
13-7; J Walker 20-14. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 4-8; J Salas 1-1; D
Cabrera 12-6; P Shuey 3-0; J Walker 0-3. Batters faced: S Kazmir 31; J Salas 5;
D Cabrera 24; P Shuey 3; J Walker 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Adam Dowdy.

T--2:42. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Att--42,579.

Weather: 83 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 0
BALTIMORE 3 FINAL</div>

 

Cabrera, bullpen pitch two-hitter as Orioles shut out Devil Rays

<h3>BALTIMORE 3, TAMPA BAY 0</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Daniel Cabrera got the best of ScottKazmir in a pitchers' duel.


Cabrera pitched seven superb innings and Aubrey Huff drove inthe key run as the Baltimore Orioles posted a 3-0 victory overthe Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Tuesday.


Chris Gomez had three hits for Baltimore, which has won fourstraight at home. It was also the second straight shutout forthe Orioles, who blanked the Oakland Athletics, 2-0, on Sunday.

Cabrera (7-10) was outstanding, yielding just one hit whilestriking out three to improve his record to 5-0 vs. Tampa Bay.The big righthander, who entered the game as the American Leagueleader in walks allowed, did issue five free passes to give him73 for the season. However three of those base on balls werewiped out by double plays.


It was a much better performance than his recent performanceswhere the 26-year-old Dominican was 0-2 with a 6.44 ERA in fiveoutings.


Reliever Paul Shuey pitched a scoreless eighth, before JamieWalker came on in the ninth to record his second save in threeopportunities.


Kazmir was nearly equal through five innings, allowing only fourhits and striking out seven. However, the 23-year-old ran intotrouble in the next two innings.


In the bottom of the sixth, Nick Markakis led off with a basehit up the middle, moved to second on a groundout before scoringwhen Huff grounded a single to left field.


The Orioles touched Kazmir again in the seventh. Luis Hernandezhit a one-out single before stealing second one out later.After Corey Patterson and Markakis walked to load the bases,Kazmir walked Kevin Millar to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead.

After Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon replaced Kazmir with JuanSalas, Ramon Hernandez drew a walk on a 3-2 pitch for a 3-0lead.


Kazmir (7-7) finished the game allowing three runs, seven hitsand three walks. The lefthander, who struck out a total ofeight batters, was looking to win his third straight game.

B.J. Upton had both hits for the Devil Rays, who have lost fourstraight and five of six.

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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TAMPA BAY (0) AT BALTIMORE (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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BALTIMORE 6TH: N Markakis singled to deep center. K Millar flied out to
center. R Hernandez grounded out to shortstop, N Markakis to second. A Huff
singled to left, N Markakis scored. J Payton flied out to right. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 1.

BALTIMORE 7TH: C Gomez flied out to right. L Hernandez singled to center.
B Roberts struck out swinging. L Hernandez stole second. C Patterson walked.
N Markakis walked, L Hernandez to third, C Patterson to second. K Millar
walked, L Hernandez scored, C Patterson to third, N Markakis to second.
J Salas relieved S Kazmir. R Hernandez walked, C Patterson scored, N Markakis to
third, K Millar to second. A Huff flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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TAMPA BAY (0) AT BALTIMORE (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF, C Pena 1B,
D Young RF, B Harris SS, G Norton DH, D Navarro C, J Wilson 2B, S Kazmir LHP.

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Patterson CF, N Markakis RF,
K Millar 1B, R Hernandez C, A Huff DH, J Payton LF, C Gomez 3B, L Hernandez SS,
D Cabrera RHP.

Umpires -- Phil Cuzzi (HP), Tom Hallion (1B), James Hoye (2B), Adam Dowdy (3B).


Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 9 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura grounded out to second. C Crawford struck out
looking. B Upton grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts reached on infield single to shortstop.
C Patterson grounded out to first, B Roberts to second. N Markakis struck out
swinging. K Millar flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
BALTIMORE 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: C Pena flied out to center. D Young walked. B Harris
grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Young out at second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: R Hernandez grounded out to third. A Huff struck out
swinging. J Payton popped out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: G Norton struck out swinging. D Navarro lined out to first.
J Wilson grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 3RD: C Gomez singled to right. L Hernandez struck out swinging.
B Roberts struck out swinging. C Patterson popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 0.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: A Iwamura lined out to center. C Crawford walked. B Upton
singled to right, C Crawford to third. C Pena popped out to shortstop.
D Young grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 4TH: N Markakis struck out swinging. K Millar flied out to
right. R Hernandez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 0.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: B Harris grounded out to shortstop. G Norton walked.
G Norton stole second. D Navarro lined out to second. J Wilson fouled out to
catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 5TH: A Huff struck out swinging. J Payton singled to right
center. C Gomez reached on infield single to third, J Payton to second.
L Hernandez safe at first on error by first baseman C Pena, J Payton to third,
C Gomez to second. B Roberts flied out to right. C Patterson struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 0.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: A Iwamura walked. C Crawford grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, A Iwamura out at second. B Upton grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 6TH: N Markakis singled to deep center. K Millar flied out to
center. R Hernandez grounded out to shortstop, N Markakis to second. A Huff
singled to left, N Markakis scored. J Payton flied out to right. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 1.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: C Pena walked. D Young grounded into double play, third to
second to first, C Pena out at second. B Harris struck out looking. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 1.

BALTIMORE 7TH: C Gomez flied out to right. L Hernandez singled to center.
B Roberts struck out swinging. L Hernandez stole second. C Patterson walked.
N Markakis walked, L Hernandez to third, C Patterson to second. K Millar
walked, L Hernandez scored, C Patterson to third, N Markakis to second.
J Salas relieved S Kazmir. R Hernandez walked, C Patterson scored, N Markakis to
third, K Millar to second. A Huff flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: P Shuey relieved D Cabrera. G Norton walked. D Navarro
grounded into double play, first to shortstop, G Norton out at second. J Wilson
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 8TH: J Payton grounded out to third. C Gomez doubled to left
center. C Gomez caught stealing third, pitcher to third. L Hernandez struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: J Walker relieved P Shuey. A Iwamura popped out to
shortstop. C Crawford flied out to center. B Upton doubled to left. C Pena
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.</div>

 

Cabrera, bullpen pitch two-hitter as Orioles shut out Devil Rays

<h3>BALTIMORE 3, TAMPA BAY 0</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Daniel Cabrera got the best of ScottKazmir in a pitchers' duel.


Cabrera pitched seven superb innings and Aubrey Huff drove inthe key run as the Baltimore Orioles posted a 3-0 victory overthe Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Tuesday.


Chris Gomez had three hits for Baltimore, which has won fourstraight at home. It was also the second straight shutout forthe Orioles, who blanked the Oakland Athletics, 2-0, on Sunday.

Cabrera (7-10) was outstanding, yielding just one hit whilestriking out three to improve his record to 5-0 vs. Tampa Bay.

"There's only one other time I saw Cabrera throw like this,"Orioles manager Dave Trembley said. "It was the time beforewhen I was managing in Bowie, and I think it was a noon game andhe struck out 11. We got on the bus that night and went toAkron and when I got there, they called me, and he went to thebig leagues."


The big righthander, who entered the game as the American Leagueleader in walks allowed, did issue five free passes to give him73 for the season.


"Sometimes I have struggled a lit bit with my control buttonight I was able to put everything together and my teammatesplayed good behind me," Cabrera said.


However three of those base on balls were wiped out by doubleplays.


"Obviously the guys behind him made the plays," Trembley added."That's not so easy when there's so many swing and miss pitchesand guys aren't putting the ball in play. The guys behind himdid a real nice job. The double play ball was unique for ustonight."


It was a much better performance than his recent performanceswhere the 26-year-old Dominican was 0-2 with a 6.44 ERA in fiveoutings.


Reliever Paul Shuey pitched a scoreless eighth before JamieWalker came on in the ninth to record his second save in threeopportunities.


Kazmir was nearly equal through five innings, allowing only fourhits and striking out seven. However, the 23-year-old ran intotrouble in the next two innings.


In the bottom of the sixth, Nick Markakis led off with a basehit up the middle, moved to second on a groundout before scoringwhen Huff grounded a single to left field.


"I have seen Kazmir pitch enough having been on his team, but<div class="pre">tonight was the first time I have faced him and can see how he</div>gets guys out," Huff said. "To be honest with you, I was beatthere and hit the ball through the left side."


The Orioles touched Kazmir again in the seventh. Luis Hernandezhit a one-out single before stealing second one out later.After Corey Patterson and Markakis walked to load the bases,Kazmir walked Kevin Millar to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead.

"The ball was where he wanted it to be all night up until theend there," Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "He justoverthrew, particularly in that last at-bat, but he had a greatnight and that's really good to see."


After Maddon replaced Kazmir with Juan Salas, Ramon Hernandezdrew a walk on a 3-2 pitch for a 3-0 lead.


"That's a tough situation to bring Salas into," Maddon added."I was really hoping to not have to do that. He just came backup from Class AAA Durham. He threw a first-pitch strike toHernandez and then ended up walking him."


Kazmir (7-7) finished the game allowing three runs, seven hitsand three walks. The lefthander, who struck out a total ofeight batters, was looking to win his third straight game.

B.J. Upton had both hits for the Devil Rays, who have lost fourstraight and five of six.