GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (38-61) at BALTIMORE (45-53)

AL: TAMPA BAY (38-61) at BALTIMORE (45-53)

<h3>Bedard looks to continue hot pitching; Orioles Face Devil Rays</h3>



<div class="pre">Tampa Bay (36-61) at Baltimore (45-53) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (Ticker) - The Baltimore Orioles seem to have found</div>an ace in Erik Bedard.


Bedard and the Orioles aim for their third straight win whenthey face the struggling Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Wednesday.

Daniel Cabrera gave up one hit over seven innings, lifting theOrioles to a 3-0 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday. It wastheir seventh straight win over Tampa Bay.


Looking to continue their winning ways against the Devil Rays,the Orioles turn to Bedard (9-4, 3.12 ERA), who has won five ofhis last six decisions. In winning his last three starts, thelefthander has yielded only six hits over 23 innings whilestriking out 33 to increase his major league leading total to167.


Bedard surrendered just a solo homer to Mark Ellis in seveninnings in a 6-1 victory over Oakland last Friday.

The Devil Rays, who have lost four straight and 21 of 26, turnto Andy Sonnanstine (1-5, 5.37) to end their losing streak.

However, Sonnanstine has had his problems as well. The rookierighthander is 0-5 with a 5.44 ERA in seven starts since gettinghis first major league victory on June 10 vs. Florida. The24-year-old allowed three runs and eight hits in seven inningsin a 3-0 los to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim last Thursday.

The Devil Rays have lost 21 of their last 26 games.

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY AT BALTIMORE -- LINEUPS

TAMPA BAY BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Akinori Iwamura 3B .277 3 13 Brian Roberts 2B .312 6 31
Carl Crawford LF .289 6 53 Corey Patterson CF .257 4 26
B.J. Upton CF .342 12 41 Nick Markakis RF .291 10 59
Carlos Pena 1B .286 23 64 Kevin Millar 1B .273 9 41
Delmon Young RF .293 9 52 Aubrey Huff 3B .254 6 43
Brendan Harris SS .300 8 41 Ramon Hernandez C .236 5 37
Ty Wigginton 2B .277 15 48 Jay Payton LF .270 4 35
Jonny Gomes DH .277 8 24 Jay Gibbons DH .217 6 26
Raul Casanova C .231 5 9 Luis Hernandez SS .292 0 1

Andy Sonnanstine RHP (1-5, 5.37) Erik Bedard LHP (9-4, 3.12)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE (1-5, 5.37)
BAL - ERIK BEDARD (9-4, 3.12)

UMPIRES: HP - TOM HALLION
1B - JAMES HOYE
2B - ADAM DOWDY
3B - PHIL CUZZI

WEATHER: 86 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE AND RAUL CASANOVA
BAL - ERIK BEDARD AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.277, 3 HR, 13 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.289, 6 HR, 53 RBI)
B UPTON (.342, 12 HR, 41 RBI)</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 1 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.312, 6 HR, 31 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.257, 4 HR, 26 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.291, 10 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .340
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
T Wigginton 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Casanova c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
L Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.37

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.10

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 1-1. Batters
faced: E Bedard 4.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
BAL - ERIK BEDARD</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RAMON HERNANDEZ SCORED COREY PATTERSON AND KEVIN
MILLAR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R HERNANDEZ ON FIRST, A HUFF ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
BALTIMORE 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.270, 4 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAY PAYTON SCORED AUBREY HUFF.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J PAYTON ON FIRST, R HERNANDEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
BALTIMORE 3 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J GIBBONS (.217, 6 HR, 26 RBI)</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 1 0
BALTIMORE 3 3 3 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.293, 9 HR, 52 RBI)
B HARRIS (.300, 8 HR, 41 RBI)
T WIGGINTON (.277, 15 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS BALTIMORE (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .340
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
T Wigginton 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Casanova c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
C Patterson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
K Millar 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273
A Huff 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .254
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .240
J Payton lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216
L Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 6 3 3 3 2 1 3

BATTING: RBI - R Hernandez 2 (39), J Payton (36). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez 2, J
Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gibbons 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 3 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 5.73

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.10

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 35-18; E Bedard 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls:
A Sonnanstine 1-1; E Bedard 1-1. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 8; E Bedard 4.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 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 1 0
BALTIMORE 3 3 3 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L HERNANDEZ (.292, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
B ROBERTS (.311, 0-FOR-1)
C PATTERSON (.260, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS BALTIMORE (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .340
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Wigginton 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Casanova c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
C Patterson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
K Millar 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273
A Huff 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .254
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .240
J Payton lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216
L Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292

Totals 6 3 3 3 2 1 3

BATTING: RBI - R Hernandez 2 (39), J Payton (36). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez 2, J
Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gibbons 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 3 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 5.73

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 35-18; E Bedard 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
A Sonnanstine 1-1; E Bedard 2-2. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 8; E Bedard 7.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 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 1 0
BALTIMORE 3 0 3 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.277, 8 HR, 24 RBI)
R CASANOVA (.231, 5 HR, 9 RBI)
A IWAMURA (.280, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS BALTIMORE (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .340
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Wigginton 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Casanova c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
C Patterson cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
K Millar 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273
A Huff 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .254
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .240
J Payton lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216
L Hernandez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 9 3 3 3 2 1 3

BATTING: RBI - R Hernandez 2 (39), J Payton (36). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez 2, J
Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gibbons 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 30 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 5.64

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 47-26; E Bedard 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
A Sonnanstine 3-2; E Bedard 2-2. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 11; E Bedard 7.


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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RAUL CASANOVA (6) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF ERIK BEDARD.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 3

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.280, 1-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 1 1 2 0
BALTIMORE 3 0 3 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.290, 0-FOR-1)
K MILLAR (.273, 0-FOR-0, BB)
A HUFF (.254, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280
C Crawford lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287
B Upton cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .339
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Wigginton 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
R Casanova c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 5 5

BATTING: HR - R Casanova (6, 3rd inning off E Bedard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - R
Casanova (10). Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
C Patterson cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
K Millar 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273
A Huff 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .254
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .240
J Payton lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216
L Hernandez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 9 3 3 3 2 1 3

BATTING: RBI - R Hernandez 2 (39), J Payton (36). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez 2, J
Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gibbons 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 001 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 30 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 5.64

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 3 2 1 1 1 5 1 3.12

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 47-26; E Bedard 53-31. Ground balls-fly balls:
A Sonnanstine 3-2; E Bedard 2-2. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 11; E Bedard 12.


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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 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 1 1 2 0
BALTIMORE 3 0 0 3 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.285, 0-FOR-1)
D YOUNG (.293, 0-FOR-1)
B HARRIS (.299, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .280
C Crawford lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287
B Upton cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .339
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Wigginton 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276
J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
R Casanova c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 5 5

BATTING: HR - R Casanova (6, 3rd inning off E Bedard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - R
Casanova (10). Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
C Patterson cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259
N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
K Millar 1b 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .272
A Huff 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .254
R Hernandez c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .240
J Payton lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216
L Hernandez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 12 3 3 3 2 2 3

BATTING: RBI - R Hernandez 2 (39), J Payton (36). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez 2, J
Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gibbons 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 001 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 300 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 3 3 3 3 2 2 0 5.55

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 3 2 1 1 1 5 1 3.12

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 55-31; E Bedard 53-31. Ground balls-fly balls:
A Sonnanstine 3-4; E Bedard 2-2. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 14; E Bedard 12.


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

Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>