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

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY COREY PATTERSON (5) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 7TH OFF BRIAN STOKES.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 6

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.290, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Gomez ran for A Huff.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GOMEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BALTIMORE 6 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R Hernandez (.239, 1-FOR-2, 2 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 0 0 0 1 6 0
BALTIMORE 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 9 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - BRIAN STOKES
BAL - DANYS BAEZ

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.289, 1-FOR-3)
B UPTON (.337, 0-FOR-3)
C PENA (.284, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (6) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .282
C Crawford lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .289
B Upton cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .337
C Pena 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .284
D Young rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294
B Harris ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300
T Wigginton 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .275
J Gomes dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
R Casanova c 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .236

Totals 26 1 6 1 2 9 14

BATTING: 2B - D Young (25, E Bedard). HR - R Casanova (6, 3rd inning off E
Bedard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Casanova (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Gomes 1. GIDP - B Upton. Team LOB - 6.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .311
C Patterson cf 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .264
N Markakis rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .289
K Millar 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .270
A Huff 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .253
C Gomez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Hernandez c 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .243
J Payton lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .270
J Gibbons dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .219
L Hernandez ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296

Totals 29 6 9 6 4 4 10

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (20, A Sonnanstine); R Hernandez (10, B Stokes). HR -
C Patterson (5, 7th inning off B Stokes 0 on, 0 Out). SF - N Markakis. RBI - R
Hernandez 2 (39), J Payton (36), N Markakis (60), L Hernandez (2), C Patterson
(27). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez 2, J Payton, L Hernandez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Roberts 1, J Payton 2, K Millar 1, J Gibbons 1. Team LOB -
7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Hernandez-B Roberts-K Millar).


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TAMPA BAY - 001 000 0 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 300 011 1 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 6 7 5 5 3 4 0 5.57
B Stokes 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 7.58

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 6 6 1 1 2 8 1 3.05
D Baez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.88

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 106-68; B Stokes 24-14; E Bedard 109-66; D
Baez 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine 5-9; B Stokes 1-2; E Bedard
6-4; D Baez 2-0. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 28; B Stokes 6; E Bedard 25; D
Baez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.
EJECTIONS: TAMPA BAY's Henderson by Hallion (4th).
Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Gomez at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BALTIMORE 6 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C Crawford (.289, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: CORY DOYNE (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 6

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: C CRAWFORD (.289, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Doyne relieved D Baez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BALTIMORE 6 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C Crawford (.289, 1-FOR-3)</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 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
BALTIMORE 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 9 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - BRIAN STOKES
BAL - CORY DOYNE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J GIBBONS (.219, 1-FOR-3)
L HERNANDEZ (.296, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
B ROBERTS (.311, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (6) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .282
C Crawford lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .288
B Upton cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .336
C Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .283
D Young rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294
B Harris ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300
T Wigginton 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .275
J Gomes dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
R Casanova c 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .236

Totals 29 1 6 1 2 10 14

BATTING: 2B - D Young (25, E Bedard). HR - R Casanova (6, 3rd inning off E
Bedard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Casanova (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Gomes 1. GIDP - B Upton. Team LOB - 6.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .311
C Patterson cf 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .264
N Markakis rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .289
K Millar 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .270
A Huff 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .253
C Gomez pr-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Hernandez c 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .243
J Payton lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .270
J Gibbons dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .219
L Hernandez ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296

Totals 29 6 9 6 4 4 10

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (20, A Sonnanstine); R Hernandez (10, B Stokes). HR -
C Patterson (5, 7th inning off B Stokes 0 on, 0 Out). SF - N Markakis. RBI - R
Hernandez 2 (39), J Payton (36), N Markakis (60), L Hernandez (2), C Patterson
(27). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez 2, J Payton, L Hernandez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Roberts 1, J Payton 2, K Millar 1, J Gibbons 1. Team LOB -
7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Hernandez-B Roberts-K Millar).


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TAMPA BAY - 001 000 00 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 300 011 1 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 6 7 5 5 3 4 0 5.57
B Stokes 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 7.58

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 6 6 1 1 2 8 1 3.05
D Baez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.88
C Doyne 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 106-68; B Stokes 24-14; E Bedard 109-66; D
Baez 9-5; C Doyne 7-5. Ground balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine 5-9; B Stokes 1-2;
E Bedard 6-4; D Baez 2-0; C Doyne 0-2. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 28; B
Stokes 6; E Bedard 25; D Baez 3; C Doyne 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.
EJECTIONS: TAMPA BAY's Henderson by Hallion (4th).
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 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
BALTIMORE 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 10 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - BRIAN STOKES
BAL - CORY DOYNE

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.294, 1-FOR-3)
B HARRIS (.300, 1-FOR-3)
T WIGGINTON (.275, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .282
C Crawford lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .288
B Upton cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .336
C Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .283
D Young rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294
B Harris ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300
T Wigginton 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .275
J Gomes dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
R Casanova c 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .236

Totals 29 1 6 1 2 10 14

BATTING: 2B - D Young (25, E Bedard). HR - R Casanova (6, 3rd inning off E
Bedard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Casanova (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Gomes 1. GIDP - B Upton. Team LOB - 6.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .310
C Patterson cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .263
N Markakis rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .289
K Millar 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .270
A Huff 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .253
C Gomez pr-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Hernandez c 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .243
J Payton lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .270
J Gibbons dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .218
L Hernandez ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .321

Totals 33 6 10 6 4 5 12

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (20, A Sonnanstine); R Hernandez (10, B Stokes). HR -
C Patterson (5, 7th inning off B Stokes 0 on, 0 Out). SF - N Markakis. RBI - R
Hernandez 2 (39), J Payton (36), N Markakis (60), L Hernandez (2), C Patterson
(27). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez 2, J Payton, L Hernandez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Roberts 1, J Payton 2, K Millar 1, J Gibbons 1. Team LOB -
8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Hernandez-B Roberts-K Millar).


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TAMPA BAY - 001 000 00 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 300 011 10 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 6 7 5 5 3 4 0 5.57
B Stokes 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 7.42

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 6 6 1 1 2 8 1 3.05
D Baez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.88
C Doyne 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 106-68; B Stokes 39-26; E Bedard 109-66; D
Baez 9-5; C Doyne 7-5. Ground balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine 5-9; B Stokes 3-2;
E Bedard 6-4; D Baez 2-0; C Doyne 0-2. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 28; B
Stokes 10; E Bedard 25; D Baez 3; C Doyne 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.
EJECTIONS: TAMPA BAY's Henderson by Hallion (4th).
Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: CHAD BRADFORD (0-4, 2.97) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 6

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: D YOUNG (.294, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Bradford relieved C Doyne.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BALTIMORE 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D Young (.294, 1-FOR-3)</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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
BALTIMORE 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 x 6 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, BRIAN STOKES (7TH) AND RAUL CASANOVA

BAL - ERIK BEDARD, DANYS BAEZ (7TH), CORY DOYNE (8TH),
CHAD BRADFORD (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

HOME RUNS: TAM - RAUL CASANOVA (6) OFF ERIK BEDARD IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

BAL - COREY PATTERSON (5) OFF BRIAN STOKES IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
BALTIMORE 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 x 6 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, BRIAN STOKES (7TH) AND RAUL CASANOVA

BAL - ERIK BEDARD, DANYS BAEZ (7TH), CORY DOYNE (8TH),
CHAD BRADFORD (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ


WP - ERIK BEDARD (10-4)
LP - ANDY SONNANSTINE (1-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TAM - RAUL CASANOVA (6) OFF ERIK BEDARD IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

BAL - COREY PATTERSON (5) OFF BRIAN STOKES IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:48 ATT: 21,427

PROBABLES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON (2-9, 6.65)
BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL (5-7, 5.05)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (6) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .282
C Crawford lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .288
B Upton cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .336
C Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .283
D Young rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293
B Harris ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .302
T Wigginton 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .274
J Gomes dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270
R Casanova c 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .236

Totals 33 1 7 1 2 10 16

BATTING: 2B - D Young (25, E Bedard). HR - R Casanova (6, 3rd inning off E
Bedard 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - R Casanova (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Gomes 2. GIDP - B Upton. Team LOB - 7.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .310
C Patterson cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .263
N Markakis rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .289
K Millar 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .270
A Huff 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .253
C Gomez pr-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Hernandez c 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .243
J Payton lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .270
J Gibbons dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .218
L Hernandez ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .321

Totals 33 6 10 6 4 5 12

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson (20, A Sonnanstine); R Hernandez (10, B Stokes). HR -
C Patterson (5, 7th inning off B Stokes 0 on, 0 Out). SF - N Markakis. RBI - R
Hernandez 2 (39), J Payton (36), N Markakis (60), L Hernandez (2), C Patterson
(27). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez 2, J Payton, L Hernandez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Roberts 1, J Payton 2, K Millar 1, J Gibbons 1. Team LOB -
8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (L Hernandez-B Roberts-K Millar).


----------------------------------------------------
TAMPA BAY - 001 000 000 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 300 011 10x -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine (L, 1-6) 6 7 5 5 3 4 0 5.57
B Stokes 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 7.42

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard (W, 10-4) 6 6 1 1 2 8 1 3.05
D Baez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.88
C Doyne 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
C Bradford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.90

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 106-68; B Stokes 39-26; E Bedard 109-66; D
Baez 9-5; C Doyne 7-5; C Bradford 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine
5-9; B Stokes 3-2; E Bedard 6-4; D Baez 2-0; C Doyne 0-2; C Bradford 1-2.
Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 28; B Stokes 10; E Bedard 25; D Baez 3; C Doyne 3;
C Bradford 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.
EJECTIONS: TAMPA BAY's Henderson by Hallion (4th).
T--2:48. Att--21,427.
Weather: 90 degrees, clear. Wind: 6 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 1
BALTIMORE 6 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (1) AT BALTIMORE (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts grounded out to second. C Patterson singled to
right. N Markakis struck out swinging. K Millar walked, C Patterson to
second. A Huff walked, C Patterson to third, K Millar to second. R Hernandez
singled to left, C Patterson and K Millar scored, A Huff to third. J Payton
singled to left, A Huff scored, R Hernandez to second. J Gibbons fouled out to
catcher. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: J Gomes struck out swinging. R Casanova homered to left.
A Iwamura walked. C Crawford struck out looking. B Upton struck out looking.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 5TH: L Hernandez grounded out to first. B Roberts singled to
right. C Patterson doubled to left center, B Roberts to third. N Markakis hit
sacrifice fly to left, B Roberts scored. K Millar flied out to left. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 6TH: A Huff flied out to center. R Hernandez walked. J Payton
struck out swinging. J Gibbons singled to left, R Hernandez to second.
L Hernandez singled to left, R Hernandez scored, J Gibbons to second. B Roberts
flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 7TH: B Stokes relieved A Sonnanstine. C Patterson homered to
right. N Markakis flied out to center. K Millar lined out to left. A Huff
walked. C Gomez ran for A Huff. R Hernandez doubled to right, C Gomez to
third. J Payton grounded out to catcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 6.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (1) AT BALTIMORE (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF,
C Pena 1B, D Young RF, B Harris SS, T Wigginton 2B, J Gomes DH, R Casanova C,
A Sonnanstine RHP.

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Patterson CF, N Markakis RF,
K Millar 1B, A Huff 3B, R Hernandez C, J Payton LF, J Gibbons DH, L Hernandez SS,
E Bedard LHP.

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


Gametime Weather: 90 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 6 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura singled to right. C Crawford flied out to left.
B Upton struck out swinging. C Pena grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts grounded out to second. C Patterson singled to
right. N Markakis struck out swinging. K Millar walked, C Patterson to
second. A Huff walked, C Patterson to third, K Millar to second. R Hernandez
singled to left, C Patterson and K Millar scored, A Huff to third. J Payton
singled to left, A Huff scored, R Hernandez to second. J Gibbons fouled out to
catcher. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young popped out to first. B Harris grounded out to
third. T Wigginton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 2ND: L Hernandez flied out to left. B Roberts grounded out to
first. C Patterson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: J Gomes struck out swinging. R Casanova homered to left.
A Iwamura walked. C Crawford struck out looking. B Upton struck out looking.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 3RD: N Markakis flied out to center. K Millar struck out
looking. A Huff flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
BALTIMORE 3.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: Tampa Bay's Coach S Henderson ejected by T Hallion in the
4th. C Pena struck out swinging. D Young doubled to left. B Harris singled to
right, D Young to third. T Wigginton struck out swinging. J Gomes grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Harris out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 4TH: R Hernandez flied out to right. J Payton grounded out to
shortstop. J Gibbons struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 3.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: R Casanova grounded out to shortstop. A Iwamura reached on
infield single to first. C Crawford singled to left, A Iwamura to second.
B Upton grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Crawford out
at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 5TH: L Hernandez grounded out to first. B Roberts singled to
right. C Patterson doubled to left center, B Roberts to third. N Markakis hit
sacrifice fly to left, B Roberts scored. K Millar flied out to left. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 4.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Pena walked. D Young flied out to center. B Harris
popped out to second. T Wigginton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 6TH: A Huff flied out to center. R Hernandez walked. J Payton
struck out swinging. J Gibbons singled to left, R Hernandez to second.
L Hernandez singled to left, R Hernandez scored, J Gibbons to second. B Roberts
flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 5.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: D Baez relieved E Bedard. J Gomes grounded out to first.
R Casanova struck out swinging. A Iwamura grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 7TH: B Stokes relieved A Sonnanstine. C Patterson homered to
right. N Markakis flied out to center. K Millar lined out to left. A Huff
walked. C Gomez ran for A Huff. R Hernandez doubled to right, C Gomez to
third. J Payton grounded out to catcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 6.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Gomez at third base. C Doyne relieved D Baez. C Crawford
struck out swinging. B Upton flied out to center. C Pena flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 6.

BALTIMORE 8TH: J Gibbons struck out looking. L Hernandez singled to left.
B Roberts grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Hernandez out at
second. C Patterson grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Roberts out at
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 6.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: C Bradford relieved C Doyne. D Young grounded out to
shortstop. B Harris singled to center. T Wigginton flied out to left.
B Harris to second on fielder's indifference. J Gomes lined out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 6.</div>

 

Bedard does it again as Orioles top Devil Rays

<h3>BALTIMORE 6, TAMPA BAY 1</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Erik Bedard has to be hoping that thesummer never comes to an end.


Bedard pitched six solid innings and Ramon Hernandez drove intwo runs as the Baltimore Orioles topped the Tampa Bay DevilRays, 6-1, on Wednesday.


It was the fourth win in as many starts for Bedard (10-4), whoallowed one run, six hits and two walks while striking outeight. The lefthander improved to 6-0 with a 1.97 ERA in hislast eight starts and has allowed just two earned runs in hislast 29 innings.


Baltimore, which improved to 17-13 under interim manager DaveTrembley, wasted no time in giving their staff ace a lead.

After Tampa Bay starter Andy Sonnanstine (1-6) loaded the baseswith two outs in the first, Hernandez delivered a two-run singleon a high fly ball that dropped between left fielder CarlCrawford and shortstop Brendan Harris.


Jay Payton made it a 3-0 advantage moments later with an RBIsingle before Jay Gibbons popped out to end the frame.

Highlighted by Corey Patterson's fifth home run of the season,one of three hits by the No. 2 hitter, Baltimore tacked on a runapiece in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to pull away.

Bedard departed after throwing 109 pitches and, unlike earlierin the season, the effort was enough to secure the win. Duringa span of 11 starts from April 23-June 15, Bedard posted a 3.06ERA over 70 2/3 innings but had just one win to show for it.

The only mistake Bedard made Wednesday occurred in the thirdinning, when he allowed a mammoth home run to Raul Casanova.

The 28-year-old also improved his major league-leading strikeouttotal to 175 and is positioning himself to become the firstBaltimore pitcher since Bob Turley (185) in 1954 to lead theleague in strikeouts.


Bedard also is threatening the franchise record for strikeoutsin a season, held by Mike Mussina, who fanned 218 batters in1997.


Sonnanstine (1-6) lasted six innings, allowing five runs, sevenhits and three walks while striking out four. The rookierighthander is 0-6 in eight starts since getting his first majorleague victory on June 10.


The Devil Rays have lost five straight, 22 of 27 and havedropped their last eight games in Baltimore.