GAME THREAD: AL: BALTIMORE (26-27) at LA ANGELS (33-21)

AL: BALTIMORE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: CHRIS RAY (3-3, 3.51) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 6, LA ANGELS 2

DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: C FIGGINS (.151, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Ray relieved C Bradford.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 6
LA ANGELS 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C Figgins (.151, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at LA ANGELS

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

BATTERIES: BAL - BRIAN BURRES, DANYS BAEZ (6TH), JAMIE WALKER (7TH), CHAD
BRADFORD (8TH), CHRIS RAY (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, DARREN OLIVER (9TH) AND MIKE
NAPOLI

HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE

LAA - NONE</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at LA ANGELS

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

BATTERIES: BAL - BRIAN BURRES, DANYS BAEZ (6TH), JAMIE WALKER (7TH), CHAD
BRADFORD (8TH), CHRIS RAY (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, DARREN OLIVER (9TH) AND MIKE
NAPOLI


WP - BRIAN BURRES (3-2)
LP - KELVIM ESCOBAR (6-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE

LAA - NONE


TIME: 2:54 ATT: 42,266

PROBABLES: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (4-5, 4.78)
LAA - JOHN LACKEY (8-3, 2.36)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (6) VS LA ANGELS (2) - FINAL

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .319
N Markakis rf 3 0 2 3 1 0 3 .265
M Tejada ss 5 0 0 1 0 0 5 .310
A Huff dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250
F Bynum pr-dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Payton lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
M Mora 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242
K Millar 1b 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .261
C Gomez pr-1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .297
R Hernandez c 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .260
C Patterson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222

Totals 31 6 9 6 6 3 16

BATTING: 2B - N Markakis 2 (16, K Escobar 2); R Hernandez (6, K Escobar); A
Huff (10, K Escobar). SF - N Markakis. RBI - M Tejada (28), B Roberts (17), N
Markakis 3 (33), J Payton (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Tejada 2, A Huff 1. GIDP - A Huff, R Hernandez, N Markakis, M Mora. Team LOB -
6.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Mora (4, 2nd base off K Escobar/M Napoli).

FIELDING: E - R Hernandez (2, catch).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .333
O Cabrera ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .319
V Guerrero rf 5 0 3 2 0 0 3 .357
G Matthews Jr cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .286
R Quinlan 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
a-C Kotchman ph-1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .313
H Kendrick 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256
M Napoli c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237
S Hillenbrand dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .236
b-K Morales ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
C Figgins 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .160

Totals 33 2 9 2 6 3 25

a-walked for R Quinlan in the 6th; b-grounded to third for S Hillenbrand in
the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - O Cabrera (18, B Burres); V Guerrero (16, B Burres); C Kotchman
(11, J Walker). RBI - V Guerrero 2 (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Quinlan 1, V Guerrero 2, G Matthews Jr 1, S Hillenbrand 1, K Morales 1.
Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins 2 (5, 2nd base off B Burres/R Hernandez 2), G
Matthews Jr (8, 2nd base off B Burres/R Hernandez). CS - M Napoli (2, 2nd base
by B Burres/R Hernandez), R Willits (2, 3rd base by J Walker/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: DP: 4 (R Quinlan-O Cabrera-R Quinlan, H Kendrick-R Quinlan, H
Kendrick-O Cabrera-C Kotchman, O Cabrera-H Kendrick-C Kotchman).


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BALTIMORE - 100 030 011 -- 6
LA ANGELS - 100 000 100 -- 2
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres (W, 3-2) 5 3 1 1 3 3 0 3.08
D Baez (H, 11) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.08
J Walker (H, 8) 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3.48
C Bradford (H, 11) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.35
C Ray 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.37

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar (L, 6-3) 8 9 5 5 4 3 0 3.00
D Oliver 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 7.98

J Walker pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - K Escobar. IBB - B Roberts (by D Oliver). HBP - M Napoli (by B Burres);
K Millar (by D Oliver). Pitches-strikes: B Burres 86-50; D Baez 16-7; J Walker
19-11; C Bradford 11-7; C Ray 18-10; K Escobar 109-63; D Oliver 25-11. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Burres 6-5; D Baez 1-2; J Walker 0-2; C Bradford 2-1; C Ray
0-2; K Escobar 12-9; D Oliver 2-1. Batters faced: B Burres 21; D Baez 5; J
Walker 6; C Bradford 3; C Ray 5; K Escobar 33; D Oliver 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Brian
Knight.

T--2:54. Att--42,266.
Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BALTIMORE 6
LA ANGELS 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at LA ANGELS

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BALTIMORE (6) AT LA ANGELS (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts singled to center. N Markakis walked, B Roberts
to second. B Roberts to third on wild pitch by K Escobar. M Tejada grounded
into fielder's choice to second, B Roberts scored, N Markakis out at second.
A Huff grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, M Tejada out at
second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits grounded out to shortstop. O Cabrera doubled to
left. V Guerrero doubled to left, O Cabrera scored. G Matthews Jr struck out
swinging. R Quinlan grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 1, LA ANGELS 1.

BALTIMORE 5TH: K Millar walked. R Hernandez doubled to deep center,
K Millar to third. C Patterson struck out swinging. B Roberts singled to left
center, K Millar scored, R Hernandez to third. N Markakis doubled to deep
center, R Hernandez and B Roberts scored. M Tejada popped out to first.
A Huff grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4,
LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 7TH: J Walker relieved D Baez. C Figgins singled to center.
R Willits walked, C Figgins to second. O Cabrera flied out to right, C Figgins
to third. V Guerrero singled to center, C Figgins scored, R Willits to second.
G Matthews Jr flied out to right. R Willits caught stealing third, catcher to
third.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, LA ANGELS 2.

BALTIMORE 8TH: M Tejada flied out to left. A Huff doubled to deep right.
F Bynum ran for A Huff. J Payton singled to right, F Bynum scored. M Mora
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Payton out at
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 5, LA ANGELS 2.

BALTIMORE 9TH: D Oliver relieved K Escobar. K Millar hit by pitch. C Gomez
ran for K Millar. R Hernandez walked, C Gomez to second. C Patterson grounded
out to first, C Gomez to third, R Hernandez to second. B Roberts intentionally
walked. N Markakis hit sacrifice fly to left, C Gomez scored. M Tejada
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, LA ANGELS 2.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BALTIMORE (6) AT LA ANGELS (2) - EVENT LOG
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Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, N Markakis RF, M Tejada SS, A Huff DH,
J Payton LF, M Mora 3B, K Millar 1B, R Hernandez C, C Patterson CF, B Burres LHP.

La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits LF, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero RF,
G Matthews Jr CF, R Quinlan 1B, H Kendrick 2B, M Napoli C, S Hillenbrand DH,
C Figgins 3B, K Escobar RHP.

Umpires -- Dana Demuth (HP), Derryl Cousins (1B), Kerwin Danley (2B),
Brian Knight (3B).

Gametime Weather: 65 degrees, Clear, wind out to right at 8 mph.


BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts singled to center. N Markakis walked, B Roberts
to second. B Roberts to third on wild pitch by K Escobar. M Tejada grounded
into fielder's choice to second, B Roberts scored, N Markakis out at second.
A Huff grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, M Tejada out at
second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits grounded out to shortstop. O Cabrera doubled to
left. V Guerrero doubled to left, O Cabrera scored. G Matthews Jr struck out
swinging. R Quinlan grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 1, LA ANGELS 1.

BALTIMORE 2ND: J Payton grounded out to second. M Mora singled to left.
M Mora stole second. K Millar walked. R Hernandez grounded into double play,
second to first, K Millar out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1,
LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 2ND: H Kendrick lined out to third. M Napoli struck out looking.
S Hillenbrand grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1,
LA ANGELS 1.

BALTIMORE 3RD: C Patterson flied out to right. B Roberts flied out to
left. N Markakis doubled to deep left center. M Tejada grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 3RD: C Figgins singled to right. R Willits fouled out to
catcher. C Figgins stole second. O Cabrera grounded out to third. V Guerrero
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, LA ANGELS 1.

BALTIMORE 4TH: A Huff struck out swinging. J Payton flied out to left.
M Mora struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 4TH: G Matthews Jr walked. R Quinlan flied out to center.
G Matthews Jr stole second. H Kendrick flied out to center. M Napoli hit by
pitch. M Napoli caught stealing second, catcher to second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, LA ANGELS 1.

BALTIMORE 5TH: K Millar walked. R Hernandez doubled to deep center,
K Millar to third. C Patterson struck out swinging. B Roberts singled to left
center, K Millar scored, R Hernandez to third. N Markakis doubled to deep
center, R Hernandez and B Roberts scored. M Tejada popped out to first.
A Huff grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4,
LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 5TH: S Hillenbrand walked. C Figgins grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, S Hillenbrand out at second. C Figgins stole second.
R Willits walked. C Figgins safe at third on error by catcher R Hernandez.
O Cabrera struck out swinging. V Guerrero flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
1 Error) BALTIMORE 4, LA ANGELS 1.

BALTIMORE 6TH: J Payton popped out to second. M Mora flied out to left.
K Millar walked. R Hernandez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 4, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 6TH: D Baez relieved B Burres. G Matthews Jr grounded out to
first. C Kotchman hit for R Quinlan. C Kotchman walked. H Kendrick singled to
center, C Kotchman to second. M Napoli popped out to second. S Hillenbrand
flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, LA ANGELS 1.

BALTIMORE 7TH: C Kotchman at first base. C Patterson flied out to right.
B Roberts singled to right. N Markakis grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, B Roberts out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 4, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 7TH: J Walker relieved D Baez. C Figgins singled to center.
R Willits walked, C Figgins to second. O Cabrera flied out to right, C Figgins
to third. V Guerrero singled to center, C Figgins scored, R Willits to second.
G Matthews Jr flied out to right. R Willits caught stealing third, catcher to
third.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 4, LA ANGELS 2.

BALTIMORE 8TH: M Tejada flied out to left. A Huff doubled to deep right.
F Bynum ran for A Huff. J Payton singled to right, F Bynum scored. M Mora
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Payton out at
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 5, LA ANGELS 2.

LA ANGELS 8TH: C Kotchman doubled to deep right center. C Bradford
relieved J Walker. H Kendrick grounded out to shortstop. M Napoli lined out to
center. K Morales hit for S Hillenbrand. K Morales grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 5, LA ANGELS 2.

BALTIMORE 9TH: D Oliver relieved K Escobar. K Millar hit by pitch. C Gomez
ran for K Millar. R Hernandez walked, C Gomez to second. C Patterson grounded
out to first, C Gomez to third, R Hernandez to second. B Roberts intentionally
walked. N Markakis hit sacrifice fly to left, C Gomez scored. M Tejada
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, LA ANGELS 2.

LA ANGELS 9TH: C Gomez at first base. C Ray relieved C Bradford. C Figgins
reached on infield single to shortstop. R Willits walked, C Figgins to second.
O Cabrera flied out to right, C Figgins to third. V Guerrero reached on
infield single to second, R Willits hit by batted ball out at second.
G Matthews Jr flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, LA ANGELS 2.</div>

 

Roberts, Markakis move hot Orioles past Angels

<h3>BALTIMORE 6, LA ANGELS 2</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The goal of a great leadoffhitter is to get on base multiple times in a game, somethingBrian Roberts has become very familiar with lately.

Roberts had three hits and Nick Markakis added a two-run doublein the pivotal fifth inning as the Baltimore Orioles posted a6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Thursday.

Roberts, who has reached base at least twice in each of the lastsix contests, also scored twice, including the first, in whichhe led off the game with the first of three singles off Angelsstarter Kelvim Escobar (6-3). He crossed the plate threebatters later on a groundout by Miguel Tejada.

The 29-year-old switch hitter later recorded an RBI with hissecond single in the fifth before scoring again one batterlater, staking Baltimore to a 2-1 lead.

Markakis capped off a three-run inning with a two-run double topush Baltimore's advantage out to 4-1.

Brian Burres (3-2) worked five frames for his second consecutivewin, allowing one run and three hits with three walks and threestrikeouts for the Orioles, who won their sixth straight game.This streak is the longest winning streak the team has enjoyedsince winning eight straight from April 22-May 1, 2005.

Escobar, who lost for only the second time in his last sevenoutings, surrendered five runs and eight hits with four walksand three strikeouts over eight innings. Roberts' first-inningrun broke a 21-inning scoreless streak by the righthander.

Vladimir Guerrero had two RBI and Chone Figgins had three hitsfor the Angels, who lost for only the second time in nine homegames and fell to 19-8 at Angel Stadium.

 

Roberts, Markakis move hot Orioles past Angels

<h3>BALTIMORE 6, LA ANGELS 2</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The goal of a great leadoffhitter is to get on base multiple times in a game, somethingBrian Roberts has become very familiar with lately.

Roberts had three hits and Nick Markakis added a two-run doublein the pivotal fifth inning as the Baltimore Orioles posted a6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Thursday.

Roberts, who has reached base at least twice in each of the lastsix contests, also scored twice, including the first, in whichhe led off the game with the first of three singles off Angelsstarter Kelvim Escobar (6-3). He crossed the plate threebatters later on a groundout by Miguel Tejada.

"I know that my job is to get on base," Roberts said. "Just tryto reach base anyway and have the guys behind me do their jobhitting me in."

The 29-year-old switch hitter later recorded an RBI with hissecond single in the fifth before scoring again one batterlater, staking Baltimore to a 2-1 lead.

"He (Roberts) has done a great job for us since his surgery andhe's so important to our club," Orioles manager Sam Perlozzosaid.

Markakis capped off a three-run inning with a two-run double topush Baltimore's advantage out to 4-1.

"Right now we are getting good pitching and playing goodbaseball," Markakis said. "Our bats are finally coming aroundand were putting runs on the board."

Anaheim narrowed the lead to 4-2 in the seventh as VladimirGuerrero singled to center to score Chone Figgins. However,Baltimore answered with one run apiece in the eighth and ninth,including a sacrifice fly by Markakis to give him his third RBIand the Orioles their final run.

Brian Burres (3-2) worked five frames for his second consecutivewin, allowing one run and three hits with three walks and threestrikeouts for Baltimore, which won their sixth straight game.This streak is the longest winning streak the team has enjoyedsince winning eight straight from April 22-May 1, 2005.

"He's not overpowering, he just gets the job done," Oriolescatcher Ramon Hernandez said. "He got quick outs and threwearly strikes and made big pitches when he needed to."

Escobar, who lost for only the second time in his last sevenoutings, surrendered five runs and eight hits with four walksand three strikeouts over eight innings. Roberts' first-inningrun broke a 21-inning scoreless streak by the righthander.

"I felt good but it seemed like I just couldn't get an easyinning," Escobar said. "They have a good lineup and right nowthey are playing good baseball."

Guerrero had two RBI and Figgins had three hits for the Angels,who lost for only the second time in nine home games and fell to19-8 at Angel Stadium.

"We can't win every game, but we are playing consistent baseballand winning games," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Justhave to put this one behind us and get ready for tomorrow."