AL: BALTIMORE (50-57) at TAMPA BAY (41-66) <h3>Crawford, Devil Rays host Orioles</h3> <div class="pre">Baltimore (50-57) at Tampa Bay (41-66) 7:10 pm EDT</div> ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - Carl Crawford will look tohelp the Tampa Bay Devil Rays continue their current roll whenthey face the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a three-gameseries Friday. Crawford, who has been hampered by a sore right wrist, shouldbenefit from the Devil Rays' off day on Thursday. Despite theinjury, the 25-year-old speedster went 5-for-8 with two homeruns, three RBI, and two stolen bases in the three-game seriesagainst the Toronto Blue Jays. Tampa Bay, which has won three of its last four contests afterlosing eight straight, will send James Shields (8-6, 4.47 ERA)to the mound. The 25-year-old Shields gave up three runs andsix runs with seven strikeouts over five innings in a 12-6 lossto the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. He will be opposed by Daniel Cabrera (7-11, 5.08), who posted a1-3 record over the month of June. The Dominican lefthanderyielded four runs and six hits with five walks and fivestrikeouts in a 10-6 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday. The Orioles have lost four of their last six following afive-game winning streak.
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT TAMPA BAY -- LINEUPS BALTIMORE TAMPA BAY AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Roberts 2B .317 9 41 Akinori Iwamura 3B .297 3 15 Corey Patterson CF .269 5 29 Carl Crawford LF .294 8 57 Nick Markakis RF .288 11 65 B.J. Upton CF .330 14 46 Kevin Millar 1B .272 10 46 Carlos Pena 1B .273 25 67 Miguel Tejada SS .304 8 46 Delmon Young RF .293 9 54 Aubrey Huff DH .250 6 44 Brendan Harris 2B .304 8 43 Ramon Hernandez C .259 5 43 Jonny Gomes DH .262 12 29 Jay Payton LF .271 4 39 Dioner Navarro C .192 3 21 Chris Gomez 3B .311 1 16 Ben Zobrist SS .174 1 6 Daniel Cabrera RHP (7-11, 5.08) James Shields RHP (8-6, 4.47)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY WARMUPS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (7-11, 5.08) TAM - JAMES SHIELDS (8-6, 4.47) UMPIRES: HP - TIM TIMMONS 1B - CHUCK MERIWETHER 2B - RICK REED 3B - SCOTT BARRY WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY STARTING BATS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA AND RAMON HERNANDEZ TAM - JAMES SHIELDS AND DIONER NAVARRO DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.317, 9 HR, 41 RBI) C PATTERSON (.269, 5 HR, 29 RBI) N MARKAKIS (.288, 11 HR, 65 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 1 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA TAM - JAMES SHIELDS DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.297, 3 HR, 15 RBI) C CRAWFORD (.294, 8 HR, 57 RBI) B UPTON (.330, 14 HR, 46 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 C Gomez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 C Crawford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.08 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Shields 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.44 Pitches-strikes: J Shields 12-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Shields 1-1. Batters faced: J Shields 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Scott Barry. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA TAM - JAMES SHIELDS</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 1 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA TAM - JAMES SHIELDS DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.304, 8 HR, 46 RBI) A HUFF (.250, 6 HR, 44 RBI) R HERNANDEZ (.259, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 C Gomez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.04 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Shields 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.44 Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 12-8; J Shields 12-10. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 0-2; J Shields 1-1. Batters faced: D Cabrera 3; J Shields 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Scott Barry. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 2 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA TAM - JAMES SHIELDS DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.273, 25 HR, 67 RBI) D YOUNG (.293, 9 HR, 54 RBI) B HARRIS (.304, 8 HR, 43 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 C Gomez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - R Hernandez (12, J Shields). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.04 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Shields 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.41 Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 12-8; J Shields 23-17. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 0-2; J Shields 2-3. Batters faced: D Cabrera 3; J Shields 8. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Scott Barry. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE BASES LOADED WALK TO BEN ZOBRIST SCORED CARLOS PENA. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ZOBRIST ON FIRST, J GOMES ON SECOND, B HARRIS ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.296, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 2 0 TAMPA BAY 0 1 1 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA TAM - JAMES SHIELDS DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C GOMEZ (.311, 1 HR, 16 RBI) B ROBERTS (.317, 0-FOR-1) C PATTERSON (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 C Gomez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - R Hernandez (12, J Shields). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 C Pena 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191 B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .174 Totals 7 1 1 1 1 1 6 BATTING: 2B - C Pena (20, D Cabrera). RBI - B Zobrist (7). 2-out RBI - B Zobrist. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Iwamura 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.07 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Shields 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.41 HBP - B Harris (by D Cabrera); J Gomes (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 40-21; J Shields 23-17. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 1-4; J Shields 2-3. Batters faced: D Cabrera 10; J Shields 8. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Scott Barry. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 2 0 TAMPA BAY 0 1 1 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA TAM - JAMES SHIELDS DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.293, 0-FOR-1) B UPTON (.328, 0-FOR-1) C PENA (.275, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 C Patterson cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .268 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - R Hernandez (12, J Shields). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 C Pena 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191 B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .174 Totals 7 1 1 1 1 1 6 BATTING: 2B - C Pena (20, D Cabrera). RBI - B Zobrist (7). 2-out RBI - B Zobrist. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Iwamura 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.07 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Shields 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.38 HBP - B Harris (by D Cabrera); J Gomes (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 40-21; J Shields 37-27. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 1-4; J Shields 3-4. Batters faced: D Cabrera 10; J Shields 11. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Scott Barry. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 2 0 TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA TAM - JAMES SHIELDS DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.290, 1-FOR-1) K MILLAR (.271, 0-FOR-1) M TEJADA (.303, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 C Patterson cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .268 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - R Hernandez (12, J Shields). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Gomez-B Roberts-K Millar). TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 C Crawford lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295 B Upton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 C Pena 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191 B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .174 Totals 10 1 2 1 1 1 7 BATTING: 2B - C Pena (20, D Cabrera). RBI - B Zobrist (7). 2-out RBI - B Zobrist. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Iwamura 2. GIDP - B Upton. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.04 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era J Shields 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.38 HBP - B Harris (by D Cabrera); J Gomes (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 48-26; J Shields 37-27. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 4-4; J Shields 3-4. Batters faced: D Cabrera 13; J Shields 11. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Scott Barry. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY AUBREY HUFF (7) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 4TH OFF JAMES SHIELDS SCORED KEVIN MILLAR AND MIGUEL TEJADA. CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3, TAMPA BAY 1 DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R HERNANDEZ (.263, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 1 2 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA TAM - JAMES SHIELDS DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.292, 0-FOR-1) B HARRIS (.304, 0-FOR-0, HBP) J GOMES (.262, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>
