AL: BALTIMORE (51-57) at TAMPA BAY (41-67) <h3>Lefthanders matchup as Devil Rays face Orioles</h3> <div class="pre">Baltimore (51-57) at Tampa Bay (41-67) 7:10 pm EDT</div> ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- In what has largely been alost season for both the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa BayDevil Rays, a few positives have emerged on each side. Two of those bright spots face off against each other when theDevil Rays host the Orioles on Saturday. Scott Kazmir (7-7, 3.85 ERA) takes the hill for the home teamlooking to build upon his last four starts, during which he hasposted a 2-1 record with a 1.40 ERA. Command has been as issueall season for the 23-year-old lefthander, who ranks third inthe American League with 67 walks, but he issued just one freepass while tossing six scoreless frames against the Boston RedSox last Sunday. Baltimore will counter with rookie Brian Burres (5-4, 4.12). Theconverted reliever has bounced back and forth between thebullpen and the rotation this season, but has been solid enoughto earn himself a prominent role in the Orioles' future. The 26-year-old lefthander earned a win last Saturday when heheld the powerful New York Yankees to one run and six hits insix innings. Baltimore took the series opener on Friday, 3-1, on the strengthof a three-run homer in the seventh inning by former Devil Raysslugger Aubrey Huff.
AL: BALTIMORE (51-57) at TAMPA BAY (41-67) <h3>Lefthanders matchup as Devil Rays face Orioles</h3> <div class="pre">Baltimore (51-57) at Tampa Bay (41-67) 7:10 pm EDT</div> ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- In what has largely been alost season for both the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa BayDevil Rays, a few positives have emerged on each side. Two of those bright spots face off against each other when theDevil Rays host the Orioles on Saturday. Scott Kazmir (7-7, 3.85 ERA) takes the hill for the home teamlooking to build upon his last four starts, during which he hasposted a 2-1 record with a 1.40 ERA. Command has been as issueall season for the 23-year-old lefthander, who ranks third inthe American League with 67 walks, but he issued just one freepass while tossing six scoreless frames against the Boston RedSox last Sunday. Baltimore will counter with rookie Brian Burres (5-4, 4.12). Theconverted reliever has bounced back and forth between thebullpen and the rotation this season, but has been solid enoughto earn himself a prominent role in the Orioles' future. The 26-year-old lefthander earned a win last Saturday when heheld the powerful New York Yankees to one run and six hits insix innings. Baltimore took the series opener on Friday, 3-1, on the strengthof a three-run homer in the seventh inning by former Devil Raysslugger Aubrey Huff.
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT TAMPA BAY -- LINEUPS BALTIMORE TAMPA BAY AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Corey Patterson CF .266 5 29 Akinori Iwamura 3B .296 3 15 Chris Gomez 2B .303 1 16 Carl Crawford LF .293 8 57 Nick Markakis RF .291 11 65 B.J. Upton CF .325 14 46 Kevin Millar 1B .272 10 46 Carlos Pena 1B .277 25 67 Miguel Tejada DH .304 8 46 Delmon Young RF .290 9 54 Ramon Hernandez C .261 5 43 Brendan Harris 2B .301 8 43 Aubrey Huff 3B .250 7 47 Jonny Gomes DH .259 12 29 Jay Payton LF .267 4 39 Josh Wilson SS .283 0 16 Luis Hernandez SS .344 0 4 Josh Paul C .220 1 6 Brian Burres LHP (5-4, 4.12) Scott Kazmir LHP (7-7, 3.85)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY WARMUPS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES (5-4, 4.12) TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (7-7, 3.85) UMPIRES: HP - CHUCK MERIWETHER 1B - RICK REED 2B - SCOTT BARRY 3B - TIM TIMMONS WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY STARTING BATS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES AND RAMON HERNANDEZ TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR AND JOSH PAUL DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C PATTERSON (.266, 5 HR, 29 RBI) C GOMEZ (.303, 1 HR, 16 RBI) N MARKAKIS (.291, 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 0 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.296, 3 HR, 15 RBI) C CRAWFORD (.293, 8 HR, 57 RBI) B UPTON (.325, 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 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 M Tejada dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 L Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 C Crawford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Paul c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 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 B Burres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.12 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era S Kazmir 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.82 Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 2-0. Batters faced: S Kazmir 3. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Tim Timmons. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (26) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF BRIAN BURRES SCORED B.J. UPTON. CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0, TAMPA BAY 2 DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.290, 9 HR, 54 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 0 0 TAMPA BAY 2 2 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.272, 10 HR, 46 RBI) M TEJADA (.304, 8 HR, 46 RBI) R HERNANDEZ (.261, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TAMPA BAY (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 M Tejada dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 L Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 B Upton cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .325 C Pena 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .279 D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Paul c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Totals 5 2 2 2 1 0 1 BATTING: HR - C Pena (26, 1st inning off B Burres 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Pena 2 (69). 2-out RBI - C Pena 2. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era B Burres 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4.29 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era S Kazmir 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.82 Pitches-strikes: B Burres 22-12; S Kazmir 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 0-3; S Kazmir 2-0. Batters faced: B Burres 6; S Kazmir 3. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Tim Timmons. 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 0 TAMPA BAY 2 2 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.259, 12 HR, 29 RBI) J WILSON (.283, 0 HR, 16 RBI) J PAUL (.220, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TAMPA BAY (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 M Tejada dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 L Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 B Upton cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .325 C Pena 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .279 D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Paul c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Totals 5 2 2 2 1 0 1 BATTING: HR - C Pena (26, 1st inning off B Burres 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Pena 2 (69). 2-out RBI - C Pena 2. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era B Burres 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4.29 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era S Kazmir 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.79 Pitches-strikes: B Burres 22-12; S Kazmir 26-17. Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 0-3; S Kazmir 2-1. Batters faced: B Burres 6; S Kazmir 6. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Tim Timmons. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY CARL CRAWFORD SCORED JONNY GOMES AND JOSH PAUL. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C CRAWFORD ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.325, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE ERROR BY BRIAN BURRES ALLOWED CARL CRAWFORD TO SCORE. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B UPTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 TAMPA BAY 5 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.279, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 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 0 0 1 TAMPA BAY 2 3 5 4 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.250, 7 HR, 47 RBI) J PAYTON (.267, 4 HR, 39 RBI) L HERNANDEZ (.344, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TAMPA BAY (5) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 M Tejada dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 L Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - B Burres (1, throw). TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 C Crawford lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .294 B Upton cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .324 C Pena 1b 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 .278 D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 J Gomes dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .259 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 J Paul c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 Totals 11 5 4 4 2 1 6 BATTING: 2B - J Paul (1, B Burres). HR - C Pena (26, 1st inning off B Burres 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Pena 2 (69), C Crawford 2 (59). 2-out RBI - C Pena 2, C Crawford 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 23 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era B Burres 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 4.46 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era S Kazmir 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.79 Pitches-strikes: B Burres 45-27; S Kazmir 26-17. Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 0-5; S Kazmir 2-1. Batters faced: B Burres 13; S Kazmir 6. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Tim Timmons. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY COREY PATTERSON SCORED AUBREY HUFF. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L HERNANDEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1 TAMPA BAY 5 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C GOMEZ (.301, 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 1 1 3 1 TAMPA BAY 2 3 5 4 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.292, 1-FOR-1) B HARRIS (.300, 0-FOR-1) J GOMES (.259, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS TAMPA BAY (5) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Patterson cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 C Gomez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .299 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 M Tejada dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 A Huff 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 L Hernandez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 Totals 11 1 3 1 0 4 2 BATTING: RBI - C Patterson (30). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Gomez 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: E - B Burres (1, throw). TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 C Crawford lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .294 B Upton cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .324 C Pena 1b 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 .278 D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 J Gomes dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .259 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 J Paul c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 Totals 11 5 4 4 2 1 6 BATTING: 2B - J Paul (1, B Burres). HR - C Pena (26, 1st inning off B Burres 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Pena 2 (69), C Crawford 2 (59). 2-out RBI - C Pena 2, C Crawford 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - B Upton (C Patterson at 2nd base). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 001 -- 1 TAMPA BAY - 23 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era B Burres 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 4.46 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era S Kazmir 3 3 1 1 0 4 0 3.83 Pitches-strikes: B Burres 45-27; S Kazmir 44-30. Ground balls-fly balls: B Burres 0-5; S Kazmir 2-2. Batters faced: B Burres 13; S Kazmir 11. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Tim Timmons. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
