GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (23-23) at BALTIMORE (21-26)

AL: OAKLAND (23-23) at BALTIMORE (21-26)

<h3>A's look for continued success vs. Orioles behind Haren</h3>

Oakland (23-23) at Baltimore (21-26) 7:05 pm EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics have dominated theBaltimore Orioles at Camden Yards recently. It figures to bemore of the same with ace Dan Haren on the mound.

Haren and the Athletics aim for their 14th win in their last16 contests on the road against the Orioles when the teamsface off in the opener of a three-game set at Camden Yardson Friday.

The American League's ERA leader, Haren (4-2, 1.74 ERA) has beendominant this season, going unbeaten since opening the seasonwith back-to-back losses. In his last outing, the righthanderallowed two runs and three hits in seven innings, while strikingout six and walking two.

Haren, who has allowed three runs or less in all 10 of hisstarts this campaign, is 2-2 with a 3.60 ERA in five startsagainst the Orioles in his career, including 2-0 with a 1.80 ERAin his three times out at Camden Yards.

Behind Haren, the Athletics look for their 11th win in theirlast 13 games overall against the Orioles. Oakland won bothgames at Baltimore this season on April 23 and 24.

The A's have lost five of their last eight games but got back ontrack on Wednesday. Chad Gaudin pitched 7 1/3 stellar inningsand Hiram Bocachica hit a two-run home run as Oakland defeatedthe Chicago White Sox, 4-0, to avoid a three-game sweep.

On Friday, Baltimore will counter with Erik Bedard (3-2, 4.28),who yielded one run and three hits in seven innings, whilestriking out a career-high 12 and walking three but did notfigure in a decision in a 4-2 loss at Washington.

Bedard has not won since notching his third straight victory atTampa Bay on April 18.

The Orioles, who have lost three of four, rallied beforelosing in extra innings for just the second time in six gamesthis season in a 5-4, 10-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jaylast Thursday.

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND AT BALTIMORE -- LINEUPS

OAKLAND BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Shannon Stewart LF .278 2 15 Brian Roberts 2B .306 2 12
Nick Swisher RF .297 6 26 Nick Markakis RF .270 6 24
Dan Johnson 1B .323 5 17 Miguel Tejada SS .310 3 21
Jack Cust DH .273 8 20 Aubrey Huff 3B .253 4 22
Bobby Crosby SS .266 5 20 Ramon Hernandez C .244 1 16
Mark Ellis 2B .235 3 23 Jay Gibbons DH .234 3 12
Marco Scutaro 3B .224 2 7 Kevin Millar 1B .256 4 15
Jason Kendall C .192 0 12 Corey Patterson CF .221 1 15
Hiram Bocachica CF .071 1 2 Jay Payton LF .271 1 12

Dan Haren RHP (4-2, 1.74) Erik Bedard LHP (3-2, 4.28)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: OAK - DAN HAREN (4-2, 1.74)
BAL - ERIK BEDARD (3-2, 4.28)

UMPIRES: HP - CHUCK MERIWETHER
1B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
2B - TIM TIMMONS
3B - RICK REED

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, clear
WIND: 10 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: OAK - DAN HAREN AND JASON KENDALL
BAL - ERIK BEDARD AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.278, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
N SWISHER (.297, 6 HR, 26 RBI)
D JOHNSON (.323, 5 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.306, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.270, 6 HR, 24 RBI)
M TEJADA (.310, 3 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.74

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.21

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 1-2. Batters
faced: E Bedard 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
BAL - ERIK BEDARD</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIGUEL TEJADA SCORED BRIAN ROBERTS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEJADA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
BALTIMORE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.253, 4 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.273, 8 HR, 20 RBI)
B CROSBY (.266, 5 HR, 20 RBI)
M ELLIS (.235, 3 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
M Tejada ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 1 3

BATTING: RBI - M Tejada (22). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (16, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall).


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 1 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1.84

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.21

Pitches-strikes: D Haren 25-13; E Bedard 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren
0-2; E Bedard 1-2. Batters faced: D Haren 5; E Bedard 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J GIBBONS (.234, 3 HR, 12 RBI)
K MILLAR (.256, 4 HR, 15 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.221, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS BALTIMORE (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
B Crosby ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191
H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 3

BATTING: GIDP - J Kendall. Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
M Tejada ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 1 3

BATTING: RBI - M Tejada (22). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (16, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar).


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OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 1 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1.84

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.14

HBP - M Ellis (by E Bedard). Pitches-strikes: D Haren 25-13; E Bedard 23-15.
Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 0-2; E Bedard 3-2. Batters faced: D Haren 5; E
Bedard 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: H BOCACHICA (.071, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
S STEWART (.277, 0-FOR-1)
N SWISHER (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS BALTIMORE (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
B Crosby ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191
H Bocachica cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 3

BATTING: GIDP - J Kendall. Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
M Tejada ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - M Tejada (22). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (16, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar).


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OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 10 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.82

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.14

HBP - M Ellis (by E Bedard). Pitches-strikes: D Haren 36-21; E Bedard 23-15.
Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 0-4; E Bedard 3-2. Batters faced: D Haren 8; E
Bedard 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY NICK SWISHER (7) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF ERIK BEDARD SCORED SHANNON STEWART.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2, BALTIMORE 1

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.319, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.271, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
B ROBERTS (.306, 0-FOR-0, BB)
N MARKAKIS (.269, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS BALTIMORE (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277
N Swisher rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .299
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .268
B Crosby ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191
H Bocachica cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067

Totals 11 2 3 2 2 3 4

BATTING: HR - N Swisher (7, 3rd inning off E Bedard 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - N
Swisher 2 (28). GIDP - J Kendall. Team LOB - 3.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
M Tejada ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - M Tejada (22). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (16, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar).


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OAKLAND - 002 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 10 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.82

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 4.36

HBP - M Ellis (by E Bedard). Pitches-strikes: D Haren 36-21; E Bedard 51-33.
Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 0-4; E Bedard 4-2. Batters faced: D Haren 8; E
Bedard 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.235, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
M SCUTARO (.235, 1-FOR-1)
J KENDALL (.191, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS BALTIMORE (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277
N Swisher rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .299
D Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .268
B Crosby ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .191
H Bocachica cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067

Totals 11 2 3 2 2 3 4

BATTING: HR - N Swisher (7, 3rd inning off E Bedard 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - N
Swisher 2 (28). GIDP - J Kendall. Team LOB - 3.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .304
N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
M Tejada ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .314
A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
J Payton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278

Totals 10 1 2 1 1 2 5

BATTING: RBI - M Tejada (22). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (16, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall). CS - J
Payton (1, 2nd base by D Haren/J Kendall).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar).


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OAKLAND - 002 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 100 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.79

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 4.36

HBP - M Ellis (by E Bedard). Pitches-strikes: D Haren 47-27; E Bedard 51-33.
Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 0-6; E Bedard 4-2. Batters faced: D Haren 11; E
Bedard 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY HIRAM BOCACHICA SCORED MARK ELLIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J KENDALL ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
BALTIMORE 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.277, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>