AL: BALTIMORE (37-47) at TEXAS (36-49) <h3>Resurgent Loe faces Guthrie, Orioles</h3> <div class="pre">Baltimore (37-48) at Texas (36-49) 8:35 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Kameron Loe looks to continue hisresurgence as he takes the mound for the Texas Rangers in theopener of a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles onFriday. Loe (5-6, 5.72 ERA) is 4-0 with a 1.95 ERA since being recalledfrom Class AAA Oklahoma on June 14. Loe was demoted after losing six straight decisions and postingan 8.57 ERA, but his improvement has led to the Rangers'resurgence. In his last outing Loe allowed one run and six hits over sixinnings against Boston on Sunday. His resume is an impressiveone having beaten the Cubs, Tigers and Red Sox in his last threestarts. Meanwhile, Texas, which has won 10 of 15 and is unbeaten in itslast six series, took two of three from the American LeagueWest-leading Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Baltimore's Jeremy Guthrie (4-2, 2.63) will look to slow theRangers and bounce back from his first loss in his last 10starts. On Sunday the righthander, who is second in the AL in ERA,allowed four runs and eight hits to the Angels in eight innings.The four runs were the most he's surrendered all season.
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS BALTIMORE TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Roberts 2B .323 5 26 Jerry Hairston Jr CF .232 3 10 Corey Patterson CF .240 2 21 Ramon Vazquez 2B .250 4 12 Nick Markakis RF .274 9 48 Michael Young SS .291 4 49 Kevin Millar 1B .280 7 31 Sammy Sosa DH .247 14 63 Aubrey Huff DH .262 6 38 Frank Catalanotto LF .223 6 22 Ramon Hernandez C .245 4 34 Marlon Byrd RF .388 3 24 Jay Gibbons LF .207 4 20 Brad Wilkerson 1B .230 13 40 Chris Gomez 3B .273 1 11 Adam Melhuse C .294 1 7 Freddie Bynum SS .283 2 8 Travis Metcalf 3B .182 1 4 Jeremy Guthrie RHP (4-2, 2.63) Kameron Loe RHP (5-6, 5.72)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE (4-2, 2.63) TEX - KAMERON LOE (5-6, 5.72) UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN KNIGHT 1B - TIM WELKE 2B - LANCE BARKSDALE 3B - GARY CEDERSTROM WEATHER: 86 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 4 mph, in from left</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE AND RAMON HERNANDEZ TEX - KAMERON LOE AND ADAM MELHUSE DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.323, 5 HR, 26 RBI) C PATTERSON (.240, 2 HR, 21 RBI) N MARKAKIS (.274, 9 HR, 48 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAIRSTON JR (.232, 3 HR, 10 RBI) R VAZQUEZ (.250, 4 HR, 12 RBI) M YOUNG (.291, 4 HR, 49 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 J Gibbons lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 C Gomez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 F Bynum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - N Markakis (9, 2nd base off K Loe/A Melhuse). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .388 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.62 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.66 Pitches-strikes: K Loe 18-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K Loe 0-3. Batters faced: K Loe 5. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Gary Cederstrom. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE TEX - KAMERON LOE</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R HERNANDEZ (.245, 4 HR, 34 RBI) J GIBBONS (.207, 4 HR, 20 RBI) C GOMEZ (.273, 1 HR, 11 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 J Gibbons lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 C Gomez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 F Bynum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - N Markakis (9, 2nd base off K Loe/A Melhuse). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .388 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.60 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.66 Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 6-4; K Loe 18-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 1-2; K Loe 0-3. Batters faced: J Guthrie 3; K Loe 5. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Gary Cederstrom. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.247, 14 HR, 63 RBI) F CATALANOTTO (.223, 6 HR, 22 RBI) M BYRD (.388, 3 HR, 24 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 J Gibbons lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 F Bynum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - N Markakis (9, 2nd base off K Loe/A Melhuse). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .388 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.60 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.60 Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 6-4; K Loe 28-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 1-2; K Loe 2-3. Batters faced: J Guthrie 3; K Loe 8. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Gary Cederstrom. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: F BYNUM (.283, 2 HR, 8 RBI) B ROBERTS (.322, 0-FOR-1) C PATTERSON (.239, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 J Gibbons lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 F Bynum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - N Markakis (9, 2nd base off K Loe/A Melhuse). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 3 BATTING: 2B - F Catalanotto (7, J Guthrie). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Melhuse 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.57 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.60 WP - J Guthrie. Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 28-16; K Loe 28-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 3-3; K Loe 2-3. Batters faced: J Guthrie 8; K Loe 8. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Gary Cederstrom. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: T METCALF (.182, 1 HR, 4 RBI) J HAIRSTON JR (.230, 0-FOR-1) R VAZQUEZ (.248, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 C Patterson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 J Gibbons lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 F Bynum ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Totals 10 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - N Markakis (9, 2nd base off K Loe/A Melhuse). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 3 BATTING: 2B - F Catalanotto (7, J Guthrie). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Melhuse 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.57 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.54 WP - J Guthrie. Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 28-16; K Loe 40-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 3-3; K Loe 5-3. Batters faced: J Guthrie 8; K Loe 11. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Gary Cederstrom. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Fahey at shortstop. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 TEXAS 0 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: T Metcalf (.182, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY RAMON VAZQUEZ SCORED TRAVIS METCALF. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.291, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL BALTIMORE AT TEXAS NOTE: BALTIMORE SHORTSTOP FREDDIE BYNUM HAS LEFT THE GAME IN THE THIRD INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEFT HAMSTRING INJURY.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.276, 1-FOR-1) K MILLAR (.280, 0-FOR-0, BB) A HUFF (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS TEXAS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 C Patterson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 J Gibbons lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 F Bynum ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 B Fahey ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Totals 10 0 1 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - N Markakis (9, 2nd base off K Loe/A Melhuse). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .248 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 S Sosa dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 T Metcalf 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 9 1 2 1 2 1 4 BATTING: 2B - F Catalanotto (7, J Guthrie); T Metcalf (4, J Guthrie). S - J Hairston Jr. SF - R Vazquez. RBI - R Vazquez (13). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Melhuse 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 001 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era J Guthrie 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.64 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.54 WP - J Guthrie. Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 50-30; K Loe 40-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 4-4; K Loe 5-3. Batters faced: J Guthrie 13; K Loe 11. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Knight. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Gary Cederstrom. Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, in from left.</div>
