AL: BALTIMORE (37-48) at TEXAS (37-49) <h3>Bedard hopes to help sliding Orioles</h3> <div class="pre">Baltimore (37-48) at Texas (37-49) 8:35 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - Eric Bedard gets the start as theBaltimore Orioles look to avoid a three-game losing streak whenthey face the Texas Rangers in the second of a three-game seriesSaturday. Bedard (6-4, 3.67 ERA) has not lost in his last four outings.The 28-year-old righthander posted a 2-0 record with a 3.51 ERAand 31 strikeouts in that span. Bedard did not receive a decision after yielding six runs over 52/3 innings in a 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday. The Orioles have lost three of their last four contests. The Rangers will counter with Brandon McCarthy (4-5, 6.17), whowill be making his second start since returning from thedisabled list Monday. McCarthy lasted just 3 2/3 innings, giving up four runs and sixhits with three walks in a 7-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Michael Young lifted Texas to a 4-3 victory in Friday's gamewith the a walk-off, RBI single in the 10th inning. Thatfollowed Eric Gagne's first blown save in 30 opportunities,dating back to 2004.
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS BALTIMORE TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Roberts 2B .323 5 27 Jerry Hairston Jr CF .225 3 10 Chris Gomez 3B .282 1 11 Desi Relaford 2B .200 0 0 Nick Markakis RF .279 9 50 Michael Young SS .291 4 50 Ramon Hernandez C .238 4 34 Sammy Sosa DH .244 14 63 Aubrey Huff 1B .261 6 38 Marlon Byrd LF .387 3 24 Jay Payton LF .278 2 31 Victor Diaz RF .248 9 25 Jay Gibbons DH .202 4 20 Gerald Laird C .231 5 27 Corey Patterson CF .237 2 21 Brad Wilkerson 1B .232 14 42 Brandon Fahey SS .200 0 0 Travis Metcalf 3B .208 1 4 Erik Bedard LHP (6-4, 3.67) Brandon Mccarthy RHP (4-5, 6.17)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD (6-4, 3.67) TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY (4-5, 6.17) UMPIRES: HP - TIM WELKE 1B - LANCE BARKSDALE 2B - GARY CEDERSTROM 3B - BRIAN KNIGHT WEATHER: 91 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 5 mph, right to left</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD AND RAMON HERNANDEZ TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY AND GERALD LAIRD DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.323, 5 HR, 27 RBI) C GOMEZ (.282, 1 HR, 11 RBI) N MARKAKIS (.279, 9 HR, 50 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 - ERIK BEDARD TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAIRSTON JR (.225, 3 HR, 10 RBI) D RELAFORD (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI) M YOUNG (.291, 4 HR, 50 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 Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 A Huff 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 B Fahey ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 D Relaford 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 M Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .387 V Diaz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 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 E Bedard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.67 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.05 Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B McCarthy 1-2. Batters faced: B McCarthy 5. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian Knight. Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY</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 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.278, 2 HR, 31 RBI) J GIBBONS (.202, 4 HR, 20 RBI) C PATTERSON (.237, 2 HR, 21 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 Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 A Huff 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 B Fahey ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Fahey-A Huff). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 D Relaford 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 M Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .387 V Diaz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: GIDP - M Young. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era E Bedard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.64 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.05 Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 12-8; B McCarthy 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 3-0; B McCarthy 1-2. Batters faced: E Bedard 3; B McCarthy 5. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian Knight. Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY JAY GIBBONS (5) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF BRANDON MCCARTHY. CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1, TEXAS 0 DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C PATTERSON (.237, 2 HR, 21 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 1 2 0 TEXAS 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.244, 14 HR, 63 RBI) M BYRD (.387, 3 HR, 24 RBI) V DIAZ (.248, 9 HR, 25 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) 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 Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 A Huff 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 J Gibbons dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .206 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 2 BATTING: HR - J Gibbons (5, 2nd inning off B McCarthy 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Gibbons (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Fahey-A Huff). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 D Relaford 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 M Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .387 V Diaz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 BATTING: GIDP - M Young. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 01 -- 1 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era E Bedard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.64 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 6.11 Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 12-8; B McCarthy 40-27. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 3-0; B McCarthy 3-2. Batters faced: E Bedard 3; B McCarthy 9. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian Knight. Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 1 2 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.322, 0-FOR-1) C GOMEZ (.279, 0-FOR-1) N MARKAKIS (.279, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) 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 Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 A Huff 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 J Gibbons dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .206 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 2 BATTING: HR - J Gibbons (5, 2nd inning off B McCarthy 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Gibbons (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Fahey-A Huff). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 D Relaford 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .384 V Diaz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Totals 6 0 1 0 0 3 1 BATTING: GIDP - M Young. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 01 -- 1 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era E Bedard 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.61 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 6.11 Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 23-17; B McCarthy 40-27. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 3-0; B McCarthy 3-2. Batters faced: E Bedard 6; B McCarthy 9. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian Knight. Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 0 1 2 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.231, 5 HR, 27 RBI) B WILKERSON (.232, 14 HR, 42 RBI) T METCALF (.208, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) 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 .322 C Gomez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 A Huff 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 J Gibbons dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .206 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Totals 11 1 2 1 1 1 2 BATTING: HR - J Gibbons (5, 2nd inning off B McCarthy 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Gibbons (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Fahey-A Huff). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 D Relaford 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .384 V Diaz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Totals 6 0 1 0 0 3 1 BATTING: GIDP - M Young. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 010 -- 1 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era E Bedard 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.61 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 6.00 Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 23-17; B McCarthy 51-33. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 3-0; B McCarthy 4-4. Batters faced: E Bedard 6; B McCarthy 12. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian Knight. Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 0 1 2 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R HERNANDEZ (.242, 1-FOR-1) A HUFF (.260, 0-FOR-1) J PAYTON (.276, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS TEXAS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 C Gomez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 R Hernandez c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 A Huff 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 J Gibbons dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .206 C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Totals 11 1 2 1 1 1 2 BATTING: HR - J Gibbons (5, 2nd inning off B McCarthy 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Gibbons (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Fahey-A Huff). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Hairston Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 D Relaford 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 M Byrd lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .384 V Diaz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 Totals 9 0 1 0 0 5 1 BATTING: GIDP - M Young. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 010 -- 1 TEXAS - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era E Bedard 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 3.58 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 6.00 Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 36-26; B McCarthy 51-33. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 4-0; B McCarthy 4-4. Batters faced: E Bedard 9; B McCarthy 12. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Brian Knight. Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE ERROR BY GERALD LAIRD ALLOWED AUBREY HUFF TO SCORE. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PAYTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2 TEXAS 0 TOP, 4TH DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J GIBBONS (.206, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 1 1 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAIRSTON JR (.223, 0-FOR-1) D RELAFORD (.273, 1-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.290, 0-FOR-1)</div>
