AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY MELVIN MORA (13) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 9TH OFF AL REYES. CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 11, TAMPA BAY 3 DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J GIBBONS (.225, 3-FOR-4)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 1 11 16 0 TAMPA BAY 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - CHAD BRADFORD TAM - AL REYES DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J PAUL (.212, 0-FOR-3) A IWAMURA (.294, 0-FOR-4) C CRAWFORD (.301, 3-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (11) VS TAMPA BAY (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .314 C Patterson cf 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .268 N Markakis rf 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .292 M Tejada ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .298 A Huff 1b 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .258 M Mora 3b 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .265 J Gibbons dh 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .228 J Payton lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .266 P Bako c 5 2 1 1 0 3 4 .219 Totals 42 11 16 11 3 5 13 BATTING: 2B - A Huff (24, A Sonnanstine); C Patterson (23, A Sonnanstine). HR - M Tejada (9, 4th inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 0 Out), A Huff (8, 5th inning off C Fossum 0 on, 0 Out), M Mora (13, 9th inning off Al Reyes 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Payton (41), M Tejada (47), P Bako (7), B Roberts (42), C Patterson 3 (33), N Markakis 2 (67), A Huff (48), M Mora (42). 2-out RBI - B Roberts, C Patterson 3, N Markakis 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 1, M Tejada 1. Team LOB - 7. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .294 C Crawford lf 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .301 B Upton cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .326 C Pena 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .279 D Young rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .292 B Harris 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .298 J Gomes dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 a-G Norton ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 J Wilson ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .283 b-B Zobrist ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 J Paul c 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .212 Totals 34 3 10 3 1 13 12 a-grounded to first for J Gomes in the 8th; b-struck out looking for J Wilson in the 8th. BATTING: HR - C Crawford (9, 1st inning off E Bedard 0 on, 1 Out), B Upton (15, 3rd inning off E Bedard 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Crawford (60), B Upton 2 (49). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 2, B Harris 1, A Iwamura 2, B Zobrist 1. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - J Paul (1, throw); C Pena (6, catch). Outfield assists - D Young (B Roberts at 3rd base). PB - J Paul. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 010 630 001 -- 11 TAMPA BAY - 102 000 00 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era E Bedard 6 2/3 9 3 3 0 11 2 3.09 C Bradford 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.60 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine 3 2/3 8 7 7 2 1 1 6.12 C Fossum 1 1/3 4 3 3 1 0 1 7.70 J Salas 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.95 B Stokes 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.76 Al Reyes 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.39 WP - E Bedard. Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 115-75; C Bradford 26-14; A Sonnanstine 75-51; C Fossum 30-16; J Salas 22-18; B Stokes 17-12; Al Reyes 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 6-3; C Bradford 2-0; A Sonnanstine 4-6; C Fossum 1-2; J Salas 3-2; B Stokes 1-0; Al Reyes 0-2. Batters faced: E Bedard 29; C Bradford 6; A Sonnanstine 21; C Fossum 8; J Salas 8; B Stokes 3; Al Reyes 5. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Fahey at shortstop. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 11 TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J Paul (.212, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE BAL: DANYS BAEZ (0-5, 5.54) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 11, TAMPA BAY 3 DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: J PAUL (.212, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Baez relieved C Bradford. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 11 TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J Paul (.212, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Navarro hit for J Paul. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 11 TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D Navarro (.190, 3 HR, 21 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 1 11 16 0 TAMPA BAY 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BAL - ERIK BEDARD, CHAD BRADFORD (7TH), DANYS BAEZ (9TH) AND PAUL BAKO TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, CASEY FOSSUM (4TH), JUAN SALAS (6TH), BRIAN STOKES (8TH), AL REYES (9TH) AND JOSH PAUL HOME RUNS: BAL - MIGUEL TEJADA (9) OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON AUBREY HUFF (8) OFF CASEY FOSSUM IN THE 5TH, 0 ON MELVIN MORA (13) OFF AL REYES IN THE 9TH, 0 ON TAM - CARL CRAWFORD (9) OFF ERIK BEDARD IN THE 1ST, 0 ON B.J. UPTON (15) OFF ERIK BEDARD IN THE 3RD, 1 ON</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 1 11 16 0 TAMPA BAY 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 2 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BAL - ERIK BEDARD, CHAD BRADFORD (7TH), DANYS BAEZ (9TH) AND PAUL BAKO TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, CASEY FOSSUM (4TH), JUAN SALAS (6TH), BRIAN STOKES (8TH), AL REYES (9TH) AND JOSH PAUL WP - ERIK BEDARD (12-4) LP - ANDY SONNANSTINE (1-7) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: BAL - MIGUEL TEJADA (9) OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON AUBREY HUFF (8) OFF CASEY FOSSUM IN THE 5TH, 0 ON MELVIN MORA (13) OFF AL REYES IN THE 9TH, 0 ON TAM - CARL CRAWFORD (9) OFF ERIK BEDARD IN THE 1ST, 0 ON B.J. UPTON (15) OFF ERIK BEDARD IN THE 3RD, 1 ON TIME: 3:03 ATT: 19,845 PROBABLES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON (2-11, 6.56) DET - JUSTIN VERLANDER (11-4, 3.49) PROBABLES: SEA - JEFF WEAVER (2-10, 6.32) BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL (5-7, 4.97)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (11) VS TAMPA BAY (3) - FINAL BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .314 C Patterson cf 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .268 N Markakis rf 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .292 M Tejada ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .298 B Fahey ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 A Huff 1b 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .258 M Mora 3b 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .265 J Gibbons dh 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .228 J Payton lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .266 P Bako c 5 2 1 1 0 3 4 .219 Totals 42 11 16 11 3 5 13 BATTING: 2B - A Huff (24, A Sonnanstine); C Patterson (23, A Sonnanstine). HR - M Tejada (9, 4th inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 0 Out), A Huff (8, 5th inning off C Fossum 0 on, 0 Out), M Mora (13, 9th inning off Al Reyes 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Payton (41), M Tejada (47), P Bako (7), B Roberts (42), C Patterson 3 (33), N Markakis 2 (67), A Huff (48), M Mora (42). 2-out RBI - B Roberts, C Patterson 3, N Markakis 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 1, M Tejada 1. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Mora-A Huff). TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 5 0 1 0 0 4 3 .296 C Crawford lf 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .303 B Upton cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .325 C Pena 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .279 D Young rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .292 B Harris 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .298 J Gomes dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 a-G Norton ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 J Wilson ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .283 b-B Zobrist ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 J Paul c 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .212 c-D Navarro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Totals 38 3 12 3 1 13 14 a-grounded to first for J Gomes in the 8th; b-struck out looking for J Wilson in the 8th; c-flied out to right for J Paul in the 9th. BATTING: HR - C Crawford (9, 1st inning off E Bedard 0 on, 1 Out), B Upton (15, 3rd inning off E Bedard 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Crawford (60), B Upton 2 (49). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 2, B Harris 1, A Iwamura 2, B Zobrist 1. GIDP - B Upton. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: E - J Paul (1, throw); C Pena (6, catch). Outfield assists - D Young (B Roberts at 3rd base). PB - J Paul. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 010 630 001 -- 11 TAMPA BAY - 102 000 000 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era E Bedard (W, 12-4) 6 2/3 9 3 3 0 11 2 3.09 C Bradford 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.60 D Baez 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine (L, 1-7) 3 2/3 8 7 7 2 1 1 6.12 C Fossum 1 1/3 4 3 3 1 0 1 7.70 J Salas 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.95 B Stokes 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.76 Al Reyes 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.39 WP - E Bedard. Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 115-75; C Bradford 26-14; D Baez 9-6; A Sonnanstine 75-51; C Fossum 30-16; J Salas 22-18; B Stokes 17-12; Al Reyes 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 6-3; C Bradford 2-0; D Baez 2-1; A Sonnanstine 4-6; C Fossum 1-2; J Salas 3-2; B Stokes 1-0; Al Reyes 0-2. Batters faced: E Bedard 29; C Bradford 6; D Baez 4; A Sonnanstine 21; C Fossum 8; J Salas 8; B Stokes 3; Al Reyes 5. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. T--3:03. Att--19,845. Weather: INDOORS</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (11) AT TAMPA BAY (3) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford homered to right. B Upton grounded out to second. C Pena singled to right. D Young singled to center, C Pena to second. B Harris struck out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, TAMPA BAY 1. BALTIMORE 2ND: A Huff doubled to center. M Mora popped out to second. J Gibbons singled to right, A Huff to third. J Payton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Huff scored, J Gibbons out at second. P Bako struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, TAMPA BAY 1. TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford singled to center. B Upton homered to center, C Crawford scored. C Pena fouled out to third. D Young struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, TAMPA BAY 3. BALTIMORE 4TH: M Tejada homered to left. A Huff flied out to center. M Mora walked. J Gibbons singled to right, M Mora to second. M Mora safe at third, J Gibbons safe at second on throwing error by catcher J Paul. J Payton walked. P Bako grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Mora scored, J Payton out at second, J Gibbons to third. B Roberts singled to center, J Gibbons scored, P Bako to second. C Patterson doubled to right, P Bako scored, B Roberts to third. N Markakis singled to right, B Roberts and C Patterson scored, N Markakis to third on error by first baseman C Pena. C Fossum relieved A Sonnanstine. M Tejada popped out to shortstop. (6 Runs, 5 Hits, 2 Errors) BALTIMORE 7, TAMPA BAY 3. BALTIMORE 5TH: A Huff homered to right. M Mora grounded out to third. J Gibbons flied out to left. J Payton singled to center. P Bako reached on infield single to shortstop, J Payton to second. B Roberts walked, J Payton to third, P Bako to second. C Patterson singled to right, J Payton and P Bako scored, B Roberts thrown out at third. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 10, TAMPA BAY 3. BALTIMORE 9TH: B Zobrist at shortstop. Al Reyes relieved B Stokes. A Huff flied out to left. M Mora homered to left. J Gibbons singled to left center. J Payton fouled out to catcher. P Bako struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 11, TAMPA BAY 3.</div>
Power surge helps Bedard overcome shaky performance <h3>BALTIMORE 11, TAMPA BAY 3</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Erik Bedard wasn't asdominating as usual, but it was still enough to win hiscareer-best eighth consecutive victory. Bedard allowed nine hits - the most he's allowed since June 10 -but the Baltimore Orioles used home runs from Miguel Tejada,Aubrey Huff and Melvin Mora in pounding the Devil Rays, 11-3,Sunday. Jay Gibbons had a career high-tying four hits and CoreyPatterson added a season high-tying three RBI as the Oriolesscored at least 10 runs for the third time this season, allagainst the Devil Rays. Compared to his recent outings, Bedard (12-4) struggledsomewhat. He allowed three runs to the Devil Rays afterallowing only four runs combined in his last five starts. Also, the Devil Rays managed nine hits - the most Bedard hassurrendered since allowing nine on June 10 to Colorado, whichwas his last loss. Bedard struck out 11, giving him a major league-leading 192, andwalked none. The Orioles compiled 16 hits as every starter had at least onehit. Huff, who played for the Devil Rays from 2000-06, continued historrid hitting against his former club. Huff has four of hiseight home runs this season against Tampa Bay and he's batting.372 against Tampa Bay, compared to .243 against the rest of themajor leagues. Trailing, 3-1, the Orioles took control with a six-run fourth.Tejada led off the inning with a solo home run. With two outs,Roberts had an RBI single, Patterson an RBI double and NickMarkakis a two-run single. Baltimore added three more in the fifth on Huff's home run and atwo-run Patterson single. Mora, who was activated from the15-day DL Sunday, capped the scoring with a solo home run in theninth. Andy Sonnanstine (1-7) lost his seventh consecutive game,allowing seven earned runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. The Devil Rays got home runs from Carl Crawford and B.J. Uptonoff Bedard to build an early 3-1 lead. Crawford had three hitson his 26th birthday and is batting .443 in his last 16 games. The Orioles defeated Tampa Bay for the 10th time in 12 meetingsthis year, while the Devil Rays fell to 14-28 this seasonagainst American League East opponents.
AL: BALTIMORE at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (11) AT TAMPA BAY (3) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Patterson CF, N Markakis RF, M Tejada SS, A Huff 1B, M Mora 3B, J Gibbons DH, J Payton LF, P Bako C, E Bedard LHP. Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF, C Pena 1B, D Young RF, B Harris 2B, J Gomes DH, J Wilson SS, J Paul C, A Sonnanstine RHP. Umpires -- Rick Reed (HP), Scott Barry (1B), Tim Timmons (2B), Chuck Meriwether (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts flied out to left. C Patterson flied out to right. N Markakis singled to center. M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, TAMPA BAY 0. TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford homered to right. B Upton grounded out to second. C Pena singled to right. D Young singled to center, C Pena to second. B Harris struck out looking. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, TAMPA BAY 1. BALTIMORE 2ND: A Huff doubled to center. M Mora popped out to second. J Gibbons singled to right, A Huff to third. J Payton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Huff scored, J Gibbons out at second. P Bako struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, TAMPA BAY 1. TAMPA BAY 2ND: J Gomes grounded out to third. J Wilson struck out looking. J Paul struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, TAMPA BAY 1. BALTIMORE 3RD: B Roberts grounded out to second. C Patterson popped out to shortstop. N Markakis flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, TAMPA BAY 1. TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford singled to center. B Upton homered to center, C Crawford scored. C Pena fouled out to third. D Young struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1, TAMPA BAY 3. BALTIMORE 4TH: M Tejada homered to left. A Huff flied out to center. M Mora walked. J Gibbons singled to right, M Mora to second. M Mora safe at third, J Gibbons safe at second on throwing error by catcher J Paul. J Payton walked. P Bako grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Mora scored, J Payton out at second, J Gibbons to third. B Roberts singled to center, J Gibbons scored, P Bako to second. C Patterson doubled to right, P Bako scored, B Roberts to third. N Markakis singled to right, B Roberts and C Patterson scored, N Markakis to third on error by first baseman C Pena. C Fossum relieved A Sonnanstine. M Tejada popped out to shortstop. (6 Runs, 5 Hits, 2 Errors) BALTIMORE 7, TAMPA BAY 3. TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Harris grounded out to third. J Gomes singled to left. J Wilson singled to center, J Gomes to second. J Gomes to third, J Wilson to second on wild pitch by E Bedard. J Paul struck out swinging. A Iwamura struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 7, TAMPA BAY 3. BALTIMORE 5TH: A Huff homered to right. M Mora grounded out to third. J Gibbons flied out to left. J Payton singled to center. P Bako reached on infield single to shortstop, J Payton to second. B Roberts walked, J Payton to third, P Bako to second. C Patterson singled to right, J Payton and P Bako scored, B Roberts thrown out at third. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 10, TAMPA BAY 3. TAMPA BAY 5TH: C Crawford grounded out to pitcher. B Upton grounded out to shortstop. C Pena flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 10, TAMPA BAY 3. BALTIMORE 6TH: J Salas relieved C Fossum. N Markakis grounded out to second. M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. A Huff singled to center. M Mora grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 10, TAMPA BAY 3. TAMPA BAY 6TH: D Young struck out swinging. B Harris lined out to center. J Gomes grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 10, TAMPA BAY 3. BALTIMORE 7TH: J Gibbons singled to right. J Payton fouled out to first. P Bako struck out swinging. J Gibbons to second on passed ball by J Paul. B Roberts flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 10, TAMPA BAY 3. TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Wilson singled to center. J Paul struck out swinging. A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford singled to right, J Wilson to second. C Bradford relieved E Bedard. B Upton singled to right, J Wilson to third, C Crawford to second. C Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 10, TAMPA BAY 3. BALTIMORE 8TH: B Stokes relieved J Salas. C Patterson struck out swinging. N Markakis struck out swinging. M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 10, TAMPA BAY 3. TAMPA BAY 8TH: D Young grounded out to pitcher. B Harris walked. G Norton hit for J Gomes. G Norton grounded out to first, B Harris to second. B Zobrist hit for J Wilson. B Zobrist struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 10, TAMPA BAY 3. BALTIMORE 9TH: B Zobrist at shortstop. Al Reyes relieved B Stokes. A Huff flied out to left. M Mora homered to left. J Gibbons singled to left center. J Payton fouled out to catcher. P Bako struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 11, TAMPA BAY 3. TAMPA BAY 9TH: B Fahey at shortstop. D Baez relieved C Bradford. D Navarro hit for J Paul. D Navarro flied out to right. A Iwamura singled to center. C Crawford singled to right, A Iwamura to second. B Upton grounded into double play, third to first, A Iwamura out at third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 11, TAMPA BAY 3.</div>
Power surge helps Bedard overcome shaky performance <h3>BALTIMORE 11, TAMPA BAY 3</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Erik Bedard wasn't asdominating as usual, but it was still enough to win hiscareer-best eighth consecutive victory. Bedard allowed nine hits - the most he's allowed since June 10 -but the Baltimore Orioles used home runs from Miguel Tejada,Aubrey Huff and Melvin Mora in pounding the Devil Rays, 11-3,Sunday. Jay Gibbons had a career high-tying four hits and CoreyPatterson added a season high-tying three RBI as the Oriolesscored at least 10 runs for the third time this season, allagainst the Devil Rays. "Tejada got the day started for us," Baltimore manager DaveTrembley said. "I looked to him to be the guy to give us someenergy." Compared to his recent outings, Bedard (12-4) struggledsomewhat. He allowed three runs to the Devil Rays afterallowing only four runs combined in his last five starts. "It's a battle every time I pitch against them" Bedard said. "Iwas throwing strikes and they were hitting good pitches. Aslong as the team win, that's all that matters. With 10 runs onthe board, it makes it easier to pitch." Also, the Devil Rays managed nine hits - the most Bedard hassurrendered since allowing nine on June 10 to Colorado, whichwas his last loss. Bedard struck out 11, giving him a majorleague-leading 192, and walked none. "I thought he got better as the game went on," Trembley said."The guy has a way of coming up with the big pitch. He willgive you everything he's got. The guy knows how to compete andstay away from the big innings. You're going to have to earn itto beat him." The Orioles compiled 16 hits as every starter had at least onehit. Huff, who played for the Devil Rays from 2000-06, continuedhis torrid hitting against his former club. Huff has four ofhis eight home runs this season against Tampa Bay and he'sbatting .372 against Tampa Bay, compared to .243 against therest of the major leagues. "He's become a Rays killer, huh," Carl Crawford said. "I don'tknow if he's found it, but he found it against us." Trailing, 3-1, the Orioles took control with a six-run fourth.Tejada led off the inning with a solo home run. With two outs,Roberts had an RBI single, Patterson an RBI double and NickMarkakis a two-run single. Baltimore added three more in the fifth on Huff's home run and atwo-run Patterson single. Mora, who was activated from the15-day DL Sunday, capped the scoring with a solo home run in theninth. Andy Sonnanstine (1-7) lost his seventh consecutive game,allowing seven earned runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. "I thought it was a bad day for him," Tampa Bay manager JoeMaddon said. "All the starts that I've seen, I've felt that he'sgiven us a chance to win, except for today." The Devil Rays got home runs from Crawford and B.J. Upton offBedard to build an early 3-1 lead. Crawford had three hits onhis 26th birthday and is batting .443 in his last 16 games. "Yeah, everything was good today - everything but the win,"Crawford said. The Orioles defeated Tampa Bay for the 10th timein 12 meetings this year, while the Devil Rays fell to 14-28this season against American League East opponents. "I let the ball up a little bit today," Sonnanstine said. "Theyhit some good pitches and they also hit mistakes. I've got tokeep the ball down."
