GAME THREAD: AL: BALTIMORE (55-63) at NY YANKEES (67-52)

AL: BALTIMORE (55-63) at NY YANKEES (67-52)

<h3>Bedard hopes to beat Yankees again</h3>



<div class="pre">Baltimore (55-63) at NY Yankees (67-52) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Erik Bedard looks to continue hisroll when he starts for the Baltimore Orioles in the finale of athree-game series against the New York Yankees on Wednesday.

Emerging as a legitimate Cy Young candidate, Bedard (12-4,3.11 ERA) has won his last eight decisons and is unbeaten in hislast 11 starts since losing to Colorado on June 10.

During his impressive run, Bedard shut down the Yankees,limiting them to two hits over seven innings in a 4-0 win onJune 27.


Bedard, who also beat the Yankees in April, leads the majorswith 199 strikeouts.


Daniel Cabrera worked 6 2/3 strong innings and Aubrey Huff hit agrand slam and knocked in five runs as the Orioles coasted to a12-0 victory on Tuesday.


The Yankees lost for just the third time in 15 games Tuesday.They fell five games back of Boston in the American League Eastwhile remaining in a virtual tie with Seattle in the wild cardrace.


Coming off a solid start, Phil Hughes (2-1, 4.64 ERA) takes themound for the Yankees. The rookie righthander won his last start,allowing one run over six innings in a 6-1 triumph at Cleveland onFriday.


Hughes never has faced the Orioles.

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT NY YANKEES -- LINEUPS

BALTIMORE NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Roberts 2B .317 9 45 Melky Cabrera CF .300 8 52
Corey Patterson CF .268 6 36 Wilson Betemit 2B .273 2 8
Nick Markakis RF .297 11 73 Derek Jeter SS .327 8 57
Miguel Tejada SS .299 11 58 Alex Rodriguez 3B .301 39 114
Kevin Millar DH .274 12 52 Hideki Matsui LF .298 23 81
Aubrey Huff 1B .263 9 55 Jorge Posada DH .337 14 68
Melvin Mora 3B .276 13 45 Andy Phillips 1B .278 2 20
Paul Bako C .221 1 7 Shelley Duncan RF .297 5 10
Tike Redman LF .400 0 0 Jose Molina C .233 0 12

Erik Bedard LHP (12-4, 3.11) Philip Hughes RHP (2-1, 4.64)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD (12-4, 3.11)
NYY - PHILIP HUGHES (2-1, 4.64)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK WEGNER
1B - MIKE WINTERS
2B - BRUCE FROEMMING
3B - BRIAN RUNGE

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 7 mph, out to left</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD AND PAUL BAKO
NYY - PHILIP HUGHES AND JOSE MOLINA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.317, 9 HR, 45 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.268, 6 HR, 36 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.297, 11 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
NYY - PHILIP HUGHES

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.300, 8 HR, 52 RBI)
W BETEMIT (.273, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
D JETER (.327, 8 HR, 57 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
K Millar dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
A Huff 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
W Betemit 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Posada dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
S Duncan rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.11

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.43

Pitches-strikes: P Hughes 10-8. Ground balls-fly balls: P Hughes 0-3. Batters
faced: P Hughes 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
NYY - PHILIP HUGHES</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
NYY - PHILIP HUGHES

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.299, 11 HR, 58 RBI)
K MILLAR (.274, 12 HR, 52 RBI)
A HUFF (.263, 9 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
K Millar dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
A Huff 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
W Betemit 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
J Posada dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
S Duncan rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


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BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.09

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.43

HBP - D Jeter (by E Bedard). Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 20-12; P Hughes 10-8.
Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 1-1; P Hughes 0-3. Batters faced: E Bedard 5;
P Hughes 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
NYY - PHILIP HUGHES

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.337, 14 HR, 68 RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.278, 2 HR, 20 RBI)
S DUNCAN (.297, 5 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
K Millar dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
A Huff 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
P Bako c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Totals 6 0 0 0 2 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Bako 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
W Betemit 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
J Posada dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
S Duncan rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


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BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.09

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 4.24

HBP - D Jeter (by E Bedard). Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 20-12; P Hughes 35-20.
Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 1-1; P Hughes 0-3. Batters faced: E Bedard 5;
P Hughes 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
NYY - PHILIP HUGHES

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: T REDMAN (.400, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
B ROBERTS (.316, 0-FOR-1)
C PATTERSON (.267, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
K Millar dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
A Huff 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
P Bako c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400

Totals 6 0 0 0 2 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Bako 1. Team LOB - 2.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
W Betemit 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
J Posada dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Duncan rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


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BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.07

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 4.24

HBP - D Jeter (by E Bedard). Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 30-20; P Hughes 35-20.
Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 2-2; P Hughes 0-3. Batters faced: E Bedard 8;
P Hughes 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED COREY PATTERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MARKAKIS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.299, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
NYY - PHILIP HUGHES

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J MOLINA (.233, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
M CABRERA (.299, 0-FOR-1)
W BETEMIT (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Patterson cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
N Markakis rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
M Tejada ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298
K Millar dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
A Huff 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
P Bako c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220
T Redman lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364

Totals 11 1 2 1 2 3 5

BATTING: RBI - N Markakis (74). 2-out RBI - N Markakis. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - P Bako 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson (34, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Molina).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
W Betemit 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
J Posada dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Duncan rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


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BALTIMORE - 001 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.07

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 4.44

HBP - D Jeter (by E Bedard). Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 30-20; P Hughes 56-32.
Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 2-2; P Hughes 1-5. Batters faced: E Bedard 8;
P Hughes 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
NYY - PHILIP HUGHES

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.274, 0-FOR-0, BB)
A HUFF (.263, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M MORA (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS NY YANKEES (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Patterson cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
N Markakis rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
M Tejada ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298
K Millar dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
A Huff 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
P Bako c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220
T Redman lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364

Totals 11 1 2 1 2 3 5

BATTING: RBI - N Markakis (74). 2-out RBI - N Markakis. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - P Bako 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Patterson (34, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Molina).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299
W Betemit 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
J Posada dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
S Duncan rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
J Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232

Totals 9 0 0 0 2 5 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 3.


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BALTIMORE - 001 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 000 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 3.05

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 4.44

HBP - D Jeter (by E Bedard). Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 53-33; P Hughes 56-32.
Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 2-2; P Hughes 1-5. Batters faced: E Bedard 12;
P Hughes 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Brian
Runge.

Weather: 85 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TIKE REDMAN SCORED AUBREY HUFF AND MELVIN MORA.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T REDMAN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.315, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
NYY - PHILIP HUGHES

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.301, 0-FOR-0, BB)
H MATSUI (.297, 0-FOR-1)
J POSADA (.336, 0-FOR-1)</div>