GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TEXAS (54-69) at BALTIMORE (57-65)

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TEXAS (2) VS BALTIMORE (6) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Kinsler 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
G Laird c 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .227
M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
R Vazquez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .244
M Byrd cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .318
J Botts lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .211
N Cruz rf 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .218
J Saltalamacchia 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .179
A Melhuse 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215

Totals 26 2 5 2 0 11 7

BATTING: 2B - J Botts (3, E Bedard); N Cruz (10, E Bedard). RBI - J Botts (6),
N Cruz (23). 2-out RBI - J Botts, N Cruz. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Saltalamacchia 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Melhuse-I Kinsler-J Saltalamacchia).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .311
C Patterson cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264
N Markakis rf 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .296
M Tejada ss 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .298
K Millar 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267
A Huff dh 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .264
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
R Hernandez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
T Redman lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333

Totals 23 6 7 6 4 1 10

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (36, V Padilla); K Millar (20, V Padilla). HR - M
Tejada (12, 1st inning off V Padilla 1 on, 1 Out), A Huff (11, 5th inning off V
Padilla 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - N Markakis (75), M Tejada 2 (61), K Millar (54), A
Huff 2 (59). 2-out RBI - K Millar, A Huff 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - B Roberts 1, C Patterson 1. GIDP - M Tejada. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (37, 3rd base off V Padilla/G Laird). CS - C
Patterson (8, 2nd base by V Padilla/G Laird).


----------------------------------------------------
TEXAS - 000 000 2 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 300 030 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 5 7 6 6 4 0 2 6.55
A Murray 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.43

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 7 5 2 2 0 11 0 2.97

HBP - M Mora (by V Padilla). Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 92-50; A Murray 12-9;
E Bedard 104-74. Ground balls-fly balls: V Padilla 8-6; A Murray 2-0; E Bedard
4-6. Batters faced: V Padilla 25; A Murray 3; E Bedard 26.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - A.J. MURRAY
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A MELHUSE (.215, 0-FOR-2)
I KINSLER (.246, 0-FOR-3)
G LAIRD (.227, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TEXAS (2) VS BALTIMORE (6) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Kinsler 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
G Laird c 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .227
M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
R Vazquez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .244
M Byrd cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .318
J Botts lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .211
N Cruz rf 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .218
J Saltalamacchia 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .179
A Melhuse 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215

Totals 26 2 5 2 0 11 7

BATTING: 2B - J Botts (3, E Bedard); N Cruz (10, E Bedard). RBI - J Botts (6),
N Cruz (23). 2-out RBI - J Botts, N Cruz. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Saltalamacchia 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Melhuse-I Kinsler-J Saltalamacchia).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .311
C Patterson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264
N Markakis rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .295
M Tejada ss 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .300
K Millar 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .266
A Huff dh 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .264
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
R Hernandez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
T Redman lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333

Totals 27 6 8 6 4 2 11

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (36, V Padilla); K Millar (20, V Padilla). HR - M
Tejada (12, 1st inning off V Padilla 1 on, 1 Out), A Huff (11, 5th inning off V
Padilla 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - N Markakis (75), M Tejada 2 (61), K Millar (54), A
Huff 2 (59). 2-out RBI - K Millar, A Huff 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - B Roberts 1, C Patterson 1. GIDP - M Tejada. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (37, 3rd base off V Padilla/G Laird). CS - C
Patterson (8, 2nd base by V Padilla/G Laird).


----------------------------------------------------
TEXAS - 000 000 2 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 300 030 0 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 5 7 6 6 4 0 2 6.55
A Murray 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.62

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 7 5 2 2 0 11 0 2.97

HBP - M Mora (by V Padilla). Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 92-50; A Murray
28-19; E Bedard 104-74. Ground balls-fly balls: V Padilla 8-6; A Murray 4-0; E
Bedard 4-6. Batters faced: V Padilla 25; A Murray 7; E Bedard 26.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Payton in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
BALTIMORE 6 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A Melhuse (.215, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: JAMES HOEY (1-0, 3.86) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2, BALTIMORE 6

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A MELHUSE (.215, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Hoey relieved E Bedard.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
BALTIMORE 6 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A Melhuse (.215, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - A.J. MURRAY
BAL - JAMES HOEY

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.264, 1-FOR-2, BB, HR, 2 RBI)
M MORA (.266, 0-FOR-1, BB, HBP)
R HERNANDEZ (.247, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TEXAS (2) VS BALTIMORE (6) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Kinsler 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
G Laird c 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226
M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
R Vazquez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .244
M Byrd cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .318
J Botts lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .211
N Cruz rf 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .218
J Saltalamacchia 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .179
A Melhuse 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213

Totals 29 2 5 2 0 11 7

BATTING: 2B - J Botts (3, E Bedard); N Cruz (10, E Bedard). RBI - J Botts (6),
N Cruz (23). 2-out RBI - J Botts, N Cruz. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Saltalamacchia 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Melhuse-I Kinsler-J Saltalamacchia).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .311
C Patterson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264
N Markakis rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .295
M Tejada ss 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .300
K Millar 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .266
A Huff dh 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .264
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
R Hernandez c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
T Redman lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 27 6 8 6 4 2 11

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (36, V Padilla); K Millar (20, V Padilla). HR - M
Tejada (12, 1st inning off V Padilla 1 on, 1 Out), A Huff (11, 5th inning off V
Padilla 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - N Markakis (75), M Tejada 2 (61), K Millar (54), A
Huff 2 (59). 2-out RBI - K Millar, A Huff 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - B Roberts 1, C Patterson 1. GIDP - M Tejada. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (37, 3rd base off V Padilla/G Laird). CS - C
Patterson (8, 2nd base by V Padilla/G Laird).


----------------------------------------------------
TEXAS - 000 000 20 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 300 030 0 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 5 7 6 6 4 0 2 6.55
A Murray 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.62

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 7 5 2 2 0 11 0 2.97
J Hoey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37

HBP - M Mora (by V Padilla). Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 92-50; A Murray
28-19; E Bedard 104-74; J Hoey 12-6. Ground balls-fly balls: V Padilla 8-6; A
Murray 4-0; E Bedard 4-6; J Hoey 0-3. Batters faced: V Padilla 25; A Murray 7;
E Bedard 26; J Hoey 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - A.J. MURRAY
BAL - JAMES HOEY

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.229, 0-FOR-1)
S SOSA (.244, 0-FOR-3)
M BYRD (.318, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TEXAS (2) VS BALTIMORE (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Kinsler 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
G Laird c 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226
M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
R Vazquez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
S Sosa dh 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .244
M Byrd cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .318
J Botts lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .211
N Cruz rf 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .218
J Saltalamacchia 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .179
A Melhuse 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213

Totals 29 2 5 2 0 11 7

BATTING: 2B - J Botts (3, E Bedard); N Cruz (10, E Bedard). RBI - J Botts (6),
N Cruz (23). 2-out RBI - J Botts, N Cruz. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Saltalamacchia 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Melhuse-I Kinsler-J Saltalamacchia).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .311
C Patterson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264
N Markakis rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .295
M Tejada ss 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .300
K Millar 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .266
A Huff dh 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .263
M Mora 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
R Hernandez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
T Redman lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 30 6 8 6 4 2 11

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (36, V Padilla); K Millar (20, V Padilla). HR - M
Tejada (12, 1st inning off V Padilla 1 on, 1 Out), A Huff (11, 5th inning off V
Padilla 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - N Markakis (75), M Tejada 2 (61), K Millar (54), A
Huff 2 (59). 2-out RBI - K Millar, A Huff 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - B Roberts 1, C Patterson 1. GIDP - M Tejada. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (37, 3rd base off V Padilla/G Laird). CS - C
Patterson (8, 2nd base by V Padilla/G Laird).


----------------------------------------------------
TEXAS - 000 000 20 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 300 030 00 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 5 7 6 6 4 0 2 6.55
A Murray 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.00

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 7 5 2 2 0 11 0 2.97
J Hoey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37

HBP - M Mora (by V Padilla). Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 92-50; A Murray
40-26; E Bedard 104-74; J Hoey 12-6. Ground balls-fly balls: V Padilla 8-6; A
Murray 5-2; E Bedard 4-6; J Hoey 0-3. Batters faced: V Padilla 25; A Murray 10;
E Bedard 26; J Hoey 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: DANYS BAEZ (0-5, 5.88) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2, BALTIMORE 6

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.229, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Baez relieved J Hoey.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
BALTIMORE 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R Vazquez (.229, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

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

BATTERIES: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA, A.J. MURRAY (6TH) AND GERALD LAIRD

BAL - ERIK BEDARD, JAMES HOEY (8TH), DANYS BAEZ (9TH)
AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE

BAL - MIGUEL TEJADA (12) OFF VICENTE PADILLA IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
AUBREY HUFF (11) OFF VICENTE PADILLA IN THE 5TH, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

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

BATTERIES: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA, A.J. MURRAY (6TH) AND GERALD LAIRD

BAL - ERIK BEDARD, JAMES HOEY (8TH), DANYS BAEZ (9TH)
AND RAMON HERNANDEZ


WP - ERIK BEDARD (13-4)
LP - VICENTE PADILLA (3-9)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE

BAL - MIGUEL TEJADA (12) OFF VICENTE PADILLA IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
AUBREY HUFF (11) OFF VICENTE PADILLA IN THE 5TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:32 ATT: 18,926

PROBABLES: TEX - KASON GABBARD (5-1, 3.56) & TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER (1-1, 5.82)
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (9-12, 4.93) & BAL - GARRETT OLSON (1-2, 6.38)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TEXAS (2) VS BALTIMORE (6) - FINAL

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Kinsler 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
G Laird c 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226
M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
R Vazquez ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229
S Sosa dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .244
M Byrd cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .317
J Botts lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .211
N Cruz rf 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .218
J Saltalamacchia 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .179
A Melhuse 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213

Totals 31 2 5 2 1 11 9

BATTING: 2B - J Botts (3, E Bedard); N Cruz (10, E Bedard). RBI - J Botts (6),
N Cruz (23). 2-out RBI - J Botts, N Cruz. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Saltalamacchia 1. GIDP - M Byrd. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Melhuse-I Kinsler-J Saltalamacchia).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .311
C Patterson cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .264
N Markakis rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .295
M Tejada ss 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .300
K Millar 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .266
A Huff dh 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .263
M Mora 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
R Hernandez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
T Redman lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258

Totals 30 6 8 6 4 2 11

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (36, V Padilla); K Millar (20, V Padilla). HR - M
Tejada (12, 1st inning off V Padilla 1 on, 1 Out), A Huff (11, 5th inning off V
Padilla 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - N Markakis (75), M Tejada 2 (61), K Millar (54), A
Huff 2 (59). 2-out RBI - K Millar, A Huff 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - B Roberts 1, C Patterson 1. GIDP - M Tejada. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (37, 3rd base off V Padilla/G Laird). CS - C
Patterson (8, 2nd base by V Padilla/G Laird).

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


----------------------------------------------------
TEXAS - 000 000 200 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 300 030 00x -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla (L, 3-9) 5 7 6 6 4 0 2 6.55
A Murray 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.00

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard (W, 13-4) 7 5 2 2 0 11 0 2.97
J Hoey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37
D Baez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.74

HBP - M Mora (by V Padilla). Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 92-50; A Murray
40-26; E Bedard 104-74; J Hoey 12-6; D Baez 13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: V
Padilla 8-6; A Murray 5-2; E Bedard 4-6; J Hoey 0-3; D Baez 2-1. Batters faced:
V Padilla 25; A Murray 10; E Bedard 26; J Hoey 3; D Baez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

T--2:32. Att--18,926.
Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TEXAS 2
BALTIMORE 6 FINAL</div>

 

Bedard fans 11 as Orioles down Rangers

<h3>BALTIMORE 6, TEXAS 2</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The major league leader in strikeouts wasat it again Tuesday.


Erik Bedard pitched seven solid innings and collected 11strikeouts and Miguel Tejada homered as the Baltimore Oriolesposted a 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in the opener of athree-game series.


Bedard extended his major league-leading strikeout total to 218,which ties Mike Mussina's team record for most in a season.

The lefthander yielded just two runs and five hits, three ofwhich were infield singles, with no walks.


Bedard (13-4) has been one of baseball's best pitchers over thepast two months as the Orioles have been victorious in his last12 starts. The Canadian has posted a 9-0 record with a 2.20 ERAand 106 strikeouts over that span.


After retiring seven consecutive batters, Bedard surrendered aninfield hit to Marlon Byrd that was followed with back-to-backRBI doubles by Jason Botts and Nelson Cruz, respectively, in theseventh inning to cut the Orioles' advantage to 6-2.

Tejada blasted a two-run homer off Texas starter Vicente Padilla(3-9) in the first inning to give Baltimore a 3-0 lead. The31-year-old Tejada, who had three hits, has registered a hit in13 of his last 14 games but had not recorded a multi-hitperformance since August 8.


The Orioles added three more runs in the fifth inning,highlighted by a two-run shot from Aubrey Huff, his 11th of theseason.


Padilla lasted just five frames, giving up six runs on sevenhits and four walks.


Sammy Sosa went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts for the Rangers,who have lost four of their last five contests.


Baltimore has won four of its last six games.

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TEXAS (2) AT BALTIMORE (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts doubled to deep left. C Patterson bunt popped out
to pitcher. B Roberts stole third. N Markakis reached on infield single to
shortstop, B Roberts scored. M Tejada homered to center, N Markakis scored.
K Millar fouled out to first. A Huff flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 5TH: R Vazquez at shortstop. C Patterson reached on infield
single to first. C Patterson caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
N Markakis grounded out to shortstop. M Tejada singled to center. K Millar
doubled to deep center, M Tejada scored. A Huff homered to center, K Millar
scored. M Mora grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
BALTIMORE 6.

TEXAS 7TH: R Vazquez lined out to center. S Sosa struck out swinging.
M Byrd reached on infield single to third. J Botts doubled to deep left center,
M Byrd scored. N Cruz doubled to deep left, J Botts scored. J Saltalamacchia
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, BALTIMORE 6.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TEXAS (2) AT BALTIMORE (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Texas Starting Lineups -- I Kinsler 2B, G Laird C, M Young SS, S Sosa DH,
M Byrd CF, J Botts LF, N Cruz RF, J Saltalamacchia 1B, A Melhuse 3B, V Padilla RHP.

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Patterson CF, N Markakis RF,
M Tejada SS, K Millar 1B, A Huff DH, M Mora 3B, R Hernandez C, T Redman LF,
E Bedard LHP.

Umpires -- Sam Holbrook (HP), Rick Reed (1B), Bob Davidson (2B),
Hunter Wendelstedt (3B).

Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 13 mph.


TEXAS 1ST: I Kinsler fouled out to first. G Laird struck out swinging.
M Young grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts doubled to deep left. C Patterson bunt popped out
to pitcher. B Roberts stole third. N Markakis reached on infield single to
shortstop, B Roberts scored. M Tejada homered to center, N Markakis scored.
K Millar fouled out to first. A Huff flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TEXAS 2ND: S Sosa struck out swinging. M Byrd grounded out to first.
J Botts flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 2ND: M Mora walked. R Hernandez grounded out to third, M Mora to
second. T Redman walked. B Roberts flied out to left. C Patterson grounded
out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TEXAS 3RD: N Cruz reached on infield single to first. J Saltalamacchia
struck out looking. A Melhuse struck out looking. I Kinsler grounded out to
pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 3RD: N Markakis walked. M Tejada grounded into double play,
third to second to first, N Markakis out at second. K Millar flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TEXAS 4TH: G Laird lined out to center. M Young struck out swinging.
S Sosa struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 4TH: A Huff walked. M Mora hit by pitch, A Huff to second.
R Hernandez grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Mora out at second, A Huff
to third. T Redman grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Huff out at
home, R Hernandez to second. B Roberts fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TEXAS 5TH: M Byrd reached on infield single to third. J Botts struck out
swinging. N Cruz struck out looking. J Saltalamacchia grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 5TH: R Vazquez at shortstop. C Patterson reached on infield
single to first. C Patterson caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
N Markakis grounded out to shortstop. M Tejada singled to center. K Millar
doubled to deep center, M Tejada scored. A Huff homered to center, K Millar
scored. M Mora grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
BALTIMORE 6.

TEXAS 6TH: A Melhuse flied out to center. I Kinsler flied out to right.
G Laird struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 6.

BALTIMORE 6TH: A Murray relieved V Padilla. R Hernandez grounded out to
first. T Redman grounded out to second. B Roberts struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 6.

TEXAS 7TH: R Vazquez lined out to center. S Sosa struck out swinging.
M Byrd reached on infield single to third. J Botts doubled to deep left center,
M Byrd scored. N Cruz doubled to deep left, J Botts scored. J Saltalamacchia
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, BALTIMORE 6.

BALTIMORE 7TH: C Patterson grounded out to first. N Markakis grounded out
to first. M Tejada singled to center. K Millar struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, BALTIMORE 6.

TEXAS 8TH: J Payton in left field. J Hoey relieved E Bedard. A Melhuse
flied out to left. I Kinsler popped out to second. G Laird popped out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, BALTIMORE 6.

BALTIMORE 8TH: A Huff grounded out to pitcher. M Mora lined out to right.
R Hernandez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, BALTIMORE 6.

TEXAS 9TH: D Baez relieved J Hoey. R Vazquez walked. S Sosa flied out to
left. M Byrd grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
R Vazquez out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, BALTIMORE 6.</div>

 

Bedard fans 11 as Orioles down Rangers

<h3>BALTIMORE 6, TEXAS 2</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The major league leader in strikeouts wasat it again Tuesday.


Erik Bedard pitched seven solid innings and collected 11strikeouts and Miguel Tejada homered as the Baltimore Oriolesposted a 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in the opener of athree-game series.


Bedard extended his major league-leading strikeout total to 218,which ties Mike Mussina's team record for most in a season.

"It feels good to be in the same category as Mike Mussina,"Bedard said. "He's someone who has had a great career andcontinues to have success."


The lefthander yielded just two runs and five hits, three ofwhich were infield singles, with no walks.


Bedard (13-4) has been one of baseball's best pitchers over thepast two months as the Orioles have been victorious in his last12 starts. The Canadian has posted a 9-0 record with a 2.20 ERAand 106 strikeouts over that span.


"This year he's been as dominating as ever," Orioles firstbaseman Kevin Millar said. "He has great command of threepitches, that's what makes him tough."


After retiring seven consecutive batters, Bedard surrendered aninfield hit to Marlon Byrd that was followed with back-to-backRBI doubles by Jason Botts and Nelson Cruz, respectively, in theseventh inning to cut the Orioles' advantage to 6-2.

"They put the bat on the ball in the seventh," Bedard said. "Ileft some pitches a little up and they hit them."


Tejada blasted a two-run homer off Texas starter Vicente Padilla(3-9) in the first inning to give Baltimore a 3-0 lead. The31-year-old Tejada, who had three hits, has registered a hit in13 of his last 14 games but had not recorded a multi-hitperformance since August 8.


"I'm feeling comfortable at the plate," Tejada said. "It feelsgood."


The Orioles added three more runs in the fifth inning,highlighted by a two-run shot from Aubrey Huff, his 11th of theseason.


The Rangers have struck out 30 times over the last two games.

"I wish we see aces everyday, the more you see them, the betteryou become," Ranger manager Ron Washington said. "I'm notcomplaining who we face. You figure it out and get it done nomatter who is out there. We just faced two of the bestlefthanders in the game (Minnesota's Johan Santana and Bedard),but that's the way baseball goes."


Padilla lasted just five frames, giving up six runs on sevenhits and four walks.


"I am disappointed in my pitching," Padilla said. "I need topitch better to help the team."


Sammy Sosa went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts for the Rangers,who have lost four of their last five contests.


Baltimore has won four of its last six games.