GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (52-80) at BALTIMORE (58-72)

AL: TAMPA BAY (52-80) at BALTIMORE (58-72)

<h3>Orioles aim to snap seven-game losing streak</h3>

<div class="pre">Tampa Bay (52-80) at Baltimore (58-72) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

BALTIMORE (Ticker) - The Baltimore Orioles are finding new waysto lose seemingly every week. The Orioles hope to end theirlosing ways as they continue their series with the Tampa BayDevil Rays on Wednesday.


Despite tying a club record with a six-homer outburst onTuesday, the Orioles could not hold an 8-3 lead to start theeighth inning when their bullpen allowed 11 runs in the top halfof the frame.


This effort came just six days after Baltimore surrendered anAL-record 30 runs in the first game of a doubleheader againstthe Texas Rangers last Wednesday. Since then, Baltimore hasdropped seven straight contests by a combined score of 84-28.

In order to turn things around, the Orioles will need SteveTrachsel (6-8, 4.61 ERA) to do something he has done just oncesince June 8 - win. He was sharp in his last turn on Thursdayagainst Minnesota - yielding two runs and four hits over 7 1/3innings in a 5-2 setback.


His track record against Tampa Bay does not bode well for him,however, as the righthander is 0-3 with a 7.17 ERA in fourcareer starts against the Devil Rays.


The news gets worse because James Shields (10-8, 4.09) hasdominated the American League this month. In five Auguststarts, he is 2-2 with a 2.38 ERA - averaging a strikeout perinning.


In Friday's 12-2 win over Oakland, the righthander allowed tworuns and nine hits - striking out eight - over 8 1/3 innings. Heis 0-1 with a 3.97 ERA in five career starts against Baltimore.

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY AT BALTIMORE -- LINEUPS

TAMPA BAY BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Akinori Iwamura 3B .287 4 21 Brian Roberts 2B .308 10 48
Carl Crawford LF .312 10 70 Corey Patterson CF .274 7 39
Carlos Pena 1B .274 31 89 Nick Markakis RF .291 14 83
B.J. Upton CF .314 20 65 Miguel Tejada SS .300 16 67
Delmon Young RF .291 10 69 Kevin Millar 1B .262 13 55
Brendan Harris 2B .287 8 50 Aubrey Huff DH .267 13 61
Jonny Gomes DH .257 14 40 Melvin Mora 3B .266 13 46
Josh Wilson SS .256 0 17 Ramon Hernandez C .238 6 47
Dioner Navarro C .205 6 32 Jay Payton LF .259 5 46

James Shields RHP (10-8, 4.09) Steve Trachsel RHP (6-8, 4.61)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS (10-8, 4.09)
BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL (6-8, 4.61)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM MCCLELLAND
1B - PAUL SCHRIEBER
2B - FIELDIN CULBRETH
3B - MARTY FOSTER

WEATHER: 85 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, out to center</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS AND DIONER NAVARRO
BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.287, 4 HR, 21 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.312, 10 HR, 70 RBI)
C PENA (.274, 31 HR, 89 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARLOS PENA SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C PENA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.314, 20 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.308, 10 HR, 48 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.274, 7 HR, 39 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.291, 14 HR, 83 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
C Crawford lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Pena 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (31, S Trachsel). RBI - C Pena (90). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.64

Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: S Trachsel 1-2.
Batters faced: S Trachsel 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.257, 14 HR, 40 RBI)
J WILSON (.256, 0 HR, 17 RBI)
D NAVARRO (.205, 6 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
C Crawford lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Pena 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (31, S Trachsel). RBI - C Pena (90). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.06

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.64

Pitches-strikes: J Shields 13-7; S Trachsel 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Shields 1-1; S Trachsel 1-2. Batters faced: J Shields 4; S Trachsel 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.262, 13 HR, 55 RBI)
A HUFF (.267, 13 HR, 61 RBI)
M MORA (.266, 13 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
C Crawford lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Pena 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (31, S Trachsel). RBI - C Pena (90). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1, A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Wilson (6, 2nd base off S Trachsel/R Hernandez).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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TAMPA BAY - 10 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.06

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.61

Pitches-strikes: J Shields 13-7; S Trachsel 45-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Shields 1-1; S Trachsel 2-3. Batters faced: J Shields 4; S Trachsel 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.313, 1-FOR-1)
C PENA (.276, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
B UPTON (.313, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
C Crawford lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .313
C Pena 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313
D Young rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (31, S Trachsel). RBI - C Pena (90). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1, A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Wilson (6, 2nd base off S Trachsel/R Hernandez).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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TAMPA BAY - 10 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.04

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.61

Pitches-strikes: J Shields 24-15; S Trachsel 45-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Shields 2-1; S Trachsel 2-3. Batters faced: J Shields 7; S Trachsel 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R HERNANDEZ (.238, 6 HR, 47 RBI)
J PAYTON (.259, 5 HR, 46 RBI)
B ROBERTS (.307, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
C Crawford lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .314
C Pena 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .275
B Upton cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312
D Young rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205

Totals 13 1 4 1 1 2 7

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (31, S Trachsel). RBI - C Pena (90). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1, D Young 1, A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Wilson (6, 2nd base off S Trachsel/R Hernandez), C
Crawford (43, 2nd base off S Trachsel/R Hernandez).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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TAMPA BAY - 100 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.04

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 4.58

Pitches-strikes: J Shields 24-15; S Trachsel 62-36. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Shields 2-1; S Trachsel 3-4. Batters faced: J Shields 7; S Trachsel 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY BRIAN ROBERTS SCORED JAY PAYTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ROBERTS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BALTIMORE 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C PATTERSON (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY COREY PATTERSON SCORED BRIAN ROBERTS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C PATTERSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BALTIMORE 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.292, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.287, 0-FOR-1)
J GOMES (.256, 0-FOR-1)
J WILSON (.256, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
C Crawford lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .314
C Pena 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .275
B Upton cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312
D Young rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205

Totals 13 1 4 1 1 2 7

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (31, S Trachsel). RBI - C Pena (90). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1, D Young 1, A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Wilson (6, 2nd base off S Trachsel/R Hernandez), C
Crawford (43, 2nd base off S Trachsel/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Harris-J Wilson-C Pena).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309
C Patterson cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .275
N Markakis rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
J Payton lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261

Totals 12 2 4 2 0 3 2

BATTING: 3B - B Roberts (5, J Shields). RBI - B Roberts (49), C Patterson (40).
GIDP - N Markakis. Team LOB - 1.


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TAMPA BAY - 100 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 002 -- 2
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 3 4 2 2 0 3 0 4.12

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 4.58

Pitches-strikes: J Shields 34-22; S Trachsel 62-36. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Shields 4-2; S Trachsel 3-4. Batters faced: J Shields 12; S Trachsel 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Fieldin Culbreth.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>