GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (53-80) at BALTIMORE (58-73)

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: AL REYES (1-2, 4.35) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 8, BALTIMORE 5

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.256, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Al Reyes relieved D Wheeler.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 8
BALTIMORE 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J Payton (.256, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Redman hit for J Payton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 8
BALTIMORE 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: T Redman (.333, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY COREY PATTERSON SCORED TIKE REDMAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C PATTERSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 8
BALTIMORE 6 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.292, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 10 1
BALTIMORE 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, SCOTT DOHMANN (6TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES
(9TH) AND JOSH PAUL

BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE, JAMES HOEY (7TH), BRIAN BURRES
(8TH), JON LEICESTER (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

HOME RUNS: TAM - JOSH WILSON (1) OFF JEREMY GUTHRIE IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
B.J. UPTON (21) OFF JEREMY GUTHRIE IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
AKINORI IWAMURA (5) OFF JAMES HOEY IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

BAL - NICK MARKAKIS (15) OFF SCOTT KAZMIR IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
KEVIN MILLAR (14) OFF SCOTT KAZMIR IN THE 3RD, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 10 1
BALTIMORE 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, SCOTT DOHMANN (6TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES
(9TH) AND JOSH PAUL

BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE, JAMES HOEY (7TH), BRIAN BURRES
(8TH), JON LEICESTER (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ


WP - SCOTT KAZMIR (11-8)
LP - JEREMY GUTHRIE (7-5)
SAVE - AL REYES (22)

HOME RUNS: TAM - JOSH WILSON (1) OFF JEREMY GUTHRIE IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
B.J. UPTON (21) OFF JEREMY GUTHRIE IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
AKINORI IWAMURA (5) OFF JAMES HOEY IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

BAL - NICK MARKAKIS (15) OFF SCOTT KAZMIR IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
KEVIN MILLAR (14) OFF SCOTT KAZMIR IN THE 3RD, 1 ON


TIME: 3:09 ATT: 17,546

PROBABLES: BAL - RADHAMES LIZ (0-1, 7.50)
BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (16-10, 4.16)

PROBABLES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE (3-9, 6.38)
NYY - PHILIP HUGHES (2-2, 5.35)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (8) VS BALTIMORE (6) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .284
C Crawford lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .312
C Pena 1b 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .270
B Upton cf 4 2 1 3 1 2 0 .311
D Young rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293
B Harris 2b 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 .287
J Gomes dh 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .253
a-G Norton ph-dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .216
J Wilson ss 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .264
J Paul c 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .198

Totals 36 8 10 8 6 10 16

a-hit sacrifice fly to center for J Gomes in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (32, J Guthrie); J Gomes (15, J Guthrie); D Young (33,
B Burres). HR - J Wilson (1, 3rd inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 0 Out), B Upton
(21, 3rd inning off J Guthrie 2 on, 2 Out), A Iwamura (5, 8th inning off J Hoey
0 on, 2 Out). S - J Paul. SF - G Norton. RBI - J Wilson (18), B Upton 3 (68), J
Paul (9), C Crawford (71), A Iwamura (22), G Norton (15). 2-out RBI - B Upton
3, C Crawford, A Iwamura. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, C
Crawford 1, J Wilson 1. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - S Kazmir (3, bunt). DP: 2 (A Iwamura-B Harris-C Pena, J
Wilson-B Harris-C Pena).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .306
C Patterson cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .275
N Markakis rf 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 .292
M Tejada ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .304
K Millar 1b 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 .264
M Mora 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
J House dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200
a-A Huff ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Hernandez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
J Payton lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
b-T Redman ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357

Totals 35 6 10 6 4 9 16

a-flied out to right for J House in the 8th; b-singled to center for J Payton
in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - B Roberts (38, S Kazmir); M Tejada (16, S Kazmir); R Hernandez
(13, S Kazmir); C Patterson (26, Al Reyes). HR - N Markakis (15, 1st inning off
S Kazmir 2 on, 0 Out), K Millar (14, 3rd inning off S Kazmir 1 on, 1 Out). S -
C Patterson. RBI - N Markakis 3 (86), K Millar 2 (57), C Patterson (41).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J House 3, M Tejada 1, K Millar 1, C
Patterson 1. GIDP - M Mora, M Tejada. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Redman (2, 2nd base off Al Reyes/J Paul).

FIELDING: E - M Tejada (13, throw).


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TAMPA BAY - 004 101 011 -- 8
BALTIMORE - 302 000 001 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir (W, 11-8) 5 7 5 4 3 5 2 3.74
S Dohmann (H, 2) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.08
D Wheeler (H, 6) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.85
Al Reyes (S, 22) 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.44

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie (L, 7-5) 6 8 6 5 3 6 2 3.61
J Hoey 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 2 1 11.12
B Burres 2/3 1 1 1 2 1 0 5.54
J Leicester 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 15.43

IBB - B Harris (by B Burres). Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 98-63; S Dohmann
20-12; D Wheeler 11-9; Al Reyes 15-9; J Guthrie 98-63; J Hoey 31-19; B Burres
26-10; J Leicester 6-4. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 6-5; S Dohmann 3-2; D
Wheeler 1-1; Al Reyes 0-1; J Guthrie 8-5; J Hoey 2-1; B Burres 0-1; J Leicester
0-1. Batters faced: S Kazmir 25; S Dohmann 7; D Wheeler 3; Al Reyes 5; J
Guthrie 30; J Hoey 7; B Burres 5; J Leicester 2.

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

T--3:09. Att--17,546.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in
from center.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 8
BALTIMORE 6 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (8) AT BALTIMORE (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts doubled to left. C Patterson sacrificed to
catcher, B Roberts to third, C Patterson safe at first on error by pitcher
S Kazmir. B Roberts to third on error by pitcher S Kazmir. N Markakis homered to
center, B Roberts and C Patterson scored. M Tejada hit a ground rule double to
deep left. K Millar walked. M Mora grounded into double play, third to second
to first, K Millar out at second. J House struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
1 Error) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: J Wilson homered to center. J Paul struck out looking.
A Iwamura popped out to shortstop. C Crawford hit a ground rule double to deep
left. C Pena walked. B Upton homered to right, C Crawford and C Pena scored.
D Young flied out to right. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 3RD: N Markakis struck out looking. M Tejada singled to deep
left. K Millar homered to left, M Tejada scored. M Mora popped out to
shortstop. J House grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 5.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Harris walked. J Gomes struck out swinging. J Wilson
reached on infield single to shortstop, B Harris to second, B Harris to third
on throwing error by shortstop M Tejada. J Paul sacrificed into fielder's
choice to pitcher, B Harris scored, J Wilson to second. A Iwamura popped out
to shortstop. C Crawford popped out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
TAMPA BAY 5, BALTIMORE 5.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: J Gomes doubled to deep left. J Wilson reached on infield
single to shortstop. J Paul bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, J Gomes
out at third, J Wilson to second. A Iwamura grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, J Paul out at second, J Wilson to third. C Crawford singled to
right, J Wilson scored, A Iwamura to second. C Pena struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BALTIMORE 5.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: J Wilson grounded out to shortstop. J Paul fouled out to
right. A Iwamura homered to right. B Burres relieved J Hoey. C Crawford flied
out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 7, BALTIMORE 5.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: C Pena struck out swinging. B Upton walked. D Young
doubled to deep right, B Upton to third. B Harris intentionally walked.
J Leicester relieved B Burres. G Norton hit for J Gomes. G Norton hit sacrifice
fly to center, B Upton scored, D Young to third. J Wilson struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 8, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 9TH: Al Reyes relieved D Wheeler. T Redman hit for J Payton.
T Redman singled to center. B Roberts struck out swinging, T Redman stole
second. C Patterson doubled to deep left center, T Redman scored. N Markakis
struck out swinging. M Tejada flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 8, BALTIMORE 6.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (8) AT BALTIMORE (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, C Pena 1B, B Upton
CF, D Young RF, B Harris 2B, J Gomes DH, J Wilson SS, J Paul C, S Kazmir LHP.

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Patterson CF, N Markakis RF,
M Tejada SS, K Millar 1B, M Mora 3B, J House DH, R Hernandez C, J Payton LF,
J Guthrie RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Schrieber (HP), Fieldin Culbreth (1B), Marty Foster (2B),
Tim Mcclelland (3B).

Gametime Weather: 88 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from center at 3 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura struck out looking. C Crawford grounded out to
shortstop. C Pena grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts doubled to left. C Patterson sacrificed to
catcher, B Roberts to third, C Patterson safe at first on error by pitcher
S Kazmir. B Roberts to third on error by pitcher S Kazmir. N Markakis homered to
center, B Roberts and C Patterson scored. M Tejada hit a ground rule double to
deep left. K Millar walked. M Mora grounded into double play, third to second
to first, K Millar out at second. J House struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
1 Error) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: B Upton struck out swinging. D Young grounded out to
second. B Harris walked. J Gomes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 2ND: R Hernandez doubled to deep right. J Payton struck out
swinging. B Roberts struck out swinging. C Patterson flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: J Wilson homered to center. J Paul struck out looking.
A Iwamura popped out to shortstop. C Crawford hit a ground rule double to deep
left. C Pena walked. B Upton homered to right, C Crawford and C Pena scored.
D Young flied out to right. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 3RD: N Markakis struck out looking. M Tejada singled to deep
left. K Millar homered to left, M Tejada scored. M Mora popped out to
shortstop. J House grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 5.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Harris walked. J Gomes struck out swinging. J Wilson
reached on infield single to shortstop, B Harris to second, B Harris to third
on throwing error by shortstop M Tejada. J Paul sacrificed into fielder's
choice to pitcher, B Harris scored, J Wilson to second. A Iwamura popped out
to shortstop. C Crawford popped out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 5, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 4TH: R Hernandez flied out to center. J Payton grounded out to
shortstop. B Roberts walked. C Patterson flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BALTIMORE 5.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: C Pena grounded out to second. B Upton grounded out to
third. D Young singled to right. B Harris lined out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 5TH: N Markakis singled to left. M Tejada walked, N Markakis to
second. K Millar struck out swinging. M Mora grounded out to third,
N Markakis to third, M Tejada to second. J House fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BALTIMORE 5.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: J Gomes doubled to deep left. J Wilson reached on infield
single to shortstop. J Paul bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, J Gomes
out at third, J Wilson to second. A Iwamura grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, J Paul out at second, J Wilson to third. C Crawford singled to
right, J Wilson scored, A Iwamura to second. C Pena struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 6TH: S Dohmann relieved S Kazmir. R Hernandez grounded out to
shortstop. J Payton fouled out to third. B Roberts flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BALTIMORE 5.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Hoey relieved J Guthrie. B Upton struck out swinging.
D Young grounded out to catcher. B Harris walked. J Gomes struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 7TH: C Patterson reached on bunt single to pitcher. N Markakis
walked, C Patterson to second. M Tejada grounded into double play, shortstop
to second to first, N Markakis out at second, C Patterson to third. K Millar
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BALTIMORE 5.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: J Wilson grounded out to shortstop. J Paul fouled out to
right. A Iwamura homered to right. B Burres relieved J Hoey. C Crawford flied
out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 7, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 8TH: D Wheeler relieved S Dohmann. M Mora struck out swinging.
A Huff hit for J House. A Huff flied out to right. R Hernandez grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 7, BALTIMORE 5.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: C Pena struck out swinging. B Upton walked. D Young
doubled to deep right, B Upton to third. B Harris intentionally walked.
J Leicester relieved B Burres. G Norton hit for J Gomes. G Norton hit sacrifice
fly to center, B Upton scored, D Young to third. J Wilson struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 8, BALTIMORE 5.

BALTIMORE 9TH: Al Reyes relieved D Wheeler. T Redman hit for J Payton.
T Redman singled to center. B Roberts struck out swinging, T Redman stole
second. C Patterson doubled to deep left center, T Redman scored. N Markakis
struck out swinging. M Tejada flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 8, BALTIMORE 6.</div>

 

Devil Rays down Orioles for series sweep

<h3>TAMPA BAY 8, BALTIMORE 6</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Josh Wilson had three hits and CarlCrawford plated the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as theTampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 8-6, onThursday.


Devil Rays starter Scott Kazmir (11-8) allowed five runs - fourearned - and scattered seven hits over five innings. Thelefthander struck out five and walked three as Tampa Baycompleted its first series sweep on the road since August 2005against the Cleveland Indians.


With the game tied at 5-5 in the sixth inning, Wilson reached ona single against Baltimore starter Jeremy Guthrie (7-5) withone out and moved to second on a bunt by Josh Paul. AkinoriIwamura followed with a ground ball to shortstop Miguel Tejada,who flipped the ball to second baseman Brian Roberts to turn thedouble play. However, Iwamura beat the relay throw to firstand the inning continued.


Crawford followed with a ground ball that found its way betweenfirst and second, allowing Wilson to score, giving Tampa Bay a6-5 lead.


Scott Dohmann and Dan Wheeler bridged the gap to Al Reyes, whopitched the ninth for his 22nd save of the season.

Guthrie gave up six runs - five earned - on eight hits over sixinnings for the Orioles. The righthander struck out six andwalked three as Baltimore finished their 10-game homestand witha 1-9 record.


The Orioles held a 3-0 lead after Nick Markakis hit his 15thhome run of the season, a three-run blast in the first inning.

The Devil Rays gained the lead with a four-run third. Wilsonled off the inning with his first home run of the season tobegin the rally. Guthrie got the next two batters out beforeCrawford hit a ground-rule double to left field and Carlos Penawalked. B.J. Upton followed by putting the Devil Rays on top,4-3, with his 21st home run of the season.


The lead didn't last long as Kevin Millar hit a two-run home runin the bottom of the inning to put the Orioles back on top.Tejada singled with one out before Millar hit his 14th home runof the season, giving Baltimore a 5-4 lead.


The Devil Rays evened the score in the fourth. Brendan Harriswalked to lead off the inning and advanced to third when Tejadafielded a ground ball by Wilson but threw the ball away atfirst. Paul laid down a perfect bunt, allowing Harris to scoreand tie the game.


After taking the lead in the sixth, Iwamura added an insurancerun on his fifth home run of the season in the eighth and GregNorton hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth, pushing the lead tothree.


The Orioles tried to rally in the ninth after Tike Redman ledoff the frame with a single and stole second after Robertsstruck out. Corey Patterson plated Redman with a double to theleft-center field gap, but Reyes got Markakis to strike outbefore Tejada flied out to end the game.

 

Devil Rays down Orioles for series sweep

<h3>TAMPA BAY 8, BALTIMORE 6</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Josh Wilson had three hits and CarlCrawford plated the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as theTampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 8-6, onThursday.


Devil Rays starter Scott Kazmir (11-8) allowed five runs - fourearned - and scattered seven hits in five innings. Thelefthander struck out five and walked three as Tampa Baycompleted its first series sweep on the road since August 2005against the Cleveland Indians.


"Nice game," Devil Ray manager Joe Maddon said. "Kazmir didn'thave his best stuff, but the bullpen was outstanding andpermitted us to win the game."


"You are going to have days like this," Kazmir said. "I battledand the offense picked us up."


With the game tied at 5-5 in the sixth inning, Wilson reached ona single against Baltimore starter Jeremy Guthrie (7-5) withone out and moved to second on a bunt by Josh Paul. AkinoriIwamura followed with a grounder to shortstop Miguel Tejada, whoflipped the ball to second baseman Brian Roberts to start thedouble play.


However, Iwamura beat the relay throw to first and the inningcontinued.


Crawford followed with a ground ball that found its way betweenfirst and second, allowing Wilson to score, giving Tampa Bay a6-5 lead.


Scott Dohmann and Dan Wheeler bridged the gap to Al Reyes, whopitched the ninth for his 22nd save of the season.

Guthrie gave up six runs - five earned - and eight hits in sixinnings for the Orioles. The righthander struck out six andwalked three as Baltimore finished its 10-game homestand with a1-9 record.


"I'm just going out there trying to have the same approach inevery inning - don't think about anything that has happened,"Guthrie said. "Unfortunately, they got a couple of good swingsand got momentum back on their side."


The Orioles held a 3-0 lead after Nick Markakis hit his 15thhome run of the season, a three-run blast in the first inning.

The Devil Rays moved ahead with a four-run third. Wilson ledoff the inning with his first home run of the season.

"I'll take one of those any day," Wilson said. "I have neverhit a home run to center field. I was thinking double after Ihit it. I'm happy it went over (the wall)."


Guthrie got out the next two batters before Crawford hit aground-rule double to left field and Carlos Pena walked. B.J.Upton followed with his 21st home run of the season, putting theDevil Rays on top, 4-3.


"(Guthrie's) balls are up and out over the plate," Oriolesmanager Dave Trembley said. "The big hit was by Upton."

The lead did not last long as Kevin Millar hit a two-run homerin the bottom of the inning to put the Orioles back in front.Tejada singled with one out before Millar hit his 14th blast ofthe season.


The Devil Rays evened the score in the fourth. Brendan Harriswalked to lead off the inning and advanced to third when Tejadafielded a grounder by Wilson but made an errant throw to first.Paul laid down a perfect bunt, allowing Harris to score thetying run.


After Crawford gave Tampa Bay the lead in the sixth, Iwamuraadded an insurance run in the eighth with his fifth homer. GregNorton hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth, pushing the lead to8-5.


"Overall, I like the quality of our at-bats," Maddon said. "Wehave shown improvement."


The Orioles tried to rally in the ninth, when Tike Redman ledoff the frame with a single and stole second after Robertsstruck out. Corey Patterson plated Redman with a double to theleft-center field gap, but Reyes struck out Markakis and induceda flyout by Tejada to end the game.


"I'm sure everybody is pressing. That's natural," Trembleysaid. "No one's happy. I think everyone feels like they've leteveryone down."