GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (24-23) at BALTIMORE (21-27)

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Baez relieved C Bradford.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2
BALTIMORE 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E Chavez (.236, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Melhuse hit for J Kendall.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T BUCK ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2
BALTIMORE 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: A Melhuse (.158, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SHANNON STEWART SCORED TRAVIS BUCK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S STEWART ON FIRST, A MELHUSE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
BALTIMORE 8 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.300, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 0
BALTIMORE 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 x 8 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - JOE KENNEDY, JAY WITASICK (5TH), COLBY LEWIS (6TH), ERASMO
RAMIREZ (7TH), RON FLORES (8TH) AND JASON KENDALL

BAL - BRIAN BURRES, JOHN PARRISH (7TH), CHAD BRADFORD
(8TH), DANYS BAEZ (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

HOME RUNS: OAK - NICK SWISHER (8) OFF BRIAN BURRES IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
TRAVIS BUCK (5) OFF JOHN PARRISH IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

BAL - MIGUEL TEJADA (4) OFF JOE KENNEDY IN THE 1ST, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 0
BALTIMORE 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 x 8 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - JOE KENNEDY, JAY WITASICK (5TH), COLBY LEWIS (6TH), ERASMO
RAMIREZ (7TH), RON FLORES (8TH) AND JASON KENDALL

BAL - BRIAN BURRES, JOHN PARRISH (7TH), CHAD BRADFORD
(8TH), DANYS BAEZ (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ


WP - BRIAN BURRES (2-2)
LP - JOE KENNEDY (1-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: OAK - NICK SWISHER (8) OFF BRIAN BURRES IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
TRAVIS BUCK (5) OFF JOHN PARRISH IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

BAL - MIGUEL TEJADA (4) OFF JOE KENNEDY IN THE 1ST, 1 ON


TIME: 2:53 ATT: 29,194

PROBABLES: OAK - JOE BLANTON (4-2, 3.59)
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (3-5, 4.66)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS BALTIMORE (8) - FINAL

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .276
N Swisher cf 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .298
D Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .317
J Cust dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .246
B Crosby ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .259
E Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
M Ellis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
D Murphy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Buck rf 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .255
J Kendall c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .185
a-A Melhuse ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158

Totals 32 3 6 3 6 5 13

a-walked for J Kendall in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - N Swisher (8, 4th inning off B Burres 0 on, 1 Out), T Buck (5,
7th inning off J Parrish 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - N Swisher (29), T Buck (15), S
Stewart (16). 2-out RBI - T Buck, S Stewart. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - B Crosby 1, N Swisher 2. GIDP - S Stewart. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Kennedy-B Crosby-D Johnson, E Ramirez-D Murphy-D Johnson).



BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 3 3 1 0 2 .311
C Gomez 1b 3 0 1 2 2 0 1 .297
N Markakis rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .259
M Tejada ss 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .318
K Millar dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
M Mora 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
R Hernandez c 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .239
C Patterson cf 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 .225
J Payton lf 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .294

Totals 33 8 12 8 5 0 16

BATTING: HR - M Tejada (4, 1st inning off J Kennedy 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Tejada 2 (24), B Roberts 3 (15), C Gomez 2 (7), C Patterson (16). 2-out RBI - M
Tejada 2, B Roberts 3, C Patterson, C Gomez. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Hernandez 1, N Markakis 4. GIDP - N Markakis, B Roberts. Team LOB -
8.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (17, 2nd base off J Kennedy/J Kendall). CS - C
Gomez (1, 2nd base by J Kennedy/J Kendall).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Tejada-B Roberts-C Gomez).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 000 100 101 -- 3
BALTIMORE - 210 140 00x -- 8
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Kennedy (L, 1-4) 4 2/3 8 7 7 5 0 1 3.62
J Witasick 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.15
C Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.77
E Ramirez 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
R Flores 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
B Burres (W, 2-2) 6 3 1 1 3 4 1 3.27
J Parrish 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 1 4.57
C Bradford 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
D Baez 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 6.35

HBP - C Patterson (by J Kennedy); J Payton (by J Witasick). Pitches-strikes:
J Kennedy 94-48; J Witasick 12-6; C Lewis 17-13; E Ramirez 16-13; R Flores 8-7;
B Burres 92-57; J Parrish 36-17; C Bradford 1-1; D Baez 26-12. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Kennedy 9-4; J Witasick 1-0; C Lewis 1-2; E Ramirez 2-1; R Flores 2-1;
B Burres 7-7; J Parrish 1-3; C Bradford 1-0; D Baez 2-1. Batters faced: J
Kennedy 26; J Witasick 4; C Lewis 3; E Ramirez 4; R Flores 3; B Burres 23; J
Parrish 8; C Bradford 1; D Baez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

T--2:53. Att--29,194.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in
from right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
OAKLAND 3
BALTIMORE 8 FINAL</div>

 

Tejada homers as Orioles top Athletics

<h3>BALTIMORE 8, OAKLAND 3</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- It's been rare that the Baltimore Oriolescan celebrate a win against the Oakland Athletics.

Miguel Tejada hit his fourth home run of the season and BrianRoberts drove in three runs as the Orioles defeated Oakland,8-3, to earn their first victory against the Athletics in fourgames this season.

Chris Gomez added two RBI and Corey Patterson also drove in arun for the Orioles, who have won for just the third time intheir last 17 games here against Oakland. The Orioles are just24-54 against Oakland since 1999.

Brian Burres (2-2) allowed one runs, three hits and three walkswhile striking out four in a season-high six innings. Thelefthander retired the first 10 batters he faced before allowinga solo homer to Nick Swisher in the fourth.

Highlighted by Tejada's two-run blast in the first, the Oriolesopened up a 4-1 edge through four innings before blowing thegame open with four tallies in the fifth.

Patterson ignited the outburst with a two-out RBI single offstarter Joe Kennedy (1-4) that scored Tejada from second. RamonHernadez, who was on first base, moved to third on the throwhome and Patterson advanced to second.

After reliever Jay Witasick hit Jay Payton with his first pitchto load the bases, Roberts delivered a two-run single. Gomezfollowed with an RBI base hit to cap the rally.

It was an uncharacteristic performance for Kennedy, who hadallowed just one run in six of his eighth previous starts thisseason and hadn't given up more than three runs in any game.

The lefthander allowed seven runs, eight hits and five walkswhile failing to record a strikeout in 4 2/3 innings.

It was the Orioles' biggest offensive output since an 11-6 winagainst the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on May 10.

Swisher's eighth home run was his second in as many gamesagainst the Orioles. He has hit four homers against Baltimorethis season and all seven of his career blasts against Baltimorehave come in Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Oakland's Travis Buck hit his fifth home run of the season.

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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OAKLAND (3) AT BALTIMORE (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
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BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts singled to center. B Roberts stole second.
C Gomez walked. N Markakis grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to
first, C Gomez out at second, B Roberts to third. M Tejada homered to left,
B Roberts scored. K Millar grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 0, BALTIMORE 2.

BALTIMORE 2ND: M Mora grounded out to pitcher. R Hernandez walked.
C Patterson grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Hernandez out at second.
J Payton singled to left, C Patterson to second. B Roberts singled to left,
C Patterson scored, J Payton to second. C Gomez walked, J Payton to third,
B Roberts to second. N Markakis grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 0, BALTIMORE 3.

OAKLAND 4TH: S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. N Swisher homered to
left. D Johnson struck out swinging. J Cust walked. B Crosby lined out to
left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 4TH: C Patterson hit by pitch. J Payton singled to center,
C Patterson to third. B Roberts walked, J Payton to second. C Gomez grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Patterson scored, J Payton out at third,
B Roberts to second. C Gomez caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop,
B Roberts to third on runner's fielder's choice. N Markakis grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 5TH: M Tejada singled to shallow left. K Millar popped out to
shortstop. M Mora popped out to first. R Hernandez walked, M Tejada to
second. C Patterson singled to left, M Tejada scored, R Hernandez to second,
C Patterson to second, R Hernandez to third advancing on throw. J Witasick
relieved J Kennedy. J Payton hit by pitch. B Roberts singled to left,
R Hernandez and C Patterson scored, J Payton to second, J Payton to third
advancing on throw. C Gomez singled to left, J Payton scored, B Roberts to
second. N Markakis grounded out to second. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 8.

OAKLAND 7TH: J Parrish relieved B Burres. E Chavez popped out to shortstop.
M Ellis flied out to center. T Buck homered to left center. J Kendall
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, BALTIMORE 8.

OAKLAND 9TH: D Baez relieved C Bradford. E Chavez grounded out to first.
D Murphy grounded out to shortstop. T Buck walked. A Melhuse hit for J Kendall.
A Melhuse walked, T Buck to second. S Stewart singled to right, T Buck scored,
A Melhuse to third. S Stewart to second on fielder's indifference. N Swisher
popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, BALTIMORE 8.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BALTIMORE

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OAKLAND (3) AT BALTIMORE (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, N Swisher CF, D Johnson 1B, J Cust
DH, B Crosby SS, E Chavez 3B, M Ellis 2B, T Buck RF, J Kendall C, J Kennedy LHP.

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

Umpires -- Alfonso Marquez (HP), Tim Timmons (1B), Rick Reed (2B), Chuck
Meriwether (3B).

Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from right at 3 mph.


OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart grounded out to third. N Swisher flied out to
center. D Johnson lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts singled to center. B Roberts stole second.
C Gomez walked. N Markakis grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to
first, C Gomez out at second, B Roberts to third. M Tejada homered to left,
B Roberts scored. K Millar grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 0, BALTIMORE 2.

OAKLAND 2ND: J Cust flied out to center. B Crosby grounded out to second.
E Chavez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
BALTIMORE 2.

BALTIMORE 2ND: M Mora grounded out to pitcher. R Hernandez walked.
C Patterson grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Hernandez out at second.
J Payton singled to left, C Patterson to second. B Roberts singled to left,
C Patterson scored, J Payton to second. C Gomez walked, J Payton to third,
B Roberts to second. N Markakis grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 0, BALTIMORE 3.

OAKLAND 3RD: M Ellis grounded out to third. T Buck struck out swinging.
J Kendall flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0,
BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 3RD: M Tejada singled to left. K Millar flied out to center.
M Mora grounded out to pitcher, M Tejada to second. R Hernandez popped out
to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, BALTIMORE 3.

OAKLAND 4TH: S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. N Swisher homered to
left. D Johnson struck out swinging. J Cust walked. B Crosby lined out to
left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 4TH: C Patterson hit by pitch. J Payton singled to center,
C Patterson to third. B Roberts walked, J Payton to second. C Gomez grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Patterson scored, J Payton out at third,
B Roberts to second. C Gomez caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop,
B Roberts to third on runner's fielder's choice. N Markakis grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 4.

OAKLAND 5TH: E Chavez popped out to third. M Ellis reached on infield
single to second. T Buck singled to center, M Ellis to second. J Kendall
walked, M Ellis to third, T Buck to second. S Stewart grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, J Kendall out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 5TH: M Tejada singled to shallow left. K Millar popped out to
shortstop. M Mora popped out to first. R Hernandez walked, M Tejada to
second. C Patterson singled to left, M Tejada scored, R Hernandez to second,
C Patterson to second, R Hernandez to third advancing on throw. J Witasick
relieved J Kennedy. J Payton hit by pitch. B Roberts singled to left,
R Hernandez and C Patterson scored, J Payton to second, J Payton to third
advancing on throw. C Gomez singled to left, J Payton scored, B Roberts to
second. N Markakis grounded out to second. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 8.

OAKLAND 6TH: N Swisher walked. D Johnson flied out to center. J Cust
struck out swinging. B Crosby grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 8.

BALTIMORE 6TH: C Lewis relieved J Witasick. M Tejada grounded out to
second. K Millar popped out to second. M Mora fouled out to first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BALTIMORE 8.

OAKLAND 7TH: J Parrish relieved B Burres. E Chavez popped out to shortstop.
M Ellis flied out to center. T Buck homered to left center. J Kendall
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, BALTIMORE 8.

BALTIMORE 7TH: D Murphy at second base. E Ramirez relieved C Lewis.
R Hernandez singled to right. C Patterson popped out to third. J Payton singled
to right, R Hernandez to third. B Roberts grounded into double play, pitcher
to second to first, J Payton out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 2, BALTIMORE 8.

OAKLAND 8TH: S Stewart flied out to center. N Swisher walked. D Johnson
singled to center, N Swisher to second. J Cust struck out looking. C Bradford
relieved J Parrish. B Crosby grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 2, BALTIMORE 8.

BALTIMORE 8TH: R Flores relieved E Ramirez. C Gomez grounded out to third.
N Markakis popped out to shortstop. M Tejada grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, BALTIMORE 8.

OAKLAND 9TH: D Baez relieved C Bradford. E Chavez grounded out to first.
D Murphy grounded out to shortstop. T Buck walked. A Melhuse hit for J Kendall.
A Melhuse walked, T Buck to second. S Stewart singled to right, T Buck scored,
A Melhuse to third. S Stewart to second on fielder's indifference. N Swisher
popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 3, BALTIMORE 8.</div>

 

Tejada homers as Orioles top Athletics

<h3>BALTIMORE 8, OAKLAND 3</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- It's been rare that the Baltimore Oriolescan celebrate a win against the Oakland Athletics.

Miguel Tejada hit his fourth home run of the season and BrianRoberts drove in three runs as the Orioles defeated Oakland,8-3, to earn their first victory against the Athletics in fourgames this season.

Chris Gomez added two RBI and Corey Patterson also drove in arun for the Orioles, who have won for just the third time intheir last 17 games here against Oakland. The Orioles are just24-54 against Oakland since 1999.

"What I've done lately is be patient at the plate," said Tejada,who hit his second home run in three games after going 100at-bats without one. "I just look for my pitch. That's why myswing is better."

Brian Burres (2-2) allowed one runs, three hits and three walkswhile striking out four in a season-high six innings. Thelefthander retired the first 10 batters he faced before allowinga solo homer to Nick Swisher in the fourth.

"If I can keep my pitch count low, I can go as long as they letme," Burres said. "When you get a little cushion, you can reallyattack the hitters and get some outs."

Highlighted by Tejada's two-run blast in the first, the Oriolesopened up a 4-1 edge through four innings before blowing thegame open with four tallies in the fifth.

"(Tejada) does look different to me at the plate," Baltimoremanager Sam Perlozzo said. "He's turning on some balls. Hisbat looks quick, but it also looks like he's geared up to hitthe ball where it's pitched."

Patterson ignited the fifth-inning outburst with a two-out RBIsingle off starter Joe Kennedy (1-4) that scored Tejada fromsecond. Ramon Hernadez, who was on first base, moved to thirdon the throw home and Patterson advanced to second.

After reliever Jay Witasick hit Jay Payton with his first pitchto load the bases, Roberts delivered a two-run single. Gomezfollowed with an RBI base hit to cap the rally.

"A lot of one-run games," said Roberts, referring to theOrioles' last two games - both one-run defeats. "It's beencrazy. It was nice to have a little breathing room. We've<div class="pre">played a lot of 3-2 games, that's good baseball, but we haven't</div>been on the right side of a lot of them."

It was an uncharacteristic performance for Kennedy, who hadallowed just one run in six of his eighth previous starts thisseason and hadn't given up more than three runs in any game.

The lefthander allowed seven runs, eight hits and five walkswhile failing to record a strikeout in 4 2/3 innings.

"He didn't have a good feel for the ball," Oakland manager BobGeren said. "He pitched his heart out, but it just wasn't hisnight."

It was the Orioles' biggest offensive output since an 11-6 winagainst the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on May 10.

Swisher's eighth home run was his second in as many gamesagainst the Orioles. He has hit four homers against Baltimorethis season and all seven of his career blasts against Baltimorehave come in Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Oakland's Travis Buck hit his fifth home run of the season.

 

Garciaparra has not been himself this season he has been a total bust talk about power slip.