GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (24-24) at BALTIMORE (22-27)

AL: OAKLAND (24-24) at BALTIMORE (22-27)

<h3>Orioles' Cabrera looks to rebound against Athletics</h3>

Oakland (24-24) at Baltimore (22-27), 1:35 pm EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Baltimore Orioles starter DanielCabrera looks to rebound from his shortest outing of the seasonwhen he faces the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

Cabrera (3-5, 4.66 ERA) allowed five earned runs in 4 2/3innings in a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. In thestart before that, on May 15, the 6-7 righthander had pitched aseason-high eight innings against the Blue Jays, but was ahard-luck loser as the Orioles fell 2-1.

In two career starts against the Athletics, Cabrera is 0-2 witha 15.00 ERA, but he has not faced Oakland since April 6, 2005.

Oakland's Joe Blanton (4-2, 3.59) also is coming off one of hisshortest outings of the season. He allowed six runs - fourearned - in 5 1/3 innings in Oakland's 8-5 loss to the ChicagoWhite Sox on Monday.

Prior to that, he had pitched seven or more innings in each ofhis last five starts, including a nine-inning effort inOakland's 2-0 loss against the Seattle Mariners on April 25.

The Orioles beat the Athletics 8-3 on Saturday, marking just thethird time in the last 17 meetings here that Baltimore hasprevailed. Miguel Tejada hit his second home run in his lastthree games after 100 at-bats without a one.

Eric Chavez returned to the Oakland lineup lineup after missingthe previous three games with a sore triceps muscle. Though heldhitless, Chavez has 20 home runs in 70 career games againstBaltimore.

Nick Swisher homered for the second time in as many gamesSaturday and four of his eight home runs this season have comein Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND AT BALTIMORE -- LINEUPS

OAKLAND BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Shannon Stewart LF .276 2 16 Brian Roberts 2B .311 2 15
Travis Buck RF .255 5 15 Nick Markakis RF .259 6 24
Nick Swisher CF .298 8 29 Miguel Tejada SS .318 4 24
Dan Johnson 1B .317 5 17 Aubrey Huff 1B .253 4 22
Eric Chavez 3B .235 5 21 Jay Payton LF .294 1 12
Bobby Crosby SS .259 5 20 Jay Gibbons DH .227 3 12
Jack Cust DH .246 8 20 Melvin Mora 3B .242 5 23
Marco Scutaro 2B .239 2 7 Corey Patterson CF .225 1 16
Adam Melhuse C .158 0 2 Paul Bako C .250 1 5

Joe Blanton RHP (4-2, 3.59) Daniel Cabrera RHP (3-5, 4.66)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: OAK - JOE BLANTON (4-2, 3.59)
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (3-5, 4.66)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TIMMONS
1B - RICK REED
2B - CHUCK MERIWETHER
3B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ

WEATHER: 94 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 2 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: OAK - JOE BLANTON AND ADAM MELHUSE
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA AND PAUL BAKO

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.276, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
T BUCK (.255, 5 HR, 15 RBI)
N SWISHER (.298, 8 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.311, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.259, 6 HR, 24 RBI)
M TEJADA (.318, 4 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
M Scutaro 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
A Huff 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.59

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.59

Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 1-0.
Batters faced: D Cabrera 3.

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

Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.317, 5 HR, 17 RBI)
E CHAVEZ (.235, 5 HR, 21 RBI)
B CROSBY (.259, 5 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
M Scutaro 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
A Huff 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 0 1 0 0 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2.


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.54

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.59

Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 15-9; D Cabrera 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Blanton 3-1; D Cabrera 1-0. Batters faced: J Blanton 5; D Cabrera 3.

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

Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J GIBBONS (.227, 3 HR, 12 RBI)
M MORA (.242, 5 HR, 23 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.225, 1 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .317
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
B Crosby ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
M Scutaro 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
A Huff 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
J Gibbons dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 5 0 1 0 0 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2.


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OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.54

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.52

WP - D Cabrera. Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 15-9; D Cabrera 29-16. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Blanton 3-1; D Cabrera 1-2. Batters faced: J Blanton 5; D
Cabrera 7.

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

Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.239, 0-FOR-0)
A MELHUSE (.158, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
S STEWART (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .317
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
B Crosby ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
M Scutaro 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
A Huff 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2.


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OAKLAND - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.49

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.52

WP - D Cabrera. Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 33-22; D Cabrera 29-16. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Blanton 4-2; D Cabrera 1-2. Batters faced: J Blanton 8; D
Cabrera 7.

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

Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: P BAKO (.250, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
B ROBERTS (.309, 0-FOR-1)
N MARKAKIS (.263, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
T Buck rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250
N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .317
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
B Crosby ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
M Scutaro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158

Totals 9 0 1 0 2 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Buck 1. Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
N Markakis rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
A Huff 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 8 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2.


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OAKLAND - 000 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.49

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 4.45

WP - D Cabrera. Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 33-22; D Cabrera 47-26. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Blanton 4-2; D Cabrera 3-2. Batters faced: J Blanton 8; D
Cabrera 11.

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

Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MIGUEL TEJADA (5) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF JOE BLANTON SCORED NICK MARKAKIS.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0, BALTIMORE 2

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.296, 0-FOR-1)
D JOHNSON (.317, 0-FOR-0, BB)
E CHAVEZ (.234, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS BALTIMORE (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
T Buck rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250
N Swisher cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .317
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
B Crosby ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
M Scutaro 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158

Totals 9 0 1 0 2 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Buck 1. Team LOB - 2.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
N Markakis rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .267
M Tejada ss 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .320
A Huff 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
J Gibbons dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
P Bako c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 13 2 3 2 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - M Tejada (5, 3rd inning off J Blanton 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Tejada 2 (26). 2-out RBI - M Tejada 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Payton 1. Team LOB - 2.


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OAKLAND - 000 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 002 -- 2
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 3 3 2 2 0 1 1 3.69

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 4.45

WP - D Cabrera. Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 51-33; D Cabrera 47-26. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Blanton 5-4; D Cabrera 3-2. Batters faced: J Blanton 13; D
Cabrera 11.

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

Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DAN JOHNSON SCORED NICK SWISHER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D JOHNSON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
BALTIMORE 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.234, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.291, 0-FOR-1)
J GIBBONS (.226, 0-FOR-1)
M MORA (.240, 0-FOR-1)</div>