AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (9) VS SEATTLE (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Payton cf-lf 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .288 C Gomez 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .295 N Markakis rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .268 M Tejada dh 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .314 M Mora 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .245 A Huff 1b 5 0 3 2 0 2 0 .257 R Hernandez c 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .244 J Gibbons lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .213 C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 F Bynum ss 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .273 Totals 41 9 16 8 0 10 13 BATTING: 2B - J Payton 2 (8, C Reitsma, J Washburn); M Tejada (10, J Washburn); A Huff 2 (14, C Reitsma, J Washburn); M Mora (15, C Reitsma). S - C Gomez. RBI - J Payton 2 (20), C Gomez (8), M Tejada (32), A Huff 2 (26), N Markakis (37), M Mora (27). 2-out RBI - A Huff 2, M Mora. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 2, M Mora 1, N Markakis 1. GIDP - C Gomez. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: E - R Hernandez (4, throw). DP: 1 (C Gomez-F Bynum-A Huff). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .331 J Lopez 2b 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .296 J Guillen rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .278 R Ibanez lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .278 R Sexson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .197 J Vidro dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .290 Y Betancourt ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304 W Bloomquist 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245 J Burke c 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .344 Totals 29 4 7 4 4 6 11 BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (12, D Cabrera). RBI - R Ibanez (33), J Burke (5), J Lopez (31), J Guillen (37). 2-out RBI - R Ibanez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, R Sexson 1, J Guillen 1, I Suzuki 1. GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - W Bloomquist (2, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez). FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Sexson). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 051 003 -- 9 SEATTLE - 130 000 00 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 8 7 4 4 4 6 0 4.70 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn 4 2/3 9 5 5 0 6 0 3.94 J Huber 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 4.00 G Sherrill 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.47 C Reitsma 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 6.11 WP - C Reitsma 2. HBP - J Payton (by J Washburn); J Burke (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 109-63; J Washburn 103-64; J Huber 35-23; G Sherrill 4-3; C Reitsma 34-20. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 11-6; J Washburn 2-6; J Huber 3-3; G Sherrill 0-0; C Reitsma 3-0. Batters faced: D Cabrera 34; J Washburn 24; J Huber 11; G Sherrill 1; C Reitsma 7. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry Young. Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Gomez at first base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9 SEATTLE 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W Bloomquist (.245, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Roberts at second base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9 SEATTLE 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W Bloomquist (.245, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE BAL: CHRIS RAY (3-4, 4.05) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9, SEATTLE 4 DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W BLOOMQUIST (.245, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Ray relieved D Cabrera. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9 SEATTLE 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W Bloomquist (.245, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Broussard hit for J Burke. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, W BLOOMQUIST ON SECOND, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9 SEATTLE 4 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: B Broussard (.279, 3 HR, 9 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE GROUND OUT BY JOSE LOPEZ SCORED WILLIE BLOOMQUIST. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, I SUZUKI ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9 SEATTLE 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.278, 0-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 3 9 16 1 SEATTLE 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, CHRIS RAY (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, JON HUBER (5TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), CHRIS REITSMA (9TH) AND JAMIE BURKE HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE SEA - NONE</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 3 9 16 1 SEATTLE 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, CHRIS RAY (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, JON HUBER (5TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), CHRIS REITSMA (9TH) AND JAMIE BURKE WP - DANIEL CABRERA (5-6) LP - JARROD WASHBURN (5-5) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: BAL - NONE SEA - NONE TIME: 2:55 ATT: 29,010 PROBABLES: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA (6-4, 5.43) SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO (4-0, 1.74) PROBABLES: COL - JEFF FRANCIS (5-4, 3.70) BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL (4-4, 3.89)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (9) VS SEATTLE (5) - FINAL BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Payton cf-lf 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .288 C Gomez 2b-1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .295 N Markakis rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .268 M Tejada dh 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .314 M Mora 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .245 A Huff 1b 5 0 3 2 0 2 0 .257 B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 R Hernandez c 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .244 J Gibbons lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .213 C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 F Bynum ss 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .273 Totals 41 9 16 8 0 10 13 BATTING: 2B - J Payton 2 (8, C Reitsma, J Washburn); M Tejada (10, J Washburn); A Huff 2 (14, C Reitsma, J Washburn); M Mora (15, C Reitsma). S - C Gomez. RBI - J Payton 2 (20), C Gomez (8), M Tejada (32), A Huff 2 (26), N Markakis (37), M Mora (27). 2-out RBI - A Huff 2, M Mora. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez 2, M Mora 1, N Markakis 1. GIDP - C Gomez. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: E - R Hernandez (4, throw). DP: 1 (C Gomez-F Bynum-A Huff). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .333 J Lopez 2b 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .294 J Guillen rf 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .277 R Ibanez lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .278 R Sexson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .197 J Vidro dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .290 Y Betancourt ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304 W Bloomquist 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .259 J Burke c 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .344 a-B Broussard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Totals 34 5 9 5 4 6 13 a-flied out to left for J Burke in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (12, D Cabrera); W Bloomquist (2, C Ray). RBI - R Ibanez (33), J Burke (5), J Lopez 2 (32), J Guillen (37). 2-out RBI - R Ibanez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, R Sexson 1, J Guillen 2, I Suzuki 1. GIDP - J Vidro. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - W Bloomquist (2, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez). FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Sexson). ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 000 051 003 -- 9 SEATTLE - 130 000 001 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera (W, 5-6) 8 7 4 4 4 6 0 4.70 C Ray 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.23 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn (L, 5-5) 4 2/3 9 5 5 0 6 0 3.94 J Huber 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 4.00 G Sherrill 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.47 C Reitsma 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 6.11 WP - C Reitsma 2. HBP - J Payton (by J Washburn); J Burke (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 109-63; C Ray 27-18; J Washburn 103-64; J Huber 35-23; G Sherrill 4-3; C Reitsma 34-20. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 11-6; C Ray 1-2; J Washburn 2-6; J Huber 3-3; G Sherrill 0-0; C Reitsma 3-0. Batters faced: D Cabrera 34; C Ray 5; J Washburn 24; J Huber 11; G Sherrill 1; C Reitsma 7. UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry Young. T--2:55. Att--29,010. Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (9) AT SEATTLE (5) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki lined out to center. J Lopez walked. J Guillen struck out looking. R Ibanez doubled to deep left, J Lopez scored. R Sexson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, SEATTLE 1. SEATTLE 2ND: J Vidro singled to right. Y Betancourt singled to right, J Vidro to second. W Bloomquist grounded out to second, J Vidro to third, Y Betancourt to second. J Burke singled to right, J Vidro scored, Y Betancourt to third. I Suzuki walked, J Burke to second. J Lopez singled to left, Y Betancourt scored, J Burke to third, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Burke scored, J Lopez out at second, I Suzuki to third. R Ibanez grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, SEATTLE 4. BALTIMORE 5TH: J Gibbons singled to right center. F Bynum singled to left, J Gibbons to second. J Payton doubled to deep left, J Gibbons and F Bynum scored. C Gomez singled to center, J Payton scored. N Markakis grounded out to second, C Gomez to second. M Tejada doubled to left, C Gomez scored. M Mora lined out to third. A Huff doubled to deep center, M Tejada scored. J Huber relieved J Washburn. R Hernandez struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 5, SEATTLE 4. BALTIMORE 6TH: J Gibbons singled to right center. F Bynum reached on bunt single to pitcher, J Gibbons to second. J Payton singled to left center, J Gibbons to third, F Bynum to second. C Gomez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Gibbons scored, J Payton out at second, F Bynum to third. N Markakis grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, SEATTLE 4. BALTIMORE 9TH: C Reitsma relieved G Sherrill. J Payton doubled to left. C Gomez sacrificed to pitcher, J Payton to third. N Markakis singled to right, J Payton scored. N Markakis to second on wild pitch by C Reitsma. M Tejada grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, N Markakis out at third. M Tejada to second on wild pitch by C Reitsma. M Mora doubled to left, M Tejada scored. A Huff doubled to left, M Mora scored. R Hernandez grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 9, SEATTLE 4. SEATTLE 9TH: C Gomez at first base. B Roberts at second base. C Ray relieved D Cabrera. W Bloomquist hit a ground rule double to right. B Broussard hit for J Burke. B Broussard flied out to left. I Suzuki singled to right, W Bloomquist to third. J Lopez grounded out to shortstop, W Bloomquist scored, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen lined out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 9, SEATTLE 5.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BALTIMORE (9) AT SEATTLE (5) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baltimore Starting Lineups -- J Payton CF, C Gomez 2B, N Markakis RF, M Tejada DH, M Mora 3B, A Huff 1B, R Hernandez C, J Gibbons LF, F Bynum SS, D Cabrera RHP. Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Lopez 2B, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF, R Sexson 1B, J Vidro DH, Y Betancourt SS, W Bloomquist 3B, J Burke C, J Washburn LHP. Umpires -- Angel Hernandez (HP), Ted Barrett (1B), Mark Carlson (2B), Larry Young (3B). Gametime Weather: 58 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 3 mph. BALTIMORE 1ST: J Payton flied out to center. C Gomez flied out to center. N Markakis reached on infield single to third. M Tejada singled to center, N Markakis to third. M Mora struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, SEATTLE 0. SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki lined out to center. J Lopez walked. J Guillen struck out looking. R Ibanez doubled to deep left, J Lopez scored. R Sexson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, SEATTLE 1. BALTIMORE 2ND: A Huff singled to center. R Hernandez struck out swinging. J Gibbons struck out swinging. F Bynum struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, SEATTLE 1. SEATTLE 2ND: J Vidro singled to right. Y Betancourt singled to right, J Vidro to second. W Bloomquist grounded out to second, J Vidro to third, Y Betancourt to second. J Burke singled to right, J Vidro scored, Y Betancourt to third. I Suzuki walked, J Burke to second. J Lopez singled to left, Y Betancourt scored, J Burke to third, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Burke scored, J Lopez out at second, I Suzuki to third. R Ibanez grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, SEATTLE 4. BALTIMORE 3RD: J Payton hit by pitch. C Gomez grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Payton out at second. N Markakis struck out swinging. M Tejada lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, SEATTLE 4. SEATTLE 3RD: R Sexson walked. J Vidro grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Sexson out at second. Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, SEATTLE 4. BALTIMORE 4TH: M Mora lined out to left. A Huff struck out swinging. R Hernandez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, SEATTLE 4. SEATTLE 4TH: W Bloomquist struck out looking. J Burke hit by pitch. I Suzuki lined out to left. J Lopez reached on infield single to second, J Burke to second. J Guillen flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 0, SEATTLE 4. BALTIMORE 5TH: J Gibbons singled to right center. F Bynum singled to left, J Gibbons to second. J Payton doubled to deep left, J Gibbons and F Bynum scored. C Gomez singled to center, J Payton scored. N Markakis grounded out to second, C Gomez to second. M Tejada doubled to left, C Gomez scored. M Mora lined out to third. A Huff doubled to deep center, M Tejada scored. J Huber relieved J Washburn. R Hernandez struck out swinging. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 5, SEATTLE 4. SEATTLE 5TH: R Ibanez fouled out to third. R Sexson struck out swinging. J Vidro grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 5, SEATTLE 4. BALTIMORE 6TH: J Gibbons singled to right center. F Bynum reached on bunt single to pitcher, J Gibbons to second. J Payton singled to left center, J Gibbons to third, F Bynum to second. C Gomez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Gibbons scored, J Payton out at second, F Bynum to third. N Markakis grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, SEATTLE 4. SEATTLE 6TH: Y Betancourt lined out to shortstop. W Bloomquist reached on infield single to shortstop. W Bloomquist stole second, W Bloomquist safe at third on throwing error by catcher R Hernandez. J Burke struck out swinging. I Suzuki grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) BALTIMORE 6, SEATTLE 4. BALTIMORE 7TH: M Tejada flied out to center. M Mora flied out to center. A Huff struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, SEATTLE 4. SEATTLE 7TH: J Lopez struck out looking. J Guillen flied out to center. R Ibanez walked. R Ibanez out at second on runner's fielder's choice.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, SEATTLE 4. BALTIMORE 8TH: R Hernandez struck out looking. J Gibbons flied out to right. G Sherrill relieved J Huber. F Bynum struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, SEATTLE 4. SEATTLE 8TH: J Payton in left field. C Patterson in center field. R Sexson grounded out to second. J Vidro grounded out to shortstop. Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6, SEATTLE 4. BALTIMORE 9TH: C Reitsma relieved G Sherrill. J Payton doubled to left. C Gomez sacrificed to pitcher, J Payton to third. N Markakis singled to right, J Payton scored. N Markakis to second on wild pitch by C Reitsma. M Tejada grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, N Markakis out at third. M Tejada to second on wild pitch by C Reitsma. M Mora doubled to left, M Tejada scored. A Huff doubled to left, M Mora scored. R Hernandez grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 9, SEATTLE 4. SEATTLE 9TH: C Gomez at first base. B Roberts at second base. C Ray relieved D Cabrera. W Bloomquist hit a ground rule double to right. B Broussard hit for J Burke. B Broussard flied out to left. I Suzuki singled to right, W Bloomquist to third. J Lopez grounded out to shortstop, W Bloomquist scored, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen lined out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 9, SEATTLE 5.</div>
Huff helps Orioles snap skid, top Mariners <h3>BALTIMORE 9, SEATTLE 5</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Aubrey Huff did his best to make sure theBaltimore Orioles' losing ways came to an end. Huff had run-scoring doubles in both the five-run fifth inningand three-run ninth as Baltimore snapped a six-game slide with a9-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Orioles starter Daniel Cabrera (5-6) labored through the firsttwo innings, allowing four runs, but settled down to pitch eightstrong innings. Cabrera, who is now 5-0 in his career againstthe Mariners, allowed seven hits, struck out six and walkedfour. Chris Ray surrendered one run but recorded the final three outsfor the Orioles, who squandered late-inning leads in both of theprevious games in the series. It didn't look like the Orioles would need Ray after theMariners got on the board first, courtesy of Raul Ibanez's RBIdouble in the first inning. Seattle upped its lead to 4-0 afterRBI singles from Jamie Burke and Jose Lopez and a run-scoringfielder's choice. Yuniesky Betancourt extended his hitting streak to 18 games witha single in the second inning for the Mariners, who were tryingto complete their first three-game sweep of the Orioles sinceAug. 31, 2003. Baltimore responded in the fifth by belting three doubles andbatting around in the five-run fifth to chase Mariners starterJarrod Washburn. Jay Payton plated a pair of runs with his double and, afterChris Gomez's RBI single, Miguel Tejada and Huff each had RBIdoubles to give the Orioles a 5-4 lead. Washburn (5-5), who had sixth straight wins against the Oriolesand had not lost to them since 1999, surrendered all five runson nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. After Nick Markakis' run-scoring single, Baltimore salted thegame away with RBI doubles by Melvin Mora and Huff.
Huff helps Orioles snap skid, top Mariners <h3>BALTIMORE 9, SEATTLE 5</h3>SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Aubrey Huff did his best to make sure theBaltimore Orioles' losing ways came to an end. Huff had run-scoring doubles in both the five-run fifth inningand three-run ninth as Baltimore snapped a six-game slide with a9-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Orioles starter Daniel Cabrera (5-6) labored through the firsttwo innings, allowing four runs, but settled down to pitch eightstrong innings. Cabrera, who is now 5-0 in his career againstthe Mariners, allowed seven hits, struck out six and walkedfour. "He (Cabrera) really pitched well for us today," Orioles managerSam Perlozzo said. "After their three-run inning, I told himthat the team needed him and we needed him to go deep in theballgame, and he did it." Chris Ray surrendered one run but recorded the final three outsfor the Orioles, who squandered late-inning leads in both of theprevious games in the series. It didn't look like the Orioles would need Ray after theMariners got on the board first, courtesy of Raul Ibanez's RBIdouble in the first inning. Seattle upped its lead to 4-0 afterRBI singles from Jamie Burke and Jose Lopez and a run-scoringfielder's choice. Yuniesky Betancourt extended his hitting streak to 18 games witha single in the second inning for the Mariners, who were tryingto complete their first three-game sweep of the Orioles sinceAug. 31, 2003. Baltimore responded in the fifth by belting three doubles andbatting around in the five-run fifth to chase Mariners starterJarrod Washburn. Jay Payton plated a pair of runs with his double and, afterChris Gomez's RBI single, Miguel Tejada and Huff each had RBIdoubles to give the Orioles a 5-4 lead. Huff said that after the Orioles had blown leads in their lastthree losses, maybe a little reverse psychology was in order. "You get to a point where you kind of hit rock bottom, and youfigure that maybe if you are going to win some games, maybestarting out down will help us," Huff said. "I think gettingall those hits in a row got everybody's confidence rolling alittle bit. "After (Cabrera) gave up those four runs early I thought, 'Gee,<div class="pre">here we go.' But he really bore down and give us some solid</div>innings and really helped out our bullpen. I think if they hadcome back again we would all have just hung up our spikes." Washburn (5-5), who had sixth straight wins against the Oriolesand had not lost to them since 1999, surrendered all five runson nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. "He didn't feel real good before he started the game. He hadsome flu symptoms," Mariners manager Mike Hargrove said. "Hisball was moving all over the place today and he was havingtrouble keeping it in the strike zone. It was just one of thosedays." Washburn refused to blame his troubles on the flu. "I was a little tired, but that's no excuse," Washburn said. "Iwas still out there, we had the lead and it is my job to keepit." After Nick Markakis' run-scoring single, Baltimore salted thegame away with RBI doubles by Melvin Mora and Huff.
