AL: BALTIMORE (42-51) at SEATTLE (52-39) <h3>Red-hot Bedard takes mound against Mariners</h3> <div class="pre">Baltimore (42-51) at Seattle (52-39) 10:05 pm EDT</div> SEATTLE (Ticker) - Erik Bedard looks to continue his scorelessstreak when the Baltimore Orioles face the Seattle Mariners inthe finale of a three-game series Wednesday. Bedard (8-4, 3.22 ERA), who has not lost since June 10, gave upjust three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts over seveninnings in Friday's 2-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. This followed Bedard's two-hitter where he faced the minimum andstruck out a franchise-record 15 batters in a 3-0 victory overthe Texas Rangers on July 7. He owns a 16-inning scorelessstreak entering this contest. The Orioles look for their fifth victory in their last sixcontests. The Mariners will counter with Jarrod Washburn (8-7, 3.85), whohad a three-game winning streak snapped in his last start aftersurrendering five runs - four earned - and seven hits with threewalks and seven strikeouts over six innings in a 6-3 loss tothe Detroit Tigers on Friday. Jose Vidro had three hits in Seattle's 8-3 loss to Baltimore onTuesday to extend his hitting streak to seven games. The PuertoRican switch-hitter is batting .400 (12-for-30) with four RBIand five runs scored during the streak.
AL: BALTIMORE (42-51) at SEATTLE (52-39) <h3>Bedard to miss start; Cabrera takes hill vs. Mariners</h3> Baltimore (42-51) at Seattle (52-39) 10:05 pm EDT SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Daniel Cabrera will take the place of red-hotErik Bedard when the Baltimore Orioles visit the SeattleMariners in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday. Cabrera (6-10, 5.16 ERA), has struggled this season. He allowedfive runs and eight hits - while striking out seven and walkingfour - in six innings in a 7-6 win vs. the Chicago White Soxlast Saturday. The righthander has not won since June 22 and has won just twicein his last nine starts. It has been a different story for Bedard, who has not lost sinceJune 10 and leads the major leagues in strikeouts. He gave upjust three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts over seveninnings in Friday's 2-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. This followed Bedard's two-hitter where he faced the minimum andstruck out a franchise-record 15 batters in a 3-0 victory overthe Texas Rangers on July 7. He owns a 16-inning scorelessstreak entering this contest. But the lefthander will not be able continue his hot pitchingdue to a stiff neck and instead will take the mound Friday atOakland. The Orioles look for their fifth victory in their last sixcontests. The Mariners will counter with Jarrod Washburn (8-7, 3.85), whohad a three-game winning streak snapped in his last start aftersurrendering five runs - four earned - and seven hits with threewalks and seven strikeouts over six innings in a 6-3 loss tothe Detroit Tigers on Friday. Jose Vidro had three hits in Seattle's 8-3 loss to Baltimore onTuesday to extend his hitting streak to seven games. The PuertoRican switch-hitter is batting .400 (12-for-30) with four RBIand five runs scored during the streak.
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE -- LINEUPS BALTIMORE SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Roberts 2B .318 6 29 Ichiro Suzuki CF .352 5 41 Corey Patterson CF .251 4 24 Jose Vidro DH .298 3 28 Nick Markakis RF .295 10 57 Jose Guillen RF .285 12 55 Kevin Millar 1B .281 9 36 Ben Broussard LF .282 4 17 Luis Hernandez C .333 0 1 Adrian Beltre 3B .274 14 46 Aubrey Huff 3B .257 6 42 Richie Sexson 1B .201 15 49 Jay Payton LF .267 3 33 Kenji Johjima C .286 10 37 Jon Knott DH .300 1 3 Jose Lopez 2B .272 8 48 Chris Gomez SS .289 1 12 Yuniesky Betancour SS .278 4 33 Daniel Cabrera RHP (6-10, 5.16) Jarrod Washburn LHP (8-7, 3.85)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE -- REVISED LINEUPS BALTIMORE SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Brian Roberts 2B .318 6 29 Ichiro Suzuki CF .352 5 41 Corey Patterson CF .251 4 24 Jose Vidro DH .298 3 28 Nick Markakis RF .295 10 57 Jose Guillen RF .285 12 55 Kevin Millar 1B .281 9 36 Ben Broussard LF .282 4 17 Ramon Hernandez C .240 5 35 Adrian Beltre 3B .274 14 46 Aubrey Huff 3B .257 6 42 Richie Sexson 1B .201 15 49 Jay Payton LF .267 3 33 Kenji Johjima C .286 10 37 Jon Knott DH .300 1 3 Jose Lopez 2B .272 8 48 Chris Gomez SS .289 1 12 Yuniesky Betancour SS .278 4 33 Daniel Cabrera RHP (6-10, 5.16) Jarrod Washburn LHP (8-7, 3.85)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE WARMUPS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (6-10, 5.16) SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (8-7, 3.85) UMPIRES: HP - ANDY FLETCHER 1B - MIKE REILLY 2B - JEFF KELLOGG 3B - ERIC COOPER WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE STARTING BATS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA AND RAMON HERNANDEZ SEA - JARROD WASHBURN AND KENJI JOHJIMA DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.318, 6 HR, 29 RBI) C PATTERSON (.251, 4 HR, 24 RBI) N MARKAKIS (.295, 10 HR, 57 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 1 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.352, 5 HR, 41 RBI) J VIDRO (.298, 3 HR, 28 RBI) J GUILLEN (.285, 12 HR, 55 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 C Patterson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 J Knott dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 C Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 B Broussard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.16 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.81 Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Washburn 1-1. Batters faced: J Washburn 4. UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric Cooper. Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 0 1 0 SEATTLE 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R HERNANDEZ (.240, 5 HR, 35 RBI) A HUFF (.257, 6 HR, 42 RBI) J PAYTON (.267, 3 HR, 33 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 C Patterson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 J Knott dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 C Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 B Broussard lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.12 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.81 Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 21-12; J Washburn 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 1-1; J Washburn 1-1. Batters faced: D Cabrera 5; J Washburn 4. UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric Cooper. Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY JAY PAYTON (4) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF JARROD WASHBURN. CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1, SEATTLE 0 DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J KNOTT (.300, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 1 2 0 SEATTLE 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R SEXSON (.201, 15 HR, 49 RBI) K JOHJIMA (.286, 10 HR, 37 RBI) J LOPEZ (.272, 8 HR, 48 RBI)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 C Patterson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 J Payton lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270 J Knott dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 C Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 8 1 2 1 0 2 2 BATTING: HR - J Payton (4, 2nd inning off J Washburn 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Payton (34). 2-out RBI - J Payton. Team LOB - 1. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 J Guillen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 B Broussard lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Beltre 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 01 -- 1 SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.12 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.86 Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 21-12; J Washburn 35-23. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 1-1; J Washburn 2-2. Batters faced: D Cabrera 5; J Washburn 8. UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric Cooper. Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY YUNIESKY BETANCOURT SCORED RICHIE SEXSON. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, Y BETANCOURT ON FIRST, K JOHJIMA ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1 SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.351, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY ICHIRO SUZUKI SCORED KENJI JOHJIMA. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, I SUZUKI ON FIRST, Y BETANCOURT ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1 SEATTLE 2 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J VIDRO (.298, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 1 2 0 SEATTLE 0 2 2 3 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C GOMEZ (.289, 1 HR, 12 RBI) B ROBERTS (.317, 0-FOR-1) C PATTERSON (.254, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS SEATTLE (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .317 C Patterson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 J Payton lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270 J Knott dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 C Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 8 1 2 1 0 2 2 BATTING: HR - J Payton (4, 2nd inning off J Washburn 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Payton (34). 2-out RBI - J Payton. Team LOB - 1. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .353 J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .297 J Guillen rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 B Broussard lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 R Sexson 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .201 K Johjima c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Totals 8 2 3 2 3 2 7 BATTING: S - J Lopez. RBI - Y Betancourt (34), I Suzuki (42). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Guillen 1, A Beltre 1. Team LOB - 4. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 01 -- 1 SEATTLE - 02 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 2 3 2 2 3 2 0 5.22 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.86 Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 46-28; J Washburn 35-23. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 3-1; J Washburn 2-2. Batters faced: D Cabrera 12; J Washburn 8. UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric Cooper. Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BALTIMORE 0 1 0 1 3 0 SEATTLE 0 2 2 3 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - DANIEL CABRERA SEA - JARROD WASHBURN DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: B BROUSSARD (.280, 0-FOR-1) A BELTRE (.273, 0-FOR-1) R SEXSON (.201, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: BALTIMORE at SEATTLE <div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS SEATTLE (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 C Patterson cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .256 N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293 K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 J Payton lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270 J Knott dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 C Gomez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Totals 12 1 3 1 0 3 3 BATTING: HR - J Payton (4, 2nd inning off J Washburn 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Payton (34). 2-out RBI - J Payton. Team LOB - 2. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .353 J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .297 J Guillen rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 B Broussard lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 R Sexson 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .201 K Johjima c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Totals 8 2 3 2 3 2 7 BATTING: S - J Lopez. RBI - Y Betancourt (34), I Suzuki (42). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Guillen 1, A Beltre 1. Team LOB - 4. ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE - 010 -- 1 SEATTLE - 02 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era D Cabrera 2 3 2 2 3 2 0 5.22 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era J Washburn 3 3 1 1 0 3 1 3.82 Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 46-28; J Washburn 54-34. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 3-1; J Washburn 2-4. Batters faced: D Cabrera 12; J Washburn 12. UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric Cooper. Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from left.</div>
