GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (66-63) at BALTIMORE (58-70)

AL: MINNESOTA (66-63) at BALTIMORE (58-70)

<h3>Bedard looks to continue roll against Twins</h3>

<div class="pre">Minnesota (66-63) at Baltimore (58-70) 1:35 pm EDT</div>

BALTIMORE (Ticker) - When Erik Bedard takes the mound, theBaltimore Orioles usually win. At least that is the way it hasbeen for the past two months.


Bedard looks to win his 10th straight decision as the Oriolesconclude a four-game series against the Minnesota Twins onSunday.


With their ace on the mound, the Orioles are trying to stop afive-game losing streak.


Bedard (13-4, 2.97 ERA) has been one of baseball's best pitchersover the past two months as the Orioles have been victorious inhis last 12 starts. The Canadian lefthander, who leads themajor league with 218 strikeouts, has posted a 9-0 record with a2.20 ERA since his last loss on June 10.


He will have to stop the red-hot Torii Hunter, who has homeredin each of his last two games. Hunter is 5-for-14 (.357) withsix RBI in the first three games of this series.


The Twins will send Scott Baker (6-6, 4.50) to the mound. Therighthander is winless in his last three starts, surrendering 10runs and 31 hits over 18 2/3 innings in that span.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at BALTIMORE

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

MINNESOTA BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Alexi Casilla 2B .234 0 9 Brian Roberts 2B .308 10 48
Jason Bartlett SS .275 4 34 Corey Patterson CF .276 7 38
Torii Hunter CF .301 26 90 Miguel Tejada DH .299 14 65
Justin Morneau 1B .287 29 93 Nick Markakis RF .290 13 80
Michael Cuddyer RF .275 13 72 Kevin Millar 1B .265 12 54
Mike Redmond C .288 1 30 Aubrey Huff 3B .265 12 60
Rondell White DH .138 1 8 Freddie Bynum SS .260 2 8
Jason Tyner LF .283 1 16 Paul Bako C .210 1 7
Nick Punto 3B .200 1 21 Tike Redman LF .348 0 4

Scott Baker RHP (6-6, 4.50) Erik Bedard LHP (13-4, 2.97)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER (6-6, 4.50)
BAL - ERIK BEDARD (13-4, 2.97)

UMPIRES: HP - TOM HALLION
1B - JAMES HOYE
2B - CHRIS GUCCIONE
3B - PHIL CUZZI

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 4 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER AND MIKE REDMOND
BAL - ERIK BEDARD AND PAUL BAKO

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: A CASILLA (.234, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
J BARTLETT (.275, 4 HR, 34 RBI)
T HUNTER (.301, 26 HR, 90 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY PAUL BAKO ALLOWED ALEXI CASILLA TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HUNTER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.287, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL MINNESOTA AT BALTIMORE
NOTE: MINNESOTA CENTER FIELDER TORII HUNTER EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 13 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JUSTIN MORNEAU SCORED TORII HUNTER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.275, 13 HR, 72 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.308, 10 HR, 48 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.276, 7 HR, 38 RBI)
M TEJADA (.299, 14 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
T Hunter cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .287
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138
J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 2 2 1 1 1 2

BATTING: SF - J Morneau. RBI - J Morneau (94). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Hunter (14, 2nd base off E Bedard/P Bako).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Tejada dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
F Bynum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - P Bako (4, throw).


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MINNESOTA - 2 -- 2
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 26-15. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard 1-1.
Batters faced: E Bedard 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 90 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
BAL - ERIK BEDARD</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: R WHITE (.138, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
J TYNER (.283, 1 HR, 16 RBI)
N PUNTO (.200, 1 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (2) VS BALTIMORE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234
J Bartlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
T Hunter cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .287
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
R White dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138
J Tyner lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 2 2 1 1 1 2

BATTING: SF - J Morneau. RBI - J Morneau (94). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Hunter (14, 2nd base off E Bedard/P Bako).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
M Tejada dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
F Bynum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - P Bako (4, throw).


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MINNESOTA - 2 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.46

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: S Baker 11-6; E Bedard 26-15. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Baker 2-1; E Bedard 1-1. Batters faced: S Baker 4; E Bedard 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 90 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JASON BARTLETT SCORED JASON TYNER AND ALEXI
CASILLA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BARTLETT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.302, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.265, 12 HR, 54 RBI)
A HUFF (.265, 12 HR, 60 RBI)
F BYNUM (.260, 2 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (4) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 .233
J Bartlett ss 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 .276
T Hunter cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .302
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .287
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136
J Tyner lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286
N Punto 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 10 4 5 3 1 1 4

BATTING: 3B - J Bartlett (5, E Bedard). SF - J Morneau. RBI - J Morneau (94), J
Bartlett 2 (36). 2-out RBI - J Bartlett 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Hunter (14, 2nd base off E Bedard/P Bako).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
M Tejada dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
A Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
F Bynum ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - P Bako (4, throw).


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MINNESOTA - 22 -- 4
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.46

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 5 4 4 1 1 0 3.13

Pitches-strikes: S Baker 11-6; E Bedard 47-30. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Baker 2-1; E Bedard 2-3. Batters faced: S Baker 4; E Bedard 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 90 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.287, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
M CUDDYER (.276, 1-FOR-1)
M REDMOND (.287, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (4) VS BALTIMORE (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 .233
J Bartlett ss 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 .276
T Hunter cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .302
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .287
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
M Redmond c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136
J Tyner lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286
N Punto 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 10 4 5 3 1 1 4

BATTING: 3B - J Bartlett (5, E Bedard). SF - J Morneau. RBI - J Morneau (94), J
Bartlett 2 (36). 2-out RBI - J Bartlett 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Hunter (14, 2nd base off E Bedard/P Bako).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
M Tejada dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
F Bynum ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
P Bako c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - F Bynum (5, S Baker). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P
Bako 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - P Bako (4, throw).


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MINNESOTA - 22 -- 4
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.42

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 5 4 4 1 1 0 3.13

Pitches-strikes: S Baker 29-20; E Bedard 47-30. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Baker 3-3; E Bedard 2-3. Batters faced: S Baker 8; E Bedard 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 90 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: MIN - SCOTT BAKER
BAL - ERIK BEDARD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: T REDMAN (.348, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
B ROBERTS (.308, 0-FOR-1)
C PATTERSON (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (4) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Casilla 2b 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 .233
J Bartlett ss 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 .276
T Hunter cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .302
J Morneau 1b 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .286
M Cuddyer rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .276
M Redmond c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
R White dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136
J Tyner lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286
N Punto 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202

Totals 12 4 5 3 2 2 5

BATTING: 3B - J Bartlett (5, E Bedard). SF - J Morneau. RBI - J Morneau (94), J
Bartlett 2 (36). 2-out RBI - J Bartlett 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Hunter 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Hunter (14, 2nd base off E Bedard/P Bako).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
M Tejada dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Huff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
F Bynum ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
P Bako c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208
T Redman lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - F Bynum (5, S Baker). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P
Bako 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - P Bako (4, throw). DP: 1 (K Millar).


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MINNESOTA - 220 -- 4
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Baker 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.42

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 3 5 4 4 2 2 0 3.12

Pitches-strikes: S Baker 29-20; E Bedard 61-37. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Baker 3-3; E Bedard 2-4. Batters faced: S Baker 8; E Bedard 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

Weather: 90 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY ALEXI CASILLA ALLOWED TIKE REDMAN AND BRIAN
ROBERTS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C PATTERSON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 4
BALTIMORE 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.301, 1-FOR-1)</div>