GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (51-80) at BALTIMORE (58-71)

AL: TAMPA BAY (51-80) at BALTIMORE (58-71)

<h3>Devil Rays take on Orioles in three-game set</h3>

Tampa Bay (51-80) at Baltimore (58-71) 7:05 pm EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays open a six-gameroad trip Tuesday when they visit the Baltimore Orioles in amatchup between the two worst teams in the American League EastDivision.


After losing the opener of a four-game series with the OaklandAthletics on Thursday, the Devil Rays responding by outscoringwinning the final three contests over the weekend.

However, Tampa Bay's winning streak ended with Monday's 5-4 lossto the Chicago White Sox.


Jason Hammel (1-4, 7.43 ERA) will look to win his first start ofthe season when he takes the mound for the Devil Rays onTuesday.


Hammel has lost three consecutive starts, allowing 15 runs and20 hits over 12 innings.


The Orioles have lost their last six contests, including theinfamous 30-3 setback against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.Baltimore has been outscored, 40-17, in its five losses sincethe landmark loss.


While Daniel Cabrera (9-13, 5.10) gave up six runs during the30-3 fiasco against Texas, he may be the ideal starter to getthe Orioles back on track. The righthander is 2-0 against theDevil Rays this season and held them to one hit over seveninnings during a 3-0 win on July 24.

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY AT BALTIMORE -- LINEUPS

TAMPA BAY BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Akinori Iwamura 3B .286 4 21 Brian Roberts 2B .308 10 48
Carl Crawford LF .312 10 67 Corey Patterson CF .273 7 39
Carlos Pena 1B .272 30 86 Nick Markakis RF .290 13 80
B.J. Upton CF .310 20 64 Miguel Tejada SS .299 14 65
Delmon Young RF .289 10 68 Kevin Millar 1B .262 12 54
Brendan Harris 2B .288 8 49 Aubrey Huff DH .267 12 60
Jonny Gomes DH .256 14 38 Melvin Mora 3B .263 13 46
Dioner Navarro C .205 6 30 Ramon Hernandez C .234 5 46
Josh Wilson SS .260 0 17 Freddie Bynum LF .296 2 8

Jason Hammel RHP (1-4, 7.43) Daniel Cabrera RHP (9-13, 5.10)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL (1-4, 7.43)
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (9-13, 5.10)

UMPIRES: HP - MARTY FOSTER
1B - TIM MCCLELLAND
2B - PAUL SCHRIEBER
3B - FIELDIN CULBRETH

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 4 mph, out to left</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL AND DIONER NAVARRO
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.286, 4 HR, 21 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.312, 10 HR, 67 RBI)
C PENA (.272, 30 HR, 86 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARL CRAWFORD SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C CRAWFORD ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.272, 30 HR, 86 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.308, 10 HR, 48 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.273, 7 HR, 39 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.290, 13 HR, 80 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
C Crawford lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 3

BATTING: 3B - A Iwamura (8, D Cabrera). RBI - C Crawford (68). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (42, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).


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 .273
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Bynum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.43

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.13

Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 28-15. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 2-1.
Batters faced: D Cabrera 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Fieldin Culbreth.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY NICK MARKAKIS (14) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF JASON HAMMEL SCORED COREY PATTERSON.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 2

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.299, 14 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIGUEL TEJADA (15) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF JASON HAMMEL.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 3

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.262, 12 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.256, 14 HR, 38 RBI)
D NAVARRO (.205, 6 HR, 30 RBI)
J WILSON (.260, 0 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
C Crawford lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 3

BATTING: 3B - A Iwamura (8, D Cabrera). RBI - C Crawford (68). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (42, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Patterson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
N Markakis rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291
M Tejada ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Bynum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296

Totals 6 3 3 3 0 1 0

BATTING: 3B - C Patterson (2, J Hammel). HR - N Markakis (14, 1st inning off J
Hammel 1 on, 1 Out), M Tejada (15, 1st inning off J Hammel 0 on, 1 Out). RBI -
N Markakis 2 (82), M Tejada (66). Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 3 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 7.85

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.13

Pitches-strikes: J Hammel 29-18; D Cabrera 28-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hammel 0-2; D Cabrera 2-1. Batters faced: J Hammel 6; D Cabrera 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Fieldin Culbreth.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL TAMPA BAY AT BALTIMORE
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY BALTIMORE'S NICK MARKAKIS AND MIGUEL
TEJADA IN THE FIRST INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.263, 13 HR, 46 RBI)
R HERNANDEZ (.234, 5 HR, 46 RBI)
F BYNUM (.296, 2 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
C Crawford lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 3B - A Iwamura (8, D Cabrera). RBI - C Crawford (68). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (42, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Patterson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
N Markakis rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291
M Tejada ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Bynum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296

Totals 6 3 3 3 0 1 0

BATTING: 3B - C Patterson (2, J Hammel). HR - N Markakis (14, 1st inning off J
Hammel 1 on, 1 Out), M Tejada (15, 1st inning off J Hammel 0 on, 1 Out). RBI -
N Markakis 2 (82), M Tejada (66). Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 10 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 3 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 7.85

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.10

Pitches-strikes: J Hammel 29-18; D Cabrera 40-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hammel 0-2; D Cabrera 4-1. Batters faced: J Hammel 6; D Cabrera 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Fieldin Culbreth.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.288, 1-FOR-1)
C CRAWFORD (.313, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
C PENA (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
C Crawford lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 3B - A Iwamura (8, D Cabrera). RBI - C Crawford (68). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (42, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Patterson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
N Markakis rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291
M Tejada ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Bynum lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291

Totals 9 3 3 3 0 2 0

BATTING: 3B - C Patterson (2, J Hammel). HR - N Markakis (14, 1st inning off J
Hammel 1 on, 1 Out), M Tejada (15, 1st inning off J Hammel 0 on, 1 Out). RBI -
N Markakis 2 (82), M Tejada (66). Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 10 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 30 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 2 3 3 3 0 2 2 7.69

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.10

Pitches-strikes: J Hammel 40-26; D Cabrera 40-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hammel 1-3; D Cabrera 4-1. Batters faced: J Hammel 9; D Cabrera 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Fieldin Culbreth.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JASON HAMMEL
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.308, 0-FOR-1)
C PATTERSON (.275, 1-FOR-1)
N MARKAKIS (.291, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BALTIMORE (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .287
C Crawford lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .312
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271
B Upton cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 12 1 3 1 2 4 5

BATTING: 3B - A Iwamura (8, D Cabrera). RBI - C Crawford (68). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1, D Young 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (42, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Patterson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
N Markakis rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .291
M Tejada ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Bynum lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291

Totals 9 3 3 3 0 2 0

BATTING: 3B - C Patterson (2, J Hammel). HR - N Markakis (14, 1st inning off J
Hammel 1 on, 1 Out), M Tejada (15, 1st inning off J Hammel 0 on, 1 Out). RBI -
N Markakis 2 (82), M Tejada (66). Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 100 -- 1
BALTIMORE - 30 -- 3
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 2 3 3 3 0 2 2 7.69

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 3 3 1 1 2 4 0 5.07

Pitches-strikes: J Hammel 40-26; D Cabrera 64-34. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Hammel 1-3; D Cabrera 4-1. Batters faced: J Hammel 9; D Cabrera 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Paul Schrieber.
3B--Fieldin Culbreth.

Weather: 89 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED BRIAN ROBERTS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MARKAKIS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BALTIMORE 4 BOTTOM, 3RD

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