GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (52-80) at BALTIMORE (58-72)

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0

10 11 12 R H E
-- -- -- - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 5 12 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 4 11 2 (FINAL 12)

BATTERIES: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS, DAN WHEELER (9TH), GRANT BALFOUR (10TH), AL
REYES (12TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL, JAMIE WALKER (7TH), CHAD BRADFORD
(8TH), DANYS BAEZ (8TH), ROB BELL (10TH), KURT BIRKINS (12TH)
AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE

BAL - AUBREY HUFF (14) OFF JAMES SHIELDS IN THE 6TH, 1 ON</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL FINAL 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0

10 11 12 R H E
-- -- -- - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 1 5 12 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 4 11 2 (FINAL 12)

BATTERIES: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS, DAN WHEELER (9TH), GRANT BALFOUR (10TH), AL
REYES (12TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL, JAMIE WALKER (7TH), CHAD BRADFORD
(8TH), DANYS BAEZ (8TH), ROB BELL (10TH), KURT BIRKINS (12TH)
AND RAMON HERNANDEZ


WP - GRANT BALFOUR (1-0)
LP - ROB BELL (3-3)
SAVE - AL REYES (21)

HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE

BAL - AUBREY HUFF (14) OFF JAMES SHIELDS IN THE 6TH, 1 ON


TIME: 4:09 ATT: 16,944

PROBABLES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (10-8, 3.64)
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE (7-4, 3.46)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (5) VS BALTIMORE (4) - FINAL IN 12 INNINGS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 6 0 1 0 0 1 4 .285
C Crawford lf 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 .311
C Pena 1b 5 0 1 1 2 1 1 .273
B Upton cf 6 2 1 0 0 2 6 .311
D Young rf 5 1 2 0 1 0 1 .292
B Harris 2b 6 0 2 2 0 0 2 .288
J Gomes dh 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 .253
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .254
a-G Norton ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .216
J Guzman pr-ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 .300
D Navarro c 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .208

Totals 47 5 12 5 8 9 23

a-walked for J Wilson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (31, S Trachsel); B Harris (31, C Bradford). S - A
Iwamura. SF - D Navarro. RBI - C Pena (90), B Harris 2 (52), D Navarro 2 (34).
2-out RBI - B Harris. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1, D
Navarro 1, B Upton 2, J Guzman 2, D Young 1, A Iwamura 3. Team LOB - 16.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Wilson (6, 2nd base off S Trachsel/R Hernandez), C
Crawford (43, 2nd base off S Trachsel/R Hernandez), J Gomes (8, 2nd base off S
Trachsel/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - B Upton (M Tejada at 3rd base). DP: 1 (B
Harris-J Wilson-C Pena).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 5 1 1 1 1 2 0 .307
C Patterson cf 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 .273
N Markakis rf 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 .290
M Tejada ss 4 0 2 0 1 2 2 .302
K Millar 1b 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .263
A Huff dh 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .269
F Bynum pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Mora 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .263
R Hernandez c 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .238
T Redman pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Payton lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259

Totals 42 4 11 4 5 11 14

BATTING: 3B - B Roberts (5, J Shields). HR - A Huff (14, 6th inning off J
Shields 1 on, 2 Out). S - J Payton. RBI - B Roberts (49), C Patterson (40), A
Huff 2 (63). 2-out RBI - A Huff 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Hernandez 1, A Huff 1, N Markakis 1. GIDP - N Markakis. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - F Bynum (1st base, G Balfour).

FIELDING: E - M Tejada (12, ground ball); M Mora (9, throw).


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TAMPA BAY - 100 000 021 001 -- 5
BALTIMORE - 002 002 000 000 -- 4
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 8 10 4 4 2 6 1 4.10
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.25
G Balfour (W, 1-0) 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 2.57
Al Reyes (S, 21) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.35

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 6 5 1 1 4 3 0 4.48
J Walker (H, 21) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.88
C Bradford (H, 18) 1/3 2 2 0 1 0 0 3.76
D Baez (B, 2) 1 2/3 2 1 1 2 1 0 6.20
R Bell (L, 3-3) 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 6.49
K Birkins 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.00

R Bell pitched to 2 batters in the 12th.

WP - S Trachsel. IBB - C Pena (by R Bell). Pitches-strikes: J Shields 112-70;
D Wheeler 11-7; G Balfour 36-18; Al Reyes 21-12; S Trachsel 109-62; J Walker
12-8; C Bradford 21-12; D Baez 35-19; R Bell 31-19; K Birkins 11-8. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Shields 8-8; D Wheeler 0-2; G Balfour 1-0; Al Reyes 1-2; S
Trachsel 8-7; J Walker 0-2; C Bradford 0-1; D Baez 2-2; R Bell 4-0; K Birkins
0-1. Batters faced: J Shields 33; D Wheeler 3; G Balfour 7; Al Reyes 5; S
Trachsel 27; J Walker 3; C Bradford 5; D Baez 9; R Bell 10; K Birkins 3.

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

T--4:09. Att--16,944.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 5
BALTIMORE 4 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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TAMPA BAY (5) AT BALTIMORE (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura popped out to second. C Crawford doubled to deep
center. C Pena singled to right, C Crawford scored. B Upton grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, C Pena out at second. D Young singled to
center, B Upton to third. B Harris flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 3RD: R Hernandez flied out to center. J Payton singled to left.
B Roberts tripled to deep right, J Payton scored. C Patterson singled to
center, B Roberts scored. N Markakis grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, C Patterson out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 2.

BALTIMORE 6TH: N Markakis struck out swinging. M Tejada singled to left.
K Millar singled to center, M Tejada thrown out at third. A Huff homered to
right, K Millar scored. M Mora flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 4.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Bradford relieved J Walker. B Upton safe at first on error
by shortstop M Tejada. D Young singled to right center, B Upton to third.
B Harris doubled to deep left, B Upton scored, D Young to third. J Gomes fouled
out to first. G Norton hit for J Wilson. G Norton walked. J Guzman ran for
G Norton. D Baez relieved C Bradford. D Navarro hit sacrifice fly to center,
D Young scored, B Harris to third, J Guzman to second. A Iwamura grounded out to
first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 3, BALTIMORE 4.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: C Crawford flied out to left. C Pena grounded out to
shortstop. B Upton singled to center. D Young walked, B Upton to second.
B Harris singled to left, B Upton scored, D Young to second. J Gomes walked,
D Young to third, B Harris to second. J Guzman struck out swinging. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 4.

TAMPA BAY 12TH: J Guzman reached on infield single to third, J Guzman to
second on throwing error by third baseman M Mora. D Navarro singled to deep
right, J Guzman scored. K Birkins relieved R Bell. A Iwamura struck out
swinging. C Crawford struck out swinging. C Pena flied out to center. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 5, BALTIMORE 4.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE

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TAMPA BAY (5) AT BALTIMORE (4) - EVENT LOG
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Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, C Pena 1B, B Upton CF,
D Young RF, B Harris 2B, J Gomes DH, J Wilson SS, D Navarro C, J Shields RHP.

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Patterson CF, N Markakis RF,
M Tejada SS, K Millar 1B, A Huff DH, M Mora 3B, R Hernandez C, J Payton LF,
S Trachsel RHP.

Umpires -- Tim Mcclelland (HP), Paul Schrieber (1B), Fieldin Culbreth (2B),
Marty Foster (3B).

Gametime Weather: 88 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 7 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura popped out to second. C Crawford doubled to deep
center. C Pena singled to right, C Crawford scored. B Upton grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, C Pena out at second. D Young singled to
center, B Upton to third. B Harris flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts flied out to left. C Patterson grounded out to
shortstop. N Markakis singled to deep right. M Tejada struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: J Gomes grounded out to first. J Wilson walked. D Navarro
struck out swinging. J Wilson stole second. A Iwamura lined out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: K Millar struck out swinging. A Huff struck out swinging.
M Mora grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
BALTIMORE 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: C Crawford reached on infield single to second. C Crawford
stole second. C Pena grounded out to first, C Crawford to third. B Upton
struck out swinging. D Young flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 3RD: R Hernandez flied out to center. J Payton singled to left.
B Roberts tripled to deep right, J Payton scored. C Patterson singled to
center, B Roberts scored. N Markakis grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, C Patterson out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 2.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Harris grounded out to shortstop. J Gomes struck out
looking. J Wilson flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
BALTIMORE 2.

BALTIMORE 4TH: M Tejada singled to left. K Millar popped out to shortstop.
A Huff singled to right, M Tejada to third, A Huff out stretching at second.
M Mora walked. R Hernandez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 2.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: D Navarro grounded out to pitcher. A Iwamura singled to
left. C Crawford grounded out to first, A Iwamura to second. C Pena walked.
B Upton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Pena out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 2.

BALTIMORE 5TH: J Payton flied out to center. B Roberts grounded out to
second. C Patterson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
BALTIMORE 2.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: D Young flied out to center. B Harris flied out to center.
J Gomes walked. J Gomes stole second. J Gomes to third on wild pitch by
S Trachsel. J Wilson walked. D Navarro grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 2.

BALTIMORE 6TH: N Markakis struck out swinging. M Tejada singled to left.
K Millar singled to center, M Tejada thrown out at third. A Huff homered to
right, K Millar scored. M Mora flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 4.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Walker relieved S Trachsel. A Iwamura flied out to left.
C Crawford flied out to center. C Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 7TH: R Hernandez grounded out to third. J Payton struck out
swinging. B Roberts struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
BALTIMORE 4.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Bradford relieved J Walker. B Upton safe at first on error
by shortstop M Tejada. D Young singled to right center, B Upton to third.
B Harris doubled to deep left, B Upton scored, D Young to third. J Gomes fouled
out to first. G Norton hit for J Wilson. G Norton walked. J Guzman ran for
G Norton. D Baez relieved C Bradford. D Navarro hit sacrifice fly to center,
D Young scored, B Harris to third, J Guzman to second. A Iwamura grounded out to
first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 3, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 8TH: J Guzman at shortstop. C Patterson lined out to center.
N Markakis grounded out to third. M Tejada walked. K Millar reached on infield
single to shortstop, M Tejada to second. A Huff grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, BALTIMORE 4.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: C Crawford flied out to left. C Pena grounded out to
shortstop. B Upton singled to center. D Young walked, B Upton to second.
B Harris singled to left, B Upton scored, D Young to second. J Gomes walked,
D Young to third, B Harris to second. J Guzman struck out swinging. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 9TH: D Wheeler relieved J Shields. M Mora struck out looking.
R Hernandez flied out to center. J Payton flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 4.

TAMPA BAY 10TH: R Bell relieved D Baez. D Navarro singled to right center.
A Iwamura sacrificed to catcher, D Navarro to second. C Crawford grounded out
to second, D Navarro to third. C Pena intentionally walked. B Upton struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 10TH: G Balfour relieved D Wheeler. B Roberts struck out
swinging. C Patterson grounded out to second. N Markakis walked. M Tejada
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 4.

TAMPA BAY 11TH: D Young grounded out to shortstop. B Harris grounded out
to third. J Gomes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4,
BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 11TH: K Millar struck out swinging. A Huff walked. F Bynum ran
for A Huff. F Bynum picked off first. M Mora struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 4.

TAMPA BAY 12TH: J Guzman reached on infield single to third, J Guzman to
second on throwing error by third baseman M Mora. D Navarro singled to deep
right, J Guzman scored. K Birkins relieved R Bell. A Iwamura struck out
swinging. C Crawford struck out swinging. C Pena flied out to center. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 5, BALTIMORE 4.

BALTIMORE 12TH: Al Reyes relieved G Balfour. R Hernandez singled to left.
T Redman ran for R Hernandez. J Payton sacrificed to first, T Redman to second.
B Roberts walked. C Patterson flied out to left. N Markakis flied out to
left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BALTIMORE 4.</div>

 

Navarro, Devil Rays hand Orioles eighth straight loss

<h3>TAMPA BAY 5, BALTIMORE 4 (12 INNINGS)</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Dioner Navarro continued the BaltimoreOrioles' woes.


Navarro snapped a 12th-inning tie with a booming single as theTampa Bay Devil Rays staged a dramatic late comeback en route toa 5-4 victory over the struggling Orioles at Camden Yards onWednesday night.


Navarro and Brendan Harris each drove in two runs for the DevilRays, who erased a three-run, eighth-inning deficit against theOrioles' bullpen.


With the loss, Baltimore now has lost eight games in a row andbeen outscored, 90-32, during the skid. The horrid stretchincludes surrendering an American League-record 30 runs in thefirst game of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers lastWednesday.


In the series opener against the Devil Rays on Tuesday, theOrioles' bullpen blew a five-run advantage in the eighth,allowing 11 runs in the top of the frame. It was more of thesame one night later.


With the game tied at 4-4 in the 12th, shortstop Joel Guzmanreached on an infield single and advanced to third on thirdbaseman Melvin Mora's throwing error. Facing Rob Bell (3-3),Navarro then plated Guzman with a long single that one-hoppedthe right field wall.


Tampa Bay starter James Shields hurled eight innings, allowingfour runs and 10 hits. Dan Wheeler pitched the ninth and GrantBalfour (1-0) tossed two scoreless frames to pick up the win.

Al Reyes worked the 12th for his 21st save.


Tampa Bay forced extra innings with a rally against Baltimorecloser Danys Baez, who blew a save by allowing a two-out RBIsingle by Harris in the ninth. The poor frame by Baez, a formerDevil Ray, came one inning after he squirmed out of a dangerousjam.


Orioles starter Steve Trachsel allowed one run and four hits insix solid frames and Jamie Walker pitched a scoreless seventh.But Chad Bradford got into trouble while trying to hold a 4-1lead.


After an RBI double by Harris in the eighth, Baez relievedBradford and yielded a sacrifice fly by Navarro that drew TampaBay within 4-3. He then squirmed out of trouble thanks to firstbaseman Kevin Millar, who made a sliding stop on AkinoriIwamura's grounder near the line and flipped to Baez to end theinning.


The Devil Rays opened the scoring in the first. Carl Crawfordripped a one-out double and Carlos Pena plated him with a singleto make it 1-0.


The Orioles took the lead in the third as Jay Payton ignited atwo-run rally with a leadoff single. Brian Roberts then slammeda run-scoring triple to right field and Patterson drove himhome with a base hit, giving Baltimore a 2-1 edge.

Aubrey Huff extended the advantage in the sixth with hi 14thhomer of the season, a two-run blast to right off Shields.

 

Navarro, Devil Rays hand Orioles eighth straight loss

<h3>TAMPA BAY 5, BALTIMORE 4 (12 INNINGS)</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Dioner Navarro continued the BaltimoreOrioles' woes.


Navarro snapped a 12th-inning tie with a booming single as theTampa Bay Devil Rays staged a dramatic late comeback en route toa 5-4 victory over the struggling Orioles at Camden Yards onWednesday night.


Navarro and Brendan Harris each drove in two runs for the DevilRays, who erased a three-run, eighth-inning deficit against theOrioles' bullpen.


"We obviously lost or missed a lot of opportunities to scoremore runs," Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "More thananything, I really appreciated the perseverance of the group."

With the loss, Baltimore now has lost eight games in a row andbeen outscored, 90-32, during the skid. The horrid stretchincludes surrendering an American League-record 30 runs in thefirst game of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers lastWednesday.


In the series opener against the Devil Rays on Tuesday, theOrioles' bullpen blew a five-run advantage in the eighth,allowing 11 runs in the top of the frame. It was more of thesame one night later.


"Baltimore's given us a lot of problems in the past," Maddonsaid. "I have a lot of respect for this group, the Baltimoregroup."


With the game tied at 4-4 in the 12th, shortstop Joel Guzmanreached on an infield single and advanced to third on thirdbaseman Melvin Mora's throwing error. Facing Rob Bell (3-3),Navarro then plated Guzman with a long single that one-hoppedthe right field wall.


"I think the momentum and the confidence starting getting to us,and we just had great at-bats and we pulled out a win," Navarrosaid.


"We played our hearts out and the guys earned a lot of respecttonight," Orioles manager Dave Trembley said. "Mistakes arepart of the game."


Tampa Bay starter James Shields hurled eight innings, allowingfour runs and 10 hits. Dan Wheeler pitched the ninth and GrantBalfour (1-0) tossed two scoreless frames to pick up the win.

Al Reyes worked the 12th for his 21st save.


Tampa Bay forced extra innings with a rally against Baltimorecloser Danys Baez, who blew a save by allowing a two-out RBIsingle by Harris in the ninth. The poor frame by Baez, a formerDevil Ray, came one inning after he squirmed out of a dangerousjam.


"Tampa stranded 16," Trembley said. "We had some chances alsoto get a big hit and we didn't. That's baseball."

Orioles starter Steve Trachsel allowed one run and four hits insix solid frames and Jamie Walker pitched a scoreless seventh.But Chad Bradford got into trouble while trying to hold a 4-1lead.


After an RBI double by Harris in the eighth, Baez relievedBradford and yielded a sacrifice fly by Navarro that drew TampaBay within 4-3. He then squirmed out of trouble thanks to firstbaseman Kevin Millar, who made a sliding stop on AkinoriIwamura's grounder near the line and flipped to Baez to end theinning.


The Devil Rays opened the scoring in the first. Carl Crawfordripped a one-out double and Carlos Pena plated him with a singleto make it 1-0.


The Orioles took the lead in the third as Jay Payton ignited atwo-run rally with a leadoff single. Brian Roberts then slammeda run-scoring triple to right field and Patterson drove himhome with a base hit, giving Baltimore a 2-1 edge.

Aubrey Huff extended the advantage in the sixth with his 14thhomer of the season, a two-run blast to right off Shields.

"(Aubrey's) a good hitter," Shields said. "He's a good hitter.He always was good, and he always will be. My fastball controlwasn't really there. I think it was just one of those nightswhere I had to battle."