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Orioles face Santana in season opener

Apr 2, 2007 - 2:08 PM Baltimore (0-0) at Minnesota (0-0) 7:05 pm EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Twins send American League Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana to the mound when they open the season against the Baltimore Orioles.

Santana went 19-6 with a 2.77 ERA in 2006 and earned his second Cy Young Award in three years. The lefthander also led the league with 245 strikeouts and 233 2/3 innings pitched.

The Orioles counter with Erik Bedard, who led the team with 15 wins and a 3.76 ERA last season.

The Minnesota lineup will again be anchored by American League batting champion Joe Mauer (.347) and league Most Valuable Player Justin Morneau (.340, 34 HR, 130 RBI). Center fielder Torii Hunter had a career-high 31 home runs last season and added another Gold Glove to his collection.

The Twins won the American League Central Division by one game over the Detroit Tigers in 2006, but were swept out of the AL Division Series by the Oakland Athletics.

The Orioles have not made the playoffs since winning the AL East in 1997 and have finished with a losing record for the past nine seasons.

Baltimore looks to Miguel Tejada to lead its offense. The shortstop led the Orioles last season with a .330 batting average, 24 home runs and 100 RBI.

Baltimore signed lefthanded power-hitter Aubrey Huff in the offseason hoping he can improve an Orioles lineup that was 11th in the American League in home runs in 2006.

The Twins won six of nine games from Baltimore last season.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BALTIMORE 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 1
    MINNESOTA 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 x 7 12 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: BAL - ERIK BEDARD, SCOTT WILLIAMSON (5TH), JOHN PARRISH (6TH), DANYS
    BAEZ (8TH) AND PAUL BAKO
    MIN - JOHAN SANTANA, DENNYS REYES (7TH), JESSE CRAIN
    (7TH), JUAN RINC

    Apr 2 10:10 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BALTIMORE 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 7 1
    MINNESOTA 0 2 0 1 3 1 7 11 0 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - JOHN PARRISH
    MIN - JESSE CRAIN

    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (1.000, 3-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
    T HUNTER (.667, 2-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
    R WHITE (.000, 0-FOR-2, BB

    Apr 2 9:34 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY MIGUEL TEJADA ALLOWED JASON TYNER TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N PUNTO ON SECOND, L CASTILLO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
    MINNESOTA 7 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.500, 1-FOR-2, BB)

    Orioles vs. TwinsApr 2 9:16 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MIGUEL TEJADA (1) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 6TH OFF JOHAN SANTANA.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4, MINNESOTA 6
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A HUFF (.500, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Orioles vs. TwinsApr 2 8:53 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY TORII HUNTER SCORED JOE MAUER.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T HUNTER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3
    MINNESOTA 6 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: R WHITE (.000, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Orioles vs. TwinsApr 2 8:47 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JUSTIN MORNEAU SCORED NICK PUNTO.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J MAUER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3
    MINNESOTA 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.500, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)

    Orioles vs. TwinsApr 2 8:46 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    PASSED BALL BY PAUL BAKO ALLOWED LUIS CASTILLO TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MAUER ON FIRST, N PUNTO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3
    MINNESOTA 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (1.000, 2-FOR-2, HR, RBI)

    Orioles vs. TwinsApr 2 8:44 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BALTIMORE 0 0 0 3 3 5 0
    MINNESOTA 0 2 0 1 3 6 0 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
    MIN - JOHAN SANTANA

    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.500, 1-FOR-2)
    M MORA (.000, 0-FOR-2)
    N MARKAKIS (.000, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Apr 2 8:26 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JEFF CIRILLO SCORED MICHAEL CUDDYER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CIRILLO ON FIRST, R WHITE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3
    MINNESOTA 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.000, 0-FOR-1)

    Orioles vs. TwinsApr 2 8:24 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY COREY PATTERSON SCORED JAY GIBBONS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C PATTERSON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3
    MINNESOTA 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: P BAKO (.000, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Orioles vs. TwinsApr 2 8:08 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JAY GIBBONS SCORED AUBREY HUFF.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J GIBBONS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
    MINNESOTA 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.000, 0-FOR-1)

    Orioles vs. TwinsApr 2 8:05 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY AUBREY HUFF SCORED NICK MARKAKIS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A HUFF ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
    MINNESOTA 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J GIBBONS (.000, 0-FOR-1)

    Orioles vs. TwinsApr 2 8:05 PM


  • AL
    BALTIMORE AT MINNESOTA
    NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY MINNESOTA'S JUSTIN MORNEAU AND TORII
    HUNTER IN THE SECOND INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.

    Apr 2 7:38 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY TORII HUNTER (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF ERIK BEDARD.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0, MINNESOTA 2
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: R WHITE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Apr 2 7:37 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY TORII HUNTER (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 2ND OFF ERIK BEDARD.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0, MINNESOTA 2
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: R WHITE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Orioles vs. TwinsApr 2 7:37 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JUSTIN MORNEAU (1) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 2ND OFF ERIK BEDARD.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0, MINNESOTA 1
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Apr 2 7:36 PM


  • AL
    AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JUSTIN MORNEAU (1) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 2ND OFF ERIK BEDARD.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0, MINNESOTA 1
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Orioles vs. TwinsApr 2 7:36 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BALTIMORE 0 0 0 1 0
    MINNESOTA 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
    MIN - JOHAN SANTANA

    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MORNEAU (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    T HUNTER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    R WHITE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Apr 2 7:33 PM

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