Final
for this game
Young lefthanders square off in Orioles-Devil Rays finale
Apr 18, 2007 - 1:02 PM Baltimore (7-7) at Tampa Bay (6-8) 3:10 pm EDTST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- If the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Devil Rays hope to contend in the American League East, they will need their ace lefthanders to earn some wins.
Erik Bedard and Scott Kazmir square off in the rubber game of a three-game series.
Bedard (2-1, 5.09 ERA) earned the spot as Baltimore's ace with a 15-win campaign in 2006. The 28-year-old lefthander has gotten better in each of his three starts this season, taking the loss in a disastrous Opening Day start in which he yielded six runs and 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Bedard earned wins in each of his last two starts, allowing just one run and recording nine strikeouts in six innings last Friday against Kansas City.
Kazmir (1-1, 4.95) has gotten progressively better as well, picking up his first win of the season last Friday after allowing two earned runs in eight innings at Minnesota. Kazmir made his first All-Star team last season at the age of 22.
The lefthander leads a staff that owns a major-league worst 6.43 ERA, over a run worse than 29th-place Philadelphia.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 6 11 0
TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: BAL - ERIK BEDARD, CHAD BRADFORD (6TH), JOHN PARRISH (7TH), DANYS
BAEZ (8TH), CHRIS RAY (9TH) AND ALBERTO CASTILLO, PAUL BAKO
(8TH)
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, GARY GLOVER
Apr 18 6:17 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Parrish relieved C Bradford.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 6
TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B Zobrist (.163, 0-FOR-2)
Apr 18 5:41 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: JOHN PARRISH (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 6, TAMPA BAY 4
DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: B ZOBRIST (.163, 0-FOR-2)
Apr 18 5:41 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 6 10 0
TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 7 1 (BOT 7)
CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - CHAD BRADFORD
TAM - SHAWN CAMP
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B ZOBRIST (.163, 0-FOR-2, SAC)
C CRAWFORD (.279, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
T WIGGINTON (.283, 0-FOR-3)
Apr 18 5:39 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY NICK MARKAKIS (3) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 7TH OFF GARY GLOVER.
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 6, TAMPA BAY 4
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.322, 3-FOR-3)
Orioles vs. RaysApr 18 5:32 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY B.J. UPTON SCORED ELIJAH DUKES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 5
TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: R BALDELLI (.278, 1-FOR-2, BB, HR, RBI)
Orioles vs. RaysApr 18 5:22 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JON KNOTT SCORED KEVIN MILLAR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 5
TAMPA BAY 3 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C GOMEZ (.357, 2-FOR-2, RBI)
Apr 18 4:58 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JON KNOTT SCORED KEVIN MILLAR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 5
TAMPA BAY 3 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C GOMEZ (.357, 2-FOR-2, RBI)
Orioles vs. RaysApr 18 4:58 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY KEVIN MILLAR SCORED MIGUEL TEJADA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K MILLAR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
TAMPA BAY 3 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J KNOTT (.500, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Apr 18 4:54 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY KEVIN MILLAR SCORED MIGUEL TEJADA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K MILLAR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
TAMPA BAY 3 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J KNOTT (.500, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Orioles vs. RaysApr 18 4:54 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Glover relieved S Kazmir.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3
TAMPA BAY 3 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N Markakis (.237, 0-FOR-2)
Apr 18 4:48 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: GARY GLOVER (0-0, 2.84) STARTING THE 5TH
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3, TAMPA BAY 3
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.237, 0-FOR-2)
Apr 18 4:48 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 0 1 0 2 3 6 0
TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 0 3 5 1 (TOP 5)
CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.237, 0-FOR-2)
M TEJADA (.310, 2-FOR-2)
K MILLAR (.267, 0-FOR-2)
Apr 18 4:48 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ALBERTO CASTILLO SCORED JON KNOTT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A CASTILLO ON SECOND, C GOMEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3
TAMPA BAY 3 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.217, 0-FOR-2)
Orioles vs. RaysApr 18 4:29 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHRIS GOMEZ SCORED MIGUEL TEJADA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GOMEZ ON FIRST, J KNOTT ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
TAMPA BAY 3 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: F BYNUM (.300, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Orioles vs. RaysApr 18 4:24 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CARL CRAWFORD SCORED ROCCO BALDELLI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C CRAWFORD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: T WIGGINTON (.293, 0-FOR-1)
Orioles vs. RaysApr 18 4:10 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSH PAUL SCORED ELIJAH DUKES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PAUL ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.361, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
Apr 18 3:48 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSH PAUL SCORED ELIJAH DUKES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PAUL ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.361, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
Orioles vs. RaysApr 18 3:48 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 0 1 1 3 0
TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 0 (BOT 2)
CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.316, 3 HR, 11 RBI)
B HARRIS (.444, 2 HR, 5 RBI)
E DUKES (.171, 2 HR, 2 RBI)
Apr 18 3:44 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY FREDDIE BYNUM SCORED JON KNOTT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
TAMPA BAY 1 END TOP, 2ND
Orioles vs. RaysApr 18 3:44 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ROCCO BALDELLI (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF ERIK BEDARD.
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0, TAMPA BAY 1
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B ZOBRIST (.170, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
Orioles vs. RaysApr 18 3:21 PM
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