Orioles 6 - 2 Angels
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Surging Orioles to face West's best

May 31, 2007 - 2:33 PM Baltimore (26-27) at LA Angels (33-21) 10:05 pm EDT

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The Baltimore Orioles and their patchwork starting rotation are beginning to turn heads in the American League.

The Orioles will take their show out west this weekend, visiting the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for a four-game series beginning on Thursday.

With Adam Loewen and Jaret Wright on the shelf with injuries, Jeremy Guthrie and Brian Burres have moved into the rotation and are mowing down hitters. The two converted relievers are a combined 4-2 in nine starts and are a big reason why Baltimore has won five games in a row to pull within two games of .500.

Burres (2-2, 3.27 ERA) takes his turn in the rotation on Thursday looking to build upon his six-inning, one-run outing Saturday against Oakland. The 26-year-old lefthander earned the win against the Athletics and notched his third straight start allowing two runs or fewer.

Burres' win against the A's began the Orioles' recent streak.

The Angels, winners of five of their last six, will counter with Kelvim Escobar (6-2, 2.64). The veteran righthander has won his last two starts, yielding one run in 15 combined innings.

Escobar has been strong against Baltimore in his career, owning a 12-4 mark with a 3.76 ERA in 33 career appearances - 17 starts.








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

    BATTERIES: BAL - BRIAN BURRES, DANYS BAEZ (6TH), JAMIE WALKER (7TH), CHAD
    BRADFORD (8TH), CHRIS RAY (9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ
    LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, DARREN OLIVER (9TH) AND MIK

    Jun 1 1:05 AM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED CHRIS GOMEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ROBERTS ON FIRST, R HERNANDEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 6
    LA ANGELS 2 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.311, 0-FOR-4, RBI)

    Orioles vs. AngelsJun 1 12:53 AM


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    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JAY PAYTON SCORED FREDDIE BYNUM.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PAYTON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 5
    LA ANGELS 2 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.244, 1-FOR-3)

    Orioles vs. AngelsJun 1 12:26 AM


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    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO SCORED CHONE FIGGINS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V GUERRERO ON FIRST, R WILLITS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
    LA ANGELS 2 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.288, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Orioles vs. AngelsJun 1 12:18 AM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED RAMON HERNANDEZ AND BRIAN
    ROBERTS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, N MARKAKIS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
    LA ANGELS 1 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.314, 0-FOR-2, RBI)

    Orioles vs. AngelsMay 31 11:28 PM


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    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRIAN ROBERTS SCORED KEVIN MILLAR.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ROBERTS ON FIRST, R HERNANDEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
    LA ANGELS 1 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.263, 1-FOR-1, BB)

    Orioles vs. AngelsMay 31 11:27 PM


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    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO SCORED ORLANDO CABRERA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V GUERRERO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
    LA ANGELS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.291, 7 HR, 31 RBI)

    Orioles vs. AngelsMay 31 10:25 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - BRIAN BURRES
    LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR

    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.339, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
    O CABRERA (.322, 3 HR, 26 RBI)
    V GUERRERO (.350, 11 HR, 44

    Orioles vs. AngelsMay 31 10:19 PM

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