Final
RHP Gonzalez gets the call as Diamondbacks face Orioles
Jun 16, 2007 - 1:08 PM Arizona (38-30) at Baltimore (29-38) 7:05 pm EDTBALTIMORE (Ticker) - Edgar Gonzalez will again be called upon in the absence of Randy Johnson.
Gonzalez takes the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday when they face the struggling Baltimore Orioles.
Gonzalez (2-2, 4.73 ERA) learned on Friday that he would start against the Orioles because Johnson was heading back to the disabled list with lower back tightness.
The 24-year-old righthander should be used to this by now. Gonzalez filled in for Johnson at the start of the season when the 43-year-old was recovering from back surgery. He also filled in last month when Johnson missed a start with forearm tightness.
In six starts this season, Gonzalez is 2-2 with a 4.08 ERA. He's made five appearances out of the bullpen as well.
Like Gonzalez, Baltimore starter Daniel Cabrera (5-7, 5.16 ERA) didn't expect to be starting this game. Scheduled starter Brian Burres complained of shoulder soreness on Friday, prompting the team to flip-flop the starters. Burres will start on Sunday instead of Cabrera.
Orlando Hudson's pinch-hit three-run home run in the eighth inning lifted the Diamondbacks past the Orioles, 7-3, in the series opener here on Friday. Chris Snyder also homered for Arizona, who erased a 3-0 deficit with five in the eighth.
Aubrey Huff finished with three hits and an RBI for the Orioles. He has a 10-game hitting streak and is batting .474 (18-for-38) during that span.
Baltimore has lost six straight and 11 of its last 12 games.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 7 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 7 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: ARI - EDGAR GONZALEZ, JUAN CRUZ (6TH), JAILEN PEGUERO (7TH), DOUG
SLATEN (7TH), BRANDON LYON (7TH), TONY PENA (9TH) AND MIGUEL
MONTERO
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, JAMES
Jun 16 10:01 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ERIC BYRNES SCORED CHRIS YOUNG.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M MONTERO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 8
BALTIMORE 4 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.275, 0-FOR-4)
Diamondbacks vs. OriolesJun 16 9:43 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIGUEL MONTERO SCORED SCOTT HAIRSTON AND STEPHEN
DREW.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M MONTERO ON FIRST, C YOUNG ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 7
BALTIMORE 4 TOP, 9TH
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.309, 1-FOR-4)
Diamondbacks vs. OriolesJun 16 9:42 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MELVIN MORA SCORED KEVIN MILLAR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ROBERTS ON FIRST, P BAKO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5
BALTIMORE 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.265, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Diamondbacks vs. OriolesJun 16 9:09 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MELVIN MORA (10) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 6TH OFF JUAN CRUZ SCORED BRIAN ROBERTS.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5, BALTIMORE 3
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.265, 0-FOR-2)
Diamondbacks vs. OriolesJun 16 8:34 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEVIN MILLAR SCORED COREY PATTERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K MILLAR ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5
BALTIMORE 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: P BAKO (.221, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
Diamondbacks vs. OriolesJun 16 7:53 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CHAD TRACY (3) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF DANIEL CABRERA SCORED ORLANDO HUDSON.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5, BALTIMORE 0
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.310, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Diamondbacks vs. OriolesJun 16 7:47 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CHRIS YOUNG (9) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF DANIEL CABRERA.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 3, BALTIMORE 0
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M MONTERO (.207, 4 HR, 15 RBI)
Diamondbacks vs. OriolesJun 16 7:29 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY SCOTT HAIRSTON (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF DANIEL CABRERA SCORED MARK REYNOLDS.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 2, BALTIMORE 0
DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.236, 3 HR, 26 RBI)
Diamondbacks vs. OriolesJun 16 7:26 PM
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