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Lefthanders matchup as Devil Rays face Orioles

Aug 4, 2007 - 1:18 PM Baltimore (51-57) at Tampa Bay (41-67) 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- In what has largely been a lost season for both the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, a few positives have emerged on each side.

Two of those bright spots face off against each other when the Devil Rays host the Orioles on Saturday.

Scott Kazmir (7-7, 3.85 ERA) takes the hill for the home team looking to build upon his last four starts, during which he has posted a 2-1 record with a 1.40 ERA. Command has been as issue all season for the 23-year-old lefthander, who ranks third in the American League with 67 walks, but he issued just one free pass while tossing six scoreless frames against the Boston Red Sox last Sunday.

Baltimore will counter with rookie Brian Burres (5-4, 4.12). The converted reliever has bounced back and forth between the bullpen and the rotation this season, but has been solid enough to earn himself a prominent role in the Orioles' future.

The 26-year-old lefthander earned a win last Saturday when he held the powerful New York Yankees to one run and six hits in six innings.

Baltimore took the series opener on Friday, 3-1, on the strength of a three-run homer in the seventh inning by former Devil Rays slugger Aubrey Huff.








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

    BATTERIES: BAL - BRIAN BURRES, KURT BIRKINS (4TH), PAUL SHUEY (6TH), JOHN
    PARRISH (8TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ
    TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, GRANT BALFOUR (8TH), BRIAN STOKES
    (9TH) AND JO

    Aug 4 9:57 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY JAY PAYTON SCORED RAMON HERNANDEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A HUFF ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
    TAMPA BAY 9 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L HERNANDEZ (.343, 1-FOR-3)

    Orioles vs. RaysAug 4 9:56 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA AND CARL
    CRAWFORD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON SECOND, C PENA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
    TAMPA BAY 9 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.301, 1-FOR-3)

    Orioles vs. RaysAug 4 9:09 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, B UPTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
    TAMPA BAY 7 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.302, 1-FOR-2)

    Orioles vs. RaysAug 4 8:34 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY B.J. UPTON SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, C CRAWFORD ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
    TAMPA BAY 6 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.278, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)

    Orioles vs. RaysAug 4 8:27 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY COREY PATTERSON SCORED AUBREY HUFF.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L HERNANDEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
    TAMPA BAY 5 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C GOMEZ (.301, 0-FOR-1)

    Orioles vs. RaysAug 4 7:58 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY BRIAN BURRES ALLOWED CARL CRAWFORD TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B UPTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0
    TAMPA BAY 5 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.279, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)

    Orioles vs. RaysAug 4 7:47 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CARL CRAWFORD SCORED JONNY GOMES AND JOSH PAUL.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C CRAWFORD ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0
    TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.325, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Orioles vs. RaysAug 4 7:45 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (26) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF BRIAN BURRES SCORED B.J. UPTON.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 0, TAMPA BAY 2
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.290, 9 HR, 54 RBI)

    Orioles vs. RaysAug 4 7:22 PM

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