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Kazmir, Devil Rays eye sweep of reeling Orioles

Aug 30, 2007 - 1:37 PM Tampa Bay (53-80) at Baltimore (58-73), 7:05 pm EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) - For teams that have two bad records, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Baltimore Orioles seem to be going in opposite directions.

Scott Kazmir and the Devil Rays will try for a sweep of the Orioles on Thursday.

Tampa Bay defeated Baltimore, 5-4, in 12 innings to win its second straight game against the Orioles, gaining its first road series win in 12 attempts. It also marked the first time since 2004 that the Devil Rays had won two consecutive contests against the Orioles.

Kazmir (10-8, 3.64 ERA) toes the rubber for Tampa Bay, seeking his sixth win in his last eight decisions. The 23-year-old lefthander was impressive in his last start, allowing three runs and five hits in eight innings in a 14-3 blowout win against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.

Kazmir is 1-1 in three starts against Baltimore in 2007, including a 9-2 victory over the Orioles on August 4. In that contest, the young four-year veteran allowed a run and seven hits while striking out nine in seven innings.

Baltimore counters with Jeremy Guthrie (7-4, 3.46), who is 0-1 in his five previous August starts. The Orioles are 0-5 in those starts and have lost eight straight games going into Thursday's contest.

Guthrie has faced the Devil Rays once this year, allowing just a run and six hits in six innings in an 8-3 win on May 8.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 10 1
    BALTIMORE 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, SCOTT DOHMANN (6TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES
    (9TH) AND JOSH PAUL
    BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE, JAMES HOEY (7TH), BRIAN BURRES
    (8TH), JON LEICESTER

    Aug 30 10:16 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY COREY PATTERSON SCORED TIKE REDMAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C PATTERSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 8
    BALTIMORE 6 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.292, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, 3 RBI)

    Rays vs. OriolesAug 30 10:11 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY GREG NORTON SCORED B.J. UPTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B HARRIS ON FIRST, D YOUNG ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 8
    BALTIMORE 5 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J WILSON (.266, 3-FOR-4, HR, RBI)

    Rays vs. OriolesAug 30 10:02 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY AKINORI IWAMURA (5) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 8TH OFF JAMES HOEY.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 7, BALTIMORE 5
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.313, 2-FOR-4, RBI)

    Rays vs. OriolesAug 30 9:34 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CARL CRAWFORD SCORED JOSH WILSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C CRAWFORD ON FIRST, A IWAMURA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    BALTIMORE 5 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.271, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Rays vs. OriolesAug 30 8:58 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE BY JOSH PAUL SCORED BRENDAN HARRIS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PAUL ON FIRST, J WILSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5
    BALTIMORE 5 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.284, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays vs. OriolesAug 30 8:23 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY KEVIN MILLAR (14) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF SCOTT KAZMIR SCORED MIGUEL TEJADA.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 5
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.262, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. OriolesAug 30 8:07 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY B.J. UPTON (21) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 3RD OFF JEREMY GUTHRIE SCORED CARL CRAWFORD AND CARLOS PENA.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4, BALTIMORE 3
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.291, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. OriolesAug 30 7:57 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSH WILSON (1) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF JEREMY GUTHRIE.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BALTIMORE 3
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J PAUL (.204, 1 HR, 8 RBI)

    Rays vs. OriolesAug 30 7:50 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY NICK MARKAKIS (15) TO CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 1ST OFF SCOTT KAZMIR SCORED BRIAN ROBERTS AND COREY
    PATTERSON.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0, BALTIMORE 3
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.302, 16 HR, 67 RBI)

    Rays vs. OriolesAug 30 7:17 PM

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