Orioles 7 - 9 Rays
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Devil Rays, Orioles square off in three-game series

Sep 3, 2007 - 1:09 PM Baltimore (59-76) at Tampa Bay (56-81) 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - The bottom two teams in the American League East meet Monday as the Baltimore Orioles visit the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the opener of a three-game series.

Baltimore, which has lost 11 of its last 12 games, is four games in front of last-place Tampa Bay.

During their recent slide, the Orioles suffered the embarrassment of being no-hit Saturday night by Boston rookie Clay Buchholz.

Despite a miserable overall record, the Devil Rays have played well of late, winning nine of their last 11 games - including two wins against the New York Yankees during a three-game series this past weekend.

James Shields (10-8, 4.10 ERA) takes the mound for the Devil Rays. The righthander was not involved in the decision in his last start against the Orioles on Wednesday after allowing four runs and 10 hits in eight innings.

Kurt Birkins (1-1, 8.00) will make his first career start when he takes the mound for the Orioles in place of the injured Erik Bedard.








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

    BATTERIES: BAL - KURT BIRKINS, ROCKY CHERRY (5TH), JAMES HOEY (7TH), BRIAN
    BURRES (8TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ
    TAM - JAMES SHIELDS, DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES (9TH)
    AND DIONER

    Sep 3 10:00 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY RAMON HERNANDEZ (8) TO LEFT WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 9TH OFF AL REYES SCORED AUBREY HUFF AND MELVIN MORA.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 7, TAMPA BAY 9
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: T REDMAN (.324, 1-FOR-3)

    Orioles vs. RaysSep 3 9:56 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY AKINORI IWAMURA (7) TO RIGHT CENTER
    WITH 0 OUT IN THE 8TH OFF BRIAN BURRES SCORED DIONER NAVARRO.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4, TAMPA BAY 9
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.245, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Orioles vs. RaysSep 3 9:41 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED B.J. UPTON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
    TAMPA BAY 7 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.285, 0-FOR-3)

    Orioles vs. RaysSep 3 9:22 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (35) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 7TH OFF JAMES HOEY SCORED JONNY GOMES.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4, TAMPA BAY 6
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.312, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB)

    Orioles vs. RaysSep 3 9:14 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DIONER NAVARRO SCORED GREG NORTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
    TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.286, 2-FOR-2)

    Orioles vs. RaysSep 3 8:25 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED DIONER NAVARRO AND AKINORI
    IWAMURA.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, B UPTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
    TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.286, 0-FOR-1)

    Orioles vs. RaysSep 3 8:12 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY AKINORI IWAMURA SCORED JOSH WILSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A IWAMURA ON FIRST, D NAVARRO ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
    TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.313, 0-FOR-1)

    Orioles vs. RaysSep 3 8:01 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MIGUEL TEJADA SCORED COREY PATTERSON.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, N MARKAKIS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.260, 0-FOR-1)

    Orioles vs. RaysSep 3 7:53 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY DIONER NAVARRO ALLOWED BRIAN ROBERTS TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C PATTERSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 3
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.292, 0-FOR-1)

    Orioles vs. RaysSep 3 7:51 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY COREY PATTERSON SCORED MELVIN MORA AND TIKE
    REDMAN.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C PATTERSON ON FIRST, B ROBERTS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.292, 0-FOR-1)

    Orioles vs. RaysSep 3 7:48 PM

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