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Orioles, Rangers continue series

Sep 22, 2007 - 1:12 PM Baltimore (65-88) at Texas (71-83) 8:05 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - The Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers continue a four-game series Saturday.

After the Orioles took the series opener, the Rangers picked up a 3-2 win Friday behind five strong innings from Luis Mendoza. Jarrod Saltalamacchia also drove in two runs.

Another youngster will be on the mound for Texas in Edinson Volquez (2-1, 3.52 ERA), who is making just his fifth career start. The righthander has pitched at least six innings in four of his outings.

Texas will be looking gets its offense going since it has been held to three runs or less in seven of its last 10 games.

The Orioles send Radhames Liz (0-2, 7.71 ERA) to the mound. The righthander, who also has pitched out of the bullpen this season, is making his fifth career start.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BALTIMORE 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 0 11 13 0
    TEXAS 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 11 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: BAL - RADHAMES LIZ, ROCKY CHERRY (3RD), KURT BIRKINS (4TH), JAMES
    HOEY (7TH), CHAD BRADFORD (8TH), JAMIE WALKER (9TH) AND RAMON
    HERNANDEZ, PAUL BAKO (8TH)
    TEX - ED

    Sep 22 11:59 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY HANK BLALOCK (9) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 8TH OFF CHAD BRADFORD.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 11, TEXAS 9
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: N CRUZ (.233, 2-FOR-4, RBI)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 11:34 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY AUBREY HUFF SCORED MELVIN MORA.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M TEJADA ON SECOND, N MARKAKIS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 11
    TEXAS 8 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.253, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 11:23 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED FREDDIE BYNUM AND BRIAN
    ROBERTS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, N MARKAKIS ON SECOND, M MORA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 10
    TEXAS 8 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.297, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 11:21 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRIAN ROBERTS SCORED BRANDON FAHEY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ROBERTS ON FIRST, F BYNUM ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 8
    TEXAS 8 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.275, 2-FOR-3, BB)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 11:14 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY AUBREY HUFF SCORED MELVIN MORA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N MARKAKIS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 7
    TEXAS 8 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.253, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 10:55 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED BRIAN ROBERTS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MARKAKIS ON FIRST, M MORA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 6
    TEXAS 8 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.297, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 10:49 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID MURPHY SCORED HANK BLALOCK.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D MURPHY ON FIRST, N CRUZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 5
    TEXAS 8 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.253, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 10:04 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY HANK BLALOCK SCORED IAN KINSLER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H BLALOCK ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 5
    TEXAS 7 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: N CRUZ (.232, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 10:00 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY BRIAN ROBERTS SCORED FREDDIE BYNUM.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 5
    TEXAS 6 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.273, 1-FOR-2)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 9:45 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY FREDDIE BYNUM SCORED KEVIN MILLAR AND RAMON
    HERNANDEZ.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F BYNUM ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4
    TEXAS 6 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.291, 1-FOR-2)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 9:44 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY NELSON CRUZ SCORED MARLON BYRD.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N CRUZ ON FIRST, H BLALOCK ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
    TEXAS 6 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D MURPHY (.360, 0-FOR-1)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 9:22 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY IAN KINSLER (20) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 2ND OFF RADHAMES LIZ SCORED JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA AND TRAVIS
    METCALF.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2, TEXAS 5
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.314, 1-FOR-1, RBI)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 8:57 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY MARLON BYRD SCORED IAN KINSLER.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M YOUNG ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
    TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: H BLALOCK (.296, 8 HR, 27 RBI)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 8:27 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED FRANK CATALANOTTO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, I KINSLER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
    TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.309, 9 HR, 64 RBI)

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 8:24 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BALTIMORE 2 2 2 0
    TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - RADHAMES LIZ
    TEX - EDINSON VOLQUEZ

    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.267, 11 HR, 44 RBI)
    I KINSLER (.261, 19 HR, 58 RBI)
    M YOUNG (.313, 8 HR

    Orioles vs. RangersSep 22 8:16 PM