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Garza making Rays' debut vs. Orioles

Apr 2, 2008 - 12:43 PM Tampa Bay (1-0) at Baltimore (0-1) 7:05 pm EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) - Matt Garza will make his debut for the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday when the club battles the Baltimore Orioles.

The 24-year-old Garza, who was acquired via a trade this offseason with the Minnesota Twins for outfielder Delmon Young, went 5-7 with a 3.69 ERA last season.

The Rays will also have the momentum coming into this one after James Shields' impressive performance on Monday in the season opener.

Shields, who was only on the mound because ace Scott Kazmir is on the 15-day disabled list with a left elbow injury, pitched seven strong innings and B.J. Upton had a two-run single to lead Tampa Bay to a 6-2 victory over Baltimore.

Eric Hinske homered and scored twice for Tampa Bay, which had seven of its nine starters either score or drive in a run in the game. Eight players also recorded at least one hit.

"Really have to give credit to the hitters," Shields said. "They made it easy for me."

The Orioles will send righthander Daniel Cabrera to the mound to oppose Garza. The 26-year-old Cabrera registered a 9-18 record with a 5.55 ERA last season.








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

    BATTERIES: TAM - MATT GARZA, GARY GLOVER (6TH), DAN WHEELER (7TH), AL REYES
    (8TH), SCOTT DOHMANN (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO
    BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, RANDOR BIERD (5TH), CHAD BRADFO

    Apr 2 10:22 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ADAM JONES SCORED JAY PAYTON.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, A JONES ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    BALTIMORE 9 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B FAHEY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Rays 6, Orioles 9  Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 2 10:02 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY RAMON HERNANDEZ SCORED AUBREY HUFF.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J PAYTON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    BALTIMORE 8 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A JONES (.167, 1-FOR-3)

    Rays 6, Orioles 8  Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 2 9:59 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY AUBREY HUFF SCORED MELVIN MORA AND KEVIN MILLAR.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A HUFF ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    BALTIMORE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L SCOTT (.167, 0-FOR-3)

    Rays 6, Orioles 7  Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 2 9:56 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY AUBREY HUFF (1) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF MATT GARZA SCORED NICK MARKAKIS.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6, BALTIMORE 5
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L SCOTT (.200, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays 6, Orioles 5  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 2 9:07 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    DIONER NAVARRO HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING B.J. UPTON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C FLOYD ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    BALTIMORE 3 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: N HAYNES (.500, 1-FOR-2)

    Rays 6, Orioles 3  Top 5, 0 OutsApr 2 8:42 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (1) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF DANIEL CABRERA SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5, BALTIMORE 3
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.200, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Rays 5, Orioles 3  Top 5, 0 OutsApr 2 8:32 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED LUIS HERNANDEZ.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N MARKAKIS ON FIRST, M MORA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
    BALTIMORE 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.200, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays 3, Orioles 3  Bot 3, 0 OutsApr 2 8:11 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MELVIN MORA SCORED ADAM JONES.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M MORA ON FIRST, L HERNANDEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
    BALTIMORE 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.250, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays 3, Orioles 2  Bot 3, 0 OutsApr 2 8:09 PM


  • AL
    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRIAN ROBERTS (1) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF MATT GARZA.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3, BALTIMORE 1
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Rays 3, Orioles 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 2 7:21 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - MATT GARZA
    BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (1.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    M MORA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    N MARKAKIS (.333, 0 HR, 0 R

    Rays 3, Orioles 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 2 7:18 PM

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