Final
Orioles aim for fifth straight win
Apr 7, 2008 - 1:18 PM Seattle (2-4) at Baltimore (4-1) 3:05 pm EDTBALTIMORE (Ticker) - Picked by nearly everyone to finish in last place in the American League East after an offseason spent rebuilding, the Baltimore Orioles have caught some early fire.
The Orioles will be looking for their fifth consecutive win when they host the Seattle Mariners on Monday in the finale of a four-game set.
After trading away their best pitcher (Erik Bedard) and their best hitter (Miguel Tejada) in the offseason and making a commitment to building for the future, Baltimore was essentially throwing up the white flag in the hotly contested AL East.
But a scrapy bunch of youngsters combined with a few solid veteran bats has been enough to get the club off on the right track.
Trailing 2-0 entering the ninth inning on Sunday, the Orioles pushed three runs across in the bottom of the frame, getting the game-winning single from Luis Hernandez, who had been hitless on the season.
To get to a fifth consecutive victory, Baltimore will have to get a good performance out of starter Daniel Cabrera (0-0, 13.50 ERA). The 26-year-old righthander was terrible in his first start of the season, allowing six runs and six hits while walking five in four innings.
The Orioles came back to secure a 9-6 win in the game, but the bullpen was forced to turn in five innings.
The Mariners will counter with righthander Carlos Silva (1-0, 1.29), who will be making his second start after signing with the club in the offseason.
The burly sinkerballer yielded just one run and three hits in his Seattle debut, picking up a win Wednesday against the Texas Rangers.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SEATTLE 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 x 5 10 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: SEA - CARLOS SILVA, ERIC O'FLAHERTY (8TH), SEAN GREEN (8TH) AND
KENJI JOHJIMA
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, JAMIE WALKER (7TH), DENNIS
SARFATE (7TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (9TH)
Apr 7 5:35 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY AUBREY HUFF (2) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF ERIC O'FLAHERTY.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4, BALTIMORE 5
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L SCOTT (.500, 1-FOR-3)
Mariners 4, Orioles 5 Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 7 5:19 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRIAN ROBERTS SCORED ADAM JONES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ROBERTS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4
BALTIMORE 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.273, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)
Mariners 4, Orioles 4 Bot 5, 0 OutsApr 7 4:23 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RAUL IBANEZ SCORED YUNIESKY BETANCOURT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R IBANEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4
BALTIMORE 3 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A BELTRE (.304, 1-FOR-2)
Mariners 4, Orioles 3 Top 5, 0 OutsApr 7 4:16 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JOSE VIDRO SCORED ADRIAN BELTRE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VIDRO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
BALTIMORE 3 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.111, 0-FOR-1)
Mariners 3, Orioles 3 Top 4, 0 OutsApr 7 4:02 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MELVIN MORA (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF CARLOS SILVA SCORED BRIAN ROBERTS.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2, BALTIMORE 3
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.350, 1-FOR-1)
Mariners 2, Orioles 3 Bot 3, 0 OutsApr 7 3:48 PM - AL
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRIAN ROBERTS SCORED LUIS HERNANDEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ROBERTS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2
BALTIMORE 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.238, 0-FOR-1)
Mariners 2, Orioles 1 Bot 3, 0 OutsApr 7 3:46 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SEATTLE 2 2 2 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - CARLOS SILVA
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.267, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
M MORA (.250, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.316, 0 HR, 1
Mariners 2, Orioles 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 7 3:18 PM
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