Orioles 8 - 1 Rangers
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Surging Orioles set to face Rangers

Apr 8, 2008 - 12:18 PM Baltimore (5-1) at Texas (3-3) 2:05 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - After a four-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners, the Baltimore Orioles will visit the Texas Rangers on Tuesday looking to hang on to their improbable position atop of the American League East.

The Orioles are one of the surprise teams in the early going this season, owning an early lead in the AL East despite the fact that the team is clearly rebuilding.

The bullpen has been a particularly pleasant surprise, owing an ERA of under 1.00 and getting significant contributions from newcomers Dennis Sarfate, who came over from Houston as part of the Miguel Cabrera trade, and closer George Sherrill, who came over from Seattle in the Erik Bedard deal.

Sarfate notched the win and Sherrill picked up his fourth save of the season in Monday's 5-4 win over Seattle. Aubrey Huff snapped a 4-4 deadlock with a solo homer in the eighth to provide the winning margin.

Baltimore will hand the ball to starter Brian Burres (0-0, 0.00 ERA) on Tuesday. The lefthander spent last season bouncing back and forth between the bullpen and the rotation and has begun this campaign in the same fashion.

He pitched an inning of scoreless relief on Opening Day for the Orioles and compiled a 6-8 mark with a 5.95 ERA in 37 games - 17 starts - in 2007.

The Rangers will counter with righthander Jason Jennings (0-1, 7.20). The veteran had a rough first outing for his new team on April 2, allowing four runs and five hits in five innings to take a loss against the Mariners.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BALTIMORE 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 8 12 0
    TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: BAL - BRIAN BURRES, MATT ALBERS (7TH), GREG AQUINO (9TH) AND RAMON
    HERNANDEZ
    TEX - JASON JENNINGS, JAMEY WRIGHT (5TH), JOSH RUPE
    (7TH), FRANKLYN GERMAN (9TH) AND G

    Apr 8 4:58 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY AUBREY HUFF SCORED LUIS HERNANDEZ AND NICK
    MARKAKIS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A HUFF ON FIRST, K MILLAR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 8
    TEXAS 1 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L SCOTT (.526, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, 2 RBI)

    Orioles 8, Rangers 1  Top 8, 0 OutsApr 8 4:33 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY IAN KINSLER SCORED DAVID MURPHY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, I KINSLER ON FIRST, B BROUSSARD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 6
    TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.214, 0-FOR-3)

    Orioles 6, Rangers 1  Bot 7, 0 OutsApr 8 4:18 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY AUBREY HUFF SCORED NICK MARKAKIS AND KEVIN
    MILLAR.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A HUFF ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 6
    TEXAS 0 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L SCOTT (.556, 2-FOR-2, BB, HR, 2 RBI)

    Orioles 6, Rangers 0  Top 6, 0 OutsApr 8 3:51 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY LUKE SCOTT (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF JASON JENNINGS SCORED AUBREY HUFF.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 4, TEXAS 0
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R HERNANDEZ (.158, 0-FOR-1)

    Orioles 4, Rangers 0  Top 3, 0 OutsApr 8 2:45 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRIAN ROBERTS SCORED ADAM JONES.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B ROBERTS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
    TEXAS 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.304, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Orioles 2, Rangers 0  Top 2, 0 OutsApr 8 2:29 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY SCOTT MOORE (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF JASON JENNINGS.
    CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1, TEXAS 0
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A JONES (.222, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

    Orioles 1, Rangers 0  Top 2, 0 OutsApr 8 2:26 PM

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