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Surging Orioles look to clinch "Beltway Series" win

May 17, 2008 - 2:48 PM Washington (18-25) at Baltimore (22-19), 7:05 pm EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Baltimore Orioles have made the come-from-behind win look easy of late.

The Orioles will try to jump out and not look back Saturday when they host the Washington Nationals in an interleague battle between regional rivals.

Baltimore has won three games in a row, coming from behind in each win. The Orioles fell behind, 2-0, in the series opener Friday before earning a 5-3 victory. Luke Scott homered and Brian Roberts scored two runs in the win.

Prior to interleague play, Baltimore swept a two-game series from divisional power Boston, outscoring the Red Sox, 11-4, after the third inning.

The Orioles will attempt to clinch a series win behind lefthander Brian Burres (3-1, 3.59 ERA). The converted reliever has lost three straight, allowing 12 runs - 10 earned - in 17 1/3 combined innings.

Baltimore's offense has not been much help to Burres, managing a total of four runs in his last three starts.

Washington will counter with Odalis Perez (1-3, 3.71). The lefthander earned his first win of the season Monday at New York despite allowing four runs and 11 hits in 6 1/3 frames.

In 21 career interleague games - 20 starts - Perez is 7-8 with a 4.88 ERA.

The Nationals had taken four straight from the Orioles before falling on Friday.








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

    BATTERIES: WAS - ODALIS PEREZ, JOEL HANRAHAN (6TH), SAUL RIVERA (8TH) AND JESUS
    FLORES, WIL NIEVES (6TH)
    BAL - BRIAN BURRES, CHAD BRADFORD (7TH), DENNIS SARFATE
    (8TH), JIM JO

    May 17 10:00 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Nationals 5, Orioles 6  Top 9, 0 OutsMay 17 9:54 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    LASTINGS MILLEDGE HIT BY JIM JOHNSON PITCH WITH BASES
    LOADED SCORED DMITRI YOUNG.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, L MILLEDGE ON FIRST, W NIEVES ON SECOND, A
    BOONE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 5
    BALTIMORE 6 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.188, 0-FOR-3)

    Nationals 5, Orioles 6  Top 8, 0 OutsMay 17 9:39 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY AARON BOONE SCORED CRISTIAN GUZMAN AND RYAN
    ZIMMERMAN.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A BOONE ON FIRST, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 4
    BALTIMORE 6 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: W NIEVES (.310, 0-FOR-1)

    Nationals 4, Orioles 6  Top 8, 0 OutsMay 17 9:33 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JAY PAYTON (4) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF ODALIS PEREZ SCORED KEVIN MILLAR.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2, BALTIMORE 6
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A JONES (.241, 0-FOR-2)

    Nationals 2, Orioles 6  Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 17 8:36 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN ZIMMERMAN (8) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF BRIAN BURRES.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2, BALTIMORE 4
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.429, 1-FOR-1)

    Nationals 2, Orioles 4  Top 4, 0 OutsMay 17 8:07 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY NICK MARKAKIS (8) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 3RD OFF ODALIS PEREZ SCORED MELVIN MORA.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, BALTIMORE 4
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.230, 0-FOR-1)

    Nationals 1, Orioles 4  Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 17 7:56 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MELVIN MORA SCORED BRIAN ROBERTS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M MORA ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    BALTIMORE 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.265, 1-FOR-1, RBI)

    Nationals 1, Orioles 2  Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 17 7:55 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY JESUS FLORES SCORED DMITRI YOUNG.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A BOONE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    BALTIMORE 1 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: L MILLEDGE (.245, 1 HR, 13 RBI)

    Nationals 1, Orioles 1  Top 2, 0 OutsMay 17 7:31 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY NICK MARKAKIS SCORED MELVIN MORA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MARKAKIS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
    BALTIMORE 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.232, 5 HR, 21 RBI)

    Nationals 0, Orioles 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 17 7:18 PM

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