Final/10
Cabrera looks to get back on track vs. Pirates
Jun 15, 2008 - 2:07 PM Pittsburgh (33-36) at Baltimore (34-33) 1:35 pm EDTBALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Daniel Cabrera will attempt to recover from a pair of bad outings when the Baltimore Orioles host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game interleague series Sunday.
For 10 straight starts, Cabrera (5-2, 4.35 ERA) was beginning to look like the ace that many predicted he would become when he burst onto the scene in 2004. The intimidating righthander went 5-1 with a 2.83 ERA in 10 outings between April 12 and May 30 this season.
Cabrera credited much of his success with a new-found reliance on a power sinkerball.
But lately he has looked more like the pitcher who led the American League in losses, walks and earned runs allowed in 2007. The Dominican native has surrendered six runs in each of his last two starts, covering a total of 11 innings.
He lasted just five innings Tuesday at Boston and threw only 54 of 95 pitches for strikes.
The Orioles won a wild one on Saturday night when Ramon Hernandez drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth with a single. Oscar Salazar had tied it earlier in the inning with his first major league home run since April 19, 2002.
The lead changed hands six times before Baltimore finally grabbed the victory.
The Pirates will send Paul Maholm (4-5, 4.55) to the mound in the finale. The lefthander did not factor in the decision in his last start after posting two straight wins.
Maholm has been inconsistent all season, allowing two earned runs or less in five starts and four earned runs or more in his other eight outings.
- ML
FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
10 R H E
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PITTSBURGH 1 5 8 1
BALTIMORE 0 4 7 1 (FINAL 10)
BATTERIES: PIT
Jun 15 4:39 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM LAROCHE SCORED JASON BAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A LAROCHE ON FIRST, R DOUMIT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5
BALTIMORE 4 TOP, 10TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.253, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
Pirates 5, Orioles 4 Top 10, 0 OutsJun 15 4:25 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BRIAN ROBERTS (5) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF MATT CAPPS SCORED OSCAR SALAZAR.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4, BALTIMORE 4
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.252, 1-FOR-4)
Pirates 4, Orioles 4 Bot 9, 0 OutsJun 15 4:13 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY AUBREY HUFF (10) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF PAUL MAHOLM.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4, BALTIMORE 2
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A JONES (.255, 0-FOR-2)
Pirates 4, Orioles 2 Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 15 3:18 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY GUILLERMO QUIROZ (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 5TH OFF PAUL MAHOLM.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4, BALTIMORE 1
DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: F BYNUM (.205, 0-FOR-1)
Pirates 4, Orioles 1 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 15 2:59 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSE BAUTISTA SCORED JASON BAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4
BALTIMORE 0 END TOP, 5TH
Pirates 4, Orioles 0 Top 5, 0 OutsJun 15 2:56 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON MICHAELS SCORED JASON BAY AND RYAN DOUMIT.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J MICHAELS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.218, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Pirates 3, Orioles 0 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 15 2:20 PM - ML
AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY NATE MCLOUTH (15) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF DANIEL CABRERA.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1, BALTIMORE 0
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.236, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Pirates 1, Orioles 0 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 15 2:12 PM
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