Astros 5 - 7 Orioles
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Orioles seek sweep of slumping Astros

Jun 19, 2008 - 1:40 PM Houston (33-39) at Baltimore (36-34) 7:05 pm. EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Baltimore Orioles have figured out how to win one-run games. Baltimore hopes its recent good fortune continues on Thursday when it tries to complete a three-game series sweep of the Houston Astros.

Former Astro Luke Scott hit a game-tying home run in the seventh and Kevin Millar hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give Baltimore a 2-1 victory on Wednesday - its third win in the last four games by a one-run margin. The Orioles improved to 17-10 in one-run games.

This season has been a complete 180 for Baltimore, which was 13-31 in one-run games in 2007. Baltimore may need an offensive breakthrough to offset Brian Burres' struggles, however.

Burres (5-5, 5.28 ERA) has just one win in his last five starts, and even that one was a poor performance. The lefthander allowed six runs and eight hits in six innings of a 9-6 victory over Pittsburgh on Friday. Burres has allowed 24 runs and 32 hits in his last 18 innings.

Houston, which has lost a season-high seven straight, hands the ball to Shawn Chacon (2-2, 4.69). Chacon allowed one run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings, but did not recieve a decision in a 2-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday.

Chacon should be used to that - he set a major-league record with nine straight no decisions to start the season.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    HOUSTON 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 9 0
    BALTIMORE 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 x 7 11 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: HOU - SHAWN CHACON, TIM BYRDAK (6TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL (8TH) AND
    BRAD AUSMUS
    BAL - BRIAN BURRES, MATT ALBERS (6TH), JIM JOHNSON
    (7TH), DENNIS SARFATE (9TH), GEORGE

    Jun 19 10:07 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MIGUEL TEJADA SCORED MARK LORETTA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M TEJADA ON FIRST, M BOURN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
    BALTIMORE 7 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L BERKMAN (.368, 3-FOR-4, RBI)

    Astros 5, Orioles 7  Top 9, 0 OutsJun 19 10:06 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY KAZ MATSUI SCORED TY WIGGINTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M BOURN ON FIRST, M LORETTA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
    BALTIMORE 7 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M TEJADA (.292, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)

    Astros 4, Orioles 7  Top 9, 0 OutsJun 19 10:06 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY AUBREY HUFF (12) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 7TH OFF TIM BYRDAK.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3, BALTIMORE 7
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.248, 2-FOR-2, BB, 2 RBI)

    Astros 3, Orioles 7  Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 19 9:21 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MIGUEL TEJADA (10) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF BRIAN BURRES.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3, BALTIMORE 6
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L BERKMAN (.363, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Astros 3, Orioles 6  Top 6, 0 OutsJun 19 8:45 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JAY PAYTON SCORED AUBREY HUFF AND KEVIN MILLAR.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J PAYTON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2
    BALTIMORE 6 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: A CINTRON (.333, 2-FOR-2, HR, RBI)

    Astros 2, Orioles 6  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 19 8:40 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY KEVIN MILLAR SCORED MELVIN MORA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K MILLAR ON SECOND, A HUFF ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2
    BALTIMORE 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L SCOTT (.278, 0-FOR-2)

    Astros 2, Orioles 4  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 19 8:34 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ALEX CINTRON (1) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1
    OUT IN THE 4TH OFF SHAWN CHACON.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2, BALTIMORE 3
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.283, 0-FOR-2)

    Astros 2, Orioles 3  Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 19 8:21 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RAMON HERNANDEZ (5) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF SHAWN CHACON.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2, BALTIMORE 2
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.261, 0-FOR-1)

    Astros 2, Orioles 2  Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 19 8:18 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO KEVIN MILLAR SCORED ALEX CINTRON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K MILLAR ON FIRST, A HUFF ON SECOND, M MORA
    ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2
    BALTIMORE 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: L SCOTT (.279, 0-FOR-1)

    Astros 2, Orioles 1  Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 19 8:09 PM


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    AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY HUNTER PENCE (9) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    2ND OFF BRIAN BURRES.
    CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2, BALTIMORE 0
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.275, 4 HR, 11 RBI)

    Astros 2, Orioles 0  Top 2, 0 OutsJun 19 7:26 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    HOUSTON 1 1 2 0
    BALTIMORE 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - SHAWN CHACON
    BAL - BRIAN BURRES

    DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.285, 5 HR, 29 RBI)
    N MARKAKIS (.287, 12 HR, 32 RBI)
    M MORA (.241, 10 HR, 37 RB

    Astros 1, Orioles 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 19 7:18 PM

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