Aubrey Huff had the huge shot when he hit a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning that blew the game side open. Adam Jones then added a three run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning that extended the Orioles lead to nine runs and then Ramon Hernandez tacked on a two run shot to push the score to 14-3. Luke Scott was the first Orioles batter to hit a homer when he hit a solo shot in the fourth inning
Oscar Salazar had a two run single in the sixth inning as well for the Orioles offense. Great showing for the entire offense!
Garrett Olson was the winning pitcher for the Orioles as he tossed six innings. Olson allowed eight hits and three runs in the game while improving his record to 9-7. Lance Cormier tossed the seventh and eighth innings before turning things over to Jim Miller who finished off the Indians in the ninth inning.
]]>Orioles starting pitcher Lance Cormier pitched the first three innings and then Dennis Sarfate pitched the fourth through sixth innings. Jamie Walker and Rocky Cherry allowed two runs each however and the Red Sox tied up the game late. They then went on to win in the tenth inning on the error by Miller.
Luke Scott, Luis Montanez, and Guillermo Quiroz all had one rbi each in the game for the O’s. The first run that the Orioles scored came on an error and Brian Roberts scored.
The O’s will be off on Thursday and will then start up a weekend series with the Oakland A’s.
]]>Right from the beginning the Orioles offense jumped all over White Sox starting pitcher John Danks. Brian Roberts and Aubrey Huff both finished the game with three rbi each. Huff had a two run home run and a sac fly for his three rbi while Roberts had a two run single and a rbi double. Kevin Millar and Melvin Mora both added solo home runs as well in the game as they finished wth one rbi each. Juan Castro also added two rbi to help out.
On the mound, Radhames Liz pitched 5 1/3 innings to get the win. Liz allowed three hits and two runs while picking up his fifth win of the season. Alberto Castillo, Lance Cormier, and Rocky Cherry all pitched in relief of Liz. Cormier was the only one to allow a run out of the bullpen as he gave up a solo home run to Jermaine Dye.
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]]>Garrett Olson tossed 3 2/3 innings and was pulled after giving up seven hits and seven runs. Olson also waked four batters as he didn’t have any control of the ball and was hit hard when he wasn’t busy walking other batters. Lance Cormier pitched the next two innings of the game and gave up three hits and two more runs. Fernando Cabrera and Greg Aquino were finally able to get things settled down as the finished up the game on the mound for the O’s.
The Orioles scored first in the fourth inning when Kevin Millar had a rbi single. In the sixth inning they pushed across six more runs as Adam Jones clubbed a three run home run and two rbi singles by Melvin Mora and Ramon Hernandez. Nick Markakis hit a solo home run in the ninth inning to draw the O’s within one but that was as close as they would get. The O’s put a lot of runs on the board but the pitching staff was terrible on the night.
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]]>Albers gave up three hits and four runs in the first inning before being taken out of the game. He ended up taking the loss and is now 3-3 on the season. With the Orioles having to call on the bullpen so early in the game, you knew things weren’t going to turn out that good. Lance Cormier gave up six hits and two runs while Ryan Bukvich gave up three hits and one run. Bukvich served up a home run to Jim Edmonds in the game as well. Dennis Sarfate walked four batters but kept the Cubs off the scoreboard during his 1 2/3 innings of action. Jamie Walker recorded the final out in the eighth inning and the bullpen was finally done for the game.
Jay Payton hit two two-run home runs off of Ted Lilly to account for all four runs the Orioles scored. The wind was blowing out at Wrigley Field and Payton has always hit Lilly very well and he showed that once again on Wednesday night. Payton now has six home runs on the season.
Radhames Liz will take the mound on Thursday and try to improve to 2-0 on the season. The Orioles can win the series if they can pull out a win on Thursday.
]]>Garrett Olson was the losing pitcher in the game as he threw 5 1/3 innings and allowe seven hits and six runs. Olson was taken deep for home runs twice in the game. The big hit that Olson gave up was a three run home run in the first inning to Jason Varitek.
Lance Cormier and Dennis Sarfate threw 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief after Olson was taken out of the game.
Luke Scott had a solo home run for the O’s in the fifth inning and then it wasn’t until the ninth inning when they scored again. In the ninth inning, Kevin Millar doubled to score Aubrey Huff and then Millar scored on a error by Red Sox second basemen Dustin Pedroia.
The Orioles still have a shot at winning the series. They will just have to beat the Red Sox on Thursday and take the rubber match of the series.
]]>Kevin Millar and Luke Scott both hit home runs in the game, but by that time, the game was pretty much over. Adam Jones led the Orioles at the plate with four rbi while Scott was second with two rbi. Brian Roberts, Aubrey Huff, Ramon Hernandez, Freddie Bynum, and Millar all had one rbi in the game.
Daniel Cabrera limited the Yankees to only five hits and two runs through seven innings of action. Cabrera improved to 5-1 with the win. Lance Cormier pitched the final two innings and allowed two hits but no runs.
]]>It was really too bad the Orioles lost the game after they came back to make it a game in the eighth inning as they scored three runs. Brian Roberts came off the bench to provide two RBI, Melvin Mora, Kevin Millar, and Ramon Hernandez all had one RBI in the game as well.
Starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie got roughed up as he allowed five hits and four runs in only 5 2/3 innings. Chad Bradford also gave up a run in the eighth inning that tied the game up.
The Orioles continue to be in games but are not doing the little things and that is what is causing them to lose these close games. Not turning double plays and getting picked off bases are stupid mistakes that shouldn’t be happening. We will see if the Orioles can turn it around as they head to Kansas City for their next series.
]]>Nothing big, but a few players like Sarfate, Bynum, and Johnson could all see time with the big league club this year.
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