Gameday Thread: O's at Devil Rays

by Scott Christ on Apr 12, 2005 3:45 PM EDT in Gamethreads

Daniel Cabrera, RH Scott Kazmir, RH (0-1, 13.50) (0-0, 1.80) 2B B Roberts LF C Crawford 3B M Mora SS J Lugo SS M Tejada RF A Huff RF S Sosa DH J Phelps DH R Palmeiro 1B T Lee C J Lopez 2B J Cantu 1B J Gibbons CF J Gathright CF L Matos C T Hall LF L Bigbie 3B A Gonzalez

Not that the D-Rays are the pushover they used to be, but they still aren't very good, and we've got to beat them and the Blue Jays this season to have any shot. Playing tough with the Yankees and Red Sox will only go so far. "Cheap" wins are a big part of any pennant or wild card race.

As I said before, this one could be a fun matchup or just a mess. I kind of expect more fun than mess. I'm interested in watching Kazmir against a team that just had 43 hits in three games at Yankee Stadium. I'm interested in seeing if Cabrera can control himself out there tonight.

Game starts at 7:15.

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argh

More Mora bunting.

by Scott Christ on Apr 12, 2005 7:30 PM EDT reply actions

oooh

Sosa just hit a homer off the foul pole and they've called it foul.

by Scott Christ on Apr 12, 2005 7:33 PM EDT reply actions

Not the start i want to see with Cabrera

by sportsman885 @ Camden Chat on Apr 12, 2005 7:44 PM EDT reply actions

Cabrera

More of the same from Danny so far...

Wow! Nice play by Tejada helps minimize the damage (for now, at least).

by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Apr 12, 2005 7:57 PM EDT reply actions

Control

Three consecutive 3-0 counts... ugh.

by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Apr 12, 2005 7:58 PM EDT reply actions

Cabrera's first inning

3 ER and bad baserunning from Tampa gets him out with just that. He went 3-0 on Lee (walk), Cantu (bouncing groundout) and Gathright (bouncing IF single - he is fast) all in a row.

Cabrera just looks like a headcase.

by Scott Christ on Apr 12, 2005 8:02 PM EDT reply actions

Pitching

And Kazmir starts Matos off with a four-pitch walk. I get the feeling that this game could last about 4 hours.

by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Apr 12, 2005 8:07 PM EDT reply actions

whoops

I missed Gibbons's single, so Matos wasn't "starting off" -- but still, a single and a walk is not what the DRays want to start the inning after they take the lead.

Meanwhile, Roberts helps Kazmir out by swinging at a lot of stuff out of the strike zone.

Let's see how Melvin does... hanging tough although he's missed some hittable pitches... nice patience there.

No one on either team should swing until these guys prove they'll throw strikes consistently.

by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Apr 12, 2005 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Mora

Great at-bat to work that walk. That was a lot of fouls. Three walks for Kazmir.

by Scott Christ on Apr 12, 2005 8:15 PM EDT reply actions

and

Kazmir rebounds to mix Tejader all kinds of up and get the K to escape with the bases loaded.

HERE COMES MORE CABRERA

by Scott Christ on Apr 12, 2005 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Blah

It would be nice if Crawford didn't swing at ball four.

It didn't look like anyone answered the question on the story below but the game tomorrow night is indeed being carried by ESPN. If the regular network for the O's games doesn't carry it then you shouldn't get blacked out from it.

DRays Bays

by Jim Wisinski on Apr 12, 2005 8:29 PM EDT reply actions