Orioles 6, Rays 0: O's clinch 2nd straight series
by Stacey on Apr 11, 2009 11:25 PM EDT
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PrintAll of the action in this game took place in the first inning as the Rays Jeff Niemann lost all control, allowing a lead off double to Brian Roberts, hitting Adam Jones, giving up another double to Nick Markakis (which scored Brian Roberts), and then walking Aubrey Huff. That set the stage for Melvin Mora. The Orioles PBP guys love to talk about how Melvin is so clutch, his RISP numbers are just awesome apparently. Melvin proved them right as he nailed a slider from Niemann that landed in the Orioles bullpen for a grand slam.
Niemann settled down after that but the damage was done. He pitched 5.1 innings allowing 6 runs on 6 hits with 4 walks.
Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie had a much more successful outing. He pitched 6 shut out innings, allowing 5 hits while striking out two and walking none. Guts got into trouble in the 4th when he allowed Gabe Gross and Jason Bartlett to get to 2nd and 3rd with one out, but helped himself by fielding a grounder and catching Gross breaking for home. Gabe was thrown out, making that the 2nd Gabe in two days to get thrown out between third and home for the Rays.
Matt Albers, Jamie Walker, and Chris Ray worked the final three innings for the Orioles without much drama other than Ray allowing two baserunners in the 2nd 9th. He walked Matt Joyce and gave up a ground rule double to Navarro before striking out Gross and Bartlett to end the game. I was sitting in left field and maybe I'm being too hard on him, but it looked to me like Felix could have gotten to the ball. Or maybe I'm just impatient with him, I don't know. I'm sort of biased against him.
And was it just me, or was Aubrey Huff flashing the leather tonight at first? Not too shabby, Aubrey.
O's win!
Note: After the game, Matt Albers was optioned to AAA Norfolk to make room for Adam Eaton. Eaton will start tomorrow's game vs. James Shields.
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Good game
Glad the bats are on fire.
"In a couple of weeks or a month, I'll be excited about this team," Dawkins said. "I've got to get used to saying that -- I'm a Bronco." Then he paused. "I'll tell you one thing -- I'll always be an Eagle."
I noticed Aubrey's better than usual glovework tonight as well.
Thought it was just me feeling charitable.
"Believe it or not, I read the paper." - Nick Markakis
he's got some Kevbo goin'
It ain’t pretty, but it works.
"If they cut my bald head open, they will find one big boxing glove. That's all I am. I live it." -- Marvin Hagler
by Scott Christ on Apr 12, 2009 4:29 AM EDT up reply actions
melvin is on
one of his streaks thats always good news.
he'll be bunting in no time
"In a couple of weeks or a month, I'll be excited about this team," Dawkins said. "I've got to get used to saying that -- I'm a Bronco." Then he paused. "I'll tell you one thing -- I'll always be an Eagle."
Matt Albers was optioned to AAA Norfolk to make room for Adam Eaton. Eaton will start tomorrow’s game vs. James Shields.
On one hand, I would rather see Albers start over Eaton in a heart beat. But given that he’s pitching on a repaired shoulder, I suppose it’s defensible to send him down to AAA in order to limit his innings.
"Your wife told you to play in New York.
Well, my wife told me you look like a dork." Boo Teixeira guys.
Probably not
Adam Eaton.
Prove me wrong, Adam. Prove me wrong.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
Did I say Ray allowed runners in the 2nd?
Oops. I’m not gonna lie, I’d been drinking pretty much all night. This certainly isn’t the greatest thing I’ve ever written, and I proofread it like four times. Y’all should have seen the first sentence when I first wrote it. It said “allowed” and “apparently” about 14 times each.
Happy Easter!
SWEEP!
Pie had a read on that ball at first
But I think it hit a little bit of wind that knocked it out of his reach.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
Pie definitely
could have made more effort on that ball in left. I have that same bias mentioned by Stacey in the post…yet I don’t know why.
Probably cause injecting Nolan Reimold into this already potent offense would be more fun than watching Felix flounder at the plate and in the field. And we really wouldn’t be losing much on defense as evidenced by the play thusfar of Pie in LF…
Mood about O's rotation: Depressed : (
Bring those brooms to the Yard today!
The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST
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