Longoria, Rays edge O's to take series
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07/21/2010 -
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Evan Longoria homered, doubled and drove
in the game-winning run with a walk, as the Tampa Bay Rays held on for 5-4
win over the Baltimore Orioles in the rubber match of a three-game set at
Camden Yards.
Willy Aybar and Reid Brignac each chipped in with two hits and an RBI for
Tampa Bay, which has won five of its last eight.
James Shields (8-9) allowed four runs on eight hits with one walk and struck
out a batter in 6 1/3 innings to earn the victory. Rafael Soriano locked the
game down with a perfect ninth inning to register his 24th save of the season.
Ty Wigginton hit a two-run homer and doubled for the Orioles, who have dropped
five of six.
Brad Bergesen (3-8) was touched for nine hits and five runs over 5 1/3 frames.
The right-hander struck out seven and walked three. He has now taken a loss in
four straight outings and dropped six consecutive decisions since a May 12
victory over Seattle.
With Tampa Bay clinging to a 5-4 lead in the eighth, Joaquin Benoit was
summoned from the Rays' bullpen and allowed Wigginton to reach with a one-out
double. Pinch-runner Scott Moore replaced Wigginton and was thrown out at
third on a ground ball off the bat of Adam Jones. Felix Pie struck out to end
the threat.
Soriano came in for the bottom of the ninth and retired the side in order to
secure the victory.
Longoria's two-out solo homer to left in the first inning gave the Rays the
early lead.
Tampa Bay then tacked on two more in the second. With runners on first and
third and one out, Brignac laced a single to center that brought in Matt
Joyce, who started the inning with a double. After Kelly Shoppach flied out to
deep left, Ben Zobrist chased in another with a double for a 3-0 game.
Longoria got the third inning started with a double and scored three batters
later as Aybar roped an RBI two-bagger to right.
Baltimore scored three in the fourth to draw to within one. Luke Scott reached
with a one-out single and Wigginton followed with a two-run shot to left-
center. Jones then singled and scored on Jake Fox's double to make it 4-3.
The O's came back to even the game in the fifth on Scott's RBI groundout,
but the Rays went back in front in the sixth. Bergesen loaded the bases on a
single and a pair of walks with one out and was lifted in favor of Jason
Berken, who retired Jason Bartlett on a force out at home. Berken, though,
walked Longoria to force in the go-ahead run. Mark Hendrickson replaced Berken
and needed only one pitch to set down Carlos Pena.
Shields worked a scoreless sixth and gave up a one-out single to Tejada in the
seventh, which ended his outing. Randy Choate came on and preserved the slim
lead by getting Nick Markakis to ground into a tailor-made 4-6-3 double play.
Game Notes
Prior to the game, the Orioles reinstated reliever Mike Gonzalez from the 60-
day disabled list and transferred pitcher Jim Johnson (right elbow
inflammation) from the 15-day to the 60-day DL. In addition, Baltimore
recalled pitcher Troy Patton from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned infielder Josh
Bell to Norfolk...Rays outfielder Carl Crawford (groin) missed the game and is
day-to-day.
<< Liriano and Twins shut down Tribe and their win streak
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Francisco Liriano pitched seven shutout
innings, and the Minnesota Twins avoided their first home sweep of the season
with a 6-0 win over the Cleveland Indians.
Liriano (8-7) allowed six hits and walk
<< Szczur, Thomas headline All-CAA team
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Villanova and Richmond, the last two FCS
champions, lead the way on the Preseason All-CAA Football Team with eight and
seven selections, respectively.
Villanova senior Matt Szczur was named in two spots, a
<< Blazers officially sign G Matthews
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers have
officially signed restricted free-agent guard Wesley Matthews.
As per club policy, no terms of the deal were announced. However, a report in
the Oregonian last
<< Rachel to face six in Lady's Secret
Oceanport, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Horse of the Year,
will take on six challengers in Saturday's $400,000 Lady's Secret Stakes at
Monmouth Park. The 1 1/8-mile race will be the champion filly's second career
start a
<< Tigers bring up Sizemore
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers recalled infielder Scott
Sizemore from Triple-A Toledo and optioned pitcher Casey Fien to the Mud Hens.
Sizemore was batting .329 with six homers, 13 doubles and 19 RBI in 41 games
with
Padres place Eckstein on DL; reinstate Venable >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres placed infielder David
Eckstein on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday and reinstated outfielder
Will Venable from the DL.
Eckstein suffered a right calf strain and is on the
Bears sign former BYU star Unga >>
Lake Forest, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Bears on Tuesday signed
running back Harvey Unga, who the team selected in the seventh round of the
supplemental draft last week.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Chica
Steelers sign OL Jones to replace Colon >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran
offensive lineman Adrian Jones to a one-year contract on Wednesday.
Financial terms of the deal were not announced.
Jones was released in training camp last se
Chakvetadze a surprise second-round winner in Slovenia >>
Portoroz, Slovenia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Unseeded Russian Anna Chakvetadze
scored a surprise victory in second-round action at the Slovenia Open.
On Wednesday, Chakvetadze dismantled four-seed Italian Sara Errani by a 6-1,
6-2 count in
Yankees outslug Angels to earn series split >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Teixeira went 3-for-5 with a pair of
doubles and three runs batted in, as the New York Yankees outlasted the Los
Angeles Angles of Anaheim, 10-6, in the finale of a brief two-game set.
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Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson
JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.
Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.
MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .
''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''
Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.
He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.
''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''
Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.
Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.
With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.
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