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BOS  8
NYY  5

CHW 11
DET  0

CLE  7
OAK  1

KCR  5
MIN  1

LAA 10
@SEA  5

TBR  6
BAL  2

TOR  5
@TEX  4

(10)
COL 13
@ARI  5

HOU  5
FLA  1

SDP  1
@LAD  0

MIL  9
@NYM  7

CHC  6
@PHI  5

(10)
PIT  9
CIN  1

SFG  7
STL  4

WSN  5
ATL  4

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 16,748

Sunday, April 13, 2008, 1:40pm
Time of Game: 2:50
Orioles
2
7-5
Lost 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    2  8  0
Rays            0  0  0   0  6  0   0  0  X    6  6  1
W: J Niemann (1-0), L: B Burres (1-1)
Rays
6
6-6
Won 1
4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .311  .893   19    3   1   SB
M Mora 3B                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .227  .724   19    0   0   CS
N Markakis RF                 3   1   1   2    1   1  .333  .952   24    1   0   HR
K Millar 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .661   16    6   1   
A Huff DH                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .787   15    0   0   
L Scott LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .361 1.050   15    5   0   2B
A Jones CF                    4   0   0   0    0   4  .211  .541   22    2   0   
G Quiroz C                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .583   20    6   1   
B Fahey SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .091  .182    9    0   4   SH

B Burres P                                                               0   0
  R Bierd P                                                              0   0
  J Johnson P                                                            1   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2    3   9              159   24   7
BATTING
2B: L Scott (6, off J Niemann).
HR: N Markakis (1, off J Niemann; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: B Fahey (1, off J Niemann).
TB: N Markakis 4; B Roberts 2; L Scott 2; B Fahey; K Millar; M Mora; G Quiroz.
RBI: N Markakis 2 (4).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
BASERUNNING
SB: B Roberts (5, 2nd base off J Niemann/M Difelice).
CS: M Mora (1, 2nd base by J Niemann/M Difelice).
Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .255  .634   15    2   0   
C Crawford LF                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .208  .444   12    3   0   SB
C Pena 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .209  .998   17    2   0   
B Upton CF                    3   1   1   3    1   1  .302  .865   24    3   0   HR
J Gomes DH                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .965   14    0   0   
  E Johnson PH-DH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    2    0   0   
E Longoria 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   19    1   1   
J Ruggiano RF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .804   11    4   0   
M Difelice C                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .400  .900    4   10   1   
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .411   13    2   0   

J Niemann P                                                              0   0
  J Howell P                                                             0   0
  D Wheeler P                                                            0   0
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
  A Reyes P                                                              0   0
  T Percival P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   6   6   6    5   6              131   27   2
BATTING
HR: B Upton (1, off B Burres; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: B Upton 4; E Longoria; M Difelice; J Ruggiano; A Iwamura; C Crawford.
RBI: B Upton 3 (11); C Crawford 2 (4); A Iwamura (2).
2-out RBI: B Upton 3.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
FIELDING
E: J Bartlett (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: C Crawford (4, 3rd base off B Burres/G Quiroz).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Burres, L (1-1)              4.2   5   6   6    4   4   1   5.40   22   85-55   35· 6·14    2· 8· 4· 0     30    -     1.30  -0.19
R Bierd                        2.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    9   38-21    9· 5· 7    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
J Johnson                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    6-4     4· 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     6   6   6    5   6   1          34  129-80   48·11·21    6·12· 5· 0           -  
Tampa Bay Rays                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niemann, W (1-0)             6     6   1   1    1   5   1   1.50   25   93-58   32· 7·19    3·11· 5· 0     60    -     1.14   0.28
J Howell                       0     2   1   1    1   0   0   4.76    3   14-8     4· 1· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.80  -0.10
D Wheeler, H (3)               0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.42    3   18-10    6· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    2.13   0.05
T Miller, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    1    3-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.15   0.06
A Reyes                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   8.31    3   16-12    6· 5· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.02
T Percival                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-7     4· 1· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   9   1          38  151-98   52·18·28    4·15· 7· 0          6-1 
J Howell faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Ed Hickox.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 16,748.
Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Tampa Bay Rays                       
1. B Roberts            2B    1. A Iwamura            2B 
2. M Mora               3B    2. C Crawford           LF 
3. N Markakis           RF    3. C Pena               1B 
4. K Millar             1B    4. B Upton              CF 
5. A Huff               DH    5. J Gomes              DH 
6. L Scott              LF    6. E Longoria           3B 
7. A Jones              CF    7. J Ruggiano           RF 
8. G Quiroz             C     8. M Difelice           C  
9. B Fahey              SS    9. J Bartlett           SS 

   B Burres             P        J Niemann            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  0-0  123  3   11%  80% A Iwamura       B Burres        Single to LF (Line Drive); Longoria Scores; Ruggiano to 3B; Difelice to 2B
   b 5   1  0-1  123  2   10%  90% C Crawford      B Burres        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ruggiano Scores; Difelice Scores; Iwamura to 2B
   b 5   2  0-3  12-  8    9%  98% B Upton         B Burres        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Iwamura Scores; Crawford Scores
   b 5   0  0-0  12-  1    9%  77% M Difelice      B Burres        Single to LF (Line Drive); Longoria to 3B; Ruggiano to 2B
   b 5   0  0-0  123  4   -8%  69% J Bartlett      B Burres        Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Niemann facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   47%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      44%  M Mora          Roberts Steals 2B
          -2-  4   41%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   46%  N Markakis      Strikeout Swinging
          12-  4   40%  K Millar        Reached on E6 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Roberts to 3B; Mora to 2B
   O      123  4   48%  A Huff          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      123  3   55%  L Scott         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Burres facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   58%  A Iwamura       Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  C Crawford      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--  5   58%  C Pena          Walk; Crawford to 2B
          12-      61%  B Upton         Crawford Steals 3B
   O      1-3  4   55%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  6   50%  J Gomes         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Niemann facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   52%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   54%  G Quiroz        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   55%  B Fahey         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Burres facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  E Longoria      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   51%  J Ruggiano      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   50%  M Difelice      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Niemann facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  B Roberts       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   50%  M Mora          Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--      54%  N Markakis      Mora Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  7   56%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Burres facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  J Bartlett      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  1   51%  A Iwamura       Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   50%  C Crawford      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Niemann facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   46%  K Millar        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  A Huff          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  4   53%  L Scott         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  3   56%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Burres facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   53%  C Pena          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  8   56%  B Upton         Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  J Gomes         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   O      1--  1   50%  E Longoria      Baserunner Out Advancing; Upton out at 2B/C-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Niemann facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   45%  G Quiroz        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   48%  B Fahey         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Quiroz to 2B
   O      -2-  4   52%  B Roberts       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   57%  M Mora          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Burres facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   61%  E Longoria      Walk
          1--  3   68%  J Ruggiano      Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Longoria to 2B
          12-  1   77%  M Difelice      Single to LF (Line Drive); Longoria to 3B; Ruggiano to 2B
   O      123  4   69%  J Bartlett      Flyball: LF
   R      123  3   80%  A Iwamura       Single to LF (Line Drive); Longoria Scores; Ruggiano to 3B; Difelice to 2B
   RR     123  2   90%  C Crawford      Single to CF (Line Drive); Ruggiano Scores; Difelice Scores; Iwamura to 2B
   O      12-  4   88%  C Pena          Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-  8   98%  B Upton         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Iwamura Scores; Crawford Scores
                  Randor Bierd replaces Brian Burres pitching
          ---  6   98%  J Gomes         Walk
          1--  6   98%  E Longoria      Single to LF (Line Drive); Gomes to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  J Ruggiano      Flyball: RF
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Rays 6.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-6, Jeff Niemann facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   95%  N Markakis      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   96%  K Millar        Lineout: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   97%  A Huff          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   96%  L Scott         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   97%  A Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rays 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Ahead 6-1, Randor Bierd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   97%  M Difelice      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   97%  J Bartlett      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   97%  A Iwamura       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rays 6.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, J.P. Howell facing 8-9-1
                  J.P. Howell replaces Jeff Niemann pitching
          ---  7   95%  G Quiroz        Walk
          1--  3   92%  B Fahey         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Quiroz to 2B
          12-  4   87%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Line Drive); Quiroz to 3B; Fahey to 2B
                  Dan Wheeler replaces J.P. Howell pitching
   O      123  7   92%  M Mora          Popfly: 2B
   R      123  5   86%  N Markakis      Walk; Quiroz Scores; Fahey to 3B; Roberts to 2B
   O      123  6   92%  K Millar        Strikeout Looking
                  Trever Miller replaces Dan Wheeler pitching
   O      123  3   97%  A Huff          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Rays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Randor Bierd facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   97%  C Crawford      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  6   97%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  B Upton         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Rays 6.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Al Reyes facing 6-7-8
                  Al Reyes replaces Trever Miller pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  L Scott         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   98%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  G Quiroz        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Rays 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jim Johnson facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Johnson replaces Randor Bierd pitching; Elliot Johnson replaces Jonny Gomes playing DH batting 5th
   O      ---  2   99%  E Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  E Longoria      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   99%  J Ruggiano      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Rays 6.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Troy Percival facing 9-1-2
                  Troy Percival replaces Al Reyes pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  B Fahey         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  B Roberts       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Mora          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Rays 6.

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