MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/20/2012
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 7772 - MONDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (51-70) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 8 12 2
Texas Rangers (60-60) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 8 2
Orioles Top Rangers, 8-5
The Baltimore Orioles outlasted the Texas Rangers, 8-5, in 10 innings. Cliff Pennington provided some punch at the plate for Baltimore. He was 3-4 with 3 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The winner was Baltimore reliever Antonio Batista, now 4-12. The loser was Jason Monti. The Rangers, at 60-60, have lost 4 straight games.

Baltimore used a clutch hit from Andruw Jones to get the win. The center fielder drilled a 3-run home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Orioles ahead, 8-5. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a doozy.

"We didn't go down without a fight," said Texas manager Chris Smith.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. German 3B 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 .229 20 62
A. Jones CF 5 1 1 3 1 2 3 .256 19 60
K. Morales 1B 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 .277 30 72
J. Gutierrez C 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .261 9 45
J. Martinez LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .310 16 66
N. Aoki RF 4 0 3 2 1 0 2 .275 2 40
A. Luna DH 5 1 0 0 0 2 6 .269 7 20
R. Cedeno SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .238 3 37
   a-D. Mollenhauer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
   b-P. Kelly SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 6 46
C. Pennington 2B 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 .227 1 8
Totals 42 8 12 8 5 9 21      
a - D. Mollenhauer pinch hit for R. Cedeno in the 8th
b - P. Kelly substituted for D. Mollenhauer in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Jones (19, 10th Inning off D. Pomeranz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. German , A. Jones 4 , J. Gutierrez 2 , J. Martinez , N. Aoki 3 , R. Cedeno , C. Pennington 3
2-out RBI: A. Jones , N. Aoki , R. Cedeno , C. Pennington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. German , K. Morales , R. Cedeno
Hit by Pitch: J. Martinez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cedeno (13) , P. Kelly (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Beazley-Morales)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 8 36
I. Desmond SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 14 57
A. McCutchen CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266 15 58
J. Gyorko 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .272 19 74
A. Raglani LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .270 20 72
J. Del Campo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .312 6 58
K. Vazquez DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .243 9 41
E. Longoria 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .253 11 47
J. Lex C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 6 38
   a-Y. Alonso PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .357 1 10
   b-C. Cutler C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 1 11
Totals 38 5 8 5 1 8 8      
a - Y. Alonso pinch hit for J. Lex in the 9th
b - C. Cutler substituted for Y. Alonso in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Longoria (11, 2nd Inning off T. Beazley, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Gyorko (19, 6th Inning off J. Ortegano, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Vazquez (9, 6th Inning off J. Ortegano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Johnson , I. Desmond , J. Gyorko 5 , A. Raglani , K. Vazquez 5 , E. Longoria 4
2-out RBI: K. Vazquez , E. Longoria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gyorko , E. Longoria
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. McCutchen (23) , J. Gyorko (7) , K. Vazquez (3)
CS: J. Del Campo (3)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Desmond (26) , E. Longoria (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Del Campo-Longoria)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Beazley 5.0 6 3 3 0 5 1 78 6.10   
J. Ortegano 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 2 21 5.72   
A. Lobanov 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 6.46   
A. Batista W (4-12) 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 5.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Beazley 48
Batters Faced: T. Beazley 21, J. Ortegano 5, A. Lobanov 3, A. Batista 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Beazley 5-4, J. Ortegano 1-0, A. Lobanov 0-1, A. Batista 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Beazley 78-51, J. Ortegano 21-10, A. Lobanov 15-9, A. Batista 28-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Taveras 5.2 5 3 3 4 6 0 105 3.88   
D. De La Rosa BS (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.78   
K. Altman BS (6) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 20 4.81   
S. Mathieson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.66   
J. Monti L (4-7) 1.2 1 2 0 1 0 0 26 4.41   
D. Pomeranz 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 5.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taveras 49
Batters Faced: S. Taveras 26, D. De La Rosa 2, K. Altman 6, S. Mathieson 4, J. Monti 8, D. Pomeranz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taveras 7-3, D. De La Rosa 0-1, K. Altman 1-0, S. Mathieson 2-0, J. Monti 1-3, D. Pomeranz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taveras 105-60, D. De La Rosa 8-5, K. Altman 20-13, S. Mathieson 9-8, J. Monti 26-15, D. Pomeranz 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. De La Rosa 2-2 , D. Pomeranz 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Monti
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cliff Pennington
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 28443
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