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MIN 13
@CHW  1

DET 10
BOS  9

KCR  9
LAA  4

CLE  3
@NYY  0

OAK  6
BAL  5

(10)
TEX  2
@SEA  0

TOR  6
TBR  2

PHI  5
@ARI  4

ATL  5
SDP  2

CIN  9
CHC  0

COL  4
STL  3

FLA  6
MIL  2

HOU  4
WSN  3

NYM 12
@LAD  1

PIT  3
SFG  1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 15,235

Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 3:35pm
Time of Game: 3:08
Orioles
5
16-18
Lost 5
5th, 5 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  3  0   0    5 13  1
Athletics       1  0  0   0  2  1   0  1  0   1    6  9  0
W: D Braden (1-0), L: L Cormier (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Athletics
6
22-14
Won 4
1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Torres 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444   10    1   2   GDP
  B Roberts PH-2B             2   0   1   2    0   1  .263  .774   11    3   0   
M Mora 3B                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .257  .718   18    0   2   2B
N Markakis RF                 5   1   3   0    0   2  .270  .846   20    6   0   
A Huff DH                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .793   18    0   0   
L Scott LF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .286  .784   18    2   0   2B
  G Quiroz C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .669    4    1   0   
K Millar 1B                   3   1   2   1    2   0  .224  .659   26    6   0   
J Payton CF-LF                4   0   0   0    1   1  .235  .606   15    3   0   
R Hernandez C                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .202  .598   18    6   0   
  A Jones PR-CF               1   1   0   0    0   0  .231  .631    5    0   0   
L Hernandez SS                4   1   2   0    1   0  .243  .561   17    1   3   

J Guthrie P                                                              0   0
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  D Sarfate P                                                            0   0
  C Bradford P                                                           0   0
  G Sherrill P                                                           0   0
  L Cormier P                                                            0   0
Totals                       40   5  13   5    5   9              180   29   7
BATTING
2B: M Mora (7, off A Brown); L Scott (10, off J Blanton).
TB: N Markakis 3; K Millar 2; M Mora 2; L Hernandez 2; L Scott 2; R Hernandez 2; B Roberts; E Torres.
GIDP: E Torres (1).
RBI: B Roberts 2 (15); R Hernandez (17); K Millar (15); M Mora (18).
2-out RBI: B Roberts 2; M Mora; R Hernandez.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 11.
FIELDING
E: M Mora (4).
BASERUNNING
PO: L Hernandez (1st base by D Braden).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Suzuki C                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .283  .689   23   10   0   HR
D Barton 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .684   12    9   0   
M Sweeney DH                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .305  .802   16    0   0   
J Cust LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .242  .827   19    0   0   
  R Davis CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .508    5    0   0   
E Brown RF-LF-RF              5   1   0   1    0   0  .282  .706   13    4   0   
B Crosby SS                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .694   17    0   2   
M Ellis 2B                    3   2   2   1    1   0  .232  .687   17    1   2   HR,SB,SH
J Hannahan 3B                 2   0   1   1    2   0  .234  .754   20    3   1   2B,IW
R Sweeney CF-RF               3   1   1   0    0   1  .269  .672   12    2   0   3B
  F Thomas PH                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .210  .689    4    0   0   
  D Murphy PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .654         0   0   

J Blanton P                                                              1   3
  J Devine P                                                             0   0
  A Brown P                                                              0   0
  D Braden P                                                             0   1
Totals                       38   6   9   6    4   6              158   30   9
BATTING
2B: J Hannahan (4, off J Walker).
3B: R Sweeney (2, off J Guthrie).
HR: K Suzuki (1, off J Guthrie; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Ellis (3, off L Cormier; 10th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
SH: M Ellis (1, off C Bradford).
IBB: J Hannahan (3, by C Bradford).
TB: M Ellis 5; K Suzuki 5; R Sweeney 3; M Sweeney 2; J Hannahan 2; B Crosby.
RBI: K Suzuki 2 (12); E Brown (29); M Ellis (13); F Thomas (17); J Hannahan (10).
2-out RBI: J Hannahan; M Ellis.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 2. J Hannahan-M Ellis-D Barton; J Blanton-J Hannahan.
BASERUNNING
SB: M Ellis (4, 2nd base off J Guthrie/R Hernandez).

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
J Guthrie                      5.2   5   4   4    3   6   1   4.32   25  106-61   31· 5·25    5· 9· 2· 0     46    -     0.88  -0.07
J Walker                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.22    2    4-4     2· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.81  -0.10
D Sarfate                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.02    4   12-7     5· 1· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.37   0.02
C Bradford, H (6)              0.1   1   1   0    1   0   0   1.38    4    9-4     4· 0· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.68  -0.26
G Sherrill, BS (2)             1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.40    5   17-13   11· 0· 2    1· 4· 0· 0          3-1    3.14   0.18
L Cormier, L (0-1)             0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   2.45    3    7-4     3· 1· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.89  -0.37
Totals                         9.2   9   6   5    4   6   2          43  155-93   56· 8·29   10·19· 4· 0          4-2 
Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Blanton                      5.2   8   2   2    3   3   0   3.82   26  101-61   36· 5·20    8· 5· 7· 0     45    -     1.45   0.08
J Devine, H (2)                1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.68    5   23-14    7· 4· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.38   0.15
A Brown, BS (1)                0.2   4   3   3    1   2   0   2.00    7   25-15    8· 3· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.50  -0.63
D Braden, W (1-0)              2.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.86    7   27-16    9· 3· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.98   0.32
Totals                        10    13   5   5    5   9   0          45  176-106  60·15·31   11·10·10· 0          4-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: C Bradford (1; J Hannahan).
PO: D Braden (2; L Hernandez, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - CB Bucknor.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 15,235.
Weather: 60° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Oakland Athletics                    
1. E Torres             2B    1. K Suzuki             C  
2. M Mora               3B    2. D Barton             1B 
3. N Markakis           RF    3. M Sweeney            DH 
4. A Huff               DH    4. J Cust               LF 
5. L Scott              LF    5. E Brown              RF 
6. K Millar             1B    6. B Crosby             SS 
7. J Payton             CF    7. M Ellis              2B 
8. R Hernandez          C     8. J Hannahan           3B 
9. L Hernandez          SS    9. R Sweeney            CF 

   J Guthrie            P        J Blanton            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  5-5  ---  2   47% 100% M Ellis         L Cormier       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 8   2  4-2  123  2  -32%  50% B Roberts       A Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Millar Scores; Jones Scores; Hernandez to 3B
   t 8   2  4-4  1-3  3  -26%  24% M Mora          A Brown         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Hernandez Scores; Roberts to 3B
   t 2   0  1-0  1-3  2   17%  64% J Payton        J Blanton       Line Drive Double Play: P; Scott out at 3B/P-3B
   b 8   0  5-4  1--  2   14%  53% B Crosby        C Bradford      Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Brown to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   46%  E Torres        Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  M Mora          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   53%  N Markakis      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   55%  A Huff          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Guthrie facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   58%  K Suzuki        Single to LF (Line Drive to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   55%  D Barton        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  3   58%  M Sweeney       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Suzuki to 2B
          12-  6   64%  J Cust          Walk; Suzuki to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
   RO     123  1   66%  E Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Suzuki Scores; Sweeney to 3B; Cust to 2B
   O      -23  3   61%  B Crosby        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   54%  L Scott         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  5   47%  K Millar        Single to CF (Line Drive); Scott to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   64%  J Payton        Line Drive Double Play: P; Scott out at 3B/P-3B
   O      1--  6   66%  R Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeremy Guthrie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  7   66%  J Hannahan      Walk
   O      1--  5   64%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   62%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   64%  L Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   66%  E Torres        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   67%  M Mora          Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeremy Guthrie facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   65%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   64%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   63%  J Cust          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   58%  N Markakis      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   63%  A Huff          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   65%  L Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B; Markakis to 2B
          -2-  6   64%  K Millar        Walk
          12-  5   60%  J Payton        Walk; Markakis to 3B; Millar to 2B
   O      123  6   69%  R Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeremy Guthrie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   67%  E Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   66%  B Crosby        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  6   67%  M Ellis         Walk
          1--      68%  J Hannahan      Ellis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   65%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   59%  L Hernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  4   70%  E Torres        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   71%  M Mora          Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeremy Guthrie facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   81%  R Sweeney       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   RR     --3  2   89%  K Suzuki        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sweeney Scores
   O      ---  2   88%  D Barton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   88%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  6   87%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Blanton facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   83%  N Markakis      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   87%  A Huff          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  8   83%  L Scott         Walk; Markakis to 2B
   R      12-  5   73%  K Millar        Single to CF (Line Drive); Markakis Scores; Scott to 2B
   O      12-  1   80%  J Payton        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   R      12-  3   67%  R Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Scott Scores; Millar to 3B
                  Joey Devine replaces Joe Blanton pitching
   O      1-3  3   75%  L Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeremy Guthrie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   73%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   71%  B Crosby        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   72%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Jamie Walker replaces Jeremy Guthrie pitching
   R      1--  1   85%  J Hannahan      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ellis Scores
   O      -2-  3   83%  R Sweeney       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Joey Devine facing 1-2-3
                  Brian Roberts pinch hits for Eider Torres batting 1st
   O      ---  5   86%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   88%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   86%  N Markakis      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   89%  A Huff          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dennis Sarfate facing 1-2-3
                  Dennis Sarfate replaces Jamie Walker pitching; Brian Roberts moves to 2B
   O      ---  4   88%  K Suzuki        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   88%  D Barton        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   88%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   87%  J Cust          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Andrew Brown facing 5-6-7
                  Andrew Brown replaces Joey Devine pitching; Emil Brown moves to LF; Rajai Davis replaces Jack Cust playing CF batting 4th; Ryan Sweeney moves to RF
   O      ---  4   91%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   86%  K Millar        Walk
   O      1--  4   91%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   88%  R Hernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Millar to 2B
          12-  4   81%  L Hernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Millar to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
                  Adam Jones pinch runs for Ramon Hernandez batting 8th
   RR     123  2   50%  B Roberts       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Millar Scores; Jones Scores; Hernandez to 3B
   R      1-3  3   24%  M Mora          Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Hernandez Scores; Roberts to 3B
                  Dallas Braden replaces Andrew Brown pitching
   O      -23  3   29%  N Markakis      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Chad Bradford facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Bradford replaces Dennis Sarfate pitching; Guillermo Quiroz replaces Luke Scott playing C batting 5th; Jay Payton moves to LF; Adam Jones moves to CF
          ---  2   39%  E Brown         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Brown to 1B
          1--  2   53%  B Crosby        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Brown to 2B
   O      12-  1   54%  M Ellis         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (P's Right); Brown to 3B; Crosby to 2B
          -23  4   55%  J Hannahan      Intentional Walk
                  George Sherrill replaces Chad Bradford pitching; Frank Thomas pinch hits for Ryan Sweeney batting 9th
   RO     123  4   61%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Brown Scores/unER; Crosby to 3B; Thomas to 1B
                  Donnie Murphy pinch runs for Frank Thomas batting 9th
   O      1-3  4   50%  K Suzuki        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 5-5, Dallas Braden facing 4-5-6
                  Donnie Murphy moves to LF; Emil Brown moves to RF
   O      ---  3   56%  A Huff          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   60%  G Quiroz        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   63%  K Millar        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, George Sherrill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   58%  D Barton        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   53%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   50%  R Davis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

Top of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 5-5, Dallas Braden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   56%  J Payton        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   60%  A Jones         Popfly: C (Front of Home)
          ---  4   57%  L Hernandez     Walk
   O      1--  4   63%  B Roberts       Hernandez Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Lance Cormier facing 5-6-7
                  Lance Cormier replaces George Sherrill pitching
   O      ---  2   58%  E Brown         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   53%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  2  100%  M Ellis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 6.

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