Twins 6, Orioles 4: Just a big ol' mess
Folks, I don't want to alarm you, but I'm starting to think the Orioles aren't a very good team.For anyone who thought Zach Britton was going to walk through that door and save the Orioles from...
| Final - 7.17.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Markakis, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| J.J. Hardy, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 |
| Jim Thome, DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .243 |
| Adam Jones, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Matt Wieters, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| Mark Reynolds, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 |
| Chris Davis, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .260 |
| Wilson Betemit, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Ryan Flaherty, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .202 |
| Steve Tolleson, ph,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
Batting
Home runs - Jones
Grounded into DP - Hardy, Reynolds, Betemit
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Hardy
Home runs - Jones
Grounded into DP - Hardy, Reynolds, Betemit
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Hardy
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Britton | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 100-54 | |
| Luis Ayala (L, 2-3) | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.58 | 46-33 | |
| Pedro Strop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 29-15 |
Pitching
IBB - Morneau by Ayala
Hardy by Robertson
IBB - Morneau by Ayala
Hardy by Robertson
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .283 |
| Ben Revere, RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| Joe Mauer, C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Josh Willingham, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .272 |
| Justin Morneau, 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .254 |
| Trevor Plouffe, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| Ryan Doumit, DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Brian Dozier, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Jamey Carroll, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
Batting
Doubles - Mauer, Willingham, Carroll
Grounded into DP - Revere
Team LOB - 14
Fielding
Errors - Deduno
Doubles - Mauer, Willingham, Carroll
Grounded into DP - Revere
Team LOB - 14
Fielding
Errors - Deduno
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Deduno | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5.59 | 99-57 | |
| Jeff Gray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.58 | 11-8 | |
| Tyler Robertson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.70 | 15-7 | |
| Alex Burnett (W, 3-2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.78 | 7-7 | |
| Glen Perkins (, 1-1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.95 | 14-11 | |
| Jared Burton (S, 1-0; S,3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.41 | 13-7 |
Pitching
IBB - Morneau by Ayala
Hardy by Robertson
IBB - Morneau by Ayala
Hardy by Robertson
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: Z.Britton pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. G.Perkins pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Brian O`Nora, First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild, Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Duration: 3:43
Pitching notes: Z.Britton pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. G.Perkins pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Brian O`Nora, First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild, Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Duration: 3:43
