Orioles 10, Indians 2: Ryan Flaherty, mashin' taters!
Home runs from Jim Thome and Ryan Flaherty, and a great night from starting pitcher Miguel Gonzalez, led the Baltimore Orioles to a 10-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
| Final - 7.20.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Cleveland Indians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Stories
Game 93: Orioles 10, Indians 2
The Orioles shellacked Derek Lowe and the Indians 10-2. A recap of the game.
Series Preview: Baltimore (July 20-23)
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The Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins, 4-3, on July 19, 2012 in Minneapolis to salvage a split of the four game series. Mark Reynolds had a go-ahead two run single for the O's, which really helped Mark appreciate an arbitrary existence.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Markakis, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| Endy Chavez, ph,7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| J.J. Hardy, SS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| Jim Thome, DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Adam Jones, CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 |
| Matt Wieters, C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .249 |
| Wilson Betemit, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .255 |
| Chris Davis, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .264 |
| Steve Pearce, 7,9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Mark Reynolds, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .211 |
| Ryan Flaherty, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .196 |
| Totals | 39 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Thome, Flaherty
Doubles - Chavez, Hardy, Thome, Jones, Betemit, Davis, Reynolds
Team LOB - 10
Home runs - Thome, Flaherty
Doubles - Chavez, Hardy, Thome, Jones, Betemit, Davis, Reynolds
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Gonzalez (W, 2-1) | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2.61 | 0 | 114-79 |
| Matt Lindstrom | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.42 | 0 | 23-16 |
| Kevin Gregg | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.72 | 0 | 19-13 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| Aaron Cunningham, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .181 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Jose Lopez, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Jason Kipnis, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Michael Brantley, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Carlos Santana, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .223 |
| Travis Hafner, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Johnny Damon, LF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Casey Kotchman, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Jack Hannahan, 5,6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .240 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Cabrera, Hannahan
Doubles - Choo, Kipnis
Grounded into DP - Cabrera, Kotchman
Hit by pitch - Santana, Hafner
Team LOB - 9
Home runs - Cabrera, Hannahan
Doubles - Choo, Kipnis
Grounded into DP - Cabrera, Kotchman
Hit by pitch - Santana, Hafner
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Lowe (L, 8-8) | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5.04 | 1 | 82-37 |
| Cody Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 30-16 |
| Esmil Rogers | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.29 | 0 | 25-20 |
| Joe Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.83 | 0 | 16-11 |
| Tony Sipp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.52 | 0 | 22-14 |
| Chris Perez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.06 | 0 | 18-12 |
Pitching
IBB - Markakis by Lowe
Davis by Lowe
IBB - Markakis by Lowe
Davis by Lowe
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: D.Lowe pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino, First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne, Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza, Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Duration: 3:08
Pitching notes: D.Lowe pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino, First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne, Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza, Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Duration: 3:08
