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Rays 6, Orioles 2 (Game #12) [6-6]
Hooray for performances by Jeff Niemann, B.J. Upton and Trever Miller! In his first major league start, the 6’9” right-hander Niemann was impressive, giving up only one run, six hits, one walk and had five strikeouts. Upton cleared the bases in the fifth inning with a three-run home run and Miller struck out Aubrey Huff swinging with the bases loaded in the seventh inning. The game was very quiet until the Rays had a run-filled fifth inning with six hits. To start, the first three batters (Evan Longoria, Jason Ruggiano and Mike DiFelice) loaded the bases with a walk and two singles. Aki Iwamura singled to left, scoring Longoria. Carl Crawford had the team's fourth consecutive single, scoring Ruggiano and DiFelice. Upton crushed the ball to deep left with Iwamura and Crawford on base, 6-0 Rays. Baltimore started a quiet rally with a home run by Nick Markakis to deep left in the sixth inning. With J.P. Howell coming in for Niemann in the seventh, he loaded the bases, allowing a walk and two singles. Dan Wheeler was summoned to clean up Howell’s mess. Wheeler was able to get Melvin Mora to pop out, but walked Markakis, scoring Guillermo Quiroz. Kevin Millar struck out looking and Miller replaced Wheeler to get the final out, striking out Huff. Al Reyes and Troy Percival pitched the final two innings… both were 1-2-3. Andy Sonnastine will start tomorrow to begin a two-game series with the Yankees. Ian Kennedy, who gave up eight runs against the Rays this year, will be on the mound for New York. It will be the same match-up, Sonnastine versus Kennedy, as the April 4th encounter. Rays won the game, 13-4. Here’s to a 6-6, .500 season so far. Cheers!
Hooray for performances by Jeff Niemann, B.J. Upton and Trever Miller! In his first major league start, the 6’9” right-hander Niemann was impressive, giving up only one run, six hits, one walk and had five strikeouts. Upton cleared the bases in the fifth inning with a three-run home run and Miller struck out Aubrey Huff swinging with the bases loaded in the seventh inning. The game was very quiet until the Rays had a run-filled fifth inning with six hits. To start, the first three batters (Evan Longoria, Jason Ruggiano and Mike DiFelice) loaded the bases with a walk and two singles. Aki Iwamura singled to left, scoring Longoria. Carl Crawford had the team's fourth consecutive single, scoring Ruggiano and DiFelice. Upton crushed the ball to deep left with Iwamura and Crawford on base, 6-0 Rays. Baltimore started a quiet rally with a home run by Nick Markakis to deep left in the sixth inning. With J.P. Howell coming in for Niemann in the seventh, he loaded the bases, allowing a walk and two singles. Dan Wheeler was summoned to clean up Howell’s mess. Wheeler was able to get Melvin Mora to pop out, but walked Markakis, scoring Guillermo Quiroz. Kevin Millar struck out looking and Miller replaced Wheeler to get the final out, striking out Huff. Al Reyes and Troy Percival pitched the final two innings… both were 1-2-3. Andy Sonnastine will start tomorrow to begin a two-game series with the Yankees. Ian Kennedy, who gave up eight runs against the Rays this year, will be on the mound for New York. It will be the same match-up, Sonnastine versus Kennedy, as the April 4th encounter. Rays won the game, 13-4. Here’s to a 6-6, .500 season so far. Cheers!
