Baltimore (35-44) at LA Angels (43-34)

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Mora takes time to regroup in Anaheim

Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
Melvin Mora asked for the day off on Thursday to clear his mind and he'll try and get back in the swing of things against the Angels on Friday night.
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Orioles probable pitcher

David Hernandez

  • #63 RHP
  • (1-2) 4.19 ERA 12 SO
Hernandez pitched well in place of Koji Uehara his last time out, working into the sixth inning, and he was victimized only by a two-run home run by slugger Adam Dunn. Hernandez has worked into the sixth in all three of his starts and has allowed three earned runs or fewer in two of them. The right-hander has walked three batters or more in two of his three starts but has yet to ring up more than three strikeouts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 1-2 4.19 19.1 8 12 .333
Season 1-2 4.19 19.1 8 12 .333

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/03/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Baltimore Orioles (AL East) 35 44 .443 13.5 24-20 11-24
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 43 34 .558 - 21-15 22-19
Stats - 07/03/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
BAL .271 367 82 349 39 459 5.01 697.2 777 250 470
LAA .279 393 76 374 79 489 4.71 680.2 724 259 497
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Santana hopes to come back strong

Quinn Roberts / MLB.com
The Angels will get another member of their rotation back on Friday as Ervin Santana returns from the disabled list to take on the Orioles.
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Angels probable pitcher

Ervin Santana

  • #54 RHP
  • (1-3) 7.47 ERA 21 SO
Santana was unable to make it through the fifth inning in taking the loss in his most recent effort against the Rays at Tropicana Field, yielding six earned runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. Santana, second in the AL in strikeouts last season and fourth in innings pitched, has worked only 31 1/3 innings in his six starts with 21 strikeouts against 13 walks. His velocity has not been close to the consistent mid-90s of last season, but he was at 91 in a Minor League rehab outing on Sunday night. Santana has struggled at home in three starts (0-1, 14.29 ERA) but is 30-15 in 61 career starts at Angel Stadium with a 3.69 ERA. He's 2-2 with a 4.60 ERA in seven career starts against the Orioles.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 52-40 4.55 738.0 235 601 .259
Season 1-3 7.47 31.1 13 21 .344

Orioles hitters vs Ervin Santana

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Andino, Robert - - - - .167 6 0 0
Aubrey, Michael - - - - - - - -
Bell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Florimon Jr., Pedro - - - - - - - -
Hughes, Rhyne - - - - - - - -
Izturis, Cesar - - - - .500 6 0 0
Jones, Adam - - - - .125 8 0 1
Markakis, Nick - - - - .375 24 3 10
Montanez, Lou - - - - .667 3 1 1
Pie, Felix - - - - .000 2 0 0
Reimold, Nolan - - - - .000 2 0 0
Roberts, Brian - - - - .370 27 2 2
Scott, Luke - - - - .333 12 0 3
Snyder, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Tatum, Craig - - - - - - - -
Turner, Justin - - - - - - - -
Wieters, Matt - - - - .000 5 0 0
Wigginton, Ty - - - - .364 11 1 3

Angels hitters vs David Hernandez

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby - - - - .167 6 0 0
Aybar, Erick - - - - .200 5 0 0
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew - - - - - - - -
Budde, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Evans, Terry - - - - - - - -
Hunter, Torii - - - - .000 3 0 0
Izturis, Maicer - - - - .500 6 1 2
Kendrick, Howard - - - - - - - -
Mathis, Jeff - - - - .250 4 0 0
Matthews, Gary - - - - .000 1 0 0
Morales, Kendry - - - - .500 4 2 4
Napoli, Mike - - - - - - - -
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan - - - - .500 6 0 0
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - - - - -
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - - - - -
Wilson, Bobby - - - - - - - -
Wood, Brandon - - - - - - - -

Early birds get the win (36-44) (43-35)

Orioles 6, Angels 4

Offense leads O's

Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
The Orioles got ahead early on a two-run double by Luke Scott in the first and Aubrey Huff added insurance with a three-run homer in the third. That was all rookie David Hernandez would need, as he pitched 6 2/3 solid innings and gave up just three runs for the second win of his career.

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Series at a Glance

 
Aubrey Huff blasted a three-run homer off Ervin Santana in the third. (Francis Specker/AP)

Santana falls in return

Quinn Roberts / MLB.com
Ervin Santana took the mound for the first time since June 11 and looked a little rusty early on. He loaded the bases in the first inning and was lucky to only give up two runs as a double by Luke Scott hit the wall. The Angels couldn't do much offensively and Santana took the loss.
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Orioles 6, Angels 4

Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts, B, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .274
Jones, A, CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .301
Markakis, RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .297
Huff, A, 1B 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 .273
Reimold, N, LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .279
Scott, DH 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .295
Mora, 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .269
Wieters, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .253
Andino, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .246
Totals 36 6 10 6 6 6 20  

BATTING
2B: Scott (11, Santana, E), Markakis (25, Santana, E), Mora (7, Santana, E).
HR: Huff, A (11, 3rd inning off Santana, E, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Roberts, B; Jones, A; Markakis 3; Huff, A 5; Scott 2; Mora 3; Wieters.
RBI: Scott 2 (43), Huff, A 3 (55), Markakis (53).
2-out RBI: Scott 2; Markakis.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mora 2; Andino; Reimold, N; Roberts, B.
GIDP: Huff, A.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
CS: Andino (3, 2nd base by Santana, E/Mathis, J).

FIELDING
DP: (Mora-Roberts, B-Huff, A).
 
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .315
Abreu, B, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .295
Hunter, CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .300
Guerrero, DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
Rivera, J, LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .310
Morales, K, 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .280
Izturis, M, 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .301
Mathis, J, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .203
Aybar, E, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
  a-Napoli, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290
Totals 33 4 8 4 3 3 13  

a-Grounded into a double play for Aybar, E in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Rivera, J (15, Hernandez, D), Izturis, M (9, Hernandez, D).
HR: Morales, K (14, 6th inning off Hernandez, D, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Guerrero; Rivera, J 3; Morales, K 4; Izturis, M 4; Mathis, J.
RBI: Izturis, M (26), Morales, K 2 (43), Guerrero (14).
2-out RBI: Izturis, M; Morales, K 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Abreu, B; Mathis, J 2.
GIDP: Napoli.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Figgins (8, 2nd base by Johnson, Ji/Wieters).

FIELDING
E: Aybar, E (5, fielding).
DP: (Izturis, M-Aybar, E-Morales, K).
 
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, D (W, 2-2) 6.2 6 3 3 2 2 1 4.15
Johnson, Ji (H, 13) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.00
Sherrill (S, 18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.43
 
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana, E (L, 1-4) 5.0 8 6 4 3 5 1 7.43
Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10.80
Thompson, R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.40
Palmer 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.86

WP: Johnson, Ji 2.
IBB: Wieters (by Santana, E).
HBP: Jones, A (by Santana, E).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, D 107-73, Johnson, Ji 28-15, Sherrill 12-11, Santana, E 99-57, Jepsen 21-9, Thompson, R 23-11, Palmer 27-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, D 8-10, Johnson, Ji 2-1, Sherrill 2-0, Santana, E 2-7, Jepsen 1-1, Thompson, R 1-2, Palmer 6-0.
Batters faced: Hernandez, D 28, Johnson, Ji 5, Sherrill 3, Santana, E 27, Jepsen 5, Thompson, R 5, Palmer 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Johnson, Ji 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Bill Hohn.
Weather: 74 degrees, clear.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:53.
Att: 39,104.
July 3, 2009

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