Baltimore (41-51) at NY Yankees (55-37)

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O's eager to give Meredith a chance

Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
When they resume their three-game series with the Yankees on Tuesday night, the Orioles may have the services of Cla Meredith, the right-handed reliever they acquired from the Padres in exchange for Oscar Salazar on Sunday. Whether Meredith appears out of the bullpen or not, Rich Hill will take the ball at 7:05 ET.
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Orioles probable pitcher

Rich Hill

  • #51 LHP
  • (3-2) 7.22 ERA 43 SO
Hill ended the first half of his season on a positive note, scattering seven hits across six innings and giving up only two runs against the Blue Jays. The lefty received a no-decision in a game the Orioles eventually won, 4-3, in 12 innings. It was good timing -- Hill had surrendered at least six earned runs in each of his previous three starts. This marks Hill's first career start against the Yankees.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 21-19 4.75 390.0 170 352 .241
Season 3-2 7.22 52.1 33 43 .293
July 0-0 7.71 11.2 6 6 .313

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/21/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Baltimore Orioles (AL East) 41 51 .446 14.0 26-21 15-30
New York Yankees (AL East) 55 37 .598 - 30-16 25-21
Stats - 07/21/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
BAL .268 430 93 407 47 546 4.93 812.0 891 296 540
NYY .274 506 138 481 61 554 4.40 823.2 788 340 689
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Yanks think Mitre has ability to stick

Jared Diamond / MLB.com
Another setback for Chien-Ming Wang means the Yankees will need to rely on a regular fifth starter for an extended period of time, and they believe Sergio Mitre can fill the role. On Tuesday night at 7:05 ET, Mitre will make his first Major League start since 2007, hoping to lead the Yankees to their 18th win in 23 games.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Sergio Mitre

  • #45 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
The Yankees will call up Mitre from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start on Tuesday against the Orioles in what could prove to be an extended audition for the spot. The right-hander has compiled a record of 10-23 in five big league seasons for the Cubs and Marlins, and he's 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA at Triple-A this year. Yankees skipper Joe Girardi managed Mitre on the Marlins in 2005 and remembers him as a strike thrower who gets ground balls when he is right and has a "bulldog attitude."
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 10-23 5.36 310.2 108 188 .298

Orioles hitters vs Sergio Mitre

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Andino, Robert - - - - - - - -
Aubrey, Michael - - - - - - - -
Bell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Florimon Jr., Pedro - - - - - - - -
Hughes, Rhyne - - - - - - - -
Izturis, Cesar - - - - .000 2 0 0
Jones, Adam - - - - .000 3 0 1
Markakis, Nick - - - - .667 3 0 1
Montanez, Lou - - - - - - - -
Pie, Felix - - - - - - - -
Reimold, Nolan - - - - .000 3 0 0
Roberts, Brian - - - - 1.000 3 0 0
Scott, Luke - - - - .200 5 0 1
Snyder, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Tatum, Craig - - - - - - - -
Turner, Justin - - - - - - - -
Wieters, Matt - - - - .500 2 0 0
Wigginton, Ty - - - - .333 3 0 0

Yankees hitters vs Rich Hill

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .000 1 0 0
Cano, Robinson - - - - .500 2 1 2
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .500 2 0 0
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - .000 2 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - 1.000 1 0 2
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - - 0 0 1
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .000 1 0 0

Yanks like their new view (41-52) (56-37)

Yankees 6, Orioles 4

Hill provides little

Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
Rich Hill's season of unfulfilled expectations continued Tuesday, when the Yankees chased him with no outs in the fourth inning after a two-run homer. A two-run single by Melvin Mora kept the O's close, but the loss was Baltimore's 24th in its past 26 road games vs. AL East foes.

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Series at a Glance

 

First place alone

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
A fifth straight win wasn't all the Yankees had to celebrate Tuesday. Sergio Mitre contained the O's into the sixth inning in his first start since 2007, and the rest of the Yanks took it from there to grab sole possession of first place in the AL East for the first time since June 8.
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Yankees 6, Orioles 4

Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts, B, 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .284
Jones, A, CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .300
Markakis, RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .296
Huff, A, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .257
Scott, DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .289
Mora, 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .266
Reimold, N, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
Wieters, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244
Izturis, C, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
Totals 34 4 9 4 1 5 12  

BATTING
2B: Roberts, B (32, Mitre).
TB: Roberts, B 4; Markakis 3; Huff, A; Mora; Wieters.
RBI: Markakis (61), Jones, A (51), Mora 2 (26).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Scott.
GIDP: Jones, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Roberts, B (20, 2nd base off Mitre/Posada).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Markakis (Jeter at home), Jones, A (Cano at 1st base).
DP: 3 (Markakis-Wieters, Wieters-Izturis, C, Jones, A-Huff, A).
 
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .319
Damon, LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .278
  Gardner, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
Teixeira, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277
Rodriguez, A, DH 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .252
Posada, C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .277
Swisher, RF 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 .233
Cano, 2B 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .308
Cabrera, Me, CF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
Ransom, 3B 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .188
Totals 26 6 6 6 8 6 14  

BATTING
2B: Ransom (7, Bass).
HR: Cano (14, 4th inning off Hill, R, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Jeter; Damon; Rodriguez, A; Cano 5; Ransom 2.
RBI: Swisher (48), Rodriguez, A 2 (54), Cano 2 (48), Damon (51).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Posada; Damon 2.
SF: Swisher.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Jeter (18, 2nd base off Hill, R/Wieters), Rodriguez, A (4, 2nd base off Hill, R/Wieters), Ransom (2, 2nd base off Bass/Wieters).
CS: Rodriguez, A (1, 2nd base by Albers/Wieters).

FIELDING
E: Mitre (1, pickoff).
DP: 2 (Jeter-Cano-Teixeira, Teixeira).
 
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hill, R (L, 3-3) 3.0 3 5 5 4 2 1 7.64
Bass 2.1 2 1 1 3 2 0 4.34
Albers 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.79
Hendrickson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.33
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mitre (W, 1-0) 5.2 8 4 3 1 4 0 4.76
Aceves, A (H, 5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.53
Coke (H, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.76
Rivera, Ma (S, 27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.20

Hill, R pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

WP: Mitre.
Pitches-strikes: Hill, R 82-48, Bass 47-27, Albers 22-12, Hendrickson 11-6, Mitre 91-57, Aceves, A 12-9, Coke 9-7, Rivera, Ma 10-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hill, R 2-5, Bass 3-1, Albers 0-2, Hendrickson 1-1, Mitre 10-3, Aceves, A 1-3, Coke 0-1, Rivera, Ma 2-1.
Batters faced: Hill, R 16, Bass 11, Albers 5, Hendrickson 3, Mitre 25, Aceves, A 4, Coke 3, Rivera, Ma 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Albers 2-0, Aceves, A 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 68 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 6 mph, L to R.
T: 2:53 (:26 delay).
Att: 45,589.
July 21, 2009

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