Baltimore (51-75) at Minnesota (63-63)

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O's have bullpen to build future on

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Baltimore manager Dave Trembley sat in the dugout before Tuesday's game and raved about his bullpen, which has begun to come together in the wake of the George Sherrill trade. And though his team wound up losing in the ninth, his points stood up.
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Orioles probable pitcher

Jeremy Guthrie

  • #46 RHP
  • (8-12) 5.45 ERA 82 SO
Guthrie pitched seven strong innings in his most recent outing and allowed just one run, which came on a homer. The right-hander has given up more home runs (29) than any other American League starter this season. Guthrie allowed two earned runs or fewer 17 times last season but has done it just five times this year. Guthrie, Baltimore's Opening Day starter, will try to throw through September for the first time in his career.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 25-29 4.30 550.0 175 349 .258
Season 8-12 5.45 147.0 47 82 .279
August 1-2 5.84 24.2 7 9 .320

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/26/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Baltimore Orioles (AL East) 51 75 .405 27.5 30-31 21-44
Minnesota Twins (AL Central) 63 63 .500 4.5 35-27 28-36
Stats - 08/26/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
BAL .269 580 124 553 65 780 5.05 1112.2 1256 420 725
MIN .273 636 139 597 66 817 4.76 1123.0 1210 357 804
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Mijares a steady hand in setup role

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Reliever Jose Mijares has become a key member of a team of eighth-inning setup men, along with Matt Guerrier, for the Twins.
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Twins probable pitcher

Nick Blackburn

  • #53 RHP
  • (8-8) 4.27 ERA 68 SO
Overcoming a rocky beginning, Blackburn posted one of his best starts of August against the Royals in his last outing. After allowing three runs and two homers in the first three innings, Blackburn threw four straight shutout innings and left after seven. Blackburn's outing against the Royals was his longest since July 10 against the White Sox. In the start before his outing against the Royals, Blackburn allowed six earned runs in 2 1/3 innings against the Indians. He has made 26 starts this season but hasn't seen Baltimore yet.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 19-21 4.26 361.0 77 172 .295
Season 8-8 4.27 156.0 36 68 .294
August 0-3 7.79 17.1 6 10 .351

Orioles hitters vs Nick Blackburn

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Andino, Robert - - - - - - - -
Aubrey, Michael - - - - .200 5 0 0
Bell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Florimon Jr., Pedro - - - - - - - -
Hughes, Rhyne - - - - - - - -
Izturis, Cesar - - - - .667 3 0 0
Jones, Adam - - - - .000 3 0 0
Markakis, Nick - - - - .200 5 1 2
Montanez, Lou - - - - 1.000 2 1 1
Pie, Felix - - - - .500 2 1 1
Reimold, Nolan - - - - .333 3 0 1
Roberts, Brian - - - - .500 6 0 0
Scott, Luke - - - - .400 5 0 0
Snyder, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Tatum, Craig - - - - - - - -
Turner, Justin - - - - - - - -
Wieters, Matt - - - - - - - -
Wigginton, Ty - - - - .000 3 0 0

Twins hitters vs Jeremy Guthrie

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Butera, Drew - - - - - - - -
Casilla, Alexi - - - - .143 7 0 0
Cuddyer, Michael - - - - .429 7 0 0
De Los Santos, Estarlin - - - - - - - -
Hardy, J.J. - - - - - - - -
Harris, Brendan - - - - .222 9 0 0
Hughes, Luke - - - - - - - -
Kubel, Jason - - - - .400 10 1 3
Mauer, Joe - - - - .500 6 0 0
Morales, Jose - - - - - - - -
Morneau, Justin - - - - .333 9 1 2
Plouffe, Trevor - - - - - - - -
Pridie, Jason - - - - - - - -
Punto, Nick - - - - .000 7 0 0
Ramos, Wilson - - - - - - - -
Span, Denard - - - - .333 3 0 0
Tolbert, Matt - - - - - - - -
Tolleson, Steven - - - - - - - -
Valencia, Danny - - - - - - - -
Young, Delmon - - - - .167 12 0 0

Birds finally find respite at Dome (52-75) (63-64)

Orioles 5, Twins 1

Guthrie solid

Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
Backed by RBI hits from Nolan Reimold and Chad Moeller and a solo home run from Felix Pie, Jeremy Guthrie put a halt to the Twins' five-game run and delivered a solid seven frames to take the finale and leave the Metrodome on a positive note.

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Series at a Glance

 

Streak ends

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Having already clinched the three-game series against the Orioles, the Twins offense came out flat. Justin Morneau doubled in Joe Mauer in the fourth inning, but that was all for Minnesota as the club's five-game win streak came to an end.
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Orioles 5, Twins 1

Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts, B, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .291
Izturis, C, SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .264
Scott, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .263
  Mora, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
Markakis, RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .305
Reimold, N, LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .276
Aubrey, DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .375
Wigginton, 3B-1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259
Pie, CF 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .257
Moeller, C 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 .227
Totals 36 5 11 4 5 1 20  

BATTING
2B: Moeller (6, Blackburn).
HR: Pie (5, 4th inning off Blackburn, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Roberts, B; Izturis, C 2; Scott; Mora; Reimold, N; Aubrey; Wigginton; Pie 4; Moeller 3.
RBI: Reimold, N (39), Pie (18), Moeller 2 (5).
2-out RBI: Reimold, N; Pie; Moeller.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Izturis, C 3; Reimold, N; Roberts, B.
GIDP: Reimold, N.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Izturis, C (11, 2nd base off Blackburn/Mauer).
PO: Aubrey (2nd base by Blackburn).

FIELDING
DP: (Roberts, B-Izturis, C-Wigginton).
 
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Span, CF-RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .306
Cabrera, O, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
  Gomez, C, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Mauer, C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .373
Morneau, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .295
Kubel, DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
Cuddyer, RF-2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274
Young, D, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
Punto, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .209
  a-Harris, B, PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
Casilla, A, 2B-SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 7 12  

a-Popped out for Punto in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Morneau (29, Guthrie).
TB: Span; Mauer 2; Morneau 2; Cuddyer; Young, D.
RBI: Morneau (96).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morneau; Cuddyer; Casilla, A.
GIDP: Mauer.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Cabrera, O (19, throw).
DP: (Casilla, A-Cuddyer-Morneau).
Pickoffs: Blackburn (Aubrey at 2nd base).
 
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Guthrie (W, 9-12) 7.0 6 1 1 0 5 0 5.26
Baez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.94
Johnson, Ji 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.91
 
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Blackburn (L, 8-9) 5.2 9 4 3 2 0 1 4.29
Manship 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.14
Guerrier 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.34
Humber 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00

IBB: Pie (by Guerrier).
Pitches-strikes: Guthrie 112-72, Baez 12-8, Johnson, Ji 11-9, Blackburn 97-64, Manship 26-14, Guerrier 17-5, Humber 10-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Guthrie 11-5, Baez 2-0, Johnson, Ji 2-0, Blackburn 8-8, Manship 2-2, Guerrier 2-0, Humber 2-1.
Batters faced: Guthrie 27, Baez 3, Johnson, Ji 3, Blackburn 27, Manship 7, Guerrier 4, Humber 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Manship 1-0, Guerrier 2-1.
Ejections: Minnesota Twins shortstop Orlando Cabrera ejected by HP umpire Todd Tichenor (8th).
Umpires: HP: Todd Tichenor. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Paul Emmel. 3B: Gary Darling.
Weather: 69 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 2:47.
Att: 28,446.
August 26, 2009

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