Fossum awesome against O's
Baltimore short on hits By Jared S. Hopkins / MLB.com
Erik Bedard gave up three runs and nine hits over six innings of work, striking out six along the way. Sammy Sosa and Sal Fasano both went deep.
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Devil Rays 6, Orioles 2
Casey Fossum helped sweep the Orioles on Sunday, throwing 6 1/3 solid innings. (Steve Nesius/AP)
Rays dust off their brooms By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Casey Fossum fanned six Orioles over 6 1/3 innings, giving up just two runs on solo shots in the third and fourth innings. Carl Crawford went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in the eighth.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 24, 2005
Tampa Bay 6, Baltimore 2
Today's Boxes 7/24/05
HOU 4, WSH 1
DET 5, MIN 2
CLE 6, SEA 3
NYM 6, LAD 0
CIN 3, MIL 2
PIT 3, COL 0
PHI 5, SD 1
OAK 8, TEX 3
KC 6, TOR 5
CWS 6, BOS 4
FLA 4, SF 1
NYY 4, LAA 1
ARI 3, ATL 2
CHC 8, STL 4
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Standings through 7/24/05 | Gameday | Orioles Stats | Devil Rays Stats
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .337
Mora , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .294
Tejada , SS3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .323
Palmeiro , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
Sosa , DH3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .236
Marrero , RF3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .176
Matos , CF3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263
Bigbie , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
Fasano , C2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250
a-Surhoff , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Whiteside , C0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
Totals 30 2 4 2 1 11 3
BATTING 2B : Tejada (33, Harper).HR : Fasano (9, 3rd inning off Fossum, 0 on, 1 out), Sosa (11, 4th inning off Fossum, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Mora; Tejada 2; Sosa 4; Fasano 4.RBI : Fasano (14), Sosa (34).2-out RBI : Sosa.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Palmeiro.GIDP : Tejada.Team LOB : 2.FIELDING E : Bedard (1, throw), Whiteside (2, throw).DP : (Roberts-Tejada-Palmeiro).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .290
Crawford , LF5 2 2 2 0 2 4 .281
Cantu , 2B5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .293
Gomes , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .286
a-Lee , PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241
Huff , 1B-RF4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .261
Gathright , CF0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Perez , DH2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .252
b-LaForest, P , PH-DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Gonzalez , 3B4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .265
Hall , C4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .269
Hollins , CF-RF4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .279
Totals 37 6 13 4 2 9 27
BATTING 2B : Lugo (20, Bedard), Cantu (23, Bedard), Hollins (11, Bedard).HR : Crawford (11, 8th inning off Grimsley, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Lugo 3; Crawford 5; Cantu 4; Gonzalez; Hall 2; Hollins 4.RBI : Cantu (63), Hall (25), Crawford 2 (53).2-out RBI : Cantu; Crawford 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Huff; Gomes; Crawford; Gonzalez 2.GIDP : Hollins.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Hollins (7, 2nd base off Grimsley/Whiteside).FIELDING DP : (Fossum-Lugo-Huff).
WP : Byrdak.IBB : LaForest, P (by Ray).Pitches-strikes : Bedard 96-65, Williams 11-8, Byrdak 3-3, Ray 8-3, Grimsley 14-9, Fossum 93-61, Orvella 8-6, Borowski 15-9, Harper 13-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Bedard 7-5, Williams 1-0, Byrdak 0-0, Ray 0-0, Grimsley 1-1, Fossum 7-6, Orvella 0-0, Borowski 0-2, Harper 1-0.Batters faced : Bedard 27, Williams 4, Byrdak 1, Ray 2, Grimsley 5, Fossum 22, Orvella 2, Borowski 3, Harper 4.Inherited runners-scored : Byrdak 3-1, Ray 2-0.Umpires : HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Ed Hickox. 3B: Tim Welke.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:48.Att : 20,129.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
