O's blanked in finale By Jason Brummond / MLB.com
Erik Bedard allowed two runs on five hits and struck out nine, but his offense was unable to lend a hand. The Orioles needed until the fifth inning to record their first hit, and they waited 'til the eighth to get their second, a single by Corey Patterson, who stole his league-leading 27th base.
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Twins 4, Orioles 0
Rookie southpaw Francisco Liriano has been dubbed "Franchise" by his teammates. (Ann Heisenfelt/AP)
Twins ride rookie's gem By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
Francisco Liriano threw seven shutout innings of one-hit ball in yet another impressive outing. Justin Morneau avenged Ron Gardenhire with a home run in the first at-bat following the manager's ejection for arguing balls and strikes in the fourth. Three two-out hits in the sixth added a pair of runs.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: June 11, 2006
Minnesota 4, Baltimore 0
Today's Boxes 6/11/06
BOS 5, TEX 4
TEX 13, BOS 6
OAK 6, NYY 5
WSH 6, PHI 0
DET 10, TOR 5
CHC 9, CIN 3
HOU 14, ATL 4
STL 7, MIL 5
TB 8, KC 2
LAD 6, COL 5
SEA 6, LAA 2
FLA 7, SD 3
PIT 7, SF 5
NYM 15, ARI 2
CLE 10, CWS 8
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Standings thru 6/11/06 | Gameday | Orioles Stats | Twins Stats
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .315
Mora , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
Tejada , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .332
Hernandez , C4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
Millar , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240
Lopez, J , DH3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
Conine , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229
Patterson , CF3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .287
Matos , RF1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .193
Totals 29 0 3 0 3 8 9
BATTING 2B : Tejada (12, Nathan).TB : Tejada 2; Lopez, J; Patterson.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Roberts 2; Millar.GIDP : Tejada.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Patterson (27, 2nd base off Rincon/Mauer), Matos (4, 2nd base off Liriano/Mauer).
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Castillo , 2B4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .282
Ford , LF3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .228
Mauer , C4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .386
Cuddyer , RF4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .272
Morneau , 1B4 1 2 2 0 2 3 .255
Hunter , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257
White , DH3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .190
Batista , 3B4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .236
Punto , SS2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .310
Totals 32 4 8 4 3 11 15
BATTING 2B : Batista (12, Britton), Punto (5, Britton).HR : Morneau (14, 4th inning off Bedard, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Castillo 2; Mauer; Morneau 5; Hunter; Batista 2; Punto 2.RBI : Morneau 2 (47), Punto (5), Castillo (21).2-out RBI : Morneau 2; Punto; Castillo.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Batista; Morneau 2; Ford.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Castillo (5, 2nd base off Britton/Hernandez).FIELDING E : Mauer (2, throw).DP : (Punto-Castillo-Morneau).
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bedard (L, 5-6)5.0 5 2 2 3 9 1 5.69
Britton 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.15
Rleal 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.38
Chen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.62
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Liriano (W, 5-1)7.0 1 0 0 2 6 0 2.10
Rincon 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.71
Nathan 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.96
Pitches-strikes : Bedard 115-73, Britton 19-13, Rleal 15-12, Chen 9-6, Liriano 98-62, Rincon 19-11, Nathan 16-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Bedard 4-2, Britton 0-3, Rleal 1-0, Chen 0-3, Liriano 9-6, Rincon 1-1, Nathan 2-0.Batters faced : Bedard 23, Britton 6, Rleal 3, Chen 3, Liriano 23, Rincon 5, Nathan 4.Ejections Minnesota Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire ejected by HP umpire Ed Rapuano. (4th).Umpires : HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: Tony Randazzo. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Joe West.Weather : 70 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:37.Att : 25,438.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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