Markakis' heroics propel O's
Winning streak snapped By Pete Kerzel / Special to MLB.com
Casey Blake hit a two-run home run in the fifth to give the Indians a temporary lead, but Rafael Betancourt allowed the Orioles to tie the game in the eighth. Tom Mastny couldn't record an out in the 10th, as the Tribe's four-game win streak was halted.
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Orioles 3, Indians 2
Nick Markakis is swarmed by teammates after knocking in the winning run in the 10th inning. (Nick Wass/AP)
Markakis does it all By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
After tying the game with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, Nick Markakis came up with another clutch RBI in the 10th, when he singled home the winning run to lift the Orioles to an extra-inning victory. Jay Payton hit his first homer of the year.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 04, 2007
Baltimore 3, Cleveland 2
Today's Boxes 5/4/07
CHC 6, WSH 4
FLA 5, SD 4
SEA 15, NYY 11
COL 6, CIN 5
OAK 5, TB 2
ATL 4, LAD 0
MIL 10, PIT 0
TEX 7, TOR 1
BOS 2, MIN 0
DET 6, KC 3
STL 3, HOU 2
NYM 5, ARI 3
LAA 5, CWS 1
SF 6, PHI 2
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Standings thru 5/4/07 | Gameday | Indians Stats | Orioles Stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
Michaels , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229
a-Nixon , PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
Hafner , DH2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .319
Martinez , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .316
Peralta , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .253
Blake , 3B4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .204
Dellucci , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Shoppach , C4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .267
Barfield , 2B4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .200
Totals 36 2 6 2 2 6 8
BATTING HR : Blake (3, 5th inning off Bedard, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Sizemore; Michaels; Peralta; Blake 4; Shoppach; Barfield.RBI : Blake 2 (9).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Peralta; Nixon.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Blake (2, throw), Mastny (1, throw).DP : 3 (Byrd-Peralta-Martinez, Shoppach-Peralta, Peralta-Martinez).
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .266
Markakis , RF4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .248
Tejada , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .342
Hernandez , C4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
Huff , 1B4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .241
Mora , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234
Gibbons , DH4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .188
Payton , LF4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .279
Patterson , CF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .242
Totals 36 3 12 3 1 6 9
BATTING 2B : Markakis (8, Byrd), Huff (6, Byrd), Patterson (7, Betancourt).HR : Payton (1, 3rd inning off Byrd, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Roberts 2; Markakis 3; Tejada; Huff 3; Gibbons; Payton 5; Patterson 3.RBI : Payton (3), Markakis 2 (17).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Tejada; Gibbons; Hernandez.SF : Markakis.GIDP : Markakis; Mora.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING CS : Mora (1, 2nd base by Mastny/Shoppach).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Byrd 6.2 6 1 1 0 3 1 2.92
Fultz (H, 5)0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
Betancourt (BS, 1)1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.08
Mastny (L, 2-1)1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.38
IBB : Roberts (by Mastny).Pitches-strikes : Byrd 104-73, Fultz 4-3, Betancourt 24-20, Mastny 27-15, Bedard 105-61, Bradford 15-11, Parrish 14-10, Ray 32-20.Ground outs-fly outs : Byrd 8-9, Fultz 0-0, Betancourt 0-2, Mastny 0-1, Bedard 8-6, Bradford 2-0, Parrish 2-1, Ray 3-2.Batters faced : Byrd 24, Fultz 1, Betancourt 6, Mastny 7, Bedard 23, Bradford 4, Parrish 3, Ray 8.Inherited runners-scored : Fultz 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Adrian Johnson.Weather : 73 degrees, clear.Wind : 3 mph, L to R.T : 3:19.Att : 28,575.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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