Rays 6, Orioles 2
Jeff Niemann struck out five and walked one on Sunday. (Mike Carlson/AP)
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
Jeff Niemann was impressive in his Major League debut, striking out five against one walk in six solid innings. B.J. Upton led the Rays' offense, smacking a three-run homer during the team's six-run fifth inning. Carl Crawford also drove in two runs.
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Tampa Bay 6, Baltimore 2
Today's Boxes 4/13/08
CLE 7, OAK 1
MIL 9, NYM 7
WSH 5, ATL 4
CHC 6, PHI 5
PIT 9, CIN 1
CWS 11, DET 0
HOU 5, FLA 1
KC 5, MIN 1
TOR 5, TEX 4
SF 7, STL 4
LAA 10, SEA 5
COL 13, ARI 5
SD 1, LAD 0
BOS 8, NYY 5
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Standings thru 4/13/08 | Recap: BAL | TB | Gameday | Orioles stats | Rays stats
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .311
Mora , 3B4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .227
Markakis , RF3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .333
Millar , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .227
Huff , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .244
Scott , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .361
Jones , CF4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .211
Quiroz , C3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250
Fahey , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 9 23
BATTING 2B : Scott (6, Niemann).HR : Markakis (1, 6th inning off Niemann, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Roberts 2; Mora; Markakis 4; Millar; Scott 2; Quiroz; Fahey.RBI : Markakis 2 (4).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Scott 2; Mora; Jones; Huff 2.S : Fahey.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Roberts (5, 2nd base off Niemann/DiFelice).CS : Mora (1, 2nd base by Niemann/DiFelice).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .255
Crawford , LF4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .208
Pena , 1B3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .209
Upton , CF3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .302
Gomes , DH2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .261
a-Johnson, E , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Longoria , 3B3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333
Ruggiano , RF4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .286
DiFelice , C3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Bartlett , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .158
Totals 29 6 6 6 5 6 13
BATTING HR : Upton (1, 5th inning off Burres, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Iwamura; Crawford; Upton 4; Longoria; Ruggiano; DiFelice.RBI : Iwamura (2), Crawford 2 (4), Upton 3 (11).2-out RBI : Upton 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gomes; Ruggiano.Team LOB : 4.BASERUNNING SB : Crawford (4, 3rd base off Burres/Quiroz).FIELDING E : Bartlett (2, throw).
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burres (L, 1-1)4.2 5 6 6 4 4 1 5.40
Bierd 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Pitches-strikes : Burres 86-55, Bierd 37-21, Johnson 6-4, Niemann 93-58, Howell 13-8, Wheeler 18-10, Miller 3-3, Reyes 16-12, Percival 7-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Burres 2-7, Bierd 2-3, Johnson 2-1, Niemann 1-11, Howell 0-0, Wheeler 0-1, Miller 0-0, Reyes 1-0, Percival 0-3.Batters faced : Burres 22, Bierd 9, Johnson 3, Niemann 25, Howell 3, Wheeler 3, Miller 1, Reyes 3, Percival 3.Inherited runners-scored : Wheeler 3-1, Miller 3-0.Umpires : HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Ed Rapuano. 3B: Ed Hickox.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:50.Att : 16,748.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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