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	Birds stay alive

Orioles 7, Cubs 5

Jeremy Guthrie struck out two and walked one. (Paul Beaty/AP)

By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com

The Orioles jumped to a six-run lead, but Jeremy Guthrie gave up a three-run homer in the seventh. That set the wheels in motion, and the Cubs loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth, but the O's hung on for the win.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 06/24: BAL 7, CHC 5
Wed. 06/25: CHC 7, BAL 4
Thu. 06/26: BAL 11, CHC 4

Baltimore (39-36)
Won 1

Baltimore 7, Chi Cubs 5

Chi Cubs (48-29)
Lost 1

June 24, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	7	11	0
Chi Cubs	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	5	11	1

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Roberts, 2B	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	.296
Markakis, RF	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	.285
Mora, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.236
Millar, 1B	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	.245
Hernandez, R, C	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.243
Scott, LF	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.272
Johnson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bradford, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Sherrill, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jones, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.261
Cintron, SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.319
Guthrie, P	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	.000
Payton, LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254
Totals	38	7	11	7	1	8	11
BATTING 2B: Markakis (18, Marshall), Cintron (2, Wuertz). 3B: Scott (1, Marshall), Roberts (6, Wuertz). TB: Roberts 5; Markakis 3; Millar; Hernandez, R 2; Scott 4; Cintron 2. RBI: Scott 2 (30), Markakis 2 (35), Millar (42), Cintron (5), Roberts (30). 2-out RBI: Millar; Roberts; Markakis. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cintron. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING CS: Mora (6, 2nd base by Marmol/Soto). FIELDING DP: 4 (Hernandez, R-Cintron-Roberts, Millar, Mora-Roberts-Millar 2).

Chi Cubs	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Fukudome, RF-CF	5	2	2	1	0	1	4	.299
Patterson, LF	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.320
e-Blanco, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.286
Lee, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	4	.294
Ramirez, 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.301
Edmonds, CF	3	1	1	3	0	0	1	.235
c-Murton, PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.261
Soto, C	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.275
DeRosa, 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.286
Theriot, SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.313
Marshall, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500
Wuertz, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Cotts, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Fontenot, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.240
Lieber, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Ward, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200
1-Marquis, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207
Marmol, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-Cedeno, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.273
Totals	34	5	11	5	4	5	22
a-Struck out for Cotts in the 6th. b-Walked for Lieber in the 8th. c-Flied out for Edmonds in the 8th. d-Struck out for Marmol in the 9th. e-Struck out for Patterson in the 9th. 1-Ran for Ward in the 8th.
BATTING HR: Fukudome (6, 4th inning off Guthrie, 0 on, 0 out), Edmonds (6, 7th inning off Guthrie, 2 on, 0 out). TB: Fukudome 5; Patterson; Lee; Ramirez 2; Edmonds 4; Soto; DeRosa; Theriot 2. RBI: Fukudome (33), Edmonds 3 (25), Ramirez (54). 2-out RBI: Ramirez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Murton; Blanco 2. GIDP: Lee; Marshall; DeRosa. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING E: Patterson (1, fielding).

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Guthrie (W, 4-7)	6.0	7	4	4	1	2	2	3.64
Johnson (H, 12)	1.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1.29
Bradford (H, 12)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.45
Sherrill (S, 26)	1.1	2	0	0	1	3	0	3.09

Chi Cubs	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Marshall (L, 0-1)	4.2	7	4	4	1	7	0	5.40
Wuertz	1.0	2	3	0	0	1	0	2.48
Cotts	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.70
Lieber	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.89
Marmol	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00

Guthrie pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

HBP: Mora (by Marmol).
Pitches-strikes: Guthrie 93-59, Johnson 33-21, Bradford 7-4, Sherrill 30-18, Marshall 88-59, Wuertz 21-14, Cotts 8-5, Lieber 25-17, Marmol 11-5.
Ground outs-fly outs: Guthrie 10-5, Johnson 4-0, Bradford 1-0, Sherrill 0-1, Marshall 1-6, Wuertz 1-1, Cotts 0-1, Lieber 3-3, Marmol 0-2.
Batters faced: Guthrie 23, Johnson 6, Bradford 2, Sherrill 7, Marshall 22, Wuertz 6, Cotts 2, Lieber 7, Marmol 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Bradford 2-1, Sherrill 2-0, Wuertz 1-0, Cotts 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, R to L.
T: 3:03.
Att: 41,537.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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