Game Wrapup


	Mendoza struggles

Orioles 9, Rangers 1

Luis Mendoza has averaged just over four innings per start this season. (Gail Burton/AP)

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

From the get-go, this was not Texas' night. Young righty Luis Mendoza allowed five earned runs over just three innings and the bullpen couldn't stop the bleeding. Travis Metcalf homered in the fifth, but that was all the Rangers could manage against Jeremy Guthrie and the Orioles.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 08/08: BAL 9, TEX 1
Sat. 08/09: BAL 9, TEX 0
Sun. 08/10: TEX 15, BAL 7

Texas (60-57)
Lost 3

Baltimore 9, Texas 1

Baltimore (55-59)
Won 1

August 8, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
Baltimore	0	3	2	0	2	1	0	1	X	9	15	0

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Vazquez, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.320
Catalanotto, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.287
Young, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.287
Hamilton, CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.300
Ellison, CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Byrd, RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.272
Boggs, DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.241
Laird, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.296
Davis, C, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.283
Metcalf, 3B	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	.105
Totals	33	1	6	1	1	4	13
BATTING 2B: Young (27, Guthrie), Byrd (16, Johnson). HR: Metcalf (1, 5th inning off Guthrie, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Young 2; Byrd 3; Laird; Metcalf 5. RBI: Metcalf (2). 2-out RBI: Metcalf. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Davis, C; Young; Byrd; Metcalf; Laird. Team LOB: 6.

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Roberts, 2B	4	0	1	2	1	0	2	.286
Markakis, RF	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	.298
Mora, 3B	5	0	2	0	0	1	5	.258
Huff, DH	4	2	2	0	1	0	2	.304
Millar, 1B	5	2	2	3	0	0	3	.247
Scott, LF	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	.263
Montanez, L, LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400
Hernandez, R, C	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.253
Quiroz, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212
Payton, CF	4	1	2	0	1	1	1	.246
Castro, J, SS	4	0	1	2	0	1	2	.136
Totals	38	9	15	9	5	4	19
BATTING 2B: Mora (22, Mendoza), Roberts (41, Mendoza), Huff (33, Madrigal). 3B: Scott (2, Nippert). HR: Millar 2 (18, 3rd inning off Mendoza, 1 on, 0 out; 5th inning off Nippert, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Roberts 2; Markakis; Mora 3; Huff 3; Millar 8; Scott 4; Hernandez, R 2; Payton 2; Castro, J. RBI: Castro, J 2 (5), Roberts 2 (38), Millar 3 (59), Hernandez, R 2 (47). 2-out RBI: Hernandez, R 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Millar; Mora 3; Huff; Castro, J. SF: Castro, J. Team LOB: 12.

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Mendoza (L, 3-5)	3.0	6	5	5	1	1	1	7.50
Nippert	4.0	6	3	3	4	3	1	7.82
Madrigal	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	6.19

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Guthrie (W, 9-8)	7.0	5	1	1	1	4	1	3.26
Walker	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.26
Johnson	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.94

WP: Mendoza.
HBP: Hernandez, R (by Mendoza).
Pitches-strikes: Mendoza 70-40, Nippert 91-54, Madrigal 16-11, Guthrie 115-69, Walker 6-4, Johnson 11-6.
Ground outs-fly outs: Mendoza 1-7, Nippert 1-8, Madrigal 1-2, Guthrie 10-7, Walker 1-2, Johnson 2-1.
Batters faced: Mendoza 17, Nippert 22, Madrigal 6, Guthrie 27, Walker 3, Johnson 4.
Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Todd Tichenor.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:40.
Att: 33,351.
August 8, 2008

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

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