Game Wrapup


	O's end skid

Orioles 8, Rays 4

Adam Eaton went five-plus innings and gave up four runs on Monday night. (Chris O'Meara/AP)

By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com

The O's ended their six-game slide behind the offensive prowess of Nick Markakis, who smacked a three-run homer in the first, and Brian Roberts, who scored the go-ahead run and delivered a two-run blast in the eighth for extra insurance.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 05/04: BAL 8, TB 4
Tue. 05/05: TB 6, BAL 3

Baltimore (10-16)
Won 1

Baltimore 8, Tampa Bay 4

Tampa Bay (11-16)
Lost 1

May 4, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	8	11	1
Tampa Bay	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	6	2

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Roberts, B, 2B	4	3	2	2	1	0	2	.315
Jones, Ad, CF	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	.344
Markakis, RF	5	2	3	3	0	0	1	.370
Mora, 3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	3	.256
Huff, 1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	1	.279
Wigginton, DH	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	.213
Scott, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.270
Pie, LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.164
Zaun, C	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.152
Izturis, C, SS	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	.241
Totals	37	8	11	8	3	8	13
BATTING 2B: Scott (6, Kazmir), Wigginton (2, Nelson, J), Markakis (10, Nelson, J). HR: Markakis (4, 1st inning off Kazmir, 2 on, 0 out), Roberts, B (3, 8th inning off Nelson, J, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Roberts, B 5; Markakis 7; Wigginton 3; Scott 2; Zaun 2; Izturis, C. RBI: Markakis 3 (27), Izturis, C (9), Huff (23), Wigginton (10), Roberts, B 2 (9). 2-out RBI: Izturis, C; Wigginton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mora 2; Roberts, B; Izturis, C; Scott 2. SAC: Izturis, C. SF: Huff. Team RISP: 4-for-10. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: Markakis (1, 2nd base off Nelson, J/Navarro), Roberts, B (4, 3rd base off Nelson, J/Navarro). CS: Jones, Ad (1, 3rd base by Kazmir/Navarro). FIELDING E: Izturis, C (4, throw). DP: (Roberts, B-Izturis, C-Huff).

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Upton, B, CF	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.152
Crawford, LF	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.306
Longoria, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	2	2	.360
Pena, C, 1B	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	.276
Aybar, W, DH	4	1	2	1	0	0	3	.194
Zobrist, RF	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.268
Iwamura, 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	.286
Bartlett, SS	4	0	1	2	0	0	2	.363
Navarro, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.160
Totals	33	4	6	4	5	4	20
BATTING 2B: Zobrist (5, Eaton), Pena, C (5, Eaton). HR: Longoria (8, 1st inning off Eaton, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Longoria 4; Pena, C 2; Aybar, W 2; Zobrist 2; Bartlett. RBI: Longoria (31), Bartlett 2 (10), Aybar, W (2). 2-out RBI: Longoria. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Navarro; Aybar, W; Bartlett; Longoria; Crawford 2. GIDP: Aybar, W. Team RISP: 1-for-16. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Crawford (18, 2nd base off Baez/Zaun). FIELDING E: Pena, C 2 (5, fielding, fielding).

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Eaton	5.0	5	4	4	2	2	1	7.18
Baez (W, 2-1)	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.30
Johnson, Ji	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.45
Sherrill	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4.63

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kazmir (L, 3-3)	6.1	7	6	6	2	7	1	6.00
Nelson, J	1.1	4	2	2	1	0	1	3.55
Balfour	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.00

Eaton pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP: Baez.
HBP: Jones, Ad (by Kazmir).
Pitches-strikes: Eaton 97-53, Baez 23-13, Johnson, Ji 16-9, Sherrill 26-15, Kazmir 106-69, Nelson, J 26-14, Balfour 15-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Eaton 10-2, Baez 3-0, Johnson, Ji 1-0, Sherrill 1-1, Kazmir 5-5, Nelson, J 2-1, Balfour 1-1.
Batters faced: Eaton 23, Baez 7, Johnson, Ji 3, Sherrill 5, Kazmir 30, Nelson, J 9, Balfour 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Baez 1-0, Nelson, J 2-2, Balfour 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Andy Fletcher.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 2:55.
Att: 12,658.
May 4, 2009

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

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