Orioles 7, Royals 3
Chris Tillman threw 58 of his 93 pitches for strikes on Wednesday. (Joy R. Absalon/MLB.com)
By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
Nick Markakis' two-run single in the seventh inning was the difference for the Orioles. Adam Jones hit a two-run homer in the first and an RBI double in the seventh. Chris Tillman gave up three runs over 4 2/3 innings in his big league debut.
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Kansas City
(40-60)
Lost 1
Baltimore 7, Kansas City 3
Today's Boxes 7/29/09
CHC 12, HOU 0
LAA 9, CLE 3
SF 1, PIT 0
SEA 3, TOR 2
NYY 6, TB 2
FLA 6, ATL 3
OAK 8, BOS 6
SD 7, CIN 1
DET 13, TEX 5
MIL 7, WSH 5
MIN 3, CWS 2
STL 3, LAD 2
ARI 4, PHI 0
Baltimore
(43-57)
Won 1
July 29, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Kansas City
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
9
0
Baltimore
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
X
7
10
0
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Kansas City
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
DeJesus , LF
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.257
Bloomquist , RF
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
.278
Butler , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.291
Teahen , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
.290
Callaspo , 2B
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
.305
Jacobs , DH
4
1
1
1
0
2
1
.217
Olivo , C
4
1
1
1
0
2
1
.233
Maier , CF
3
0
2
0
1
0
1
.221
Betancourt, Y , SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
.229
Totals
34
3
9
3
1
8
10
BATTING 2B : Maier 2 (9, Tillman, Albers).HR : Callaspo (7, 2nd inning off Tillman, 0 on, 1 out),
Olivo (14, 2nd inning off Tillman, 0 on, 2 out), Jacobs (14, 4th inning off Tillman, 0 on, 2 out).TB : DeJesus;
Bloomquist 2; Callaspo 5; Jacobs 4; Olivo 4; Maier 4.RBI : Callaspo (40), Olivo (37), Jacobs (34).2-out
RBI : Olivo; Jacobs.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Betancourt, Y; Butler; DeJesus.GIDP :
Betancourt, Y.Team RISP : 0-for-4.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING CS : Bloomquist
(3, 2nd base by Tillman/Zaun).
Baltimore
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Roberts, B , 2B
3
3
2
0
1
0
1
.282
Jones, Ad , CF
5
2
2
3
0
2
4
.298
Markakis , RF
5
0
3
3
0
1
2
.296
Huff , DH
5
0
1
1
0
3
3
.247
Reimold , LF
3
0
0
0
2
1
2
.287
Wigginton , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
4
.256
Mora , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
.256
Zaun , C
3
1
0
0
1
1
4
.252
Izturis, C , SS
3
1
1
0
1
0
1
.262
Totals
34
7
10
7
5
9
24
BATTING 2B : Markakis (31, Greinke), Jones, Ad (19, Bale).HR : Jones, Ad (17, 1st inning off Greinke,
1 on, 0 out).TB : Roberts, B 2; Jones, Ad 6; Markakis 4; Huff; Wigginton; Izturis, C.RBI : Jones, Ad
3 (59), Markakis 3 (69), Huff (58).2-out RBI : Markakis; Huff.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Zaun 2; Mora; Reimold.Team RISP : 4-for-11.Team LOB : 10. FIELDING DP : (Roberts,
B-Izturis, C-Wigginton).
Kansas City
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Greinke
6.0
5
2
2
1
7
1
2.08
Tejeda (L, 1-1)
0.0
0
2
2
2
0
0
6.31
Bale (BS, 3)
0.1
2
1
1
1
1
0
6.16
Cruz, J
1.1
1
2
2
1
1
0
6.54
Mahay
0.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
4.09
Baltimore
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Tillman
4.2
7
3
3
1
2
3
5.79
Albers (W, 2-4)
2.1
1
0
0
0
2
0
3.60
Johnson, Ji (S, 2)
2.0
1
0
0
0
4
0
3.17
Tejeda pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.HBP : Mora (by Greinke), Roberts, B (by Greinke).Pitches-strikes :
Greinke 116-80, Tejeda 11-3, Bale 14-6, Cruz, J 28-15, Mahay 12-7, Tillman 93-58, Albers 22-15, Johnson, Ji 19-17.Groundouts-flyouts :
Greinke 2-5, Tejeda 0-0, Bale 0-0, Cruz, J 0-0, Mahay 0-0, Tillman 1-6, Albers 3-1, Johnson, Ji 1-1.Batters faced :
Greinke 26, Tejeda 2, Bale 4, Cruz, J 6, Mahay 3, Tillman 20, Albers 8, Johnson, Ji 7.Inherited runners-scored :
Bale 2-2, Cruz, J 2-0, Mahay 2-2, Albers 2-0.Umpires : HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: John Hirschbeck.
3B: Marty Foster.Weather : 83 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 14 mph, R to L.T : 3:13 (:41 delay).Att :
19,741.July 29, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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