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	Home runs sink O's

Rays 8, Orioles 4

David Hernandez has allowed 19 homers in his past nine starts and is 1-6 in that stretch. (AP)

By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com

Provided a three-run lead after one inning, rookie David Hernandez allowed five runs -- three coming on a pair of homers -- over just three-plus innings. Meanwhile, after their big opening frame, the O's were held scoreless the rest of the way.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 09/14: TB 8, BAL 4
Tue. 09/15: BAL 10, TB 5
Wed. 09/16: BAL 4, TB 2
Thu. 09/17: TB 3, BAL 0

Tampa Bay (73-71)
Won 1

Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 4

Baltimore (58-85)
Lost 2

September 14, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay	1	3	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	8	15	1
Baltimore	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	2

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Bartlett, DH	5	2	2	0	0	2	3	.328
Crawford, LF	5	0	3	1	0	1	2	.303
Longoria, 3B	5	0	0	0	0	3	5	.275
Zobrist, RF	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	.279
Richard, 1B	3	1	1	0	2	1	1	.182
Zaun, C	2	1	0	0	2	2	1	.258
a-Navarro, PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
Iwamura, 2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	4	.298
Upton, B, CF	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	.237
Brignac, SS	4	1	4	3	0	0	0	.286
Totals	39	8	15	7	4	11	18
a-Popped out for Zaun in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Bartlett (27, Hernandez, Da), Crawford (27, Hernandez, Da), Brignac 2 (7, Albers, Sarfate). HR: Brignac (1, 2nd inning off Hernandez, Da, 1 on, 2 out), Upton, B (10, 4th inning off Hernandez, Da, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Bartlett 3; Crawford 4; Zobrist; Richard; Iwamura 2; Upton, B 5; Brignac 9. RBI: Zobrist (73), Brignac 3 (5), Crawford (62), Upton, B (43), Iwamura (20). 2-out RBI: Brignac 3; Crawford. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Richard; Longoria 2; Bartlett; Iwamura 2; Crawford. SF: Zobrist. GIDP: Upton, B. Team RISP: 3-for-14. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Brignac (2, 2nd base off Bass/Wieters), Crawford (57, 2nd base off Hernandez, Da/Wieters). CS: Zobrist (5, 2nd base by Albers/Wieters). FIELDING E: Longoria (13, throw). DP: (Iwamura-Brignac-Richard).

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Roberts, B, 2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	.285
Izturis, C, SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.249
Markakis, RF	3	1	0	0	1	2	3	.302
Reimold, LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.279
Mora, 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.264
Wieters, C	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.265
Scott, DH	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	.255
a-Turner, PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Wigginton, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.270
Fiorentino, CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.350
Totals	35	4	9	3	3	5	11
a-Grounded out for Scott in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Mora (17, Wheeler). TB: Roberts, B; Izturis, C; Reimold; Mora 3; Wieters; Scott; Fiorentino 2. RBI: Mora (42), Wieters (27), Scott (67). 2-out RBI: Mora; Wieters; Scott. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Markakis; Turner. GIDP: Izturis, C. Team RISP: 3-for-7. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Reimold (5, throw), Bass (3, throw). DP: (Izturis, C-Roberts, B-Wigginton).

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Price (W, 8-7)	7.0	7	4	3	2	4	0	4.60
Wheeler	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.48
Shouse	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.94
Howell	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.92

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hernandez, Da (L, 4-8)	3.0	9	5	5	0	5	2	5.40
Bass	1.1	1	3	2	2	3	0	5.01
Albers	1.2	3	0	0	2	0	0	5.25
Sarfate	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7.04
Ray	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.47
Castillo, A	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.57

Hernandez, Da pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

Pitches-strikes: Price 107-69, Wheeler 4-3, Shouse 8-5, Howell 17-9, Hernandez, Da 80-55, Bass 31-17, Albers 35-18, Sarfate 16-8, Ray 13-8, Castillo, A 13-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Price 10-4, Wheeler 0-0, Shouse 2-0, Howell 1-0, Hernandez, Da 1-1, Bass 0-1, Albers 3-0, Sarfate 0-2, Ray 0-1, Castillo, A 1-0.
Batters faced: Price 30, Wheeler 2, Shouse 2, Howell 4, Hernandez, Da 18, Bass 7, Albers 9, Sarfate 4, Ray 3, Castillo, A 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Shouse 1-0, Bass 1-0, Albers 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Dale Scott. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Mike DiMuro. 3B: Ron Kulpa.
Weather: 77 degrees, clear.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:02.
Att: 10,628.
September 14, 2009

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

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