Highheat's Orioles (MLB "The Show" '08) Final Attempt!!!!

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May 14th, 2008
Game: 42 of 162
Attendance: 36,547
Wind: NE 4 mph

(26-16) @ (17-24)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Tim Wakefield Daniel Cabrera 4-2 W-L 4-2 4.30 ERA 3.88

Red Sox conclude short sweep of Orioles to stay atop AL East!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - The Boston Red Sox turned to knuckleballer Tim Wakefield tonight at Camden Yards against the last place Orioles. Tim delivered just over 6 innings of effective pitching and got out of three crucial jams with runners left on in scoring position to pick up his 5th win of the season. The "Sox" after trailing 1-0 entering the 2nd inning batted around to score 4 times paced by captain Jason Varitek's 3-run home run to left center field off of O's starter Daniel Cabrera who's record fell to 4-3 on the year. In the bottom of the 2nd, the Red Sox lost a key member to their squad for about a week as Dustin Pedroia went down with a pulled leg muscle during a relay throw back into the infield. The "Birds" crept to 4-2 entering the 9th inning when Alex Cora hit a home run, which at the time was not known that it would be the difference in the ballgame, onto the flag court in right field to go up 6-2. The O's made some noise in the 9th scoring twice, but as fate would have it left guys at 2nd and 3rd to end the ballgame when Kevin Millar grounded out to first base to complete the sweep. The Orioles remain in last place at 9.5 back of the Red Sox and will have the day off tomorrow before hosting the sorry Nationals for three games to determine who has bragging rights in the Baltimore/DC region.

Line Score

Boston @ Baltimore (May 14th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston Red Sox 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 10 0 Baltimore Orioles 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 15 0 WP - T. Wakefield (5-2), LP - D. Cabrera (4-3), S - J. Papelbon (12)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary



2B - Ellsbury (7)
3B - None
HR - Varitek (9), Cora (2)
RBI - Lowell (24), Varitek 3 (22), Cora 2 (10)
SB - None

2B - Markakis 2 (9), Scott (8), Millar (5)
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - Markakis (17), Huff 2 (21), Scott (32)
SB - Roberts (13), Mora (10)

Pitching Summary



T. Wakefield (W, 5-2) 6.1 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K's
M. Delcarmen (H, 4) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
H. Okajima (H, 7) 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
J. Papelbon (S, 12) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

D. Cabrera (L, 4-3) 5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K's
J. Walker 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
G. Aquino 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Bottom 1st

Huff singled to left, Roberts scored (1-0)

Top 2nd

Lowell singled to right, Ramirez scored (1-1)
Varitek homered to left center, Lugo and Lowell scored (4-1)

Bottom 7th

Huff singled to left, Mora scored (4-2)

Top 9th

Cora homered to right, Lowell scored (6-2)

Bottom 9th

Scott singled to left, Mora scored (6-3)
Markakis doubled to left center, Huff scored (6-4)

Player of the Game

Red Sox captian Jason Varitek went 1 for 4 tonight with a crucial home run and 3 RBI's as
the Red Sox concluded their sweep of last place Baltimore tonight at Camden Yards.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	27	16	-	W 2
	New York AL	26	16	0.5	W 3
	Toronto	25	17	1.5	W 5
	Tampa Bay	17	24	9.0	L 4
	Baltimore	17	25	9.5	L 2

International League (AAA)

(21-19) @ (17-23)

Norfolk Tides	10	17	1
Lehigh Valley Ironpigs	0	5	1

Record: (22-19)
Place: 2nd (2.0 games back)
Streak (Won 1)

Eastern League (AA)

(15-24) @ (20-19)

Erie Seawolves	10	12	2
Bowie Baysox	11	15	2

Record (21-19)
Place: 3rd (2.0 games back)
Streak: Won 2

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News From Around The League
May 14th, 2008




- Called Up (SS) Joaquin Arias From (AAA) Oklahoma To (MLB) Texas.

- Sent Down (LF) Brandon Boggs From (MLB) Texas To (AAA) Oklahoma.




- Called Up (SS) Carlos Triunfel From (AA) West Tenn To (AAA) Tacoma.

- Sent Down (2B) YungChi Chen From (AAA) Tacoma To (AA) West Tenn.

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MLB Morning News

May 15th, 2008

Up 3-0, Looking To Sweep!!!!!



Another road win has Yankees ahead 3-0, thinking sweep.

It took the Yankees 12 innings, but they were able to beat the Rays in Tampa Bay, winning by the final count of 9-7 in front of 35,621 fans at Tropicana Field. Derek Jeter was a force offensively, going 3 for 7 with a home run and 2 RBI's to lead the charge. Working in the extra frames, LaTroy Hawkins picked up the win, allowing no runs on no hits in 2 innings. In something of a minor achievement, Derek Jeter hit career home run number 200.

The Yankees can wrap up the sweep at Tropicana Field, with Mike Mussina (3-3, 4.17) and James Shields (2-2, 2.37) scheduled to oppose each other under the lights.

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May 15th, 2008

No Game Scheduled

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	27	16	-	W 2
	New York AL	26	17	1.0	L 1
	Toronto	25	18	2.0	L 1
	Tampa Bay	18	24	8.5	W 1
	Baltimore	17	25	9.5	L 2

International League (AAA)

(22-19) @ (17-24)

Norfolk Tides	4	8	0
Lehigh Valley Ironpigs	0	4	1

Record: (23-19)
Place: 2nd (2.0 games back)
Streak (Won 2)

Eastern League (AA)

(15-25) @ (21-19)

Erie Seawolves	7	15	1
Bowie Baysox	9	16	1

Record (21-19)
Place: 3rd (1.0 games back)
Streak: (Won 3)

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Trade News
May 15th, 2008




The Athletics Trade (LF) Javier Herrera and (RP) Santiago Casilla To The White Sox For (RP) Scott Linebrink And (2B) Chris Getz.

[a2ndrgmaster]

maybe i should predict the other team win maybe u will win lol.
so any hole to patch up? anyone in mind?

[orion523]

Tough losses,Its really hard to get into a rythym when your playing Boston and New York all the time eh.Thats a really tough division

[highheatkingsb]

Thanks guys. Well, at least the Nats are coming up. Maybe I can get something going. Knock on wood.

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News From Around The League
May 15th, 2008




- Called Up (RP) Tom Mastny From (AA) Akron To (AAA) Buffalo.

- Sent Down (RP) Scott Elarton From (AAA) Buffalo To (AA) Akron.




- Called Up (SP) Michael O'Connor From (AAA) Columbus To (MLB) Washington.

- Called Up (C) Johnny Estrada From (AAA) Columbus To (MLB) Washington.

- Sent Down (C) Paul Lo Duca From (MLB) Washington To (AAA) Columbus.




- Called Up (C) Francisco Pena From (AA) Binghamton To (AAA) New Orleans.

- Sent Down (1B) Mike Carp From (AAA) New Orleans To (AA) Binghamton.




- Called Up (3B) Matt Moses From (AA) New Britain To (AAA) Rochester.

- Sent Down (3B) Tommy Watkins From (AAA) Rochester To (AA) New Britain.




- Called Up (SP) Juan Mateo From (AAA) Iowa To (MLB) Chicago.

- Sent Down (SP) Ted Lilly From (MLB) Chicago To (AAA) Iowa.




- Called Up (RP) Justin Hampson From (AAA) Portland To (MLB) San Diego.

- Sent Down (RP) Sean Henn From (MLB) San Diego To (AAA) Portland.




- Called Up (RP) Chris Capuano From (AAA) Nashville To (MLB) Milwaukee.

- Sent Down (RP) Seth McClung From (MLB) Milwaukee To (AAA) Nashville.

- Called Up (3B) Abraham Nunez From (AA) Huntsville To (AAA) Nashville.

- Sent Down (LF) Dan Enfield From (AAA) Nashville To (AA) Huntsville.




- Called Up (CF) Andrew Jones From (AAA) Las Vegas To (MLB) Los Angeles.

- Sent Down (LF) Xavier Paul From (MLB) Los Angeles To (AAA) Las Vegas.




- Called Up (3B) Kevin Frandsen From (AAA) Fresno To (MLB) San Francisco.

- Sent Down (3B) Jose Castillo From (MLB) San Francisco To (AAA) Fresno.




- Called Up (RF) Jon Weber From (AAA) Durham To (MLB) Tampa Bay.

- Sent Down (RF) Eric Hinske From (MLB) Tampa Bay To (AAA) Durham.

- Called Up (SP) Wade Davis From (AA) Montgomery To (AAA) Durham.

- Sent Down (RP) Chad Orvella From (AAA) Durham To (AA) Montgomery.




- Called Up (SP) John Ennis From (AAA) Lehigh Valley To (MLB) Philadelphia.

- Sent Down (SP) Adam Eaton From (MLB) Philadelphia To (AAA) Lehigh Valley.

- Called Up (SP) Kris Benson From (AA) Reading To (AAA) Lehigh Valley.

- Sent Down (SP) Travis Blackley From (AAA) Lehigh Valley To (AA) Reading.




- Called Up (CP) Rafael Soriano From (AAA) Richmond To (MLB) Atlanta.

- Sent Down (RP) Kevin Barry From (MLB) Atlanta To (AAA) Richmond.




- Called Up (SP) Daryl Thompson From (AAA) Louisville To (MLB) Cincinnati.

- Sent Down (SP) Josh Fogg From (MLB) Cincinnati To (AAA) Louisville.




- Called Up (3B) Lee Mitchell From (AA) Carolina To (AAA) Albuquerque.

- Sent Down (SS) Robert Andino From (AAA) Albuquerque To (AA) Carolina.




- Called Up (RP) Ryan Z. Braun From (AAA) Omaha To (MLB) Kansas City.

- Sent Down (RP) Leo Nunez From (MLB) Kansas City To (AAA) Omaha.




- Called Up (RP) Fernando Rodney From (AAA) Toledo To (MLB) Detroit.

- Sent Down (RP) Freddy Dolsi From (MLB) Detroit To (AAA) Toledo.

- Called Up (SS) Cale Iorg From (AA) Erie To (AAA) Toledo.

- Sent Down (SS) Eric Almonte From (AAA) Toledo To (AA) Erie.




- Called Up (CF) Chris Rahl From (AA) Mobile To (AAA) Tucson.

- Sent Down (LF) Trent Oeltjen From (AAA) Tucson To (AA) Mobile.




- Called Up (RP) Ryan Speier From (AAA) Colorado Spring To (MLB) Colorado.

- Sent Down (RP) Matt Herges From (MLB) Colorado To (AAA) Colorado Spring.

- Called Up (RF) Justin Nelson From (AA) Tulsa To (AAA) Colorado Spring.

- Sent Down (LF) Sean Barker From (AAA) Colorado Spring To (AA) Tulsa.




- Called Up (RP) Darren ODay From (AAA) Salt Lake To (MLB) Los Angeles.

- Sent Down (RP) Chris Bootcheck From (MLB) Los Angeles To (AAA) Salt Lake.

- Called Up (CP) Kevin Jepsen From (AA) Arkansas To (AAA) Salt Lake.

- Sent Down (RP) Rich Thompson From (AAA) Salt Lake To (AA) Arkansas.




- Called Up (SP) Aaron Poreda From (AA) Birmingham To (AAA) Charlotte.

- Sent Down (SP) Rob Bell From (AAA) Charlotte To (AA) Birmingham.

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MLB Morning News

May 16th, 2008

Diamondbacks Win Going Away!!!!!



Diamondbacks put on an offensive clinic against Rockies.

A crowd of 34,927 fans saw the hometown Diamondbacks get a win over the Rockies, a 5-0 decision that went the Diamondbacks way. Brandon Webb allowed no runs on 6 hits, while striking out 7 to earn his 5th win of the season. Stephen Drew carried a big stick -- and he used it -- pounding a pair of home runs and knocking in 5 runs.

The Diamondbacks welcome the Tigers to Chase Field tonight, giving the start to Dan Haren (1-6, 4.34), who will be opposed by Jeremy Bonderman (5-1, 3.19).