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

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Promotion News From Around The League
June 15th, 2008




- Called Up (3B) Joel Guzman From (AAA) Durham To (MLB) Tampa Bay.

- Sent Down (3B) Ben Zobrist From (MLB) Tampa Bay To (AAA) Durham.




- Called Up (RP) Jared Wells From (AAA) Portland To (MLB) San Diego.

- Sent Down (RP) Enrique Gonzalez From (MLB) San Diego To (AAA) Portland.

- Called Up (C) Josh Bard From (AA) San Antonio To (AAA) Portland.

- Sent Down (C) Nick Hundley From (AAA) Portland To (AA) San Antonio.




- Called Up (CP) Danny Zell From (AA) Erie To (AAA) Toledo.

- Sent Down (CP) Blaine Neal From (AAA) Toledo To (AA) Erie.




- Called Up (3B) Pedro Baez From (AA) Jacksonville To (AAA) Las Vegas.

- Sent Down (SP) Jonathan Meloan From (AAA) Las Vegas To (AA) Jacksonville.

- Called Up (SP) Jason Schmidt From (AA) Jacksonville To (AAA) Las Vegas.

- Sent Down (SP) Miguel Pinango From (AAA) Las Vegas To (AA) Jacksonville.




- Called Up (RP) Ambiorix Burgos From (AAA) New Orleans To (MLB) New York.

- Sent Down (RP) Matt Wise From (MLB) New York To (AAA) New Orleans.




- Called Up (RP) Bill Bray From (AAA) Louisville To (MLB) Cincinnati.

- Sent Down (RP) Gary Majewski From (MLB) Cincinnati To (AAA) Louisville.

- Called Up (RP) Ramon Ramirez From (AA) Chattanooga To (AAA) Louisville.

- Sent Down (RP) Jim Brower From (AAA) Louisville To (AA) Chattanooga.




- Called Up (RP) Joe Winkelsas From (AA) Birmingham To (AAA) Charlotte.

- Sent Down (RP) Nevin Griffith From (AAA) Charlotte To (AA) Birmingham.




- Called Up (CF) Jason Lane From (AA) Trenton To (AAA) Scranton/WB.

- Sent Down (LF) Justin Christian From (AAA) Scranton/WB To (AA) Trenton.




- Called Up (SP) Jeff Manship From (AAA) Rochester To (MLB) Minnesota.

- Sent Down (SP) Oswaldo Sosa From (MLB) Minnesota To (AAA) Rochester.

- Called Up (CF) Jason Pridie From (AAA) Rochester To (MLB) Minnesota.

- Sent Down (CF) Craig Monroe From (MLB) Minnesota To (AAA) Rochester.




- Called Up (SP) Tyler Herron From (AAA) Memphis To (MLB) St. Louis.

- Sent Down (SP) Brad Thompson From (MLB) St. Louis To (AAA) Memphis.




- Called Up (SP) Yusmeiro Petit From (AAA) Tucson To (MLB) Arizona.

- Sent Down (SP) Max Scherzer From (MLB) Arizona To (AAA) Tucson.

- Called Up (SS) Reynaldo Navarro From (AA) Mobile To (AAA) Tucson.

- Sent Down (SS) Don Kelly From (AAA) Tucson To (AA) Mobile.




- Called Up (SP) Julio Pimentel From (AAA) Omaha To (MLB) Kansas City.

- Sent Down (SP) Brandon Duckworth From (MLB) Kansas City To (AAA) Omaha.

- Called Up (CP) Neal Musser From (AA) NW Arkansas To (AAA) Omaha.

- Sent Down (CP) Devon Lowery From (AAA) Omaha To (AA) NW Arkansas.




- Called Up (SP) Nick Green From (AAA) Salt Lake To (MLB) Los Angeles.

- Sent Down (SP) Joe Saunders From (MLB) Los Angeles To (AAA) Salt Lake.




- Called Up (2B) J.C. Holt From (AA) Mississippi To (AAA) Richmond.

- Sent Down (2B) Derrick Arnold From (AAA) Richmond To (AA) Mississippi.




- Called Up (RP) Ryan Rowland-Smith From (AAA) Tacoma To (MLB) Seattle.

- Sent DOwn (RP) Roy Corcoran From (MLB) Seattle To (AAA) Tacoma.

- Called Up (CP) Craig James From (AA) West Tenn To (AAA) Tacoma.

- Sent Down (CP) Tracy Thorpe From (AAA) Tacoma To (AA) West Tenn.




- Called Up (3B) Jose Castillo From (AAA) Fresno To (MLB) San Francisco.

- Sent Down (3B) Kevin Frandsen From (MLB) San Francisco To (AAA) Fresno.

- Called Up (RP) Geno Espineli From (AA) Connecticut To (AAA) Fresno.

- Sent Down (RP) Justin Hedrick From (AAA) Fresno To (AA) Connecticut.




- Called Up (SS) Jack Wilson From (AAA) Indianapolis To (MLB) Pittsburgh.

- Sent Down (3B) Jose Bautista From (MLB) Pittsburgh To (AAA) Indianapolis.

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MLB Morning News

June 16th, 2008

Put The Brooms Away!!!!!



Avoiding sweep, Tigers take care of Dodgers in Detroit.

The Tigers were able to get past the Dodgers yesterday afternoon, winning the interleague contest 4-3 in front of 34,528 fans at Comerica Park. After starter, Armando Galarraga departed, Dontrelle Willis came into a tie game and managed to earn a win, his 6th of the season, tossing 3 innings of relief and allowing no runs on 1 hit. Todd Jones was literally unhittable in picking up his 22nd save of the season, striking out 3 -- every batter he faced. Curtis Granderson picked up 2 RBI's and went 2-for-4, providing the offensive spark.

Next up for the Tigers are the Giants in San Francisco, with tonight's starter -- Justin Verlander (9-2, 2.45) -- facing a tough match-up Tim Lincecum (7-2, 2.68) at AT&T Park.

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June 15th, 2008

No Game Scheduled

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	48	25	-	W 7
	New York AL	45	27	2.5	W 4
	Toronto	41	30	6.0	W 2
	Tampa Bay	30	40	16.5	L 3
	Baltimore	26	44	20.5	W 1

International League (AAA)

(35-37) @ (35-36)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	2	12	1
Norfolk Tides	0	3	0

Record: (35-37)
Place: T-4th (Last) (6.0 games back)
Streak (Loss 2)

Eastern League (AA)

(36-34) - No Game Scheduled

No Team Scheduled	0	0	0
Bowie Baysox	0	0	0

Record (36-34)
Place: T-3rd (3.0 games back)

Streak: (Won 2)

Statistic Leaders through June 16th

A. Cintron LF .326 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 11 Home Runs A. Huff/L. Scott 1B/LF 39 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 20 Steals D. Cabrera SP 7 Wins R. Liz SP 3.13 ERA C. Bradford RP 1.08 ERA G. Sherrill CL 18 Saves D. Cabrera SP 65 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 42 Strike Outs

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Promotion News From Around The League
June 16th, 2008




- Sent Down (SP) Clayton Richard From (AAA) Charlotte To (AA) Birmingham.




- Sent Down (CF) Jeremy Reed From (AAA) Tacoma To (AA) West Tenn.

- Sent Down (LF) Brent Johnson From (MLB) Seattle To (AAA) Tacoma.

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MLB Morning News

June 17th, 2008

Red Sox Earn Tough Win!!!!!



Boston wins close game against Philadelphia.

The Red Sox, playing extra innings on the road in an interleague contest, took care of business in Philadelphia, sneaking past the Phillies 7-6 in 11 innings before 43,000 fans at Citizens Bank Park. Manny Ramirez carried the club, going 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI's. Working in relief of Tim Wakefield, Mike Timlin came into a tie game and vultured his 2nd win of the season, pitching 1 inning and allowing no runs. Pitcher Chad Durbin had to be removed from the game after getting injured (head concussion), and is officially listed day-to-day.

The Red Sox look for another road win in Game 2 of the series tonight, but it won't be a walk in the park: the Phillies' starter is Cole Hamels (6-3, 3.67), their ace, who will work against Jon Lester (6-5, 3.85).

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June 17th, 2008
Game: 71 of 162
Attendance: 27,465
Wind: SW 7 mph

(31-39) @ (26-44)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Roy Oswalt Jeremy Guthrie 5-3 W-L 4-7 3.06 ERA 5.97

Offense takes center stage as Astros earn opening game victory against O's!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - Offense was the story tonight at Camden Yards as the Astros and Orioles began a 3-game series. The two teams combined for 15 runs and 27 hits on the evening with Houston getting the edge with a 9-6 victory. The game went back and forth until the Astros took control in the 6th inning to put the game away on back-to-back doubles by Carlos Lee and Miguel Tejada. Houston had a combined 9 extra base hits which included 6 doubles and 3 home runs, 3 of which coming from former Oriole Miguel Tejada. Both Jeremy Guthrie and Roy Oswalt were miserable in the outing, but Oswalt lasted long enough to earn the victory and Guthrie left with a no-decision. The two teams will look for some pitching tomorrow night as they continue the series.

Line Score

Pittsburgh @ Baltimore (June 17th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston Astros 0 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 9 17 1 Baltimore Orioles 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 10 0 WP - R. Oswalt (6-3), LP - J. Johnson (2-2), S - J. Valverde (16)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - Matsui (11), Tejada 3 (17), Lee (18), Pence (20)
3B - None
HR - Lee (9), Wigginton (7), Towles (2)
RBI - Matsui (32), Tejada (36), Berkman (54), Lee 2 (38), Pence (50), Wigginton 2 (20), Towles (17)
SB - Bourn (18)

2B - Roberts (6)
3B - None
HR - Roberts (3), Scott (12)
RBI - Roberts 2 (22), Scott 2 (41)
SB - Roberts (21), Bynum (11)

Pitching Summary



R. Oswalt (W, 6-3) 5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 6 K's, 2 WP
W. Wright (H, 9) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's
T. Byrdak (H, 6) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
D. Brocail (H, 8) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
J. Valverde (S, 16) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

J. Guthrie 3.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's
J. Johnson (L, 2-2) 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
J. Lewis 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
J. Walker 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Scoring Summary



Bottom 1st

Scott flied out to right, Roberts scored (1-0)

Top 2nd

Matsui doubled to left, Tejada scored (1-1)
Wigginton homered to left center, Matsui scored (3-1)

Bottom 2nd

Cintron grounded into a double play (5,4,3), R. Hernandez scored (3-2)
Roberts homered to left, Millar scored (4-3)

Top 3rd

Lee homered to left center (4-4)

Top 4th

Pence singled to center, Loretta scored (5-4)

Bottom 5th

Scott scored on a wild pitch (5-5)

Top 6th

Berkman grounded out to second, Wigginton scored (6-5)
Lee doubled to right center, Pence scored (7-5)
Tejada doubled to left center, Lee scored (8-5)

Top 7th

Towles homered to left center (9-5)

Bottom 7th

Scott homered to right (9-6)

Player of the Game

Ty Wigginton was one of three Astros that homered tonight
as Houston took care of Baltimore 9-6 at Camden Yards. Ty
went 3-for-4 on the night with 2 RBI's.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	49	25	-	W 8
	New York AL	46	27	2.5	W 5
	Toronto	41	31	7.0	L 1
	Tampa Bay	30	41	17.5	L 4
	Baltimore	26	45	21.5	L 1

International League (AAA)

(36-37) @ (35-37)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	2	9	1
Norfolk Tides	4	13	0

Record: (36-37)
Place: 3rd (5.0 games back)
Streak (Won 1)

Eastern League (AA)

(36-34) @ (36-34)

Akron Aeros	3	8	2
Bowie Baysox	6	8	0

Record (37-34)
Place: 3rd (2.0 games back)

Streak: (Won 3)

Statistic Leaders through June 17th

A. Cintron LF .319 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 12 Home Runs L. Scott LF 41 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 21 Steals D. Cabrera SP 7 Wins R. Liz SP 3.13 ERA C. Bradford RP 1.08 ERA G. Sherrill CL 18 Saves D. Cabrera SP 65 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 43 Strike Outs

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June 17th, 2008


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MLB Morning News

June 18th, 2008

Hitting Display Earns The Win!!!!!



Offense on full display as Braves trounce Rangers.

The visiting Braves thrashed the Rangers at Ameriquest Field in Arlington yesterday, pasting them 15-1 and chalking one up for the NL. Matt Diaz had a clutch performance, getting 3 RBI's and banging out 3 hits in 6 at-bats to pace the offense. Tim Hudson pitched 7 innings giving up 4 hits, giving up 1 run and striking out 6, to secure victory number 8 of the season.

Game 2 is this evening, with Jair Jurrjens (3-7, 4.90) taking the mound for the visiting Braves and Jason Jennings (1-3, 5.62) getting the nod for the Rangers.

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June 18th, 2008
Game: 72 of 162
Attendance: 26,582
Wind: SE 7 mph

(32-39) @ (26-45)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Shawn Chacon Daniel Cabrera 6-3 W-L 7-4 3.66 ERA 3.75

Orioles even series as offense heats up!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - The Orioles offense continued to roll tonight as the O's evened up the 3-game set with the Astros with a 10-5 victory. Nick Markakis went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI's on the night and started the onslaught with a 2-run home run in the 1st inning to give the O's the lead early, and they never looked back. The O's also got a pair of doubles from Kevin Millar, who had 2 RBI's and a 2 RBI, 4 hit night by the leadoff man Brian Roberts. Brian also stole 2 bases, setting the pace, as the "Birds" swiped 4 bases total on the evening. Daniel Cabrera picked up team leading win number 8 on the season, going 7.1 IP, allowing 3 runs on only 5 hits on the evening. The Astros got 4 solo home runs on the night, but it wasn't enough. The two teams will decide this interleague affair tomorrow night right back here at the "Yard" in Baltimore.

Line Score

Pittsburgh @ Baltimore (June 18th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston Astros 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 8 0 Baltimore Orioles 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 X 10 16 0 WP - D. Cabrera (8-4), LP - S. Chacon (6-4)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - Berkman (20), Loretta (7)
3B - None
HR - Bourn (2), Berkman (23), Pence (14), Wigginton (8)
RBI - Bourn (14), Berkman (55), Pence (51), Wigginton (21)
SB - None

2B - Millar 2 (12)
3B - Mora (1)
HR - Markakis (5)
RBI - Roberts 2 (24), Mora (26), Markakis 3 (32), Huff (40), Cintron (15), Millar 2 (25)
SB - Roberts 2 (23), Mora (14), Bynum (12)

Pitching Summary



S. Chacon (L, 6-4) 4.1 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's, 2 WP
G. Geary 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
C. Paronto 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's
D. Brocail 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

D. Cabera (W, 8-4) 7.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K's
J. Lewis 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
J. Walker 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Scoring Summary



Bottom 1st

Markakis homered to left, Roberts scored (2-0)

Bottom 2nd

Roberts singled to left, Bynum scored (3-0)

Top 3rd

Wigginton homered to left (3-1)

Top 4th

Berkman scored on a passed ball (3-2)

Bottom 4th

Roberts grounded out to first, Mora scored (4-2)

Bottom 5th

Millar doubled to right center, Huff and R. Hernandez scored (6-2)
Mora tripled to right, Millar scored (7-2)
Cintron flied out to center, Mora scored (8-2)

Top 6th

Pence homered to left center (8-3)

Bottom 6th

Huff singled to center, Roberts scored (9-3)

Top 8th

Bourn homered to right (9-4)
Berkman homered to left center (9-5)

Bottom 8th

Markakis singled to center, Roberts scored (10-5)

Player of the Game

Nick Markakis set the pace for the Orioles' offense by blasting a 2-run home run in the 1st inning. Nick went 2-for-4 on the evening with 3 RBI's as the Orioles pasted the visiting Astros 10-5 at Camden Yards.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	49	26	-	L 1
	New York AL	47	27	1.5	W 6
	Toronto	42	31	6.0	W 1
	Tampa Bay	31	41	16.5	W 1
	Baltimore	27	45	20.5	W 1

International League (AAA)

(36-37) - No Game Scheduled

No Team Scheduled	0	0	0
Norfolk Tides	0	0	0

Record: (36-37)
Place: 3rd (5.0 games back)
Streak (Won 1)

Eastern League (AA)

(36-35) @ (37-34)

Akron Aeros	2	8	0
Bowie Baysox	4	11	0

Record (38-34)
Place: 3rd (2.0 games back)

Streak: (Won 4)

Statistic Leaders through June 18th

A. Cintron/A. Huff SS/LF .316 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 12 Home Runs L. Scott LF 41 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 23 Steals D. Cabrera SP 8 Wins R. Liz SP 3.13 ERA C. Bradford RP 1.08 ERA G. Sherrill CL 18 Saves D. Cabrera SP 70 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 43 Strike Outs

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LOL!!! So shocked I put up that many runs that I forgot to change the headline.