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

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MLB Morning News

August 25th, 2008

Jon Garland Takes A Lickin'!!!!!



A strong offense paces the Twins, who score 4 runs off Jon Garland.

The visiting Twins were able to knock off the Angels yesterday afternoon by a 5-1 margin, in front of 30,346 fans in attendance at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Nick Punto knocked in 2 runs and went 2-for-3 to provide some offense for the Twins. The winning pitcher was Boof Bonser, who claimed his 7th win of the season by allowing 1 run on 7 hits over 8.2 innings of work.

The Twins go to Seattle to start a new series with the Mariners, with Livan Hernandez (4-7, 4.74) set to take on Erik Bedard (10-7, 3.72) under the lights at Safeco Field. Justin Morneau can extend his hitting streak to 24 games in a row.

[OliDegu2008]

This is great man, as usual! Good luck during your end of the season run!

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Quote: Originally Posted by OliDegu2008

This is great man, as usual! Good luck during your end of the season run!

Thanks man, I'm on a nice roll right now. I'm hoping to finish the year with 70+ wins. Look for day-to-day pennant race updates come the last month. Not that I'll be included in them. LOL!!

[OliDegu2008]

Yeah I like your Minor League updates, I am trying to put something together that is nice like that for my next update tonight.

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Quote: Originally Posted by OliDegu2008

Yeah I like your Minor League updates, I am trying to put something together that is nice like that for my next update tonight.

Yeah, I like it as well. I'm trying to figure out a process right now just in case Bowie makes the post-season. I'm going to try and get the first game with the White Sox in tomorrow.

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August 25th, 2008
Game: 132 of 162
Attendance: 38,634
Wind: SW 5 mph

(64-66) @ (59-72)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Javier Vazquez Daniel Cabrera 7-11 W-L 11-9 4.60 ERA 3.77

Orioles win streak snapped by White Sox in slugfest!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - For some reason when the Orioles and White Sox meet up, the long ball comes with them. Every run on the scoreboard came off of home runs, a combined 7 from the two teams. Carlos Quentin began the onslaught in the very first inning, a 2-run shot to the deepest part of Camden Yards. The White Sox would also get homers on the night from Joe Crede in the 4th, Josh Fields in the 6th and then the insurance from Jim Thome in the 8th. The Orioles would fight and get to within a run on 3 different occasions, homers from Ramon Hernandez in the 2nd, Aubrey Huff in the 4th, and Luke Scott, his 25th of the year, in the 6th, but were unable to overcome the White Sox. Daniel Cabrera lossed his 4th game of the month and his once shining 11-6 record has fallen to 11-10 on the season. The Orioles and White Sox will bring the lumber once again tomorrow night in game 2 of the series.

Line Score

Chicago @ Baltimore (August 25th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago White Sox 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6 7 0 Baltimore Orioles 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 1 WP - J. Vazquez (8-11), LP - D. Cabrera (11-10), S - B. Jenks (31)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - Pierzynski (26)
3B - None
HR - Crede (24), Quentin (26), Fields (10), Thome (28)
RBI - Crede 2 (75), Quentin 2 (67), Fields (17), Thome (84)
SB - None

2B - None
3B - None
HR - Huff (15), Hernandez (14), Scott (25)
RBI - Huff 2 (70), Hernandez (47), Scott (85)
SB - Mora (29)

Pitching Summary



J. Vazquez (W, 8-11) 6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 9 K's
M. Thornton (H, 9) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
B. Logan (H, 4) 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
O. Dotel (H, 7) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
B. Jenks (S, 31) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's, 1 WP

D. Cabrera (L, 11-10) 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K's
D. Sarfate 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's
B. McCrory 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Scoring Summary



Top 1st

Quentin homered to center, Thome scored (2-0)

Bottom 2nd

Hernandez homered to right (2-1)

Top 4th

Crede homered to right center, Quentin scored (4-1)

Bottom 4th

Huff homered to right, Scott scored (4-3)

Top 6th

Fields homered to left center (5-3)

Bottom 6th

Scott homered to right (5-4)

Top 8th

Thome homered to right (6-4)

Player of the Game

Joe Crede delivered this 2-run home run in the top of the 4th
inning tonight, his only hit of the game, to help the White Sox
win a 6-4 slugfest over the Orioles that saw a combined 7 home
runs on the night between both teams.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	85	46	-	W 1
	New York	85	46	-	L 3
	Toronto	69	62	16.0	L 1
	Baltimore	59	73	26.5	L 1
	Tampa Bay	58	72	26.5	W 2

International League (AAA)

(65-71) @ (76-60)

Norfolk Tides	3	6	0
Charlotte Knights	4	9	0

Record: (65-72)
Place: Last (16.0 games back)
Streak (Loss 1)

Eastern League (AA)

(78-57) - No Game Scheduled

Bowie Baysox	0	0	0
No Team Scheduled	0	0	0

Record (78-57)
Place: 1st (6.0 games up)

Streak: (Won 1)

Statistic Leaders through August 25th

A. Huff 1B .341 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 25 Home Runs N. Markakis LF 88 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 47 Steals D. Cabrera SP 11 Wins T. Patton SP 2.84 ERA C. Bradford RP 1.68 ERA G. Sherrill CL 36 Saves D. Cabrera SP 123 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 67 Strike Outs

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MLB/Orioles Promotional News

August 25th, 2008




- Called Up (RF) Chris Snelling
- Sent Down (RF) So Taguchi




- Called Up (C) Gary Bennett
- Sent Down (C) Rene Rivera

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MLB Morning News

August 26th, 2008

Dodgers Finish Off Sweep!!!!!



There's no place like the road for Dodgers, as they finish off sweep of Phillies.

The road wasn't so unfriendly for the Dodgers last night, judging by their fairly easy 7-1 win against the Phillies in Philadelphia. Jeff Kent delivered 3 RBI's and 3 hits to pace the offense. Derek Lowe pitched 7 solid innings to get his 14th win of the season, striking out 7 and allowing 5 hits.

Tonight the Dodgers are in Washington to begin a series with the Nationals, Chad Billingsley (6-8, 5.14) and Jason Bergmann (6-9, 3.42) are the projected starters at Nationals Park.

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August 26th, 2008
Game: 133 of 162
Attendance: 35,033
Wind: E 8 mph

(65-66) @ (59-73)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Gavin Floyd Radhames Liz 10-5 W-L 5-5 3.31 ERA 5.09

O's white-wash Sox 12-6 to force rubber match!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - The Orioles absolutely humiliated the White Sox tonight at Camden Yards. Before the "Sox" knew it, they were on the short end of a 12-0 ballgame. The "Birds" got a 3 RBI singles in the 3rd, a 3-run home run from Alex Cintron in the 4th, a grand slam home run from Kevin Millar in the 5th, and another pair of RBI singles in the 6th to easily secure a victory for starter Radhames Liz tonight. Liz had a career night himself tonight, striking out 11 batters and allowing 3 runs on 8 hits in 6 innings to improve his record to 6-5 on the season. The White Sox showed some pride late, plating 6 runs in the final 3 innings, but it was only half of what they needed as the Orioles picked up their 5th win in the last 6 games and forced the series decider tomorrow night.

Line Score

Chicago @ Baltimore (August 26th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 6 13 2 Baltimore Orioles 0 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 X 12 16 0 WP - R. Liz (6-5), LP - G. Floyd (10-6)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - Dye 2 (26)
3B - None
HR - Quentin (27), Swisher (12)
RBI - Quentin 4 (71), Swisher 2 (37)
SB - None

2B - None
3B - None
HR - Cintron (5), Millar (12)
RBI - Roberts (49), Mora (57), Markakis (89), Scott (86), Cintron 3 (30), Bynum (34), Millar 4 (48)
SB - Roberts (48), Bynum (30)

Pitching Summary



G. Floyd (L, 10-6) 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's, 1 WP
M. MacDougal 2.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's
O. Dotel 2.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
S. Casilla 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

R. Liz (W, 6-5) 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 11 K's, 1 WP
D. Sarfate (H, 10) 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
J. Walker 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP
B. McCrory 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Scoring Summary



Bottom 3rd

Bynum singled to left, Millar scored (1-0)
Roberts singled to center, Bynum scored (2-0)
Markakis singled to center, Roberts scored (3-0)

Bottom 4th

Cintron homered to left, Hernandez and Millar scored (6-0)

Bottom 5th

Millar homered to right, Scott, Huff, and Mora scored (10-0)

Bottom 6th

Scott singled to right, Roberts scored (11-0)
Mora singled to left, Markakis scored (12-0)

Top 7th

Swisher homered to right, Konerko scored (12-2)
Quentin homered to right, Uribe and Pierzynski scored (12-5)

Top 9th

Quentin grounded into a fielder's choice (5,4), Pierzynski scored (12-6)

Player of the Game

Alex Cintron haunted his former club tonight going 2-for-4 on the
evening and delivered a 3-run home run in the 4th inning in helping
the Orioles rout the visiting White Sox 12-6 at Camden Yards tonight.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	86	46	-	W 2
	New York	85	47	1.0	L 4
	Toronto	69	63	15.0	L 2
	Baltimore	60	73	26.5	W 1
	Tampa Bay	59	72	26.5	W 3

International League (AAA)

(65-72) @ (77-60)

Norfolk Tides	5	14	1
Charlotte Knights	3	6	0

Record: (66-72)
Place: Last (15.0 games back)
Streak (Won 1)

Eastern League (AA)

(70-65) @ (78-57)

Trenton Thunder	7	12	0
Bowie Baysox	4	10	1

Record (78-58)
Place: 1st (5.0 games up)

Streak: (Loss 1)

Statistic Leaders through August 26th

A. Huff 1B .341 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 25 Home Runs N. Markakis LF 89 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 48 Steals D. Cabrera SP 11 Wins T. Patton SP 2.84 ERA C. Bradford RP 1.68 ERA G. Sherrill CL 36 Saves D. Cabrera SP 123 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 67 Strike Outs

[gtm]

Liz pitched pretty well but the bullpen was so-so. Great win though.