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

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August 28th, 2008

No Game Scheduled

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	New York	87	47	-	W 2
	Boston	86	48	1.0	L 2
	Toronto	70	64	17.0	W 1
	Tampa Bay	60	73	26.5	L 1
	Baltimore	60	74	27.0	L 1

International League (AAA)

(74-65) @ (67-72)

Durham Bulls	3	11	1
Norfolk Tides	5	14	3

Record: (68-72)
Place: Last (15.0 games back)
Streak (Won 3)

Eastern League (AA)

(72-65) @ (78-59)

Trenton Thunder	1	5	0
Bowie Baysox	0	4	2

Record (78-61)
Place: 1st (3.0 games up)

Streak: (Loss 3)

Statistic Leaders through August 28th

A. Huff 1B .341 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 25 Home Runs N. Markakis LF 89 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 49 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 28th, 2008




- Called Up (RP) Chris Britton
- Sent Down (RP) Edwar Ramirez




- Called Up (RF) Travis Snider
- Sent Down (RF) Brad Wilkerson




- Called Up (RP) Steve Colyer
- Sent Down (RP) Kevin Barry

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MLB Morning News

August 29th, 2008

Yankees Get Key Divisional Win!!!!!



Yankees take it to AL East foe, beating Red Sox.

In what turned out to be something of an easy game, the Yankees gave their ticket-holders their money's worth with a 7-3 win over the Red Sox. Giving the offense a boost was Derek Jeter, who belted a solo home run in 2 at-bats. The bullpen preserved victory number 12 of the season for Mike Mussina, who yielded 3 runs on 9 hits over 6.1 innings of work.

The Yankees and Ian Kennedy (7-5, 4.07) begin a series with the Blue Jays tonight at Yankee Stadium, drawing ace Roy Halladay (5-13, 4.17) in the process. Alex Rodriguez will try to club his 40th home run on the year.

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August 29th, 2008
Game: 135 of 162
Attendance: 27,073
Wind: 0 mph (dome)

(60-74) @ (60-73)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Troy Patton David Price 1-0 W-L 3-6 2.84 ERA 5.67

"Birds" prey on Rays late to leap out of division cellar!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - The Orioles offense dominated the last few innings of tonight's game at Tropicana Field. The O's trailed 3-0 before chipping away to get the game to within a run heading into the 8th inning where the "Birds" turned it up, batting around and scoring 6 times in the inning to blow a close game wide open and giving them an 8-3 victory in the series opener. Adam Jones gave the Orioles the lead with a 2-RBI single to begin the 8th and former Ray, Aubrey Huff once again returned to Tampa and provided the big lumber, going 3-for-4 on the night, capping the 8th inning with a 2-run home run and driving in 3 runs on the night. Nick Markakis also continued his hitting streak in the 8th, pushing it to 24 games with an RBI single for insurance purposes. Starter Troy Patton went the distance, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits to earn his 2nd win of the season. Both teams return to the field tomorrow as the "Birds" look to stay out of the AL East basement.

Line Score

Baltimore @ Tampa Bay (August 29th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 8 11 0 Tampa Bay Rays 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 WP - T. Patton (2-0), LP - J. Cummings (1-2)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - Roberts (21), Cintron (8), Millar (17)
3B - None
HR - Mora (23), Huff (16)
RBI - Roberts (50), Mora (59), Markakis (90), Huff 3 (73), Jones 2 (11)
SB - Jones (5)

2B - Brignac (2)
3B - None
HR - Upton (28)
RBI - Jennings (4), Upton 2 (88)
SB - Crawford (36)

Pitching Summary



T. Patton (W, 2-0) 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K's, 1 WP

D. Price 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's
J. Cummings (L, 1-2) 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
J. Woods 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's
G. Glover 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Scoring Summary



Bottom 1st

Upton homered to left, Crawford scored (2-0)

Bottom 2nd

Jennings singled to left, Brignac scored (3-0)

Top 4th

Mora homered to left (3-1)

Top 7th

Huff singled to center, Mora scored (3-2)

Top 8th

Jones singled to center, Millar and Cintron scored (4-3)
Roberts doubled to left center, Jones scored (5-3)
Markakis singled to center, Roberts scored (6-3)
Huff homered to left, Markakis scored (8-3)

Player of the Game

Aubrey Huff once again tore up his former team's pitching
staff tonight. Aubrey went 3-for-4 with a home run and
drove in 3 RBI's in Baltimore's 8-3 victory over the Rays
and helped move the O's out of the AL East basement.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	New York	88	47	-	W 2
	Boston	87	48	1.0	W 1
	Toronto	70	65	18.0	L 1
	Baltimore	61	74	27.0	W 1
	Tampa Bay	60	74	27.5	L 2

International League (AAA)

(83-57) @ (68-72)

Richmond Braves	6	10	0
Norfolk Tides	7	8	0

Record: (69-72)
Place: Last (14.0 games back) - Eliminated
Streak (Won 4)

Eastern League (AA)

(78-60) @ (65-73)

Bowie Baysox	1	6	0
Harrisburg Senators	5	7	0

Record (78-61)
Place: 1st (3.0 games up)

Streak: (Loss 4)

Statistic Leaders through August 29th

A. Huff 1B .344 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 25 Home Runs N. Markakis LF 90 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 49 Steals D. Cabrera SP 11 Wins T. Patton SP 2.90 ERA C. Bradford RP 1.68 ERA G. Sherrill CL 36 Saves D. Cabrera SP 123 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 67 Strike Outs

[superjames1992]

Nice win there. It looks like it will be pretty competitive between you and the Rays as to who finishes fourth place.

[gtm]

Way to pull this game out with a big 8th inning. Patton pitched a great game.

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Quote: Originally Posted by superjames1992

Nice win there. It looks like it will be pretty competitive between you and the Rays as to who finishes fourth place.

Quote: Originally Posted by gtm

Way to pull this game out with a big 8th inning. Patton pitched a great game.

Thanks guys. Yeah, I was amazed at Patton's stamina. He threw 120+ in that game and still had some energy on his bar. After the shaky start, I thought it was going to be one of those games. I had Trachsel and Jensen warming up in the 3rd inning, but Patton showed some poise. Great game by him and my lineup got it rolling late. Hope to finish in 4th, that's my goal. By the way, I noticed the Baysox magic number is 1 with 3 to play. Go Baysox!!!!! Thanks for following guys.

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MLB/Orioles Promotional News

August 29th, 2008


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MLB Morning News

August 30th, 2008

In Key Divisional Contest, Orioles Prevail!!!!!



Orioles beat Rays in a battle of AL East foes.

The visiting Orioles took care of the Rays 8-3 lat night at Tropicana Field. Troy Patton earned his 2nd win of the season, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 7. Aubrey Huff homered and drove in 3 runs to lead the way for the Orioles.

The Orioles and Rays play game 2 tonight, with Adam Loewen (4-6, 5.28) and Wade Davis (1-0, 2.70) the probable starters. Nick Markakis can extend his hitting streak to 25 games in a row.

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Getting back in to this tomorrow guys.