Game Wrapup


	Bedard tosses masterpiece

Orioles 3, Rangers 0

Erik Bedard retired 19 consecutive Rangers at one point on Saturday night. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

Gibbons' home run

By Ken Daley / Special to MLB.com

Erik Bedard pitched the greatest game of his career on Saturday, tying a club record with 15 strikeouts and facing the minimum 27 batters in a two-hit gem against the Rangers. Bedard needed just 109 pitches for the first shutout and complete game of his career.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 07/06: TEX 4, BAL 3
Sat. 07/07: BAL 3, TEX 0
Sun. 07/08: TEX 2, BAL 1

TODAY'S WRAPS: July 07, 2007

Baltimore (38-49)
Won 1

Baltimore 3, Texas 0

Texas (37-50)
Lost 1

July 7, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	0
Texas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

Standings thru 7/7/07 | Gameday | Orioles Stats | Rangers Stats

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Roberts, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320
Gomez, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.280
Markakis, RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.277
Hernandez, R, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.238
Huff, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.260
Payton, LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.281
Gibbons, DH	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	.213
Patterson, CF	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	.234
Fahey, SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.208
Totals	34	3	9	2	2	5	11
BATTING HR: Gibbons (5, 2nd inning off McCarthy, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Gomez; Hernandez, R; Huff; Payton 2; Gibbons 6; Fahey. RBI: Gibbons (21), Fahey (1). 2-out RBI: Fahey. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Huff; Fahey 2. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Payton (4, 2nd base off McCarthy/Laird), Patterson (18, 2nd base off McCarthy/Laird). CS: Fahey (1, 2nd base by Eyre/Laird). FIELDING DP: 2 (Fahey-Roberts-Huff, Fahey-Huff).

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Hairston, CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219
Relaford, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.231
Young, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.289
Sosa, DH	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.245
Byrd, LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.379
Diaz, RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.240
Laird, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.229
Wilkerson, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.228
Metcalf, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.196
Totals	27	0	2	0	0	15	2
BATTING TB: Relaford; Sosa. GIDP: Young; Byrd. FIELDING E: Laird (8, throw). Outfield assists: Hairston (Gibbons at home).

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bedard (W, 7-4)	9.0	2	0	0	0	15	0	3.40

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
McCarthy (L, 4-6)	6.0	4	2	1	2	3	1	5.70
Eyre	3.0	5	1	1	0	2	0	3.64

Pitches-strikes: Bedard 109-79, McCarthy 97-62, Eyre 46-29.
Ground outs-fly outs: Bedard 8-4, McCarthy 8-7, Eyre 4-1.
Batters faced: Bedard 27, McCarthy 24, Eyre 12.
Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, R to L.
T: 2:29.
Att: 32,849.

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

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