Orioles 3, Rangers 0
Brandon McCarthy threw 97 pitches on Saturday, including 62 for strikes. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By Drew Davison / MLB.com
The Rangers had no answer for Orioles ace Erik Bedard on Saturday, managing just two hits and striking out 15 times in the shutout loss. Brandon McCarthy pitched well over six innings, allowing two runs (one earned). Bedard faced the minimum 27 batters.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 07, 2007
Baltimore 3, Texas 0
Today's Boxes 7/7/07
CLE 9, TOR 4
LAA 2, NYY 1
SD 8, ATL 5
CWS 3, MIN 1
SEA 4, OAK 0
DET 3, BOS 2
CHC 7, PIT 1
WSH 5, MIL 4
NYM 5, HOU 3
CIN 5, ARI 4
KC 8, TB 7
SF 7, STL 6
COL 6, PHI 3
FLA 7, LAD 2
Standings thru 7/7/07 | Gameday | Orioles Stats | Rangers Stats
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
Gomez , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
Markakis , RF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .277
Hernandez, R , C4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238
Huff , 1B4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260
Payton , LF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281
Gibbons , DH4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .213
Patterson , CF3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .234
Fahey , SS4 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 , CF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
Relaford , 2B3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .231
Young , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289
Sosa , DH3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .245
Byrd , LF3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .379
Diaz , RF3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240
Laird , C3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
Wilkerson , 1B3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .228
Metcalf , 3B3 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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