Baltimore (60-90) at Toronto (67-83)

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Scott seems to be heating up

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Luke Scott has tried everything from extra video to new stances in an effort to pull out of a slump. And now, he may be ready to do that, but there are only two weeks remaining in the season.
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Orioles probable pitcher

Mark Hendrickson

  • #27 LHP
  • (5-5) 4.47 ERA 55 SO
Hendrickson moved back into the rotation in place of Brian Matusz in the last rotation turn, and he pitched relatively well, considering that he was on a strict pitch count. The Orioles would like to hold Hendrickson, who hadn't started since mid-May, to around 75 or 80 pitches in his next turn. The southpaw has thrived as a reliever for the Orioles but has struggled in limited exposure as a starter.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 55-68 5.02 1064.1 313 600 .291
Season 5-5 4.47 86.2 27 55 .295
September 0-1 2.57 7.0 0 4 .296
Vs. Toronto 1-1 5.68 6.1 2 4 .379

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/22/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Baltimore Orioles (AL East) 60 90 .400 34.5 36-42 24-48
Toronto Blue Jays (AL East) 67 83 .447 27.5 39-36 28-47
Stats - 09/22/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
BAL .268 686 148 654 71 931 5.12 1324.2 1524 506 871
TOR .265 721 181 690 72 959 4.45 1344.0 1391 515 1102
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Gaston: Wins will bring more fans

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"The fans were coming out when we were winning," said Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston, whose club hosts the Orioles on Tuesday night. "They were supporting us. That's what we have to do."
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Blue Jays probable pitcher

Brian Tallet

  • #56 LHP
  • (7-9) 5.31 ERA 111 SO
Tallet won two of his first three starts upon returning to the rotation on Sept. 1, but his last start, against the Yankees, ended after two innings because of a deep bone bruise sustained when he was struck on the foot by a sharply hit grounder off the bat of Robinson Cano. X-rays revealed no structural damage. Tallet allowed two runs in that abbreviated outing.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 14-17 4.25 356.0 166 265 .250
Season 7-9 5.31 147.1 70 111 .265
September 2-1 6.87 18.1 10 17 .320
Vs. Baltimore 0-1 1.64 11.0 3 9 .256

Orioles hitters vs Brian Tallet

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Andino, Robert .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Aubrey, Michael - - - - .667 3 0 0
Bell, Josh - - - - - - - -
Florimon Jr., Pedro - - - - - - - -
Hughes, Rhyne - - - - - - - -
Izturis, Cesar .250 4 0 0 .286 7 0 0
Jones, Adam .200 5 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Markakis, Nick .333 6 0 0 .263 19 0 1
Montanez, Lou - - - - .000 4 0 0
Pie, Felix - - - - .500 2 0 1
Reimold, Nolan .250 4 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Roberts, Brian .333 3 0 0 .412 17 0 2
Scott, Luke .500 2 0 0 .200 10 0 0
Snyder, Brandon - - - - - - - -
Tatum, Craig - - - - - - - -
Turner, Justin - - - - - - - -
Wieters, Matt .000 2 0 0 .400 5 0 1
Wigginton, Ty .250 4 0 0 .385 13 1 4

Blue Jays hitters vs Mark Hendrickson

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bautista, Jose .000 2 0 0 .214 14 0 0
Chavez, Raul - - - - - - - -
Dopirak, Brian - - - - - - - -
Encarnacion, Edwin - - - - .286 14 1 3
Hill, Aaron .500 4 0 0 .172 29 1 1
Hoffpauir, Jarrett - - - - - - - -
Inglett, Joe - - - - - - - -
Lind, Adam .000 5 0 0 .111 9 0 0
McCoy, Mike - - - - - - - -
Overbay, Lyle 1.000 1 0 0 .286 7 1 1
Ruiz, Randy - - - - .400 5 0 0
Snider, Travis - - - - .667 3 0 1
Wells, Vernon .500 2 0 0 .194 36 1 2

Hill of a game for Blue Jays (60-91) (68-83)

Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5 (11)

O's let one get away

Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
After Mark Hendrickson yielded two runs in six innings, the Baltimore bullpen gave up four runs as the Orioles fell to the Blue Jays. Brian Roberts, who had three hits and two RBIs, tied the record for doubles in a season by a switch-hitter with 55.

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Series at a Glance

 

Jays rally for win

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Aaron Hill had two hits, his 33rd home run and a walk-off double that gave him 100 RBIs for the season and lifted the Blue Jays over the Orioles. Edwin Encarnacion connected on two home runs and had three RBIs. Shawn Camp picked up the win.
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Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5

Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts, B, 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .287
Pie, CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .263
Wieters, C 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .287
  1-Andino, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
  Moeller, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Scott, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .254
  Fiorentino, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Mora, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259
Wigginton, DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .270
Montanez, L, RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200
Aubrey, 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .313
Izturis, C, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254
Totals 43 5 15 5 0 6 16  


1-Ran for Wieters in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Aubrey 2 (5, Tallet, Tallet), Wieters 2 (14, Tallet, Tallet), Roberts, B (55, Tallet), Mora (19, League).
TB: Roberts, B 4; Pie 2; Wieters 5; Mora 2; Wigginton 2; Montanez, L; Aubrey 4; Izturis, C.
RBI: Roberts, B 2 (76), Pie (29), Wieters (37), Wigginton (37).
2-out RBI: Wigginton.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Scott 2.
SF: Pie.
GIDP: Pie; Aubrey.
Team RISP: 6-for-14.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Pie (Millar at home).
 
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bautista, J, RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .228
Hill, A, 2B 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .286
Encarnacion, 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 .221
Wells, V, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
Barajas, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Millar, 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .209
  a-Overbay, PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
Ruiz, R, DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274
  b-Lind, PH-DH 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .301
Snider, LF 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .232
McDonald, Jo, SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .234
Totals 39 6 11 6 5 6 16  

a-Struck out for Millar in the 9th. b-Singled for Ruiz, R in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Bautista, J (12, Hendrickson), Ruiz, R (3, Hendrickson), Hill, A (33, Sarfate).
HR: Hill, A (33, 3rd inning off Hendrickson, 0 on, 1 out), Encarnacion 2 (11, 3rd inning off Hendrickson, 0 on, 1 out; 8th inning off Baez, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Bautista, J 2; Hill, A 6; Encarnacion 8; Wells, V; Ruiz, R 2; Lind; Snider 2; McDonald, Jo.
RBI: Hill, A 2 (100), Encarnacion 3 (33), Bautista, J (25).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wells, V; McDonald, Jo 3; Encarnacion 2.
S: Barajas.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Wells, V (Roberts, B at 2nd base).
DP: 3 (McDonald, Jo-Hill, A-Millar, Hill, A-McDonald, Jo-Millar, Hill, A-Overbay).
 
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hendrickson 6.0 4 2 2 2 0 2 4.37
Albers (H, 10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5.34
Baez (H, 13) 1.0 1 2 2 0 0 1 4.24
Johnson, Ji (BS, 6) 1.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 4.05
Ray, C 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.48
Castillo, A 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.89
Sarfate (L, 0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.50
 
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tallet 6.1 11 5 5 0 3 0 5.39
Carlson 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.45
League 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.84
Accardo 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.49
Camp (W, 2-6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.23

Sarfate pitched to 2 batters in the 11th.

IBB: Lind (by Castillo, A).
HBP: Hill, A (by Baez), Bautista, J (by Johnson, Ji).
Pitches-strikes: Hendrickson 68-44, Albers 21-15, Baez 15-10, Johnson, Ji 23-17, Ray, C 4-3, Castillo, A 16-5, Sarfate 13-8, Tallet 90-58, Carlson 7-6, League 9-6, Accardo 25-20, Camp 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hendrickson 11-6, Albers 0-0, Baez 3-0, Johnson, Ji 0-0, Ray, C 1-0, Castillo, A 1-1, Sarfate 0-0, Tallet 5-10, Carlson 1-1, League 3-0, Accardo 1-2, Camp 1-1.
Batters faced: Hendrickson 23, Albers 4, Baez 5, Johnson, Ji 7, Ray, C 2, Castillo, A 4, Sarfate 2, Tallet 28, Carlson 3, League 4, Accardo 6, Camp 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Castillo, A 1-0, Carlson 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:10.
Att: 11,869.
September 22, 2009

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