Game Wrapup


	Jays drop opener

Orioles 7, Blue Jays 5

Ricky Romero struck out three and walked two on Friday night. (John Ross/AP)

By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com

Rookie southpaw Ricky Romero gave up four runs on four hits and two walks over six innings as the Blue Jays fell in the series opener. Vernon Wells and Alex Rios hit back-to-back home runs in the second, and both had two RBIs.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 08/07: BAL 7, TOR 5
Sat. 08/08: TOR 3, BAL 2
Sun. 08/09: TOR 7, BAL 3

Baltimore (46-63)
Won 1

Baltimore 7, Toronto 5

Toronto (51-57)
Lost 3

August 7, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	7	10	0
Toronto	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	5	8	0

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Roberts, B, 2B	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	.282
Jones, Ad, CF	5	1	1	0	0	0	6	.299
Markakis, RF	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	.297
Huff, DH	5	1	2	1	0	2	1	.257
Reimold, LF	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.274
1-Pie, PR-LF	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.238
Mora, 3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.251
Wigginton, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	3	1	.267
Wieters, C	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	.275
Izturis, C, SS	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.263
Totals	36	7	10	7	6	5	17
1-Ran for Reimold in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Markakis (34, Romero, R), Wieters (8, League). TB: Jones, Ad; Markakis 2; Huff 2; Reimold; Mora; Wigginton; Wieters 3; Izturis, C. RBI: Markakis 2 (78), Huff (67), Reimold 2 (31), Wigginton (32), Wieters (15). 2-out RBI: Wigginton; Wieters. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jones, Ad 3. Team RISP: 5-for-10. Team LOB: 8.

Toronto	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Scutaro, SS	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	.294
Hill, A, 2B	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	.291
Lind, DH	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.299
Overbay, 1B	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	.258
Wells, V, CF	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.258
Rios, RF	3	1	1	2	0	2	1	.261
Encarnacion, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.208
Barajas, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.247
Inglett, LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.234
Totals	34	5	8	5	3	7	13
BATTING 2B: Encarnacion (8, Berken), Inglett (1, Berken), Hill, A (22, Berken). HR: Wells, V (11, 2nd inning off Berken, 0 on, 1 out), Rios (13, 2nd inning off Berken, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Hill, A 3; Wells, V 5; Rios 4; Encarnacion 2; Inglett 3. RBI: Wells, V 2 (44), Rios 2 (60), Hill, A (77). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Inglett; Overbay 2; Encarnacion. SF: Rios. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 6.

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Berken (W, 2-9)	6.0	5	3	3	2	6	2	6.72
Albers (H, 6)	1.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	4.56
Ray (H, 4)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7.62
Johnson, Ji (S, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.16

Toronto	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Romero, R (L, 10-5)	6.0	5	4	4	2	3	0	3.66
Carlson	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	4.98
League	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	0	4.86
Accardo	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.65
Camp	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.08

WP: League.
Pitches-strikes: Berken 91-58, Albers 27-16, Ray 7-7, Johnson, Ji 13-8, Romero, R 90-54, Carlson 16-8, League 22-14, Accardo 20-10, Camp 15-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Berken 7-2, Albers 3-0, Ray 1-1, Johnson, Ji 1-0, Romero, R 8-2, Carlson 1-0, League 3-0, Accardo 1-0, Camp 0-1.
Batters faced: Berken 25, Albers 6, Ray 3, Johnson, Ji 4, Romero, R 24, Carlson 4, League 7, Accardo 3, Camp 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Ray 2-2, League 2-0, Accardo 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:54.
Att: 30,795.
August 7, 2009

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

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