MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT NEW YORK YANKEES
04/16/2008
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 168 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2008 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (5-6) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 1
New York Yankees (5-7) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 9 1
Yankees Suffer 6-4 Home Defeat
The Baltimore Orioles withstood an impressive performance by New York right fielder Jody Gerut to defeat the Yankees, 6-4, at Yankee Stadium. Gerut was 2-3 with 2 doubles and a walk, while scoring 2. Jesse Litsch got the win, improving to 1-0. He pitched 5.2 innings, giving up 7 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 2 and walking 3. Bear Bay earned save number 1 this season.

Nelson Rodriguez contributed to the Baltimore win with a 2-run home run in the top of the first. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Rodriguez said.

The win has Baltimore at 5-6.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Contreras RF, LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .292 2 5
A. Murillo 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .149 0 2
J. Ellsbury LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .348 2 6
   a-J. Drennen RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
N. Walker C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .205 0 5
R. Cazarez CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .325 0 4
N. Rodriguez DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .306 1 4
E. Quintas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 1 8
M. Izturis SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .167 2 4
R. Salas 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .179 0 6
Totals 36 6 10 6 2 5 7      
a - J. Drennen substituted for J. Ellsbury in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Walker (4, 1st Inning off B. Duenas, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Ellsbury (3, 1st Inning off B. Duenas, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Izturis (2, 1st Inning off B. Duenas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Rodriguez (1, 1st Inning off B. Duenas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Murillo , J. Ellsbury 2 , N. Walker 2 , R. Cazarez , N. Rodriguez 5 , M. Izturis 2 , R. Salas 3
2-out RBI: R. Salas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Contreras , A. Murillo
GIDP: E. Quintas
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Izturis (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Murillo-Izturis-Quintas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cano 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .346 2 5
E. Longoria 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .347 3 10
A. Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .293 0 8
A. Jones LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .120 0 0
J. Gerut RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .333 2 9
M. Sinatra SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .297 2 11
H. Blalock DH 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .227 1 8
M. Cabrera CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .366 1 1
L. Carlin C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .167 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4 4 4 17      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Blalock (2, 2nd Inning off J. Litsch, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Longoria (2, 3rd Inning off J. Litsch, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Gerut 2 (6, 4th Inning off J. Litsch, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Litsch, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Cabrera (1, 6th Inning off J. Litsch, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cano , E. Longoria 3 , J. Gerut 4 , M. Sinatra , H. Blalock 3 , M. Cabrera 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Jones 3 , M. Cabrera , L. Carlin 3
GIDP: M. Sinatra
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cano (1) , H. Blalock (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Jones (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Cano-Sinatra-Pujols)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Litsch W (1-0) 5.2 7 4 4 3 2 0 107 5.51   
J. McGee H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.70   
S. Baker H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 3.38   
B. Bay SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Litsch 38
Batters Faced: J. Litsch 26, J. McGee 5, S. Baker 5, B. Bay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Litsch 8-6, J. McGee 1-2, S. Baker 1-1, B. Bay 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Litsch 107-60, J. McGee 24-16, S. Baker 28-16, B. Bay 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McGee 1-0
WP: J. Litsch
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Duenas L (2-1) 5.0 8 6 5 0 5 1 79 3.60   
S. Vander Weg 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 10.12   
L. Hart 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.70   
B. Morrow 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.50   
A. Ochsner 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 22 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Duenas 34
Batters Faced: B. Duenas 22, S. Vander Weg 3, L. Hart 4, B. Morrow 3, A. Ochsner 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Duenas 8-1, S. Vander Weg 3-0, L. Hart 2-1, B. Morrow 0-3, A. Ochsner 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Duenas 79-56, S. Vander Weg 14-8, L. Hart 19-13, B. Morrow 7-4, A. Ochsner 22-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jody Gerut
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (43 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 30610
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