May 2nd, 2005
Game 26 of 162
7:05 P.M.
Attendance: 32,678
(9-17)@(14-11)
Starting Pitchers
Ted Lilly (0-2) 4.94 ERA
Omar Daal (0-0) 3.18 ERA
"O's get extra inning walk-off versus Jays!!"
The Orioles made up one game on the Red Sox in their last game and were trying to make up another one last night. Both teams were no hit through four innigns. In the bottom of the fourth Jerry Hairston Jr. hit the first hit of the night, a single up the middle. In the top of the fifth the Blue Jays got their first hit of the night, a solo home run by Corey Koskie. The score stayed that way until the bottom of the seventh. Javy Lopez singled in Miguel Tejada to tie the game. In the bottom of the ninth Tejada led off with a shot off the top of the wall. Tejada said "I swore it was gone and I became a hero." The Orioles now have a runner in second with none out. Melvin Mora was then intentionally walked. Javy Lopez then struckout swinging. Sadly next Rafael Palmeiro grounded into an inning ending double play. In the bottom of the tenth Luis Matos singles and then stole a base but once again no one was able to drive him in. In the bottom of the eleventh Miguel Tejada doubled once again and in stepped Melvin Mora. Mora singled andn Miguel Tejada tried to score. He was clearly out but it was up to the umpire. "SAFE!!". The Orioles won once again. In a press conference with the umpire he said, "I looked at the replay and he was clearly out. An umpire will make mistakes and it was not an easy call." The Orioles play the Jays again tonight in game two of a three game series.
Extra Base Hits and RBI Summary
2B- None
3B- None
HR- Koskie (1)
RBI (4)
2B- Tejada 2 (3)
3B- None
HR- None
RBI- Mora (16) Lopez (18)
Pitching Summary
T. Lilly 8.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 K's, 0 HR's, 4.15 ERA
K. Hatteberg 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 HR's, 11.25 ERA, Loss
O. Daal 8.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 HR, 1.93 ERA
J. Wilson 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 HR's, 0.00 ERA, Win
Scoring Summary
Top 5th
Koskie Homers (1-0)
Bottom 7th
Lopez Singles, Tejada Scores (1-1)
Bottom 11th
Mora Singles, Tejada Scores (2-1)
Final Score: Baltimore wins 2 to 1
MVP of the Game
Melvin Mora (Walk-off Single)
American League East
|
Team | W | L | GB | |
Boston | | 19 | 7 | - | |
Baltimore | | 15 | 11 | 4.0 | |
New York | | 12 | 14 | 7.0 | |
Tampa Bay | | 12 | 14 | 7.0 | |
Toronto | | 9 | 18 | 10.5 |