Highheat's Orioles (MLB "The Show" '08) Final Attempt!!!!

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The three game winning streak is nice, even if it is the Royals, and Lowen has pitched great since entering the rotation.

Luke Scott continues to do quite well for you and Markakis continues to show why he is a superstar on the rise in the AL.


I saw that the Red Sox traded for Jason Kendall. It must be the end of the line for Varitek.

Yeah, hopefully I can build around Scott/Markakis and even Huff is hitting well. Maybe I'll eventually get one or two more big hitters. Same goes for the pitching, Loewen and Cabrera is something I can build around as well.

It looks like the Red Sox are gearing up for a World Title run.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!!
July 4th, 2008
Game: 87 of 162
Attendance: 28,889
Wind: W 6 mph

(34-52) @ (37-49)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Kevin Millwood Daniel Cabrera 3-4 W-L 8-5 5.47 ERA 3.79

Orioles provide fireworks on Independence Day to soar out of AL East basement!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - The Orioles came in to tonight looking to finally get out of the dumpster in the AL East. They would do so in huge fashion, by putting up a monsterous 9 runs on 17 hits against one of the worst rotations in baseball. The game didn't exactly get off to a good start for the Orioles, as in the top of the 1st, Josh Hamilton hit his first of two home runs on the evening to give the Rangers a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the 2nd however, the explosion took place, as the O's batted around to score 6 times in the inning. Adam Jones knocked in a run on an RBI ground out to get it going, then the Birds singled 3 straight times off the bats of Brian Roberts, Nick Markakis, and Aubrey Huff to plate the next 5 runners. Roberts' RBI single was career hit number 1,000 for him. Later in the 6th, after Hamilton's 2nd home run of the night to cut the lead to 6-3, Freddie Bynum delivered a 2-run home run of his own to stretch the lead to 8-3. The O's then added one more on Roberts 4th hit of the night to make it 9-3. The Rangers got a 2-run home run of their own in the 9th from Milton Bradley, but is was far too short to even be acknowledged as the O's won their 4th straight. Daniel Cabrera picked up his 9th win of the year by going 7.0 IP, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and striking out a season high 9 hitters. Both teams will be back at it tomorrow as the O's continue to try and make things a little more interesting in the AL.

Line Score

Texas @ Baltimore (July 4th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Texas Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 6 1 Baltimore Orioles 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 9 17 0 WP - D. Cabrera (9-5), LP - K. Millwood (3-5)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - None
3B - None
HR - Hamilton 2 (23), Bradley (7)
RBI - Hamilton 3 (56), Bradley 2 (41)
SB - None

2B - Roberts (13), Markakis (16), R. Hernandez (8)
3B - None
HR - Bynum (3)
RBI - Roberts 2 (29), Markakis (47), Huff 2 (52), Jones (3), Bynum 2 (20)
SB - Roberts (32), Bynum (15)

Pitching Summary



K. Millwood (L, 3-5) 3.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's, 2 WP
K. Loe 3.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's, 1 WP
J. Crain 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K's

D. Cabrera (W, 9-5) 7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 9 K's
D. Sarfate 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Top 1st

Hamilton homered to left, Murphy scored (2-0)

Bottom 2nd

Jones grounded out to third, R. Hernandez scored (2-1)
Roberts singled to right, Millar and Bynum scored (3-2)
Markakis singled to center, Roberts scored (4-2)
Huff singled to center, Markakis and Scott scored (6-2)

Top 6th

Hamilton homered to left (6-3)

Bottom 6th

Bynum homered to left, Millar scored (8-3)
Roberts scored on a wild pitch (9-3)

Top 9th

Bradley homered to left center, Hamilton scored (9-5)

Player of the Game

Daniel Cabrera picked up his 9th win of the season as the Orioles won in decisive fashion, a 9-5 thumping of the Rangers on Independence Day. Daniel went 7.0 IP, allowed only 4 hits and 3 runs while striking out 9 Rangers on the night.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	60	29	-	W 1
	New York AL	58	31	2.0	L 1
	Toronto	50	37	9.0	W 6
	Baltimore	38	49	21.0	W 4
	Tampa Bay	37	49	21.5	L 6

International League (AAA)

(43-45) @ (46-42)

Norfolk Tides	5	8	0
Richmond Braves	12	17	0

Record: (43-46)
Place: Last (8.0 games back)
Streak (Loss 1)

Eastern League (AA)

(40-47) @ (50-37)

Erie Seawolves	0	2	0
Bowie Baysox	8	13	2

Record (51-37)
Place: 1st (1.0 game up)

Streak: (Won 2)

Statistic Leaders through July 4th

A. Huff 1B .333 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 15 Home Runs L. Scott LF 54 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 32 Steals D. Cabrera SP 9 Wins A. Loewen SP 2.76 ERA C. Bradford RP 1.00 ERA G. Sherrill CL 23 Saves D. Cabrera SP 85 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 44 Strike Outs

[Marino]

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1 spot down 3 more to go. Come on Highheat time for some undefeated baseball lol. And congrats on the 10k view.

[bhurst99]

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Congrats on getting out of the basement!

[highheatkingsb]

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1 spot down 3 more to go. Come on Highheat time for some undefeated baseball lol. And congrats on the 10k view.

Congrats on getting out of the basement!

Thanks guys, I can't wait to see how the 2nd half of the season unfolds. I know I'm a long way out of a spot, but you never know. Only time will tell. I'll fight until the end though.

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MLB Trade News

July 4th, 2008




- Detroit Tigers Trade (RP) Zach Miner To Milwaukee Brewers For (C) Mike Rivera

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MLB/Orioles Promotional News

July 4th, 2008


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MLB Morning News

July 5th, 2008

Astros Defeat Top Rival!!!!!



As usual, no love lost as Astros beat Braves.

It was no contest under the lights at Turner Field last night, as the Astros beat up the Braves 10-3. Darin Erstad was the star at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI's.

Allowing 4 hits in 6.1 innings, Shawn Chacon was able to pick up his 7th win of the season with some help from the bullpen.

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July 5th, 2008
Game: 88 of 162
Attendance: 29,805
Wind: SW 5 mph

(34-53) @ (38-49)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Jason Jennings Radhames Liz 2-3 W-L 2-4 6.51 ERA 3.88

Jennings goes the distance as Rangers ground Orioles!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - The Orioles were evicted only one day after moving out of the AL East basement. The Rangers sent them right back down after a clutch pitching performance from starter Jason Jennings. Jennings went the distance for his 1st complete game of the year, allowing 1 run on 11 hits and striking out 2 batters. Most importantly, he was clutch when the O's had runners on base, as Jennings got the "Birds" to ground into 5 double plays on the night. Joaquin Arias got it all started in the 2nd inning with a 2-run home run and then added an RBI double in the 3rd to pace the Rangers offense. All 11 hits from the Orioles were singles, as their 4 game winning streak came to an end. The two teams will decide the series tomorrow night before the O's have an off day.

Line Score

Texas @ Baltimore (July 5th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Texas Rangers 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 1 Baltimore Orioles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 2 WP - J. Jennings (3-3), LP - R. Liz (2-5)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - Arias (6)
3B - None
HR - Murphy (7), Arias (4)
RBI - Murphy 2 (49), Arias 3 (12)
SB - Blalock (1)

2B - None
3B - None
HR - None
RBI - Mora (35)
SB - None

Pitching Summary



J. Jennings (W, 3-3) 9.0 IP, 11 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's

R. Liz (L, 2-5) 3.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's
J. Lewis 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K's
J. Hoey 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's

Scoring Summary



Top 2nd

Arias homered to left, Bradley scored (2-0)

Top 3rd

Murphy homered to right (3-0)
Arias doubled to right, Blalock scored (4-0)

Top 4th

Murphy singled to center, Kinsler scored (5-0)
Hamilton grounded into a double play (5,4,3), Young scored (6-0)

Bottom 4th

Mora singled to center, Scott scored (6-1)

Player of the Game

Jason Jennings pitched a complete game tonight at Camden
Yards to even his record to 3-3 on the season. Jason allowed
only 1 run despite allowing 11 singles to the "Birds" offense,
as the Rangers tied the series with a 6-1 victory.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	60	30	-	L 1
	New York AL	59	31	1.0	W 1
	Toronto	50	38	9.0	L 1
	Tampa Bay	38	49	20.5	W 1
	Baltimore	38	50	21.0	L 1

International League (AAA)

(43-46) @ (47-42)

Norfolk Tides	6	11	1
Richmond Braves	8	15	1

Record: (43-47)
Place: Last (8.0 games back)
Streak (Loss 2)

Eastern League (AA)

(40-48) @ (51-37)

Erie Seawolves	3	14	1
Bowie Baysox	5	11	0

Record (52-37)
Place: 1st (2.0 games up)

Streak: (Won 3)

Statistic Leaders through July 5th

A. Huff 1B .337 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 15 Home Runs L. Scott LF 54 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 32 Steals D. Cabrera SP 9 Wins A. Loewen SP 2.76 ERA C. Bradford RP 1.00 ERA G. Sherrill CL 23 Saves D. Cabrera SP 85 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 48 Strike Outs

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MLB Trade News

July 5th, 2008




- New York Mets Trade (RP) Duaner Sanchez To Toronto Blue Jays For (RP) Jason Frasor




- Boston Red Sox Trade (RP) Chris Capuano To Pittsburgh Pirates For (RP) Tyler Yates

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MLB/Orioles Promotional News

July 5th, 2008


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MLB Morning News

July 6th, 2008

Save Number 300 For Isringhausen!!!!!



Jason Isringhausen adds to career save total, which now stands at 300.

The Cardinals treated their fans to a fairly easy victory yesterday, winning 4-0 over the Cubs at Busch Stadium. Braden Looper went 8.0 strong innings, not allowing a run to collect win number 10 of the season.

Adam Kennedy provided the offense, getting a pair of hits which included a solo home run.

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July 6th, 2008
Game: 89 of 162
Attendance: 29,710
Wind: E 6 mph

(35-53) @ (38-50)

Starting Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Kason Gabbard Steve Trachsel 2-9 W-L 7-8 6.32 ERA 4.52

Orioles big bats rally to take series against Rangers!!!!!

Baltimore, MD - The "Birds" got the offense rolling after getting behind early to win 7-4 and take the series against the visiting Rangers at Oriole Park this afternoon. Texas took an early 1st inning lead when Josh Hamilton delivered for the 3rd time in the series, a 2-run home run onto the flag court in right to give Texas a 2-0 lead. Luke Scott cut the lead in half in the last of the 1st with his 16th homer of the year, also onto the flag court off of Rangers' starter Kason Gabbard. After a Michael Young home run in the 3rd and an RBI groudout from Broussard in the 4th to put the Rangers up 4-1, the Oriole offense exploded. They batted around to score 4 times in the 5th, the big blow, a 3-run home run from Nick Markakis to left field to give the Orioles the lead and they would never look back. Alex Cintron added an RBI double in the 8th and Chris Roberson completed a 4-for-4 day with an RBI single to push the lead to 7-4 for the "Birds". O's starter Steve Trachsel struggled early, but then settled down long enough to earn the victory before having to leave in the 7th due to a broken nail on his pitching hand. Chad Bradford and George Sherrill delivered perfect innings in the 8th and 9th to finish off the Rangers. Baltimore hits the road in Toronto for three, then off to Boston for three before the All-Star game.

Line Score

Texas @ Baltimore (July 6th, 2008)

TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Texas Rangers 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 Baltimore Orioles 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 7 15 1 WP - S. Trachsel (8-8), LP - K. Gabbard (2-10) S - G. Sherrill (24)

Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary

2B - Murphy (25)
3B - None
HR - Young (9), Hamilton (24)
RBI - Broussard (20), Young (44), Hamilton 2 (58)
SB - None

2B - Cintron (5)
3B - None
HR - Markakis (11), Scott (16)
RBI - Markakis 3 (50), Scott (55), Cintron (20), Roberson 2 (4)
SB - Bynum (16)

Pitching Summary



K. Gabbard (L, 2-10) 5.0 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's
J. Crain 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's
F. German 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

S. Trachsel (W, 8-8) 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
J. Johnson (H, 3) 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
C. Bradford (H, 19) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
G. Sherrill (S, 24) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Scoring Summary



Top 1st

Hamilton homered to right, Murphy scored (2-0)

Bottom 1st

Scott homered to right (2-1)

Top 3rd

Young homered to left (3-1)

Top 4th

Broussard grounded out to first, Blalock scored (4-1)

Bottom 5th

Roberson singled to center, Cintron scored (4-2)
Markakis homered to left, Quiroz and Roberson scored (5-4)

Bottom 8th

Cintron doubled to right center, Bynum scored (6-4)
Roberson singled to center, Cintron scored (7-4)

Player of the Game

Nick Markakis delivered the huge blow to the Rangers pitching this afternoon when he crushed a 3-run home run in the 5th inning erasing a Rangers 4-2 lead to put the Orioles on top for good. Nick went 1-for-4 on the afternoon in Baltimore's series clinching 7-4 win at Oriole Park.

Standings

American League East
Team		W	L	GB	STRK
	Boston	60	31	-	L 2
	New York AL	60	31	-	W 2
	Toronto	50	39	9.0	L 2
	Baltimore	39	50	20.0	W 1
	Tampa Bay	38	50	20.5	L 1

International League (AAA)

(43-47) @ (51-39)

Norfolk Tides	3	10	0
Durham Bulls	2	8	1

Record: (44-47)
Place: Last (7.0 games back)
Streak (Won 1)

Eastern League (AA)

(40-49) @ (52-37)

Erie Seawolves	7	15	2
Bowie Baysox	3	8	0

Record (52-38)
Place: 1st (2.0 games up)

Streak: (Loss 1)

Statistic Leaders through July 6th

A. Huff 1B .336 Batting Avg L. Scott LF 16 Home Runs L. Scott LF 55 RBIs B. Roberts 2B 32 Steals D. Cabrera SP 9 Wins A. Loewen SP 2.76 ERA C. Bradford RP 0.94 ERA G. Sherrill CL 24 Saves D. Cabrera SP 85 Strike Outs J. Lewis RP 48 Strike Outs

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MLB Trade News

July 6th, 2008




- New York Mets Trade (RP) Ambiorix Burgos and (CF) Fernando Martinez To Kansas City Royals For (RP) Leo Nunez and (LF) Jose Guillen




- San Francisco Giants Trade (RP) Kelvin Pichardo To Boston Red Sox For (1B) Lars Anderson

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MLB/Orioles Promotional News

July 6th, 2008




- Called Up (3B) Mitch Hilligoss
- Sent Down (3B) Wilson Betemit




- Called Up (SS) Royce Clayton
- Sent Down (CF) Jacoby Ellsbury




- Called Up (RP) Bill Bray
- Sent Down (RP) Kent Mercker




- Called Up (1B) Frank Thomas
- Sent Down (1B) Daric Barton




- Called Up (SP) Jeff Weaver
- Sent Down (SP) Yovani Gallardo




- Called Up (RP) Dennis Dove
- Sent Down (RP) John Wasdin




- Called Up (RP) Matt Herges
- Sent Down (RP) Steven Register




- Called Up (SP) Duane Below




- Called Up (SP) Barry Zito
- Sent Down (SP) Adam Cowart




- Called Up (3B) Tony Abreu
- Sent Down (3B) Blake Dewitt




- Called Up (RP) Jamey Wright
- Sent Down (RP) Kameron Loe