Re: Highheat's Orioles (MLB "The Show" '08) Final Attempt!!!!
September 20th, 2008
Game: 155 of 162
Attendance: 58,072
Wind: NE 9 mph
Norfolk Tides Regular Season
Record: 70-74
Place: Last
Bowie Baysox Regular Season
Record: 79-63
Place: 1st
****Eastern League South Division Champions****
September 20th, 2008
Game: 155 of 162
Attendance: 58,072
Wind: NE 9 mph
(67-87) 
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(97-57)
@ (97-57) Starting Pitching Matchup
Bradford blows it again, Yankees stay close to Red Sox with dramatic victory!!!!!
Bronx, NY - If there's one thing that the O's desperately need in the off season, it's that go-to guy coming out of the bullpen. Once again, Chad Bradford gave up a game winning home run, this time to Shelley Duncan in the 8th inning, erasing a 5-3 Orioles lead. The "Bombers" got of to a 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning, capped by a Jorge Posada 2-run home run, but the Orioles stormed back, picking up single runs in the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th innings, including Luke Scott's 28th home run of the year and another RBI for Nick Markakis, pushing his total to 109. Troy Patton looked good once again, going 7.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits and striking out 8, but his potential victory was spoiled when Bradford gave up the game winning home run. Mariano Rivera came into the 9th and snatched his 48th save of the season and keeping the Yankees to within a game and a half of Boston for the AL East crown. The series finale and the O's last road game of the season will be tomorrow.
Line Score
Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary
2B - Cintron (10)
3B - None
HR - Scott (28)
RBI - Markakis (109), Huff (91), Scott (98), Cintron (34), Millar (57)
SB - Bynum (34)
2B - Duncan (1)
3B - None
HR - Posada (14), Duncan (7)
RBI - Posada 2 (50), Duncan 3 (25), Cano (75)
SB - None
Pitching Summary
T. Patton 7.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K's
C. Bradford (L, 0-3) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP
J. Walker 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
I. Kennedy 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's
B. Traber 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP
J. Speier (W, 6-6) 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
M. Rivera (S, 48) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
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Bradford blows it again, Yankees stay close to Red Sox with dramatic victory!!!!!
Bronx, NY - If there's one thing that the O's desperately need in the off season, it's that go-to guy coming out of the bullpen. Once again, Chad Bradford gave up a game winning home run, this time to Shelley Duncan in the 8th inning, erasing a 5-3 Orioles lead. The "Bombers" got of to a 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning, capped by a Jorge Posada 2-run home run, but the Orioles stormed back, picking up single runs in the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th innings, including Luke Scott's 28th home run of the year and another RBI for Nick Markakis, pushing his total to 109. Troy Patton looked good once again, going 7.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits and striking out 8, but his potential victory was spoiled when Bradford gave up the game winning home run. Mariano Rivera came into the 9th and snatched his 48th save of the season and keeping the Yankees to within a game and a half of Boston for the AL East crown. The series finale and the O's last road game of the season will be tomorrow.
Line Score
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Extra Base Hits & RBI Summary
2B - Cintron (10)
3B - None
HR - Scott (28)
RBI - Markakis (109), Huff (91), Scott (98), Cintron (34), Millar (57)
SB - Bynum (34)
2B - Duncan (1)
3B - None
HR - Posada (14), Duncan (7)
RBI - Posada 2 (50), Duncan 3 (25), Cano (75)
SB - None
Pitching Summary
T. Patton 7.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K's
C. Bradford (L, 0-3) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP
J. Walker 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
I. Kennedy 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K's
B. Traber 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP
J. Speier (W, 6-6) 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
M. Rivera (S, 48) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Scoring Summary
Bottom 2nd
Cano singled to shortstop, Duncan scored (1-0)
Posada homered to left center, Cano scored (3-0)
Top 3rd
Markakis singled to left, Bynum scored (3-1)
Top 4th
Scott homered to right center (3-2)
Top 6th
Millar singled to right, Scott scored (3-3)
Top 7th
Huff singled to center, Markakis scored (4-3)
Top 8th
Cintron doubled to left center, Hernandez scored (5-3)
Bottom 8th
Duncan homered to left, Molina and Damon scored (6-5)
Player of the Game
Shelley Duncan brought Yankee Stadium into a frenzy with a game winning 3-run home run in the 8th inning off of O's reliver Chad Bradford to keep the Yankees within a game and a half of the Red Sox for the division lead. Duncan also doubled on the night as the Yankees took home a 6-5 victory.
Standings
( Z - clinched playoff birth)
International League (AAA)
- No Game Scheduled
Bottom 2nd
Cano singled to shortstop, Duncan scored (1-0)
Posada homered to left center, Cano scored (3-0)
Top 3rd
Markakis singled to left, Bynum scored (3-1)
Top 4th
Scott homered to right center (3-2)
Top 6th
Millar singled to right, Scott scored (3-3)
Top 7th
Huff singled to center, Markakis scored (4-3)
Top 8th
Cintron doubled to left center, Hernandez scored (5-3)
Bottom 8th
Duncan homered to left, Molina and Damon scored (6-5)
Player of the Game
Shelley Duncan brought Yankee Stadium into a frenzy with a game winning 3-run home run in the 8th inning off of O's reliver Chad Bradford to keep the Yankees within a game and a half of the Red Sox for the division lead. Duncan also doubled on the night as the Yankees took home a 6-5 victory.
Standings
( Z - clinched playoff birth)
| American League East | |||||
| Team | W | L | GB | STRK | |
 | Z - Boston | 99 | 55 | - | W 5 |
 | Z - New York | 98 | 57 | 1.5 | W 1 |
 | Toronto | 80 | 75 | 19.5 | L 2 |
 | Tampa Bay | 71 | 83 | 28.0 | W 2 |
 | Baltimore | 67 | 88 | 32.5 | L 1 |
International League (AAA)
- No Game Scheduled| Norfolk Tides | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Team Scheduled | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norfolk Tides Regular Season
Record: 70-74
Place: Last
Eastern League (AA)
- No Game Scheduled
- No Game Scheduled| Bowie Baysox | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Team Scheduled | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowie Baysox Regular Season
Record: 79-63
Place: 1st
****Eastern League South Division Champions****
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