Baltimore 4, Boston 1
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Temperature:
76°
Umpires:
Home -
Larry Vanover, 1B -
Brian Gorman, 2B -
Todd Tichenor, 3B -
Alan Porter
Attendance:
25171
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Orioles 4, Red Sox 1: Rookie Steve Tolleson hit his first home run and Brian Matusz matched a career high with nine strikeouts as host Baltimore evened the three-game series against Boston.
Matusz (4-4) surrendered one run and two hits while walking one in 6 1/3 innings. The left-hander has won three straight starts and four of five.
Felix Doubront (4-2) was nearly as sharp for the Red Sox, striking out nine while allowing two runs on four hits and a pair of walks in six innings.
Doubront’s one big mistake came in the second, when he left a first-pitch fastball over the outside of the plate against Tolleson with a runner on first. The 28-year-old Tolleson belted it over the wall in left-center for a 2-0 lead.
Wilson Betemit tacked on some insurance with a two-run homer off Matt Albers in the eighth.
Two relievers bridged the gap to closer Jim Johnson, who worked a perfect ninth for his major league-leading 16th save.
Kevin Youkilis provided Boston’s lone run with a solo blast and Adrian Gonzalez had the only other hit for the Red Sox, a single in the second.
Boston (21-22) has squandered three separate chances to move over .500.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Boston activated Youkilis from the disabled list and started him at first base, leaving rookie Will Middlebrooks at third and shifting Gonzalez to right field. … The Red Sox placed OF Cody Ross (foot) on the 15-day disabled list and OF Ryan Sweeney (concussion) on the seven-day DL on Tuesday. … Orioles 2B Brian Roberts, who has been out over a year with post-concussion symptoms, will begin a minor-league rehab assignment on Wednesday at Double-A Bowie.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Boston |
|
Baltimore |
|
Felix Doubront |
Player |
Brian Matusz |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.1 |
|
9 |
Strikeouts |
9 |
|
4 |
Hits |
2 |
|
3.00 |
ERA |
1.42 |
Hitting
| Boston |
|
Baltimore |
|
Kevin Youkilis | Player |
Nick Markakis |
|
1 |
Hits |
2 |
|
1 |
RBI |
0 |
|
1 |
HR |
0 |
|
4 |
TB |
2 |
|
.333 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Boston
|
2 |
1 |
5 |
.069 |
6 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Baltimore
|
7 |
2 |
13 |
.226 |
16 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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