Baltimore 12, Pittsburgh 6
When: 7:05 PM ET, Thursday, June 14, 2012
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Temperature:
79°
Umpires:
Home -
James Hoye, 1B -
Jim Joyce, 2B -
Jim Reynolds, 3B -
Victor Carapazza
Attendance:
29995
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Orioles 12, Pirates 6: Steve Pearce homered and drove in five runs and Matt Wieters went 4-for-5 with five RBIs as host Baltimore completed a three-game interleague sweep.
Mark Reynolds also went 4-for-5 with a homer, two RBIs and three runs scored and Chris Davis had two hits and crossed the plate three times for the Orioles, who have won a season high-tying five straight games.
Baltimore, which recorded 16 hits, pounced on Pittsburgh starter Erik Bedard (4-7) for four runs in the first inning, with Pearce highlighting the rally with a two-run double. Wieters, who began the uprising with an RBI single, drove in a run in the third with a ground-rule double to give the Orioles a 5-0 cushion.
Pearce followed Wieters' two-run single in the fourth with a three-run homer, his first of the season. Wieters added an RBI double in the sixth and Reynolds launched a solo shot in the eighth for Baltimore's final run.
Tommy Hunter (3-3) held Pittsburgh hitless through the first four innings before allowing five runs over the next two frames. The right-hander yielded seven hits and struck out five without a walk, and registered his first victory since April 24 against Toronto.
Bedard was battered for seven runs and eight hits in just 3 1/3 innings. The former Oriole has lost three straight on the road.
Rod Barajas belted a three-run homer for the Pirates, who have lost three in a row for the first time since a five-game slide from April 10-14.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hunter had gone 0-2 over his previous seven starts. ... With eight doubles and two homers on Thursday, Baltimore has collected 27 extra-base hits over its last six games. ... LF Steve Tolleson and 3B Robert Andino were the only starters in the Orioles' lineup without a hit. ... The Pirates will be without Charlie Morton for the rest of the season as the right-hander underwent surgery to repair his ulnar collateral ligament. The 28-year-old, who last pitched on May 29, went 2-6 with a 4.65 ERA in nine starts.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
Baltimore |
|
Erik Bedard |
Player |
Tommy Hunter |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
3.1 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
1 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
8 |
Hits |
7 |
|
18.90 |
ERA |
7.50 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh |
|
Baltimore |
|
Clint Barmes | Player |
Mark Reynolds |
|
2 |
Hits |
4 |
|
0 |
RBI |
2 |
|
0 |
HR |
1 |
|
2 |
TB |
9 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.800 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
10 |
1 |
15 |
.270 |
13 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Baltimore
|
16 |
2 |
30 |
.400 |
19 |
4 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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