Baltimore 5, Seattle 4
When: 10:10 PM ET, Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Where: T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Washington
Temperature:
59°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Winters, 1B -
Mark Wegner, 2B -
Wally Bell, 3B -
Brian Knight
Attendance:
16270
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Orioles 5, Mariners 4: Robert Andino belted a home run to left field with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to lift visiting Baltimore over Seattle.
Andino’s homer off Charlie Furbush (4-2) came after the Orioles squandered a 4-0 lead. They won for just the second time in eight games.
Baltimore starter Wei-Yin Chen retired the first 19 batters he faced but received a no-decision due to Pedro Strop’s ineffective relief outing.
Chen struck out nine and was charged with two runs and two hits in 7 1/3 innings. He had a perfect game until Casper Wells lined a 3-2 fastball into the left-field stands with one out in the seventh.
The left-handed Chen was removed after allowing a one-out double in the eighth by Michael Saunders. Strop retired just one batter while allowing three hits and a walk.
Justin Smoak and pinch hitter John Jaso had run-scoring singles to pull Seattle within 4-3 and Kyle Seager drew a bases-loaded walk to tie the contest.
Darren O’Day (5-0) recorded the final out of the eighth and Jim Johnson worked the ninth for his 24th save in 25 opportunities.
Matt Wieters had a two-run single as the Orioles chased All-Star Felix Hernandez with a four-run sixth inning.
Hernandez blanked Baltimore over the first five frames before the Orioles strung together four consecutive singles to start the sixth. A line-drive base hit to center by Chris Davis accounted for the first run and Adam Jones followed suit to make it 2-0.
One out later, Wieters delivered his two-run single to right-center field, knocking Hernandez out of the contest.
Hernandez allowed four runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out eight without a walk.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Chen had lost back-to-back starts and gave up nine runs (eight earned) in 11 1/3 innings during the span. … Smoak is just 3-for-34 over his last 10 games. … The Orioles placed 2B Brian Roberts (groin) on the disabled list prior to the game. OF Xavier Avery replaced Roberts on the roster and went 3-for-5. … Saunders went 1-for-3 after missing Seattle’s previous four games with a stomach flu.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Baltimore |
|
Seattle |
|
Wei-Yin Chen |
Player |
Felix Hernandez |
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
7.1 |
IP |
5.1 |
|
9 |
Strikeouts |
8 |
|
2 |
Hits |
8 |
|
2.45 |
ERA |
6.75 |
Hitting
| Baltimore |
|
Seattle |
|
Xavier Avery | Player |
John Jaso |
|
3 |
Hits |
1 |
|
0 |
RBI |
1 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
4 |
TB |
1 |
|
.600 |
Avg |
1.000 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Baltimore
|
11 |
1 |
15 |
.289 |
11 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Seattle
|
5 |
1 |
9 |
.156 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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