MAJOR LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
06/24/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1067 - TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (32-39) 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 6 0
Tampa Bay Rays (36-37) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Orioles Topple Rays, 6-4
The Baltimore Orioles picked up a win at Tropicana Field, knocking off the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-4. Starting pitcher Jim Palmer was a big reason why. The Orioles, at 32-39, sit in last place in the American League Eastern Division.

Baltimore used a clutch at-bat from Ken Williams to capture the win. The left fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Orioles ahead, 6-4. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Williams told the Baltimore Chronicle.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Blair CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .263 7 18
F. Robinson RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .264 14 42
G. Sisler DH 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .266 4 29
K. Williams LF 4 1 1 3 0 2 0 .281 8 39
E. Murray 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .243 15 49
C. Ripken SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .282 13 42
B. Robinson 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .257 6 24
R. Kress 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 1 6
R. Dempsey C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .226 3 15
Totals 31 6 6 6 5 8 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Ripken (13, 2nd Inning off S. Kazmir, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Robinson (14, 3rd Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Williams (8, 5th Inning off S. Kazmir, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Robinson 4 , K. Williams 4 , E. Murray , C. Ripken 4 , R. Kress , R. Dempsey
2-out RBI: K. Williams
GIDP: R. Kress
Hit by Pitch: R. Kress
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Robinson (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ripken-Kress-Murray)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 5 0 2 0 0 3 2 .256 5 25
K. Kiermaier CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .211 4 26
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .337 6 35
B. Lowe 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .219 16 49
E. Longoria 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .223 9 35
D. Martinez RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .206 5 26
B. Zobrist SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 4 23
G. Vaughn DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .190 1 9
   a-A. Huff DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .153 1 4
T. Hall C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .224 0 10
   b-R. Winn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254 2 8
Totals 37 4 12 4 0 12 16      
a - A. Huff inserted as DH in the 9th
b - R. Winn pinch hit for T. Hall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hall (5, 3rd Inning off J. Palmer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Martinez (6, 3rd Inning off J. Palmer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Longoria (9, 3rd Inning off J. Palmer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 2 , K. Kiermaier , Y. Díaz , B. Lowe , E. Longoria 4 , D. Martinez 5 , B. Zobrist , T. Hall 3
2-out RBI: E. Longoria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier , B. Zobrist , G. Vaughn
GIDP: B. Zobrist
Hit by Pitch: B. Zobrist
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Crawford (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Zobrist-Lowe-Díaz)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Palmer W (6-7) 7.2 11 4 4 0 12 1 109 4.36   
T. Stoddard H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.93   
S. Miller SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Palmer 53
Batters Faced: J. Palmer 32, T. Stoddard 1, S. Miller 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Palmer 4-5, T. Stoddard 1-0, S. Miller 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Palmer 109-80, T. Stoddard 4-2, S. Miller 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Stoddard 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Miller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kazmir L (5-4) 4.2 4 6 6 3 5 3 89 5.30   
F. Rodney 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 2.30   
E. Yan 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kazmir 34
Batters Faced: S. Kazmir 22, F. Rodney 7, E. Yan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kazmir 4-5, F. Rodney 2-1, E. Yan 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kazmir 89-52, F. Rodney 30-20, E. Yan 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Kazmir
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Palmer
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 18802
Special Notes: Jim Palmer ties the Baltimore Orioles regular season game record for strikeouts with 12.
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