Blue Jays, Orioles set to begin stretch of divisional games
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05/28/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Already 18 games out of first place in the American League
East, the Baltimore Orioles can at least try to have some fun by shaking up
the standings with 12 straight matchups against their division opponents.
The Orioles will kick off their tour through the AL East tonight with the
first of three straight meetings with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
They will also visit the Yankees for three games before hosting Boston and New
York for six encounters at Camden Yards.
Baltimore has dropped four of five and nine of its last 12 games, including
the final two portions of a three-game home series versus the Oakland Athletics. In Thursday's 7-5 loss to the A's, Mark Hendrickson gave up three
runs during a decisive five-run eighth inning to absorb the loss and blow a
three-run lead for the Orioles, who got seven innings out of starter Brad
Bergesen. Bergesen permitted four runs on four hits and three walks.
"You take a three-run lead in there to the eighth and a lot of things happen
that don't go your way," said O's manager Dave Trembley. "You make the
decisions that you think are the right ones and you hope they work out."
Miguel Tejada drove in two runs, Matt Wieters had two hits and an RBI and
Julio Lugo finished 3-for-5 with a run scored in defeat.
Orioles outfielder Adam Jones finished with two hits and has hit in a career-
high 13 straight games, going 16-for-50 with a .320 batting average in that
time. He has hit safely in 18 of his last 19 contests.
Innings-eater Kevin Millwood could use some offensive firepower when he takes
the mound tonight for the O's. Millwood is 0-4 with a 3.71 earned run average
in 10 starts and has posted three straight no-decisions. He previously took
the hill at Nationals Park in Washington on Sunday and gave up three runs,
struck out eight and allowed eight hits in 6 1/3 innings of a 4-3 loss.
Millwood is 0-3 in five road starts this season and will face Toronto for the
second time in 2010. He lost to the Blue Jays in a 5-2 decision on April 11 at
Camden Yards, where he yielded four runs (1 earned) over 7 2/3 frames. The
veteran right-hander is just 2-5 with a 4.80 ERA in 10 career starts against
Toronto and is 1-3 in six lifetime starts at Rogers Centre.
Toronto commences its own barrage of matchups with the American League East
and will kick off a nine-game homestand Friday versus the Orioles, Rays and
Yankees. It will then visit Tampa Bay for three meetings to complete the 12-
game journey against division foes.
The Blue Jays have dropped five of seven games and just lost the last two
installments of a three-game road set against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. They suffered a 6-5 loss in Wednesday's series finale as Angels
outfielder Bobby Abreu drove in the game-winning run with a single in the
bottom of the ninth.
Scott Downs was saddled with the loss, while Edwin Encarnacion and Jeremy Reed
had two RBI apiece for the Blue Jays, who went 3-5 on an eight-game road trip.
"Our guys never quit. It's another tough loss," Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston
said. "I like the way our guys kept battling."
Brandon Morrow started for the Jays and did not factor in the decision after
allowing three runs and three hits in five innings.
Toronto is currently tied with Boston at 6 1/2 games off the AL East lead.
Shaun Marcum will lead the Jays into tonight's series opener and has been on a
roll since late April. Marcum opened the season 0-1 with a 4.00 earned run
average in his first four starts, but is 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA in six starts
since. He is coming off last Sunday's 12-4 win at Arizona in which he
scattered three runs through five innings. Marcum also struck out eight
batters to push his 2010 mark to 4-1 in 10 starts.
The right-hander faced Baltimore earlier this season in a 5-2 win at Camden
Yards, but did not record a decision with six innings of two-run ball. Marcum
is only 1-2 with a 5.68 ERA in 11 career games -- nine starts -- in this
series.
Toronto swept the Orioles in three games back in early April and has won eight
of the past 11 contests between the clubs. Baltimore is winless in its last
five visits to Rogers Centre.
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