Orioles drop Safeco opener
Mariners 8, Orioles 6
Javy Lopez tosses his bat after stranding a pair of runners to end the third. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
Ramon Hernandez gave the Orioles a short-lived lead with a run-scoring double in the first inning. Javy Lopez smacked an RBI single in the fifth to pull the O's back within a run before the Mariners pulled away. Miguel Tejada homered and scored three runs.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 22, 2006
Baltimore
(20-25)
Lost 3
Seattle 8, Baltimore 6
Today's Boxes 5/22/06
TOR 6, TB 4
FLA 9, CHC 1
HOU 10, WSH 3
BOS 9, NYY 5
CIN 15, MIL 5
TEX 3, LAA 2
CWS 5, OAK 4
DET 8, KC 0
ARI 4, PIT 3
ATL 3, SD 1
LAD 6, COL 1
SF 9, STL 2
Seattle
(21-25)
Won 4
May 22, 2006
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Standings thru 5/22/06  | Gameday  | Orioles Stats  | Mariners Stats
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fahey , 2B5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .246
Mora , 3B5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .298
Tejada , SS3 3 1 1 2 0 2 .347
Gibbons , RF5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267
Hernandez , C4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .309
Lopez , DH4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .263
Conine , 1B3 1 0 0 1 2 5 .232
Patterson , CF4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .287
Matos , LF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .148
Totals 37 6 11 6 5 6 13
BATTING 2B : Hernandez (8, Moyer), Matos (2, Moyer).HR : Tejada (13, 7th inning off Green, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Fahey; Mora 2; Tejada 4; Gibbons; Hernandez 3; Lopez; Patterson; Matos 3.RBI : Hernandez (29), Lopez (13), Tejada (35), Fahey (5), Mora 2 (22).2-out RBI : Hernandez; Lopez; Fahey; Mora 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Conine 3; Lopez; Fahey.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING CS : Patterson (1, 2nd base by Moyer/Johjima).PO : Patterson (1st base by Moyer). FIELDING Outfield assists : Patterson (Beltre at 2nd base).DP : (Mora-Fahey-Conine).
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , RF3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .320
Lopez , 2B4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .309
Ibanez , LF1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .283
Sexson , 1B4 1 1 4 0 0 2 .202
Everett , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Beltre , 3B4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .207
Johjima , C3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
Bloomquist , CF3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
Betancourt , SS3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
Totals 29 8 7 8 4 2 4
BATTING HR : Lopez (7, 1st inning off Bedard, 1 on, 0 out), Sexson (6, 5th inning off Bedard, 3 on, 1 out).TB : Suzuki 2; Lopez 5; Sexson 4; Beltre; Betancourt.RBI : Lopez 3 (37), Beltre (13), Sexson 4 (24).2-out RBI : Beltre.GIDP : Lopez.Team LOB : 1. FIELDING Pickoffs : Moyer (Patterson at 1st base).
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Moyer (W, 2-4)6.0 7 2 2 4 4 0 3.66
Green 1.2 4 4 4 1 1 1 7.88
Mateo (H, 2)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.92
Guardado (S, 5)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.17
WP : Green.Pitches-strikes : Bedard 103-61, Britton 10-8, Rleal 8-6, Hawkins 14-8, Moyer 111-65, Green 44-28, Mateo 3-2, Guardado 15-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Bedard 9-3, Britton 1-2, Rleal 1-2, Hawkins 0-3, Moyer 3-10, Green 4-0, Mateo 1-0, Guardado 0-2.Batters faced : Bedard 24, Britton 3, Rleal 3, Hawkins 3, Moyer 28, Green 10, Mateo 1, Guardado 3.Inherited runners-scored : Mateo 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ed Montague. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Marvin Hudson.Weather : 62 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:41.Att : 18,820.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner