Orioles fall short in finale
Yankees 6, Orioles 1
Rodrigo Lopez allowed five runs on nine hits over seven innings. (Chris Gardner/AP)
By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
Baltimore couldn't take advantage of leadoff doubles in the first two innings and waited two more before scoring its first run. Nick Markakis' RBI single in the fourth inning was the O's only run-scoring hit as Rodrigo Lopez was touched for four solo homers by the Yankees in seven innings of work.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 06, 2006
NY Yankees
(66-42)
Won 1
NY Yankees 6, Baltimore 1
Today's Boxes 8/6/06
DET 1, CLE 0
LAD 7, FLA 3
TOR 7, CWS 3
ATL 6, CIN 4
TB 7, BOS 6
MIN 11, KC 5
STL 7, MIL 1
CHC 6, PIT 1
LAA 9, TEX 1
SF 6, COL 2
OAK 7, SEA 6
SD 3, WSH 2
ARI 4, HOU 3
NYM 8, PHI 1
Baltimore
(50-62)
Lost 1
August 6, 2006
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Standings thru 8/6/06  | Gameday  | Yankees Stats  | Orioles Stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , DH5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .291
Jeter , SS5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .348
Abreu , RF4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .286
Rodriguez , 3B5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .277
Giambi , 1B3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .256
1-Phillips , PR-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241
Williams , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .275
Cabrera , LF3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .283
Fasano , C4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235
Green , 2B4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .169
Totals 38 6 12 6 2 10 16
1-Ran for Giambi in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Abreu (28, Lopez, R), Giambi (16, Lopez, R), Fasano (9, Lopez, R).HR : Jeter (9, 1st inning off Lopez, R, 0 on, 1 out), Damon (15, 3rd inning off Lopez, R, 0 on, 0 out), Cabrera (5, 4th inning off Lopez, R, 0 on, 0 out), Giambi (32, 5th inning off Lopez, R, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Damon 5; Jeter 4; Abreu 4; Giambi 7; Cabrera 4; Fasano 2; Green.RBI : Jeter (68), Damon (53), Giambi 2 (87), Cabrera (34), Abreu (66).2-out RBI : Giambi 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Williams 2; Rodriguez; Phillips.GIDP : Jeter.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Abreu 2 (22, 2nd base off Lopez, R/Widger, 2nd base off Lopez, R/Widger).CS : Phillips (2, 2nd base by Manon/Widger). FIELDING E : Phillips (6, throw).
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts , 2B5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295
Mora , 3B3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287
Tejada , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .330
Gibbons , DH4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .288
Conine , LF3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .271
Patterson , CF2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .284
Millar , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .236
Markakis , RF4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .292
Widger , C2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .179
a-Tatis , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385
Totals 32 1 6 1 4 3 23
a-Flied out for Widger in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Roberts (27, Wright), Conine (18, Wright).TB : Roberts 2; Gibbons; Conine 4; Markakis.RBI : Markakis (32).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gibbons 3; Markakis 3; Roberts; Patterson.S : Mora; Patterson.Team LOB : 10. FIELDING E : Mora (9, fielding).DP : (Tejada-Roberts-Millar).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wright (W, 8-6)6.0 5 1 1 4 3 0 4.38
Proctor 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.80
Rivera (S, 28)1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.84
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lopez, R (L, 8-12)7.0 9 5 5 1 7 4 6.21
Manon 1.1 3 1 0 1 2 0 2.25
Abreu 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
HBP : Abreu (by Lopez, R).Pitches-strikes : Wright 95-57, Proctor 16-14, Rivera 13-9, Lopez, R 104-68, Manon 29-18, Abreu 13-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Wright 8-7, Proctor 1-4, Rivera 2-2, Lopez, R 9-5, Manon 0-1, Abreu 0-1.Batters faced : Wright 27, Proctor 7, Rivera 4, Lopez, R 31, Manon 8, Abreu 2.Inherited runners-scored : Rivera 2-0, Abreu 2-0.Umpires : HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Kerwin Danley. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.Weather : 91 degrees, sunny.Wind : 5 mph, L to R.T : 2:54.Att : 45,693.
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