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 Baltimore secured the initial round of bragging rights in the 2008 Beltway Battle with DC’s Nationals winning the first two but dropping the third in the weekend series.All games close, all games fun, and most importantly, two of three to the Orioles in this year’s edition of the young regional rivalry. With scores of 5-3, 6-5, and the losing side of 2-1 the storyline is evident in the Orioles offense – or lack of. Alex Cintron got his first starts of the season Saturday and Sunday and delighted Orioles fans going 4 for 6 over the two days. This kind of production could provide a challenge to Freddy Bynum’s hold of the shortstop position. Injured catcher Ramon Hernandez made his less than triumphant return hitting just 1 for 8 on the weekend. Guthrie took another hard loss on the season when the bats couldn’t get him any support in Sunday’s wet bicycle-to-the-stadium series finale. The offense just didn’t have the horses to get something going in the last game of the home stand. Coming up next, the Birds fly north to the Bronx to take on the Yankees Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The Yanks have descended further into the basement losing their series against the Mets and going three and seven in their last ten while the Orioles are only two and a half out of first. (Saturday Box Score) (Sunday Box Score) (AP Photo) |
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Allowing only 1 run on 3 hits and 1 walk while striking out 7 in a full 9 innings of work, the new and improved Cabrera’s record goes to 3 wins and 1 loss. This is the fifth complete game in the young hurlers five year career; a career that has seen domination of the Kansas City Royals with a 2.25 ERA and 4-0 record. Nick Markakis was the offensive spark in the third with his seventh homerun of the season; this one a three run shot off of rookie Luke Hochevar. The first run came in the first on a Hochevar wild pitch with Millar at the plate, allowing Markakis to score. The Orioles made the most of their offensive spots only needing six hits for their four runs, something they have struggled with as they lost eight of their last eleven games. (AP Photo: Charlie Riedel) Bynum In, L. Hernandez Out, Torres Down, Cintron Who Dave Trembley started the newly rehabbed Freddy Bynum at shortstop last night, where he promptly went 2 for 4 with a run scored. The Coach confirmed that Bynum is now the everyday shortstop and Luis Hernandez has been relegated to the bench utility role. It’s no surprise that this move sends Eider Torres back to the minors with his line of two hits in nine major league at-bats and three errors on thirteen chances still intact. Alex Cintron, veteran shortstop who singed a minor league deal after the beginning of the season, now seems to be left out of the party. His .302 BA and ten RBI with the Tides weren’t enough to earn this 2000 post-season all-star a major league contract. Cintron can opt-out of his minor league deal to test the free agent market as of 5/15. |
The Orioles snapped their five-game losing streak Thursday night with a 4-1 win behind a sparkling performance by Daniel Cabrera. Categories:
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 The Baltimore Sun reports that recently demoted Scott Moore is getting work at shortstop. Moore has played nearly every other position on the field at one time or another, so why not give him a shot at short. Luis Hernandez with his .182 road average, 2 regular season errors, and 7 pre-season errors, must be feeling pretty uncomfortable at the moment. Unless they're sending him to Chicago with Roberts, we're going to be playing Guess The Shortstop for the next month or so. Speaking of, has anyone heard an update on Alex Cintron? I figured he would have been taking over the position any day now. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) |
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