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05-30-2003, 03:59 PM
OKAY, KIDS!!!!! MM IS GOING TO THE GAME!!!! BETTER GET HIM A WIN!!!!
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KNOCK 'EM DEAD, OMAR!!! :2guns:
05/29/2003 11:50 PM ET
Daal again faces Rangers
Texas (25-27) at Baltimore (25-27), 7:05 p.m. ET
By Gary Washburn / MLB.com
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles had their four-game winning streak snapped Thursday as Pat Hentgen walked five and allowed six runs in an 8-4 loss. The Rangers' powerful lineup had four doubles and a home run. So now it's Omar Daal's responsibility to stop the Rangers for the second time in a week.
It should be an interesting matchup between Hank Blalock, one of the American League's leading hitters, and Melvin Mora, who lost his Major League lead in hitting to Blalock on Thursday. Mora is hitting .356. Blalock is at .359.
The Orioles had their streak of banging out at least 10 hits snapped. They had eight Thursday but are still hitting .272 as a team. They have raised the team batting average 21 points in the past two weeks.
The Orioles play three more against Texas and then head to Houston for the beginning of Interleague play.
Pitching matchup:
BAL: LHP Omar Daal
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/112984.jpg
3-5, 4.98 in 2003
1-0, 4.50 in 2003 vs. TEX
1-0, 4.80 lifetime vs. TEX
TEX: RHP John Thomson
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/123307.jpg
3-5, 4.85 in 2003
0-1, 5.40 in 2003 vs. BAL
0-1, 5.40 lifetime vs. BAL
Player to watch: Daal has not won consecutive starts this season, so it remains to be seen if he can beat the Rangers twice in a row. He struck out eight on Saturday at Arlington.
Quotable: "They can make you do and say things you wouldn't normally say." -- Orioles manager Mike Hargrove on the Rangers' lineup. :umm: WHAT?! What exactly does that mean, Grover? :umm: :umm:
On the Internet:
MLB.TV
Gameday Audio
Gameday On television:
Rangers: Fox Sports Net
Orioles: KDFI 27
On radio:
Orioles: WBAL 1090
Rangers: KRLD 1080
Quick hits:
The Orioles have lost seven of Pat Hentgen's nine outings this season. The Rangers' first four hitters were a combined 6-for-8 against Hentgen. ... Mora went 1-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. He has batted .522 during that stretch. ... B.J. Surhoff made his first appearance since May 3. He grounded out to end the game. ... Jose Morban made a pinch-hitting appearance and struck out. He is 1-for-7 this season.
On deck: (All times ET)
Friday vs. Texas, 7:05 p.m.; Saturday vs. Texas, 7:05 p.m.; Sunday vs. Texas, 1:35 p.m.; Tuesday at Houston, 8:05 p.m.; Wednesday at Houston, 8:05 p.m.; Thursday at Houston, 8:05 p.m.; June 6 at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.
Gary Washburn is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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KNOCK 'EM DEAD, OMAR!!! :2guns:
05/29/2003 11:50 PM ET
Daal again faces Rangers
Texas (25-27) at Baltimore (25-27), 7:05 p.m. ET
By Gary Washburn / MLB.com
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles had their four-game winning streak snapped Thursday as Pat Hentgen walked five and allowed six runs in an 8-4 loss. The Rangers' powerful lineup had four doubles and a home run. So now it's Omar Daal's responsibility to stop the Rangers for the second time in a week.
It should be an interesting matchup between Hank Blalock, one of the American League's leading hitters, and Melvin Mora, who lost his Major League lead in hitting to Blalock on Thursday. Mora is hitting .356. Blalock is at .359.
The Orioles had their streak of banging out at least 10 hits snapped. They had eight Thursday but are still hitting .272 as a team. They have raised the team batting average 21 points in the past two weeks.
The Orioles play three more against Texas and then head to Houston for the beginning of Interleague play.
Pitching matchup:
BAL: LHP Omar Daal
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/112984.jpg
3-5, 4.98 in 2003
1-0, 4.50 in 2003 vs. TEX
1-0, 4.80 lifetime vs. TEX
TEX: RHP John Thomson
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/images/gameday/mugshots/123307.jpg
3-5, 4.85 in 2003
0-1, 5.40 in 2003 vs. BAL
0-1, 5.40 lifetime vs. BAL
Player to watch: Daal has not won consecutive starts this season, so it remains to be seen if he can beat the Rangers twice in a row. He struck out eight on Saturday at Arlington.
Quotable: "They can make you do and say things you wouldn't normally say." -- Orioles manager Mike Hargrove on the Rangers' lineup. :umm: WHAT?! What exactly does that mean, Grover? :umm: :umm:
On the Internet:
MLB.TV
Gameday Audio
Gameday On television:
Rangers: Fox Sports Net
Orioles: KDFI 27
On radio:
Orioles: WBAL 1090
Rangers: KRLD 1080
Quick hits:
The Orioles have lost seven of Pat Hentgen's nine outings this season. The Rangers' first four hitters were a combined 6-for-8 against Hentgen. ... Mora went 1-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 11 games. He has batted .522 during that stretch. ... B.J. Surhoff made his first appearance since May 3. He grounded out to end the game. ... Jose Morban made a pinch-hitting appearance and struck out. He is 1-for-7 this season.
On deck: (All times ET)
Friday vs. Texas, 7:05 p.m.; Saturday vs. Texas, 7:05 p.m.; Sunday vs. Texas, 1:35 p.m.; Tuesday at Houston, 8:05 p.m.; Wednesday at Houston, 8:05 p.m.; Thursday at Houston, 8:05 p.m.; June 6 at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.
Gary Washburn is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.