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09-15-2006, 10:35 AM
Rack up another loss. :hmm:
I don't see how these guys can still even get words out when they're talking to the press. They must be so tired of answering questions at this stage.
Red Sox 6, Orioles 5
Bullpen costs O's against Red Sox
Single by Loretta in ninth off Lopez boosts Boston
By Jeff Zrebiec
Sun reporter
Originally published September 15, 2006
Given the performance of the bullpen all season, it seemed extremely unlikely. To get another rare win against the Boston Red Sox, Orioles relievers needed to get 11 outs while nursing a two-run lead.
They managed to get only six by the time that lead disappeared. Closer Chris Ray gave up a game-tying single to Mark Loretta with one out in the eighth inning, and Rodrigo Lopez allowed the go-ahead base hit to Loretta in the ninth.
Lopez walked the first two Boston hitters in the ninth before Loretta's two-out single to left field. Mike Timlin then got out of a dicey situation in the bottom of the inning, saving the Red Sox's 6-5 victory over the Orioles before 27,741 at Camden Yards.
"You can't come out there in a tie ballgame and walk the first two guys," Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo said. "It ended up costing us."
In his third relief outing of the season, Lopez walked Jason Varitek and Trot Nixon to start the ninth. He did strike out Kevin Youkilis with the bases loaded for the second out, but he hung a slider to Loretta, who ripped it past shortstop Miguel Tejada .
"In that role, I am not going to make excuses [while] walking the first two guys of the inning," said Lopez, the demoted starter who is 9-16.
In the bottom of the ninth, Timlin allowed a leadoff double to Melvin Mora , who daringly moved to third on Nick Markakis ' shallow fly ball to center field for the first out.
"It was gutsy," Perlozzo said. "I don't know that I would have done it if that was me, but it paid off for us. It gave us a chance to tie the ballgame."
But after intentionally walking Tejada to put runners on the corners with one out, Timlin got Ramon Hernandez to hit into a double play to end the game.
In a quiet clubhouse after the game, the Orioles (63-83) packed up and then headed to Detroit for the start of a six-game road trip. They were feeling the sting of a disappointing 2-5 homestand, along with another loss to the Red Sox, who are now 13-2 against them this season.
Failing to command his fastball, Orioles rookie left-hander Adam Loewen struggled throughout, but he did enough to leave with a 5-3 lead, thanks to his team's five-run fourth inning against Boston starter Lenny DiNardo.
Trailing 3-0 in the fourth, the Orioles strung together four straight singles off DiNardo and then completed the damage with Jeff Fiorentino's two-run single and Brian Roberts ' RBI double that gave the home team a two-run advantage.
Now trying to hold the lead, Loewen got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth by getting Varitek to pop out to shallow center field. After he got the first out in the sixth when Markakis made a leaping catch to take away what appeared to be a home run by Trot Nixon, his evening was over.
"It was a game where my fastball didn't have any life and I didn't have the command when I needed it," said Loewen, who nonetheless limited Boston to three earned runs on six hits through 5 1/3 . "I used my changeup. That's just part of the learning process."
Said Perlozzo: "His fastball wasn't there from the start and [he] went to some secondary pitches. ... That's the sign of a good pitcher."
Loewen has allowed more than three earned runs just once in his past eight starts. However, the Orioles certainly would have liked for him to go a little longer last night.
"It was a good feeling coming out of the game when we had the lead," Loewen said. "It was a tough game to lose because we had the lead for so long."
With 11 outs still needed, Chris Britton got the first two and then Perlozzo brought in rookie Jim Hoey, who was named the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year before the game, to start the seventh.
Hoey allowed a leadoff walk to David Ortiz, who came around to score on Varitek's RBI double that just bounced away from Markakis in right field. With the tying run on second, Perlozzo brought in left-hander Brian Burres, who struck out Nixon looking to end the seventh.
Todd Williams got the first out of the eighth, but Perlozzo went to Ray after Williams gave up a one-out single to pinch hitter Eric Hinske. The Orioles' closer couldn't seal the win, giving up consecutive softly hit singles, the last from Loretta, who tied the game at 5. To Ray's credit, he kept the game there, getting Wily Mo Pena to foul out and Mike Lowell to line out with the bases loaded.
"I made my pitches and they got a couple of bloop hits and then when [Lowell] hit one hard, it went right at somebody," said Ray, who has four blown saves. "That's baseball."
The game was delayed 21 minutes because of rain, but many fans were still around when Hernandez fell behind 0-2 in the ninth and then hit a grounder right at Alex Cora, who flipped to second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who then fired to Loretta to complete the double play. "I was looking for a fly ball or gapper to win it, quite honestly," Perlozzo said.
Copyright © 2006, The Baltimore Sun |
I don't see how these guys can still even get words out when they're talking to the press. They must be so tired of answering questions at this stage.
Red Sox 6, Orioles 5
Bullpen costs O's against Red Sox
Single by Loretta in ninth off Lopez boosts Boston
By Jeff Zrebiec
Sun reporter
Originally published September 15, 2006
Given the performance of the bullpen all season, it seemed extremely unlikely. To get another rare win against the Boston Red Sox, Orioles relievers needed to get 11 outs while nursing a two-run lead.
They managed to get only six by the time that lead disappeared. Closer Chris Ray gave up a game-tying single to Mark Loretta with one out in the eighth inning, and Rodrigo Lopez allowed the go-ahead base hit to Loretta in the ninth.
Lopez walked the first two Boston hitters in the ninth before Loretta's two-out single to left field. Mike Timlin then got out of a dicey situation in the bottom of the inning, saving the Red Sox's 6-5 victory over the Orioles before 27,741 at Camden Yards.
"You can't come out there in a tie ballgame and walk the first two guys," Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo said. "It ended up costing us."
In his third relief outing of the season, Lopez walked Jason Varitek and Trot Nixon to start the ninth. He did strike out Kevin Youkilis with the bases loaded for the second out, but he hung a slider to Loretta, who ripped it past shortstop Miguel Tejada .
"In that role, I am not going to make excuses [while] walking the first two guys of the inning," said Lopez, the demoted starter who is 9-16.
In the bottom of the ninth, Timlin allowed a leadoff double to Melvin Mora , who daringly moved to third on Nick Markakis ' shallow fly ball to center field for the first out.
"It was gutsy," Perlozzo said. "I don't know that I would have done it if that was me, but it paid off for us. It gave us a chance to tie the ballgame."
But after intentionally walking Tejada to put runners on the corners with one out, Timlin got Ramon Hernandez to hit into a double play to end the game.
In a quiet clubhouse after the game, the Orioles (63-83) packed up and then headed to Detroit for the start of a six-game road trip. They were feeling the sting of a disappointing 2-5 homestand, along with another loss to the Red Sox, who are now 13-2 against them this season.
Failing to command his fastball, Orioles rookie left-hander Adam Loewen struggled throughout, but he did enough to leave with a 5-3 lead, thanks to his team's five-run fourth inning against Boston starter Lenny DiNardo.
Trailing 3-0 in the fourth, the Orioles strung together four straight singles off DiNardo and then completed the damage with Jeff Fiorentino's two-run single and Brian Roberts ' RBI double that gave the home team a two-run advantage.
Now trying to hold the lead, Loewen got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth by getting Varitek to pop out to shallow center field. After he got the first out in the sixth when Markakis made a leaping catch to take away what appeared to be a home run by Trot Nixon, his evening was over.
"It was a game where my fastball didn't have any life and I didn't have the command when I needed it," said Loewen, who nonetheless limited Boston to three earned runs on six hits through 5 1/3 . "I used my changeup. That's just part of the learning process."
Said Perlozzo: "His fastball wasn't there from the start and [he] went to some secondary pitches. ... That's the sign of a good pitcher."
Loewen has allowed more than three earned runs just once in his past eight starts. However, the Orioles certainly would have liked for him to go a little longer last night.
"It was a good feeling coming out of the game when we had the lead," Loewen said. "It was a tough game to lose because we had the lead for so long."
With 11 outs still needed, Chris Britton got the first two and then Perlozzo brought in rookie Jim Hoey, who was named the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year before the game, to start the seventh.
Hoey allowed a leadoff walk to David Ortiz, who came around to score on Varitek's RBI double that just bounced away from Markakis in right field. With the tying run on second, Perlozzo brought in left-hander Brian Burres, who struck out Nixon looking to end the seventh.
Todd Williams got the first out of the eighth, but Perlozzo went to Ray after Williams gave up a one-out single to pinch hitter Eric Hinske. The Orioles' closer couldn't seal the win, giving up consecutive softly hit singles, the last from Loretta, who tied the game at 5. To Ray's credit, he kept the game there, getting Wily Mo Pena to foul out and Mike Lowell to line out with the bases loaded.
"I made my pitches and they got a couple of bloop hits and then when [Lowell] hit one hard, it went right at somebody," said Ray, who has four blown saves. "That's baseball."
The game was delayed 21 minutes because of rain, but many fans were still around when Hernandez fell behind 0-2 in the ninth and then hit a grounder right at Alex Cora, who flipped to second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who then fired to Loretta to complete the double play. "I was looking for a fly ball or gapper to win it, quite honestly," Perlozzo said.
Copyright © 2006, The Baltimore Sun |