Inning: 1 Baltimore Joe Merloni pitching. Chris Fowler pops out to the second baseman. Brian Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Art Bishop strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Anaheim John Murray pitching. Rudy Kelley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tony Bluege grounds out to the second baseman. Norm Valo grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Brian Pemberton flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Alcantara grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! March Ball pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Anaheim Larry Lambert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Tim Picciolo grounds out to the shortstop. Trevor Erickson singles to left field. Mike Oravetz hits a home run. Trevor Erickson scores. Joe Hopper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Bill Henriquez grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. John Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Anaheim Joe Merloni strikes out. Rudy Kelley singles to right field. Tony Bluege grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Chris Fowler grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Hunter singles to center field. Art Bishop singles past the second baseman. Brian Hunter aggressively advances to third on the hit. Brian Pemberton singles to left field. Brian Hunter scores. Art Bishop advances to third on the hit. Brian Pemberton steals second. Tommy Alcantara grounds out to the shortstop. Art Bishop scores. Brian Pemberton advances to third on the play. March Ball singles to right field. Brian Pemberton scores. Bill Henriquez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Anaheim Norm Valo flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Larry Lambert lines out to the shortstop. Tim Picciolo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Gabe Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. John Murray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Fowler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Anaheim Trevor Erickson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Oravetz singles to left field. Joe Hopper grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Trevor Erickson advances to third on the play. Joe Merloni flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Brian Hunter strikes out. Art Bishop flies out to the right fielder. Brian Pemberton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Anaheim Rudy Kelley flies out to the right fielder. Tony Bluege doubles past the center fielder. Norm Valo singles to right field. Tony Bluege scores. Larry Lambert strikes out. Tim Picciolo hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ed Lancellotti comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Trevor Erickson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Tommy Alcantara singles to left field. March Ball singles past the third baseman. Tommy Alcantara advances to third on the hit. John Ramirez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bill Henriquez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tommy Alcantara scores. March Ball steals second. Gabe Ortiz walks. Boog Rivera is pinch hitting for Ed Lancellotti. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Boog Rivera walks. Chris Fowler triples. March Ball scores. Gabe Ortiz scores. Boog Rivera scores. Junior Blanchard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Hunter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Chris Fowler scores. Art Bishop singles to right field. Brian Pemberton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Anaheim Gary Ray pitching. Mike Oravetz doubles to center field. Joe Hopper walks. Cris Burrell is pinch hitting for Junior Blanchard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cris Burrell flies out to the left fielder. Rudy Kelley walks. Tony Bluege grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Oravetz scores. Joe Hopper advances to third on the play. Rudy Kelley advances to second on the play. Mitchell Nichol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Norm Valo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ken McCormick pitching. Tommy Alcantara grounds out to the shortstop. March Ball flies out to the center fielder. Bill Henriquez singles to right field. Bill Henriquez steals second. Gabe Ortiz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Anaheim Larry Lambert flies out to the left fielder. Tim Picciolo strikes out. Trevor Erickson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Henry Ramos is pinch hitting for Mitchell Nichol. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Ramos singles to right field. Henry Ramos is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chris Fowler doubles to center field. Brian Hunter walks. Chris Fowler steals third. Art Bishop singles to right field. Chris Fowler scores. Brian Hunter advances to third on the hit. Mike Widger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Pemberton flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Brian Hunter scores. Tommy Alcantara reached on a fielding error by Rudy Kelley. Jim Monzant is pinch hitting for March Ball. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Monzant strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Anaheim Akihito Nakajima pitching. Mike Oravetz grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hopper singles to center field. Tony Miller is pinch hitting for Mike Widger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tony Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hopper advances to second on the play. Rudy Kelley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Art Bishop. Joe Hopper scores. Tony Bluege flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 5 Anaheim total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Chris Fowler (4).3B - Chris Fowler (3).SF - Brian Pemberton, Bill Henriquez. Baserunning: SB - Chris Fowler (8), Brian Pemberton (5), March Ball (4), Bill Henriquez (1).CS - Henry Ramos (2). Fielding: E - Art Bishop.
Game Notes Akihito Nakajima is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Heiserman improves in contact_vs_righty Jamie Ahearne did not respond to coaching in range John Heiserman improves in contact_vs_righty
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Stu Knetzer improves in arm Jose Soff did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Gear did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty