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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT HOUSTON ASTROS 09/11/2044 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 2706 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2044 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Baltimore Orioles (75-67) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 |  
								| Houston Astros (47-95) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Orioles Take Down Astros, 5-4 |  
					| Starting pitcher Randy Johnson Jr. pitched well enough to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Houston Astros, 5-4. Baltimore reliever Matt Tomlinson picked up the win, upping his record to 6-0. Mat Pear was saddled with the loss. Errol Dondale, credited with the save, is now 30 for 37 in save opportunities. 
 Baltimore used the timely hitting of Rudo Garciaparra to seize the win. The designated hitter stroked a run-scoring  single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Orioles on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.
 
 "We found a way to get it done," Johnson Jr. said.
 
 The current losing streak for Houston has reached 4 games.
 
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					| BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - S. Sornson pinch hit for A. Leon in the 7th b - J. Hayes pinch hit for S. Sornson in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
S. Kudo
 (16, 6th Inning off S. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs) 
, 
K. Howard
 (20, 9th Inning off M. Pear, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
R. Garciaparra
, 
M. Peckermark
 3
, 
B. Pepin
, 
S. Kudo
 4
, 
K. Howard
 4
, 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
, 
J. Hamilton
 2-out RBI: 
R. Garciaparra
, 
M. Peckermark
, 
S. Kudo
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
B. Pepin
 GIDP: 
B. Pepin
, 
S. Kudo
, 
S. Sornson
 Team LOB: 
7
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								| a - B. Myers pinch hit for C. Fitzgerald in the 9th 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
J. Froyd
 (26, 8th Inning off M. Tomlinson, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
N. Kopchak
 (5, 9th Inning off E. Dondale, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. Trump
, 
J. Gardner
 2
, 
J. Froyd
 5
, 
I. Jarvis
 2
, 
C. Fitzgerald
, 
N. Kopchak
 4
 2-out RBI: 
J. Trump
, 
J. Gardner
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
A. de Vries
, 
M. Thompson
, 
C. Fitzgerald
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
C. Fitzgerald
 (4)
 Double Plays: 
3 (Trump-Froyd-Thompson, Trump-Froyd-Thompson, Fitzgerald-Trump-Thompson)
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					| BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| S. Walker | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 5.48 |  
	| M. Staus | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5.07 |  
	| M. Pear L (1-5), BS (6) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5.17 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Randy Johnson Jr. Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
 Start Time: 
6:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:33
 Attendance: 
26099
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