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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS 05/22/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS |  
					| GAME ID: 1258 - TUESDAY, MAY 22ND , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Baltimore Orioles (25-19) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |  
								| Oakland Athletics (22-25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Orioles Nip Athletics, 5-4 |  
					| Orioles center fielder Bob Melley put his stamp on his team's 5-4 win over the Oakland Athletics. Melley went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for Baltimore in the contest.  Justin Dine, now 1-0, was credited with the win. He allowed no runs on 6 hits, while striking out 0 and walking 0. The save was credited to Riso Profanter, his 8th. 
 The Orioles got a big hit from second baseman Paul Diaz. In the top of the seventh, Diaz pounded a run-scoring  triple to center. His 2nd triple of the season put the Orioles ahead, 5-0.
 
 "Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Baltimore manager Mike Neugebauer.
 
 Baltimore raised its record to 25-19 with the win.
 
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					| BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - M. Peckermark substituted for S. Kudo in the 8th b - B. Ballard substituted for B. Melley in the 8th
 c - J. Basich substituted for R. Garciaparra in the 8th
 d - G. Pace substituted for M. Maudad in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
B. Melley
 (3, 5th Inning off H. Vanderhyden, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Triples: 
P. Diaz
 (2, 7th Inning off D. Noffsinger, 1 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
B. Melley
 (5, 4th Inning off H. Vanderhyden, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
S. Kudo
, 
B. Melley
 6
, 
R. Garciaparra
, 
K. Sanchez
, 
P. Diaz
 3
 2-out RBI: 
B. Melley
, 
K. Sanchez
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
B. Melley
, 
R. Garciaparra
 GIDP: 
R. Johnson Jr.
 Team LOB: 
3
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
S. Kudo
 2 (9)
 CS: 
S. Kudo
 (2)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Maudad-Kudo)
 OF assists: 
2 (Maudad(Bradford at 3rd base), Garciaparra(Bernal at home))
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								| a - R. Langlois inserted as DH in the 3rd 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
S. Piat
 (6, 7th Inning off M. Hurst, 1 on, 2 outs) 
, 
M. Blair
 (6, 7th Inning off J. Tanner, 3 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
Q. Bradford
 2
, 
R. Shrewsbury
 2
, 
R. Langlois
, 
S. Piat
 2
, 
J. May
, 
S. Kubo
 3
, 
M. Blair
 2
, 
P. Jansen
, 
J. Bernal
 2-out RBI: 
S. Piat
, 
M. Blair
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
Q. Bradford
, 
R. Langlois
, 
P. Jansen
 2
, 
J. Bernal
 Sac Bunt: 
S. Kubo
 Hit by Pitch: 
J. May
, 
P. Jansen
 Team LOB: 
13
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Bradford-Shrewsbury-May)
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					| BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE |  | OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| PITCHING Game Score: 
E. Dondale
 51
 Batters Faced: 
E. Dondale
 8, 
J. Dine
 15, 
M. Hurst
 8, 
J. Tanner
 9, 
R. Profanter
 4
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
E. Dondale
 3-2, 
J. Dine
 4-4, 
M. Hurst
 1-0, 
J. Tanner
 3-1, 
R. Profanter
 1-2
 Pitches - Strikes: 
E. Dondale
 44-25, 
J. Dine
 57-36, 
M. Hurst
 27-18, 
J. Tanner
 31-16, 
R. Profanter
 12-9
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
M. Hurst
 1-0
, 
J. Tanner
 1-1
 Hit Batsmen: 
J. Dine
, 
J. Tanner
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Bob Melley Ballpark: 
O.co Coliseum
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
6:07 PM PT
 Time: 
3:39
 Attendance: 
38371
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