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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT HOUSTON ASTROS 06/17/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT HOUSTON ASTROS |  
					| GAME ID: 1602 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Baltimore Orioles (20-50) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 |  
								| Houston Astros (30-39) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Rodriguez Jr. Powers Orioles Offense |  
					| The Baltimore Orioles topped the Houston Astros by a score of 9-8. Leading the way was third baseman Alex Rodriguez Jr.. Rodriguez Jr. went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles,  and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 for the Orioles. The winner in relief was Andy Rondeau. He is now 2-3. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 3 innings. Chris Dauphin was credited with the save for Baltimore, his 9th of the season. 
 Jason Hayes, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2037 draft, aided the Baltimore cause with a run-scoring  sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth. For the game, the first baseman was 1 for 3 with a walk.
 
 "The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Andy W Double Dip said.
 
 The Orioles go to 20-50 with the win.
 
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					| BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE |  | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - T. Takita substituted for J. Hayes in the 9th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
C. Herrera
 (6, 3rd Inning off S. Swanson, 2 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
 (14, 2nd Inning off S. Swanson, 1 on, 0 outs) 
, 
B. Pepin
 (6, 6th Inning off R. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
S. Kudo
 2
, 
B. Pepin
 4
, 
R. Garciaparra
, 
J. Hayes
, 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
 6
, 
C. Herrera
 2
, 
B. Feher
 2-out RBI: 
S. Kudo
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
B. Pepin
, 
J. Hayes
, 
R. Handy
, 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
 GIDP: 
V. Jackson
 Sac Fly: 
J. Hayes
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
S. Kudo
 2 (7)
, 
R. Garciaparra
 (10)
, 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
 (8)
 CS: 
S. Kudo
 (6)
, 
J. Hayes
 (5)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
S. Kudo
 (9)
 Double Plays: 
1 (Estrada-Garciaparra-Hayes)
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								| a - E. Katz pinch hit for J. Scott in the 9th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
C. Lane
 (4, 3rd Inning off J. Estrada, 2 on, 2 outs) 
, 
J. Woods
 (9, 8th Inning off S. Chinn, 0 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
J. Scott
 (2, 3rd Inning off J. Estrada, 2 on, 0 outs) 
, 
E. Chotkowski
 (10, 4th Inning off A. Rondeau, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
C. Lane
 (11, 8th Inning off S. Chinn, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Scott
 4
, 
D. Merrill
, 
J. Woods
 2
, 
J. Gardner
, 
C. Lane
 6
, 
B. Hill
, 
E. Chotkowski
 5
 2-out RBI: 
, 
C. Lane
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
R. Chavez
 GIDP: 
R. Chavez
 Team LOB: 
2
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
D. Merrill
 (2)
, 
C. Lane
 (5)
, 
R. Chavez
 (3)
 Double Plays: 
1 (Chotkowski-Chavez-Lane)
 OF assists: 
1 (Gardner(Herrera at 3rd base))
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								| PITCHING Game Score: 
J. Estrada
 24
 Batters Faced: 
J. Estrada
 15, 
A. Rondeau
 10, 
A. Escobosa
 4, 
S. Chinn
 5, 
C. Dauphin
 3
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
J. Estrada
 3-1, 
A. Rondeau
 2-1, 
A. Escobosa
 1-1, 
S. Chinn
 1-1, 
C. Dauphin
 1-1
 Pitches - Strikes: 
J. Estrada
 69-39, 
A. Rondeau
 37-25, 
A. Escobosa
 17-11, 
S. Chinn
 19-14, 
C. Dauphin
 7-6
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
A. Rondeau
 1-0
 
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								| PITCHING Game Score: 
S. Swanson
 19
 Batters Faced: 
S. Swanson
 18, 
R. Acosta
 13, 
J. Mathis
 5, 
D. Toellner
 6, 
B. Thomas
 1
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
S. Swanson
 2-2, 
R. Acosta
 0-5, 
J. Mathis
 1-1, 
D. Toellner
 2-1, 
B. Thomas
 1-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
S. Swanson
 81-53, 
R. Acosta
 46-24, 
J. Mathis
 27-15, 
D. Toellner
 36-21, 
B. Thomas
 6-4
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
R. Acosta
 1-1
, 
J. Mathis
 1-0
, 
B. Thomas
 1-0
 WP: 
S. Swanson
, 
R. Acosta
, 
J. Mathis
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Alex Rodriguez Jr. Ballpark: 
Minute Maid Park
 Weather: 
Roof closed, 84 degrees
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM CT
 Time: 
4:04
 Attendance: 
22653
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