- RECORD: 3-4
- STANDINGS: 23-28 5 GB
- RUNS SCORED: 225 (7th)
- RUNS AGAINST: 226 (4th)
- DEFENSE: .662 (12th)
- POWER RANKINGS: 14
SCHEDULE: 4 @ Columbus (23-21) 3 @ Philadelphia (19-25) 4 vs Columbus could put us back in or pretty much out if it were a sweep either way.
5/24: COL 7 BAL 2
Coby Peters hammered 6 ER 3 IP (L-2-4 6.02) Corbett HBP on the elbow and will sit a few days. 40-year-old Josh Ott moved to 5-4 3.91 with 7 strong. (see Baltimore news)
POTG: Eric Dietrich (COL) 2-4 2 HR (8) 2 R 4 RBI (37)
5/25: BAL 5 COL 2
It HAPPENED! Quezada (W) 6-9-2-2-2-7 (1-8 4.08) Holmes (H-3) and Miller SV (6) combine for 3 IP 6 K. Hernandez HR (11) 3 RBI (31) Suazo HR (4) RBI (6) Preciado HR (7) RBI (15)
POTG: Dan Thraikill (COL) (L) 8.2-5-5-5-2-6 (2-2 4.85)
5/26: COL 8 BAL 3
Elias (L) hammered in 4.2 IP 8 H 5 ER (4-3 2.97) Mike Wells (COL) CG 9-10-3-3-1-4 (4-3 4.07) Bill Clayton (COL) 2-4 2 HR (11) 4 RBI (34)
POTG: Domingo Padilla (COL) 3-4 HR (2) 2 R 4 RBI
5/27: COL 8 BAL 3
Hernandez 3-5 RBI (32) Bayless (L) 5.1-6-5-4-3-1 Bill Clayton (COL) HR (12) 3 RBI (37)
POTG: Antonio Gonzalez (COL) (W) 8-8-3-3-2-6 (4-3 2.72)
5/28: PHI 4 BAL 3
3-1 lead into the 9th before Suzuki's 2nd error of the game, with 2 outs, brings Brooks Graves to the plate. He drills a walk-off 3R HR off closer Ryan Miller (BS 2) L 0-3 1.13. Suazo HR (5) RBI (8) Preciado HR (8) RBI (16)
POTG: Mike Suarez (PHI) ND 8-7-3-3-2-5
5/29: BAL 6 PHI 5
Jetters debut ND 5-8-4-4-3-2 Grimaldo 3-5 2B (7) 2 R Suzuki HR (5) RBI (19)
POTG: Ricky Preciado 2-4 HR (9) 3 RBI (19) Pen goes 4-2-1-1-3-7 Holmes W (3-1) Miller SV (7)
5/30: BAL 4 PHI 1
Quezada goes 4.1-2-1-1-4-4 before coming out with an undisclosed ailment. No word on what or how severe yet. Down 1-0 heading into the 8th before scoring all 4.McGraw W (1-0) Lynch SV (2)
POTG: Hernandez 3-4 2 2B (20) HR (12) R 3 RBI (35)
Notes from around the league:
5/24: Philadelphia's Jordan Perez won his 3rd (3-3 4.30) in a 1-hitter to beat Brooklyn 9-0. A 5th inning single by Francisco Buenrostro was the only blemish. He fanned 6 and walked for in the 122 pitch effort.
5/28: Milwaukee learned 33-year-old SP Andres Castillo will miss the remainder of the season after suffering an apparent elbow injury in his start. Castillo was 11-13 3.80 last year and 2-5 5.75 so far this season.
5/29: Aviator SP Corey Craig struck out 5 and allowed just 2 hits in a 1-0 win over Memphis to move his record to 4-1 2.72. The 26-year-old is coming off a strong '92 campaign that saw him got 11-6 2.80.
5/30: Detroit SS Brian Rosing went 5-5 in the Maulers 9-3 win over New York.
5/30: Memphis SP returned the favor to Fort Worth a day after being beaten 1-0. Ben Bellinger went the distance allowing just 4 hits as the Sounds beat the Aviators 5-0. After going 16-10 3.04 last year the 24-year-old is 6-3 3.53 in his first 11 starts.
BALTIMORE NEWS:
5/24: Coby Peters was 1-5 4.76 in a late-season call-up last year. His line; 56 IP 66 H 35 K 17 BB wasn't horrid. This year his lack of command is killing him. 49.1 IP 62 H K/BB 31/31 6.02 ERA. He's sent to Knoxville after the game. Top P prospect Ryan Jetter (#48 prospect in the game) will be recalled. He was the 4th round pick (73rd overall) out of Indian River JuCo last year. Went 9-1 2.63 in 15 AA starts with 115 K's in 109.1 IP and was 3-1 2.63 in 7 AAA starts this year.
5/28: Brian Corbett's elbow is not responding and the training staff informed me he'll be at least another week.
AL POTW: Matt Underwood 3B (EP) 12-28 2 HR 4 RBI 8 R
NL POTW: Ricky Hernandez 1B (BAL) 13-28 2 HR 7 RBI (franchise 1st POTW)