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>> gary: mets and orioles continue interleague play, the final game of this 3-game set. and for the orioles tonight, t is a chance to win the series. they are 8-9-4 in series so f. a win tonight and they will have their 9th series win. for the orioles, winning that final game has been the problem. 4-17 in the final games of series so far this year. on this home stand though, the numbers say pretty good chance tonight. 4-4 in the stand, .297 team average, 4.8 run a game, and bullpen has been magnificent with markakis, wieters and reports leading the way. so jim, a chance to take the

legal league. >> jim: i think it's another chance for jason berken to stp up. this guy is so young, he had 25 2/3 innings. he struggled a little bit, but everybody says does he have te stuff? he has the stuff, but the lt couple of games where he struggled, he hasn't had the command, but they have been working hard on the fastball command, and all of a sudden,e has a good changeup. things should get better for him. >> gary: and the skipper, dave trembley, what he would like o see even if he misses with the changeup is to stick with it. >> jim: he has a curveball, he has a slider, so he has four pitches to choose from, but te changeup makes your fastball better. but to me, from what i've seen when he elevates the fastball, and he gets it, when he gets behind the hitters, he gets in trouble. >> gary: we're ready to go, ad game 3 as this home stands wil conclude before they head out on the road. jason berken will be making the

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>> gary: the skies have cleard up. those in the area know, we haa lot of rain today, up degrees, it is humid -- 77 degrees, and it is human, and little breeze for the start of the game and oriole park. let's take a look at the starting lineup for the mets. core remarks murphy is up in the two hole, beltran right, sheffield, church, santos is going to catch, martinez has been moved down, castillo in the

9-hole, wright leading the national league, but just 2-10 in the series. >> jim: jason berken, it's the command. just got behind hitter, hopefully that will change. mediocre rise to the bigs. last year, didn't get it right into spring training. he started the year in double, so he's in the big leagues, they have been trying to adjustment as his perching coach said, it's a good thing he's here. he's a smart kid, but we can't do too much too soon. it's not about the walks but commanding the fastball. he has better stuff than peope think he has. >> gary: jason berken will go for his second win. he has lost his last three. cora will take the first pitc, and we are underway. down low for a ball. core remarks the left-hander n that leadoff spot. who will work you.

as jerry manuel talk about whn he's in that number one spots. he says he sets the tone for everybody else. he is so patient at the plate that everybody up there watchg on the bench gets a chance to see maybe every pitch the starter has. >> jim: ideally, that's always been what a leadoff guy wants to do. wants to require a lot of pitches to be thrown. >> gary: he's just not afraido wait. he's comfortable hitting with two strikes. >> jim: you can see the canner consistency. -- you can see the z can ci. >> gary: take the pitch inside. and the count will go to 3-1 as berken falls behind. >> jim: you don't go up to walk. you go up to, at least until you get to two strikes, get a good pitch to hit. >> gary: the 3-1 delivery to him. and he takes it, and gets te count 3-2. >> jim: to give you an idea. when we look at jason berken, when he goes strike one, they

are 1 for 11. 1-0, .455. that one down the line, and tt will be a foul ball. no play. luke scott getting to start ot in left field. >> jim: when they put the ball in play, 2-1, another hitter's count. 6-10. 3-1, they are 1 for 1. you flip those numbers, it's nice to be strike one, and they put the ball in play. it goes from what, about -- >> gary: he walked him. the tenthed walk given up mora and dean know, roberts and wigginton, huff -- wieters, first major league home run.

he will be doing the catching. >> gary: murphy's been move up from the bottom of the lineupo the number two-hole. he will take the pitch for a strike. battling for his job at firt base, and didn't hearse his cause in the ballgame last night -- didn't hurt his cause in te ballgame last night. manuel said last night's not e reason he's batting second, ad is just going to bat second tonight. he's been in the two-hole be for about 20 games. says i put him back up there because he, like cora, is very patient at the plate and will take a lot of pitching. he says i want two guys at the top who will force berken to have to throw a lot of pitches early. >> jim: beltran and wright are two of the best hitters, d sheffield having a good series right behind him. table setters. get them on. >> gary: 20-2 delivery, and berken gets a strike. he sends murphy back on three pitches. >> jim: check out this curveball. it's off the plate. why did he chase it?

he got strikes to hit. 0-2, you make, i don't care wo you are, expands the strike zone because they have two strikes. that's the difference between ahead and getting behind. >> gary: here is carlos beltr. the big .333 batting average, 4th in the national league in that department. runner at first base and one down. he is among the leaders in the majors with that .362 batting average on the road. that is the 6th best number in the majors. tied for 5th in doubles in the national league. and will take the pitch outsie for a ball. berken being very conscious of that follow-through tonight, s to where he's landing and whee the iron is going on each pit, it's almost like that's the thing he's thinking about. there's the changeup that you

talked about. >> gary: 1-1. >> jim: if you're going to l behind hitters, and that's where he's been having the problems in the last two starts, better nt be too predictable. i think that's what, when you talked about dave trembley saying okay, not only back to back changeups, but changeups and fastball counts. and that's what he did. >> gary: 1-1 count. beltran, the switch hitter will take that one. he is .328 right-handed, .335 left. had four hem runs from each se of the -- has had 3 home runs from each side of the plate. darn good for a power hitter. 1-2 delivery with the runner going. down the line to third. mora just plays to first. beltran retired with cora goig to second. that's an unusual -- normally you take the seams and run them

parallel to your fingers. there's the four-seamer. different two seams, there's e curveball. we saw that with the striket of murphy. also throws the slider. you hold it off center, and here's your circle changer. >> gary: that will bring up david wright. so the runner in scoring position in the first inning and two down. leading hitter in the majors will take the pitch inside for a ball. wright continues on top in the national league with that .357 average. miguel tejada is second in e league in batting average. 1-0 delivery. fouled back. wright second in hits in the league, second in stolen base, and on the road hitting .397, which is the best average in e national league. >> jim: there you go. i mean this kid is only, he is a kid at 26, it seems like he's

been longer than that, but awfully, awfully good player. and even when he's been young, he has been spokesperson for e mets. >> gary: that is popped up don the line. markakis coming hard, and markakis will not have a play. >> jim: not quite the result you want. good slider, we saw in game number one when guthrie was on, he struck him out, talking abt david wright, and the second time you, got a slide dr. in the middle of the plate -- slidern the middle of the plate, and remember, rain all day young. it's not one of those -- all y long, it's not one of those tracks where you -- serious burn time. >> jim: oh, yeah. >> gary: wright had a 11 game hitting streak ended last nig. he took a 0-5 in the ballgame. he is 6th in strikeouts in the league. 1-2 delivery, and berken has a

solid first inning striking ot two. runner left on second base. orioles lineup when we come back. more places. at&t. the best coverage worldwide. buy the lg xenon messaging phone for 99.99 after mail-in rebate and get one free after mail-in-rebate.

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against the mets, holy cow! and the 34-year-oldly van hernandez, he's on a role, 4-0 and a low e.r.a. in his last 8 games. these the lifetime numbers. -- there's the lifetime numbe. roberts 0-1 delivery. he's also good in geography. 1-1 delivery. that ball hit in the air to left right at martinez on the warning track. one down. >> jim: look at the mets' defense, we saw martinez last night. didn't get back on the wiets

home run, but he is learn howo play. beltran, three gold gloves, church is having a good series, wright a gold color, cora is great at shortstop. and a brief oriole last year, omir santos has done a terrifc job behind the plate for the mets. >> gary: adam jones and he ise will take the pitch for a string, just one hit in 9 atsn the first two games -- in 9 at-bats. 0-1 delivery to him. it's been a cooldown month. huge shot to murphy. two down. two outs, four pitches. nick markakis. next batter is red hot. he has a 3 game hit streak coming in. last night for the second time this year. 11th time in his career, a four-hit ballgame, stole the base, and scored a couple of runs.

and against the mets, .588 wih -- >> jim: that is not going to work, throwing the off speed stuff. he's adjusted well. i head the home run on the changeup. if you look at the numbers,s 27 to left, 28 up the middle, 26 to right. he's spread the ball around te field. and again, we talk about gus hitting the ball where it's pitched. he does that. >> gary: livan hernandez witha breaking ball. but it's in for a strike. hernandez has faced markakis,7 at-bats, in this case is 1 fo7 off the starting -- nick is 1 for 7 off the starting pitche. hernandez will dish one outside. livan hernandez continues to have one of the easiest-lookig rocking chair deliveries in al of baseball. you look at him and you thinke

can just pitch for about five days in a row, and it would never bother him. very little effort. he gets the strikeout. so one, two, three inning for hernandez, as he sets the orioles down in order. our little friend -- never mind. we like looking at the world through safety-colored glasses. doing what it takes to make home a little better. that's why we lowered over a thousand prices. and carry powerful tools from dewalt,

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>> gary: with the humid air tonight, we'll see how the ball flies. >> jim: everybody talking the last couple of nights, because of the wind and damnness,e ball not carrying. the only ball that carried was the ball off matt wieters last night. >> jim: i don't think the wind would have -- >> gary: he made the wind. >> jim: yes, he had the winds parted on the shot. 400 in interleague play for sheffield with four home runs, and 8 rbis. that's this season's center league play, and he has been on a tear. he had 7 home runs, 21 rbis, and a .318 average in the last 32 games. down to third base and foul. saw him before the game, he's feeling good. he feels healthy, feels -- he just feels good and for the lt

few years, there haven't been many games where he felt good. >> all kind of shoulder problems. that started when he played fr the yankees. and played for the tigers lt year, did some dh'g, didn't le it at that position. >> gary: that to center field, jones is looking. he has plenty of time, and will make the catch. we are covering the bases tonight with the starter for the os, jason berken talked to us about reaching goals in his career. >> people always, how do you t where you're at? i think it's hard work. he never let anybody tell me i couldn't do t i use -- i never let anybody tell me i couldn't do it. if you have a dream, follow i, and do whatever you can to reh that goal. i was from a small town in wisconsin, and everybody tolde i would never play division one baseball, and played at clems, from there, it was pitching te big leagues will be tough, and i'm here, so i'm fortunate for

the opportunities i've had. my family and friends have played a big part of that. >> gary: good play by brian roberts to get church. our covering the bays brought to you by home depot. we hope -- cover the bases brought to you by home depot. >> jim: we saw mcphail in the dinner lunchroom, whatever, the press louping, he said you ner have enough -- in the press lounge, he said you never have enough pitching. what about berken, never being invited to spring training? i don't think he ever -- he jt worked hard, went to double a for the second straight year. and pitched lights out at aaa and god called to the big league because of injuries. >> gary: there he is in the starting rotation, and lookg for his second win. we will talk with his college coach during the ballgame

tonight from. santos has not made an appearance prior to not in ths particular series. santos being given a rest hitting .279, four homers and1 rbis for santos. two down, nobody out. 1-2 delivery, and the fastball, inside. not by much. it will go to 2-2. santos having a good june. he's hitting .290 with one hoe run in this month. 2-2 delivery. swung on and missed. tag will be put on, and that's that. these two pitchers starting ot nullifying hitters in a hurry. one, two, three inning for berken. and he gets his third strikt already. this down in the dirt. wit had to block it and put te tag on. -- wieters had to block it and put the tag on. hey. don't move.

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aubrey huff. as he shortstop cora moves towards the bag in right. otherwise, huff feels swung around, but not the big shift we've seen other teams lose. >> jim: probably swung around more in the outfield. you hardly see your left fielr play that far. they are -- they are saying we hope you hit a little softball down there or something. i think it was a very close pitch in the first inning for strike 3 to markakis, and he's going to take advantage of the corners. >> gary: 3-2 delivery, that is outside of first base. murphy coming over to get it. huff will be followed by mora

and scott. markakis ahead of him. two of the big power bats in e lineup. you see the numbers through5 games from '07 through '09, with the rbi numbers up for mach, d certainly up for aubrey huff. right where he was through 65 games last year. much better rbi production. great changeup. aubrey gave it the slower than slow swing on. >> gary: the master of changig speeds. adding, substracting with the fastball. very much like his half broth, el duque in orlando, where any count, you can get the curveball, reading some scouting stuff. even when he came up through -- he could still throw that curveball about 69 miles an hour. >> gary: shattered the b. cora perfectly positioned, and huff is retired, and one awayn the second inning. for a limited time, don't forget the rookie flex backs: first

500 fans to purchase two seats will receive an ought graham gravel -- autographed picture.  melvin mora 6 game hit streak. 3 for 8 in the series. fouls that away. watch the shattered bat from aubrey huff from that last at-bat. >> jim: hitting is timing. what is mitching? it's about movement, it's abot disrupting the timing. how do you do it? change speeds, cut the ball, turn can over. livan hernandez can do that. >> gary: that is going to fall in for a base hit, and melvin mora he is a singles hitter, t lots of them. has a 7-game hit streak and i4 for 9 in the series.