and will hope baez can shut it down here and keep it at an oe run. >> jim: baez in on tuesday night, and pitched rely well,s always. he's only what, one run, one earned run less -- in 4 of his 16 starts. how do we judge relief pitche? when you inherit runners? >> gary: beltran has not had a hit off him, 0-8 off baez. tonight, he has singled reachd on an error and grounded out. murphy was on -- that is chopd off his leg for a foul ball, d a 1-1 count. orioles pen over the last 14 games, 2.72 earned run averag. they have for the most part bn

exceptionally strong. >> jim: they have. walking was released. -- walker was released. [ indiscernible ] 1-1, and foul off. so a 1-2 count. this inning is a two-out inni. cora started out with a single, stole second. and murphy brought him on wita two-out double. 8 hits for the os, and 7 for the mets. but the mets have the 3-2 lea. 1-2 delivery. and that will miss for 2-2. as is typical of the mets' game, they only have one extra base hit, but it came at exactly the right time to get the go ahead run. >> jim: beltran hit a ball tht looked like it might be a doue up the gap, but jones made a nice play. he has been controlled, and lk at the numbers. he had some real big home runs years for the mets, 41, 33 has

year, and 606 at-bats. but i didn't realize he hits e ball the other way -- he's noa guy, not that he can't hit hoe runs, but he's adapted to hitting maybe in a bigger ballpark than he was used to. >> gary: 2-2 delivery. and that's going to be a base hit into left field. luke scott out. no throw. and another 2-out hit. beltran gets t murphy scores, and the mets take a 4-2 lead. >> jim: it's about making quality pitches, and danys baez's stuff is better after tomorrow any johns surgery, bt this is the end of the play, i don't think the way he came in it was a tough short hop, but how about beltran? something up in the zone, and he scorched it to left. >> gary: beltran gets the rbi. and a couple of runs here, couple of runs in the 6th, and two more here in the 7th.

as beltran will pick up rbi number 40. so the line complete now on jason berken, and he'll be charged with the four runs on7 hits, a walk and 8 strikeouts. runner goes. baez never looked. and a stolen base for beltr. >> jim: he took about two seconds to get the ball to home plate. beltran obviously again one of the mets that can run, 9 out of 10. high percentage guy his whole career. usually it's reyes leading the club. the guy at the plate, david wright with 18 leads the mets. >> gary: a chopper, knocked down, and got it. good play by baez on the comeback.  7th inning. hour, andy roddick has the fastest serve in the history of professional tennis. so i've come to this court to challenge his speed.

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>> gary: hernandez is making it tough right now, because hes pitched consistently throughout this game, and as he does, wee talked about the fact he gets runners on base, and just continues to throw well, and that doesn't seem to change. so see what the orioles can do. andino has delivered a home run, solo shot that gave the orioles early on the lead in the ballgame in the 3ed inning. and reached on -- 3rd inning. hernandez fields his position, and gets the out. and the orioles have just announced a series of baseball camp designed for boys and girls, aging 7-16. each camp will feature four dy instructional program, player appearances by a current and former oriole, professional instructors, autograph and photo opportunities, daily lunch, giveaways and os tickets. go to orioles.com. and click on fan forum to find

out more. brian roberts one down, nobody on base. and brian will foul it away. roberts a double and rbi, 1 for 3 in the game. >> jim: 91 pitches for livan hernandez. he makes it look effortless. it isn't. again, so cash july. changing speeds, -- casual, changing speeds. that one number, he substantiated, that .184 with runners on. he struck nick and huff hit it on the nose and his gold glove second baseman bailed him out before it went into the right field. >> gary: orioles have left six on base, three in scoring position. os trying to make it a successful home stand, and a successful series. boy, these final games of the

series have just been tough, four wins and 17 losses in the final games of series. and often, they ends up being the rubber match games there in the bullpen, feliciano, shan green warming up. as manual will match up as needed. >> jim: it's the best bullpn the national league. >> jim: of course have been struggling lately -- orioles have been struggling lately. record under .500, and you know looking at the score board, yu talk about the 7 home runs in philadelphia, they know the phillies lost. >> gary: got him on the inside corner. strikeout number 4 for hernandez. two down in the 7th inning. >> jim: let's look at the pith track. defend, it's probably a ball, but -- again, it's probably a ball, but if you're around the plate, you do encourage, i'm not

sure if mark needed encouragement, you encourage they will to call strikes? he has a complete game, and -- [ indiscernible ] hernandez looks like he puld something there, shortstop coming in to have a word with him. don't know what that was abou. >> jim: i'll tell you, you have the best bullpen, and he d a marvelous game. i can't imagine with a two run lead -- let's take a look. maybe a little spasm. again a hot night, it's easy o get dehydrateed. it's like he released the ball and the muscles are trying to slow down the arm speed.

i have two accomplished setup men. >> gary: when did it happen? we're watching, this is a replay. this is not live. this is a replay. and he just stood there. this is a long time after he had thrown. right there. >> jim: probably waiting for e spasm. he might have just had a litte nerve, trying to get himself loose. >> gary: he says he's all right. he was kind of laughing with cora when he came in. it couldn't have been too serious, at least in his own mind for the moment two down, nobody on. that will bring up adam jones, he has walked, grounded outd lined out. adam with the .314 average, and orioles will try to mount their own two-out rally. fouled away. obviously, that second run scored by the mets in the 7th inning ear normal mustily

important to make it -- enormously important to make it two run difference. >> jim: you see the numbers, and one for 11. until saturday night, 118 for adam, it's been -- 1 for 18 fr adam. it's been a tough june. >> gary: he knows that he's struggling a little bit. givers you an idea of how hard it is to hit. >> gary: chops that one foul. and a 1-2 count. he has been hitting behind in the counts a lot during the struggle, and that's part of e reason for the struggle. >> jim: this is not just a guy in his second year.

it's adam jones. i mean, again, the runners in scoring position numbers are awfully good. batting averages coming down and the good news is you're going to play just about every day unless you get hurt. so you have a chance to come t of this, we talked about it, what did wade boggs say? i'm not? a slump. i'm in a period of adjustme. >> and a lot of those in the course of a year. jones will chop it to third be wright good throw, and got hi, nice pick by murphy at first base on a close play. so hernandez retires the siden order. we've completed 7 here at cn yards, and a 4-2 mets lead. 

>> huff trying to make it, rus 3 and 4 -- and then mets come back, cora singles, scores on the murphy base hit. beltran singles off of baez to make it 4-2. and right here, baez still in the game as the mets come to hit in the 8th inning. >> gary: and he'll watch against sheffield who has had a singl.

and continues a very solid season in the dh role. baez will miss inside to him, and count goes to 2-0. ballgame still up for grabs he as the orioles still get a couple of at-bats. 2-0 delivery, sheffield takes it. >> jim: they will get somebody in the bull pep, only because baez, a -- bullpen, only because baez -- maybe up in the zone, little more than he normally . >> gary: 2-1 delivery to shor. andino. he got him. sheffield retired. one away in the 8th. time to text in your vote for the at&t player of the game. jason berken the starter, ando delivered his first home run f the season, and livan hernandz on the other side who continues looking for his 6th win.

text in your vote matt albersn the pen. [ inaudible ] >> gary: andino gets the big hope. church who had the being rbi t is retired -- had the big rbi hit is retired. two away in the 8th. murphy, beltran, wright and church. >> jim: you look at that curveball he hit, one of the few curve balls that jason berken got all night. that's what happens, battling, battling. >> gary: there's santos, and he'll take the pitch down w for a ball santos getting in e ballgame, 0-3 first appearance

in this series. .272 on the year for the mets catcher. and the pitch will just miss. 2-0. >> gary: he's doing a terrific job because of the back problems, and brian snyder, hs parents lived in indianapolis. just wanted to say hello to h. big oriole fans. santos who has come in, we saw him last year, he came up and played for the orioles. but what an opportunity four in a row -- just the second walk the mets have picked up. berken just walked one. first walk surrendered by bae. >> jim: santos, his first home run was a grand slam in floria on the 27th of april, and he gets to hit a two-run home run

in boston. >> gary: two away here with a runner at first. and martinez will take it awa. 0-3 in the ballgame tonight. martinez had been bating in te number 2 spot. certainly jerry manuel looks like a gene just so far in this game. he moved murphy up -- go far in this game. he move murphy up. >> jim: he did it after he was 0-3. so he kind of one of those grind-out nights. >> gary: martinez waiting runr goes. ground ball towards second, robert is over, goes to first. good one, and a good play. good play by roberts to get te out. no runs, no hits, no errors. and one left on base. looking for markakis, huff and mora when we come back. hi, my g got moved up.

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>> watch as the runner will ms cora came back and touched and was called safe. close play at the plate. wieters did the one.

[ indiscernible ] >> jim: the feliciano, the orioles have seen him in the consecutive games. came in last night. lefties are only what, 8 for , and high chopper up the middle by markakis that gets by the infielders, and he hang the slider, a pitch that huff was looking for. and the orioles go on to win 6-4. but this is what the game'sl b you got the lead, bringing in your setup guys, and you have one of the best closer in the bullpen. and i'm sure he will get loos. >> gary: feliciano has appeared in all three games, game 1, he struck out markakis and huff, and then came out of the ballgame then came in last night, and suffered his second loss of the season, and now gs another shot at it. and markakis slow roller to castillo for the out.

and one away here in the bottom half of the 8th inning. >> jim: they were talking about pedro feliciano at the cage, and aubrey huff says he stands right on the first base side of the pitching rubber, and he stepst you, he's very deceptive, so he's almost stepping really right, almost behind you. and he has the slider to go. so, he's going to throw across his body. >> gary: another left-hander. as he gets huff who has singl. grounded out and the big "d," the line drive out caught by castillo in the 5th inning with the bases loaded. that sort of changed the complexion of the ballgame. os chance to get to hernandez and open the door. the mets responded by coming back with 26th and 2 in the 7th -- two in the 6th and two in the 7th.

>> jim: he throws it, gets on top of it, doesn't hang, doest stay around. very difficult to stay on and hit. >> gary: 1-2 delivery. feliciano is 32 years old. he has been around a long time, and it took him 7 years before he got to the majors pitching minor league ball. he's always been in the mets' organization appearing in 285 games in the minor league befe getting a chance at the major. breaking ball, got that one i, and that's going to be a base hit. he's going to go for two. church in the corner having trouble finding it. aubrey huff will get the potential tieing run to the plate as he delivers a double. >> jim: you saw the average of .209. he's a .278 all time hitter of left handed pitching. when you get the breaking bal, if you stay in, you can see

right here, left shoulder stays closed. hooks it down in the corner. ryan church will run it down. >> gary: so matchupping will continue as -- matchups will continue as they try to protet the two run lead in the 8th inning, getting feliciano out of there. we have one of the two thate was brought in to retire. now the right-hander will come out of the bullpen, orioles with the potential tieing run. mora coming to the plate.

>> gary: mora, 3 for 8 lifetime off the veteran, the 30-year-d right-hander deals a strike. runner at second base, one down. aubrey huff picking up the double. orioles here in the 8th ig

trying to get back with the ms leading at 4-2. mora singled into a double play, and has flied out. melvin now .273 on the year. and way outside with a slider. santos reaching with the glove for that one. >> jim: you can see how difficult sean green , 6'6," quick wind up, lots of deception, not to meng the way he's able to make the ball di. >> gary: green has delivered a couple couple of wild pitches. you saw one close right there. so aubrey huff at second base getting a good secondary lead. 1-1 way outside. and the count will go to 2-1. >> jim: nobody up behind sean green. you got luke scott the lefty n deck. closer not up yet. even though we have what, one out in the 8th inning. >> gary: trying to beat the bt

e.r.a. in the league out of the bullpen. 2-1 count. boy, is he struggling with tht one. 3-1. >> jim: your sinker ball, it'a great idea to throw the 2-1 breaker ball. but not two feet off the plate. >> gary: that will get -- [ indiscernible ] >> jim: they have another lef, but i don't know if he can get up and ready. maybe it's rodriguez. that is a base hut. church will get it in in a hurry. hits the cutoff man. but the orioles are in it. so with one away, double by huff, and now the single by melvin mora has put runners at first and third. >> jim: look at the 3 at-bats, singled the first time up, and right here, he gives up on the breaking ball he thinks is outside. much wegner doesn't, and the last time, a fly ball to left.

you can see the body language there. >> gary: orioles have beaten this number one bullpen once. luke scott, scott has singled, struck out and flied out a couple of hits in 10 at-bats n the series. only faced green once. 0-1 off him. and the thing obviously green's looking for is that double playground ball to end the whe thing. scott just keeping it going. that will miss outside. ball one. >> jim: look at bobby parnell, we've seen him in games 1 and 2 of the series. so no closer. >> gary: bullpen gets a lot of work because of the matching p that jerry manuel likes to do, and the tight game the mets play n that grounded to seco b