today, the o's and white sox play the final series. hey, everyone.

pitching is the number one priority, getting consistency in the pitching and the defense behind the pitching staff to help win games. yesterday in the loss to the white sox, we saw the good and the bad. ferguson was going for a 7th win, this error opened this doors for four runs. the o's last it 4-3. however, the good defense in that inning did help the o o's in the game has two potential runs were gunned down at the plate. later on in the same inning, nick gunned down a runner at the plate for the final out and kept the o's if the game, they event skully lost -- eventually lost 4-3. palmer, when you're talking about outfield defense, you look at how that help it is pitching dough ing ing

staff. -- pitch -- helps the pitching staff. >> again, every team makes errors and what you want to see happen is when you make the errors, pick them up and stay in the game with the defense! it's great final game. guthrie will be on the mound. lineups and first pitch are next.  dealer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great deals. it's perfect. i just want to make sure it's the right decision. future...us? we got here as quick as we could. look it's the cc. you don't pay for scheduled maintenance, you get the car of your dreams... seriously us, just drive it. you're right. dealer: let's take this one. it's a time-space continuum thing. the future...

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close out the 3-game weekend series. we're going look at the south west airlines starting lineup for the today. roberts will be in the lead off spot. jones, huff, moore, scott. >> eventually, the white sox will have fireworks. you know that's what happens if you're a visiting pitcher and throw a home run. contreras is a 30-something right hander. how old is contreras? who cares. he's been pitching

great. >> of course; contreras who started this season went down to triple a charlotte and has been outstanding since then. >> now in his 7th season, he started with the yankees and now with the sox. this team has averaged 6.6 runs per game. it's a good team to be pitching for, especially when you're on a roll. strange season for contreras. he got off to a miserable start. in fact, in the first six starts, he only didn't win but had five losing decisions. he went back to the

triple a and he was not against that. he had some things he had to work on. to his credit, he went down and worked on it. >> he had the problem with his foot. 242 days he came back and his leg healed but the arm never caught up. >> he was not ready to start the season. he did a great job in triple a and came back to the big leagues. let's look at the defense behind him for the white sox. dye, beckham, ramirez, konerko, getz. here's roberts leading off.

it's towards right field. dye gets there and it's a base hit. the first pitch of the game, roberts extends his hitting streak to five consecutive games. lead off single and it's a base run for the o's. >> roberts, he's stealing bases and has 18 of them. contreras is a big guy. they have yet to throw anybody out. they are 7 for 7. you would think especially with the right handed hitter, this may be a running situation. >> you look down at the infield and it's slow. look how wet it is. adam jones takes the right one. here's the infield defense, the way they are set up. double play up the middle. beck pl is backing up. with add adam jones at the plate.

roberts is edging his lead. >> it's funny, we talk about how much easier it is to hold runners if you're left hitted. they can steal but you're looking right at them. you have to look over your shoulder. a lot of pitching coaches, they have an open stance and you can see better. good breaking ball to adam jones. you don't always look but it's not easy unless you open that left foot and move it closer to first base. it's harder to get close and come to the plate. a lot of guys, they used to turn and look and go to the set position. it gets into center field. roberts will hustle to third.

the o's get the runner to third base and the throwing error on the catcher castro. >> you have to do everything. when you know, there's not going to be a play. you have to block the ball t. ball goes through his leg and he has it. brian is not fooled. he gets up. now let's see how they play it. >> guthrie is struggling. he's going to play the infield halfway. >> brian began the day tied for 9th in the league for stolen bases. that's his 19th. >> high pop and it's shallow left and beck pl is out. he makes the catch. he gets back to third base. it's a nice job going back to the infield.

it's all of that in for the out. two men are down. a lot of shortstop. it was a shortstop out of the university of georgia. ramirez is one of guys they traded to get holliday. >> he's an amazing player. he played in only 59 games in the minor leagues. he only played in 14 games in the south atlantic league. now he's in the beg leagues the -- big leagues the following year. >> one thing about contreras, he does strike a lot of guys out. 9, 8, 8. that's in five of the last five starts. he can strike you out. in the dirt,

here comes brian roberts and the o's grab the lead. it's a wild pitch by the pitcher. >> it allows robert -- roberts. he's alert and got the primary lead and let's look. you can see it bounce even with the plate.

guthrie is getting set to work in the bottom of the 1st. 

 guthrie has his 19th stt on the year and has not been in a game since july 7th at seattle. >> that game against them, he had the muscular viral blood. he was throwing 87. changeup was almost the same speed and he left the ball game. the o's came back and won that game. he got a no-decision. >> it looks like it's blowing across down the center.

33 runs last 46 games. he pops it up and it's out. one away here in the 1st inning. >> 20 homeruns for jeremy. be aware of the long ball. he's certainly capable. look for number one has never beaten the white sox. he pitched well a couple of years ago. not a lot of starts. so that's a team higher than it really is. strike two. i would like to see ramirez for the chicago white sox. >> he's pretty much on what he did last year when he ended up

with 21 homeruns. >> on friday, they were saying herb make errors. he can be show boatty. it's a big rangeing kid with good talent. >> they were going make a run at roy holliday. the papers believe that any in deal, ramirez would have to go in that trade. as far as this current roster, they would late to lose him. beck system a shortstop so they would move him from third over to short. >> josh fields, there's moore to make an easy play. >> final game of this 3-game sere rose and the o -- series, and the o's have lost the last

two. two home runs for the white sox. >> they out hit him. unfortunate ly ly, two of the hits was a grand slam. the guy that steps to the plate hit a 2-run home run after the error. >> this was a game-changer. it should have been two outs and nobody on and they were out of control and he couldn't stop the bleeding and 4 runs were on the board. >> dave talked about it and maybe he rushed a little bit. brad is only 23 years old. it's a new experience for him. i thought personally when you face good hitters, you have 319 lifetime homeruns and konerko is up and he's in the hole and has

315. there's a lot of power in this line skpup you better pitch differently. what happened yesterday, the third time up, after the error, he tried to come in for the third straight time. >> he charge it is play the hop and gets across in a strong inning for guthrie. the white sox are 3 up and 3 down in chicago. y. pa announcer: final boarding call... all passengers... each with an average speed of 590 mph... almost as fast as you. nothing's gonna hold you down. grab your bag . it's on™west so our low fares stay low.

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 another nice crowd here. melvin moore is leading off. >> the weather is heating up. nice little double. great second half last year with 56 rbi's in about 48 games.

morris, scott, rime mold for the second. >> here's another fact for the power house. since the return, you touched on it. cooper, the pitching coach, he said he wanted to go down because he didn't have the command and the arm strength. you realize that it wasn't him pitch hag poorly. you have to throw a little bit harder. he's a big man. that was in '03.

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i am showing up. >> there's luke scott. they were up at the 27th. that's what it said. kansas city will be in. luke was called out on strikes in yesterday's game. swings through that and it's 2 and 2. >> he didn't want the all-star break as hot as he was. >> yeah. >> there you go. it's the numbers on the last 13 games. he's 0 for 6 with 3 strike outs. again, one swing away from driving something somewhere. >> that's an interesting dilemma, for a hitter who is hot

or a pitcher who has found who is working when you get that four days off and you have to rev it up again. some, it's definitely necessary. >> maybe probably not for luke. he's not been playing left field. it's more of a dh situation. >> there's getz. >> coop er said you talk about guthrie not pitching since the 7th because of the viral infection. when you bet on that roll, you feel you won't come back and command your stuff. it's not like they have been inactive. they do their side sessions. the one thing about contreras, he gives you so many different angles. he'll drop down and he used to not throw breaking balls.

now, he's throw anything from that. the key for him is how does he get lefties out. it's a big guy at about -- you have to drop your spine angle. in golf, it's where you weapon at the hips. the -- bend at the hips. you look at the lowest era's and it's impressive numbers. >> all of that since he came back from triple a. you bend at the waist and it drops your arm. >> there's ball one. >> watch him. pete errson -- peterson, he said that's changing it by bending your spine at the waist. i don't know how good it is for your back. pitch is taken low. that one goes into center field.

he's going to third. it's back to back innings and it's a stolen base on castro, who is new to the white sox. they traded for him. chicago comes in with 66 errors and got another 2 right here. there's a difficult throw for shortstop because the balance tails. he could have knocked it down. you're going to get a collision. a couple of guys are going to get hurt. i am not sure i want to run into him. >> they can get another run and keep in mind the wild pitch. that's a loud roberts to score in the 1st. >> you were talking about what types of pitches.

it's amaizing with the numbers -- amazing with the numbers on the year. he doesn't rarely see numbers so close when you look at the split. it's more homeruns from the right side. cooper says that's the key. he has to throw that to get them out because it will open up the outside corner for that 4th ball that he throws. runners are on the corners. 1st and 3rd. 2 down. he looks over ball one. >> he's been healthy with the pwhrof and the -- glove and the ability to steal bases. he stole 24 last year and 9 for 9 this year. he says he feels

good. another good splitter. but life time is 2.60 hitter. o's are carrying a 5-man pinch because david hernandez was sent down to double a. david will be brought back up tomorrow to start in new york. one player is on the roster that will not be on the roster by game time tomorrow night. speculation is it will be al czar or phoenix. he must be called back to pitch, regardless. >> 2 and 2. the o's come in the american league with 11th in runs. we saw earlier on the 2.94 with 3.02 as a team. that lead it is american league.

2 down, 2 and 2. good cut exam it's a foul -- and it's a foul ball. o's signed a 2-year deal and 29 years old with his 9th season. blake davis with the closest shortstop prospect and finally back after the foot surgery. he was rehabbing the entire season and he's back. >> a couple of good things with ty and moore has an option year. huff had a 3-year contract. 2 on 2. ground foul down the right field line. >> we have no idea what moves andy will make. they are both in the final years of the

guarantied parts of the contracts. if either of the two are moved, it could open the door for somebody else coming up in triple a. snider will certainly be a candidate. he was struggle ling a ligament bit at the -- struggling a little bit at the plate after his promotion. you don't know what deals may come his way. andy is not a the triple a team. if it's going to be a deal, it's going help the o's. >> 2 and 2 with 2 down. outside, ball 3. >> yeah , i am not sure. contreras, he always knows who is on deck. this will be the 10th pitch to tourist.

here's the 3-2 and swept the 1st base. contreras gets out of it. 1-0, o's. we're in the bottom of the 2nd. ♪

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he's not going throw the ball in the strike zone. he's going try to get them to chase the ball. we'll look for that next time the o's come up here. jim? >> thank you very much. >> the difference is when you get somebody like contreras who has been pitching well, e had made a -- well, he made a goodtt tord base. speaking of having to make good pitches, that's what you have to do to jim thome. >> 2-1 foul ball o the left. 2 and 2.the has 16 homerun on the year and he turned 39 in august. he's had 14 seasons

with 20 or more homeruns. >> he's cald out on strikes. good pitch on theside% corner it the first strike jeremy does something, it's backdoor slider. >> thome,thinks it's outside. he hsa% lifetime on base percentage of over 40%. rightere,ht took aall got cous offhe with a nice approach. that's how you get the good hitters out, make quali pitches. >> thome and konerko are hitters. 2 and 0 on konerko. he was tie

d for 6th in the american league rbi's with 61. he's now 33 years old. it will be back in '94. here, the hitters refer to guthrie because of the two home runs. dye is 4 out of 8 with a home run. >> that's why you're happy suzuki is taking the day off. he's one of the few guys that's not hot on this ball club. >> he's been hot over the last 20 games. here's the 2-2.

then it falls down. it's a sinking line drive and he nearly took melvin with him. >> it's hit so hard that melvin is trying to figure out how to get my glove to where the ball is. that's unusual. he's got a smile on his face. 2 down no. here's getz . >> he's happy with the bottom of his lineup.

getz was among the leaders with hits. >> guess getz has a good batting eye. you talk about patience and it's good to see a hitter that is not that experienced to have that kind of confidence in the strike zone. it's back to back, 3 up and 3 down innings. we'll he head to the 3rd in kick chick on a 1--- chicago on a 1-0 lead.

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pitch. he takes brian. áfor his last 18. he is trying to make 4 consecutive multihit games. he's already got one today. good eye and it's 2 and 1. >> when he gets hot, so do the o's. pretty simple. he sets the table. if you're jones, you get more fast balls when he's on base. not an automatic thing. there's another good pitch in the hitter's count. brian is talking with the home plate umpire and it hit the corner. knight is a minor league umpire on vacation relief. >> we have seen him a number of times and he's a high ball

umpire. it's been a -- well, he actually was more of a hitter's umpire. the scoreboard told you that. 27 hits in 20 runs. this is tim's crew. he's at second base today. 3 and 2 on roberts leads off in the -- leading off in the 3rd. he fires the fist just in time to get roberts. he lungs for the been lunges -- lunges for the base. >> you get a feel for it. i figure this is where you get hurt. that's what you do with speed runners. there's what you talk about right there, the extra relief. of course when you find yourself more than a

step away, sometimes that's the only way to get to the bag. good hustle there by roberts. he's out on a nice play. 1 down and here's jones. we seen moore sometimes dive head first into first base. hairston did that on occasion when he was with the o's. >> that's a dangerous play. >> yeah . >> not only for your fingers but the baseman's foot comes into play >> jones struck out first at-batment he's looking to extend the hitting streak. 1 and 2. >> contreras is 6 "4, 255 pounds. he was 15 and 7 with the yankees. he became a free agent in february of '03. >> pitch is down and away.

>> you talk about the international experience. you start in the minors to get acclimated. he was traded the following season. >> the yankees were not happy with his consistency or the lack of assist cannot saw -- consistency yet he was 15 and 7. or or was one of the outstanding. torrento was one of the outstanding. >> good at-bat for adam jones who draws a 1-out walk. >> that's not close to -- close to being a swing.

good job. that's a pitch that most likely he would have waved at last year. >> we'll see if adam jones takes off. o's have the base stealers and did not hang around like. 9 out of 9 against contreras and there he goes. the tag is safe. 2nd base and jones is down at 2nd base. it's another one of those head-first slides and adam is slow to get up. >> big lead and there you go. very quick . he never takes a look. again, the difficult for castro is getting the ball down and he makes a much better

throw. that's almost a snowplow. that's why it hurt. watch his left hand get caught. he goes -- he's a young player, not adapted to stealing head-first. >> that was a heck of a tag by ramirez. >> he slapped it on him. jones picks up the 7th stolen base. watch the tag and how quick he gets down. it looked like his right hand may have been around the bag. >> yeah, and then he goes through it. >> here's the 1-1. 50 homeruns in skp 30 assists by players

since '07, nick. 2-1. it's fouled behind shelby. >> it's just amazing. roberts is 3.24. nick is hitting well over 300. moore is 3.11. scott is 3.21. the difference of why they are not better is on base percentage and homeruns. two balls and two strikes. one down. mark pops a foul. >> when contreras went to the minors, he was there from may 10th until june 8th when he was brought back. he made five starts. he got his work in. he was 3 and 1 in those starts with

2.70 era. he still was able to get in the mind set of feeling good about what he was doing on the mound. >> that's what cooper said. if you take a veteran, 37 or however old, and he wanted to go down. he needed to work on things. to his credit, he worked hard and was successful and was able to come back and transition into pitching better than he was last year, here at the major league level. >> mark draws a walk. another patient at-bat by an o. >> the yankees don't -- >> we talk about what cooper

talked about. guthrie that h not pitched -- had not pitched since the 7th and we're maybe seeing rustiness. let's see if huff can take advantage of that. >> breaking ball for a strike. >> awe he's having a tough month. the run ners are in scoring position is very good. 42 of his 57 rbi's in these types of situations. >> one thing about contreras, if he get you to two strikes, you're 17 for -- that's an incredibly low number. ramirez runs to the base and steps on it and that ends the inning. 2 it 1-0

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beck pl. >> that's why they call it the hot -- beck pl. >> that's why they call it the hot corner. eckham. >> that's why they call it the hot corner. >> he's the first player from the '08 draft to make it to the major leagues. >> 1-2 foul ball. >> on my right, good fast ball. you can see the shorts swing and he short arms it right back off the top of his bat into the mask of wright. >> that happened last week against the blue jays. he had

to leave the game. >> yeah. >> 1 and 2 on the rookie who played college ball at the university of georgia. 59 games total in the minor leagues. >> 10 for his last 16, he strikes out. one away. >> yesterday , they both had outfield success. dave stress stresses the importance of things like that in the outfield. outfielders take pride in those plays because they are difficult. when you do, you're know you're able to pick the pitch er up. >> those plays were huge. when you think about it, it's six consecutive hits and two outs

came on the back end. >> i said, do you know the word stop? he started laughing. >> high fly ball and that is a deep right and it's going to go. wise hits it on guthrie and we're tied at 1. first home of the year. cabrera has the long ball. that was a long home run. take a look. you can see the outside corner and it looked like a changeup in the middle of the plate. the changeup speeds up the bat. he does the rest. >> here's castro and it's popped up behind the plate. that's a tough play and two men

are down on the popped foul. guthrie's 21st home run allowed. guthrie is having a tough time with that long ball. >> we have seen them a couple sliders. you have to make a decision if you want to throw a changeup, he just can't speed up the singles. that's what he did. otherwise, if you threw a fast ball away, who cares. there's a perfect example. the home run ties it. wise is going to deep. 1-1 game. pwhrap it's chilled down to 34 degrees... for a taste as cold as the rockies. it's aged cold.

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 the o's are on the move after the game. they would he head to new york for 3-game series. they will have a day off in boston before theirext consecutive game. a 9-game road.

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