floor. the orioles said you want t see fireworks watch this. up and down the lineup. 6 runs in the 1st inning by the time it was done pie had the cycle. a one, a 2 and a 3 and a homer. the orioles won it 16 runs on 19 hits. matusz will look for his second major league win and try to make it two in a row against the angels. utah stay fans on hand and so are you. 

 tonight the crowd coming in see game 2 of the 4 game set again the angels. against the orioles who had one of those nights last night at orioles park at camden yard. i'm gary thorne, who would have guessed they would put up record numbers. we'll talk about them throughout the game. who would have guessed felix pie would come up with the cycle. he wanted the ball hit by terry crowley. he said think about what you've done. you don't realize what i did. the think of it as a no hit fore or the pitcher.

jerry said when you hit for the cycle it's like pitching a no- hitter. there's only been 294 cycles. 292 no hitters. this seize on 6 have hit for the cycle, 2 have no hitters. >> if you look at the orioles it's huff, robinson and ripken. a good company. he almost had two guys have the ability to do it. you get the eighth and 9th hitters get 7 hits you have a good night. >> tonight it's the home debut for a young start. brian matusz first time-out before the home crowd in baltimore. it was autograph day earlier, now it's time to play ball. you've taken steps to try and lower both your numbers. but how close are you to your goals? there may be more you can do. only caduet combines two proven medicines... in a single pill to significantly lower...

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 >> gary: gorgeous evening, last night for the ball game and the same is true on saturday night at orioles park at camden yards. 84 degrees, clear sky, more breeze than last night that will be blowing out toward center field to start the game. let's look at the starting lineup for the angels. 68 win, 45 losses, they have figgins, aybar, abreu, guererro, kendrick, quinlin, matthews and matusz. >> jim: look at the scouting report. it's a tough test when you face the angels the second best offensive team in baseball. even last night they got 6 runs on the board. no halos versus left hander. 24-11 or 25-11. they are light out again him. brian matusz is looking forward to the start, he knows he's made mistakes, he won his first

game and struggled. had he's learned and what about 14 months ago in college at san diego state. number one draft choice pitching against one of best hitting teams in baseball. >> matusz makes his debutalty home as his first two starts came on the road. he gets to pitch in the ballpark he will call home for a long time. he will have chone figgins leading it off against him. figgins coming in the switch hitter with a 4 game hit streak to start the game with his great speed. wind always southeast at 4, the 84-degree temperature and a lovely night. a big crowd on hand. they have been here with the season ticket holders coming in early to take advantage of the autograph day. brian matusz ready to go. figgins takes the first, we're underway. >> jim: he said he was going to

try to establish the fastball. you're aware of what a team can do at a major legal level. he will try to stay to his strength. >> gary: figgins will take the pitch away for a ball. a switch hitter at .221 right- handed and .339 left handed and the 3 home run that he hit have come from the left side of the plate. they have him turned away how you want him. fouled away, 1-2. >> matusz against the tigers and the win gave a run on 6 hits on 5. against toronto gave up 5 runs, all 5 of the runs came on 3 home runs that he surrendered in the game. ball breaking away got him. >> i think his game plan, you can see chris tillman at 21, he won his fist major league game.

establish the fastball early. on thats what tillman did last night. here's a perfect example. a couple fastballs away. you can see figgins way out in front on the curveball. >> gary: that will bring up aybar. aybar had an 0 for 4 in the ball game last night. aybar pops it up. that will be a base hit. interesting if you look where aybar was standing he almost gave it away. he moved way up in the batters box, if he got a breaking ball on the first pitch he could bunt it. his front foot was almost out of box. >> you have to take the bunt away from aybar. he has 26 infield hit. that's what he's about. not that he can't hit, he can do that. >> gary: 109 infield hits as the team. >> jim: the last thing you want, it was a pop-up.

and it was not a good bunt. you've to make him hit the ball by you. the orioles don't do that. >> gary: abreaux ooh will stand in. 6thin rbi, fifth in stolen bases in the league. does what he although does, takes the first pitch. >> a .3 06 heater against left handers. >> at least early on. he did 630 out of 683 first at bats last year. he wants to gauge the velocity the movement to fastball and game on. >> and he will foul that away. both have 12. and the way abreu is playing the veteran may have those years. >> he wanted a 3-year deal and the best deal he would get was

the one with the angels. he didn't sign until 10 days before spring training. scioscia said i want you to show up and hit in the number 2 spot. that he said that's it. that's all you want? >> done. he's had a big effect on this ballclub. open some of the young players. >> look at him stare out, abreu with one of those, man, what was that. look at that. >> jim: look here. if you look at the scouting report. this is a good curb ball. better than the ball against the tiger and better than toronto. if you're a scout that said this guy struggled. not struggling tonight. >> that's look of respect. here's guererro the designated hitter. to second. roberts will get it and that's.

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 >> gary: part of the house hand at camden yards for the saturday night affair. let's look at the starting lineup for the o's. robert, jones, markakis, nick markakis 34 consecutive games on base. >> jim: the scouting report right here. the right-hander out of abileen

lives in newport beach. lackey not lacking. won 4 or 5 of the last 7. only a couple losses against texas. beat the orioles on the second. lifetime again the orioles 7 and 3. 3 runs or less 7 out of last 8 starts. >> roberts leads it off. he will take it low. brian part of the tremendous attack last night with the 16 runs on 19 hits. brian ended up with a 4-game hitting streak extended on a night he had 4 hits including 3 doubles in the ball game. it was an offensive affair for virtually both teams. the orioles winning it. both teams put of offensive numbers last night. 1-1 shall that ball will be fouled straight back and the count is a ball and 2 strikes on roberts. brian 7 hits and 28 at-bats

lifetime against lackey and a solid home number over the last 5 home games. an amazing 545. the delivery on the way and he snuck that by him. lackey gets the strikeout. >> jim: look at the angel defense behind lackey. rivera, math use and abreu, figgins, aybar and kendrick is back, quinlin at first and matusz with napoli taking the evening off. he will be behind the plate. lackey is a big guy. jones fouls it away. adams had a 2 for 5 in the ball game last night.

he scored 3 runs and in doing so moved into the top 10 in runs scored as he's 9th in the american league in that team. he's 0 for 6 in the times he's faced john lackey. lackey trying to regroup this ballclub that had the offense but given up a ton of runs. 0-1 delivery inside. i asked mike scioscia before the game. how do you feel about the pitching. what he directly said i can't tell you. he said where you been for the last 3 months. >> i said i'm covering the orioles. >> he has the talent to do it with the likes of lackey, but they have not been there. their e.r.a. is next to last. we have starters there's no more time. you have to come around now if you're in the starting rotation if we hang on to this division. >> founded down to third. figgins on the short hop.

two down. >> gary: that will bring up nick markakis. one for 6 in the ball game last night and nick has continued the league's longest streak of reaching base, 34 consecutive games. >> he did that with a line drive double over the 3rd base bat. with a hanging breaking ball and sizzles one down into left field corner. >> you're right about the pitching. if you are going to get into the postseason you bet irv two outstanding starter. >> santana will see him in the series. lackey has been outstanding. problems early on. elbow for santana, saunders as good as you want has had shoulder problems. he had a shot and is healing. last year they went 50 at home and 50 on the road, then not good in the postseason. >> gary: last night jered

weaver is a winner. >> that will fall in for a base hit. markakis takes care of that in a hurry. he has an 8-game hitting streak and ups his consecutive on base streak to 35 games. >> the one thing about nick markakis, he was chiding luke scott by was watching the game the replay, you get really 10, can never say that nick is tense. >> when he struggled a bit he does. he's learned it doesn't do any good. >> jim: no. >> gary: the only thing this bothers him he's a disciplined hitter. when calls, not that they go his way. they don't call balls balls and strikes strikes he get as nowed. >> gary: the delivery to huff.

the throw not in time. mike scioscia loves the defense of his catchers all of them. >> jim: if you are nick markakis you're trying to get a lead. not that you're going to steal a base. only 5 attempts all year. >> gary: huff to right field. abreu going back on it and he has it. huff is now 2 for 29 lifetime off lack each no runs on one hit. one complete. no score. at some restaurants when you get boneless wings... what are you really paying for? whoa! ha ha! i say "happy," you say "birthday!" happy... birthday! who's hungry?

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 >> gary: rivera, kendrick a quinlan, fans over looking the ballpark. we're at camden yards. rivera 3 for 4 from the ball game last night. he had, had it not been for the orioles big out put would be highly noted as he had a 3 double ball game and an rbi. >> jim: the other at bat was a sizzling line drive ball he turned into a double play. he's swinging the bat well. >> gary: 0 delivery and that's taken for a strike. he tied the record with the 3

doubles and hitting .345 over the last 16 games and against left-handers a .349 batting arc. breaking ball. that just missed outside. los angeles team excited to see brian pitch shall because he was originally drafted by the angels in 2005 and didn't sign. he went to the university of san diego instead. away, the scout that tried to get him for the angels said afterwards, he only asked for a little over a million dollars i should have signed him. eddie bane is now their farm director. >> 3-1 taken in the air to right field. markakis. rivera is out of there. one away. >> jim: left-handed, you throw from a different side. there is your conventional 2- seamer and there's your 4-

seamer where you use all 4- seams and curve the ball. slider just a little bit lower on the seam and the circle change-up. the one pitch when they drafted him said the best change-up and curveball in draft. not a guy, again you mentioned 22. not a guy that will throw 95. he did hit 94 on the gun in detroit. i think he's more like 91 with changing speeds adding and subjecting blight. pitching is less difficult in kendrick with a 1-1 strike. kendrick against lefties .281, .267 off right-handers. izturis with the left-hander working in the ball game. quinlin is getting a shot with morales out, anytime you get morales out of lineup that's a problems that gone away. he won't be in the ball game

tonight. >> 1-2 count on howie kendrick. kendrick had an 0 for one. that's a base hit to left field. pie over. kendrick with a one out single in the second. >> gary: form the orioles are offering a special promotion. they will get the orioles bird, the stuff toy for the family. you can gather up the family and come out for a great day at the yard. go to orioles.com. >> jim: now all of a sudden you have the hit-and-run. that's a not a power guy. line-drive hitter. >> gary: is that kid trying to trade his sister for a tracker? >> [ chuckle ] there's robb

quinlan. burried one inside. >> a cut fastball or slider. >> we'll trade tractor for sister [ chuckle ] she could care less. she's eating cotton candy. 5 fingers full, please. >> runner at 1st base and one away. a 2 strike count on quinlan. .267 off right handers. no big numbers against the left's. >> jim: 22 of his 24 starts have been ins left-handed pitchers. >> that's called being fortunate you're still doing this. >> jim: you're right. this is his fourth year with

the angels. the first year 340. not a power guy. you can't hit-and-run 0-2. you would think he would be the guy that mike scioscia the second in the american league behind the rays as far as stolen bases. >> jammed him. huff is out. >> jim: all over his fist. and the thing that i'm prosed me about madison, for a start maybe he said, maybe a bit too fine. the ability to pitch in and out and add and subject. he has a great feel at age 22, 14 months out of college. that's up on the trademark. almost got to the handle, the hand side of the pine tar. that's how far in that was. >> now there are two down, with kendrick on at 1st base. matthews junior the switch

hitter. mike scioscia said before the ball game, there are good young arms over there. he like what's he sees in the orioles young pitchers. and i'm sure he doesn't like what he sees of matusz against his hitter. that's a fastball. 1-1. >> jim: i told the orioles pitching coach. don't mess these guys up. they are good. he started laughing. >> gary: let them pitch. >> jim: tillman has no idea how good he's going to be. matusz is more mature, he comes out of a nice college program down in san diego. again, you have to understand, pitching in college baseball and here he is in the big leagues. that's what you want out of your number one draft choices. >> get here. good numbers for what you did below. >> 11-2 with a .199 era at a

ball, double-a and triple-a. nothing left to prove. get up here and go to work. >> the only thing he has to prove is that he can get better. he was ready to pitch tonight. no disrespect to the angels. he wants to get out there. >> gary: that will miss high. >> jim: he reminds he, a lot of people saw frank tananna at the start of his career. he could throw as good as anyone in the major league. then hurt his shoulder. in the late 70s he was one of the best. >> gary: that ball is hit. the air to center, not deep. he's got it. couple of singles over two innings with a couple base runners on first. we go to bottom of the 2ndno score. and a few things we want to pay for. on top of it all,

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slider. reimold d.h.ing. scott battling the flu. trembley says reimold has a knee and achilles problem and that will take medical attention at the end of the season. he will try the play through with it. >> gary: a ground ball the third. aybar makes the throw. reimold is retired. reimold won't play as much in the field as you might expect every day, instead will get some days off to give the heel and the knee a rest. >> jim: he said nothing will keep him out of the lineup. we saw last year luke scott not having the year he had thisyear because of left achilles. it's a painful injury and hard to heal.

>> strike. matt wieters. matt has a 3-game hitting streak coming into the ball game, and .269 batting average moves him up among the rook, he's fourth among rookies in batting average and 7th in hit as he and reimold are among the offensive riders in a number of deems. matt is still -- departments. matt has insces kreised that on a weekly basis. >> -- increased that on a weekly basis. >> lackey won the division glitcher was the first rookie since 909 to win the 7th game of a world thnextcouple years struggled. he has a moving fastball, 91 to 93, right there occasional94, he has the big curveball. he tests your ability to hit balls on both side of the pleat and stay bk.

at's what it'sut. >> gary: and that ball will be a base hit into left field. wieters continues with a hot strike, stick. he has a 4-game hitting streak and the orioles get the second hit fball (oae. % ji:hat's a high chge and he attacked it. wait for the ball to get to you. now all of a sudden, he's done it at every level, no higher level land the major leagues. he made the adstment to t. he'shit in 36 of 45, 16 out of last 19. s that consistency. >> gary: mora will stand in with a runner at first and one away. mora had a one for 4 in the orioles victory last night. 12 extra base hits tying an orioles record last night and the 9 doubles tied the most doubles hit by any team in the major ags this season. it was an amazing night as the

orioles went 11 for 22 with runners in scoring position. that's a week's worth of in ngof swing, terry in scoring crowley was in a better mood today than yesterday. >> score runs, get hits, especially that many, you have to feel good. mora 1-0 count. runner at first. that's into right center field. going back. warning track. wall and makes the catch, bobby abreu, he had one step left and he tiptoed to warning track and caught it at the 373 mark. >> jim: we talked about the veteran presence. he just made the play. taking on the him yesterday and i said what was that label you never met a wall you like. he said this is how i play. i make one or two errors a

year. if you try to run on me i throw you out. i don't get hurt. i get all kinds of hits. i get on base. he's fine. and that's what the angel, that's what they are happy with. that was the a terrific play. the orioles get a run if that's over his head. >> here's felix pie, last night he picked up the fourth ever cycle in orioles history. getting it done with a triple. jones will be fined for that. that's one of the worst you will see. >> this is from last night as he hit the triple and the celebration and michael scioscia stared at him. i went to mike before the game and i said any problem. he said no, it's okay. i understand, and i understand he had not had a cycle. i didn't know he was hitting for the psych emat the time. but mike was not -- cycle. mike was quiet before the game.

>> do you think that larry told mathis get out there. he's going to get out here. it should be a warning. you know he was doing that on purpose. >> there was no warning. mathis went out to the mound. scioscia wants to know what did you say to him? come out here. i want to know. >> the only reason if you're an umpire you think they would retaliate it would be mike's action last night. i have tremendous respect for him. he didn't know that pie hit for the cycle. he thought it was really kind of a bad showboating type of thin or whatever. >> gary: he thought pie was overreacting and thought he was showing up the team. he stared at him going to mound, coming back to the dugout. lackey understoods. he's a veteran. he knows what scioscia was doing and if anyone would

retaliate lackey would. i don't say that negatively. that's the way they do it. today mike did not talkability. it was clear he still had a burr. he was not happy with what happened even though pie apologized after the game saying he didn't intend to show up anyone. >> felix didn't know he was hitting for strikeel until he hit the triple. >> he throws his hands in the air and whatever. mike thought that was uncalled for. >> here's the 1-1 delivery on the way. to short. there's the out. so pie retired. and one left on base. baseball fond memories. ?

 >> amber: the orioles young pitchers have done a good job of sharing information with each other. chris tillman came in and sat down with brian matusz and watched film of last night. though focused on the big hitters and tillman said this guy can hit anything. try the pitch your game and try to allow him to get himself out. try to stay ahead the best you can. hatiz was able to get information watching film from derrick holland with the rangers. holland a left-handed rookie pitched a complete game 3 hitter and matusz is a similar

pitching style. tillman and matusz were able to gather more information about how to attack the angel lineup. >> gary: absolutely. dave trembley said even though i come in early they were watching the video. at the plate number 9 hitter. pitch on the inside corner for a strike. mathis hit .229 off the left- handed. some of the numbers the angles have against left-handed pitchers are not good. but they are 25 and 11 off left- handed starter. >> mickey hatcher said we don't hit well against them. we win the games late. it goes for a win, not that we actually knock all the lefties out. >> that's good. no small matter. third strike out. mathis retired than what's you want to do against a guy that

struggles again left-hander. >> gary: the yankees make their fine vis it to orioles park. on september one, ollies bargain night. 88884a bird. or visiters.com. fifth best average against right handed pitchers. .339. .221 off the left's. >> jim: leads the american league in runs scored. what i like about brian matusz he's been able to read the bat. mathis had a good eye. that's an important part of pitching. >> gary: 2-0 on the way. one of the numbers brian trying to pick up on getting the

leadoff batters out. in the first two start has 63%. trying to get it to 70% or better and probably in good shape. swung on missed and a 2-2 count. >> jim: there you go. go from 91 to 94, you add, you subject, have the change-up. you can see why he was the number one draft choice and 14 months out of college. >> figgins, just missed outside. >> jim: has the hesitation, and by hesitating he gathers himself and propels himself to home plate. you can throw over my frontside. he has a wind up he can repeat. >> gary: he seems fluid in that department. >> jim: he's another. tillman 6'5", so's matusz. >> there's the first walk surrendered and figgins is not the one you want the put on.

figgins coming into game fourth in the league in stolen bases. and aybar who can handle a bat behind him in the lineup. aybar had a single his first time up the switch hitter. >> jim: if you're the orioles middle infielders. they have been on a roll. the last error was july 18th. somebody has to cover. >> gary: that's a fastball the right field for a base hit. markakis up with it. aybar took it where it was an only one away now, the angels have runners on at first and 2nd base. their third hit of ball game, all singles. >> jim: you get the feeling if you're going to play for mike scioscia you need to do what you do best most often. this by the is a switch hitter. contact hitter. pings it to right field. good news for organization, you

have the -- orioles, you have the double play in order. >> bad news abreu second with runners in scoring position. >> jim: remember, the big important part of his game is seeing a pitcher and adjusting. >> gary: abreu with a chance with only one down. madiz -- matusz delivers. 2 for 4 in the ball game last night. he forces you to bring the pitch in, he has the third best on base percentage in the american league. takes 66% of pitches thrown to him. takes them. >> jim: now he has. >> gary: he's worked into a hitters count. >> jim: remember the curveball you were talking about. i still remember warren spawn saying ted williams struck him

out one and beat me to all-star game on the same pitch. >> a fastball. inside corner. 2-1. >> jim: he was looking away, he hits the inside corner. >> gary: abrie ooh has -- abreu has done damage to the orioles. 2-1 count, 2 on and one away. matusz looks at second. hold the runner close, figgins. breaking ball. close but not quite. 3-1. >> jim: the appropriate pitch missed by a couple inches. he's probably looking fastball. throw him a slider. it's the right pitch if you throw it over. that's the from the batter to a batter decision you have to make as a pitcher. you can get it over.

might be the right pitch, you can command it? >> and the bees are loaded. 2 close pitches. abreu does not chase. you have guererro coming to plate who last night hit one of the most unusual base hits you will ever see. >> jim: it bounced before he hit it. mike scioscia said i've never seen that before. and against the orioles, used the bats for home runs right at the top is vladimir guererro. 19 career. two this year. and it all started to 3-2 change-up with one out to figgins. >> scioscia was funny when that ball was hit like a cricket pitch. he said about the game all the charts that show hot zone, hit well here. don't hit up and away. hit in the middle.

right now vlade is batting 1000 on the pitch that bounces in front of home plate. good number. >> jim: they are trying. the orioles pitching coach is trying to get something down in the strike zone. anything up he elevates. anything on one hop he elevates. >> gary: if guererro tried to elevate. that 0-1 count. the bases are loaded. he's had 5 grand slams in his career. >> jim: they said they will have to move him off the plate. up in the zone. >> 0 for two with the bases loaded for vlad each wall streeters pitches a pitch inside and 1-1 strike. no score in the game but the afternoon gels threatening in the 3rd inning. two walks. big guy. long arms. tremendous level.

the ability to hit it as far to right center as left center. >> 1-1 formatiz. that's fouled back -- for matusz. >> a nice change-up. designated hitter, vladimir guererro. 4 home runs, and the last 10 ball games since coming off the d.l. 1-2 delivers to him and that's with the right side, 4 balls. vlade in the last 12 seasons has hit .300 or better. he's hitting .301 right now, obviously at-bats have been limited. 2-2 on the way. in the dirt. we go the distance in this drama. one down, 3-2 count on

guererro, bases load and score. he's not easy to walk. if you are close he will swing. >> yep. >> and probably hit it. that's the bad news. not only hit it, usual a drive it. >> gary: 3-2 count. the delivery and walks in a run. so rbi for guererro, figgins who led. >> jim: let's look at that at- bat by guererro. matusz said i'm going to try to get ahead. he got ahead, 1-1. 1-2. and then he can't make his pitch. go away, they go in, now 3-2. and there's your base-on ball. >> gary: guererro getting his 26th rbi of the season, and now the bases remain loaded and here's rivera who flied out the right field his first time up. he takes it up high and wieters wants it. >> jim: the last time john

lackey pitched against the orioles it was against jeremy guthrie. agree -- abae ooh hit a home run -- abreu hit a home run. he would pitch 8 inning and give up 4 hits. but he got early runs. >> this is where the angels are at their best. though lead the majors with a .309 batting average with runners in scoring position. tied for the best mark over the last 35 years. this is one of their leaders in rivera. the pitch is high and the count will go to 2-0. riviera, 6th in the league with runners in scoring position at .3 50. this is how the angels have been winning ball games. piling up runs with the pitching staff struggling with the 12th era in the league. delivery a shot into center field for a base hit.

aybar will score. abreu comes, jones bobbled it. he threw it to slow! a physical and a mental mistake in center field. jones dropped the ball, but he had a play at 2nd base on rivera and had he thrown that he would have had rivera by a lot of steps. he lobbed it in. >> still only a single. again, only one run will score, because they are stopping the runner. so right here. >> this is a second year player. rivera play in front of him, close but not close enough. he takes you out of a double play situation. orioles playing like the angels played last night. >> gary: fouled back and a 3-0 lead for the angels. and that's the kind of play that dave trembley had a meeting with the team a few days ago and talked about again today before the game, it's not

acceptable. that the plays have to be lifted up against these teams that should be what for the orioles the end of season is about. >> the runner will come home. played by izturis. kendrick is retired. he will be credited with an rbi as guererro scores. if not for the error he would not be at third. it's a 4-0 lead. >> jim: kendrick did what he needed to do. would have liked to get a base hit. situational hitting. we saw the orioles do it last night on the way to 16 runs. >> gary: that ball to right field and that's a base hit. here comes rivera. here's the throw, all the way through, and not in time! a close play at the plate as rivera went around wieters, and looks like he touched the plate with his hand. >> jim: let's see if matt is

able to block the plate. perfect throw. nope. got his hand on the plate. nice slide. there's your nick markakis with 12 assists. if that leg is out. you let the ball come a foot. the ball gets there quicker than you're able to tag back. >> gary: quinlan getting his 11th rbi. dave trembley out to talk about the play at the plate. he got around him. here's the angels that the american league has come to know and dislike. in the bullpen already, mark hendrickson as the angels have batted around here in the 3rd inning. they have scored 5 runs, 5 hits and a costly error. runner at second base, still, and the pitch will be taken low by gary matthews junior. quinlan a single rbi and moved over to 2nd base on the throw.

matusz a tough inning. >> jim: how often do we see 3 walks and they all score, one just hard hit ball up the middle and the other one kind of pinged into left field. and the thing that i notice gary, is that, it's only his third major league start. when he got wild he pitched quicker than slowing down. that's manage he will learn. >> 1-1 count. and the pitch is taken down low. 2-1. this team has not been averaging over 7 runs a game since the middle of the june for nothing. as they have had 22 innings in which they have had 5 or more runs. that grounded to 3rd base. mora up. he will make the play to first.

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where you're from. go the orioles.com. can i have a pop please? now the orioles will have to battle back. izturis leading it off. 3 for 5 last night. almost pull offend the impossible he was only one hit a way, a homer from the cycle. the orioles had a cycle from pie when is touris had his final chance at the plate. what a job he's done, hitting .270. john lackey gets the swing. throw will have to be made. mathis getting it there in time. let's look at our ford trivia question, during a two-week span in 1933, three players hit for the cycle for the philadelphia a's. can you name them? no. >> jim: who could. that was the questions, the answer was no.

was that the right answer? >> jim: yes, no. >> i win. no i can't. and a strike taken, roberts a strike out victim his first time up. what, there's no, i mean. that's impossible. >> gary: there were three guys that did it. >> jim: i understand that. [ chuckle ] i want to go farther with that. members of their immediate family who's not so mode any more actually. >> 0-2 on roberts. and brian will take the pitch away for a ball as lackey trying to get the quick inning after the angels batted around. and leaving a base runner on. averaging 7.3 runs a game since june 15 on the road are the angels. >> mentioned it earlier, you

can't forget they got 12 hits and 6 runs. it would be a game easy to lose your focus out of it so early. the 3 earned runs or less 8 out of 9 starts for mr. lackey on the mound. give him a 5-0 lead. he's been around to know you don't change anything. it does allow you to go out and know that one pitch won beat you. >> gary: he threw a career high 131 pitches in his last outing and he's thrown more than 113 in each of the last 4. whether that will impact the distance he can go in this ball game we'll see. >> jim: i played in an era whenever everyone did it. he's a big guy at 6'6". brian roberts to 1st base. quinlan will take do it the bag. >> this is a audition for john who will be a free agent unless they are sign him. for them to get to postseason.

98 and 68 at age 30. >> the orioles he's one of the names that comes up in the discuss about the orioles looking for another starter. their numbers against the east probably one of the reasons why, but, in spring training lackey wanted sabathia numbers. from $9 million he earns now to over 20. >> good luck. >> that's what the angels response was. have a good season and good luck. >> jim: he missed the first 6 weeks with forearm problems. he's awfully good when he's healthy he will win games. they won 5 out of last 6 convictions. second best -- divisions. >> you will win a lot of the games with a ballclub scoring the runs the angels are,. >> i was looking, i can't believe their starters record.

the starter records 47-29, but they are among the lowest 4, the highest 4 e.r.a. for starts in the american league gee they have had injuries. but again, that's why, if they are going to win their division, and watch that texas game as they blew a 4-2 lead against the red sox last night. if they represent the american league west they have to get the starter healthy. it's all about match up in the postseason? right now the offense angels leading everyone else and the pitching is haul add long. you can't have that kind of a record for starting pitching when the e.r.a. of the starters is 12th in the league. 12 out of 14. >> jim: the injuries in the bullpen will take a toll. >> gary: 2-2 on jones. and that is in right field. abreu going back at the wall

and won't get it. that will rebound, to centerfielder matthews, going for 3. here's the throw. it will allowed through but no chance. jones has a 2 out triple [cheering] >> jim: abreu -- abreu can't get it, there's the rebound the minute it gets by him. >> see where gary matthews junior is. there's two out. have to make it. never make the first or the last out at third. especially when you're 5 runs down. >> gary: the orioles get a runner to third for nick markakis. >> jim: they play him around. >> gary: markakis had a single. this is the most adjustment by a defense i've seen. >> jim: he heard you. >> gary: the center fielding

was over here. >> jim: you still have the huge gap in right center field. >> gary: they really play nick to play the ball the other way. lackey has to be pitching away. that's what they did. matthews going back. that is way back and off the base of the wall, it is in play. it will score a run, it's a double for nick markakis and the orioles get on the board, it's 5-1. >> jim: even if you play that way and you massage the ball off the wall. gary matthews, jr. can't catch it. he's looking outside. not a horrible pitch. it's up a a little bit. that ball short hopping the wall. there's the orioles first run. 5 for the angels in the third. one for the orioles at this point. >> gary: and 80 rbi for nick markakis and gets the 2 out hit.

and now aubrey huff has a rbi chance. batting clean up. rbi lead floor the american league is justin morneau with 93 starting the day. followed by longoria, bay, and markakis, they have reached 80 rbi or more in the american league. huff only 2 hits in 29 lifetime at-bats against lackey. tied out to right field. aubrey trying to get the bat going for the orioles. the final 6 weeks of the season they need his bat. power protection, rbi production. 2-0 count on him. markakis is 2nd base. though play huff to pull. and the pitch is way up. it's 3-0. not what you want to do against the guy that's never

hit you very well. >> jim: what happens, a lot of time you get gun-shy when you fall behind 2-0. with a swing of the bat the orioles can get back in the game. >> he can. first walk surrendered by lackey and the orioles doing all of this with 2 down. >> jim: we saw last night, gary, they don't always have to be hard line drives or doubles. you talk about the 12 extra base hits the 2 tack on runs were the dumb single by izturis. right now you would like a gapper, maybe score, may be tough the score huff from first. you get a run in. a soft sing we'll 2 out will get another run. >> the slider is a strike. reimold grounded out his first time up. the designated hitter, hitting .321 with run you'res in scoring position. above the .271 overall average. he has a chance here.

markakis and huff. a chopper back on the mound played by lack each he will get the out. the orioles get a run on a couple hits and two are left on base. it's a 5-1 angels lead. @x@0@p@

 >> gary: it's time to bring up to speed. >> jim: a couple base hits the first two inning. in the third found out what's going on about the angels. there's some of the good, and in the third some of the bad,

adam jones won't help them out. quinlan with a single to right. 3 walks the leaders can't get the tag play at home plate. the angels take a 5-0 lead. the orioles come back with one. 5-1. >> gary: 5-5 0 for the angels. 1-4 and one for the o's. had to go through order in the 3rd inning. mathis will lead it off. he started the inning by striking out and then the 5 runs. 4 runs earned in the third inning. mathis, figgins and aybar at the top of the order. and the breaking ball will miss and a 2-0 down. -- count. mathis making his home debut. looking for his second major league win -- matusz. >> fast ball the short.

izturis. one away in the 4th inning. >> gary: this angel's team we talked about the offense they have produced this season. it's been an extraordinary group in that development, different than the angels over the past 5 seasons under mike scioscia where they relied on pitching. they are now the number one team in average and second in runs in the league. they do it by getting on base within the long ball as they are second in on-base percentage and third in slugging. >> that's the different. >> they play small ball. bobby abreu is saying we can do so many different things offensively. >> gary: that to the gap in left center field. pie didn't know where it was, it will be in for a double.

pie lost that in the light and kept running hoping the ball would fall close and it did. >> jim: right here, he can't see it. if you can't see it you can't catch it. hanging breaking ball, so bad result might have been catchable. hard to tell. started going to his left, the good outfielders take the direct route. looked like he was going in the direction of the ball and you see it all the time, memorial stadium. don baylor, for a certain hit the ball gets in the light all the time. >> gary: first hit of ball game for figgins, has a 5-game streak. that will bring up aybar who has a couple singles after ayo -- an 0-for 4 last night. aybar takes the pitch in for a

strike. the team is tough to shut down chott down when they get going. nobody has done it well this evening. mathis finds out what that's about. >> jim: had a-- his approach the each and every hitter. even aybar. hit a good pitch the right field after the walk the figgins. maybe not that good. at the end of the day, i think for a pitching coach or someone like myself who pitched for a long time. you tell these guys it's not about the stuff it's about the demand. your sequence of pitches. they can tell you this is what you need the throw. you can get it over and command your stuff in and out. >> gary: 0-2 delivery. fouled it off. that ball almost bounced. two strike down on him. matusz with 3 walks and two strikeout. the 3 walks have scored.

figgins, abreu and guererro. figgins is drawing attention. roberts trying to hold him close. matusz has taken a couple extra looks there. he goes. swung on missed. wieters tried to throw it. it came out of his hand or did it hit the bat. the tag is put on and i think they are calling aybar as having swung at that. >> and then of course, scioscia will come out and say did the ball to transfer come out. they will call the other umpires or did it pop out of his glove. >> did aybar touch wieters at all. >> jim: he's taking that out in the transfer. that's like a 2nd baseman, you get the force, when you turn the double play the ball comes out of your hand. they may not see it that way. but it appears to me that's what happened. >> gary: should be a swinging strike out. the ball dropped. no foul ball. wieters was trying to make a 3

to 3rd base. scioscia comes back out. he and larry have had a couple talks in this game. you can see aybar is not happy. aybar is being held off. he's really upset. the 2nd base umpire has come on to keep aybar away from the home plate umpire. >> jim: wouldn't you think the only thing to argue if it was a foul tip and if the ball was caught or lost in the transfer. >> gary: yes. there's no interference. the ball is in the glove. not like he interfered with the bat. >> gary: we saw aybar initially held the bat out the umpire. it hit the bat. >> jim: he's taking that ball out of the glove. it's a strike out. the fourth for matusz in the

ball game. there's a stolen base for figgins as he moves to third. >> jim: number 35 on the year for chone. >> fourth best in the american league starting today. >> abow ooh another chance -- abreu has another chance. abreu down the line. pie coming over. and no play. >> jim: he didn't take that first pitch. this is the third time he's seen brian matusz. >> gary: a lot happened in the first two games of this series. the only offense we saw last night were good defensive plays were made. 0-1 count on bobby abreu. and a good breaking ball is in there for a strike.

talk about abreu stealing bases. 24 this year. he's had 20 now for leave consecutive seasons. generally don't think of abreu as someone to base pad stealing bases. the numbers are not high, in this day and age it's good. >> gary: here's the 0-2 delivery. he got fooled and he's gone. 9 strikeout. no runs, one hit, no oregons and a base -- errors and a base runner on third. angels up 5-1. no peanuts or nothin'. and then if your bag wants to bring one of its little bag friends for company, they charge another $25. that's just plain mean. why do they hate your bags? at southwest airlines, bags fly free. grab your bag. it's on! ( ding )

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 >> amber: part of the park been tranformed to 110ewtaw it's tamed for uniform of nick markakis and adam jones. it's the place to be for all nick and adam things. go the orioles.com for more information on the dates. >> gary: it's packed with jones and markakis delivers baseballs. orioles have wieters, mora and pie due up in the 4th inning. wall street hearse a single his first time up. that's 2110 eataw street. >> that would be a nice

souvenir. he got jammed by lackey. lackey walked one and struck out one so far from the ball game. looking for his eighth win. just .257 off him. that was off a change-up. mean you don't throw a breaking ball but not belt high. matt proves he can hit that pitch. that's the pitch that gave the orioles back to 2nd of july trouble in anaheim. had the curve going. reminded me of roy halladay. maybe does not cut the ball as well as roy, he was running the ball away. >> jim: gave up two runs on 4 hits in the ball game that the angels won by a score of 5-2. >> gary: gave up one walk and struck out 7 in the game. >> jim: the home run was by luke scott. >> gary: he has the flu, will be playing tomorrow. is out today. >> gary: 2-2 on the way.

and as dave trembley said can't take pie out after the cycle anyway. so 1933, 3 players hit for the cycle. who were they. the answer is mickey cochran, double x and pinky higgins. >> i had the first two. i didn't get pinky. >> you didn't have any of them. >> and it is the strike on the inside corner. pretty big names. >> jim: pink a didn't register. >> he was known more as a manager than as a player. there's melvin mora flied out the first time up and takes the ball low for a ball. 1-1, one away. melvin had a one for 4 ball

game last night hitting .2 85. heres a game played in 1916 on this date at fenway park in boston. two pitchers, 13 innings. 1-0 final. the senators again the redstones. >> babe ruth. >> yeah. and a base hit by mora. and babe ruth was pitching for the red sox and for the senators, walter johnson. how about that. i didn't see 245. you didn't look -- i didn't see that. >> you didn't look. before the babe was the swinging babe at the plate he pitched and he was a good one. walter johnson, the big train. both members of hall of fame. they went against each other at fenway and came away with a 1-0 win. >> that was the dead ball era. >> used the same ball as you

mentioned. >> same ball the whole game probably flue don't know that. >> i know they used stuff. you could use the spitter. but, when the ball in the stand you keep it. >> there was a time when fans returned the baseball to the field and it was continued in play. they didn't have enough baseballs. >> here's pie, baseball shoes he we're last night are going to the hall of fame as they are putting on a special display for those who hit the cycle this season. and obviously he's one. he will

be part of the display. how the shoes feeling. new? have to break them in. there's 1-2 on the way to third. just fouled. >> jim: he lined out the first time. >> hit at aybar the shortstop. we talked about the irony when he played every day first 24 games .150 something and worked on his swing. you made a great point. you don't get to see him all the time, he appears to be a better hitter. better swing, whether that would translate if he played every day, who knows. >> gary: you don't. >> jim: and you may not find out. he does the one things that a positive. he's swinging better than when they got him. that's a testimony to him. >> gave terry credit after the game for the cycle.

>> jim: they tried the shorten the swing. your point well taken, looked like they get him to chase and throw him curveballs and whatever. your swing is shorter you can wait longer and identify pitchers. he had no problem doing that last night. >> gary: 2-2, lackey will miss inside. and that is a pitch he would have swung forever april and head back on the bench. that's a -- wing over in april. that's what he does. >> gary: good pitch. >> jim: yeah. he laid off it. >> gary: 5-1 lead. you get the sense the orioles are very much in the game. 3-2 on the way. fouled off again. that hit the screen in the angels dug out, right where someone was standing. that's why the screens are up and why everybody moved back on the bench. >> jim: all the players have. the coaches are still up there. they stay at the near end.

have a better chance. >> gary: 3-2 count. pie fouled off a couple hard. ground ball to first foul. camd stays 3-2. lackey having t yard. >> jim: the temperature is supposed to get warmer, but not much humidity. it was delightful. the best 90 degrees today i've seen in recent jeers in baltimore -- years in baltimore. >> the throw, not in time. good coverage by lackey but pie's speed prevents turning 2. >> jim: you saw quinlan tried to turn the double play. >> gary: better not ring we're speed. -- nger with speed.

if you have to turn about 180. a short hop. clea the runner. there is your first south -- out. >> gary: now izturis up. pie on with two down. . fouled office touris -- offisser theis. a fine home stand. 5 hits. 17 at-bats including the 3 r 5 he in e ball game last night. tied a season high with 3 hits and 3 rbi in the opener against the angels. >> came in 5 for againsthe angels. a slow start, in 50 some games since over .300. he's done what they wanted. >> gary: tremendous numbers from a number 9 hitter. godsostosses.

good speed. only 3 guys, jones with steals out of 13 attempts. ceasar 10 out of 11. good percentage and brian roberts with a 23 steal. >> here's the 0-1 delivery on the way. is tour us swings through that -- izturis swings through that and aano-2 count. lackey, 98 wins, 68 losses in his career. looking for his 99th career. since july 8 that's the best period. pretty big time names involved in that. and a chopper to 2nd base. kendrick makes the play. izturis is retired. one left on base. 5-1 angels. 

 >> gary: guarantee thorne, palmer, amber theoharis at camden yard. the angels 5-2 edge in the season series. they have won 11 of the last 16 played again the orioles. here's guererro, rbi with a bases-loaded walk his last time up and he's lined out. >> jim: came into this season .323 lifetime hit we're power

-- hitter with power. fouled away, a hall-of-famer for the future. interesting to see how long he decides he wants to continue playing. he's 45th all time in home run. duke snider and jason giambi next with 407. he's reach the 400 mark. chopper up the middle and that's a base hit. guererro is on a single to lead off the fifth inning. >> he made a good pitch. turned the change-up over. a normal hitter would not hit the good spot. what i like, in the notes and when you have the kind of career that vladimir's had, there's a selection group of over .320 with 400 home runs. you throw ruth, william, garrick and musial and jimmy fox out there, any better. >> nope. >> jim: that's how good he's

been. he should have been an orioles. the orioles close to signing him and griffin their 1st base coach made a call and said i think you will like it in anaheim. >> gary: and he has. >> jim: jess he has. >> gary: brian matusz. 1-0. rivera last time up. matusz gets knit. 5 runs 7 hits for the angels. run on 5 hits for the o's. matusz his third major league start. first time out against the angels. against a tough offensive team. in the ball game. 1-1 delivery on the way. it will just miss inside. 2-1 on rivera. >> jim: he went through a 5 batter period he woked 3