lindstrom will have to work again with the 3 ball two strike count. nobody out. mcdonald played it very safe at first base with that two step lead over there. 3-2 and struck him out. so lindstrom comes up big and picks up again his teammates who did not catch that pop up. >> jim hunter: just a little high gap right there. that's what i to. matt lindstrom when he came up could throw 100. 100. big guy. great arm. >> gary: he gets his second strike out. infield shifts.

saltalamacchia will stand in. he's had a double, a walk, a run scored an rbi sack fly in the ball game. >> jim: he's also had a couple errors in the eighth that allowed the orioles to get the sixth run at the time. red sox would come back. he would like to atone for that. long afternoon for him. >> gary: he is way back there. look how far he is out of the box. and swung on and missed. lindstrom coming hard at him. >> jim: i think another thing for that you see hale that is a third base coach this year for the orioles used to do it for

the red sox from time to time. he will actually come toward home plate. almost halfway down the line. you get the angle where the runner at first can see your sign. >> gary: in the air right field going back. markakis is there he got it. runner halfway and there are two down. >> jim: we told you about how much room there is in right field. that ball hit again. markakis there to catch it. >> gary: in every situation today where the red sox have kneed a big hit it has been their rookie middlebrooks that has been coming to the plate. here he comes again. only his third major league game. he got the grand slam in the fifth inning. came up with a runner in the sixaining and grounded it out.

ended the eighth inning. picked up a single with two down and endedden being stranded. got mcdonald on at first now with two away. and a trike. >> jim: he looked again coming out of high school in texas thinking about going and being the quarterback to texas a & m. red sox gave them more money than normal. their number one draft choice. but he won the fifth round but almost got $1 million. >> gary: only 23 years old. one ball one strike. mcdonald on first. that will be outside. 2-1. want to make sure that

ball does not get down the line line on him. giving signs here for that runner on at first for lindstrom whether or not they want him to throw or step off. that will be fouled off and broke the bat. and two ball two strike count. >> jim: 96 on the outside corner of the plate. as if the orioles will see more middlebrooks and determine whether he is a pull hitter. or not. >> gary: looks like he didn't have a bat ready either. that will be a find. baseball is a rule in the last couple of years you used to have a bat in the hands of a bat boy for every batter that comings to the -- comes to the

plate. all the umpires looking at him. two balls two strike count. two down. so far we have missed both lunch and dinner. 2-2. two away. lindstrom mcdonald not going and strikes him out. and on we go at six a piece.

once upon a time way back when jj hardy got the orioles off to a 1-0 lead. his fifth home run. and then tommy hunters really good early. middlebrooks with a slam. double by mark reynolds. sacrifice fly by jared.

>> gary: getting a double play and a pop out. reynolds stole second. and the pitch is in there for a strike. we are getting to that point in the day where you will probably have fans coming back in if you let them. game gets so long people start hearing about it and they start coming back. i had a game in atlanta the mets game back in '86 that lasted until 4:00 in the

morning. it was amazing. >> jim: i like that. let's compare it to that. >> gary: game started at 7:00 and we had three or four rain delays. by 11:30 at night there were 40,000 people that come to the ballpark. by 11:30 it was down to 7,000 or # 8,000. by 2:00 they were up again because the bars closed. >> jim: authorize if we go another three or four or five or six innings we could bring people back in. these bars won't be closed but they won't know where they are. [ laughter ] >> gary: i was walking back to the there are bars i didn't know existed. i went a little different way. different hotel. swung on and missed.

>> jim: again rich hill as a starter really struggling and just the big curve ball. drops down more. andino got past ball hitter. swings through it. >> gary: kind of hard to believe you will see a hitter but wilson will stand in and this is his first at bat in the ball game. hitting .266. three home runs 13 rbis. he will take a strike on the inside corner. >> jim: he is getting a little bit of a james hoy strike zone. he looked back. how many look backs have we had today? >> gary: 5280. he's got a 4-16 off lefties. here in the 14th inning.

one down nobody on. slow roller. three or four hopper down the -- up and off the mark. throw it over by the dugout. fortunately for the red sox it will come off the few sad he tags him and he's safe. gonzalez wants the first base umpire jim joyce to get help from the home plate umpire as to whether or not he turned toward second base. gonzalez thought he had. >> jim: well he did actually luis saw he got somebody in baltimore. gave it that little left shoulder and that was enough. did he go into foul territory. no. that is part of the deal. if you are in fair territory and make that. >> gary: another move toward second which obviously

discretionary for the umpires. now jj hardy that will be an error charge. third against the red sox. middlebrooks on the throwing error. and a strike taken. hardy still trying to have a three homer day. you got one in the first, one in the third. single in the fourth. single in the 12th inning. he's never had a five hit day. his average has gone up to .212. in one day he has jumped his average by 22 points with a four-hit ball game. showalter wants another one. >> gary: hardy toward short. gonzalez.

no runs no hits an error everybody left on base.

so the orioles are using their last reliever. here is tim johnson. >> jim: and of course he is use closer. 16 in a row. last pitched on friday night.

had the back problems but will always talk about him. here we go. >> gary: may get nine innings in today. >> jim: he obviously knows what his job is. get through this inning and eventually you will score a run. certainly with his stuff. big and strong as he is. capable of pitching more than one ening. tough week ahead with the rangers and the rays coming in. fouled by the yankees. >> gary: and the strike taken. so you've got chen pitched friday. i don't know if he threw today or not. a lot of times you will throw the third day. so i guess he would be a candidate. you also have your position players. >> jim: hate going there. >> gary: so we are down. the orioles are down to starters if more are needed. and the pitch is taken down

low. jim johnson working to marlin byrd. byrd has had a single back in the fifth inning. >> jim: jim liked to pitch down and the strike zone has been out. >> gary: byrd will take that and in there for a strike. been outstanding in his performances for the orioles this season. byrd has a 2-2 life-time off jim johnson. and just missed. three balls, two strike count on the lead off batter. another great job by our reliever. lindstrom working a couple innings. one hit. and fouled off to hold it at 3- 2.

>> gary: here is johnson's 3-2 delivery. back to the mound. reynolds had to reach a little bit but gets it. byrd retires. so one away. >> jim: the pitch count will be important. so there are seven pitches right there to marlin byrd. >> gary: jim johnson this season has worked no more than an inning. and johnson comings in with a fastball for a -- comes in with a fastball for a strike.

bottom half of the 14th. last run scored in the eighth inning. for either team. >> jim: aviles is 1-4 off the orioles closer. johnson a nice pitch that came in. and even the count up two balls and two strikes. >> jim: born in new york. i was talking to him. my dad was a big yankee fan. he became a red sox. he said how does he feel now. but good fastball and again big zone all afternoon. and when you take advantage of it call a strike. >> gary: and there are two

down. ryan sweeney two singles. he has struck out twice. and johnson will come inside to him. sweeney 1-4. lifetime off johnson. and the pitch will miss away. johnson has pitched 31 games. 34 innings against the red sox coming into the days play. that will be a base hit into centerfield. a one hopper to adam jones. two away. sweeney gets his third. >> jim: hit a couple strike outs and line drives. that's what he does. and again any time you get on and get pedroia to the plate the ability to hit doubles. such a good highball hitter.

>> gary: johnson 6-13. runner on at first base will be the 14th hit of the ball game for boston. orioles have 12. pedroia takes a breaking ball a good one. inside corner. that one locked him up before he got the swing started. pedroia single came back. since then he has drawn two walks. been stranded both times. fastball away. one ball, one strike, two down. this will be the 18th pitch for jim johnson. the seventh reliever used by the orioles. two pal one strike -- two ball

one strike count. >> jim: you can't anticipate going this long. 13 innings on friday certainly doesn't bode well. don't want to over use guys. >> gary: and you can't give into pedroia because he can drive the ball. and if you walk him you got gonzalez hitting over .400. >> jim: he will chop that one foul.

>> runner goes. he got him. just locked him up and the strike out for jim johnson two in the inning.

>> gary: a 6-6 ball game and

go the 15th inning. nobody has scored since the eighth. hill came on to pitch for the red sox with a runner on and nobody out in the 13th inning. so he's going into his third inning of work. red sox have on the bench nick and kelly left. bull pen today ten and a third innings. >> jim: rich hill he is happy to be out there. doing a nice job. very, very likable young man. really tried to be better for the orioles just couldn't quite do it. once you hurt your arm as he did and i did you always root for people that come back and reinvent themselves which we have done. >> gary: he will work here to nick markakis. jones and then wieters do. orioles only have one position player left. that is the third catcher. and they have no relievers left.

johnson the last one and he worked that last inning. >> jim: as much as i like hill i am rooting for markakis. >> gary: markakis is certainly due. he's been on but no hits. 0-4 officially today. nick .236 on the year. and that will be in there for a strike from hill. >> jim: rich hill also about 6'4", 6'5" so when he does drop down he's over on the first base side he's stepping right at you. that's the reinvention. trying to be more effective. you can get lefties out you can have a job in the big league. >> gary: markakis will take it. he was really looking away.

>> jim: that is one of the curveballs that go around the plate. >> and the count will go to 3- 2. >> jim: there have been pitches around the plate that have been called strikes. >> gary: here's the 3-2 delivery. that is up high and again incredible. the orioles have the lead off man on here in the 15th inning. four out of the last five and here comes bobby valentine. surrendering the lead off walk. atchison is still available in the bull pen but not anymore. atchison will come on to pitch. and jones coming to the plate. s has just named the hyundai equus

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>> gary: these guys play each other 18 times. there won't be any secret after this. >> jim: good numbers against both sides. three innings a walk and a strike out. another one of the guys that have been around a long time. 36 years old. first of the big leagues back in 2004 and struggled in japan and last year did a nice job for the red sox. down in aaa went 6-2 and then

eventually in 17 games. good slider. >> gary: there is adam jones to face him with a runner at first base. orioles with a lead off -- not only to score him but lead him off. >> jim: 35 pitches for scott. but very effective. >> gary: foul tips. that one called. >> jim: situational hitting and again we talked about four of the last five inks getting somebody on. late charlie who was catcher when i came up went on to be a great hitting -- the area of maximum vulnerability hit the ball behind the runner if you do you advance runners. that is something the orioles haven't been able to do. in this ballpark you look at the wall and a little pull conscious. it can work. >> gary: jones 2-3 off atchison in his career.