abreu does not chase.ave 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

abreu backing up and this one is in the books.e series is evend up after two. 5-1 win lackey the winner 8-5. matusz the loss 1-2 and opportunityes with the save -- fuentes with the save. coverage at 1:00 with o's extra and the game at 1:30. for jim palmer. amber theoharis and our crew, i'm gary thorne.   >> the angels win tonight b final of 5-1. o's extra prented by verizon. this was a game that was decided by lackey's ability to get out of the jams the orioles had base runners all game long, they couldn't get the runs in and as a result the 5-run inning stood. >> it d. he was trying to pitch out of inning and he ran into trouble. the infield couldn't knockdown a couple base hits. if you compare it to the fifth inning when lackey was up there and the orioles made a comeback. roberts starting the inning with a double, gets the next guy out with a ground ball. moves the guy over. markakis goes to place you can get nick, a fastball up and in, 2 perfect pitches and gets the strike out when it could have been easy

>> andino held abreu. so now all the pressure bases loaded and none down for hunter f   we'll have the infield draw in. so the guy that missed the last 32 games because of the groin injury, he has the bases loaded. he was one for five. an rbi of morales thrown it first.   now he is really playing it here. of tori hunter down 2-0. >> let's see how he handles it. what did bob say? sometimes you have to play into the after internal revenue service nature of the hitter. if he being overly aggressive. who is in trouble here is brian bass not you wanter. and centerfield a base hit and the angels get the lead. four consecutive singles. hunter bounced it and couldn't glove testimony the angels have broken here in the 13th. >> he gets it he almost catches this ball. you can see just a little late. got to reach over. that is probably another one of those one to three to offer actually one to two to three double plays if he catches it. >> now, he has to try t

it is 0-2 on abreu. so the angels score in four of their six at bats against guthrie. >> jim: the inning ends. good job by hendrickson. the angels get the lead back. 7-6 los angeles. @x@0@p@0@6p)@)  >> amber: a scary night as saw david wright from the mets get hit in the head. matt cain said he was released from the hospital with concussion symptoms. no word on when he will return. dodgers pitch her mickey was hit in the game last night against the diamondbacks with a comebacker on the mound. we are told there are no fractures and that he is going to be okay. also a quick update on brad ferguson. he was sent to the orioles minor training facility to begin a training programs now we know nothing is seriously wrong. jim? >> jim: i know brad is very anxious to get back to baseball related activities. three times a day going through therapy to get that shin back in shape. it is the landing leg, his left leg, and of course if there is anything whatsoever, you don't want to go to the mound, because you

he conceded abreu is a proven major league hitter.is going to get that call and also relaxing more. after that third inning he penalty his comfort zone for the first time. he was his most relaxed. he can't recall falling behind another hitter. from that point on they got a couple hits. abreu comes up again three straight, perfect sliders, three swings, three misses to strike him out. he knows he has the stuff to pitch here. he is convinced of it. he belongs here. he was in his comfort zone in the easter league. this hnothing else to prove here. he is glad he had that chance to establish that comfort zone and prove it here right now. after that third inning, things really clicked for him and he does trust his stuff. i love talking pitching with this kid. he is 22. it is like talking to maddox, the way he breaks down a game. he has great stuff and also up here. he is a very bright kid. he knows how to pitch. i think he is going to be a number one starter here. he struck owe pray. >> ended up with -- struck out abreu. >> the balls are be

abreu again. that's the one he can't find and it goes to 0-2. >> jim: you go back the earlier in the ball game in the 5-run inning. it turned around he struck him out the first time on one of the better curveballs all year and couldn't get it over the second time through the order. that was one of the 3 base-on balls in the 3rd inning when the angels got 5 runs. >> gary: only one out he would love to pick up the strikeout here. mathis not a speedy runner at third. he stayed with it and got him. ayou abouty all night long has been stare -- abreu staring at matusz and saying what is that. i can't hit it. >> jim: again, just 3 quality breaking balls. you don't have to throw a strike when you're ahead and that's what he did. >> gary: and that will be it for the orioles starter. with run you're at second and third and two down. guererro coming up. for brian matusz a new strike out high. he has 7. brian in his debut will be greated warmly as he leaves even though he trails 5- 1. and you have high choles

abreu goes deep on guthrie again. twice in the start on july 2nd in anaheim and a solar shot here in the third. change ball change up fast ball in anaheim and a hanging curve ball. again it is not a mystery. he is a tough enough guy that is why he is a good hitter. that is just a curve ball. the massive pitch you can see right there belt high out over the plate. looks like it skills right off the top of the wall and kicks toward the ivy. there you go. 4-0. the information systems is now hiring get online at meet ngc.com/i s. >> that will do it. 28th homerun jeremy has thrown. you think this ball has got to hit the top of the wall and come back and then right off the top of the cushions. an inch or two lower, it would have been a double. how did you describe that? belted to center? one up. it is all about leverage for hitters. you talk about why you like the pitch down and the strike zone. it is the farthest the hitter has to reach. really this guy can blow it's way for pitcher test your ability to get your arm out in

bobby abreu, that is gone off on danks as well. so bobby abreu's 250th career home run.eague history with 60 home runs, 2000 hits 1,000 r.b.i. 1,000 walks and 300 stolen bas bases. >> we keep rolling here on espnews. the twins and indians in cleveland. that's nick blackburn, 4-0 in his career. but oh, oh, trevor crowe got something for him there in the bottom of the seventh. crow with the double to left center. travis hafner scores, indians up 2-1. top of the ninth. mark redman throws it. the switch hitting rookie batting .375 since his recall from triple-a columbus. the indians have won 9 of the last 13. here's the way it looks. the dust has settled. >> the a's gunning for a four-game sweep of the rangers. michael young, top three. i think he got all of that. look at this rocket to dead center off trevor cahill. for young, his 18th home run of the season. we are tied at 2. young again, top of the fifth. one on, two outs, single to center. esteban herrmann will score, rangers go on to win it, and avoid the three-game sweep. tommy hunter now 4-1. over his era2.23. michael

bobby abreu to left.eu's 250th career home run en route to the 9-5 angels' win. jeff mathis and erick aybar also went deep for l.a. they had four jaxx, four stolen bases in the win and improved to 15-5 since the all-star break. rangers taking on the a's. top third. rangers down 2-1. michael young with the blast to deep center field off rookie trevor cahill for the solo homer. oh la-la. game tied at two. 18 homer for young. he had more offense. top fifth, the single to center field scoring esteban german. 3-2 rangers on their way to the win. young 2-5 with two r.b.i. he's batting .458 with six homers, 12 r.b.i.s, ten runs during a 13-game hit streak. the rangers avoid getting swept by the a's in the four-game series. >> prince fielder will not be suspended for charging the outer doors of the dodgers' club how's tuesday. he has been levied an undisclosed fine, as has guillermo mota for throwing at the slugger, which is what led to the post-game walk down in the first place. >> red sox start david ortiz may

abreu had a bad night. >> he had 4 strikeout on the night. not like abreu at all. he likes to take pitches. tonight, this is a testimonial to matusz who can make pitches. he got off track, that's the difference between the minor league and the big league. you get off track up here you pay more than you do at single a or double-a ball. the angels win it by a final of 5-1. game 3 tomorrow afternoon. good defense in the game. the an jegels got their 5 in the top of the 3rd. the orioles in the bottom of the 3rd. 6-4-3 as the orioles turn 2. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico.  >> adam jones had a triple that set up the orioles only run. he would score on a double by nick markakis. adam jones to game. was it mixing it up or location wise. >> he's a good pitcher. he relies on the slider and the fastball location. so he, he benefitted from it and he threw a good game. we tip our hats off. we're not going concede to him, but he threw a good ga

bobby abreu joins barry bonds, craig biggio, joe morgan, rickey henderson and willie mays as the onlyrs in major league history with 250 home runs, 2,000 hits, 1,000 runs, 1,000 r.b.i.'s, 1,000 walks and 300 stolen bases. >> the a.l. central-leading tigers facing the orioles, bottom two, brandon inge. goodbye. a two-run home run for him to left field. his 22nd of the year. his first home run since june 12. orioles are now just 5-15 since the all-star break. rick porcello won his 10th game of the season. he becomes the fifth tigers pitcher with 10 wins in his first big-league season since world war ii. we keep talking about the tight n.l. central? a.l., no joke either. detroit two games up in the a.l. central with the twins 4 1/2 games back. do this shot with b it. the royals beat the mariners 8-2. the story here is bruce chen gets his first win since october of 2005 with baltimore. he said, "i feel like a gorilla with a bunch of kids, maybe a family of five, is off my back. to get this one out of the way is a tremendous relief for me." >> almost forgot what he looked like. >> niners r

bobby abreu joins barry bonds, craig biggio, joe morgan, rickey henderson and willie mays as the onlyrs in major league history with 250 home runs, 2,000 hits, 1,000 runs, 1,000 r.b.i.'s, 1,000 walks and 300 stolen bases. >> the a.l. central-leading tigers facing the orioles, bottom two, brandon inge. goodbye. a two-run home run for him to left field. his 22nd of the year. his first home run since june 12. orioles are now just 5-15 since the all-star break. rick porcello won his 10th game of the season. he becomes the fifth tigers pitcher with 10 wins in his first big-league season since world war ii. we keep talking about the tight n.l. central? a.l., no joke either. detroit two games up in the a.l. central with the twins 4 1/2 games back. do this shot with b it. the royals beat the mariners 8-2. the story here is bruce chen gets his first win since october of 2005 with baltimore. he said, "i feel like a gorilla with a bunch of kids, maybe a family of five, is off my back. to get this one out of the way is a tremendous relief for me." >> almost forgot what he looked like. >> niners r

bobby abreu. solo home run. 250 yaght of his career. bobby abreu joins barry bonds craig biggio and willie mayes as the only players with 250 home runs, 2,000 hits, 1,000 rbis, 1,000 walks and 300 stolen bases. pretty good company there. >> a.l. central leading tigers facing the orioles. hernandez on the mound for baltimore. bottom two here. brandon inge, sends it to left field. his 22nd of the year. he was 2 for 4 with two ribbies. bottom three. here's a 4-0 game. al aexavila down the right field it goes. that's his first major league hit. and this is his first major league r.b.i. tigers go on to win. the orioles now just 5-15 since the all-star break. rick wins his 10th game of the season. becoming the fifth tigers pitcher with ten wins since world war ii. >> keep talking about the tight nl central. the al is no joke as well. tigers with a win, couple the with the white sox loss, puts the twins four and a half games back. >> niners rookie wide receiver michael crabtree is prepared to sit out the entire season and reenter the nfl draft

he made that same comment about bobby abreu. he has changed their lineup. they're hitting .290 as a ball club. he said that his patience at the plate has helped everybody else in the lineup become more patient. i think nick johnson will have a definite affect on that marlins luf lineup. >> bob: something about southern california. the dodgers are hitting about .280 and the angels right about .290. that's a real good lineup. they have speed. mike scioscia likes to play a national league-style of ball. one ball, two strikes to cantu hitting .285. john lannan coming off an outing in pittsburgh where he gave up five runs, nine hits going deep in the game seven innings. breaking ball got him. cantu gave up on it. fieldin culbreth took a good, long look and then punched out the batter. lannan gives up an infield hit and good start to his evening. to ride in the bottom of the plane in the dark. 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

. >> bobby abreu, who the yankees test ad his typical .400 onbase percentage --.400 >> stealing bases. >> and who thought this kid morales could replace mark teixeira the way he has 76 r.b.i.'s to teixeira's 86, he's not quite there, but wow. look at all the money he saved. >> the angels thought last year was their year. then j.d. drew hit the home run and they kind of never recovered. they have been knocking on the door since 2002. maybe this is the year, bobby. >> another thing, frankie who? seriously. frapingy who? because he's done. so all in all, you've got to like them. >> teixeira moving on however seems to have worked out pretty well. probably the leader in the clubhouse in the m.v.p. of the american league. our parting shots, when we return. (announcer) there are engines... and then there's the twin-turbocharging, 365-horsepower-generating, ecoboost™ engine in the all-new ford taurus sho that has the thirst of a v6 with the thrust of a v8. we speak car. we speak innovation. introducing the all-new taurus sho from ford. drive one. >> time now for our parting shots, and bob lea

bobby abreu always over .400. first thing you think about this list, they can all hit. >> jim: now the count is in mauer's favor, 2-1. outside, ball three. matusz is getting an education in how patient big league hitters are. he has walked one tonight. and he's allowed five base hits in two runs trying to hold this lead. 3-1 to mauer lined right to melvin mora at third and ends the inning. the defense helping out brian matusz. twins get back in it. we'll head to the third, 3-2 game. (announcer) take your time to find the right time a clinically proven, low-dose tablet for erectile dysfunction you take every day so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medications and ask if you're healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. don't drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid

only ben abreu with the angels better. way inside. it hit him.rt of his uniform on the way by, and on a count of 0-2, hanley ramirez hit by a pitch. >> rob: look at how baggy his uniform is. if it was a nice tight uniuniform it wouldn't have hit him. j.d. martin trying to establish the inside part of the plate. i have no problem with that. you're going to clip some guys sometimes. you hit a ground ball and you're going to get two outs. >> bob: next up is jorge cantu and somebody in the defense is hoping he'll hit a ball at them. willingham, morgan, dukes the outfield. wil nieves handles the pitcher. willie harris for a beat up ryan zimmerman at third. ryan looked like he was heading for the emergency room last night in pittsburgh. he had his right shoulder iced. he had his ankle iced up. bumps, bruises all over the place. and a ball driven to center. nyjer morgan knocks it down. there's a force play at third and he got him! morgan plays it beautifully and aggressively, and on what should have been a base hit, he goes 8-5 on a fielder's choice. is