jones, markakis, and huff are on. a 2-2 count. and the delivery to him, reimold swings and misses, and santana gets an enormous strikeout. >> jim: well, he really does, and early on his n his hitting, 39, last two pitches at 95. good fastball hitter, just blows it by him, outside corner of the plate. so the question is, when you have a ligament strain in your elbow, can you extend, can you get to your velocity, can you command your pitches? did a great job against nolan reimold. >> gary:

markakis with room.ired. >> buck: just enough room as markakis takes it off the warning track. hendrickson had a great month of july. one of the moments he's had this month beings, but he's hand his role effectively. >> gary: 23rd relief appearance for him. yuniesky betancourt will take the pitch for a strike n relief, he's given up 11 runs, 32 in 2/3 -- 32 2/3 innings. that's a 3.03 e.r.a. out of the pen compared to an e.r.a. of 6.30 as a starter. ground ball to short. right in front of it, izturis. two down. visit orioles.com right now to register for an upcoming orioles baseball summer camp for boys and girls ages 7-16. four-day programs, professional instructors, giveaways, free orioles ticketsment current and former o's on hand. ty wigginton will be at hereford high school on saturday and a new camp at park school in baltimore begins august 10. campers get a chance to play at oriole park later this season. details at orioles.com. david dejesus, 0-2 and a walk. hendrickson's off-speed pitch up high

markakis, fouls it away.kis the delivery, takes it up high, 1-2-    now markakis trying them home. here is the 1-2 delivery, bricking ball, had him fooled, but it was outside. 2-2. >> jim: well, you get ahead 0- 2, and then can you execute your pitches. you could see pierzynski trying to frame it, but it was about a foot outside. so he hasn't executed his last two pitches, and now with the bases loaded, nick is getting back into the count. >> gary: 2-2. markakis a ground ball to second base, getz is up, and gets the out, but the orioles come back with a run. they will leave the bases loaded. this ball game is tide at 3-3. e - goes wherever you need it to. - ♪ shoot up the station - ♪ tv's dead... ♪ - one taste and you'll find - the summer state of mind. - ♪ where's there to run? ♪ - bud light lime. - ( vocalizes ) when she gives me that look. when at last we're alone. when we both decide. announcer: today, guys with erectile dysfunction can be ready with another dosing option f

markakis being held at first.took something off that breaking ball, and gets the big cut, and the count will go to 1- 2. >> jim: see how heard he -- this is kind of the same swing, except the curveball is better located than a hit off santana, hitting a breaking ball for the three-run home run, his second team up. >> gary: markakis back to the bag in a hurry, as palmer gunned that one over there. aubrey has had many multi-hit games coming into this one. he's added one here tonight. aubrey has a four-hit ball game, a couple of three-hit games, and now 16 two-hit ball games. he steps out. count remains at 1-2. palmer taking a lot of time looking over at first base on nick markakis. i mean, he's obviously anything here, big runs late, 8th inning. aubrey huff ground ball towards second base. izturis, nice flip, replay. no runs, no hit, knob no errors, and nobody left on base. we go to the bottom half of the 8th inning now everyone has t fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking wi

markakis has a base hit.res, it will be a long single and the orioles take the lead! . >> buck: bullet over the drawn infield, into right center. brian roberts jogs n right behind him adam jones, two runs now, and it's a 5-3 game for the orioles. . >> gary: markakis came in to today's play 9th in the league in rbis. he has added two more on that one. up to 68 now in the year. and here is aubrey huff, and the orioles are on top, 5 -3. they have the 2-0 lead in the 1st inning. didn't last the next half inning. kc got the lead in the fourth, and the orioles back on top, and the pitch will be taken down low for a ball. >> buck: we mentioned how the orioles fortunes could change after they got zach greinke out of the game. have you to credit that 35-pitch first inning, got the pitch count to the point he couldn't go beyond six. >> gary: breaking ball inside corner, 1-2 to huff. the two runs will be charged to robinson tejeda. two runs, no part of an inning pitched, two walks. jones, the responsibility of bale, swu

playable for markakis. and has it for the out but not before a one-out walk and a two- out, two-run home run by guerrero to tie the game. ya he? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. noeryone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. okay. (announcer) unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home and when you switch now, you can get a free compaq mini netbook. just pay shipping, handling and taxes. with fios, you'll get razor-sharp tv, blazing fast internet and crystal-clear phone service all for just... sign up today. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v, and for a limited time, get an incredible compaq mini, to get the most out of your fios internet. get it all together with a great deal on fios tv, internet and phone plus get a free compaq mini netbook. just pay shipping, handling

markakis is chased back. joe saunders and his five wins against the orioles -- he has seven wins against oakland, his most against any other team and six against seattle. but those teams are in his division so he has so many more opportunities. tied against the orioles, a team from the east. >> jim p: he can pitch. and you like a guy, obviously, to win whenever you can but in your division, you will play teams 18 times, maybe 189 or 19 -- they have four team in this division so maybe longer. i didn't look at that. i will have to count these. we know what it is in the american league because there's five teams as there is in the east, or the central. >> jim h: huff is called out on strikes and a pitch on the outside corner. two men are out. there's strikeout number two for saunders. >> jim p: i think aubrey and napoli does a nice job. set out. you can see him suddenly frame it. remember the old days. send you off to sing sing. not my fault. i got framed. >> jim h: there's reimold. floyd out his first at-bat. f

that is outside, 1-1 on markakis. >> gary: markakis will take it. it's 1-2.rge of a shutout. it's a tough night for the orioles surrounding the five runs on 14 hits. the oriole getting their three so far and count goes to 2-2. tejeda just did a tremendous job coming on. only one hit in three innings and a strikeout. >> gary: 2-2 down to third, the throw got him. this one is in the books. kansas city comes away with a 5-3 victory in game one with a 14-hit attack. game two tomorrow, berken taking the mound against bannister. our coverage begins at 6:30 with o's extra followed by the game at 7:00. thank you for joining us, everybody. it was a battle through most of it until tejeda came on and shut the offense down. right now it's o's extra.   >>> kansas city celebrating a victory in this series as butler has a four-hit d and the bull pen outstanding in this game tonight. it's kansas city getting to opener as the orioles return home for the first time following the all-star break and come up short. jim hunter and rick dempsey here, this is o's extra. li

that's what he got markakis to swing through.e team two-seam fast ball to change speeds. >> jim h: down and away. saunders home versus road -- the wins are equal but there's the difference, jim, the e.r.a. inflate by that start in texas. >> jim p: well, there's two of them. >> jim h: given up 15 run in texas. there's the groundball to kendrick. orioles down in the 1st but not before brian roberts get his eighth home run leading off the game to give the orioles a 1-0 lead. two beers! you got it! are you insured? do you know when your beer is perfectly cold? or do you risk drinking a warm one? if you have the new coors light cold-activated can, you're covered. because now every can turns blue when your beer... is as cold as the rockies. it's cold insurance, only from coors light. cold beer: that's our policy. frost-brewed coors light. the world's most refreshing beer.  >> jim h: here come the angels. bottom of the 1st. starting lineups for scioscia's club. 44-34 for the team. fig begin in the leadoff spot, just killing orio

there's a quick -- >> jim h: markakis to right filed. there's a base hit for markakis.e, jones flying around to third, and the orioles have a 2-0 lead! >> jim p: well, there's and good base running. obviously you're going to just go back and tag at third, but adam jones, it is difficult on a hard-hit ball, unless you get a great read, to get from first to third. hanging slider. that's not going to work against markakis. he's all over it, and a great read by adam jones, because he's running all the way, even to the rios with through great throwing arm. so there is brian going back to tag up, and n case the wall is caught. that will make it 2-0. so the prospects of a big inning here, and the orioles third. >> jim h: brian scores his 63rd run on the year. markakis with his 57th rbi. adam jones hustled all the way to third. the pitching coach out for a chat. the orioles and the toronto blue jays with the three rookies in the rotation, within the al east, they are tied for the most roarkeys in the current five-man rotation. the rays have two. yankees have one, boston none. >

markakis is retired. to first baseman adam jones. >> gary: two for three in the ball game, and two rbis, pushing that average up to .274. jones not a big lead at first. throw over, in any event. >> jim: we talked about it in last night's game, maybe two more steals, and, again, mathis has a food throwing arm within just keep him close. don't let him get one of those leads. >> gary: breaking ball, inside to aubrey huff, and a 1-0 count. well, the july 31st deadline coming for trades, aubrey huff's name continues to be wantied about, at least in the rumor mill side of the, ball clubs who might be looking for power. 1-0 delivery on the way. that is inside for a ball. 2-0. clubs trying to figure out who is a trade or who is a seller, who is a buyer, as you close in on the end of july. going to be a lot of clubs in the running, because of wildcard spots. not a lot of teams who who are going to be willing to get rid of good players. 2-0 count, jepsen's delivery. that one taken up inside as well. 3-0. >> jim: th

markakis ended it with a double play ground ball. the drive towards the gap right center field, that's going oh get the orioles the lead. that gets all the way to the wall. markakis scores and there's huff with an had been had been double and the birds have the lead back. >> jim p.: you could dry some clothes on that rope. that is a bullet up the gap. you can't hit a ball much harder than this. that ball just rifled into the gap. so the bonus, the run, there he is. nick markakis with the third run. then you get aubrey huff into scoring position. you could just hear the sound off the bat. of course if you're pitching, you don't like that sound. >> jim h.: that is the first time in this game that romero has allowed back-to-back hits. he's averages less than a base hit per inning which as a starter is amazing. wigginton has a hit tonight. >> jim p.: a chance to add to it right here. he got a fastball in the middle of the plate. got a curveball in the middle of the plate. good hitters hit those pitches. that's what markakis and huff did.

huff over .300, markakis over .300..300. >> jim h: fouled again down the line. >> jim p: see, and that's a pitch that adam jones has to take, because it's a ball. if you take it, you're hitting 3-0. you may not be swinging 3- 0, but you work the count in your favor. but as terry crowley, the hitting instructor for the oriolest says, he's still a baby. crow says it has to be at least 1500 at pats before a guy really has a good sense of kind 0 what he needs to do. i mean, adam has mapped tremendous strides. more control, all of the mull the hit games, but he can get a lot better. >> jim h: roberts doesn't go. swing and a miss. big healthy cut. and johnson, who allowed a run last night, back up again today. >> jim p: you would think they may run here. and he does. you hold the ball, and you hope that he'll give himself away. if he would have tried to throw over, sometimes they say throw over, and you justify turn and fire, they may have v caught brian. >> jim h: roberts at territory, doesn't go, and another foul. >> jim p:

nick markakis will lead it off. markakis, huff and reimold. the pitch is inside.lpen worked to just two hitters in the 7th inning. >> jim: a guy on, somebody hits on. guy on, somebody hits a double, we are right back in the game. >> gary: down to first base. having played along the line, overbay will take it there himself. markakis 1-for-4, one away here in the 8th inning. >> jim: carlson makes an awful good pitch. markakis usually does not swing at balls up and in in hitters' counts. carlson, minor league guy, came in, his first appearance for the blue jays as we look at camp. we saw -- carlson comes in with the bases loaded, nobody out, 11th inning, last april, strikes out the side and the rest is history. had a great year and never pitched in the big leagues before. >> gary: aubrey huff facing a guy who ends up on the first base side on the grass. >> jim: parts of that is deception. he jumps at you a. >> gary: about as far as can you get in the landing zone. aubrey huff 0-for-3, popped out, lined out and struck out. camp, 1/3 inning, a hit and a walk. now carls

markakis goes down swinging.the strikeout and there are two down here in the first. >> buck: he used the fast ball that time, kind of surprised markakis with the 3-2 fast ball. 90 miles an hour, one of his best fast balls. >> gary: adam jones, 18 doubles, 14 home runs. and he bunts. well, early in the ball game. you might figure just try and lash one, try and get a run. >> buck: i don't agree with that. you have a left-handed batter struggling on deck. adam has pop facing a guy that's in the a revolver by any means. >> gary: jones against left- handers .254, .324 off the righties. chen is throwing what for him is a fast ball. it's not real fast, upper 80s, 87 on that one. if you're on a changeup it looks like 104. the 0-2, breaking ball hit to center field. that's deep, going back to the wall, good-bye. adam jones ties this game up with a dinger. >> buck: adam jones didn't know much about bruce chen prior to the game. he gets a high curve ball over the plate. that's a perfect swing on a breaking ball. don't try t

here's markakis. there's a strike, 0-1.has also fallen into a home run drought. 22 games without one. george sherrill getting up -- getting up, to come on and pitch in the ninth. >> jim p.: or if they get a lead you might see jimmy johnson in a tie ballgame. for another inning. only one home run against left- handed pitching this year. and it's kind of interesting, you talk about all the left- handed starters. nick was talking before the game, he had 195 at-bats last year against left-handed pitching. already this year, 145. this is 145th, so a lot of left- handers compared to last year. not only for nick, but for the rest of the orioles hitters. there's that breaking ball from outside. nice eye. you've really got to trust the home plate umpire to take that pitch. >> jim h.: aubrey huff on deck. >> jim p.: remember, the double was on a breaking ball earlier on. there's your pitch count. >> jim h.: there's a fair ball back of the bag. millar will go to the base unassisted.   >> jim h.: saturday night

now markakis on with a two-out single.ubrey huff struck out his first time up and the breaking ball was taken down low, ball 1. brett cecil got aubrey to chase after getting ahead of him. he now falls behind here 1-0. overbay will hold the bag at first giving huff a little extra room between first and second. that will grab your attention. >> jim: they have it down as a change-up. he used that to get out of the lags inning. difficult to hit off a youngster with good stuff and all over the place and throwing enough strikes to get out of harm's way. >> gary: you don't want to dig in too much. >> jim: no. he is not a comfortable guy. >> gary: and he goes back outside and misses with it. and he falls behind 3-0. this is similar to what happened after he got two outs in the last inning. >> jim: you would think he will be swinging here. we saw russell branyan off the brad bergesen, second batter, he homered to left centerfield. he might have the green light. >> gary: 3-0 delivery on the way, strike on the inside corner, pretty g

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roberts, jones and markakis.e jays regardless of the pitching. huff, wigginton and scott with mora at third base, wieters and andino rounding it out. >> jim p.: i tell you what, ricky romero has been very, very hot. four game win streak, 24 consecutive scoreless innings during that streak. this is the second time he's faced the orioles. pitched very well until about the middle innings, then they lit him up for three home runs. this kid, young santana, it means he throws pretty hard, he's got a great change-up, then he throws a curveball in there. not a lot of walks. comes out of cal state fullerton, pitched them to the national championship. >> jim h.: two foul balls and ryan down in the count 0-2. you see he's 0 for his last 12. he's trying to find that stroke. his batting average over the past 13 games has dipped to its current .271. ground ball towards third. long throw across and he gets the hustling roberts, one away. >> jim p.: that's exactly the way the game started last night. he hit a hot shot off brett

facing markakis and he is gone. olson gets the key first out of the inning. next batter isington and he bounce says one to short. mariners end the inning. what a job by olson as the birds fail to score. >> top of the 9th. o's down. and they have the bases loaded with no outs again.

markakis bats cleanup. he batted cleanup at fenway park the other day and won. nick back in the four spot tonight. nolan reimold in left field batting fifth. look at those numbers for reimold since the all-star

markakis and aubrey huff come in to score. that made it 6-4.ut that is as close as the o's would get. in the 7th, roberts grounds it up the middle, and flipped on the run, beautiful play. o's lose 6-4. the finale the tomorrow at 1:00 start. >>> the o's could finally be leaving fort lauderdale. the sarasota herald tribune is reporting the o's have reached a tentative deal to move spring training to sarasota. it's a 30-year deal. city officials meet tomorrow at 1 to discuss the agreement. >>> we know joe flacco can pack m&t bank stadium. tonight he brought a great crowd to legendary ink at marley station mall. flacco was out there signing autographs for hundreds of ravens fans. flacco reports to training camp in six days. for rookie quarterbacks and selected vets will start showing up on monday. the first practice at daniel college will be one week from today. the full team isn't expected until wednesday. the first full practice won't be until a week from friday. yesterday we caught up with mark clayton, at a charity golf tournament. she ready to

markakis 3-for-5 with three rbis.orrow the finale of four and here's the pitching matchup. >> hochevar is on the mound, and bergesen pitching well, looking for his seventh win. two young good stars on the mound. >> orioles win it 7-3 tonight. had the lead lost it but then battled back and beat the kansas city bullpen. tillman made his debut. turn on the radio for more. 105.7 or masnsports.com. see you tomorrow afternoon at high noon for o's xtra. what did lee bring to the phillies rotation? >> cliff lee's acquisition puts them over the top. now the team to beat. don't be fooled by his record. his era at the time of the trade was good for seventh best. he's going to the national league, look for those numbers to continue to improve. cliff lee is a guy who logs innings. at the time of the deal, the most innings pitched in the major leagues. in 19 of 20 starts he's logged six or more innings. the phillies have the best offense in the national league. best defense, and now their starting pitching is just about on par with

two out of five, a home run for markakis.e had a couple of rbis, adam jones had couple of base hits, including a home run, his 13th on the year. thome the big night, and podsednik, seeped like every time you looked up he was on base. >> jim: ette like jason took a little step backwards tonight, and i didn't like to see that. at least i saw him missing low in the strike zone in his other losses. tonight it was a little bit different. good movement on the fastball right here, and gets a ground ball that he wants early on in the ball game. melvin mora to roberts, pretty good double-play right there. the orioles are looking tough, but later on in the ball game, you see him leave this ball up in the zone, and right there konerko deposits into the seats, and this is what gets the white sox started. >> one of the things we're seeing with jason berken, it's obviously about pitch location, because that's how you have success or tonight have success, but sometimes i wonder if the pitch selection is the right pitch when he uses the pitc

>> my player tonight is nick markakis.k has only had two games so far this year where he went back to back without hits. i'm guessing tonight, he was 0- 4. tonight he'll have a big night and get back on track tonight. >> my player to watch tonight is matt wieters. wieters is getting -- getting comfortable. he has hit in five consecutive games. he has six base hits during a five-game inning streak a couple of rbi's. he is catching a fellow rookie tonight. he's going to feel a sense of responsibility because he has to go forward and help jason berken out. tonight, wieters sweerts my player to watch. >> let's go. heads up. you and me. >> dempsey still leads 5-2, by the way, but i'm closing the gap. thanks for joining us for "o's xtra" presented by at&t. gary thorne and buck martinez are next. they'll have the play-by-play. rick and i will be back following the game with "o's xtra" post-game. big night for jason berken. there's rick's player to watch nick markakis. he's getting hot at the plate. luke scott needs a base hit. or

david hernandez, who pitched a gem, as the skipper just said, 64%, aubrey huff 1%, markakis 18%. he's your at&t player of the game. when we come back, we'll look and the orioles line-up, which did break out tonight, as the birrs win in anaheim 6-4. ?úú÷÷ >> well, aubrey huff's home run, his 11th, that was a big shot, gave the orioles, as gary just described, a 5-0 lead at the time. birds win 6-4. here are the top four hitters in each lineup. last night the angels dominated, going 6 out of 16, the orioles last night, 1 for 16. look at tonight. the orioles 6 for 16, a home run, four rbis, and all six runs scored, and the orioles pitching held the angels top four to 1 for 14 with a single by have is lad hire guerrero. the top four hitters set the tone. last night it was the angels, they go both it done. tonight was the orioles, they got it done and the orioles won. we're going to welcome in jim palmer. i have to ask you david hernandez, a guy like yourself who lifed on that high fastball. tell me what you thought about the young right-hander? >> well, i thought he pitched better tha

nick markakis drills the pettit pitch to deep right center. for the home run. his 10th. o's grab a early lead. and bottom of the second. yankees answer. hence ski turns on one, crushes it right field. and off the facing of the second deck. hence ski's fourth home run in 13 at bat. with the yankees. game is tied at one. rookie hernandez settled down after that. bottom of the third. facing matsui. he gets him swinging to end the inning. four strike outs in six innings for the big rookie right hander. pettit settled down. top of the sixth. revenge on markakis. strikes him out. pettit's season high eight strike outs on the night. top of the eighth. game tied. they tag out trying to score from they are. perfect throw for the mount st. joe graduate for the second out of the inning. more. next batter. jones, coke bounces a pitch to the dirt. roberts tries to score. molina gets it to coke. to tag him out. another missed scoring opportunity for the birds. dave trembley comes out to argument but watch the replay. roberts never touched the plate. game is tied t 2 plays at the plate

the birds were off last night, but nick markakis, his wife and management will be in action today. mount royal elementary school, they will demonstrate a baseball-themed summer learning curriculum. this is actually cool. nick and christina markakis will instruct a third grade class about movement in baseball science, which involved measuring batting distances and then dave will teach a fourth grade class about vibrations and the sweet spot. maybe the best of all, the oriole bird will show up for both classes. >>> 6:35 now. baltimore's michael phelps in record setting form today last night at the u.s. national championships in annapolis. phelps took the world record fort 100 meter butterfly. >> to be able to come back and be back in the water for about six months and be able to come and still have the best time, you know, shows that really anything can happen if you put your mind to it. >> the butterfly was the second win of the night for phelps who now holds five world records. >>> still ahead on "good morning, maryland," the latest into the investigation of mieskle jackson's death

watch markakis go back, leap, and grab it. jeeter, possible extra bases.ppreciates the effort. bottom of the third. new york down. ransom scores from third. and jeeter behind him. yankees take the lead on a-rod's two run base hit. bottom of the fourth. same score. ca know punishes it to deep left center. stick it in the bullpen for the two run homer. 14th of the year. yankees lead. and rich hill out. brian bass in. same results. still in the fourth. johnny damien with a bullet to right. it is off the wall. ransom comes around to score. rbi single for damien. yankees up 6-2. and they beat the yankees. >> after years of searching it appears the o's may be closing in on a new permanent spring training base. in sarasota. sarasota herald tribune reported a tentative deal reached that commits hem to sarasota for 30 years. $31.2 million deal will be funded with local tourism tax revenue and 7 million more in state money. with the o's paying all operating and maintenance costs. city officials in sarasota will vote on the deal tomorrow. the orioles tell us they wil

markakis. the ball is crushed. deep right. solo shot for markakis. his 11th.ck-to-back in the 9th with two outs. right now they are back in it. girardi seen enough. he pulls. and facing huff, he gets him looking to end the game. yankees sweep the o's 6-4. >> and with rising speculation the 21-year-old kris tillman could be on the way to baltimore. dave trembley and macphail will meet tomorrow to discuss the future of this guy. struggling starter rich hill. the options appear to be a, skip his next spot in the rotation. or b, designate him for assignment. hill with a fat earn run average. admitted the writing is on the wall. by the way tillman was pulled from the start tonight for triple-a norfolk. o's off tomorrow. starts the series friday in fenway. jennifer, back to you. >> pull up next to this car, and (mom) soon, we'll be doing homework, getting up early, packing lunches and running for the bus. and we're ready for it. because we took all our lists and we went to walmart. since walmart checks other store's prices... i didn't have to. that means we got home

nick markakis to right center field.nolan with an opposite field -- a double to the opposite gap to left center field. markakis later hit his 12th home run. 6-2 the orioles over the red sox them play the royals tonight at camden yards. i had a chance to talk with ken cameron this weekend. he says they hope derrick mason comes back. they are proceeding like he will not, though. >> maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised. >> covering all bases. but this bennett thing throws them for a loop. >> i don't want to have to suit up there. >> a couple of years. >> he complains about it. >> bring in the bengay. >> loads of it. >> here's a look ahead to our next hour of 11 news today. >> we were definitely on the receiving end of severe weather last night. i'll let you know if smor in store for us today. >> downed trees in many locations with lanes closed. we'll update you on that abelong a serious accident in white marsh. that's next. pa they have alzheimer's and heart disease, diabetes and cancer, and they've heard that biomedical res

the first home run for markakis in 24 games. o's up in the third but that merely set the stage for the jim thome show. the slugger hits this line tore right. the look on burken's face says it all. yep, he was shell shocked. and thome had. danny base, a grand slam for thome. 12-8 the final. >>> we move on to golf. wet and windy, first, e. 59- year-old tom watson. even par round today, five under for the championship. tied for the lead is tom watson. tied with relative unknown steve marino, barely got his teff. then there's tiger woods, a three-time british open champ, best in the world. not a winner this year. this errant tee shot emblematic of his weekend. he fails to make the cut. tiger on his early exit. >> just made mistakes. obviously you have to play clean rounds of golf to win, and i didn't. >> tiger's last hope was this chip shot on 18. needed to knock it in to save himself, so -- but he didn't, so he is in

that means washburn could have had a perfect game if not for that markakis bloop back in the fourth inning. the first one-hitter against the orioles since august of 1995. toronto's menhart threw that one. the o's lost last night 5-0. jeremy guthrie gets the start tonight against erik bedard, the former oral. we'll have the latest if there is any new details on steve mcnair, plus new highlights tonight on the latest at 11. that's sports. i'm rob carlin. marybeth, back to you. >> thanks, rob. >>> let's take a quick look outside at the inner harbor, a beautiful evening. norm is coming back with a look at the temperature. temperatures right now from owings mills 84 degrees. back with more in a moment. fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. (announcer) unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home and when you switch now, you can g

john smoltz, humor fall of famer facing nick markakis. markakis sends it out to right field.s beat the sox 6-2 snapping an 11-game losing streak in boston. >>> the drought in d.c. is over. tonight the washington castles captured the city's first championship in five years. the kings of world team tennis after a remarkable run. they started the season 0-4, rallied to clinch the final playoff spot, upset theop team in their conference enroute to the title. they're playing for the billie jean king trophy. men's mvp. puts away the point with a smash. the castles had it going on. the women's single match determined the title. the two exchange ground strokes. then king hits the shot long. that's it. the castles win it 23-20 to claim the championship in just the team's second season in the league. let the celebration begin for coach murphy jenson and his crew. >> a dream come true. i've had so much fun. i feel like my head's about to explode. our team this match, olga, the way she came back. we never gave up on her and she never gave up on us. that's really what team is all about. t

markakis on a hot streak. now to rich hill. the lefty had had control problems. walked five yankees, three of those he put on came in to score. third inning, robinson cano with this shot over the fence in right center. three-run homer, and that is gone. hill will exit in the 4th inning, and as he goes we wonder have we seen him for the last time. trailing 5-2 are the orioles. brian bass in relief. could have been worse. here's mar kay skills. derek jeter is going to try to score. markakis won't have it. small consolation. o's still lose. series finale tomorrow afternoon. the orioles have reached a tentative agreement to move three spring training home to sarasota florida starting next year. sarasota county officials say they will vote on the deal tomorrow. if completed the o's would leave this facility in fort lauderdale where they've been for the last 14 years. the o's after minor league complex there. former oriole sidney ponson back up with the kansas city royals and delivers one of the wildest pitches you'll ever see. bounce back to the back stop. l.a. wins 8

yankees stadium, top 1, nick markakis off andy pettitte. a solo shot, his 10th of the year. that made it 1-0 o's. the yankees solo shot child tied it at 1. 1 out, markakis grounds to mark teixeira who is throwing home. roberts doubles. but lost the ball running. next up, adam jones, still throws a wild pitch. and robert out at home. robert slides around the tag, but first his hand never touches the plate. then his foot never touches the plate. bottom 9, jim johnson pitching. and hideki matsui, figures. ball game. walkoff homer in the 9th. the o's lose 2-1. rich hill pitches to mark. >>> john harbaugh is supposed to meet with derrick mason this week to see if there is any chance he plays. the ravens will try out four players friday. the only names release ready drew hackett and bennett, guys who have had their moments. as you can see, his golf game. that's an nfl player right there. makes you feel better, doesn't it? he was at maryland country club today for the sixth annual casey care's golf tournament. he has been in contact with mason and still feel there's is a chance. >>

>> nick markakis. -- in fact, he's the toughest guy that the white sox face, .385 batting average against the white sox. and if he gets a hit his first time up, i'm calling three or four hits, at least three. >> my player to watch tonight is matt wieters, the rookie catcher, because he is able to sit back and relax and get everything off his mind. when he was brought up to the major leagues, they announced it on tuesday, he, he didn't play until friday. but i hope he just goes out there ask sets to sun and plays a great game tonight. beaters is my player to watch. >> that's going to be a good pick. you have the pup i half of the order web and bottom half of the order. -- you have the upper half of the order and the bottom half of the order. >> the orioles need to get off to a good start. let's not forget the white sox are contenders in the central, they go to new york and boston, the top two teams if the division. >> the white sox have had a hard time playing at cell you already field, the orioles have

nick markakis off pettitte. orioles up in this one 1-0. let's go to the eighth. 1-1, second and third for the oriole, one out, markakis grounds to first. teixeira throws home. caesar is out. should have scored on a brian roberts double, brian roberts tries to score, he's out at the plate. two runners thrown out at home plate. then the bottom of the ninth inning jim johnson is pitching and we'll show that a little later on but hideki matsui hits a home run. that ends it. the final score 2-1. there it is, gone. all over. the walkoff home run. >>> the ravens now. news that the coaching staff will try out four receivers on friday. the only names coming out. d.j. hackett and drew bennet. they've had their own moments. mark clayton, number one receiver because his goff game is horrible so it's good. casey cares golf tournament. he's been in contact with derrick mason and feels there's a chance mason could play this season. >>> did you know shaquille o'neal coming to abc? the nba superstar will star in "shaq versus." it's a series where the all-s

nick markakis also had an rbi, and salazar with a solo home run.rds end up winning today over the blue jays 4-2. we'll be back with more' we continue our coverage of the orioles here on mass innocence just a moment. other things e you can tell people about geico - great claims service and a 97% customer satisfaction rate. show people really trust us. gecko: yeah right, that makes sense. boss: trust is key when talking about geico. you gotta feel it. why don't you and i practice that with a little exercise where i fall backwards and you catch me. gecko: uh no sir, honestly... uh...i don't think...uh... boss: no, no. we can do this. gecko: oh dear. vo: geico. fifteen minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. okay. (announcer) unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to you

markakis. swings. in the air. left center field. nobody will get that one! here's the throw!ird base! safe! the oriole have the lead! deep center field. jones is back and at the wall, he got it! adam jones got it! up and over the wall at home and back in! >> top five plays of the week this past week in orioles baseball. it was an interesting week. birds lose to the angels 9-6 and we will go back to anaheim and listen in to dave trembley's press conference. >> bottom of the lineup hurt us, the walk to abreu was the key walk in game. the walk to abreu. left against left and, you know, i hadn't accounted on walking him. that's like giving them extra outs. you know, our guys gave everything they had. there was some great at-bats and very good defense. you score six runs, you think you're gonna win. their defense -- you know, the play hunter made in the 8th, that's a big play. the ball markakis hits going down the left field line, a tremendous play. it just didn't happen. it just didn't happen. you know, we had leads three or four different time in the game. chris ray trying to pu

markakis would reach on the error. avalanche santana making the start against david hernandez, the rookie for the orioles. here is juan rivera, leading power hitter for the on jells. 2 for 4 in the paul game last night. >> jim: yeah, and he's 31 today. so the or yeahs, they, wish him a happy birthday, just hope he doesn't have one, against them. >> gary: well put. 0-1 delivery. let the celebration be after the game, eh? >> jim: yep. >> gary: what a season he is having for this ball club. we talked about those who have helped to carry the team. he certainly is one of them. he is leading the american league with 27 rbis since june 12. overall, his .347 batting average is 1st best, and he has been a second half player for the most part, meaning the second half of seasons is where he really turns it on, in his career, .263 in the first half, and 311 in the second half of baseball seasons. >> gary: 4th was one of those highly touted yankees, and his best year was 2006, then he goes to winter ball and breaks his leg. last ye

orioles, roberts, jones, markakis, huff against greinke 6 for 16, .375 batting average.o find his stroke this year. reimold, wigginton, mora, zaun, a lot of responsibility tonight, he has to catch the rookie, he takes his bat to the plate swinging well. >> i'm trembley it's better to have avate vet behind the plate. had a tough time getting big hits when he was playing every single day, not that he was singing the bat any better or worse than he is right now, just this seems to fit him better and he's on a role and raising the batting average right now. >> so tonight it is game three in this four-game series and another exciting night as a 21-year-old chris tillman gets set to make his major league debut. and they're moving the tarp off the field. we're going to look back at last night as jason berken had an outstanding outing and possibly saved his spot in rotation. so when you said you bring fiber optic all the way to the home, you meant... we bring fiber optic all the way to the home. um... which gives you more bandwidth than cable. so you can upload faster. so it's l

next batter, nick markakis, back-to-back home runs. after that, the door was shot. 6-4, the final score. of their players have left too many holes in the roster for the orioles to be consistently competitive yet. last night, only three innings of his start in another loss. the orioles' top prospect could join the starting rotation as early as next week. while pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger will have to deal with a civil lawsuit, he will not apparently have to worry about any legal charges in that case. officials do not intend to investigate allegations that ben roethlisberger raped a woman last summer. his accuser, an employee of a hotel at the time never went to the police after the alleged incident took place. she said she feared if she had gone to officials, hotel officials would side with the celebrity and fire her. training camp is starting tuesday for the ravens. it is football season. >> we will have more after this. >> the government's cash for clunker program starts tomorrow. now, one u.s. auto maker is tak

and snick markakis, a strikeout victim, drawn a walk, with a six-game hit streak.tside for a ball. chen with a 32-42 major league record. pitch for a strike. hank snow wrote the song, and he lived it. i've been everywhere. and he has. he's been all over major league baseball. >> buck: the chance to come back. that ball is twisting on other

two batters later, markakis to right field. that scores roberts easily from third.es one deep center field. but check out the all star. adam jones goes over the fence, and brings it ba

nick markakis comes up. ellsbury, great throw. ellsbury out. the orioles lose the game 3-1. tom watson was the most celebrated british open winner, now trying to win senior british open. watson joked yesterday the way maryland native fred funk is playing, they'll have to cut off his knee if anyone wants a chance. funk is a tournament record 11 under through two rounds. in sunnydale, england. players were causing quite a buzz. here is tom watson's bunker on the first hole. he hits it just perfectly. snugglels it up nice and close. he could tap in for birdie. he shot a one under yesterday. seven strokes behind the leader. and then funk on 18, second shot on the par. using an 8 iron. i would say it's a pretty good choice. the ball headed right for the cup. this is exactly how he wanted it. lines it in that would be good for the eagle. check out funk. he's like did that go in? i got it. there you go. high fives to the caddy. funk is at 11-under for the tournament. a senior british open 36-hole record. >>> to world team tennis. the washington castles upset the top seeded times to

he struck out five. 8th inning, markakis up, throws home, arturo is tagged out. the game is tied. next pitch to adam jones. molina chases, roberts never tupped home. tagged out. dave trembley gets a clarification. stilt 1-1. jim johnson in relief. it's a shot to right. the yankees win a pitcher's duel. 2-1. >>> lou piniella, and they run into rodrigo lopez, who has revived his career after elbow surgery. phils win. >>> drew bennett is the latest on the list to audition for a job with the ravens. he's an eight year nfl veteran. the ravens are shopping for help at receiver after mason announced the retirement. it will be a busy time in westminster. >> thank you mark. >>> a confusing wedding is going to take place in florida. you see, kelly hildebrandt will be marrying kelly hildebrandt. they found each other on facebook when the female kelly wanted to see if anyone shared her name. the long distance relationship blossomed. they will marry in october. >>> coming up next on the late show with david letterman, actress katherine heigl, for bob and mark, i'm denise koch. see you tomorrow

the orioles reach in the community with dave trembley, nick markakis and christina markakis.t is game 1 of the three-game series against the blue jays. on the mound is jason berken. he has not won a game since his major league debut, coincidentally, against the blue jays. manager dave trembley what asked what berken needs to do to get a little more consistency on the mound. >> with jason, it's -- umm -- it's his delivery and it's not trying to overthrow your breaking ball. he throws too hard, it really does not do much of anything for him. don't try to throw your breaking ball so hard and, you know, him like everybody he is, try to keep your pitches down early in the game. keep them down. but i would say it's an important start for him because, you know, he'd like to end this part of the season on a positive note. >> jim: so jason berken on the mound. what's the rick dempsey scouting report on berken into we'd like to get back to that first start. toronto is the one and only. not that's the team he likes the most. right now in the major league career, that's the only team he

nick market is -- nick markakis veirs the shot, he is out. one last chance, the bases loaded, two outs, boston snapped their four-game losing streak, beating the birds. >>> johnny damon hits the ground of first. the angels tried to turn the double play, but he gets hit with the bat. >>> this time next week, we will be talking to you about the redskins' training camp, kicking off thursday at redskins park. the head coach jim zorn is headed into hisecond season, and he told tim brant he has learned a lot. it >> here we go again, around wo. -- two. what did you learn and around one? >> i learned is very long season and you have to maintain composure through the season. they can slip away at the end if he cannot push through. >>> springdale england, the senior british open. fred funk on fire, he shot 129 and the first round, a tournament record. watch this shot, no, it is not. really? it goes right in. as good as that was, this is better. par-3 15th hole. check out this shot. it plans on the green, slides down the hill -- it lands on the green, s

nick markakis up. a pretty play in the hole in time to get his man. man. 7-2 they go down to the red sox. pay attention to this. top for, yanks one follow. watch the tiger fan with the glove in hand. a shiner to show for it. you've got to -- [ inaudible ] embarrassing almost for him. we're just getting started. later in the show, we'll explain about something you most likely didn't know about clinton portis. wizards two-time star caron butler continues to nourish the relationship he has with area residents. geico sports xtra continues right after this. ri: ng dealer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great deals. yeah it's great. i ju really want to be sure. whoa, it's us from... ...the future. 11 days in the future. look, you love your new routan. you love the german tuned suspension. you love not having to pay for scheduled maintenance,you- i love what you've done with your hair. we'll take it. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage out their savings. because of a pre-exist