the services of infielder oscar salazar and outfielder felix pa. both players are out of options and one will likely be placed on waivers, once sa sar tourist comes off the field. last night, after the thumping of the mariners, o's were trying to win this afternoon in seattle. david hernandez looking for the third win of the year. bottom of the first. hernandez throws a pitch and lopez sends it high and deep down the left field line. goes off the south pole for the two run home run. his 12th. and mariners take a lead. only runs hernandez allowed on the day. top of the seventh. same score. former o's olson brought in for relief. bases loaded and no one out. 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.

and then oscar salazar will hit the home run to left field. now batting .419. >> jim p: just on the outside corner, but salazar hooks that ball into is the bleachers. orioles up 3. >>> knew brian roberts throughs the last run to the orioles, that scores izturis. >> jim p: and again, that's brian roberts starting to pick up the pace again. drives in the 4th run for the orioles. that's a big one right there. >> jim h: 7 base hits for the birds. again, 0 oscar salazar with his second homer of the season. dave trembley standing by at his press conference, and i being brought to youpy inter-- don wireless. >> hits when we needed it. were talking about some of those guys this morning in the dugout. roberts had ad a big game, and obviously as is. salazar is probably one of the most fresh tesh guys for the at any time he had as to apply in the big legals, and everything just slot loves him. the other day, we were going to make the move to get izturis on, and he was back in here real early, and walked by my office about four times because he thought it

oscar as is. ty wiggington goes the opposite way, towards the line. that's a foul ball. >> jim p: if you go into the second half, and i know they have some roster problems with pie and salazarll bring back hernandez, but when you're struggling against left- handed starters and your slugging percentage goes down, and when you have somebody like oscar, it's a good time to rest people. if you look at aubrey huff, this is the first year i can remember where he played every day in the field. put you can dh him sometimes, put salazar if there, give him a day off. so there's a lot of opportunities as the season progresses if he plays on this club, and i'll tell you what, somebody is going to snatch him up if they try to get him back to the minor leagues, because he has proven he can hit and hit. that's a smart hitter. got a great pitch to hit, but you still have to go out and hit it, and he didn't miss it. >> jim h: well, he can play first and third, can dh. he can play at shortstop. not his best position, but he can play there. he'll even go in the outfields for you. so wiggington down in the count, 2-2 now. >> jim p: is well, there is one of those tack on runs you talked about.

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bottom of the six -- oscar salazar -- the orioles eight games under. the big story at the u.s. open has not been the gulf, but it does the soon to the resignation of the commissioner who has co under fire from the players for many reasons. women's golf has been struggling for many reasons. but on the course, a great finish in pennsylvania. she finished 20 for the tournament. -- 2-0 for the tournament. here is our approach. this will play well for a birdie. one over par. on 18, verdi for the win. -- birdie for the win. nascar gets a rare summer break. racing last night, of next weekend before a week from sunday. on lap 266 -- a crowd favorite -- a great start -- holding off jeff gordon. tony stewart still holds the lead. some folks said this was not be has not -- this would not be his toward france. a sprint to win it. you almost assume he is still going to win. he is 8 seconds off and strong in the mountains. >> you can't count him out. >> even e >> we all know the danger is tradition of running with the bulls, but you think your chance to run in new orleans. dozens of a roller

the orioles are said to be shopping the services of infielder oscar salazar. both plays are out of options and one will likely be placed on wafers once cesar comes off the dl. the orioles were trying to win the rubber match this afternoon in seattle. >>> david hernandez was looking for his third win on the year. throws an 0-2 pitch. it boinks off the foul pole for his two-run home run, his 12th for the year. top of the second with a runner on second jason vargas strikes out greg with a nasty curve. two on, two out for rookie nolan and gets him swinging as well to end the inning. right now the mariners lead the orioles 2-0 in the first. >>> to swimming with baltimore's hero michael phelps has qualified in when i fastest time in the u.s. national swimming championships today. the 14-time olympic gold medalist swam the butterfly in 1.55.3 seconds winning that heat. he led with the fastest team of 1.41.3. he will swim in the times of both events today where he can qualify for the world championships in rome. we'll have the results from fell's two -- phelps' two ra

bottom six now, oscar salazar throws to the left. the orioles win 4-2. the orioles in now -- check this out as he robs him. there's no way he could get to that. great diving catch. indians still lost the game. women's golf finished its biggest tournament. but the the l.p.g.a. is under fire for losing sponsorships and tournaments. now, on the course, final roundtable, christy in contension needed the short par. she finishes at 4 overtor the furenment. yandy was also in play. great approach. this plays for a birdy. she finished at one over par. now we go to 18. this, a birdie for the win. p.g.a. tournament. steve on the sixth. watch if ball head toward the pin. watch. and it hits it. now looking for another eagle on 18. long eagle put. and this is headed right into the hole and then out again. they stillnjoyed the win. lance armstrong eight seconds behind the leader. he said this likely will not be his last tour. a sprint to win the stage. it's hard to believe that he hasn't won since 2005, but i'm going to guess we could pencil his name in there. >> and p

oscar salazar. 4-2 the final. adam jones heads to st. louis, talks about the prize of wearing baltimore on the front of his jersey. >> this year as opposed to last year i get to wear baltimore on our chest. i think it's representing the franchise and team. but by saying baltimore it represents every baltimore fan, the city of baltimore. so i'm pretty excited about that. >> he keeps talking like that co-run for mayor. -- he could run for mayor. >> great point. great similarities. in some good company. >> keep it going. >> absolutely. >> a look ahead to the next hour of 11 news today -- >> senator john mccain speaks out about his former running mate's decision to step out of the political light. what he feels is in store for the future of sarah palin at 6:08. >> it appears to be the battle of the sexes in the workplace. whichender is experiencing more layoffs? >> and they're just downright cute but lady bugs seem to be bugging one town. >> i heard they were good luck. maybe that's a good thing of the as far as the weather, i'll let you kno

oscar salazar has a new zip code in san diego in exchange for clay meredith, who is sporting a 4.17 e.r.a. meantime tonight, oh happy day for the o's in denying the white sox a weekend sweep. top five, bases loaded, walk, hit batters, o's runs, and there's greg san. rbi single. greg san three for four. 5-1 is the score. two runs on three hits, 7-8 this season. o's beat the wit sox. >> three-run homer to seal the deal. take me through that. >> it was a little bit tough to see here at the end, and i had never faced pena before, but i got a good pitch to hit later in the at-bat, a little fastball in or a cutter or something, but it was hard, and it was right where i was swinging, so it was good for me to get that extra one. >> good for you, greg. >>> today it at the british open, so close, yet not close enough for 59-year-old tom watson missing that putt in regulation that would have made him the oldest player to win a major. however, stewart cink flawless, sinking two birdies, overwhelming watson to win by six. that's a two under 278 overall, stewart cink winning the british open. >>> elsew

bottom 6 oscar salazar getting the start at dh for aubrey huff and this kid can flat out hit.olo shot to left, his second of the season making it 3-0 birds. top 7 birds start to get tired. david delucci doubles over ryan nolan's head. aaron hill robbed by melvin mora. last night's hero ends the rally with a brilliant play. then the o's punt it away in the bottom half, roberts going the -- put it away in the bottom half, roberts going the other way for an r.b.i. single. the orioles win 4-2. berg sen continues to impress. >> i think he has established himself as a real nice story in the american league this year as a starter pitcher. it seems like any time he pitches he gives us a chance to win and it was no different today. >> i think we have shown a lot of good signs the last couple series and i think that's great for us to win our last two series going into the all-star break. >> now while the orioles, most of them, get a few days away from baseball adam jones does not. he is headed to his first big league all-star weekend. jones said the guy he's most looking forward to shar

with the trade deadline looming, the orioles traded oscar salazar today for clay meredith.rioles career lasted 17 games. jeremy guthrie went eight innings, giving up on three hits and striking out five. apparently the white sox pitchers weren't paying tension. jose contreras had two wild pitches. what does ozzie guillen think that have? apparently not much. so he brought in operatesa. he walked two guys with the bases loaded. when it is pitchers actually threw one over the plate, the orioles smokes it. the orioles win it 10-2. next stop, the brocks, which is where they had old-timer's day at yankee stadium. they brought out the guys. what's wrong with this picture? they had whiteyford, yogi berra, don larson. and milwaukee mussina? a yankees old-timer? that hurts. the guy the orioles really want toed get, mash teixeira rips his 23rd homer. they win again beating the tigers. oakland starreder brett anderson pitched eight scoreless innings thanks to great defense by guys like mark ellis. but the angels john lackey went nine shutout innings. he gets fielding by eric aybar. nev

one out for oscar salazar. the little guy gets into one. sends it to left. solo homer for salazar. just his second of the season. the os beat the blueays 4-2 and head into the all-star break with a 40-48 record. unfortunately, that's last in the al east. golf now. in south korea, ji goes by the nickname mickey mouse. the major chance, the 23-year-old won the u.s. women's open with her final putt. this is neat. nbc sports guys having fun with the ser slow mo water balloon. here's eji. knocks down the long birdie to take a share of the lead at 1 over par. staring down the biggest putt of her career. from 20 feet away. she kind of looks like tiger woods did last year. and she knows it's good. drains it to win the u.s. woman's open. ji birdied three of the last six holes to capture the first major of her career. on the pga tour in illinois for the john deere classic. it's going a bit right. right into the gallery. the ball hits that lady in the yellow hat. >> yes! >> what? >> really. really. she just celebrated after getting hit by a golf ball. steve stricker did not hit anybody today.

. >>> meanwhile, oscar salazar certainly earned more playing time pour the bird. he is hitting 419, 13 hits and 31 at bats with two homers, one coming in the first half finale against toronto. plus the three run pinch hit homer. that jump-started the rally against the red sox. dave trembley recently was asked if salazar needs to be playing every day. >> it seems he comes here and he gets opportunities, he hits. i mean, he has been an incredible guy to be able to sit on the bench for three or four hours and come up and hit, or not to play for four or five days and then hit. to me, that's pretty special quality. salazar is probably the most appreciative guys for the opportunity that he has playing in the big leagues. and everybody absolutely loves him. >> the orioles open the second half of the season friday night against president obama's white sox. jason berken gets the start. then 3 in new york and three in boston. >>> derrick mason still has not submitted his retirement papers to the national football league after announcing his retirement yesterday on a website

. >> bob: oscar salazar who the padres got from the orioles will pinch-hit for the pitcher here leading the top of the fifth. salazar's had an interesting journey through baseball. really didn't play in the major leagues between 2002 and 2008. he was totally out of the game for a couple of years. and he was 13 for 31 with the orioles this year before they picked him up for right-hander clay meredith july 19. salazar 30 years of age from venezuela. some time back in 02 with the tigers. up and in. clippard blows him away. tyler clippard now has four strikeouts. >> rob: a little bit of that in milwaukee, the high cheese. yeah, you don't want to try to swing at those pitches that are letter high, but they look so good coming in. tough to get the bat speed up that fast that high. >> bob: top of the order now, tony gwynn, jr. 0 for 2. >> rob: i just like clippard because he comes right at you and gets ahead. then you don't know if it's the slow curveball or the change- up. everything works off the fastball and i think a lot of young guys, they just start thinking, well, i've got to try to tri

on the -- the o's also got a boost from part-timer oscar salazar. o's win, 4-2. they're feeling pretty okay as they hit the brakes. >>> everybody goes into the break. positive. you know, we got some challenges ahead of us, obviously. but if our pitching holds up and we can get some production out of some of those guys that we feel should be hitting, i think we'll be better. >> it's good to finish on a note, the first half with the win. so just take a couple of days to get away from baseball. come out friday. and you know, in chicago. and start the second half. >> jones was in st. louis, the only all-star. but still experiencing growing pains. failed to throw the ball to second place basein a timely manner. the jays took the blame for that. he joins the all-stars. baseball's future all-star game, which this year featured two oriole minor league pitchers. top prospect chris tillman. starter for the u.s. stars, facing the top prospects from the rest of the world. the big right-hander was touched. this one on a line drive that was not caught but trapped. >>> golf new

.: oscar salazar is now going to come out, andino's spot. g for the long ball here. >> jim p.: the pinch-hitter deluxe. terrific year to start the season down in triple-a norfolk. >> jim h.: oscar was 1 for 3 on the just completed road trip. >> jim p.: and that hit led to that, he was in that three run inning when the orioles came back to win in seattle. the three run home run off of masterson when the orioles came back. another split fingered fastball. well intentioned swing. there's another. so masterson with the hanging slider, the three run home run. league made two awfully good pitches. there's the splitter grip. >> jim h.: same pitch, three in a row. oscar last homered on june 30 against the red sox. that was in the wild comeback win when the orioles trailed 10- 1. >> jim p.: you're getting the idea, the orioles hitting instructor, one of the great pinch-hitters of my era, you'd see him trying to stay loose and all that. then he, as oscar is, sitting around for nine innings and gossage would be out there. go get a hit. you don't get to

oscar salazar. the orioles win. adam jones heads to st. louis now wearing baltimore on his jersey. >> this year as opposed to last year, we get to wear baltimore on our chest i think if it says orioles, i'm representing the franchise, the team. by saying baltimore it represents every baltimore fan, the city of baltimore. so i'm pretty excited about that. >> orioles' fans love that. michael phelps headed to italy as we speak as members of the u.s. swimming team for the world championship. he'll swim three events in the world. he seems to be ok. >> thanks. >> 6:27. 61 degrees. much more to come in the next half-hour of 11 news today. >> towson catholic high school is set to close its doors this fall. some school supporters are trying to change that. i'm kim dacey. i'll tell you how, next. >> we have a water main break and a vehicle fire. we'll let you know if any new problems have developed. >> and there are some showers on h.d. doppler to our south and our west. i'll let you know if that activity will affect the baltimore area in a little b

there is a base hit for oscar salazar. 1-0 to wiggington is outside.mound who is 2 years old. began the year pitching at new hampshire in the eastern league. that's the league the bowie bay sox are in. was promoted to las vegas in aaa, and then in two starts, dominated the two opponents. little different game at this level. 2-to wiggington, a high fastball. the back swing may have gotten a piece of culpa. they're going to come out and check on the umpire. >> jim p: let's take a look. >> jim h: oh, afoul ball that got him right on the mask. crew chief dale scott comes in to check. >> jim p: obviously if it hit him. in the head anywhere, you're worried about concussions, things live that. trainers have certain tests. locks like he's trying to take some team breaths. i'm all right. >> jim h: wow. >> yeah, dead center in the mask. >> jim h: and as jim said, brian knows all the questions to ask. >> jim p: like who is playing today? where are you? >> jim h: who are you? who am i? maybe has a little cut on the chin there from the impact looks like. >> jim p:

. >> bob: the padres picked up oscar salazar recently, actually july 19th, from the orioles.y who, a couple years ago, was one of the nastiest relievers in this league, clay meredith. >> rob: yeah. >> bob: to baltimore to get him. and the interesting think about salazar, he homered in his last at-bat for the orioles july 12th against toronto, his last official at-bat, and he walked in his final plate appearance before coming over here. 30-year-old infielder. he'll slap it to zimmerman, how good was that. >> rob: with the outs. i don't know, i think the arm angle was a little bad, rob, you know. . >> bob: wrong you are, bob. >> rob: well, car carpenter, i don't like the arm angle. chest-high right to nick johnson, no, first you got to catch it and you see it in the heel of his glove, he squeezes it, now i gotcha, about 20 steps. . >> bob: you lay back on that ball you have -- >> rob: no shot. >> bob: -- a 50:50 at best. he charges that ball, he charges everything. here is tony gwynn. mag number pi. magic glove. again when you look at ryan that's one of the smallest gloves i ha

now they sent oscar salazar to san diego, but haroldson has been mentioned.said he would rather stay in baltimore if it was up to him. >> calling the kids up at a -- bringing the kids up at a greetd pretty good rate and seem to be able to handle themselves pretty good. i think we're heading in the rye direction and would love to be a part it have. >> amber: george said the benefit to being traded you could have a chance to play for a team who has a chance to go to the world series this season. he says this team he feels is heading in the right direction and he would like to stay here. >> gary: no question one other teams are looking at probably more as a setup man than a closer. >> buck: yeah, most have a close her in place. they're looking to complement that closer to have a second left-hander. thing about it, if your name is being mentioned at this time, good teams are looking at you. that's a good thing. >> gary: matt wieters leading it off for the orioles. he has grounded out. izturis and then roberts. second base. and a base hit. callaspo may actually ha

the start but also not having to make a decision on pie and salazar, especially with the three lefties coming up. you would like to have an oscar on the bench to help you if you need a pinch hit. >> gary: 1-1 delivery on the way. long run for hill. he gets it. he gets the out. hill had played mora more towards second base. scott goes down to second and there are two down. hill had a long way to go. >> jim: good moving fastball. your call is right. you see the bat shatters. otherwise, this ball might have gotten into right field but, again, it appears to me -- and we have only been here four innings but this infield appears slower than when we have been on the west coast. of course, he didn't hit it particularly well. >> gary: now, matt wieters stands at the plate. with two down, scott will be off at the crack of the bat. >> jim: wells has a real outstanding arm in right. lind, average in left. dellucci. >> gary: wieters starting to pull the numbers up in these situations, too, with runners in scoring position. he is 4-for-23 now. that's just .174. he got off the slide on the last couple of weeks in the last department. he tried