here is shin-soo choo, and rick kranitz went out for a visit. has it. will not be able to make a play. that is an infield hit and an rbi. 5-2! pops out of the glove or he might have had a chance. >> well, it is 5-2 with the potential time. izturis got a glove on him, but once his hand ruled over t glove went down, no chance of a play 2-run pitch yielded by baez. this is dave jauss telling his outfielders, no doubles. don't let the ball get over your head, because the batter is not the one you want to get to second straight. >> jim: three straight hits, 1- 0. steel to first. he did not swing. and peralta does have one hit. singled off one in the 4th inning. first allowed by matusz. >> buck: peralta is dhing today. >> jim: ball and strike on him. izturis in field, and they sittal for a run. bottom of the 8th coming up. 5-2, birds. . why? i don't know she's wandering around the lobby, yammering about fios tv, internet and phone all for $79.99 a month. she seems crazy. actually, fios customers get that price for six months. it's like getting three services

so rick kranitz is working with him. obviously not only between games, but during games.1-1 delivery on the way that will miss outside. you can almost see when berken pitches how he is thinking about mechanics, can't you? >> buck: yes. he has been very tentative the last couple of starts. we didn't see this early on. he came up, was throwing the ball well. he had a free and easy approach. but there is a deliberate approach now. >> gary: melvin mora up for the ground ball. hill is retired, and there are two down here in the third inning. tickets have sold out for the 2110 utah street presented by first fidelity mortgage on saturday, august 15. but you can still follow nick and adam with the fans who will be joining the great utah street bleacher seat august 3 and september 5. for just $21, you get to reserve the utah street seats and the i love it utah street t-shirts. 888-848-bird for information. two down and here is adam lind. lend flied out to center his first time up. ninth in rbi's. second in doubles. we'll show you during the broadcast here, this could be a doubles

one thing rick kranitz had his eye on, tendency to land with his front foot open.today his shoulders are much more in line with the strike zone. >> jim: 2-0, take it to a strike. 2-1. matusz has struck out 3 in the first 3 in the 3rd. >> the deepest he has been able to pitch in a game is 5-2/3. >> jim: working here in the 4th a tie, 3-1. that was in a loss to the angels here in camden yard on august 15th. so far today, very pitch efficient. 3-1 on carroll. and strike, 3-2. >> buck: that is his bread and butter. we heard him in his conversation rick dempsey talking about the down and away 2 slip-and-fall seemer. >> jim: there is a strikeout. came back from 3-1 to get him, 4 and away in the 4 right inning. >> buck: 3-2 fastball downpour and away, where he has most confident, and strikes out jamey carroll. great move, great location. >>> 2 down in the cleveland 4th inning, here is asdrubal cabrera. breaking ball stays inside, 1- 0. cabrera was called out on strikes, his first at-bat, one of the four strikeouts in the game for masterson. >> buck: again, let's really fo

. >> jim: manager dave trembley on the bench with rick kranitz, and the pitch taken low. >> buck: but had his work this year with all the pitchers coming through. >> jim: but he knows this group has talent, and if they have talent, you can work with them. and a 2-out work. orioles have a base runner in 1st. take a look at the cleveland defense. matt laporta made a terrific play, going to south territory. sizemore and choo in the outfield. cabrera terrific. and wyatt toregas makes his second starlet in the series. >> buck: so that gets nick markakis up with a man on. jones draws a throw and he is back in standing. >> buck: just 11 ribbons shy of the 100 rbi plateau. something every hitter wants to say. >> jim: jones was going to go and he just did get back. >> buck: i tell you what, that is a pretty quick move. this umpire and crew with bob davison at 3rd. they better be careful. >> jim: you can see say damn had his momentum going toward 2nd base, didn't move his feet, allowed him to push back and dive into 1st. nick markakis awaiting a pitch from justin masterson. bob davidson t umpir

rick kranitz. what did you see from brian matusz today, the most you liked? >> i saw him make a great adjustment from his last couple of outings. he was so relaxed. he had been having problems locating his last few starts. he got it back today. he was really relaxed. what we saw today was all four of his pitches. we really only seen three. his curve ball was just thrown, you know, maybe two or three time in the game. i think maybe today used it 10 or 12, very effective. we saw all four pitches, exactly what he is. that is a four-pitch guy that has strikeout potential and the ability to go late in ball games as we saw today. >> rick, another guy a focal point of the pitching staff is jim johnson. looks hot and cold sometimes, but really fighting to get back on track again. one of the best sinkers in all of baseball. what about him? >> like today, he went with matt wieters and he didn't shake off. when he got his fastball the way it was tonight, nobody is going to hit him, i don't care who it is. he got in a very good rhythm, didn't waste time between pitches.

. >> gary: rick kranitz heads out to the mound. >> buck: i think what kranitz is talking about is thelection and now he has to be a little more aggressive down in the zone. obviously with a power hitter like jhonny peralta, what you want to do is the hit. he had two double plays in his last outing against the white sox. >> gary: so peralta will stand in with the single rbi coming in the first inning. he is 1-2. and he takes the pitch outside for a ball. the infield at double play depth for the orioles. cabrera on at second base. choo with good speed on at first. the 1-0 delivery. peralta with the big cut and fouls it back. peralta likes hitting in this ballpark. he has a .316 batting average and a couple of home runs in his career. he doesn't get a lot of chances here. they don't play each other a lot. it is the first time they have met on the year. this series. here is the 1-1 delivery. down to third and it is a foul ball. >> buck: he made the switch and he was reluctant to do it and now with the emergence of cabrera atrue shortstop, it is easier for him to make the transition. jhonn

. >> buck: that's what you hope for if you're rick kranitz and dave trembley that something is goingo click for jason berken where he says oh, that's the feel of that pitch, or that's how i want to let that changeup go. now you have the opportunity. there's really nothing at san diego here other than the fact you're giving these youngsters a chance to pitch in the big leagues. not only do they see their own teammates pitching bu the verlanders and the halladays and that is a tremendous tool. >> gary: how things have changed, and trembley believes it is a change all around baseball. you used to believe i think as a fan and even as a player and manager when pitchers came up from the minor leagues, you expected them to be ready to pitch at the major league level. but hay had developed three or four seasons. the play is going to have to be made. wieters will lob it down there as a strikeout. but dave trembley says no more. there is not enough pitching depth around baseball for that to happen. now you look for guys who are mentally tough, who seem to be mature enough to hand the major lea

right there rick kranitz saying, hey, nice job.ad going into the 7th. >> gary: 7th inning, sweeney will lead it off. 3-5-1 for the orioles, 2-5-0 for the a's. the a's have stranded four so far. good ballgame. at camden yards tonight, great to have you with us. the delivery will be fouled off the other way. as hernandez gets ahead of the count here, 0-2. 70% of lead- off batters retired on the season. for david hernandez, a good solid number in that department. that's the only lead-off man on in the game. inside and a one ball two strike count on ryan sweeney. >> gary: that is a real good place to start. getting that first guy out. batting averages go down tremendously, hundreds of points, when you're able to do that. >> gary: nick markakis will go back a couple of steps. and he's got it. orioles fans, when it comes to tickets, you deserve major league service, go to the official marketplace of the orioles. then the angels are in on friday, saturday, and monday. for the four game set coming up against the angels. one down, nobody on

and guthrie kind of waved off rick kranitz, and then went back around and danny baez is starting to kickubber and get ready to get lose. >> jim: there was a little confuse there, because the home plate umpire pointed toward this oriole bench, because he was just simply alerting the bench that minnesota is about to send up a pinch hitter. and guthrie waved off the coach, and the coach stopped, and all the umpire was doing was saying by the way, here comes the hitter, and here is harris to pinch hit for punto who was 0 for 2 with a couple of strikeouts. so the twins get the tying run to the plate here in the 7th inning. happy birthday brenton harris. -- brendan harris. outside, ball one. guthrie has had three, three up three down innings. he has been very efficient tonight, but it's still only a three-run game, and the tying run is at the plate. overthrows, 2-0. >> buck: harris started in post the first two games of this series. and then started at third base in game two, had a sacrifice hit and a walk, officially 0 for 3 in five trips. >> jim: once again, this lower part of the line-up, a

rick kranitz is going to come out for a visit.r as buck pointed out with hendrickson getting loose. mauer and morneau followed cabrera. >> buck: at the bottom of this order has really done a job on the orioles pitchers tonight. they are 6-8. they have scored three of the four runs. they have been a thorn in the side and that's one concern dave trembley always has. get the bottom of the order out, you don't have to face the meat of the order. now this will be the fourth time through the lineup here in the sixth inning. good hitters in this lineup getting too many at-bats. >> jim: the orioles will play the infield back for a double play ball. gomez, casilla and span, third to first. cabrera fouls it off. sob just -- somebody just lost their popcorn. that was -- he's upset with himself. not because he lost his popcorn, but because he missed the ball. 0-1 on cabrera. outside. orioles will gladly let goamz goamses score from third if they can get two to try to short circuit the rally. the infield at double play depth and mora deep at t