Game 74 Recap-
The Baltimore Orioles could not get the big hit and the Milwaukee Brewers got 4 , helping them win the third game of this interleague series, 7-3 Sunday at Miller Park in Wisconsin. The Brew crew had 4 home runs- 2 by 1b Prince Fielder, 1 each by 3b Bill Hall and red hot RF Corey Hart- while the Os could not plate take advantage of a wild Brewers pitching staff(10 walks- one scored) with Baltimore bats going 1 for 12 with runners in scoring postion and hitting into 5 double plays.
“It’s a crazy game,” Orioles manager Dave Trembley said. “Things happen and there really isn’t any rhyme or reason to it as how it works out. It don’t figure.” Amazingly, the team still left 9 runners on base!
LH Manny Parra(7-2,4.29) was effectively wild, 5 innings, 5 hits, 3 runs with 6 walks and a K. Baltimore scored 2 runs in the 1st after RF Nick Markakis doubled for the 1st run & 1b Kevin Millar scored him on a groundout. Hart hit a 2 run shot to tie the game in the 2nd off of Os starter LH Garrett Olson(5-3,5.01). Olson battled for 5 IP, allowing 4 hits & 4 runs wit h 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.
Millar doubled in Markakis n the 5th to make it 3-2 Baltimore. However, Hall homered and SS JJ Hardy singled in another run to put the Brewers up for good 4-3. Fielder them homered in consecutive innings vs different pitchers(solo shot vs rookie Rick Bukvich in the 6th then a two run bomb vs LH Jamie Walker in the 7th) to cap the scoring at 7-3.
Star of the Game-
Fielder- 3 for 4, 2 homers, 3 runs and 3 rbi, hitting .341 with his 11 home runs in his last 36 games
Orioles Notes-
2b Brian Roberts has a 10 game hit streak after his 1st inning double… Team has lost 11 consecutive Sunday games….SS Freddie Bynum was designated for assignment, the team has 10 days to trade, release or send him to the minors. ML veteran Alex Cintron takes over at SS and RH RP Brian Bukvich was recalled to fill the roster spot…Team went homerless for the 1st time in 9 games…Pen gave up 3 runs ending a run of 16 2/3 scoreless innings
Next Game-
Team is off Monday, start a 3 game Inter-league series Tuesday at Wrigley Field in Chicago vs the Cubs— 8:05 start Tuesday & Wednesday 2:20 Thursday
