Guthrie ends long winless stretch as O's edge Twins
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07/23/2010 -
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jeremy Guthrie picked up his first victory in
nearly two months thanks to a two-run homer by Luke Scott in the sixth inning,
as Baltimore edged Minnesota, 3-2, in the second test of a four-game set.
Guthrie (4-10), winless in nine starts since beating Oakland on May 25,
yielded two runs on six hits in seven effective innings to pick up the win,
the Orioles' second in eight games since the All-Star break.
Anthony Slama (0-1) gave up the go-ahead home run to take the loss behind
Brian Duensing, who went five innings in his first start of the year and
allowed just one run on four hits while walking none.
Joe Mauer went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run for the Twins, who had won two
straight and five of seven coming in.
Minnesota shut out its previous two opponents but gave up a run in the first
inning Friday, as Adam Jones' two-out, RBI single gave the Orioles an early
lead that held up until the sixth.
Guthrie faced the minimum from the third through the fifth frame, then retired
the first two hitters in the sixth before Alexi Casilla singled to left. Mauer
then sent one into the seats in right-center for his fifth home run this
season. The reigning AL MVP belted a career-high 28 round-trippers last year.
The Twins' lead was short-lived, with Miguel Tejada leading off the bottom
frame with a single off Slama, who was making his second career appearance
since being called up from Triple-A Rochester. Two batters later, Scott gave
the rookie reliever a rude welcome with a no-doubter to right for a 3-2 edge.
Denard Span led off the away eighth with a single and was moved into scoring
position with a bunt. However, Will Ohman got Mauer to bounce out to short,
and David Hernandez got Michael Cuddyer to fly out to the deepest part of the
park in center.
Alfredo Simon worked around Delmon Young's one-out single in the ninth to
close out the victory and notch his 14th save of the season.
Game Notes
Duensing, who made nine starts last season, had appeared in 39 games out of
the bullpen this year and pitched to an impressive 1.67 earned run average. He
started in place of an ineffective Nick Blackburn...Twins second baseman
Orlando Hudson left in the third inning with a right oblique strain...Orioles
second baseman Brian Roberts, sidelined since suffering an abdominal strain
four games into the season, went 0-for-4 out of the leadoff spot in his
return. To make room for Roberts, Baltimore designated infielder Scott Moore
for assignment...O's infielder Ty Wigginton was suspended by Major League
Baseball for three games for his on-field argument and subsequent volatile
reaction with an umpire in the opener of this series. He appealed and went 1-
for-4 in the win...Tejada had two hits and two runs scored for Baltimore.
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