the orioles are in chicago to open up the second half of this season, and the second half is about improvement individually and as a team, and stay away from that end of the season swoon. for chick ago, it s about getting back to the playoffs. game one of the second half coming up from chicago s u.s. cellular field. gary: the orioles have a three-game set here beginning a long nine-game, 10-day road trip. and it is mull it night. it s much easier and probably safer than the demolition disco that took place here and burned most of the old co missky up. great to have you with us as we begin the second half of this season. for the orioles, it is about improvement, and improvement is what it has been if you take a look at the first half of the season and cut that in two. there, the orioles have improved in virtually every category, the offense, most importantly for the orioles, that era number that s down there, hitting with runners in scoring position has always been a
could not get the one off the bat of alex rios. jason berken, i think he has still to work on his command but he is not afraid of contact of the one thing that he does and i know difficult tream bleeh we won t talk about him because he is suspended but rick kranitz likes the fact that he will battle you. he will get better as he gets more experienced. this is aa, back to aa, but he won 2-0 in five games at aaa and then right to the big leagues. that s a very quick ascencion. gary: it s amazing how similar these pitchers are. both have quick ascending, both similar e.r.a.s. both trying to keep their spot. rolen is retired. he is 0-for-2 in the ballgame. 2 down here in the 4th inning. jim: there you go. youngsters trying to make a living the the big difference here, 2.9 and 6 1/2. that does make a big difference. it gets you a little bit of coverage. for jason, we mentioned only in his last start in anaheim, the orioles actually with two 4-0 leads did not win either of
position. looks like the angels have to win this to continue their sharing of first place texas has beaten tampa bay 12-4 tonight. 9th inning. wigginton, left field and that s not going to be caught. rivera thought he might dive, decided not to. wigginton thought about three but decided to stop at second in a tight ballgame. jim: you are already in scoring position. one out, you are thinking about getting to third. and hangs a breaking ball. we told you about tieg winin ton, he has ty wigginton. he has been red, red shot. bullpen has been active and is going to be used. that will be it as sean o sullivan will be coming out. he is the pitcher of record and responsible for the runner on at second base. he will not have a chance to win this ballgame. bullpen for both ball clubs now activated. male announcer: the chicken is tender, juicy, and lightly breaded. the sauce is a mouthwatering blend of sweet & spicy. every bite delivers a kick of asian chilies, real red pepper flak
reggie said to cat fish, tell them i just wasn t a hitter. you know, catfish looked at him and said, you did not get in the hall of fame few your throwing or fielding ability. it s because you had 546 home runs. we were in oakland and there was a ball over the first base bag and he argued the call. reggie came up in the call and as cater is arguing, he hits him in the back of the head. catfish said, the only cutoff man you ever hit was danny kateer and you weren t even looking. match that. you re arguing with the umpire jim h: that had to hurt. jim p: oh, it did. reggie had a good arm. it wasn t accurate. jim h: see if reimold has the green light. two on and one out. and it s a high strike. should have let him hit but no. jim p: i m sure dave trembley is saying, you know what? probably get as good a pitch at 3-1 because of the situation. again he has been able to get in on him the first two times. i don t think they will 3-1. jim h: off the end of the right to rig
. gary: hernandez has never had a full game at the minor league level. jones puts it away. 1 for 3 in the ball game now for the catcher. one down in the bottom of the 7th inning. jim: and the pitch count at 9, so you know if he pitches well, he at least has another inning or so, or at least this inning. gary: this will be it for him? jim: you would think so. gary: yeah, can t imagine they would go any deep every. jim johnson is now in the bullpen right now. gary: brian roberts gets the out, and two quick outs here in the 7th inning for david hernandez. jim: if you think about it and go back through the first and 2/3 innings, you have the hanging curveball to rivera, and then got the fastball up to morales. other than that, just spectacular night. this is exactly what the orioles needed, a quality start, and a early offensive outbreak. ask there is matt palmer. gary: and that will miss up high for a ball. top of the order, figgins, again 0 for 3 in thi