Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Orioles Beat Mariners, Diamondbacks Top Dodgers




In Seattle, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0. The lone run in the game came from an RBI from Aubrey Huff in the sixth inning that scored Adam Jones. Rich Hill was the starter for the Orioles and he was very effective, pitching seven innings and not giving up a run. Jarrod Washburn was the starter for the Mariners and he was effective as well, giving up one run in seven innings pitched. George Sherrill came into the game in the ninth inning and shutting the door on the Mariners.




In Los Angeles, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. It was an offensive struggle for the Dodgers, who didn't score for the first eight innings. The Diamondbacks got two of their three runs in the second inning from Josh Whitesell, who hit a two-RBI double. Mark Reynolds got the other RBI for the Diamondbacks with a RBI groundout in the eighth inning. Pitcher Tony Pena for the Diamondbacks came in the ninth inning and almost blew the game. He gave up RBI singles to Rafael Furcal and Juan Pierre, before he was able to close the game for the save.

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