By TIM BOOTH
The Associated Press
SEATTLE Adam Jones had several sinks into next to their former team, like go-ahead homer on the upper terrace while in the eighth inning, major your Baltimore Orioles into a 2-1 success within the Seattle Mariners with Wednesday.
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Jones turned on a fastball from Jamey Wright (1-2) about the indoors place from the plate as well as strike your explode to the second level seating with kept field to offer Baltimore the actual lead.
Jim Johnson (4-1) made possible just one hit when retiring four hitters to select way up the actual victory, as well as Kevin Gregg frequency the actual ninth inning in order to earn his ninth preserve of the season.
Both starters compensated with following on from the subsequent inning and made effortless work of the other lineup.
Making his or her months debut, Brian Matusz held up five 2-3 innings, allowing for one particular run on some strikes and also attractive out three. He obtained an important assist from Jones in the fourth, when Miguel Olivo reach a drive heavy to help center and Jones built a strong over-the-shoulder basket capture leading to a wall.
Michael Pineda seemed to be just simply while powerful regarding Seattle. He retired 11 with twelve players in the centre innings just before operating towards a few problem inside the seventh.
J.J. Hardy used a one-out damaged bat single and Pineda walked his or her only batter on the game, Mark Reynolds, getting a runner inside scoring position for your newbie most game. Pineda buckled down in addition to minted available Robert Andino together with a 96-mph fastball to separate the threat.
Hardy bought Baltimore an early on cause as soon as they struck a new 1-2 slider from Pineda into your Orioles bullpen on the kept domain wall.
Olivo led journey bottom of the next with a solitary to kept and leading-edge that will following using a flyout from Franklin Gutierrez. Jack Wilson came up with a two-out RBI single for you to center.
Olivo reduced a shoulder directly into catcher Matt Wieters, who seem to appeared to be blocking your plate with his kept leg. Wieters whiffed and also the basketball went to this backstop as Olivo bowled above Wieters. Olivo was required to return touching the particular eating plan since the run hooked that online game during 1-1.
Notes: Matusz has been stimulated through the DL ahead of the game. Utility man Jake Fox had been chose to get assignment to make roster space. . Nick Markakis began with 1B with the primary time. He hadn't enjoyed the particular placement since excessive school. . RF Ichiro Suzuki put on your plate for the reason that DH intended for the 2nd time the following season. Mariners boss Eric Wedge explained they desired to get Suzuki out of his or her feet for the day. . SS Brendan Ryan had their career-high 11-game hitting skills end. He was 0 with regard to 4.
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June 01, 2011 06:31 PM EDT
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