Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics mlb live streaming radio commentary telecast score schedule power ranking May 28, 2011. Short Review of Todays Match: A weekend set with the Baltimore Orioles might be what the Oakland Athletics need to string together some wins.
The A's look to continue their recent dominance over the Orioles and match a season high with a third consecutive victory Saturday night.
The Orioles (24-25) are 4-18 versus Oakland since the start of the 2008 season, and averaged 2.7 runs while going 1-10 at the Coliseum during that span.
The A's hope that dominance continues as they try to win for the fourth time in five games since dropping a season-high six in a row. Oakland scored more than three runs once during that skid, but has done so in each of its three wins over the last four contests.
"If we can put up four or five runs a game, I like our chances on any given night with our pitching staff," said Josh Willingham, who had an RBI double in the sixth. "We haven't helped them as much as we should have so far this year but hopefully we can start coming around and putting some consistent games together."
Oakland also hopes scheduled starter Josh Outman can build off his first major league appearance in almost two years when he faces the Orioles for the first time.
After missing 2010 while recovering from Tommy John surgery, the left-hander allowed one run and five hits in seven innings but did not factor in a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in his first outing since June 19, 2009.
Outman, who made 16 previous starts for the A's before he suffered the injury, won his last four starts with Triple-A Sacramento before being recalled.
"It feels like being at home. I feel like this is where I belong," Outman said. "I didn't prove that in the spring, but hopefully I can show over a period of time that this is where I should be."
Scheduled starter Brad Bergesen (1-5, 5.64) wants to be in the Orioles' rotation, but likely needs to bounce back Saturday from his roughest outing of the season to keep his spot.
After he tossed a four-hitter in a 6-0 win at Tampa Bay on May 14, the right-hander was charged with a season-high eight runs in 3 1-2 innings of a 13-2 loss to the New York Yankees on May 19.
"You'd like to see him take his (previous) outing and run with it. You expect and you're hoping that's the case," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter, who opted to skip Bergeson's most recent turn in the rotation. "I've seen him pitch some good games while I've been here for a short time, and I've seen him really struggle. Most of them are the result of his command of his fastball."
One year ago Friday, Bergesen allowed four runs in seven innings and did not factor in the decision of a 7-5 loss in his only previous appearance against the A's.
Willingham is 5 for 10 with a homer against Bergesen.
Matt Wieters had two of the Orioles' six hits in the opener. Nick Markakis singled to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, and Vladimir Guerrero also has a 12-game hit streak.
Markakis has hit .360 during that stretch, and .340 his last 13 games versus Oakland.
The A's look to continue their recent dominance over the Orioles and match a season high with a third consecutive victory Saturday night.
10:05 PM ET, May 28, 2011
Overstock.com Coliseum, Oakland, California
Starting PitchersJosh Willingham went 2 for 3 with a homer and the A's (25-27) scored three times in the sixth inning to snap Baltimore's season-high five-game winning streak with a 6-2 victory Friday.
Baltimore: Bergesen (1-5, 5.64 ERA)
Oakland: Outman (0-0, 1.29 ERA)
The Orioles (24-25) are 4-18 versus Oakland since the start of the 2008 season, and averaged 2.7 runs while going 1-10 at the Coliseum during that span.
The A's hope that dominance continues as they try to win for the fourth time in five games since dropping a season-high six in a row. Oakland scored more than three runs once during that skid, but has done so in each of its three wins over the last four contests.
"If we can put up four or five runs a game, I like our chances on any given night with our pitching staff," said Josh Willingham, who had an RBI double in the sixth. "We haven't helped them as much as we should have so far this year but hopefully we can start coming around and putting some consistent games together."
Oakland also hopes scheduled starter Josh Outman can build off his first major league appearance in almost two years when he faces the Orioles for the first time.
After missing 2010 while recovering from Tommy John surgery, the left-hander allowed one run and five hits in seven innings but did not factor in a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in his first outing since June 19, 2009.
Outman, who made 16 previous starts for the A's before he suffered the injury, won his last four starts with Triple-A Sacramento before being recalled.
"It feels like being at home. I feel like this is where I belong," Outman said. "I didn't prove that in the spring, but hopefully I can show over a period of time that this is where I should be."
Scheduled starter Brad Bergesen (1-5, 5.64) wants to be in the Orioles' rotation, but likely needs to bounce back Saturday from his roughest outing of the season to keep his spot.
After he tossed a four-hitter in a 6-0 win at Tampa Bay on May 14, the right-hander was charged with a season-high eight runs in 3 1-2 innings of a 13-2 loss to the New York Yankees on May 19.
"You'd like to see him take his (previous) outing and run with it. You expect and you're hoping that's the case," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter, who opted to skip Bergeson's most recent turn in the rotation. "I've seen him pitch some good games while I've been here for a short time, and I've seen him really struggle. Most of them are the result of his command of his fastball."
One year ago Friday, Bergesen allowed four runs in seven innings and did not factor in the decision of a 7-5 loss in his only previous appearance against the A's.
Willingham is 5 for 10 with a homer against Bergesen.
Matt Wieters had two of the Orioles' six hits in the opener. Nick Markakis singled to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, and Vladimir Guerrero also has a 12-game hit streak.
Markakis has hit .360 during that stretch, and .340 his last 13 games versus Oakland.