Bergesen strong on mound as Orioles prevail over Mariners

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05/12/2010 - Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brad Bergesen surrendered a run in 7 2/3 innings and Miguel Tejada drove in two runs, as the Baltimore Orioles earned a 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners, in the second test of a three-game set at Camden Yards.

Bergesen (3-2) scattered five hits with two walks and three strikeouts to break the Orioles' three-game skid. Alfredo Simon picked up his fourth save.

Luke Scott blasted a home run in the win, while Adam Jones went 3-for-4 with an RBI.

Ryan Langerhans finished 2-for-3 and Ken Griffey Jr. drove in a run for the Mariners, who had won two straight coming in.

Ryan Rowland-Smith (0-3) remained winless after allowing three runs on seven hits in three-plus frames.

In the ninth, Koji Uehara allowed a Matt Tuiasosopo lead-off walk and a Langerhans single before he was pulled for Simon, who struck out Josh Wilson for the first out. Pinch-hitter Griffey then plated a run on a sacrifice fly. Langerhans then took second on defensive indifference, but Simon got Michael Saunders to fly out to center, ending the game.

Baltimore struck first in the third. Corey Patterson led off with a single to right and moved to second on Jones' base hit. After Nick Markakis struck out, Tejada doubled in both runners for a 2-0 lead. Tejada was then thrown out trying to score by Langerhans on Matt Wieters' single.

Scott made it 3-0 in the fourth with a lead-off bomb to right. Scott then doubled to start the sixth off Ian Snell, moved to third on Garrett Atkins' double and scored on Cesar Izturis' sac fly. Patterson then flied out for the second out, but Jones made it 5-0 with an RBI base hit to right-center.

Seattle pulled within 5-1 on a two-out RBI single from Chone Figgins in the eighth. Ichiro Suzuki scored on the play after reaching on an infield single. Will Ohman entered and gave up a Casey Kotchman single to make way for Uehara, who retired Jose Lopez on a long fly ball that was caught inches in front of the left field fence.

Game Notes

The game started after a 24-minute rain delay...Seattle has prevailed in nine of the past 13 overall meetings in the series...Suzuki has recorded a hit in 32 of last 34 games against Baltimore. He went 2-for-4...Kotchman has played 214 consecutive games without committing an error at first base...The Orioles selected the contract of outfielder Corey Patterson from Triple-A Norfolk. In order to make room for Patterson on the 40-man roster, the Orioles transferred infielder Brian Roberts from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list (abdominal strain). Outfielder Nolan Reimold was optioned to Norfolk to make room on the 25-man roster...Seattle went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position...Tejada finished 2-for-4.

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Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.

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Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
   
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