Baltimore Orioles (65-75) At Seattle Mariners (61-79), 9:05 P.m.
The Seattle Mariners will battle the Baltimore Orioles tonight at Safeco Field in the second portion of a three-game.
Taking the hill for the Mariners is Jeff Harris, who is 2-1 in his last three starts. In his last outing, a 5-3 setback to Anaheim, the righthander allowed five runs on six hits in just three innings of work. Harris will be making his first career start against the Orioles.
As for the Orioles, they will send Rodrigo Lopez to the hill this evening. Lopez comes into tonight's game with three losses in his last four games. In his last outing, the righthander allowed five runs on seven hits in five innings of work. Away from Camden Yards, Lopez is just 7-6 in 17 starts with a horrible 6.22 ERA.
In two starts against the Mariners this season, the 29-year-old has pitched well, posting a 2-0 mark with a 2.70 ERA. Against Seattle in his career, Lopez is just 2-3 with a 4.81 ERA.
Yesterday, Jamie Moyer allowed one run over 7 1/3 innings and Richie Sexson knocked in two runs as Seattle earned a 3-2 victory over Baltimore.
Raul Ibanez went 2-for-3 and Ichiro Suzuki scored a pair of runs to help the Mariners to their third victory in four chances.
Moyer (12-6) continued his dominance at home and of the Orioles, his one-time club, as the veteran lefty scattered seven hits and walked just one. He improved to 9-0 with a 2.62 ERA at Safeco Field this season, and is now a remarkable 16-3 against Baltimore for his career.
J.J. Putz got the final three outs to record his first save of the year.
Jay Gibbons had two hits, including a solo home run, for the Orioles, who were dealt their fifth defeat in six games. Brian Roberts also finished 2-for-4 with an RBI in the loss.
Erik Bedard (6-7) allowed just two runs over five innings but was hurt by four walks which led to both of Seattle's tallies against the southpaw.
Baltimore has won five of the eight meetings between the clubs this season. These are the final games between the teams for the 2005 campaign.
Source: http://www.thewbalchannel.com/

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