BALTIMORE, Maryland April 6, 2014 - Both Maryland and the Orioles won games that were extremely important for them to win, if not actually imperative. The Orioles, after winning on opening day, had lost four straight. Marylalnd had lost four out of six, including four straight ACC games. The Orioles won a pitchers duel Sunday as their ace, Chris Tillman, out-dueled Cy Young Award winning Justin Verlander. The Tigers broke on top early, 1-0, on yet another home run by Torey Hunter. That solo homer in the fourth turned out to be the only run Tillman and Closer Tommy Hunter would surrender all day. The Birds tied it in the sixth. Adam Jones doubled and, one out later, he scored when Nelson Cruz doubled. In the 8th the Orioles took the lead for good. Nick Markakis tripled and with one out Adam Jones lifted a long drive to deep left. It was run down by Tigers leftfielder Tyler Collins, but he had no chance of making a play on Markakis. An insurance run scored in the ninth when Matt Wieters unloaded his first home run. Tillamn (1-0) pitched into the ninth to get the win. After getting the leadoff hitter, Victor Martinez doubled and Manager Buck Showalter went to the bullpen. Tommy Hunter entered and retired the next two hitters to get his second save. Here are the scored today, up to the minute (it is now 4:04 pm EDT):
Orioles 3, Tigers 1; Yankees 6, Blue Jays 4; Rangers 3, Rays 0; Brewers 4, Red Sox 0; White Sox 5, Royals 1; Twins 10, Indians 7; Astros 7, Angels 4; Seattle at Oakland;
Padres 4, Marlins 2; Nationals 2, Braves 1; Cubs 8, Phillies 3; Reds 2, Mets 1; Giants at Dodgers, 8 pm EDT; Arizona at Colorado
Major League Standings:
American League East
1. Tampa Bay Rays: 4 wins, 3 losses, .571 pct
2. New York Yankees: 3 wins, 3 losses, .500 pct, 0.5 games behind
3. Toronto Blue Jays: 3 wins, 4 losses, .429 pct, 1 game behind
4. Baltimore Orioles: 2 wins, 4 losses, .333 pct, 1.5 games behind
5. Boston Red Sox: 2 wins, 4 losses, .333 pct, 1.5 games behind
American League Central
1. Detroit Tigers: 4 wins, 1 loss, .800 pct
2. Chicago White Sox: 3 wins, 3 losses, .500 pct, 1.5 games behind
3. Cleveland Indians: 3 wins, 3 losses, .500 pct, 1.5 games behind
4. Minnesota Twins: 3 wins, 3 losses, .500 pct, 1.5 games behind
5. Kansas City Royals: 2 wins, 3 losses, .400 pct, 2 games behind
American League West
1. Seattle Mariners: 4 wins, 1 loss, .800 pct
2. Houston Astros: 3 wins, 3 losses, .500 pct, 1.5 games behind
3. Texas Rangers: 3 wins, 3 losses, .500 pct, 1.5 games behind
4. Oakland Athletics: 2 wins, 3 losses, .400 pct, 2 games behind
5. Los Angeles Angels: 2 wins, 4 losses, .333 pct, 2.5 games behind
National League East
1. Miami Marlins: 5 wins, 2 losses, .714 pct
2. Atlanta Braves: 4 wins, 2 losses, .667 pct, 0.5 games behind
3. Washington Nationals, 4 wins, 2 losses, .667 pct, 0.5 games behind
4. Philadelphia Phillies: 3 wins, 3 losses, .500 pct, 1.5 games behind
5. New York Mets: 2 wins, 4 losses, .333 pct, 2.5 games behind
National League Central
1. Milwaukee Brewers: 4 wins, 2 losses, .667 pct
2. Pittsburgh Pirates: 4 wins, 2 losses, .667 pct
3. St. Louis Cardinals: 3 wins, 3 losses, .500 pct, 1 game behind
4. Chicago Cubs: 2 wins, 4 losses, .333 pct, 2 games behind
5. Cincinnati Reds: 2 wins, 4 losses, .333 pct, 2 games behind
National League West
1. San Francisco Giants: 5 wins, 1 loss, .833 pct
2. Los Angeles Dodgers: 4 wins, 3 losses, .571 pct, 1.5 games behind
3. Colorado Rockies: 3 wins, 3 losses, .500 pct, 2 games behind
4. San Diego Padres: 2 wins, 4 losses, .333 pct, 3 games behind
5. Arizona Rockies: 1 win, 7 losses, .125 pct, 5 games behind
Maryland had lost the first two games of this weekend's ACC series at Wake Forest, and fell to 5-8 in the conference. They were in fourth place in the seven team Atlantic Division of the ACC. More importantly, they knew they needed to finish in the top eight overall in the conference to qualify for the NCAA tournament. With Saturday's loss, they had lost four in a row in the conference after dropping the double-header to Clemson last weekend and the first two in the series this weekend to Wake. With Zach Morris on the mound for the Terps, they struck quickly, getting one in the first and two in the third to open up a 3-0 lead. Charlie White was hit by the pitch leading off the first, and promptly stole second base. He took third on Lamont Wade's sacrifice bunt and scored on a sacrifice fly by Kyle Convissar. In the third, White led off with an infield single and again stole second, from where he scored on Brandon Lowe's double. Lowe then advanced to third on a ground out and scored on Convissar's single to left. Morris kept the Deacons off the scoreboard until the fifth, but Wake struck in the fifth and Terp Coach John Szefc had Morris on a short string, so badly did he need the win. Morris gave up two singles to start Wake Forest's fifth, and after striking out designated hitter Charlie Morgan, Morris walked Matt Conway to load the bases. That's when Szefc went to the bullpen for increasingly effective Bobby Ruse. Ruse induced Will Craig to hit a ground ball to shortstop Blake Schmitt. Schmitt threw to second to get the force out, but his throw to first for the hoped for double play was wild, allowing two Wake Runs to score. Fortunately for Maryland, Craig did not advance past first on the error, and he was unable to score when the next hitter, Conor Keniry, doubled. Thus, Maryland still led, 3-2 after five. The Terps broke the game open in their next at bat, scoring four times. Charlie White plated two with a double. Jose Cuas knocked in a run with another double, and Lowe got the fourth run home with a sacrifice fly. Maryland now led, 7-2. The Terps struck for three more in the seventh to turn the game into a rout. White knocked in two more with a single to right, and Lowe plated the third run with a single. Ruse got the win to improve to 4-0. The Terps are at George Mason on Tuesday for a 3 pm game. They return home Wednesday to host Mount St. Mary's at 6 pm on Wednesday before traveling to Virginia Tech for three games, beginning Friday at 5:30 pm.
ACC Scores from Sunday:
Maryland 11, Wake Forest 3; Virginia 3, Pittsburgh 0; Florida State 11, Notre Dame 2;
Florida State 4, Notre Dame 3; North Carolina State 9, Clemson 4; Miami 9, Virginia Tech 2; North Carolina 12 Boston College 2; Georgia Tech 1, Duke 0
ACC Standings up to the minute:
Atlantic Division
1. Florida State: 13 wins, 2 losses, .867 pct (26-5 overall)
2. Clemson: 9 wins, 4 losses, .692 pct (20-10 overall)
3. Wake Forest: 10 wins, 5 losses, .667 pct (22-12 overall)
4. Maryland: 6 wins, 8 losses, .429 pct (19-10 overall)
5. North Carolina State: 4 wins, 10 losses, .286 pct (18-12 overall)
6. Boston College: 2 wins, 13 losses, .133 pct (10-20 overall)
7. Notre Dame: 1 win, 14 losses, .067 pct (10-20 overall)
Coastal Division
1. Virginia: 12 wins, 3 losses, .800 pct (25-5 overall)
2. Miami: 11 wins, 4 losses, .733 pct (21-12 overall)
3. Georgia Tech: 8 wins, 7 losses, .533 pct (19-13 overall)
4. Pittsburgh: 8 wins, 7 losses, .533 pct (16-15 overall)
5. North Carolina: 7 wins, 8 losses, .467 pct (18-13 overall)
6. Duke: 7 wins, 8 losses, .467 pct (17-16 overall)
7. Virginia Tech: 5 wins, 10 losses, .333 pct (14-15 overall)
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