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  Saturday, Jul. 15 4:05pm ET
Glavine wins third straight start
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE | GAME LOG

BALTIMORE (AP) -- There seems to be some disagreement as to just how sharp Tom Glavine was Saturday during his seven-inning stint against the Baltimore Orioles.

Home plate umpire Paul Emmel thought Atlanta's left-hander missed the strike zone on only 30 of 99 pitches in a 7-3 victory that gave the Braves a three-game sweep.

The Orioles saw things differently.

Tom Glavine
Tom Glavine, aided by a wide strike zone, walked none in winning for the 10th time.

"The umpire was consistently giving him four to six inches off the plate," Baltimore manager Mike Hargrove contended. "It's very tough as a hitter to do anything with pitches that far outside."

Emmel ejected Orioles designated hitter Brady Anderson in the fifth inning after he questioned a called third strike.

"The last two pitches were both outside, and he just made it worse by throwing me out of the game," Anderson said. "If the umpires are going to give him eight inches outside, then (Glavine) should throw it there."

Glavine (10-5) allowed one earned run, seven hits and did not walk a batter. He attributed his success to the knowledge he gained during the first two games of the series, rather than a generous strike zone.

"Sitting and watching the last two nights was very beneficial to me. It's pretty uncomfortable going into a series not knowing your opponent," he said. "I felt good out there and avoided the big inning."

The Orioles' Scott Erickson (4-7) is rumored to be dealt before the July 31 trade deadline, but his 7.45 ERA has decidedly lessened his value.

On a day when the Braves learned that second baseman Quilvio Veras would be lost for the season with a knee injury, Atlanta combined solid pitching, good hitting and great defense to once again beat the Orioles.

Backup second baseman Rafael Furcal drove in two runs in a four-run fourth inning and Andruw Jones robbed Delino DeShields of a homer with a sensational grab in center.

"We pitched good, we hit good and played defense the last three games, all consistently, which is something I don't think happened all year," Glavine said.

Atlanta outscored Baltimore 17-7 in the series despite trailing in every game.

The interleague game drew 49,013 fans, the largest regular-season crowd in the nine-year history of Camden Yards. They saw the Orioles yield 11 hits, commit two errors and fall 13 games under .500 (38-51), tying a season high.

Mike Bordick homered and drove in two runs for the Orioles, who were 23-13 at home before the Braves came to town.

Atlanta stranded five runners in the first three innings and trailed 1-0 before finally breaking through against Erickson in the fourth. Walt Weiss hit an RBI single, Furcal followed with a two-run single and Brian Jordan singled in a run.

Javy Lopez hit his 13th homer in the fifth to make it 5-1.

The Orioles got an unearned run in the sixth but Atlanta went up 7-2 in the seventh, opening the inning with four straight hits to chase Erickson. One run scored on an error and Weiss hit a sacrifice fly.

Bordick hit his 15th homer off Mike Remlinger leading off the eighth.

Game notes
Veras has a torn ligament in his knee. The injury occurred during a rundown Friday. He will be replaced on the roster Sunday by INF Steve Sisco. ... The Orioles placed 3B Ryan Minor (strained ribcage muscle) on the 15-day disabled list and called up INF Ivanon Coffie from Double-A Bowie. ... Conine snapped an 0-for-20 skid with a second-inning single. ... The Orioles are 27-28 when scoring first. ... Atlanta manager Bobby Cox served the second game of a five-game suspension for bumping an umpire.

 


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