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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Both of the Cleveland Indians' new starting
pitchers were quite impressive in their debut Saturday against the
Baltimore Orioles.
Unfortunately for the Indians, only one of them earned a
victory.
Brady Anderson homered on the first pitch from newcomer Steve
Woodard and the Orioles won 4-0 Saturday night for a doubleheader
split.
|  | | Jason Bere, 6-7 in 20 starts for the Brewers, went seven innings in his victorious Indians debut in the opener. |
In the day game, Manny Ramirez had six RBI and two homers,
including a grand slam, and Jason Bere won in his initial start
with Cleveland as the retooled Indians coasted to a 14-3 victory.
Bere (1-0), acquired along with Woodard on Friday in a
seven-player trade that sent Richie Sexson to Milwaukee, allowed
three runs and eight hits in seven innings, struck out six and
walked none. He was 6-7 with a 4.93 ERA in 20 starts for the
Brewers.
Arriving at Camden Yards two hours before gametime, the
right-hander quickly put aside any butterflies that may have
followed the trade.
"Once I got over that, I found a comfort level," Bere said.
"And as you can see, these guys are pretty unbelievable -- the
plays they make plus the offense."
Jolbert Cabrera had a career-high five hits and Omar Vizquel had
a season-high four hits and two RBI for Cleveland, which made
three trades and added five new players Friday.
In addition to Woodard, David Segui made his Cleveland debut in
the second game and Wil Cordero began his second stint with the
Indians in left field. Segui went 2-for-4 and Cordero went hitless,
stranding four runners.
Cordero grounded out with two on and two outs in the sixth and
hit a fly ball to the warning track in center in the same situation
in the eighth.
Woodard (0-1) pitched well after Anderson drove his initial
pitch over the center-field wall. The right-hander allowed one run
and six hits in six innings, striking out four and walking one.
"It was nerve-racking," Woodard said. "The first inning I
felt like my first big league game. And the first pitch, it wasn't
bad. I would throw it again."
All things considered, he was quite pleased with the results.
"It feels good to come here and do well," he said. "I just
wish the team had got a win out of it."
The Orioles made it 4-0 in the eighth against the Cleveland
bullpen. After Greg Myers singled in a run and another scored on an
errant pickoff throw by Cameron Cairncross, Melvin Mora, obtained
Friday in a trade with the New York Mets, hit an RBI double.
Jose Mercedes (6-4) gave up six hits and two walks in seven
innings as the Orioles snapped a five-game losing streak. One of
his two strikeouts came in the third, when he got Ramirez with
runners at second and third with two outs.
Buddy Groom got two outs in the eighth, Mills retired Cordero to
end the inning and Mike Trombley worked the ninth.
The Orioles were without closer Mike Timlin, who between games
was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for first baseman Chris
Richard and minor league pitcher Mark Nussbeck.
After the game, the Orioles traded catcher Charles Johnson and
designated hitter Harold Baines for catcher Brook Fordyce and three
minor league pitchers.
"It's a good thing for me," Johnson said. "Right now I have
to look at the positives, and the positives are I am going to a
good team that is playing great baseball right now."
In the opener, Cleveland took control with a five-run second
inning against Pat Rapp (6-7). Vizquel singled in a run and Ramirez
hit his 12th career slam.
Johnson hit a three-run homer in the bottom half, but the
Indians made it 6-3 in the third on Cabrera's RBI double. Ramirez
hit a two-run homer in the fourth.
Game notes
Cleveland stranded 12 in the second game. ... With a
sellout crowd of 47,715 at the opener, the Orioles increased their
attendance to 2,047,668. The crowd at the nightcap was announced as
47,355, but the stadium was actually less than half filled. The
game was a makeup of Friday night's rainout. ... The Indians
optioned RHP Tim Drew to Triple-A Buffalo and designated RHP Jaime
Navarro for assignment. ... RHP pitcher Jaret Wright, on the
disabled list with a sore shoulder, began a rehabilitation
assignment in Buffalo on Saturday. ... Johnson's homer was the
100th of his career. ... Baltimore RHP Ryan Kohlmeier pitched two
scoreless innings in the opener in his major league debut.
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Baltimore Clubhouse
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Indians deal Sexson, acquire Cordero, Segui
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Mets don't fall short, trade for Orioles' Bordick
A's acquire setup man Mecir from Devil Rays
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RECAPS
Cleveland 14
Baltimore 3
Baltimore 4
Cleveland 0
(2nd game)
Seattle 6
Toronto 5
Anaheim 6
Chi. White Sox 5
Minnesota 6
NY Yankees 2
Tampa Bay 2
Kansas City 1
Detroit 10
Texas 2
Oakland 12
Boston 1
Atlanta 13
Houston 5
NY Mets 4
St. Louis 3
Chicago Cubs 8
San Francisco 1
Florida 4
Arizona 2
Cincinnati 4
Montreal 3
Philadelphia 3
Los Angeles 0
Pittsburgh 10
San Diego 2
Colorado 10
Milwaukee 2
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