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Boston Routs Liz, Hands Orioles 10th Loss in 11 Games
Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz, left, welcomes home teammate Dustin Pedroia, right, after Pedroia hit a three-run home run off a pitch by Baltimore Orioles' Fernando Cabrera in the fourth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, in Boston, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Orioles catcher Ramon Hernandez, center, looks away. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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But, unless something drastically changes in the season's final month, Guthrie's scaled-back schedule may only mean more of the drudgery the Orioles suffered on Tuesday night.
By the time he was chased in the fourth inning, Liz had allowed nine runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings and his ERA in three career starts against Boston ballooned to 19.75.
Dustin Pedroia tied a career-high with five RBI, including a three-run homer off reliever Fernando Cabrera. David Ortiz drove in four, including a two-run double off the Monster that triggered an early onslaught. By the fifth inning, Liz was gone and the Orioles had already ensured they would give up double-digit runs for the fourth time in five games.
"I know we're all having a hard time," said Liz, who came unglued after Coco Crisp's bunt single in the third. "But these things happen sometimes, just like they happen to the other teams. We just have to keep working and get off of that."
The Orioles' only hint of competitiveness came in the second inning, when Ramón Hernández nearly scored from third to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead. But left fielder Jacoby Ellsbury threw Hernández out at the plate, though video replays showed that Hernández may have touched the plate before the tag by catcher Jason Varitek.
Trembley and Hernández argued to no avail, just another loss in a day full of them.
"I don't know how much worse it could get," Trembley said. "You'd like to think that this is it. You'd like to think tomorrow's another day and you'll play better. That's the only approach I think you can take."
