MINNEAPOLIS -- Thanks to the focus of guys like Jim Johnson and the toughness of
Manny Machado, the Baltimore Orioles dont play like the youngest team in their
division.
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tiebreaking RBI single in a three-run 10th inning as the Orioles rallied for a
9-6 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Machado -- who stayed in the
game after fouling a ball hard off his ankle in the fifth -- rolled a single
into right field that scored Chris Dickerson and broke a 6-all tie. Nick
Markakis added a sacrifice fly and Adam Jones an RBI double to cap the scoring
in the 10th. "I told you many times, thats a mature group," Orioles manager Buck
Showalter said. "Even though its the youngest team in our division, they stay
within each other and do what they do." Tommy Hunter (3-1) didnt allow a run in
2 1-3 innings. Jim Johnson pitched a scoreless bottom of the 10th for his 35th
consecutive save -- dating back to last season -- to set an Orioles franchise
record. Johnson started getting questions about the save streak at the end of
last season. He treated questions about finally setting the record with a shrug,
the same way he answered when the streak began. "I was just thinking about
watching us chip away," Johnson said. "Its not really anything Im real focused
on. Its great, but our ultimate goal is the team record at the end of the year.
Personal achievements are second." Anthony Swarzak (1-1) allowed all three runs
in the 10th. Twins starter Mike Pelfrey had a 6-0 lead in the sixth inning and
appeared to be cruising to his second straight win before Baltimore started
smacking doubles all over the field. "Youve got to remember the offence over
there, too," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Thats a heck of a baseball team
over there, and they can run some hitters up there. They can ambush you. They
got some big, clutch hits. Thats kind of what theyre known for." The Orioles hit
four doubles off Pelfrey in the sixth to make it 6-3 and added two more off
reliever Josh Roenicke in the seventh to tie the score. "Theyre good. Theres a
reason theyre in first place in the AL East," Pelfrey said. Chris Daviss
two-bagger off the scoreboard wall in right-centre field scored Nick Markakis
and made it 6-6. Roenicke started the seventh and allowed three runs and four
hits and only recorded one out. "Its almost like we prefer to play from behind,"
Baltimore outfielder Chris Dickerson said. "As soon as it got to 6-3, we knew it
was a different ballgame." Markakis started the barrage of doubles with a
leadoff double in the sixth and finished with two hits and two RBIs. Joe Mauer
had three hits and two RBIs for Minnesota, which had won four of its previous
five. Adam Jones and Davis each had three hits for Baltimore. Orioles starter
Jason Hammel allowed six runs over four innings and failed to win on the road
for the first time this season. NOTES: SS Pedro Florimon, who left Thursdays
game in the bottom of the seventh inning because of a tight right hamstring, was
not in the starting lineup but told Gardenhire his leg was feeling better. ...
Orioles LHP Tsuyoshi Wada, who had Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on
his elbow last May 11 and spent his entire first season in the majors on the DL,
struck out 10 batters in seven no-hit innings in an extended spring training
game in Sarasota, Fla. Showalter said Wada would start a rehab assignment next
week. ... RHP Steve Johnson will come off the DL to start Saturday in his season
debut for the Orioles in place of RHP Miguel Gonzalez, who is out with a blister
on his thumb. For the Twins, RH Vance Worley (0-4, 6.95 ERA) will take the mound
looking for his first win in 13 starts since last Aug. 1 for the Phillies.
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. 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0)
have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. EAST HARTFORD, Conn. --
Syracuse receiver Amba Etta-Tawo is making the most of his final year of college
eligibility.The graduate transfer from Maryland caught 12 passes for a
school-record 270 yards and two touchdowns and the Orange beat UConn 31-24 on
Saturday to snap a two-game losing skid.Etta-Tawo scored twice in the games
first five minutes on touchdown receptions of 57 and 30 yards. His 59-yard catch
from the shadow of his teams goal line highlighted a 12-play 99-yard
fourth-quarter drive that put the game away for the Orange (2-2).It was his
fourth straight game with at least 100 yards receiving.It goes back to chemistry
with the quarterback and the coaches trusting me, Etta-Tawo said. They trust
that Ill make the plays and they keep on giving me opportunities to make the
plays.Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey completed 26 of 40 passes for 407 yards
and those two scores. He also scored on a 6-yard run to complete the length-of
the field drive.We had to do it, said Etta-Tawo. We had to drive down the field
and try to put the game out, and thats exactly what we did. Everybody dug in,
dug a little deeper.Noel Thomas had 14 receptions for 111 yards for UConn (2-2).
Huskies running back Arkeel Newsome ran for 81 yards and a touchdown.It took
Syracuse just 51 seconds on its first drive and 92 seconds on its second for
Dungey and Etta-Tawo to make it 14-0. Etta-Tawo had five catches for 115 yards
in the first quarter.I think hes already passed his previous career high as a
collegian in the first four games with us, (more than) his whole entire career
he had at the other school, coach Dino Babers said. I think, if you asked him, I
think he might have made a good choice (to transfer).The Huskies responded by
scoring twice in the second quarter and for the second straight week, the Orange
couldnt hold the early double-digit lead.We cant just go up 14-0, 17-0 in the
beginning of the game and then put ourselves back in a dog fight, said
linebacker Zaire Franklin, who was in on 14 tackles. Some of these games weve
got to have it over by the beginning of the second quarter.Cordell Hudson pickup
off a tipped pass from UConn quarterback Bryant Shirreffs and ran 22-yardds down
the left sideline for a touchdown that gave the Orange a 24-17 lead.
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Jersey. It was just the second interception for the Orange this
season.The Huskies had a chance to tie the game in the fourth quarter after
holder Tyler Davis, a former high school quarterback, hit tight end Tommy Myers
with a 17-yard pass on a fake field goal to set the Huskies up at the Syracuse
8-yard line.But Syracuses defense held, and linebacker Franklin stopped
Shirreffs on a fourth-and goal from the 2-yard line with just over 6 minutes
left. The Orange marched the length of the field to put the game away.Going
back, I would probably buy some more time and throw it to the back of the end
zone, said Shirreffs, who threw a 24-yard touchdown to Davis with 33 seconds
left to make the final score close. I came up short. The linebacker made a good
play and I didnt.THE TAKEAWAYSYRACUSE: Etta-Tawo showed that he is an elite
receiver. He beat UConns best defensive back, Jamar Summers in single coverage
all afternoon. His 270 receiving yards tops the Syracuse record previously held
by Scott Schwedes against Boston College in 1985. Hes now the only Syracuse
receiver to record two 200-yard receiving games in the same season.UCONN: Since
the start of last season, 11 of UConns 17 games have been decided by a single
score (eight points or fewer). The Huskies are now 6-5 in those games.GOAL
LINEThis was the second time this season the Huskies have been stuffed at the
goal line in the fourth quarter. They lost to Navy 28-24 earlier this year when
Ron Johnsons second-down run with 16 seconds left was stopped and UConn could
not get off another play.UP NEXTSYRACUSE: The Orange close out their
non-conference schedule next Saturday at noon when they play Notre Dame at
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.UCONN: The Huskies return to
conference play with a visit to Houston on Thursday night. The Huskies handed
the Cougars their only loss last season, a 20-17 upset in East Hartford. UConn
is 0-1 in the American Athletic Conference this year after losing to Navy.
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