Brian Moehler

Ichiro Suzuki Mariners right fielder He has raised his average from .177 to .288 in three weeks. Brian Moehler Marlins pitcher He lost his 10th straight decision and has an ERA of 9.76.

A recap of the Orioles' 6-5 win over the Astros last night: Mora delivers Melvin Mora stood at the plate in the eighth inning with two runners on, two outs and the Astros leading, 5-4. He was facing Astros closer Jose Valverde, who was pumping 97 mph fastballs at the Orioles. Mora kept fouling them off, and the count remained full. With the remains of an announced 21,535 raising the noise level at Camden Yards, Mora drove another fastball, the ninth pitch of the at-bat, into the right-center-field gap to score Adam Jones and Brian Roberts for a 6-5 lead.

HittingTony Clark, Tigers: 2 HRs (one left-handed, one right-handed).Gabe Alvarez, Tigers: 4 RBIs, 2 doubles.Dean Palmer, Royals: 4 RBIs, HR.PitchingBrian Moehler, Tigers: 9 innings, 0 runs, 5 hits.Derek Lowe, Red Sox: entered in the eighth with runners at first and third, got two strikeouts and a comebacker, and pitched a perfect ninth.Pub Date: 8/02/98

ALL GAMES ON 105.7 FM TODAY Houston, 7:05 p.m., MASN Starters: Astros' Brandon Backe (4-8, 5.00) vs. Orioles' Garrett Olson (5-2, 4.53) TOMORROW Houston, 7:05 p.m., MASN Starters: Astros' Brian Moehler (3-3, 4.76) vs. Orioles' Jeremy Guthrie (3-7, 3.71) THURSDAY Houston, 7:05 p.m., MASN Starters: Astros' Shawn Chacon (2-2, 4.69) vs. Orioles' Brian Burres (5-5, 5.28) FRIDAY @Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m., MASN2 Starters: Orioles' Radhames Liz (1-0, 4.32) vs. Brewers' Jeff Suppan (4-4, 3.68) SATURDAY @Milwaukee, 7:05 p.m., Ch. 13, MASN Starters: Orioles' Daniel Cabrera (5-2, 4.45)

Who's hot Bobby Jones of the Padres has won four of his past five decisions. Who's not The White Sox have dropped 15 of their past 21 games. Line of the day Jason Giambi, Yankees 1B AB R H RBI HR 5 5 4 3 1 He said it "It's like winning the lottery, I guess you could say." Brian Moehler, Reds pitcher, on being traded from the last-place Tigers On deck Pedro Martinez of the Red Sox looks for his 13th win to night as he faces the Devil Rays.

Quote: "I would say this takes the monkey off our backs, but it felt more like a gorilla." -- Tampa Bay's Paul Sorrento after the Devil Rays' ended their 11-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over Boston on Tuesday.It's a fact: The Yankees had their second three-homer inning of the year last night.Who's hot: The White Sox's Albert Belle is 19-for-36 (.530) with nine homers in his past nine games.Who's not: The Indians' Dave Justice is in a 1-for-16 slump.On deck: Yankees starter David Cone (13-2)

BaseballPirates: Sent P Matt Ryan, OF Jermaine Allensworth and OF Trey Beamon to Triple-A Calgary; P Chris Peters, P Ramon Morel, and OF Charles Peterson to Double-A Carolina; and 3B Freddy Garcia to Single-A Lynchburg. Reassigned P Scott Taylor, P Royal Thomas, C Marcus Hanel and C Tim Marx to minor-league camp.Tigers: Sent P Mike Drumright, P Cade Gaspar, P Rick Greene, P Brian Moehler, P Brian Powell, P Cameron Smith, P Trever Miller and P C. J. Nitkowski to minor-league camp.BasketballMagic: Placed G Brian Shaw (severe tendinitis in right wrist)

At Tiger Stadium, DetroitDay, Time, TV, StartersfTC Tonight, 7:30, HTS, Jimmy Key (8-1, 2.38) vs. Brian Moehler (3-3, 3.30)Tomorrow, 1:05, HTS, Mike Mussina (6-1, 4.26) vs. Tim Pugh (1-1, 5.00)Radio: All games on WBAL (1090 AM) and WTOP (1500 AM)Tigers updateThe Tigers have been surprisingly competitive this year, particularly at Tiger Stadium, where they are 14-11 and coming off a two-game sweep of Anaheim. This is the same team that had a frightening 6.38 ERA last year, but the pitching staff has improved dramatically and ranks fifth in the AL in that department.

At Oriole Park at Camden Yards Day Time TV Starters Tonight 7:35 HTS Tigers' Jeff Weaver (8-11, 4.81) vs. Orioles' John Parrish (2-2, 5.01) Tomorrow 7:35 HTS Tigers' Hideo Nomo (5-10, 4.95) vs. Orioles' Jose Mercedes (9-5, 4.57) Thursday 7:35 HTS Tigers' Brian Moehler (11-7, 4.12) vs. Orioles' Mike Mussina (8-13, 3.94) Radio: All games on WBAL (1090 AM) and WTOP (1500 AM) Tigers update The Tigers have overcome a terrible start to hover around .500 and make a belated run at the wild card.

HOUSTON -- Craig Biggio got his 3,000th career hit last night, and Carlos Lee's grand slam in the 11th gave the Houston Astros an 8-5 win over the Colorado Rockies. Lee's shot to left field off Brian Fuentes (0-3) came on the first pitch. Biggio singled in the 11th, tying a career high with his fifth hit. Hunter Pence followed with a double before Lance Berkman was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Troy Tulowitzki's bases-empty shot off Brian Moehler (1-2) to lead off the 11th made it 5-4. The loss extends Colorado's season-high losing streak to seven games.

Ichiro Suzuki Mariners right fielder He has raised his average from .177 to .288 in three weeks. Brian Moehler Marlins pitcher He lost his 10th straight decision and has an ERA of 9.76.

St. Louis Cardinals Manager: Tony La Russa 2002 finish: 97-65, first place Story line: The Cardinals suffered through a tragedy-marred 2002 season and still managed to win the NL Central. They'll go into 2003 as one of the NL favorites to reach the World Series. Changing faces: The pitching staff remains in an almost constant state of transition. Left-handed starter Chuck Finley became a free agent, right-hander Andy Benes retired and the bullpen lost veteran setup man Dave Veres, but the Cardinals added starters Chris Carpenter, Dustin Hermanson, Brett Tomko and Joey Hamilton to create a large pool of candidates for the starting rotation.

Who's hot Bobby Jones of the Padres has won four of his past five decisions. Who's not The White Sox have dropped 15 of their past 21 games. Line of the day Jason Giambi, Yankees 1B AB R H RBI HR 5 5 4 3 1 He said it "It's like winning the lottery, I guess you could say." Brian Moehler, Reds pitcher, on being traded from the last-place Tigers On deck Pedro Martinez of the Red Sox looks for his 13th win to night as he faces the Devil Rays.

At Oriole Park at Camden Yards Day Time TV Starters Tonight 7:35 HTS Tigers' Jeff Weaver (8-11, 4.81) vs. Orioles' John Parrish (2-2, 5.01) Tomorrow 7:35 HTS Tigers' Hideo Nomo (5-10, 4.95) vs. Orioles' Jose Mercedes (9-5, 4.57) Thursday 7:35 HTS Tigers' Brian Moehler (11-7, 4.12) vs. Orioles' Mike Mussina (8-13, 3.94) Radio: All games on WBAL (1090 AM) and WTOP (1500 AM) Tigers update The Tigers have overcome a terrible start to hover around .500 and make a belated run at the wild card.

At Comerica Park, Detroit Day Time TV Starters Tonight 7:05 HTS John Parrish (1-1, 4.85 ERA) vs. Adam Bernero (0-0, 3.39 ERA) Tomorrow 7:05 Ch. 13 Pat Rapp (6-8, 6.27 ERA) vs. Brian Moehler (7-7, 4.54 ERA) Wednesday 7:05 HTS Jose Mercedes (6-4, 4.83 ERA) vs. Willie Blair (8-2, 4.74 ERA) Thursday 1:05 54, 50 Sidney Ponson (6-7, 5.35 ERA) vs. Steve Sparks (1-2, 6.11 ERA) Radio: All games on WBAL (1090 AM) and WTOP (1500 AM) Tigers update These teams should have but a vague recollection of each other.