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Pre Game: Tweets and Posts from Baltimore

by Matthew Cerrone on June 16th, 2009 at 3:42 pm

Despite hitting .216, Fernando Martinez will start in left field tonight and bat second against the right-handed Jeremy Guthrie.

Alex Cora will bat leadoff, followed in order by Martinez, then Carlos Beltran, David Wright, Gary Sheffield at DH, Daniel Murphy at first base, Brian Schneider and Luis Castillo at second.

Murphy is batting .192 with just six extra base hits in his last 104 at bats.

Update, 4:38 pm:

According to the New York Times, “Sammy Sosa is among the players who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003.”

you’re shocked, i am sure

Update, 4:43 pm:

WFAN’s Evan Roberts is live blogging on Twitter from Camden Yards.

To follow Roberts, click here, and tell him Matthew Cerrone sent you.

Update, 5:20 pm:

Johan Santana talked to reporters before today’s game and said he feels ‘fine,’ despite Rick Peterson’s claim on ESPN 1050 that he has been bothered of late by a sore knee.