Orioles Clinch Playoffs 9/30 Win 6-3 First Place, Magic Number 0

Written by Michael Williams

Elsbury
Pedroia
Ross
Gomez
Valencia
Lavarnway
Nava
Ciriaco
Iglesias

Stewart

McLouth
J.J. Hardy
Davis
Jones
Wieters
Thome
Reynolds
Flaherty
Machado

Saunders

McLouth homered to open the day.

Jim Thome came through after Adam failed.

Orioles 3 Red Sox 0

J.J. himself homered on his bobblehead day.

Chris Davis is huge. He hit one too.

Matt Wieters threw out speedster Pedroia from his knees.

Saunders gave up a single run then a two run homer, but pitched well through 7 and 1/3 innings.

Darren O'Day finished the eighth and Jim Johnson collected his 50th save.

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