Jason Bay hits slump

LF can’t get whiff of success vs. Orioles

By Sean McAdam / Red Sox Notebook
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - Added 260d 1h ago
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BALTIMORE - A month shy of the one-year anniversary of his arrival in Boston, Jason Bay finds himself in the midst of his first actual slump as a member of the Red Sox [team stats].

Bay set a career high with five strikeouts yesterday, leaving him 0-for-15 with nine strikeouts for the series and capping a forgettable three-city road trip that saw him go 6-for-36, dropping his average to .262 - the lowest since the fourth game of the season, when he was at .250.

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PINCH ME: Rocco Baldelli delivers a two-run, pinch-hit single that capped the Sox’ four-run, ninth-inning rally yesterday in Baltimore. The Sox won, 6-5, in 11.