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Article: Along With Fellow Orioles, Palmeiro's Bat Stays Silent

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August 27, 2005
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Athletics 4, Orioles 1

None of them are hitting now, but there is only one Oriole who gets immediate attention with each out. The fans are relentless, booing him each time he fails to connect in the clutch.

Rafael Palmeiro has suddenly become a pariah for a star-studded team that can't hit, and a once first-place team that can no longer win consistently. Palmeiro was hitless for yet another game and left six men on base in the Baltimore Orioles' 4-1 loss to the Oakland A's on Friday. Twice he came up with men on base and both times he did not drive in a run. Another time he stranded a runner at third. Palmeiro is 2 for 20 since his return from a 10-day suspension for failing a steroid test. ...

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