Article: Orioles Knuckle Under; Wakefield Spoils Haynes's Debut, 2-0

Baltimore Orioles right-hander Jimmy Haynes made just one mistake in his first major league start tonight. It was one too many.

After Boston's Dwayne Hosey homered on Haynes's second pitch of the game, the Orioles were unable to do much of anything against Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield as they succumbed, 2-0, before 41,536 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

"I was a little nervous in the beginning," Haynes said. "I worked through the butterflies and once I got my curveball going, I felt good."

The Orioles were eliminated from the American League East title race, leaving any slim hopes for a wild-card berth resting on the four-game series against the New York Yankees that starts Thursday.

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