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BALTIMORE -- Nate McLouth was at a loss to explain the Baltimore Orioles dud of a performance against a team with the poorest record in the majors. "That was kind of baffling. Pretty safe to say that was our worst game of the year," the outfielder said after the Orioles absorbed an 11-0 beating from the Houston Astros on Wednesday night. "It was embarrassing, actually. Im glad its over." Going up against a rookie who found out only hours earlier that he was going to receive his first major league start, Baltimore managed only three singles in seven innings off Brett Oberholtzer. Oberholtzer (1-0) was thrust into the starters role after Erik Bedard was scratched with a sore shoulder. Making his fourth appearance and first start in the big leagues, Oberholtzer struck out six, walked none and did not let a runner get past first base in earning his first win in the big leagues. "He threw strikes and he had a lead," Baltimores Adam Jones said. "Tip your cap to him, man." The Astros build a 9-0 advantage over four innings against Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez (8-5) and coasted to their most lopsided win of the season. "My bullpen was great, everything was down, and I thought I was going to go out there and do pretty well," Gonzalez said. "The first inning was good, second inning I was just leaving the ball up, and it just carried on throughout the whole game. It was just a tough night for me overall." And for the Orioles. It was Baltimores worst margin of defeat this year, and the second time in three games the Orioles absorbed a shutout. Prior to that, they had been blanked three times in 105 games. Baltimore finished with seven hits, two apiece in the eighth and ninth innings. "We havent swung the bats real well as of late. Kind of collectively," manager Buck Showalter said. "You dont say thats just one of those things thats going to happen. You want to shorten it up and get back to what were capable of. Tomorrows an opportunity to do that." The Orioles can only hope the feeling they got from this game doesnt languish. "It shows you, you just never know what youre going to get on a given night," McLouth said. "Our fans dont deserve to see that type of performance. Well clean that up. Well have to get over that one quick." Hours before the first pitch, the Astros traded right-hander Bud Norris to the Orioles for outfielder L.J. Hoes and a minor league prospect. Hoes switched from the Baltimore starting lineup to batting second for Houston and went 0 for 5. Norris, the focal point of the trade, will start the deciding game of the series Thursday night against his former teammates. In this one, Matt Dominguez homered and had a career-high four hits to help the Astros improve to 3-9 since the All-Star break. "It all started on the mound with Oberholtzer," manager Bo Porter said. "What a tremendous job. Its amazing what happens when you throw strikes and dont put people on base." Houston took control with a four-run second. After Castro hit a leadoff double, Brandon Barnes delivered an RBI double and scored on a single by Dominguez before Robbie Grossman hit a shot onto Eutaw Street beyond the right-field scoreboard. The Astros tacked on five runs in the fourth, courtesy of a botched grounder by shortstop J.J. Hardy. The two-out miscue with the bases loaded allowed a run to score, and Castro followed with his first career grand slam. Brett Wallace hit an RBI single in the sixth and Dominguez homered off Francisco Rodriguez leading off the seventh. NOTES: The Orioles put RHP Jason Hammel (strained flexor muscle) on the 15-day disabled list and activated Steve Pearce from the DL. ... Orioles star Chris Davis extended his club-record run of games with a strikeout to 24. ... Porter said Bedard was scratched "to give him a couple extra days of rest."Nike Air Max Australia Outlet . 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It fits in with the things we want to do.After rolling through the Western Conference to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in team history, the Sharks were outclassed by Pittsburghs decided edge in speed and fell in six games to the Penguins.The Sharks hope adding Boedker to an already talented group of forwards that includes players like Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture will give San Jose the matchup advantages that helped Pittsburgh so much when they were able to use Phil Kessel on a third line.I play fast and hopefully I can get some good chemistry with the guys that are there now and use my skill and help them out the best I can, he said. Hopefully they can help me out the best they can and we can find a good partnership in the group. The biggest thing for me is using my speed and thats something that can maybe be a valuable key for our offense.The 26-year-old Boedker tied a career-high with 51 points last season, posting 17 goals and 34 assists with Arizona and Colorado.Boedker said he had offers for longer contracts and for more money but was attracted to San Jose because the team is a Cup contender and because off his relationship with coach Peter DeBoer.ddddddddddddoedker played his junior hockey at Kitchener of the Ontario Hockey League during the 2007-08 season under DeBoer and Sharks assistant Steve Spott. He helped the Rangers win the OHL Championship and became the eighth pick in the 2008 draft by Arizona.Hes one of those players you coach over your career where he makes an impression both as a player and as a person, DeBoer said. I understand what he can do. He has some untapped upside that we havent seen yet. Im really excited to get him and get to work with him again.The 29-year-old Schlemko posted career highs with six goals and 13 assists in 67 games for New Jersey last season. He also played more than 18 minutes a game.Schlemko will likely slot in alongside Brenden Dillon on the third pair but his ability to play both sides gives San Jose the versatility to play with Dylan DeMelo or move up to one of the top two pairs if needed.That was a big thing for them, Schlemko said. I can be a versatile player, move up and down the lineup and play against anybody and play in any situation. Thats how I feel about myself as a player and was glad that they saw that. Im kind of lucky that a Stanley Cup contender wanted me.Schlemko has 15 goals and 54 assists in 298 career games with Arizona, Dallas, Calgary and New Jersey. But he has only made the playoffs three times in eight seasons and wanted to join a contender on a long-term deal when he hit free agency.The Sharks also made two other smaller moves, bringing back minor league goalie Aaron Dell on a two-year contract to compete to be Martin Jones backup on the big club and forward Micheal Haley to a one-year contract. ' ' '